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| KILLED; SHOT
in MOONSHINE WAR

REDWOOD, Va, June 26.-(P,-
Policeman James Lowe i believed
to have been killed and six other
men. including another policeman,
and a state dry officer, were wound
ed in two battles today between
peace officers and alleged moon
sinners and sympathizers on Slaught-
or House run, seven miles from here.
Geor0e Spence, a member Of the
ATTACKING party, was reported 70
have suffered fatal wounds, while
Seybert Cunningham, IL year old
boy. who aided the officers in To-
eating a still. in finding OF which
precipitated the fights, was near
death hospital.
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streams. II held that waters above
normal and ordinary flow are not
riparian waters. but " subject 10 ap-
preparation under the statute. In
upholding Khe constitutionality Of
appi iopriation irrigation laws az the
state from 1889 10 1917, the court
sustained the board of water engi-
neers act with the right vested in the
board 10 regulate and. appropriate
waters subject 10 appropriation un-
der the statutes.
In the case Of Molt vs.. Boyd. the
opinion held that the defendants
were estopped 70 challenge the right
Of Molt TO take waters which they
had for 81 years. from the dam and
ditch constructed BY their vendors,
now owned By the defendants.
Reviewed History
Another important ruling in the
opinion. which reviewed the water
right history from the time Of En-
peIor Augustine Iturbide NJ Mex
leo in 1923. in his dealings with
Stephen II. Austin and the first
colony. To the present day, il held
that the state navigable streams are
exactly as the statutes said and the
rights are to be determined a. to the
statutes.
This case involves the water rights
in Tom Green county on Spring
Greek, a dam built there in 1856.
from which the Twin Mountain
Farm appropriated water for 35
years. through a ditch across the
plaintiffs riparian land. A temper
AIRY injunction was granted the plain
tiff. and the case went 10 trial on
motion 70 dissolve the temporary in
junction. The injunction was modi-
iCortinued on Page Two.l
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FLAMING OIL BURNS
CHILDREN TODEATH

WOODWARD, Okla. June o6.-tPl
Helen Bush. 3. and Juanita Dun
lap, ?. died today at local hospital
from burns received when they were
deiuced with flaming oil, flung from
window by the Dunlap child's
mother, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Bush, Supply, Okla.
Mrs. Dunlap was starting fire
and became frightened when il ex-
ploied, hurling the oil can from the
window. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap live
In Sweetwater, Texas.
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Three Near Death
After Auto Crash

HOUSTON, Texas, June 27 H1--
Two girls and four year old child
were in local hospitals early Sunday
suffering probable fatal injuries
and three others seriously hurt aa
the resunlt Of an automobile crash
late Saturday night. Those believed
70 be fatally hurt are:
Miss Plummie Whitaker, 20, West
field.
Miss Bessie Schultz, ia, Vest
field.
q. III. Fisk, Jr., 4. Houston.
According 10 q. RI. Fisk his car
overturned twice following the col.
lision. The Westfield car was also
overturned. Fisk's automobile was
almost completely demolished.
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contrast 10 I n G DliSteflng
sands Of the Mexican desert
across which she said she
fled last Tuesday.
VI. F. Mccarthy, special agent of
the Southern Pacific. in charge OF
a squad Of guards at the railroad
station. said that the arrangements
to guard Mrs. McPhersan and the
preparations made by her followers
to greet her were more detailed and
lavish than those which attended
the visits to Los Angeles. Of Pres
ident Wilson. King Albert Of Bel.
gium. or former President Taft
Tears OF JOY stood in thousands
of eyes, trickled down the wrinkleC
cheeks Of old men and women whose
religious fervor and tithes from
their savings have helped the ex,
ponent Of the "four square gospel
TO build the great r,rcr.ar temple
from which she broadcasts the
tenets Of her faith.
Praise the Lord"
From the throats of the younger
OF her followers poured cheers and
shouts. calls Of welcome and erie.
OF fervent loyalty.
"Hosannn" and 'Hallelujah's echoed
and re-echoed and over the grea
assemblage there swept in an under
tone from hundreds Of lips o.
Angelus Temple adherents n devou
"praise the Lord
Great throngs Of the curious al
well as temple followers jammed the
streets in every direction from thu
station. In these ranks there broke
anew the controversy which ha:
ragged about the case since the da!
in MAY when Mrs. Mcpherson walket
into the Santa Monica surf and hei
secretary Miss Emma Schaeffer,, anC
her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy
announced that she had beer
drowned.
The temple pastor. accompanied
by her mother and her two childreI
Roberta. by her first husband, Rob
ert Semple, now dead, and Rolf, th'
son of her second husband, Harold
Mcpherson, from whom she is di
vorced walked from her car. and in
ID the station lobby surrounded BY
eight body guards. These special of
ficers rode with her from Douglas
after reported threats Of violence
against her there.
Girls Scatter loses
Twelve little girls from Angelu!
temple preceded the party, scattering
CONTINUED on Page Sd
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Pitcher Falls Dead
While Bases Are Full

