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Evening star., 1927-05-12
CHURCHILL DEFENDS
CORRECTION ON DEBT
Chancellor Holds Statement of Do.
mestic Controversy Issued for
Benefit of Mellon.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. May addressing the
Bankers Association last night, Wins
ton Churchill, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, referred briefly to the recent
debt note. He said it was Secretary
Melons very high reputation az a
statesman and financier which made
it imperative that Great Britain issue
in some form or other a clear correc-
ton of certain misstatements into
which Mr.. Mellon had inadvertently
been led.
The British government. continued
the chancellor, did not wish to inter.
fere in domestic controversy In the
United States: 1t knew that such in
reference would be prejudicial and
useless. But when a man of Mr.. Mel
Ions eminence and financial authority
had made statements contrary to the
governments view of the facts they
owed it to their European debtors and
to public opinion of the countries
against whom they had been obliged
to impose severe demands to make it
absolutely clear that Great Britain
was not making anything out of the
debt transactions arising out of the
war.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
INQUEST DELAYED
IN STUDENT DEATH
Injuries of Other Occupants
of Car Cause P0stponement
of Coroner's Investigation.

A coroner's inquest into the death
of Joseph Gallagher, % years old,
Georgetown University Dental School
student, who died at GEORGETOWN TINT
yersity Hospital last night from in
juries sustained in an automobile ac,
cident Tuesday night, was started at
the District morgue today, bat, after
two witnesses had testified, was con.
tinued indefinitely because two other
students who were injured in the
same accident were unable to attend
as witnesses.
After Dr. A. y. Belton 0f Freed
mems Hospital. who treated Gallagher
immediately after the accident, and
Dr, Herbert Il. Ma"tyn, deputy cor
oner. who performed AN autopsy.
had testified Coroner j Ramsay
hewitt aeceded to the request of At
torneys Rudolph II. Ieatman and
J. Robert Fischer, representing the
family of the deceased. to postpone
further hearing until the other stu
dents had sufficiently recovered to be
present. DR. Martyr had testified that
death was due to severe burns, ex-
haustfon and a fracture at the base
of the skull.
In attendance at the inquest were
a number of friends. fellow students
and fraternity brothers of Gallagher,
who had planned to attend banquet
of the Psi omega Fraternity tonight.
which had been arranged at the
Hamilton Hotel under Gallasher's
supervision. Death of the injured
student last night resulted in can
collation. of the banquet.
Banquet Is Cancelled,
The accident which resulted fatally
for Gallagher and injured two friends
in the automobile with him was a
crash at Seventh and Rhode Island
avenue between a street car and the
automobile, which took fire after the
crash. Charles Y. Tortagiio, who was
in the automobile, is still at George.
town University Hospital, but was
reported improving last night, While
e. r. PerceiIi, 81 years old. the third
occupant, Was still suffering from the
shock so greatly that he has not been
informed of Gallagher's deathg
Prominent i'm Classes.
Gallagher's parents live at Belle
Harbor, Long Island, n. Y.
Gallagher was prominent in uni
versity circles at Georgetown. In his
freshman class he held Offices and
was made class treasurer of the soph-
omore class this year. He was also
active in the Psi Omega Fraternity
and was an honor man in his studies.
Gallagher and Torteligo lived at 1716
I street, while Porcelli resided at the
Colonial Hotel.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
IDENTIFY SLAIN WOMAN.
First Clue Is Discovered in Trunk
Murder Mystery.

LONDON, May 12 England's
trunk murder mystery was partly
solved today by identification OF the
victim as Minnie Bannati, wife of an
Italian waiter. They had been living
apart. Identification was made BY the
husband.
The body was found. dismembered,
in a trunk at Charing Cross Station,
London, Tuesday. The trunk was
taken to the station in a taxicab by
an unidentified man, whose full de.
scription has been given to. the police.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
% Glasses in Horse Show.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FRONT ROYAL, Va, May 12.-~he
fifth annual horse show will be held
at the Remount Depot Saturday, with
% classes for yearlings, 2-yearolds.
3.year.olds and aged horses, including
breeding. hunting and jumping classes.
Evening star., 1927-05-12
Our Milk Must Test
Up 10 Our Standard

