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Evening star., 1926-06-18
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National seventh Heaven" drama
al $50 pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
Keith's-Douer and Norworth, vaude-
Vile at 2:l5 and S:15 pm.
Earle-Lillian Shaw, vaudeville, con.
tinuous from 1:30 to II pm.
Palace-'Lovey Mary" at 11:15 am.
/, 2:40, 1876, 6:15, and $50 pm.
MetrOpolitan-"Th Volga Boatman," :"
at l1;05 am, 1:05, 3:05, 5, Z and
$40 pm.
RiaItO-''Oh, What a Nurse at
1!:40 am, $40, $40. $40, 7:40 and
$40 pm.
Columbia 1t Again." at II
am, l2:45, $50, 4:25. 6:1O, 7:55 and
9:45 pm.
TivOli- Get Married" at 9,
$3.50. 5, $50, $40 and $50 pm.
AmbassadOr-"T Night Cry" at
6:15. s and $50 pm
Central-''rramp, Tramp. Tramp,
at 1890. :. $50. 5, $50. s and $40 pm.
Wardnlan ParIl-"Quo Vadis?' at
Z and 9 pm.
Strand Watch Your Wife," at
1920 am, 1880, $50, $50, $50. $50,
$40 and $50 pm.
Lincoln (cOlOred)-"A Social Ce
lebrity," continuous from 9 to IL pm.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
QUALITY Of MILK
RATED HIGH HERE
Bacteria Content Drops From
10000 in 1920 to
$1,000 Last Year.

Rigid enforcement of the act relat
ing to the sale of milk, passed bE
Congress last year coupled with the
cooperation and interest of the dairy
farmers who hold permits to ship milk
into the District. has given the Ma
tional Capital an almost uneXcelled
quality of the product. it was an
nounced today by the Health Depart
ment. The standard of milk sold
here, the department said, rs very
high"
The Improvement in the quality of
the milk is shown by statistics mace
public by the department, indicating
the average bacteria content or mllk
sold in the District from 1920 to l9Zo,
inclusive. In 1920 the bacteria con-
tent per cubic centimeter of paSteur-
lied milk as received by the consumer
was 10000. The following year it
was decrease to 600 and in 1922 it
dropped to $4,000 In 1928 this figure
was reduced to 26,000. in 1924 to "a
600 and last year the low figure of
81 900 was recorded.
Through educational methods the
dairy farmer has been better instruct
ed in the production, care and ham
ding of his product said a state
ment issued by the Health Depart
ment He has procured and now has
in use on his farm modern dairy
farm equipment, realizing that by the
proper use of such equipment he is
enabled to produce cleaner and more
wholesome milk supply and as a re-
suit obtain a much better price for
his product. There is now very good
cooperation between the dairy farmer,
the poprietors of the dairies in the
city and the Health Department re-
sulting in the District of Columbia
having milk supply second to none. ;"
Evening star., 1926-06-18
HOTEL MAN BANKRUPT.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, June 1S.--W.
b. Ford of keysville. hotel pro
prietor, has filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy in the Federal district
court here, the petition showing
S6,524.51 liabilities and $3.50 assets,
of which he claims $50 under State
exemption laws.
Similar petitions in the same court
are:
]. E. Jackson of Lynchburg, shoe
worker, S2,3889O liabilities and S90.S5
assets. He claims $50 of the assets.
Robert Painter of Iron Gate, a
machinist's helper, liabilities $540.70
and S165 assets.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
100 Seek NJ. D. Licenses.
cial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 1S.-One
hundred and nine applicants appeared
before the State Board of Medical EN-
aminerS for licenses to practice in
this State. There are two young
women and one a negro man. The
class is one of the largest seen here
for years The majority of the grad
yates are from the Medical College of
Virginia, the University of Virginia
and from Johns Hopkins, Baltimore
The examination will last three days.
The result will not be made known
for a month.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Horses Kick Is Fatal.
lecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, June 49,
Cyrus E. Bechtel. 5s. farmer of neal
Bedford, died yesterday from a frac
tured skull caused by horse kick
1t is thought he was putting a team
of horses in his barn when he was
fatally injured. He was found uncon
scious near the barn. His wife, one
son and three daughters survive.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Two Women Arrested.
pecial Dispatch TO The Star.

