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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
POISON LIQUOR STTRS MELLON
New York Hotels Prepare
For Record Celebrations

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 (AP)-Ho-
tells, whose banquet halls will at
tract thousands of celebrators to.
morrow night, announced today
that all plans for the biggest and
most festive New Years observ-
ance in New York history have
been completed
All that remains, their managers
said, as they scrutinized seasonal
decorations and gave the final
word to the chefs, is for New York
to turn in early if it wants to get
running start into 1927.
No curfew law, although it now
is on the statutes, will interfere,
according to Mayor James j.
Walker, who announced that for
this special occasion" the three
O'Clock closing of night clubs and
restaurants with music ''is all off. :"
Private parties in homes, cafes,
clubs, and halls, will contribute to
the indoor feature OF the celebra-
ton.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
White House Cake
Gift To AL Smith

ALBANY, n Y. Dec 80 (AP)--
Personal friends and political sup
pcrters of Governor Alfred Smith
in all parts of the country joined
today in celebrating his 53rd birth
day and the fourth occasion when
that anniversary was preliminary
to his induction as head of the
state government.
Congratulatory messages came IN
unusuel number from out OF state
points to suppliment the flood
which attested the governors po-
pularity within New York-chara-
cterized by his ardent adherents as
'AFs bailiwick."
The gifts too, while in the main
of personal character, represented
a large territory. One drawing
particular attention of politically
inclined guests at the executive
mansion was a cake in the shape
of the White House. 1t was baked
by the governors own cook, how
ever.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
Mississippi's Flood
Toll Raised To Eight

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 80
(AP)-In Mississippi, in the Big
Black river swamp, near Jackson,
more than a dozen automobiles
were reported under water by a
flood inspection party which re-
turned to Jackson from the flood
area tonight. With Mississippis
flood death list standing at eight,
two bodies having been recovered
from Big Black river, members Of
the party said the death list might
be increased when the water sub
sided enough to reach the auto
mobiles.
The bodies of the two negroes
were found recently in an auto
mobile in the Big Black river
swamp when the top of the ma
chine was cut open by divers.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
KING BEN Will.
Get JURY TRIAL
in GIRL ATTACKS

BENTON HARBOR, Mich, Dec
30 (AP)-Some time after the Feb
l1lafy term OF circuit court opens
here, Benjamin Franklin Purnell
one-time railroad tunnel watchman
and more recently King" of the
House of David colony, will be
brought before a jury to answer
charges of having criminally at
tackled former young woman
of his cult.
Justice Ara Weldon so ruled to-
day after completion Of the tran
script of testimony at the arraign-
ment of the aging cult leader on
charges brought by Mrs. Bessie
Woodwork.
For the fifth time since he was
surprised by state police in mid
night raid on his colony in Novem-
Der and arrested after a four-year
search, Purnell came into justice
court. AS on each previous ocea-
sion, the king" was carried in on
a stretcher borne by bewhiskered
followers Of Benjamins faith.
Likewise, as on previous occa-
sions the little courtroom. was
jammed, the crowd of curious ones
flowing over into the corridor.
At the conclusion of today's
finale to the police court proceed
ings in the Woodworth charges,
Purnell, clad in the same fur-col-
Jared oyercoat and cap he has
worn on each earlier appearance,
was carried back to his colony, his.
$125, 600 bail being continued. OF
this amount $4,000 covers the
charge on which today's action was
taken; the remainder is to guar
antee his further appearance in
justice court on similar charges
brought by Gladys Bamford Rubel
and Ruth Bamford Reed, also for
mer colony members and two
capias actions.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
SEVERE QUAKES
BATTER DISHES
IN WASHINGTON