We very exacting of the dairy farms from which
draw supply They selected for the character
Of their herds the surrounding condtons-and the
facilities for maintaining the purity of the milk.
That's why YOU surely the safe side-in
insisting upon Milk bottled under either of labels
If dealer supply you--phone Potomac $685.
and wen give the address & convenient store.
Try Heahized Green Meado,o Buer-economca as OeN
defic:ous--because IL is good until used.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
SENATE ENJOYS
DAILY DOZEN
ON PROHIBITION
House Also Continues Fight
Senate Asks About
Wheeler and Booze.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-(F0-Both the
senate and the house indulged today
in their daily dozen on prohibition.
The senate sent along a resolution to
Secretary Mellon inquiring among
other things what had, if any, the
Anti-Saloon league or Wayne B.
Wheeler had in the decision to poison
industrial alcohol, much of which was
found it's way into the bootleg trade.
The house gave thunderous applause
to a defense of it's membership against
a charge of excessive drinking and re-
ceived new crop of bills sponsored
by the vets.
The prohibition subject also got into
discussion before the senate COM
merce committee with President Dalton
of the fleet corporation and Chairman
O'Connor of the shipping board at odds
as to whether the dryness of American
liners constitutes a handicap in their
efforts to compete with foreign wet
lines. O'Connor took the affirmative
and Dalton the negative, but committee
members did not undertake. to set
themselves up as judges of the debate.
The senate resolution of inquiry re-
garding poisonous alcohol was acted
upon in the absence of it's sponsor,
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
50 MISSING IN
EXPLOSION ON
FRENCH BAR0UE
Vessel Loading Pitch al
Baltimore ExpIodes With
Fire Following.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 4.-(P-ThirF-
three men were missing tonight an
hour after an explosion aboard the
French barque Richelieu loading pitch
at Baltimore and Ohio pier in Curtis
Bay. Five of the missing men were
members of the ships crew and 2S
were dock workmen. Six French naval
cadets attached to the vessel were ac-
counted for.
Fire was raging unchecked through
out the vessel and it was feared the
missing men were caught in the hold.
Fourteen men were taken to hospitals,
the extent of their injuries unknown.
Two of the known injured were crew
members and the others dock hands.
Captain Jules Cornec, the Richelieu's
commander, said check showed SO of
his crew of 46 unhurt. Of 40 men
aboard the ship or on the dock, all
were either in hospitals or reported
missing Most of them were negroes.
All available fire apparatus and am
balances were called from Baltimore,
and private automobiles were pressed
into ambulance service.
The Richelieu was 3,O00-ton four
masted barque, 323 feet long, with a
beam. of 81 feet. She locked at Curtis
Bay from Brest last week and was
loading pitch for Laurent, France.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
STATE HIGHWAY
BILL COMES UP
EARLY TO-DAY