CUMBERLAND. Md, June IS
Two women, who gave their names as
Martha Daniel and Jennie Mallory,
are under arrest on charges of shop
lifting. The women were taken into
custody after it is alleged they were
seen stealing articles in downtown
stores. A quantity of
goods, trinkets, stockings, alleged to
have been stolen, were recovered in
their homes. They are being held for
the action of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
SON KILLS HIS FATHER
FOR THREAT ON MOTHER
South Carolina Farmer Said tc
Have Been Drinking Before
Fatal Shooting.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FLORENCE. S. c., June 1S.-Joe
Gaskins. 55year-old farmer, was
shot and killed by hissson, Troy, 25,
late Wednesday, according to informa-
tion received here. The tragedy oc
Cured in Williamsburg County, about
II miles from Lake City. Young
Gaskins was ordered held by a cor
oner's jury.
Information received here was to
the effect that Gaskins was drink
ing and had threatened to beat his
wife with a blackSnake whip.
Mrs. Gaskins was reported to have
slipped out of the house in her bare
feet and TO have hidden in swamp.
Hunting his wife. GaSkins went to
the home of a neighbor and saw his
son approaching in an automobile.
Witnesses testified that the older
man attacked the younger, who drew
a gun and killed his father.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
s. A. ORGANIZES
To LAND j. s.
BANK BRANCH
Bcretta Heads Committee
to Take Necessary
Steps in Move.

Full authority was given to spe-
cial committee headed by J. X. Ber-
eta, president of the National Bank
of Commerce, to take all necessary
steps towards obtaining branch of
the Federal Reserve bank for San An
tonic at a meeting of the San An
tonic Clearing House association Tues
day.
Expenses for the employment Of
special statisticians to gather data
showing the necessity of branch of
the bank here were authorized.
Location of branch of the bank
here, Mr.. Beretta said following the
meeting. is of paramount interest and
will definitely establish San Antonio
as commercial center.
The first steps to be taken, he said.
will be to enlist the cooperation of
all clearing house banks and CONNER
cial interests and organizations in the
city and Southwest Texas.
Other bankers serving on the com
mittee are l.. L. Lentz. W. II, King,
Franz c. Groos and Ernest Brown.
They will meet within the next few
days to begin the campaign which
will be carried to Washington if nee
essary, Mr.. BeFetta said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
Catholic Bishop
Ordered Arrested

MEXICO CITY, April 2T.-P)-
Pastoral letters opposing the relig-
ious clauses Of the Mexican constitu-
ton have resulted in orders for the
arrest of another Roman Catholic
bishop. II was officially announced
today that the district attorney Of
Pachuca has ordered the arrest OF
Bishop Zarate Of Huejutla, as re-
suit of his recent pastoral letter.
A week ago, Bishop Lara Torres
Of Tacambaro, was arrested as the
result Of a memorial he sent to
President Gales and the state au-
thorities of Michigan. He was re-
leased shortly afterwards under bond.
The language used in Bishop Ear
ate's pastoral letter and Bishop Tor
res memorial is considered violation
of the provisions of the constitution,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
Baboon Glands
Used First Time
In Operation

BUDAPEST, April 27.-CP
For the first time in local rec
ords the glands Of a babcon, in
stead Of 8 ehimpanzes, have been
used in a reiuyenation operation
in accordance with the technique
developed by DIR. Serge Voronoff.
Two operations using the glands
Of balloons have been performed
here. one on a Brazilian patient,
and another on 7s-year-old in
mate Of an almshouse.
After word Of the operations
had been spread Al men over 20
years OF age applied for reiuye.
nation.
Physicians said that one Of the
most remarkable things about
the operations was that the
baboons involved required two
bottles Of ether and 40 grams
Of chloroform before they could
be anaesthetiEed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
TEN-DAY PERIOD
Of GRACE
GRANTED
Violation of Order Will
Mean ConfiSCation
OF Properties.