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec, so (AP)
Violent earth tremors, which sent
alarmed persons running from
shaking buildings, were felt thru
out central Washington at 10 a. m.
today
The disturbance centered around
Entiat in north-central Washington
where a chimney was shaken off a
house on one of the main streets
and many residents reported that
furniture and dishes in their homes
were severely shaken.
The tremblor was. felt in Yakima
shortly before ten O'Clock this
morning Employees in various Of
fices in the Federal building there,
reported that their desks were
moved back and forth by the shock.
Other Yakima residents within a
radius of five miles from the Fed
eral building also reported notice
able shocks.
A SnOck lasting TWO minutes was
recorded by the seismograph at the
University of Ganzaga, at 9:57 a.
m. It's center was located 500
miles away. A few minutes later
residents of Yakima and Wenat-
chez felt the tremors
Similar light earth shocks were
felt here Dec. when western
Washington and western British
Columbia were visited by earth
quakes.
Occupants of buildings in Wen
atchee ran out onto the streets
when the tremblor started furni-
ture vibrating and dishes rafting.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31

Ten dollar cover charges will be
the standard price at the big ho-
tells, with here and there an ex-
ira five added for an imported
novelty for the ladies'" or because
the dancing will be supplemented
with a tableau.
Orchestras will syncopate the
seasonal festivities in five restaur-
ants in the Waldorf-Astoria, and
in sixteen other rooms from Gel
lar to roof,
At the Hotel Plaza, $500 New
Years eve guests are expected to
sit down to the $40 dinner. The
Ritz-Carlton has boosted it's cover
charge to SIS, and announced to-
day virtually all possible reserva-
tions had been made.
AT the Astor hotel all 20 ban
duet rooms will be used, and the
grand ballroom will be the scene
of special supper and dance ac-
comodating 5000.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
.LATI INFER LIZ TS
CENSORSHIP IN
NICARAGUA WAR
Simply Intended To Keep
Neutrality, He Declares;
Wounded Soldiers Are
Being Neglected
CITY is HOSPITAL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80 (AP) -
The dispute whether an American
censorship had been established or
radio stations in the Nicaraguar
neutral zone was settled today
when the state department an
nounced that one had been in eff
feet but had been lifted.
The department said it had just
been informed by Rear Admiral
Latimer, in command of American
forces in Nicaragua, that a censor
ship had been established at Puer-
to Cabezas and Rio Grande Bar "to
maintain the neutrality of the zone
by preventing the sending out OF
military instructions or informa-
tion by either side" in the faction
al strife ingthat country.
The admiral reported further" /"
said the departmental announce
ment, that all censorship on radio
stations in the neutral zone has
been removed by his direction"
Until the announcement was
made, state department officials
had insisted they We're without in
formation of amy censorship, as
charged by Dr. T. S. Vaca, reprel
sentative here of the Sacasa Liber-
al faction in Nicaragua.
Wounded Men Neglected
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 20
(AP)-The Cuyamel Fruit com
rany's power barge arrived at
Bluefields today from Las Perla5
with II wounded liberal troops and
5S wounded conservative troops,
many of them in a serious condi-
ton. Some of the soldiers haG
from their wounds for
two or three davs without medical
Bluefields is desu;led as one
huge hospital, and lhe American
navy doctors will aEsist in taking
care Of The mosr serious cases. The
killed on both sides are estimated
at 10, though exact figures cannot
be obtained Many of the dead
are lying half buried on the beach
at Las Perlas.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
Snowboulld Flyer
Lives Three Days
On Barreled Beer

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec 80 (AP)
-Marooned for three days with
his airplane in deep snowdrifts on
top of a mountain II miles south
east of Mexicaii, Mex, during
which he subGisted on barrelled
beer was the unusual experience of
W. J. Barrows, a pilot of the Ryan
Air Lines who returned to San
Diego today.
Barrows is believed to be the
first southern California aviator to
be snowbound He said one ex-
pcrience was sufficient to last him
a couple of winters.
Barrows was one of three pilots
from San Diego engaged in the
transportation of barrelled beer
from Mexicali to Tiajuana by air.
plane. Plotting a small plane, he
landed his ship on a plateau 1000
feet above sea level where the
beer was delivered in trucks. At
that time, BarrOWs said there was
three feet of snow on the plateau,
with a snowstorm in progress. Be
fore the trucks could reach him
over the almost impossible roads
from Mexicali, the snow had piled
so thick about his plane he was
unable to take off,
The aviator remained with his
ship until this morning when the
snow had thawed sufficiently to
permit him to again take to the
air.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
State Gasoline Tax
War Goes To Trial