PHOENIX, Jan. P)-State Engi-
neer w. C. Lefebvre today made
public the contents of the state high
way departments financing bill and
vehincular code which is expected to
be introduced on the floor of the
house tomorrow.
The bill provides also for the
erasing Of a deficit of several hum
dred thousand dollars which has ex-
listed for the past four years.
The purpose of the. act as outlined
is to finance the department upon
a basis which will permit the most
efficient and economical operation and
the early construction and completion
of an adequate state highway sys-
tenn, and in so doing avail ourselves
of federal aid
Lefebvre stated that ga two year
program in state highway construc-
tion is neither economical nor prac
teal 1t does not permit of planning
and conducting work in the most
economical continuity, especially in
paving projects where new Sub grades
must be constructed :"
The act provides for
Completion of the states seven
per cent system and including OF
essential paving of which first con-
sideration will be given the Phoenix
Yuma, Wickenburg, Mesa
Miami Florence TucsonTom b S t o e,
Douglas -Risbee, Prescott Granite Dells
and the Flagstaff Holbrcok highways.
Completion of other state roads not
included in the seven per cent plan:
Matching of federal appropriations
for the Lees ferry bridge and the
taking over and ultimate completion
of the Flagstaff Utah highway.
Matching of federal funds for the
Apache Indian reservation and the
taking over and ultimate completion
of the highway from Globe to a
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
One Murder, Three HoIdups,
One Train and Six Autos
Held Up in 3 Days.
UNREST GROWS
One Group Of 200 Rebels
Repulsed at Leon by Fed
erals Leaders Slain.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4
(AP)-Mexico City is de-
luged with tales of revolu-
tionary disturbances in
various parts Of the repub-
lie. Within the last three
days there has been one
murder and two holdups by
bandits only a few miles
from the capital, and one
train and six automobiles
have been attacked and the
passengers robbed within 40
niles Of the city.
Newspaper dispatches assert that
evolutionary risings in towns in three
different states have been suppressed
y federal soldiers and II of the lead
.rs executed at Leon, state of GUIANA
Juato.
Not all the rumors can be confirmed.
Mexico City is hotbed most of the
time for alarming reports of disturb
ances in other parts of the country,
but they have been more persistent
than usual and picture grave condi-
tion of general unrest, with numerous
clashes occurring at various places.
Reports that Catholics, as such, are
involved in any of the revolutionary
disorders, or that Catholic leaders
were among the revolutionaries exc
cuted at Leon were denied today by the
Cathode episcopate, which added that
the episcopate has not altered it's atti-
tudei in refusing to sanction armed op-
position over the religious situation.
The war department declares that
the federal army is in control of the
situation throughout the country and
is suppressing, and will continue
prompelty to suppress all uprisings.
The war department denies any gen
eral revolutionary movement is under
way, explaining that any such opera
tions are the work of local bandits, or
groups of so-called revolutionaries,
which the federals are exterminating.
The boldness of the bandits in COM
ing as near as ten miles to Mexico
City has caused considerable excite
ment IN the cdplldA. Aesteluay pe'il
dts kidnapped six Mexican hunters re-
turning to the city and killed one who
resisted and severely wounded another
The bandits released the remaining
four after robbing them The same
day, presumably lne same band, held
up several automobiles near Talpam, a
suburb, robbing the passengers.
Two hundred revoiutionaries attack
ed the military garrison at Leon Mon
day, but were repulsed by the federals
who killed 10 of them and executed IL
Of the leaders, who are said to have
been prominent citizens of the, place
Reports have been current here that
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
SON : IN LAW OF
WEALTHY LADY
ADMITS MURDER

HEMPSTEAD, N. Y, Jan. (P-A
murder mystery that had for clues
two coat buttons, a wisp of hair and
some blood stained clothing has been
solved, a confession obtained and
the killer arraigned on first de-
gree murder charge in less than u
hours.
Coupled with the record for speedy
apprehension and arraignment, Dis
trict Attorney Edwards has an
nounced he would present the states
case against Harold E. Webster,
charged with the murder of his
mother-in law, Mrs. Catherine Gala
way, to a grand jury Thursday and
that the murder trial will be started
within ten days.
Mrs. Gallaway's body was found
Monday morning by another son in
law, DIR. Bell C. Bassett, veterinary
surgeon after he had been decoyed
from home by telephone call,
which Webster confessed making to
get him out of the way. Mrs. Gala
way was a visitor at the Bassett
home.
Clutched in Mrs. Gallaways hands
were strands of hair and buttons
jerl1ed from a mans coat. Her skull
had been crushed. With this evidence
detectives started their search for the
killer. Webster was arrested. He
confessed after six hours of ques-
tioning that he had killed Mrs. Gala
way. He said he had gone to visit
her to induce her not to insist that
he separate from his wife, one of
Mrs. Gallaway's daughters.
In his confession Webster said he
was bitten by Mrs. Galloway and that
she threatened to "get revolver"
Going to the kitchen, Webster said,
he got an iron bar, wrapped in
brown paper, and hit her with it.
Then, he said, he went into DR..
Bassett's office and knocked over
phials, hoping to lead detectives into
believing drug a5dict had robbed
the house and killed Mrs. Galloway
| when she interfered
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
Nine Indictments For
Murder Against Texan
Who Killed His Family

