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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
COLORADO BILL
DOOMED TO DIE
FROM NEGLECT

PHOENIX, Jan. 7-(P)-While in the
closing minutes of the afternoon ses-
sion of the upper house today, Senator
Joyner of Pima county was introduce
ing a joint memorial urging congress
to defeat the Swing Johnson Boulder
canyon dam BILL Senator Fred Sutter
of Cochise county was issuing a state
ment to the press that special session
of the legislature had made notable
progress in the matter of Colorado
river legislation.
This progress, Senator Sutter said,
would be evidenced when the regular
session convenes Monday despite the
fact that the only two accomplish
ments today, as typified by legisla-
tion, has been adoption of the joint
resolution for an investigation of the
highway department and the feed
bill, covering the cost of the special
session. Both houses are agreed to
adjourn at noon tomorrow.
When the senate adjouprned this
afternoon, chairmen Of the controlling
committees Indicated that all measures
in their hands would either be ad-
versely reported or die in committee.
The measures in committee include the
administrations Colorado river bill,
the state highway emergency relief
finance bill and it's companion meas
ure, the motor vehicle code, the ad-
ministrations state water code bill,
the Jones river measure and the
Walker resolution, giving the state
board of control power to act in the
Colorado river dispute The Sutter
statement pointed out that the or
ganization of the Legislature is COM
plete, the atmosphere clarified, the
members have become acquainted with
each other, know and appreciate each
others stand on vital matters, and
the legislature will be ready to take
prompt action in the regular session.
"I admit" Senator Sutter continued,
chat 1 felt when 1 received the call
to a special session that nothing would
be accomplished. But I am willing to
admit now that the special session,
while productive of no hurried acts on
the subjects referred, has been we'll
worth the cost and effort in paving
the way for constructive legislation
in the regular session"
Mulford Winsor of Yuma, president
of the senate, said his opinion coin
cided with Senator Suffers and that
he was convinced by the attitude of
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
CONFESSION IS
WR(JN1 OUT Of
D|SL0VAL DRTS

NEW YORK, Jan. Z
(AP)-After the crew OF
the coast guard boat G. G.
1875 had been detected frat
ernizing with and aiding
rum runners they had been
set to watch, they were TAX
en- to sea in a cutter and
kept in solitary confine-
ment, chained hand and
foot, and fed on rotton
meat until they confessed,
their captain testified I'M
der cross-examination to-
day.
Nicholas Brown, Of Boston, former
skipper Of the c. G.-126 and govern
ment witness in the trial of 18 mem
hers Of the SO called Kelly Costello
international rum ring, was taken
over by the defense this afternoon
Questions concerning tie treatment
accorded him and his crew after
their dtsloyalty was discovered
brought forth answers scorching
with bitterness.
"We were taken aboard the coast
guard cutter Seneca" he said, ''and
taken out to sea. We We're chained
with leg irons and manacles to
stanchions in the musty forecastle,
III ~, con,
arated from the others in solitary
confinement, We were fed rotten
meat"
Day after day they were kept IN
the amprovised dungeon, the witness
said, and denied all opportunity to
communicate with friends or lawyers.
1t was mid-winter cold and little air
entered the closed compartments.
Brown said he did net know whe,
.ller it was six or seven days they
were kept there. 1T was a mad
house and I was nearly out Of my
head he added.
When he G'nally "come through
Brown said, he was taken ashore and
to the office OF A. Bruce Bielaskl,
under cover prohibition CHIEF,
where he MADE signed confession.
He was then admitted to bail ana
allowed to go home.
Il was drunk or at least drinking
most of the tine Brown said.
what sort of stuff did you drink
he was asked.
champagne generally he am
swered, "or ale. Sometimes whisky.
We were kept we'll supplied with
ale and fresh meat.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
AMERICAN WOMEN FLEE CHINA PERIL
ROTTEN MEAT LATEST THIRD DEGREE
so Priests Are Arrested
For ''Law Infringement" !;
Going To Mexico City