WASHINGTON, Dec. 80 (AP)-
Motion of Oregon and Washington
urging the supreme court to dis
miss cases challenging the validity
OF their laws imposing gasoline
taxes upon dealers and license
fees upon the operators of auto
mobiles were opposed today by
motor companies and individuals
who brought the suits. Briefs were
presented contending that the
court in consolidating and advan-
cling the cases for hearing on Janu-
airy had decided that the contro-
versy was within it's jurisdiction.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
ARIZONA PLANS
TO CD On vi I \
NEVADA ENJOYS
California Commission To
Automatically Die But
Others Hope Farley
Can Proceed
DIFFER ON MONEY

Los ANGELES, Dec. 80 (AP)-
The tri-state conference on pro
posed Colorado river development
closed today's session indicating
but small hope that an agreement
would be reached with but one
more day for deliberation
The conference will adjourn to-
morrow night to permit delegates
TO return to their homes fer New
Years day and Monday the Cali
fornia delegation, named by the
last legislature, ceases to exist
Representatives of both Arizona
and Nevada will return next week
in the hope that some delegates for
California will be named to con-
tfnue the conference, according to
Charles P. Squires, of Nevada,
chairman.
Previously the conference reach
ed an agreement on water distri-
button but it is to be binding only
in event that second compact on
power and royalty payments be en-
acted. 1t was this question of
power on which the delegates de-
bated today and which will occupy
the conference tomorrow, Squires
said.
Senator johnson Elated
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80 (AP)-
Adyices from Los Angeles that the
tri-state conference on the Colora-
do river development had reached
tentative agreemnt on appropri-
alton of the waters of the; Colorado
river, between the states Of Cali
fornia, Nevada, and Arizona, eli
cited enthusiastic comment today
from Senator Johnson, Republican,
California, who is joint author
with Representative Swing, Repub-
lican, California, of a measure to
authorize the Boulder Canyon dam
project.
"lf the reports of harmony are
correct he said, '1 am pleased, in
deed. | am interested not so
much in any agreement which the
conferees will reach as | am in
whether the accord means abso-
lutte elimination of the objections
which Arizona has raised to the
details of the project"
The Swing-Johnson bill has been
reported by the House irrigation
committee, and awaits action by
the House.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
New Common Carrier
Licenses Out Monday

PHOENIX, Dec. 80 (AP)-The
state corporation commission next
Monday will begin the issuance of
automobile licenses for common
carriers in Arizona, it was announ-
ced today.
The plates designating the car
on which they are to be placed to
be engaged in the common carrier
business will be exchanged free of
charge to all licensed operators
for the regular 1927 plates and a
certificate showing that the re
quired fees have been paid for the
year to the county assessor. The
new carrier plates will be the same
size as the regulation licensed plate
and will have black letters on an
orange background.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
Crazed Axe-MaIl's S
Victims Hunted In
California Town

