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EIGHT SEA FLYERS
SWAP TALES OF AIR
Atlantic and Pacific Aviators
Meet at Breakfast Given
by Boston Mayor.
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON, July 23.-For the first
time since the Atlantic and Pacific
flights which made them famous, eight
Of Americas leading aviators were
brought together today.
At breakfast rendered by Mayor
Malcolm Nichols at the Hotel Bellevue
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who was
given a tumultuous greeting to Boston
yesterday, was Joined by Lieuts. Les
ter J. Maitland and Albert F. tIegen-
berger. Pacific flyers; Comdr. Richard
E. Byrd and his crew on the flight to
France. Lieut.. George o. Neville, Bert
Acosta and Bernt Balchen. and by
Clarence d. Chamberlin, who few to
Germany.
No sooner had the flyers seated
themselves with the 60 other guests,
mainly service men: at the informal
meal than Lindbergh and Hegenberger
plunged into an animated comparison
Of notes on their flights. To illustrate
to each other phases Of their expert
ences they drew pictures on the table
cloth.
Mrs. Chamberlin There.
Mrs. Chamberlin was the only WON.
an present. She sat next to her hus.
band. Porter Adams, president Of the
National Aeronautical Association, was
another guest.
Maitland and Hegenberger left be-
fore the others. They went to the
Army base in South Boston to make
formal report Of their arrival to the
commanding officer Of the First Corps
Area
Talking to newspapermen after the
meal, Chamberlin again explained his
earnest belief in the feasibility of send,
ing passengers and mail ashore by
airplane from steamers at sea. He
said that his immediate plans We're
indefinite.
Byrd said that preparations for his
antartiC fight were proceeding rapidly.
He had come to Boston, he asserted,
to be one of, the hundreds Of thousands
to greet Lindbergh. He felt that Lind
berghs tour of the country would
result in great boom for aviation,
especially among the youth Of the
country.
Review National Guard.
From their breakfast table the flyers
hurried to the waiting ranks Of the
26th Division, National Guard. Lind.
bergh, Byrd and Chamberlin stood in
the rear Of one machine, their COM
panions in another, as they drove
through the long lines.
The division then swung out for the
first Boston parade it has made since
it returned victorious from France
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LACK OF UNIFORM STANDARDS
FOR HEALERS IS HELD MENACE
Stringent Laws Declared Needed to Sepa-
rate Faker and Charlatan From
Capable Consultants.

Washing.
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WEATHER.

90. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair tonight and tomorrow, slightly
cooler tonight.
Observation-Disclosures 70, at IL am.
today; loves, 72, at am. today.
Full report on page 2.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Weir of Lowden
were business visitors here some
few days ago. S
Mrs. O'Hara and son. with Miss
Merle Braden of Portland arrived
here Saturday where they are Wis
ting their mother Mrs. A. Gray.
Please remember the Friday
night prayer meeting at the Chas.
Mills home. Everyone cordially
urged to attend.
Mrs. Tucker had her tonsils re-
moved at the Pasco hospital Sat
urday.
Miss Sue Jean Ashby returned
to Ellensburg the first of the week
after spending the Easter holt
days with her parents here.
Mrs. Kitrell of Burbank was a
Tuesday visitor at the home of
her sister Mrs. John Cochran.
Miss Fern Hampton who is at
tending the U. of l., and friend
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hampton.
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| Last Thursday afternoon a doz-
en- or more women of the West
Highlands, surprised Mrs. VIM
Harris. the bride of but week,
and gave her a shower of house
keeping articles. Mrs. w. j. Har-
ris assisted by Mrs. Denny and
Mrs. Cummings served lunch at
| the close of the afternoon. On Fri
day evening another shower was
given Mr.. and Mrs. Harris by their
Classes in the Methodist Sunday
school. a social evening was spent
and refreshments were served.
Mrs F. R. White has had as
her guest the past week, her mo-
ther Mrs. Clark, and during the
few days of her guests stay, en-
tertained informally for her. Mon
dav Mr.. and Mrs. White and Mrs
Clark drove to Walla Walla and
Wednesday evening Mrs. Clark left
| for her home in Virginia, going
bv way of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Berry OF
Granger. and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Constantine spent Sunday with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. O.
Fry. IT.
| MYRTLE Meyer is staying at S. G.
Foraker's for a few weeks.
Mrs. Harry Hilbert Of Seattle is
visiting at the home of her father
J. B. Buntin.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. White and
their guest Mrs. Clark were din.
ner guests at A. Lehnhard's Wed.
nesday of last week. .
Sam Struthers moved last week
to the place formerly occupied BY
L. M. Keene and John Brisky NOV.
ed Monday to the Struthers place
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LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