MEXICO CITY,. Jan. 7.--(R)-The
Mexican governments campaign
against lHandit gangs and rebeIliOus
elements which were active several
days ago in various parts of the
country was declared by the war
department today to be meeting
with success
1t was announced that federal
soldiers killed five in an engage
ment with bandit gang near
CerrO CaIlejOnes, state of Guana-
juatO, putting the remainder to
rOut.
The war department also reports
that "a 'rebels' were killed by fed
eraI forces in two battles in the
state of JaliscO. A few.Others es-
capped, but the federals capturedN
most of their horses, guns and am
munitiOn.
Special dispatches from Durango,
which have not been confirmed, re-
port She arrest of 80 Catholic
priests "fOr infringing the laws"
The dispatches do not specify the
nature of the infringement or give
other details, but say that the
priests may be sent to Mexico City
for trial.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
CONGRESS TO TACKLE
FARM PROBLEM NEXT

WASHINGTON, Jan. Z. - up = With
hearings on farm relief already under
way on the house side of the capitol
the senate agriculture committee de-
cided today to get down to considera-
ton of the problem next week.
Announcement of this program was
made by Senator McNary, republican
oregon, chairman of the committee
and co-author of the controversial Nc
Nary Haugen bill, which the house
committee will take up Tuesday.
At it's session today the house COM
mittee considered the bill sponsored
by Representative Aswell Of Louisiana
ranking democrat among it's members
who inferred that the administration
had its own ideas on farm relief tc
the extent that the Curtis-Crisp bill
introduced yesterday was written in
Secretary Jardine's office.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08

In less than an hour, flying on
waves with the speed of light, busi.
ness to the extent of more than
Sc, 100000 had been transacted by
bankers, a news agency had received
the first commercial radio telephone
news dispatch sent from London and
business men and others were wait
ing for the wire.
Thereafter from before noon until
G o'clock in the evening in New York
and / o'clock at night at London.
the line was busy, with business,
comment on the times and the wea-
Their and occasional staccato out
bursts of static.
The line was officially opened al
S:44 a. M, when President Walter s.
Clifford, of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, took down
the received and asked to be con-
nected with Sir G. EvyEn v. Muir
ray, of the British general postoffice.
A half minute later the two were
talking. Seated some $500 miles
apart, with high seas, western Eng
land, New England and $500 miles
of Circuit route" between them.
1t was the least auspictous conver.
sation of the day. For despite its
ceremonial significance static, the
Invisible enemy of radiated speech
crashed and spit, as the waves of
talk from London came through the
air across the Atlantic near Houlton.
Maine, the American receiving sta
tion.
During the five minutes frequent
London repetitions were necessary,
New York apparently suffering from
Londons lack of a short-wave send
ing system, such as helped carry the
New York voices eastward.
Within half an hour sending
clearer and engineers explained that
virtually all of the inconvenience
could be traced to static believed TO
be induced by low barometric pres
sure Off the coast of Houlton.
Newspapers and the Associated
Press were the first to avail them
selves of the new means of COM
municatson. Adolph S. Ochs, pub
Usher of the New York Times, was
called to talk to Geoffrey Dawson,
editor of the London Times, at $3.50
a. m seven minutes after the in7
auguration call had ended and Presi-
dent Clifford, sitting among reporters,
photographers and officials of the
company had hung up the receiver.
AT ten and one half minutes past
nine o'clock the editors of the Lon
don Express and the New York Eve
ming World were chatting together
over the fact that the sun was
shining in London as well as in this
city. The call came through from
London.
The Associated Press at 1902 a. m.
called it's London bureau from New
York and received here the first
news dispatch to, be transmitted to
a news agency over the new com
mercial service. Ter months before
to the day the Associated Press re-
ceived another dispatch, when the
two-way conversation was first
found practicable.
The dispatch today told of an ex-
pected visit to Canada and the
Un,. ted States OF the Prince of Wales.
Through Speyer and company, and
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
NEW CRUISERS
PUT OVER FOR
PARLEY