MEXICO CITY, April 2T.-[P-
The government, it is officially an
nounced, will give those Catholic
churches in the state of Michoacan
which closed in protest against the
governments religious policy 10 days
in which 10 reopen.
II they are not reopened, it is
stated, they will be seized under the
constitutional provision making
churches national properties and will
be devoted to educational purposes.
Reports gained currency today thai
the Right Rev. George J. Caruana.
apostolic delegate to Mexico, had been
ordered deported, but Bishop Caruana
denied having received such orders.
He is a citizen of the United States.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
Bonds of 8 Bank
Suspects Reduced

Three of the alleged San Antonio
National bank bandits were granted
reductions in their bonds at habeas
corpus hearings before Special Judge
O. NJ. Fitzhugh in the Thirty-seventh
District court Tuesday.
Each was being held in default of
$4,000 bond. Ones bond was cut in
half and the other twO's bonds were
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 each.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
Woman Beats
Daughters Rival
With Garden Hose

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, April
27.-GP)-Mrs. Frank Maya
dance, widow Of a monument
manufacturer, is under arrest
here, charged with beating with
a garden hose another woman
whom she asserted was too
friendly with her daughters hus'
band.
Miss HiIma johnson, a soda
fountain worker, who received
the beating, obtained the war
rant which was served late yes
terday.
The case is to be heard in
municipal court. Miss johnson
charges she vas sceosted and
beaten by Mrs. Magadanee,
whose son.in-law, Frank Hag.
mann, grocer, the mOther'in.
law said, recently has been too
attentive" 10 Miss Johnson.
Miss Alice ThOen, an employe
of the Hagmann store, is alleged
10 have held Miss johnson while
Mrs. Magadance applied the
hose with Mrs. Hagmann look
ing on.
IL was the final step, Mrs.
Magadance said, in an attempt
TO stop the girl from paying
attention" to Hagman.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
Baker Plans Hotel
at Mineral Wells

Erection of a 2J0-room resort hotel
to cost s1,2jO,OOO and 10 be operated
by the Baker Hotels of Texas will
be started soon in Mineral Wells.
This became known Tuesday when
T. B. Baker, president of the hotel
system announced that he had reached
an agreement with the Mineral Wells
Hotel company which will construct
the hotel. Work is expected to start
within the next 60 days.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27

building, with commodious offices,
broad halls, high ceilings, hand
some appointments - and reason
able rent!
Phone Crockett 923 for an APP
pointment to inspect available Of
flee spaces or use the coupon to
send for our booklet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
Do you want larger and more
comfortable office quarters?.

comfortable office quarters!.
Then the Bedell Building offers
everything you can desire. 1t
fronts on Broadway, bounded on
the north by Travis Street, with
Houston Street only half block
to the south. 1t is a beautiful
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27

cross word with him in my life"
did you know Cooper's reputa-
ton 7" be was then asked.
Il knew II was pretty bad" wit
ness said.
did you know him to carry srms?"
counsel then asked.
~ never saw him without them"
witness replied.
do you know if he ever killed a
man, the witness was asked.
"Oh, yes" Knight replied.
"Did he ever tell you about killing
any men," witness was asked.
"He told me he had killed Is or 30,
mostly MeKicans, along the border"
knight said.
TELLS OF KILLING.
knight then said Cooper had told
him about killing a man after a quar-
rel in Ell Paso, and told of having
knowledge of several disturbances in
San Antonio in which Cooper had
figured.
Were you friendly with, or a cas-
usl Acquaintance Of "COPPER"" knight
was asked.
Friendly" witness replied.
Have you ever taken Cooper home
when he was drunk?" he was asked.
MANY times" knight replied.
Did you have any angry words,
or i'll feeling toward "copper"" wit
ness was asked,
II did not" knight said emphatic
ally.
did you search Cooper for q gun
on that night?" witness was asked.
II did not. had no occasion to-
knight answered.
SEVERAL QUARRELs.
Knight then told Of several petty
quarrels which took place in the room
between the other men that night
Hamilton, he said, was quite an en-
tertainer and wanted b sing. He
then told several stories. Knight said
when Cooper decided be wanted 10
tell some. Hamilton kept interrupt
ing Cooper, Knight said, which
brought on Cooper's statement that
you annoy me, Red"
Words over this difficulty, Knigh
said, brought an oath from Cooper
directed ar Hamilton in which Coopel
accused him OF being zone Of thos'
union -"
knight said he stopped the srgu
ment and soon afterward cot Jane
Lubbock to 90 home. Jess Billings
meantime. had Joined the group
knight said.
He denied that any card game
were played, as states witness hs'
testified.
II was then that Billings and Ham
ilton left the room, knight said, leav
ing him with Cooper, whom he haC
about persuaded TO 20 home wher
Hamilton reappeared and the trouble
started.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
xco Delivers Uztinatun Demanding Churches Reope,
Texas Quarantine
Act Becomes Law