Mrs. M. G.. Clark came Sunday
from the Pasco hospital to the
home of Mrs. Rasmussen, where
she spent few days before going
to her own home.
Lester Sheets returned Saturday
from the hospital in Walla Walla
where he had been receiving treat
ment for an injured eye.
Elmer Hendricks who moved to
Pasco recently returned last week
and is now living on the tract
owned by F. c. Poore, known to
the older residents as the Dawson
place. b" ~.
The current events department
will meet with Mrs. A. Lehnhard
next Monday afternoon. This is the
annual meeting for the election Of
officers.
Charles Williams drove to Spo-
kane Friday. His sister May who
has been attending the North
western Business college returned
with him to spend a two weeks
vacation with home folks.
The April meeting of the High
lands Woman's club will be de-
ferred until Friday, April %. This
is the annual meeting with cleo
ton of officers and full attend
ance is desired. The change in
the date is made to allow many of
the members to attend special
meeting of the Royal Neighbors
in Pasco this week.
Mrs. Metcalf who has been keep
ing house for J. B. Buntin had
the misfortune Monday to hurt her
hand badly in the wringer of an
electric washer. The wound is
painful but no bones were broken,
While recovering Mrs. Metcalf is
at the home of her daughter Mrs,
w. E. Powell. lsn-s T..
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Francis Stout drove down from
Kellogg. Idaho to spend the week
end with his wife and baby at the
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Mitchell. ...a
We were too previous in an
nouneing last week that everyone
was chasing irrigation water but
by the time this paper appears the
statement will undoubtedly be true
as pumping was begun Monday.
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Mrs. E. A. Gray writes from Ok
lahoma City that their home COM
ing is delayed because Mr.. Gray,
who has not been well all winter,
has been obliged to go to a hos
pital for treatment. Also they are
still having floods in that region
and it would be impracticable to
try to drive home now.
Mrs. T. C. Browne is employed
in the office of Perry e. Combelic
warehouse y 49,
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tThis is not going to hurt a bit"
said the hangman as he put the
rope around the neck Of the trem-
bling dentist.
Id & & & &
Talk is cheap, but many a pol
itician seems to live comfort
ably. V
& & & &
Glenn FELTON, soliloquizes: A
large number Of high school grad
yates go to college these days but
few of them still believe that
it is possible to learn how to dress
foolishly elsewhere.
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urs w. H. Gascoigne was in
usiia Walla yesterday.