FARWELI. Texas, Jan. A (P.-
Nine indictments charging MUIR
der were filed in district cOurl
here late today against George }
HasSelI, who is alleged to have
killed his wife and eight children.
ten days ago. A special venirG
of petit jurors has been called for
Thursday morning and it is prob
able that the trial of HasseIl wiz
start within few days.
Officers stated today that Has
sci probably would DC brOugln
back to FarwelI Friday from thG
Jail at PIainview, where he has
been held to prevent possible mob
violence.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
CHALLENGE OF
RIGHT S
HEARD TUESDAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 R-Chal-
lenge of the right of the senate to
exercise unlimited power in passing
upon the qualifications of it's mem
bers were heard today on the floor
and in committee room.
The cases at issue were those of
Frank l.. Smith of Illinois, appointed
to fill the unexpired term of the
late Senator Mckinley and Arthur Il,
Gould of Maine, elected for the re-
mainder of the term of the late Bert
M. Fernald.
Senator Bingham, republican, Con
necticut, interrupted prepared
speech by Senator McKeller, demo
crat Tennessee, against the seating
of Smith to express the view that
the constitutional convention had net
intended to grant unlimited powers
to the senate in giving it the sole
right to pass upon the qualifications
of it's members. This contention
drew fire from Senator Mcclellan as
well as from Senator Walsh, dem
ccrat, Montana.
The right of the senate to inquire
into charges that years ago Gould
bribed a Canadian premier, in con-
rection with railroad franchise was
challenged before senate elections
sub committee by Frederick w. Hinck
ley, chief counsel for Senator Gould
in the proceedings initiated by SEN
ator Walsh, democrat, Montana. In
renewing discussion of the Smith
case on the floor Senator McKellar
said that as result of contribu-
tions to Smiths primark campaign
fund by officials of public utilities
corporations the senator-designate
came to the senate with unclean
hands" and should be excluded.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
TEACHER SAYS
SHE DOES NOT
TELL STORIES
They May Know Risque
Stories, But She Did Not
Tell Them, She Declares.

INDIANOLA, Iowa, Jan. 4-(P)-Chil-
dren of the Broadhorn school, ranging
in age from 10 to IA years, may know
risque stories, but they did not learn
them from their teacher, Miss Florence
/. Cochran, the teacher, declared today
in statement denying charges that
she had entertained the youngsters
during recesses with lurid tales.
Miss Cochran is fighting to regain
her position in the little school, which
has been closed since the directors OBJ
tanned an injunction against her con-
tinuing as the teacher. Her case is in
the hands of Walter M. MCGEE, county
superintendent who expects to rule in
few days upon the evidence submit
ted by seven pupils and several friends
of the teacher who gave character tes-
timony for her Miss Cochran regards
the case as a school rumpus in which,
she declares, the president, c. c. Craw-
ford, sought to oust her and install
his son, Glee Crawford, as the teacher.
A previous attempt had been made to
fore cher retirement, she declared.
Superintendent McGee said today he
considered that Miss Cochrans reputa-
ton bore out her denial of the charges,
but did not indicate what his decision
would be.
The children who testified at hear
ing before the superintendent. gave evil
dence concerning the conversation duT-
ing a lunch period, but Miss Cochran
declares she did not tell them any
stories, and claims that their testi-
mony was conflicting. ONE of the
boys she claims, related a tale he had
heard from his father.
Miss Cochran is 19 years of age and
has been teaching two years.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
AMERICAN LEGION ASKS. BANKERS
TO ADOPT LIBERAL POLICY WITH
REGARD TO CERTIFICATE LOANS

WASHINGTON, Jan. P).-The
American legion took Il hand today
in the controversy over loans to war
veterans on their bonus certificates
and an appeal went out to the
bankers of the country to adopt a
liberal policy.
At the same time Mrs. Edith
Nourse Rogers, the Massachusetts
representative who has been prom.
inent in welfare activities amonG
former service men, introduced bills
to authorize the veterans bureau dir
rector to loan money on the ecr,
tificates.
The American legion move was
made by John Thomas Taylor, its
legislative representative here, who
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
NURPHVHONDS
ORGANIZATION
TO Be PROPER
Legislature Qualified to Act
at Any Time Within
Their Elective Period.
STARTED JAN. 3
Governors Message on Riv-
er Launches Vitrolic At
tack on California.