WASHINGTON, April 27.-R-
President Coolidge signed the Shep-
pard bill yesterday, facilitating fed
eral government purchase of Texas
quarantine stations along the gulf
coast and Mexican border where the
state can show good title.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
KNIGHT CLAIMS.
HAMILTON
SLAYER
Former Officer Relate S
Events Leading Up to
Shooting.
(Continued From Page ~

NN : -o--
stirre hsd seen V,miItor, knight re-
ph.o.
~ bov many shots were hreo' the
witness was asked.
-. .Thr.. a, fan, n. ,,iS
... a. 80; U.;L. .,,o
A'er inc sno0''us' nHisn'
~sthey all ran out the back door.
sI called 10 Hamilton TO stop,- wit
ness said. "but he kent going"
Knight said be tried 10 head Ham
iiton off but was unsuccessful.
"Up TO the time YOU left the room
had Cooper fallen overS7 knight vas
asked.
- "No, / only thought he was slightly
injured" knight said.
wnsn ne couiaht STOP hsmlton,
etnnisn. ssld' ne sot nls eat sna Snaseu
nm se,ersl p,ycs' put nha G r;l
VINCE iorceo nin 70 apahuoh MS car
n GOES HOME.
II knight then said he walked home
with the intention Of getting another
scar. but felt sick and Law down. II
was nett morning before he awakened.
Merit morning. knight said. he went
To the sberiffs office and intended re.
sporting the matter to either Sheriff
Jim Stevens or Chief DEPUTY Newton.
"Neitber was there 80 I didn't get
.fo make INV eport." he said.
Knights recital OF the events lead
sing ur 70 the shooting was in detail.
b He had been sent ont To gather nm
nunch boayds on N. afternoon of Ian
sp,rv IL witness said. and befoy. Isay.
einr the courteous mad been instructed
-br District Attorney c. NJ. Chambers
IN .ston gambIiny" After vjsitirp
several nIaceS in ths nountry Enigbf
Lid No vent N a Mac whsre Rob
AIerardsr Rad lived m o,dar him m
-.ston ysnbiin-1
n,r~,r I~,ou u,,,-o
ODN hNo" naniLioN'
He found Alexander had moved and
went 70 the place where Cooper later
was killed, Alexander was running
! IL, Knight said.
knight said bis purpose in going
ito Alexanders place was to notify
him to stop gambling.
did you have an ssreement TO
meet Tom Cooper there:' witness was
esaea u,
~D;d var have ,r ,,,c;p+ment m
meet RAJ, Hsmi,ton tbersSp he was
then asked.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
Argentinians Send
Regrets to League

GENEVA, April 27.-LP)-Argen-
tina will be unable to attend the as
semblies of the League of Nations as
its adherence to the League covenant
has not been ratified by the Congress,
the Buenos Aires government inform
ed the League today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
SUFFERS BROKEN RIB.

John 'KOutney, Inez resident, re-
ceived treatment at the base hospital,
Fort Sam Houston, Tuesday for in
iuries received in an automobile ac-
cident on the Austin road late Mon
day. He sustained a broken rib and
bruises.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-27
SENTENCE PASSED.

Matthew Van Haarken, convicted in
the Thirty-seventh District court on
a charge of theft. was sentenced Tues
day by Special Judge o. NJ. Fitzhugh
TO serve two years in the peniteniary.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23
Peace Toward All