urs w. H. Gascoigne was il
Walla Walla yesterday.
orion Willsey was down from
rouuenish over Sunday.
Misc NJ A. Elliott was in towf
..om Walla Walla, Friday.
M G. M. Brunn and wife were
!. snokane over the week end.
paw John H. Pennell went tt
cnokane Tuesday for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Moulton ane
,.nohter were in Yakima Satur.
The Misses Ann and Blanche
raston spent Easter Sunday al
Pasco. H. ~
Miss Helen Bentley of Spo,
tane is a guest of Mrs. Warde
Johnson. ,.sg
Mrs. Perry Soth and SON re.
turned to her home in Spokane
Saturday.
Miss Genevieve Craver spent the
ueek end with her parents ir
Walla Walla.
Mrs. E. II. Sherk and children
.nent Easter with her parents in
Walla Walla.
a r. Gardner and family OF
olympia spent Easter at the X
r clifford home. . .. T.. r. ~
Mrs. Leibel went to Pasco Sun
dav evening to visit Mrs. Olbrich
who is at the hospital.
The Woman's Work Circle of
the Baptist church is meeting This
afternoon with Mrs. Leslie White
Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI. Knowles
went to Yakima yesterday to visit
their grandson, Howard Whitbec's
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Smoke of
Portland, spent Easter at the home
Of their daughter Mrs. A. G. Tul-
lar.
R. W. Sprague has been in Port
land this week attending the con-
yention of j. G.. Penney store mar
ayers.
y Mrs. Paul Seigert, of Yakima,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Spofford. the first Of the
week.
Mrs. Lester Fine and daughter
returned Monday from ten days
visit with her parents in Walla
Walla.
Librarian, Mrs. Cora McEain,
has been on the sick list this week
and Mrs. A. G. Durbin was in the
library.
Mrs. Robert Mackie and small
son returned Monday from Spo-
kane, where she had been visiting
her mother.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.
Weiggands, April IL, a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Dillon,
April IA. son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Megenity,
Of lewiston, are visiting his sis
ter Mrs. ]. c. Hogan. and niece
Mrs. VIM. Brace.
Mary Margaret Lincoln, of Top
penish, is visiting her grandpar-
ents at the ]. M. Hawkins and T.
h. Lincoln homes.
Mrs. Amelia Olbrich is recover
ing nicely from her recent Opera
ton and will be able to come home
the last of the week.
( Mrs. G. d. Hopper was able to
come home from the Pasco hospi-
tai Monday. Mrs. Adkins, of Rich
land is caring for her.
Guy j. Hayden of Aberdeen was
m town the last of the week Wis.,
iiting his father j. B., and attend
ing to business affairs.
Miss Ethel Tyler who has been
a guest of her sister Mrs. Nc
kinley Desgranges, returned Mon
cay to her home in Portland.
The Business Girls will meet
with Misses Gladys Gooch and
Alice Calkins Monday, at the
nome OF Mrs. w. H. Gascoigne.
Maurice Hitchcock and Rudolph
nicfter came home from Pullman
Me last OF the week, where they
rad visited friends at W.S.C.
Phil Soth spent the week end in
seattle with his brother Tom, and
amended the initiation ceremonies
u ms fraternity, the Zeta Phi.
Mrs: Chas. Haas. Jr., and soh,
lame from Seattle Saturday to join
b ber husband. She is a guest Of
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WE WANT to fill this page with good, newsy items
wv every week. You help When you know
item of interest, tell about it personally by
phone-well appreciate it. Phone No. e-Doube-One.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-23
.SP'ERRY CASE in.
HANDS OF JURY
TUESDAY NIGHT
Jury Receives Case at 10
O'Clock Following At
tOrneys' Pleas

The case of A. A. Sperry, on trial
in superior court in Tombstone on
charges Of embezzling more than
$4,000 from the Commerce Realty and
Trust company of Douglas, went to
the jury at 10 o'clock last night
Alexander Murray, special prosecut-
ing attorney finished the argument
for the state and the charge was
read to the jury by Judge D. E. Ling
The court. room was crowed with
spectators into the 0late hours last
night, the crowd awaiting the possi-
bility of an early verdict being re-
turned. The case has consumed more
than two weeks, starting March T.
Sperry was again on the stand
yesterday morning for cross examina-
ton by Murray. Miss Helen Sperry,
sister of the defendant, was next
called to the stand. Miss Sperry tes-
titled that her brother spent the eve
ming at the home of his parents July
10, 1926, and said that she knew he
was there until after II o'clock The
witness was not cross examined
Recess was called and the defense
rested it's case. A. McKinnon, a
rebuttal witness for the state, was
recalled to the stand and under di-
rect examination identified several
entries in the books of the Commerce
Realty and Trust company and sig
natures on checks, alleged to have
been made by the defendant These
We're entries which the defendant re-
fusde to identify as his handwriting
which, he stated, has changed per-
ceptibly in the last four years. He
again reviewed Sperry's duties while
connected with the company.
The morning session was concluded
at 1920. When court reopened at 3
o'clock in the afternoon, County At
torney Gentry presented his argu-
ment for the State.
Gentry dealt mostly with several
of the different items named in the
bill of particulars. At the beginning
he stated that he would not try to
go over all the particulars in the
case, but would only try to cover the
high spots"
Time and time again Gentry stated
that cash was received entered in
the individual ledger, and that that
was the last of it. There was no de-
posit made of that cash. and there
Continued to Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-23
RE|GnS
SO HOURS IN.
NATIVE CITY.
English and Italian Troops
Kill Chinese Soldiers In
Skirmish.
BLOODY PERIOD
to Ascertain the
Total Number OF Dead
In Clashes.

