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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
SENATE PROBE OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SEEMS DOUBTFUL
Chairman Borah Has About
Given Up Idea Of Con-
vening Committee

WASHINGTON, April tP-Pros-
rects of open senate Investigations
into foreign and domestic affairs
during the recess Of congress ap.
Fear to be 4windling rapidly.
The extent to which the campaign
funds committee is TO function prob.
ably will depend largely upon the
decision of the federal court on the
application of its special ageny.
Jerry South, for an order directing
the surrender of ballot boxes used
in four Pennsylvania counties in the
senatorial election last November.
After consultation with number
of his colleagues, Chairman Borah
OF Ihe foreign relations committee
has about given up the Idea OF un-
dertaking to can his committee 10.
gether for further inquiries into the
MeXican and NIcaraguan situations.
The third public inquiry in, pros
rect when The senate adjourned a
month ago was that into the lobby
maintained here by the Cook County
oppose the McFadden branch bank
ing bill without the Hull amend.
ments relating to branch banking.
Senator Glass, democrat, Virginia,
who proposed this investigation is
conducting a preliminary survey bu.
has not Indicated that he regards a
public hearing during the recess as
essential to the work his committee
is undertaking. A mass of informa-
htIon regarding the banking lobby
already has been gathered.
Both democrats and republicans
have voiced opposition to the foreign
relations committee sitting in Wash
ington during the summer to hear
evidence relating to the administya..
ton's policy in Central America
Supporters of the Coolidge policy
on the committee take the position.
that the state department has furn~
ished sufficient evidence on the sub
ject
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
VIRGINIAN' CONFESSES KILLING OF
TWO WOMEN, MAN FOUND IN RIVER


BLUEFlELD, w. Va, April
tP)-Henry Griffith, 40, of Rich
lands, VA, has confessed to the
murder of the two women, one
of whOM was his wife and
man, whose bodies were found
in the Clinch river, near SwOrGs
Creek, Va, yesterday, Harry ii.
Couch, sheriff of Russell county,
Nirginias said late today.
The bodies were identified us
those of MiIlie Griffith, III;
Matthew Lawson, 81, and Law
sons wife. Pearl 30.
Griffith was placed under ar
rest and taken to Lebanon, Va,
by sheriff Couch and II. \. Wit
son. district attorney of Russell
county, this morning to see if
he could identity the bodies after
he was SAID To have stated that
the bodies found were probably
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
ISLANDS BID
ON PLEB|SC|TE
FROVNEDlJPON
In 1000 Word Message
Coolidge Explains His
Reasons for Veto.
-
BAN AGITATION.
Stresses Economic Effect
Changed Political Con-
ditiOns Bring.

WASHINGTON, April g. (P)-Presi-
dent Coolidge today vetoed the bill
passed by the. Philippine legislature
providing for a plebiscite on the
question of Philippine independence.
In two thousand word message to
Governor General Wood, the president
explained his reasons for the veto,
declaring that 1T may fairly be stated
that the people of the Philippine is
be convincing and would not put an
end to the assertions frequently made
thatthe people of the Philippine is
lands do not want immediate, abso-
lutte and complete independence F"
Finally, / feel that it should be
disapproved because it is a part in
the agitation in the islands,, which,
by discouraging capital and labor, is
delaying the arrival of the day when
the Philippines will have overcome
the most obvious present difficulty
in the way of its maintenance of an
unaided government
'',rhe people should realize that po-
litical activity is not the end Of
life but rather a means to attain
those economic, industrial and social
conditions essential to stable ex-
istence.
"A plebiscite on the question of
Immediate independence would tend
to divert the attention of the people
towards the pursuit of mere political
power rather than to the considera-
tion of the essential steps necessary
for the maintenance of a stable,
prosperous, well governed commu-
nifty"
Coolidge, laid stress on the eco
ilomic effect on the Philippines which
would result in a change in their re-
lations with this country.
Such government he said,
crippled by the direct loss of reve-
nue., by increased interest rates on
loans and by the paralyzation of its
industries, would be> called on to in
cur the added cost of keeping up a
diplomatic service, army, navy and
other features of sovereignty. 1t is
obvious that the revenues of the is
lands would be totally inadequate to
maintain a separate government"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
AGAINST AMERICANS