RICHMAND, Va, June 20 Up
Floyd y. Chewing. 19, of Richmond.
fell dead from heart failure today.
while pitching in an amateur base
bali game. The bases were full.
when he sagged and plunged to the
Ground. and it il believed his heart
failed because Of excitement superin-
duced by the pitching crisis he
faced.
Chewing walked a batsman. fill
ing the bases. The score was tied
and only one man was out. Calmly
he toed the slab and began u slow
windup, which never was completed.
With his hand poised in the air, he
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GERALD BEAUMONT
dies in CALIFORNIA

HOLLYWOOD, CAL, June 26.-tAD
Gerald Beaumont, short story
writer. died at sylvan Lodge hospital
here today Of pneumonia. Beaumont
was stricken June l6, but his condi-
tioH was no. considered serious un-
til early today. His wife and chill
dren were said to be on motor trip
in Northern California.
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THE WEATHER

West Texas: Sunday, partly cloudy
warmer in the Panhandle; Monday
partly cloudy.
East Texas: Sunday and Monday
partly cloudy to cloudy, light e
moderate southeast winds on this
coast.
Oklahoma: Sunday. partly cloudy;
Monday partly cloudy warmer.
New Mexico: Sunday and Monday
generally fair; warmer northwest
portion Sunday.
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REV. POWELL DIES

DALLAS. Texas, June 2s.-kev.
Frank Abram Powell. 81, pastor OF
the First Unitarian church here, and
kncwn in his youth as the hoy
preacher of the west, died with
pneumonia here Saturday. Born IN
Massachusetts. he started preaching
on the Pacific coast when l6.
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MEXICO CITY, June 26 tPl-Re-
lief trains have reached the flooded
area Of Lean, state Of Guanajuato,
and relief workers are now en-
gagged IN caring for the thous-
ands o. refugees, many Of them
weakened by exposure anc lack Of
food )As yet there j. no definite
news as 20 the number of persons
who lost their lives but the indica-
tions are that IN will reach several
hundred.
Tens Of thousands Of homeless
families are being sheltered IN
public buildings and private homes;
thousands Of others are roaming the
debris clogged streets without
shelter and food. Further relief
trains are being mace ready with
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SHARP QUAKE FELT

ISLAND OF MALTA, June ga
sharp earthquake occurred at $3.50
tonight, IL was followed by a still
sharper shock and rumblings. Peo-
pie in the streets were panic stricken
and rushed for the open spaces. ~
far as il known there were no
casualties
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RADIO PROGRAM


FOR MONDAY
l2 m.-Weather forecast and
river bulletin with popular music
by Miss Gladene Willis.
6p. m.-Baritone solos by Wayne
Gobble. -
$3.50 p. m<-Piano solos.
9 p. m.-Recital by +. c. Tooth
man and George DeSha.
$50 p. m.--Mexican songs by
Miss Carlotta Villareal.
1901 q. m-Novelty and jazz
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WALSH ENTERS RACE

WORCE STER, Mass. June 20 tP,-
Former SENATOR David I. Walsh's
candidacy for the democratic sena-
torial nomination next September
was formally announced at dinner
OF the democratic state committee
here tonight. His opponent will be
Senator William NJ. Butler, republi-
can.
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Throngs Praise Lord as
Mrs. Mcpherson Returns