SHANGHAI, March 2s. up "A
detachment of 40 United States
marines this morning were hur-
ried out to reinforce the British
troops holding the Markham road
bridge on the border between the
international settlement and the
native district of Chapeui.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-23
WOMAN AND PARAMOUR RECANT
BRUTAL MURDER CONFESSIONS

NEW YORK, March % (P).-HIrs.
Rut snyder and her friend, Henry
Judd Gray, Il corset salesman, were
in separate cells in the Queen
county Jail tonight after both had
Fecanted in court alleged confess
siOns. to the murder Sunday mora
ing of Mrs. Snyder's husband.
After "a day spent going through
the formal processes of the slime
up@ and arraignment, the blonde
wife and the dapper salesman to-
night were allowed "A few hours
respite from questioning.
Outside the jail procession late
today bore to the grave the body
Of the middIc-aged husband, Albert
snyder, whose murder with a club,
cIlIorOfOrm and a picture-wire gar
wife, whose "confessiOn" told, said
the police, of her infatuatfOn for
the salesman.
Her requests that she be allowed,
under guard if need be, to- attend
the funeral, were cMFtly denied.
TOm0rr8w, according to District
Attorney Newcombe, of Queens
county, formal indictments will be
sought against Mrs. snyder and
her admitted paramOur. The count.
it is said, will be first degree muir
der.
Unised fer the first time since
the police discovery Of the staying.
Mrs. snyder, hidden in furs, and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-23
.NICARAGUAASKS
EXPATRIAT TON
OF u. S. FLIERS

WASHINGTON, March 222 (P).-A
protest against the activities of two
American aviators, Billy Brooks and
Lee Mason, now serving with the con-
servative forces in Nicaragua, and a
request that they be deprived of their
American citizenship were presented
to the state department today by Dr.
7. S. Vaca, agent here for the liberal
Nicaraguan faction opposed to Presi-
dent Diaz.
A formal note from Foreign Minister
Espinosa, of the liberal government
said Brooks and Mason lin one of their
raids set on fire several blocks of
buildings in the central part of the
town, causing heavy losses of national
and private property, leaving homeless
more than so families and killing many
noncombatants, The note declared ex-
pressly that the liberal government de-
clines responsibility regarding the flu
ture of the aviators Brooks and Mason
should they fall into the hands of the
liberal forces.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-23
GOVERNOR HUNT GIVES REASONS
FOR VETOING IL BILLS PASSED
BY EIGHTH ARIZONA LEGISLATURE

amount necessarily would be con-
tracted between January / and July l..
An Indebtedness of like nature has
been continuous since the highway
department was established and has
varied from month to month. When
the highway department was taken
over by this administration on Janu-
airy /, 1923, the amount of it's indebt-
edness was $1,20O,000 | was desirous
OF having the department put on a
cash basis The legislature failed to
do this in either the special session
or the regular session.
'The situation with reference to the
Colorado river was very Npsatisfac-
tory from a technical, legal stand
point.
Il assembled the Legislature in spe-
cial session to legislate on these two
questions. Other than appointing a
commission to negotiate an agree
ment, no changes were made by the
legislature in the Arizona water laws,
although the matter was called to
their attention time and time again.
It was pointed out definitely that
there are several provisions in our
code which would be dangerous to
the state in the event of litigation.
mo relief was voted for the cred
itors of the highway department.
-Four special bills were passed for
highways and bridges embracing q
total of over half million dollars.
"House bill No. 127, the general
highway bill, contains provisions
which L could not accept as governor
of this state, because L believe they
are in conflict with the constitution
and override the expressed will of the
people of this state as outlined by
them; first following the veto of
bill by Governor Campbell containing
somewhat similar provisions to this
bill, and again IN 1924 by vote of
over two to one
'"rhe general highway BILL taken
into consideration with the four spe-
cial bills for highways, would make
a tax rate of % cents for highway
purposes alone, or the equivalent of
one-half the total rate for all state
This was one of the major issues in
the campaign of 1924, when the COM
plant of high taxation was raised
"The Legislature passed 112 meas
ures, 95 of which l either signed or
allowed to become effective without
executive action.
Continued to Page Three)
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SHANGHAI, March 22 (E9.-A merci-
full lull tonight succeeded one of tho
bloodiest periods in Shanghais history.
With the arrival of Cantonese regu-
lars In the Chinese districts tonight,
comparative quiet descended upon por-
tions of the native city in which ter
ror, death and destruction had reigned
for SO hours during conflicts between
the retreating Shantungese OF the
northern army and the Kuomintang
guerillas.
The Cantonese arrivals impelled the
remaining northern troops to attempt
to break through the British Gordon
to take refuge in the international
settlement resulting in the first real
clash between Chinese and foreign
troops since the occupation of Shang-
hal A majority of the Shangtungese
eventually were disarmed and interned
within the settlement, but in several
places they turned rifles and machine
guns against detachments of the Dur
ham battalion of the British defense
force The Durhams replied in kind,
killing approximately "a shangtungese
We're wounded in the exchange.
An Italian force on the British right
also met similar situation and in the
exchange Of fire there were 16 Chinese
casualties.
Altogether 1900 northerners sur
rendered to the British, Italian and
japanese guards. This is believed to
account for all the northern troops
that remained in Shanghai today.
But the blood spilled in the Sino-
Foreign clashes was insignificant COM
pared to the flow in the district OF
Chapel, comparatively small section
populated mostly by Chinese to the
north Of the city, where guerilla war
fare ragged until the Cantonese regu-
lars arrived. There was still some
firing in the Chapel district tonight,
but it was understood that this was
being carried on by the Cantonese
against looters. A terrific explosion
also was believed to have taken place
in a northern ammunition dump but
this could not be verified because of
the stringent martial regulations in
the native districts by the nationalists.
CAdpely HOMSNSI, was, SOIhPSAADSARSAS
quiet.
1t was impossible to ascertain the
total number of dead in Chapel, but
undoubtedly scores of innocent Chinese
met death, some by the knives of exc
cutioners and others by wanton ma
chine gun fire by soldiers protecting
looting companions.
A series of fires, caused by exploding
shells, increased the horrors Of the day
and made thousands homeless. All day
long native refugees streamed in scores
of thousands through the international
barriers seeking haven in the for
eign-ruled areas, which are crowded
to the limit.
The British have already had contact
with the Cantonese, nationalist forces
passing by train this afternoon
through the Jessfield station, where
there were British pickets on both
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EDITOR ASSUMES
RESPONSIBILITY
In FORD LIBEL
Court Suggests Drastic Re-
vision In Declaration
Of Libel Counts