SHANGHAI, April 6 up - While
foreigners today continued their
exodus from the Cantonese controll-
cd sections of China. and from the
northern districts into w:Iicn the
Cantonese are threatening to extend
their power agitation definitely
against Americans was reported to
have broken out at Changsha, capltel
of the province of Huan in southern
China.
The agitation has taken the form
Of strike and boycott, of American
goods. both going into effect at noon
Monday. Messages from Changsha
(which recently became the center of
anti~foreign agitation, say that the
American consul there has gone
aboard the United States gunboa,
Palos, on the Slang river The labor
and anti-foretgn manifestations In
Changsha have resulted in the gem
eral evacuation of foreigners from
Huan which will be completed short
| ly.
| Hankow, Kiukiang and Canton
were the scenes of farther prepara-
tion by foreigners against disorders,
Iianl<ow and Kiukiang being steadily
evacuated by the last of the foreign
ers still remaining in them. In
| Canton the defense of the British
and French concession at Shameen
an island, was further strengthened
and the United States gunboar
Helena and the two Erit:sn and two
French war vessels are lying off the
island ready to land men should thu
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
ARIZONA DRY CHIEF BACKS UP
CHARGES ON CUSTOMS OFFICERS

Los ANGELES. April 6 R-
The southern California and Ar;-
zODa prohibition districts chief
administrator, Frank II. Mercy
holds, today declared that cIarg-
es made in his Glendale speech
were entirely true ana asserted
that he is prepared to verify
the statements with conclusive
evidence. The reiteratiOn was
made at Brawley; Calf. whics
place he left shortly after noon
for this city.
The Glendale speech included
assertions that customs Officials
at San Pedro haFbOr openly re-
sisted efforts of his agents in
their enforcement work. thar
customs men along the Mexican
border hindered enforcement work
by allowing liquor to he brought
into the United states by the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07

truck load, and that sheriffS and
citizens of some counties also
restricted operations of his
agents. The speech was made
Monday night and last night
Major McReynOlds backed up MS
declarations and added the spccI-
fic charge of nOn-cO-OperatiOM
from the sheriff's office of Kern
county.
a vigorous denial of the
charges as affecting customs men
at San Pedro has been made by
Louis SchNyabe, collector, who said
the charges were without justi-
ficatiOn. He admitted that his
men had refused TO allow Me
Reynolds agents to board ship
in the harbOr. hut said that this
WOs on the ground that no one
is allowed such permission ex-
Continued on Page Teh)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07

those of his wife and MIR. and
Mrs. Lawson.
Griffith identified the bodies at
Lebanon hut denied amy knOwT-
edge of the SIayings,
Some two hours later he WAS
said to have confessed staying
the three
Griffith on being questioned this
morning SAID that his wife had
left him more than three weeks ago
and that friends had Informed him
she was living With Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawson.
Griffith, in the purported confes.
sion, told Sheriff Couch he had killed.
Lawson first and then the two.
women. The slayings happened at
. o'clock Sunday morning, March 2T,
l2 miles from the Griffith home.
Griffith said. Lawson, lie rotated
an down over bluff and rolled to
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
U. S. DRY AGENTS
ARE INDICTED ON
MURDER CHARGES
Kill San Pedro Oil Man,
Driving Auto While
Drunk, Alleged

LOS ANGELES, April (P)-MIrder
indictments were returned against
two federal prohibition agents, q
woman and three sailors here today
as the result of the death of Ed
,nrnd Percy Ingmire, San Pedro oil
man who was Killed in an automo
bile collision at the harbor city early
today.
Those under indictment are:
Frank Farley and George Hudson
prohibition agents; Mrs. D. T. Nc
"Allister of san Pedro, and Alexander
Sanderson, John Mcbride and Thomas
Anderson, seamen
SAN PEDRO, Calf, April 6 Up
Investigations We're launched today
into ar automobile accident resulting
in the death here this morning OF
T.. p. In&mile, oil company officiaI
by the police 'and prohibition en-
forcemcnt officers. Meanwhile five
men and enc woman We're held IN
jail, or in hospital receiving
treatment for injuries.
NJ r. Farley, said to have been
-piioting the car that struck Ing
mire's machine, and George Hudson,
both federal prohibition agents, were
held, while District Attorney Asa
keycs considered placing mans-
slaughter charges against them Re-
ports signed by physicians were TO
the effect that the federal agents
had been drinking liquor. The sea-
men admitted they had been OF d
party" ard said when the accident
oil
more liquar.
The rapid action of the grand jury
came after deputy district attorneys
had presented six witnesses. In ad-
dition to two officers of the San
Pedro division, L. w. Moodhue and
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07