LOS ANGELES. Calf, June 26.-(P)-Aimee Sempe
MCPHERSON evangelist who dropped from sight the beach
May to eappear in Douglas Arz June D. relating story
of abduction torture and prvaton to the end of
homeward trail here today surrounded by thousands Of
milling admirers. She trod a carpet of fragrant
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HUNTSVILLE, Tex, June 26.-Mils
Good and three other convicts' Tom
Ross, Clarence Whalen AMI George
Arlington, escaped from the state
penitentiary here November 20. 1925
in one Of the most daring deliveries
in history of the prison.
Good was under 30 year sentence
and Ross under So year sentence.
They we're convicted of murder in
connection with the killing of II. I
Robertson and Dave Alleson govern
ment cattle inspectors, at Seminole
Gaines county, about three years ago
During the summer Of 1925, Good
was granted a short furlough by
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson.
An automobile. with motor running
and a woman at the wheel. was wait
- short distnace from the prison
he four convicts. leading Gre
to the theory that the break
veil planned in all details.
vernon Ferguson ordered all
bers Of the Texas ranger force 70
h for the escaped prisoners and
FED a reward Of $500 each for
apprehension Of Ross and Good
re is a standing reward of $50 for
rn Of any escaped prisoner.
aptain r. w. Aldrich Of the Tex
angers expressed to the Associat-
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COOD,ESCAPED
TEXASCONVICT,
EREARRESTED
layer of Cattle In
spectors Made Spec
tacular Break With
tom Ross, z Others
fHNYLERS, Okla, June 26

THNYLERS, Okla, June 26.
AP)-Milt Good, who escap-
II from the Texas peniten-
ciary November %, 1925, was
arrested near here late today
by Sheriff Nevins Kirkpa-
trick. Good was serving a 5l
year sentence for killing two
Texas cattle inspectors.
Good escaped with Tom
Ross, who had been convicted
with him for the killings.
Ross was sentenced to 80
years.
Sheriff Kirkpatrick had been trail
ing Good for several days in the
eastern part of the county, where
the Texan had come 70 visit rela-
tives.
w. ID. Allison and II. l.. Robertson,
the inspectors. were killed in the lob
by of a hotel at Seminole, Texas,
April IL, 1928.
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MEXICO SENDS RELIEF
TO VICTIMS OF FLOOD
Tens of Thousands Are
Homeless; Many
Hundreds Dead

NAGOLES. Ariz.. June 26 tPp-A
special dispatch to the Nagloes
Herald says that the bodies of
1900 victims Of floods from the
Santiago river nesr econ. Guiana
juato. Mexico, are being burned
by the health department TO prev
vent the outbreak Of pestIIence.
The dispatch says that the
property damage from the flood
waters il incalcuIable.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
AGES OF FIVE AT FEAST
TOTAL UP TO 457 YEARS
Ex-Confederate Soldiers in New
Orleans Meet to Usher In
New Year.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, January 29.-Five
former Confederate soldiers, aged 457
years in the aggregate, sat at a feast
to usher in the new year here
The youth of the party, J. NJ. Crow
ley, 81, who as a lad in his teens was
a dispatch rider for jefferson Davis
and Robert +. Lee. was the host. His
guests We're William Dupree, SO; 1st
Georgia Infantry; Mike ONeal, 81,
Dowling's Irish Battery OF Texas: H.
c. Robinson, 80, Alabama Heavy
Artillery, and Amos Nelson, SO, I'd
Texas Infantry.
The dinner was prepared and served
by Aunt" Martha Washington Crow
ley, "a, a slave in the Crowley family.
The meal was a far cry from parched
corn and 'taters of the Sos on the bat
tlefield.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
PRINCIPAL PRAISES
ORATORY CONTEST
Upper Marlboro High Students
Welcome Opportunity to
Participate.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, January
29.--L. T.. IIowland. principal of the
Upper Marlboro High School today
voiced hearty commendation of the
efforts Of The Washington Star in
sponsoring in the District of Colum
bia and nearby Maryland and Virginia
the third national OratoriCal contest,
and the first international oratorical
contest for secondary schools.
Mr.. Rowland said that The Star
was to be particularly praised for
giving the high school students of
Prince Georges and other counties of
Marvla nd and Virginia contiguous to
the District of Columbia their first
opportunity to participate in the con
test.
At an assembly of students this
week Mr. Howland said he explained
the contest and urged as many stu
dents as possible to avail themselves
of the opportunity of participating.
Mr.. Rowland stated that he is unable
Just yet to ascertain definitely Just
how many students will enter the try
outs at the local school. hut he he
lieveS that sufficient will enter the
lists to make the contest interesting.
Plans for the tryoutS here. he said.
probably would take definite shape
next week when midYear examina-
tons, which now are absorbing the
attention of the students, are finished.
Upper Marlboro High School stu
dents have consistently distinguished
themselves in the field of public speak
ing, and representatives of the school
have carried off prizes in the annual
do. In,
An annual feature of commence
ment at the local school Is the decla-
nation contest. The boys and girls
have separate contests. One local
bank awards medal to the winner
among the boys and another to the
girl victor.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
TWO DEAD, TWO HURT
IN ODD MISHAPS
One Auto Driver Falls Asleep at
Wheel. While Another Releases
Hold to Warm Ears.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md, January %.
Two men We're killed and two in
iured in two peculiar automobile acci-
dents near here today.
. Merle Myers, %, fell asleep at his
wheel while driving to his home at
Rocky Springs. Pa, his automobile
crashing into pole and killing him
instantly. An alftoist driving behind
Myers witnessed the accident.
William X. Robinson. 35, was killed
when an automobile he was driving
turned turtle as he raised his hands
to his ears to adjust the muffs. Fred
Sellers and George Carey We're injured.
The men. all residents of Greenca stle
Pa, were on their way to the railroad
shops, where they were employed, and
were moving at lively clip along the
Middleburg pike.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
$4,000 LIQUOR HAUL.
Florida Skiff Captured After Shots
Fired in Mile Chase,

FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla. Jan
uary 90 P).-The sea skiff Liberty md
a cargo of wines and whisky, valued
at 100000, We're in the hands of Fed
eral officers here today. after "A run
ming fight of a mile in which more
than a score of shots were fired.
The boat was captured last night
by Coast Guard men led by Capt.
Edward Gerhart of Miami. command
ing Coast Guard cutter No. 247. Three
men on board the slliff escaped.
Officers were forced to fire a volley
of shots over the head of the crowd
which surrounded the prize at the
beach before it could be dispersed.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
GIRLS IN MILITARY
DRILL STIR RUMPUS
Jump at Chance for War
Training in High Schools,
Board Learns.

BY Consolidated Pres
CHICAGO. January 2g.-The ready
way Chicago school girls have jumped
at chance To beE,me Amaznns
learned in the handling Of firearms.
gives an indication that while young
men are kicking at military training
mixed with education, the young ladieS
arc willing to step To the front in tho
fighting game.
Discovery that the girls are getting
instruction in military training here
has stirred up such a rumpus in the
Board of Education. however. that
their ambition to become true Anna
IONS is likely to be thwarjed
Educators have been somewhat CON
cerned over the objections of male
students to training in the r. O. T. c.
a move to abolish the military courses
has started in several colleges. There
has been some sympathy among
board members with those who would
d" away with this instruction for men
in the Chicago high Scho"lS.
Drilling With Rifles.
Then out of n clear sky came the
revelation that the girls were jumping
al It chance To train In some of the
rudments of warfare. Mrs. Johanna
Gregg, Il member Of the board, de-
Ciared that the young women actually
We're drilling with army rifles, some
times In the same companies with the
boys, ana in addition We're engaging
I'm real target practice.
Several hundred girls as many as
125 in one high school, are found to
make up the companies of girl soldiers
and rife teams. The young women say
that they are thrilled by the training.
and il is through their special petition
that they have been permitted to take
the drill
Only Physical Training
Maj. +. l.. Beals. head of the r. O.
T. c., in the public schools locally
explains that some companies of the
girls drill only with wooden rifles and
most of their work is physical train
ing instead of military.
The Il didn't raise my girl to be
soldier cry has gone up from Mrs
Gregg, however, and she has several
of the board members behind her in a
crusade to put down any possible move
which might turn schoolgirls into
woman fighters.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
ALLEGED SW|NDLER
FOUND I'LL IN HOTEL
Hollywood Auto Dealer Was
on Way to Give Self Up
When Arrested.

CHICAGO. January 2S LP.-A coun-
try-wide search for J. X. Fronk. Holly
wood. Calf. automobile dealer. ended
early ;odav when he was arrested here
on a charge of defra udinC Los Angeles
banks of $500. 600.
lie admitted. detectives said. that no
had fled December 80 after being in
dicted for conspiracy to defraud. and
said that he was on his way back ="
give him self up after spending the
last month in Seattle, Portland New
York and Chicago. Illness here pre-
vented his return. A physician at
tended him after he was seized by
Chicago and private operatives.
Los Angeles authorities yesterday
said they believed he was lost here,
penniless. friendless and critically ILL.,
The route of his flight became known
there after Charles Campbell. his
chauffeur. had been located and aided
in the search
Valves ENtraditiOn.
He said he would waive extradition
ana accompany his guards back 10
California At once. They awaited
word from Los Angeles.
The Herald and Examiner, In 2
copyrighted story, says he admitted
his connection with the swinde
scheme, whereby worthless checks
We're deposited in banks to cover
worthless checks passed through
others. but said the amount would not
exceed Sl00 600. Anxiety for his wife
and child. whom he left in Los Angeles
when he fled. was prompting his re-
turn when illness halted him, the
newspaper quoted him.
Though Los Angeles authorities
said he had only $500 with him when
he left and had TO borrow money from
Seattle relatives, those who arrested
him thought he might have valuables
slowed in safety deposit boxes here
and elsewhere. He had a small roll
of currency on him when arrested and
said his only baggage consisted of
pictures of his family. He had regis
tered at a hotel as Carl X. Young.
Thought of Suicide.
In the newspaper account he said
he carried d large insurance policy
and had considered benefiting his fam
fly by taking poison. Precautions were
taken against any suicide attempts.
Detailing the course of his flight.
he told of going with Campbell from
Los Angeles to Yuba City, Calf,
where he entrained for Seattle He
remained there a week and went TO
New York where he contemplated
gCing to Europe but changed his mind
and started West. He stopped a day
in Pittsburgh and came to Chicago
this week.
The reason for his operations lead
ing to his indictment and flight he re-
fused to detail, saying he would re-
serve his story of them for the Cali
fornia authorities.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Mrs. Harvey's Bequests Listed.