DETROIT, March % P}-The Sa.
piro-Ford $1,OOO,OOO libel suit nearly
hit two high spots today and then
dropped into doldrums.
William J. Cameron, editor of the
Ford d-owned Dearborn Independent.
shouldered complete responsibility
for all articles published in gthe
weekly ana for It's editorial policy,
to the entire exclusion of the motor
manufacturer. The Federal Judge
Fred M. Raymond, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, warned counsel for Aaron Sa-
piro that in drawing their dec1ara,
tons of 81 counts and 141, separately
alleged li5els against Henry Ford
they had permitted it to become in
sufficient in precision and too ul-
wieldly for the average juror un,
familiar with legal red tape to com
rrehend He suggested drastic re-
would be made probably tomorrow
morning.
After that with the soft spoken
Cameron sitting idly in the witness
chair most of the time, William
Henry Gallagher, Sapiros chief of
counsel, took UP one by one the
various charges of libel and ident1.
fled them from the files of back
numbers of the Dearborn Irdepend-
ent.
Stewart Hanley, of counsel for
Ford, stood alongside Gallagher
Continued to Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-23

Gray, wan and tired looking after
his questioning in Syracusd and
train ride south, today gazed for
a moment at each other as they
sat close together in the jamaica
avenue court.
Then they turned away their eyes
ard looked at the magistrate while
Their attorney. pleading "duress, .
asked that the confessions of the two
be officially set aside on the grounds
they were obtained from the pair by
coercion on the part Of the police
after keeping them awake for many
hours by constant questioning.
An additional request was made that
feIdant be questioned further unless
in the presence of counsel.
This Magistrate Girorgio denied.
The arraignment in Jamaica was the
closing feature of today's happenings
in the case when the pleas of mot
guilty" were entered. Hearing was
set for Thursday upon request of the
state, which asked the postponGment
to prepare it's case.
Gray, it is said, declared it was Mrs.
Sryder's "cupidity'' in hiding 5000
worth of jewelry instead of tossing it
away that led to their "undoing"
Mrs. Isabella Gray, of East orange,
N. j., met her husband in the district
attorneys office this afternoon and
proclaimed her loyalty and announced
she would raise evcry dollar possible
for his defense
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-23
LOS ANGELES POLICE SEEK TO
SOLVE MISTER Y OF BABY FARM

Los ANGELES, March % (P.-
Assistance in solving one phase of
tho mystery surrounding an as
serted "baby farm at MOneta,
where infants are suspected of
having been born and marketed,
was anticipated by the Los Angeles
authorities today when they were
notified that Margaret Aspden,
sought for questioning, has sur
rendered to the sheriff at Detroit,
Michigan.
A telegram from the Detroit
officer said Miss ASpden declared
she was the mother of sG child born
at the farm which was sold for 500
and later died at a hospital here.
The Los Angeles SheriTf's office