APACHE LODGE, ROOSEVELT
DAM, April 6. R)-(6:3O p. m,).--First
knowledge of the events leading up
to the disastrous burning of Com
mander Francesca De Pinedo's sea-
plane, the Santa Maria, was made
known tonight when James Gibson,
one of the boys in a boat near the
ship from which a youth threw
lighted match which ignited fumes
and gasoline about the Santa Maria,
was located.
Young Gibson, son of w. P. Gibson.
formerly of Miami, Ariz., and an en-
ploye of the Salt River Valley Water
Users association, said that the boy
who tossed the match away was
stranger"
The Gibson boy said that he and
the stranger" were quarreling over
a lighted cigaret and that during the
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
Moddened Dairy Cows
With Rabies Attack
Employees on Ranch

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, April
beef cattle, bitten by coyotes in
fected with rabies. have attacked
employees of thOusand-acre ranch.
Fourteen cattle have died, III. M.
Anderson, the owner, said today.
Mad coyotes, with foam dripping
from their famgs, have been
killed. AndersOn's ranch is ON the
Williamson river. north of Chilo-
quin.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
PROTECT
AMERICANS IN
ZONE
Sixth Regiment Is Sched-
uIed to Sail From San
Diego Bay Today.
ANOTHER
Third Contingent Plans to
Leave for Tientsin On
April Is.

WASHINGTON. April @ P -
Il. Stanley Dollar, vice preSi-
dent of the Dollar steamship line,
WAS authorized today by the
shipping board to divert passen-
ger ana cargo ships operated Oy
kim from their regular schedules
to accommodate American citi-
zcnS in their evucuation OF China
and return to the United States.
BOSTON, April P)-GeneraI
evacuation ''Nith all possible
haste of the 1876 missionaries in
ECard of foreign missions is pro-
ceediDgS, according to cable adj
vices received at Headquarters
here to-day. Previous cables haze
said that only women and chiN-
6ren in the more inland stations
were to lie withdrawn. No Su@-
GeStiOn of the emergency whEcsl
resulted in this action was con
tanned in the c:bIe&ram.
San DIEGO, Calf, April A0-
pOuHu IOF SHtbS * Httl 10 pIOlCCl fAIlSl
can lives in China the sixth regl
nent If q. s. marines worked har
onight to complete the loading Q
he transport Henderson. They hop
d to complete the loading at mid
light and to sail out of the harbo
gcfore noon tomorrow. They mum
,ered 1850 officers and men.
Loading of supplies equipment an
ammunition has been in progress
ince the Henderson docked here las
sunday noon.
SO completely loaded is the Hend
.rson with supplies for the siNt
eeiment. as Well as for the marine
,iready on duty in China, that whe
he heavy artillery is loaded ton;gh
t will be necessary to lash the gun
c the decks.
with the departure of the sixt
'egiment tomorrow advance de
achments for the third regiment, t
,e modified, are beginning to 81
i've from the northwest and cas-
.oast.
The third regiment is scheduled t
said from here April Is, aboard TIL
,rmy transport Chateau Thierry. Th
'egiment is destined for Tientsil
china.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
President Vetoes Philippines independence
RUSH u. S. MARINES TO CHINA
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Air Mail Pilots Bodies
Found Crushed Beneath
Wreck of Their Plane

SAN FRANCISCO, April (A'.
FROM cowboy off the graz
ing lands of Merced county
came the startling news today
that Edward Neher, air mail
pilot, and Alfred Schaller, his
passenger, lay crushed to death
beneath their wrecked plane.
Air craft that had sought the
missing plane since Sunday
morning were rushed 10 a spot
a few miles from GuStine and
there found that the report was.
true. In IL depression en- the
rolling plains, half SHnken IN
marsh, lay the wrecked plane,
and beneath it were the hOr-
ribIy mangIed bodies of the
fIiers. They were killed when
the plane, forced to land on un-
known territory at night,
struck bOggy ground and nose
flopped with sufficient violence
to tear the wings from the
fuselage and the engine from
the frame.
Ten undamaged mail sacks
lay in the mud beside the plane.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
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SOIOns Will Discuss
Arizona Affairs at
Parish House Meet

" A group of the foremost
+ statesmen In Arizona will dis
Y cuss affairs of interest to the
+ state at meeting in the parish
\ house this evening at O'Clock.
\. The public is invited and
+ large attendance is expected.
= The speakers who will APP
+ pear on the program are Sem
+ atOrs john b. WYlie and Fred
+ SItter and representatives w.
+ Il. Jones, ii. Il. Pickett, William
+ COxOn, Norman AbeII, Thomas
+ COpperthwaite, w. e. Oxshear
+ and A. j. Morgan.
The meeting is being held un-
!: der the auspices of the League
+ Of Women Voters and The
+ chamber Of commerce. The
+ league has been making study
+ of the duties of state officers
+ for the past several weeks.
+
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07