WASHINGTON, Jan. Z
(AP)-F'irst by a narrow
and then by a wider mar
gin, the house today twice
sustained President Cool
idge's recommendation to
delay construction of three
new light cruisers for the
navy pending a possible Sec
Ond arms limitation confer
ence.
After day of impassioned debate
which found leaders of both parties,
including Speaker Longworth, favor
ing an immediatS appropriation for
preliminary work on the cruisers, the
house rejected, 1877 to 135, an amend
ment to the naval supply bill by Rep
resentative Tilson, the republican
leader, to make available $45000O for
the purpose. The vote, by tellers, re-
versed standing vote of 122 to III
in favor of the amendment.
An hour later, a roll CALL the
house defeated, 1856 to 161, motion by
Representative Britten, republican, Illi-
nois, to put the Tilson proposal in the
measure.
The $314,OOOOOO bill was finally
passed after the house had refused
1876 to los, to recede from it's stand
of yesterday when 1t overrode the
president and the budget by appropri-
ating 100000 toward dirigible to
replace the lost Shenandoah. After
the Tilson amendment which the
whole debate was waged about, had
been disposed of, the house quickly
voted down two other amendments
which would have exceeded the budget
estimates. They would have provided
$3,O00,000 for the three cruisers and
$4,5O0,0O0 for three additional subma-
rines.
The fight began with presentation of
the Tilson amendment, which it's au-
thors declared was in general accord"
with the views of the president, ex-
cept the technical difference concern
ing the appropriation of $45O,OOO. He
pointed out that in the presidents
puuSeI HuoSSdSe ne sou "5e'lhsC oP-
propriating for the three cruisers au-
thorized in 1924, but had recommended
extension of the authorization, which
without an appropriation will expire
next July 1.
This recommendation was utilized
by Tilson in support of his amendment
while opponents used it as an argu-
ment for it's defeat. The debate pro-
duced heated expressions concerning
the propriety OF overriding the presi-
dent of the budget and also the charge
that by merely approving without
change the administration program
congress was serving as a rubber
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE" APPEARS;
HOSE TURNED ON CLAWING CROWD

MEXICO CITY, Jan. Z. - (P) - The
Virgin of Guadalupe has come back
to earth again. "Ive just seen her"
exclaimed little boy yesterday rush
ing indoors to his mother in the town
of Guadalupe, where is the shrine of
Mexico's patron saint.
The news spread rapidly. Within a
few hours more than 10000 persons
thronged the section of the town
where the boy lived. eager for a
glimpse of the virgin. The crowd
b1ockaded the sire e s. Numerous
slight injuries occurred in the crush
and the entire town was set in an
uproar.
The authorities became apprehensiYe
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
BRITAIN HAULS
DOWN FLAG. IN
.HANKON RIOT

SHANGHAI, Jan. 8 (Sat-
urday) (AP) Dispatches
from Hankow, mob-ridden
since Monday state that so
American women and chill
dren embarked on a British
merchant ship for Shanghai
Thursday night, following
the example of the British
women and children who
departed Wednesday.
Women and children of other foreign
nations were advised to leave, leading
foreign men saying they had no con-
fidence in the promises of Cantonese
government officials that they would
preserve order.
The dispatches, filed as late as 1
m. Saturday, reported that the sit
uation was still most tense as result
of the anti foreign speeches and
propaganda which caused the attacks
upon the British concession district
Monday and Tuesday by thousands of
maddened Chinese.
Control Of the foreign concessions
was in the hands of officials of the
nationalist or Cantonese government,
whose troops replaced foreign sailors
and marines from warships in the
Yangste river. Business ceased despite
Chinese government assurances that
law and order would be kept. Further
Ion, 70 oxu an1yin1S1U
The correspondent Of Reuters News
agency was confined in the Asiatic
Petroleum company's premises by Chi
nese pickets, but was expected to be
liberated soon.
The flag was not flying from the
British consulate general headquarters
yesterday the premises being watched
by Chinese troops, said Japanese dis
patches. Consul General Coffee re-
mained within. Those other British
residents who still remained in Han
kow took refuge in the Hong Kong
bank and Asiactic Petroleum COM
buildings, about which were
Chinese troops and pickets.
Five members of the local Kuomin-
tang, the political Organization SUPP
the Cantonese government,
took over the administration of the
British concession.
Eugent Chen, foreign minister of the
government, said another
dispatch met leading Americans Fri
day afternoon to discuss their posi-
tion lie assured them that there was
no reason for panic, asserting that the
Chinese government could control the
situation Later the majority of the
American community decided to leave
Hankow. A meeting with, the British
with similar obpect was fiasco.
Only British Consul General Coffee
and one other Britisher attended.
Anglo-Americans, the dispatch as
serted, were unanimous in lack of
confidence in the professions Of the
Chinese that order would be restored
and life and property made safe.
There were several American and
British warships in the Yangste op-
posite Hankow, but sailors and ma
rines were kept aboard. Chinese of
ficials said that their presence might
inflame the mobs. Chinese troops con-
tinue dto patrol the streets and the
populace continued hostile to foreign
erS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
RUN SHUTS DOORS OF
ANOTHER IDAHO BANK