In putting over such a tremen,
dous affair as the Carnival which
will outrival anything of its kind
ever held ON the island, it was
necessary for all parts of the is
land to get interested, and it was
necessary for all workers on thu
island to get into the work. Foi
that reason alone it is only the
most logical thing to expect more
or less confusion, with more OF
less cross purposes coming to the
fore, The different workers Oh
the island from different commune
ties have all worked like beavers
Just a little mite of friction has
been felt the last two or three
days, but the work is so big and
the cause is so worthy that the
News-Record now calls on every
person who has been active to for.
get everything but the huge fact
that tomorrow the affair goes
over with a biff, boom, bangl
No one has been Intentionally
sighted, 10 one has tried TO be the
whole show, no one has worked
with any motive other than ia
make tomorrow affair success
and no one will get one extra
stripe of honor. nor one additional
word of praise. 1t has been Ia.
Dor of love, a service for the un.
fortunate children of the state
and a day that will add one more
feather to the cap Of Vashon IS
Land as doing things right and do
ing things well. Let no one spend
any time criiicising any other
worker, let no one start the old an
tiquated method of finding fault
let no one either view with n.
larm" what someone else did. or
"point with pride" 10 what he OF
She did. The ISLAND has done
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23
South End Boom

The south end of the island in
general and Burton in particular
wears a smile this week that is
justifiable to the fullest extent
The south end ferry is about 10
assume a steady two hour daily
service between Tahlequah and
PIT Defiance. When such a SEIZED
ule becomes operative, the south
end of the island is bound to take
a forward leap, for it's quick and
steady transportation that builds
up a community, and the short run
across the sound from Table.
puah, with numerous trips, means
a lot of people viii get away from
the noise of a city like Tacoma.
and seek a home on restful Vashon
island.
But the greatest good news is
the announcement made elsewhere
that the old Vashon College build
ings and grounds at Burton have
been sold and will at once be con
verted into an up-to-date sanital-
ium. Backed by methods suah
as has made Battle Creek, Mich
gan as well known as London OF
Paris, the Vashon Island Sanitar
ium will bring hundreds here to
seek our Notwithstanding climate
and other thousands of theil
friends no visit them. Ii VIII
mean more stores to serve the
needs Of those who come, more
food to be consumed, more clothe,
TO be worn, and more lumber fol
homes in which to live. II viii
mean more property added to on
tax rolls, more children for on
schools, more attendants for our
churches. and mere accounts Will
our bank. We congratulate tie
island for this big institution
that's soon coming, and particul
arly Burton people for tie added
life to their wonderfully beauti
full community,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23
EDITORIAL
stone Webster

The story is going the rounds
that the Stone Webster folks
have sewed up Governor Hartley
to a fare We well and a lot of in
telligent people are inclined to be-
lieye it. The very opposite is cor
rect. As an illustration of the
operation of this big financial
house, take this island. The Pn.
get Sound Power and Light Co.
mpany is dominated, if not owned
by the Stone Webster interests.
When the old Washington Coast
Utilities Company owned ouf
power and telephone service, there
was nothing within reason the
company wouldn't do to advance
the interests Of the island. What
is the policy Of the present Stone,
Webster concernq
There are dozens of families
living ON the Tahlequah road who
are begging for telephone and
electric service, and what do they
geti A nice smile from the big
Stone Webster officials and a
trying TO do all we can for you. "
Why doesn't this big concern
give these people what they are
asking for and what they deserve
Pierce county is giving them
ferry service at a loss, and is now
planning on a shuttle ferry run
which will build up the south end
by leaps and bounds. Why does
MT Mr.. Stone Webster come a.
cross?
In this year of our Lord 1926
the kerosene lamp and the old
hand pump is out Of date-the
electric lamp, electric pump, and
telephone is now in vogue. No
better people in the world than
live on the south end of the is.
land. Why are they not permit.
ed the use Of the electric light, the
electric pump, and the telephone
as well as the people of other parts
of Vashon islandi Merely because
few big swivel-chair gamblers
in Boston, who have an apparent
strangle hold on the utilities of
this island, flick the ashes from
their cigarettes, and say "no. "
There is another day dawning.
Lincoln got a chance to hit slavery
and be hit it hard. Some Of the
present little fellows on Vashon
island viii have chance some
time TO hit this big octopus, and
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23

when they get the chance they Il
hit it hard. Meanwhile the folks
by the score, living south of the
present Tahlequah end of the
light line, sit in darkness and
wonder why some one hasn't the
courage to raise a voice in their
behalf. The News-Record burns
its bridges on this issue right now
and calls upon Stone Webster
to furnish these south enders both
light, power, and telephone ser.
vice Immediately, or stand con.
demned in the eyes of the rest OF
the people who believe in fair
play for every resident of Vashon
island.