PHOENIX, Jan. A (AP)
Governor George w. P.
Hunt won his first round
with the special session Of
the state legislature today,
a contest precipitated yes
terday when both houses
waited on the state attorney
general for an opinion on
the legality of the COVER
nor's call, issued December
"A, before the expiration of
his fifth term.
John w. Murphy, attorney general
held that second call for the special
session, dated january 3, by Gov,
ernor Hunt was legal and was the
one under which the Legislators or
ganzed. The legislature, said his
opinion, was qualified to act at any
time within their elective period,
starting at 1901 a. m. of the first
Monday in January.
Launching a v.trolic attack upon
the California Swing-Johnson Boul.
der canyon dam bill, the governors
special message to the legislature
recommended that an open appro.
priation be made available to employ
attorneys, engineers and technical
experts to defray the expenses OF
representatives who would protect
AHzona's rights in the Colorado
rived and obtain it's development in
the interest of the state.
The report of the Arizona Colo
rado river commission appended to
the message argued for an amicable
settlement of the differences exist.
ing betewen California and Arizona,
opining that to carry the matter
into the courts would possibly bring
about the substitution. of federal
court bailiff to enforce water laws
in the place of an official answera,ble
to the laws and customs and to the
voters of the states concerned
Attacking the federal power com
the report recognized it "as
a possible menace to the states and
a threat to natonalize THE Colorado
river and it's tributaries"
In the appointment of a commits,
sion to negotiate a treaty between
the United States and Mexico affect.
ing the waters of the Rio GrandA
and Colorado rivers, the commission
sees a threat that Colorado river
water might be traded to Mexico for
Rio Grande water"
The Swing Johnson hill the COW
ernors message declared. Contains
a provision which proposes to abro~
gate all the water laws whach now
exist in the Colorado river basin.
it proposes to destroy states rights.
1T proposes to place the administra,
tion and the appropriation of water
under the control of the secretary
of the interior of the United States
1T proposes to put the United
States government in the power bust,
ness and by SO doing to deny to the
states of Arizona ana Nevada the
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05

DENVER, Colo, Dec. (P).-
Thomas J. lyman, warden of the
Colorado state penitentiary at Canon
City, was suspended for ten days
without pay by executive order of
Governor Clarence j. Morley late to,
day Morley was elected as klan
candidate and he lost in a courl
battle to oust Tynon, a Catholic,
year ago.
The order, according to the gov
ernor, becomes effective Immediately
upon the receipt of notification by
Warden lyman. This notice was
transmitted by telephone, the gov
ernor said
Warden lyman, speaking from the
penftentiary, declared no notice had
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
THOUSANDS OF COOLIES SWARM
INTO BRITISH CONCESSIONS IN
HANKOW; SEIZE CUSTOMS HOUSE

HANKOW, China, Jan. (P9-The
British concession here, scene yes
terday of violent anti-foreign dem
cnstration was overrun tonight with
thousands of Chinese coolies, who
swarmed into the concession during
the afternoon after demolishing all
barricades at the entrances.
The situation has reached de-
cidedly critical stage an dis growing
worse hourly, Chinese troops are
guarding the home of British Consul
General Herbert Coffee. The con-
sulate and the British police station
have been surrounded by mobs of
coolies. Foreigners cannot venture
into the streets without danger.
American forces are being brought
from suburbs toward Hankow as a
precautionary measure. They will
not be used unless American lives
and property are endangered.
rumor that the concession had
been taken over by the Chinese
spread to the Chinese section of the
city, and brought additional crowds
OF curious. Finding the report un
true, they shouted Tets take it now
The concession is now being policed
by Chinese troops, the British ma
lines, sailors and police having with
drawn to headquarters in compliance
with a request by Chinese authorities
that they be allowed to maintain or
der.
Yesterday handful of British
fighting men. without firing a shot,
held in check an infuriated mob of
several thousand coolies that at
tempted to charge into the concession,
Three of the British were severely
wounded .
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
M'NARY ELECTED HEAD OF
CADY LUMBER CO1TPAN

HOLBROOK, Jan. 4.-(P-At meet
ing of the directors of the Cady Lum-
Der corporation at McNary today, James
G.. McNary was elected president to
succeed William Cady, who will de-
vote his entire time to his extensive
business interests in California. Cady
will continue with the corporation as
a director. The company also owns
the Flagstaff Lumber company and the
Apache railway. McNary retired two
years ago from the presidency of the
First National bank of Ell Paso. He has
been director of the lumber company
for several years. All other officers of
the company were reelected.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-05
COLORADO GOVERNOR ATTEMPTS
TO SUSPEND THE 'PENITENTIARY
WARDEN, WHO STAYS ON HIS JOB

been served upon him and that the
governor had no right to suspend
the warden or any civil service ems
ploye.
At the same time he issued the
order suspending Warden lyman,
Governor Morley named Clifford r.
Glasson, sheriff of Fremont county.
where the prison is located, to be
acting warden Of the penitent.ary.
The orders were placed in the mais
tonight and will be delivered to.
morrow.
Warden lyman has the front
gates of the prison barred, padlocked
and patrolled by armed guards and
has had for several days" Governor
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