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. Z. - up The
Farmers State bank of New Plymouth
closed it's doors this morning by order
of its board of directors, Deposits last
night approximated $164,OOO. w Hail
horn, state bank examiner, was placed
in charge. Directors closed the doors
after meeting last night with busi-
ness men, when it was determined
Withdrawals were too large to be met
with the banks liquid assets.
E. Scott, liquidating agent Of the
department of finance. is now in
charge of the Peoples Bank of Cam
bridge, which closed its doors yester-
day morning with deposits of $122,O00.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
Congress Checks Bigger u. S. Navy
Borah Breaks
With Coolidge
On Nicaragua

~ 'AAN1AAAAN ~ \ OAN9 OAs
(AP)-The Coolidge admin.
istratiOn and ch a ir m a n
Borah of the senate foreign
relations committee came
to an outspOken disagree
ment today over the policy
of the United States in Mic
aragua.
In two public announcements, one
by the White House spokesman and
one by Secretary Kellogg, the land
ing of American forces in the war
troubled little Central American
country was described as nothing
more than consistent effort to
protect American life and property.
From this statement Senator Borah
dfssented vigorously.
He declared that despite a con-
ference this morning with President
Coolidge he had learned of no peril
to American interests which would
warrant Intervention" and he gave
it as his studied opinion that the
United States was in fact upholding
ny armed force a Nicaraguan presi-
dent, who holds office without con-
stitutional sanction.
The days official outg,.vings
touched momentarily on Mexico's
attitude toward the tangled situation,
the spokesman for President Coolidge
declaring that, while the chier execu-
I,oA
been sent from Mexico to the enc
lni.es of the American-recogniz
Nicaraguan regime, he did not know
whether the source of the shipments
was the Mexican government itself.
Little was said in any quarter
about the actual developments OF
the past few days at the scene Of
action. Secretary Kellogg refused
to comment on news reports from
Managua that the American naval
commander had been authorized to
stop arms shipments to "unauthor.
lied persons" and the navy declared
itself without information why the
American cruiser Galveston suddenly
left her station at Corinto at day
break. The report current in Mica
the bay of Fonseca, where a Mexican
gun runner was supposedly seeking
to make contact with the shore. The
navy said it's advices Indicated that
the cruiser was steering in another
direction on an undisclosed mission
Neither was any official word OBJ
tainable about the six additional
warships and the 400 marines or
dered south yesterday to augmene
the American naval squadron under
Read Admiral Latimer. The ships
are to report to the Admiral for such
disposition as he may find necessary.
If any sudden development in the
situation led to their dispatch, it
remains clothed in official silence.
1t was just outside the doorway
of the White House that Senator
l3orah announced his disagreement
with the policy of the administration.
He had been summoned to the ex-
ecutive offices by the president, who
yesterday had brought into confer
ence Senator Swanson, of Virginia,
ranking democrat on the foreign re-
lations committee, and Senator Rob-
inson, of Arkansas, the democratic
leader in the senate. Leaving just
as the cabinet was arriving for it's
regular Friday meeting, Mr.. Borah
told inquirers that in his belief, "the
United States has no business in the
world in Nicaragua"
Later in a formal statement issued
from his offices at the capitol, the
foreign relations chairman said that
(ConrYnued on rage Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
MINING PERMITS INCREASE