WHITTIER, Cal, Dec. 80 (AP)
Search for tho bodies of four
persons whom authorities suspect
may have hoen slain by George
Hassell, now held in Texas for the
confessed Staying CT his wife and
eight step-children near Farwell
Texas, was being made here today
by the police.
The quadruple murder is be-
lieved to have been committed ten
years ago and the bodies of wo-
man, thought to have been the first
wife of Hassell, and her three chill
dren, were buried beneath a house
on the outskirts of Whittier Po-
lice are perusing old city records
in an attempt to ascertain the
Hassell address at that time
Police here were notified that
Mrs. George Hoffman, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, had told Texas author
tiles that Mrs. George Ha,ssell
disappeared from Whittier ten
years ago. Hassell, according to
the report to the Whittier police,
boasted in his confessioIp of the
Texas slayings that he had killed
''a woman with whom he lived"
and her three children in Califor-
mia at about that time. He is re-
ported to have confessed that he
slew them with an axe and buried
the bodies in the cellar Of their
home but could not remember the
address.
In the Texas slayings, Hassell
also confessed using an axe
against some of his victims, shoot
ing and choking the others.
Photo Is Only cIew
AMARILLO, Texas, Dec. 80 (AP)
The name Maggie" on the back
of a photo is the only available
clew to the identity of four per-
sons George J. Hassell confessed
to staying in California, the News
is advised by it's Farwell cores
pondent.
Hassell has thus far failed to
divulge the names of his purport-
ed victims, whom he said he kill
cd about ten years ago. Several
pictures were found, the correspond
ent said, but only one bore a
name.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
STATE SEALER REPORTS

PHOENIX, Dec 80 (AP)-Dur-
ing the fiscal year ended June 80,
1926, a total of 35S9 weights and
measures in the state were inspect
ed and sealed as correct, said the
report OF the state sealer of weights
and measures, filed today with Gov
ernor Hunt. Fees collected tot
allied $9S8.S0 Inspections were
made only in those cities having
no sealer of weights and measures.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
Condition OF Fall
Is Considered Grave

Ell PASO, Texas Dec. 30 (AP)
Late reports on the condition of
former secretary Of the interior,
Albert B. Fall, sick at his home
Of pneumonia, were that he was
showing practically no improve
ment following his turn for the
worse earlier in the day His
physician has issued no formal re-
port for some time. indicating that
Falls condition is grave.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
Extreme Cold Wave
Grips Florida Coast

JACKSONVILLE FLA. Dec (AP)
Florida today experienced the
coldest weather of the winter. re-
ports from several parts of the
state showing temperatures of near
freezing this morning. While the
weather moderated during the day
heavy frost was forecast for the
coast tonight and heavy killing
frost III the interior except the ex-
treme south portion
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
New War Due Inside
Two Years, Sun Says

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 80 (AP)
Another great war within two
years, caused by the elimination of
g period Of sun spot activity, is
among the possibilities, according
to Professor A Tchijovsky of the
University of Moscow.
His paper, sent from Russia, was
read today before the Meteorologi-
cal section of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Sci
ence by Professor V. P. Desmitt,
lecturer on meteorology at Colum-
bia university.
The Russian declared that all
great wars had followed periods of
intense sun spot activity.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
COLORADO MAN HONORED

DENVER Colo, Dec. 80 (AP)-
Governor Clarence j Morley an
nounced this afternoon he would
appoint William T. Lambert of
Sedalia. Douglas county, to the
state civil service commission.
Lambert was speaker of the last
House of Representatives He will
on January / take the place now
held by William V. Roberts of Fort
Collins
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
Midenettes Prefer
Title To Pay Raise

PARIS, Dec. 80 Striking
midinettes ON the rue de la Paix
arc demanding one franc more per
day and insisting that they invent
ed sewing This means, if they
win, about 20 francs per day-less
than a dollar.
This might have been arranged.
But when the employers retorted
that sewing was invented 100000
years ago by the Aurignaceans, the
midinettes wanted to quit despite
tho increase in wages.
I'VE are the little girls who in
vented sewing and we don't intend
to have Aurignaceans take this
title away from us said the
spokeswoman of the midinettes.
I'VE waive the increase in salary,
but we want to be known as the
girls who invented sewingi"
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
u. 6 DRY Chief
ASKS CHANCE IN
1927 F FORMULA
Chemists Told To Search
For Something That
Will Taste Bad And
Won't Be Fatal
DEATH QUIZ OPENS