FARGO, Wyo., April lP)-T'azed
by blast in the, Producers and re
fincrs corporation oil refinery early
this morning which took toll OF
Is lives and left four others severely
injured, this little western oil towE
tonight awaited the holding Of the
corcner's inquest which would estab.
lish rs facts what is now generally
known.
The property damage has beer
placed at one half million dollars.
/ Twenty-two men were working in
the plant when one Of the high pres
sure stills exploded, Speeding the
fire to nine others and two storage
tanks. The blast rocked the town
shattering windows and driving
sleeping citizens from their beds.
The shock was felt in Rawlins, Wyo
seven miles west
In short time the fire depart
ment had arrived from Rawlins and
900 men We're fighting the flames
Some Of tile bodies We're charred
making Identification dirrIcult. Thir-
teen bodies were taken from the
ruins after the fire had been ex
Itingusned and two men died later
in hospital Four others are now
in hospital at Rawlins. Three men
escaped with slight injuries.
George Evans Curry, 60; George
syron and r. w. Whiting are the
patients at the Rawlins hospital.
Curry's condition is said to be
critical. The identified dead: +
Elmer G. Smith, %; John Pau
Palmer, 30; Frank TAYLOR, 80; w. w
DoGd, AZ; Frederick Jesmer, 27; e. c
Speyer, 40; Victor Nickerson, 80
Clarence Posey, 27 Vtctorano Mon.
toya, 81: Crcelo Martinez, Sc; f. r
Welsh, 80; G. G.. Turpin, 26; Calvir
smith, Az Arthur Ayala, 80; r. NJ
Sherman, II.
The bodies We're taken by auto
mobile to Rawlins. Fifteen bodie:
arc now in the Rawiins morgue
Coroner Pickett is uncertain whethc'
parts of the charred bodies will re
veal additional deaths but he be
lieved his check is complete.
| Turpin was the only unmarried
man among the Victims, most o
whom were in their thirties q
younger. All dependents will benefi
under the Wyoming worKmen's com
rensation act to the extent of be
tween. $4,000 and 100000.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07

PHOENIX, April @. tP -- Com
mander Francesca De PinedO in
tends to resume his iHter-cOmtin-
ent flight just as quickly as he
can arrange for a sister ship of
the destroyed Santa Maria to be
sent to the United States from
his native Italy, he informed the
Associated Press tonight in
statement issued at Apache Lodge,
Roosevelt dam.
The statement was made fol-
lowing his notification of Assist
ant Secretary of War Davis mes
sage that an army airplane was
at his disposal ii he desired to
continue his proposed flight.
De PinedO'S statement readss
~ appreciate very much the
kind offer, for which send my
heartfelt thanks. But 4 am wait
ing few days for another siIhi-
lar plane to arrive in New York
from Italy with which l expect to
continue my program I'm the
United states. j ann deeply touch
ed by this proof of the friendship
of the United STATES government,
and beg to inform your govern
ment to accept my lxindeHt. res
CARDS"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
SIXTEEN LIVES, S5OO,OOO TOLL OF
OIL REFINERY EXPLOSION WHICH
SHOOK WYOMING TOWN WEDNESDAY

RAWLiNS, Wye, April 6 (P).-
George Currey died at 6:3O O'Clock
tonight ut 81 hospital here, his
death bringing the fatalities in the
Parco explosion to 16.
Currey and j. II. Pipps were be-
tween the chamber at the receiving
house Immediately behind the still
when the explosion occurred. Pipps
dragged Currey, who was knocked
unconscious. away from the still
and tore off his burning clothing.
Pipps was one of the three workers
who escaped uninjured.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07
MATCH TOSSED
By BOY LIGHTS
GAS On WATER
Italian Aviator Will Con-
tine Flight When New
Craft Arrives.
REFUSES OFFER
U. S. War Department Ten
ders Use of Army Air
plane for FIier.