MEXICO CITY, Jan 7.-(SpeciaI to
The Dispatch)-The number of permits
under the mininge law have maintained
the average during the past year, ac-
cording to announcement of the bu-
reau of mines and the department OF
industry, commerce and labor. Teree
hundred and seven concessions for ex-
ploitation and ESQ for exploration were
issued during the past II months. The
mining activity was not confined tc
any special part of the country, but
all agencies showed movement under
the new laws.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
HALF ENFORCED
AYERS OUSTED DRY DIRECTOR

%, 1921, when he became prohibition
director for Idaho. He was appointed
administrator of the 10Th district on
September 1, 1925.
81 have had no support from the
head office for the last two MONTHS .
Colonel Marsters said. $50 far as the
prohibition law is concerned, it can
be enforced, but it cannot be enforced
under present conditions. There is
SO per cent less enforcement now
than there was a year ago before the
reorganization of federal prohibition
enforcement"
Marsters said he would issue for
NAL statement, probably Monday, when
cessor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
The Day In Washington

An open split between the ad
ministratfon and Senator Borah
developed on Nicaragua.
After rejecting a three-cruiser
construction proposal the house
passed the naval supply bill.
Senator Gould, of Maine, denied
bribery charges against him be-
fore a senate investigating COM
mittee.
Rear Admiral Williams in COM
mand of the Asiatic fleet was
ordered to China to observe con-
ditions.
A shifting of immigration quo
tas was forecast in a report sent
to the senate by President Coo
lidge.
Opposition to Cyrus f. Woods
as an interstate commerce COM
missioner was expressed at a
senate committee hearing.
President Coolidge asked con,
gress for $4,000 for continued
American participation in the
Geneva disarmament discussions.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08

as more excited thousands tried TO
claw, lunge and shove their way to the
spot where the boy declared the virgin
had appeared on a nearby tree. The
officials called on the firemen, who
played their hose on the crowd, which
broke up after being thoroughly
soaked.
Investigators failed to find any
image of the virgin.
The shrine of the Guadalupe marks
the spot of the traditional appearance
of the virgin in the year 1881. She
appeared to an Indian, which fact
particularly endears the shrine to the
Indians who compose the majority of
Mexico's population.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
AID FOR PLANTERS

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 7.-(Special tc
The Dispatch).-Half million pesos
have been placed at the disposal Of the
branch Of the Agrarian bank in thf
Laguna district for the use of planters
in that section. This sum is expected
to enable the cotton growers to starr
work at once getting their land ready
A committed from this district re-
Gently called on President Gales tc
request aid.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
MIGHTY LAX A ROSE
COMPOSER SUCCUMBS

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. R).-Death
today claimed Frank L. Stanton, poet
laureate of Georgia and author of
numerous widely known poems, in
cluding Mighty LAX Rose Just
a'wearin' for You" and LII Feller,"
some of which have been set to
music.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08
So, 100000 Trade
I transacted in Hour
OUer Atlantic Phone

NEW YORK. Jan. Z (AP)-The English accent and
the voice of New York passed each other in mdar and
today in more than 40 different conversations,
marking the successful Inauguration Of the first trans
Atlantic radio telephone service on commercial scale
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. -R-Elias
Marsters, prohibition administrator for
Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, was
relieved of his post todoay and Alonzo
G. Davis, deputy administrator for
Wyoming, was named as his temporary
successor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08

BOISE, Idaho, Jan Z. - up - Elias
Marsters, relieved as prohibition adj
ministrator for Montana, Wyoming and
Idaho, announced today, when noti-
fled by the Associated Press of the
action at Washington, that he had
submitted his resignation to Gen. Lin
coin c. Andrews this morning. He
has been in federal service since July
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08

N. Y, Jan. 7.-R-Copper
steadier; electrolytic spot
and futures 1912. Lead
quiet; spot 1865. Bar sill
yer 53B.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-08

An open split between the ad
ministratfon and Senator Borah
developed on Nicaragua.