WASHINGTON, Dc. 80 (AP)-
Prodded by Secretary Mellon, gov
ernment chemists turned again to
their test tubes today in an effort
to find some denaturant for indus
trial alcohol which is not poison.
Realizing that such alcohol is
seeping into bootleg channels, Mr..
Mellon is not willing to poison
drinkers to enforce the prohibition
law. He wants the alcohol dena-
tured so that it will be too dis
tasteful to drink but at the same
time not poisonous
The chemists, however, are not
so enthusiastic about finding a non
poisonous ingredient If industrial
alcohol is to be made nauseating
they feel it must contain a small
portion at least of wood alcohol
which they declare is the least in
furious denaturing ingredient.
New Formula January 1st
Mr. Mellon believes that a guam
tity of two to four per cent Of
wood alcohol will not prove very in
furious. He is not alarmed over
the new formula which goes into
effect January / containing 4 per
cent of wood alcohol instead Of the
customary two per cent because
this formula will not contain the
pyrodine used heretofore
Complete enforcement of the pro-
hibition law is an unreasonable ex-
pectation, the treasury head declar-
ed today, and some people are go
ing to continue to drink whatever
they can get. He wants the sub
stitutes and industrial alcohol SO
treated that drinkers will be
warned by the taste and smell, that
it is not good.
Mr.. Mellon does not believe that
the numerous holiday alcoholic
deaths resulted from denaturing
alcohol but rather that probably
too much drinking was responsible.
Even before prohibition he recall
ed, there were deaths from the use
of poisoned alcohol which was re-
sorted to by some dishonest deal
er5 and drinkers.
Many Deaths In East
James NJ Doran, chief of the pro-
hibition chemists, went today to
Philadelphia and New York but Of
ticials would not say that he was
investigating the numerous deaths
from alcohol in these cities recent
ly.
AS to industrial alcohol, Secro-
tary Mellon is Of the opinion that
its leakage into bootleg channels
has proved one of the main prob-y
lens Of enforcement, as result OF
the shutting off of the sources OF
supply from rum row and domeS-
tic distilleries A special squad has
been ordered by Assistant Secre-
I"i ~A4ihl CNS VI ChlCl, " DlOCA
this source Of supply.
In a prohibition review and pro-
phesy, w. H. Stayton, national
chairman of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment, refer
red to the use Of poisonous dena-
turants In alcohol and declared that
the definite movement away FROM
fanatical restrictive legislation, es-
pecia1y in the field of prohibition
enforcement, will witness decided
acceleration in the coming year"
Shopping Fund Hit
GAS the year closes he said.
"the drys are showing signs Of des-
peration as they endeavor to main-.
tain their fast slipping hold oh5
They have lost out in
he effort to secure a large aDpro-
for shopping and spying,
which means that the peoples
while much will go to per
)etuate the prohibition force for
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HERMAN BUYS COLUMBUS

CINCINNATI, Dec. 80 (AP) =
August Hermann, president of the
Cincinnati Nationals announced to-
day that the offer to purchase the
Columbus, Ohio, American assocf-
alton baseball club, had been ac-
cepted.
The Columbus club will be used
as farm for the development of
Young plaYers.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
Western Auto Supply
Shows Big Increase

Los ANGELES, Dec. 80 (APl
Earnings of the Western Auto
Supply company, which has $50
stores in eleven western states and
Honolulu. are approximately $14,-
100000 for 1926, an increase of
S3,00O,O00 or q per cent over last
year, officials of the company an
nounced here today.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
cENVER GETS CHARTER

PITTSBURGH Pa, Dec 80 (AP)
The University of Denver was
granted charter by Phi Kappa, ma
tional Catholic fraternity, at the
third annual conventi,m lei tuaay.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-31
The Weather
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day and Saturday fair, not much
change III temperature.
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