SAN DIEGO. April @. OP)--E G.
Perna, italian vice consul here,
had "a telephone. call from Fran
ceScO De PinedO, the ItAlian avia-
tor. whose plane was burned and
wrecked at Roosevelt lake today.
and then announced that the
aviator had planned to go back
plane be sent from Italy. In
that plane he will return to the
Pacific coast by way of the Ca
madam border, Perna said. He
will fly down the Pacific coast 10
Sam Diego and then bGcI1 to the
Atlantic coast by way of New
Orleans, Pernn said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07

ROME. April 6. CPl - Premier
Mussoiini. replying to q request
by Commander Francesca DE Pr
nCdO, has ordered the shipment to
New York of an airpIane, now in
the service of the Italian mir
forces. to replace the commando
er's plane. the Santa Maria, which
was destroyed by fire today at
ROOAeVelt dam, Arizona.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-07

Copper quiet; electrolytic
spot and futures 1912.
Lead dull; spot 1925. Bar
silver 57A.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
Big ELEPHANTS
Seen FROM AIR
Giant Tuskers Look Like Little
Rabbits

khartum. Egypt. June "a. F-
The air route mapped out above the
wilds of Africa over which airplanes
are to fly in the service between
Khartum and kisumu is at such a
height that elephants appear about
the size OF rabbits.
Captain Gladstone, director Of
the North Sea Transport Company,
who has made numerous trips pre-
liminary to Inauguration of regular
commercial service. relates that
during a flight over the country be-
tween Dor and Shambi he noticed
large number of animals which
appeared to be black sheep or rab-
bits.
He descended TO have better
view and then realized that what
he had sighted were elephants -
about thousand Of them.
As the noise of the motor came
nearer the heard stampeded and
scattered in all directions. leaving
behind one OF the largest bulls He
tossed his trunk into the air and in
defiance rocked his body back and
forth in apps rent rage at the in
trusion Of his native haunts by so
great a bird"
Airplanes cover the distance be-
tween Kisumu and Khartum In
four days. In comparison to the IA
lays journey required by rail and
steamer. Regular service Is ex-
pected to be started in the fall. or
as soon as the machines for the
route have been completed.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
FURIOUS fire At
BIRMINGHAM TODAY
Grain Elevator and Nearby
Buildings Destroyed

birmingham. Mass, June "a Up
Fire today destroyed the grain eleva-
tor OF J. Gushing and company in
the center OF South birmingham,
rear the birmingham station of the
Boston and Albany railroad, ana
damaged several adjoining build
ings. II was still out of control at
noon.
Among the buildings damaged
were the Boston and Albany engine
house. a two tenement house and
ten tenement structure. A high
wind scattered burning embers over
roofs Of many other buildings. Help
was summoned from Natick.
The fire was brought under con-
troll about ! o'clock after the Cush-
ing elevator had been completely
destroyed together with seVerai
smaller wooden buildings adjoining
the elevator. The damage was cs-
timated at nearly 100000.
Among the buildings which were
slightly damaged were the plant OF
Armour and company and the offices
OF Metropolitan district commission.
The grain elevator was nearly
filled and its contents were destroyed
along with a freight car loaded with
grain which stood on nearby sid
ing.
No one was injured.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
Notice

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceiyed by the State Highway COM
missioner, IL Washington Street.
Hartford, Conn.,, until 200 P. NJ.
EASTERN STANDARD TINE of
Monday. June 9th. 1927 for the
Fabrication and erection Of a steel
truss bridge of IS foot span over the
Pequabuck River on the Scott
Swamp Road in the Town of Farm
ington. The work includes furnish.
ing and erecting the necessary
structural steel, handrailing and re-
inforced concrete floor.
Plans may be obtained from the
office Of the State Highway Com
missioner. IL Washington Street,
Hartford, and at the office Of r. W.
Stevens, Division Engineer. IS Lewis
Street, Hartford, Conn.
All bids must be accompanied by
a surety company bond or a certi-
fed check not less than one-third
Of the cost Of the work. The State
Highway Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated at Hartford, Connecticut,
June 1S, 1927.
JOHN A. MACDONALD,
State Highway Commissioner,
~ Washington Street,
Hartford, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
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New Britain herald., 1927-06-24
Wells-Dunham Wedding
Takes Place June 20

1t is announced that the marriage
of Miss Josephine Durham, daugh-
ter of Mrs Mary B. Durham Of
Shuttle Meadow avenue. and George
S. Wells. son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Wells OF IS Hart street, will take
place Wednesday at noon. June 20.
at the chapel of the South Congre-
gational church. Rev. DR.. George w.
c. Hill will officiate. Mrs. NJ. E.
Stickels. a sister of the bride. and
Leyland Pierce will be the attend
ants. The couple will make their
future home in Sarasota. Fla. where
Mr.. Wells is connected in business.