The will of Mrs. Katherine IT. Har-
vey, widow of Brig. Gen. William E.
Harvey, has been filed for probate.
She gives $4,000 to a cousin. Margaret
Doughty; $1,000 to May l.. II. Bying-
ton and $500 to a sister-in-law. Fran
ces Heydrick. Bequests of $500 each
are made to five ether relatives. The
remaining estate goes to her son and
daughter. William J. Harvey and Mrs.
Margaret II. Latta.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Man Overcome by Gas.

Frank Mcmillan, 20 years old. re-
tired seaman, was found in his room.
623 l street, late yesterday afternoon
suffering from the effects of gas that
had escaped from heater connection
in his room. He was unconscious,
police reported, and was taken to
Emergency Hospital. where he was
treated by Dir. Passalaqua. 1t was
reported at the hospital this morning
his condition was much improved.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, January 29.-Frank +.
Harling, composer of the opera, THE
Light From st. Agnes" and the Rev.
NJ. d. Kneeland, secretary of the
Lords Day Alliance, We're received
within few minutes of each other by
Gov. Fuller at the State house yester-
day, each with something to say about
jazz. Said Harling:
Jazz is the pulse of America. Most
people associate jazz with roadhouses.
The spirit in America today must eX-
press itself, and in music that express
Evening star., 1926-01-29
BRITON WINS NAVY PRIZE.
Hector Bywater Gets Medal for
Best Essay on Service.

Hector Bywater the British naval
medal of the United States Naval In
stitute, a semi-official organization, in
it's prize essay contest for this year.
He wrote on 1.-The Battleship and It's
Uses
Two American naval officers were
given honorable mention. They were
Capt w. S. Anderson, for an essay
on "Limita ton of Naval Armament" 4"
and Rear Admiral W. s. Pratt, for
"Some Aspects of Our Air Policy"
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Fights Probate of Fathers Will.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gatlin Pritchard has
filed a caveat protesting against the
admission to probate of the will of
her father. Thomas Gatlin, former
chief engineer of construction for the
Southern Railway Co., who died re-
Gently. No provision was made for
the daughter under the will, which
also sought to limit the payment to
her mother Mrs. jamie p. Gatlin, of
only SIS per month. The chief bene-
ficiary of the will is friend Mrs
Sarah F.. Harvey. The daughter
charges undue influence. She is rep
resented by Attorneys Wilton ]. Lam
bert, Rudolph H. Yeatman and Austin
F. Garfield.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Address Wrongly Given.

In police report of a traffic acct
dent that occurred near Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Sixth street early
Sunday morning the address of
Emma l.. Glover. who was injured,
was recorded at police headquarters
as 467 G street northwest. Frank
S. Amato. residing at that address,
says no person of that name resides
there. The sixth precinct station to-
day said the injured woman resides
in the southwest section, police adj
mitting mistake had been made III
the message sent to headquarters.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Order to Destroy
Five Chicago Beer
Plants Is Issued

BY tn Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 29.-Federal
Judge George \. Carpenter yeSter-s
day ordered an immediate destruc-
tion of equipment of five breweries
valued at s250.00U. John J. {. Oros,
deputy United States marshal, will
begin destroying the equipment to-
day.
The breWerieS affected by the or
der are the Cromwell Brewery, the
Evergreen Park brewery. :he
North fl:iiStcd brewery. the Carroll
Avenue brewery and the Circle
Avenue Brewery. All have been
raided in the past few months and
some of them We're said to have
been operated by Frank Lake and
Terrence Dru@gan. both notorious
Chicago beer runners