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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
SEEK MEMBERS
BANDIT GANG
Led BY Girl
Confessions Of Two Men
And Woman Clear Up
Many RObberies.

WTNSLOW, Jan. Is up Search
for additional members Of the al
legged robber band, led by Rita Do
lores comely gun woman" of 49,
and two men who were captured
yesterday after a man hunt extend
ing beyond the New Mexico line, was
under way tonight by officials of
Navajo and Apache counties.
Meantime it was said at st. Johns
that Sheriff A. A. Maxwell, who was
shot when the trio escaped Wednes-
day morning after being captured
12 miles south of Houck, Ariz., was
improving rapidly and is virtually
out of danger.
Confessions, said to have been
made by the two men, Walter viii.
liams and Charles Walton, together
with a partial one obtained from
the girl today, clear UP many rob-
berries in this part of the state,
Sheriff Dan Divelbess declared. In.
cluded in these are several railroad
thefts along the Santa Fe,
of gasoline station at
Holbrook, general store robbery at
Joe City and the theft of several
cars. Two large sedans, one stolen
at Adamana a week ago, and the
second stolen in New Mexico, were
when the officers surprised
the trio at their camp Wednesday
The officers believe that Rita Do
lores, who alternately laughs anG
cries under questioning, will eventu-
ally break down and name others Of
The band.
She declares that she is the wife
Of the man known as Williams and
displayed a wedding ring.
"1hey went at it too strong" she
told Winslow Daily Mail reporter
Everything would have been al
right if they hadn't tried to do SO
much" Then suddenly checking ner /
SELF she refused to talk further.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
The Day In Washington

Secretary Kellogg restored the
embargo on aircraft shipments to
Mexico.
White House approval of Secre-
tary Kellogg's Chinese policy was
announced.
The senate passed the deficiency
bill without a tax reduction amend
ment and took up the naval sup
ply bill.
Sponsors of the Boulder dam bill
expressed Willingness to accept
amendments to protect Utah's
rights.
President Coolidge signed the
Longview, Wash, bridge bill and
vetoed the Shoshone Indians claims
bill.
The postoffice department con-
tracted for private operation of
the western section of the trans
continental air mail route.
La Guardia's resolution for i'm
parchment of Federal Judge Cooper
of New York was referred to the
house judiciary committee.
Another seizure of Pennsylvania
ballots, cast in the Ware Wilson
election, was ordered by the senate
campaign funds committee.
The American Cyanide company's
offer to lease Muscle Shoals was
considered by the house military
committee.
The senate public lands commit
tee approved the Stanfield pro-
posal for investigation of the Her
rick lumber contract in Oregon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
GREAT BRITAIN
IS SWEPT BY
TERRIFIC GALE.
Hurricane Passes Over Isl
and From Lands End
To John O'Groats.
I02 MILE WIND
Trains Halted, Windows
Blown Out, By Unpreced-
ented Storm.

GLASGOW, Scotland, Jan. 2S.-P-
Eight persons were killed and 100 in
jured in Glasgow alone today in a
southerly hurricane which swept Great
Britain from Lands End, the southern
most of England, to John O'Groat's, on
the northernmost tip of Scotland.
The storm was especially severe in
Scotland and the districts north of
Edinburgh, as we'll as all ireland and
the scilly Isles We're completely cut
off from telegraphic and telephone
communication with London.
The weather observatory at Rem
frew registered record gust Of 1O2
miles and hour.
Several old houses collapsed in Glas-
Cow and pedestrians and vehicles were
tossed about. Street cars were over
turned and a section of the roof of the
central railroad station was lifted
Firemen were busy all day extricating
victims from the debris and ambu-
lances We're busy all day handling
street casualties caused by the showers
of Wreckage Police had to barricade
the most dangerous points.
An express train, running from Ber-
wick to New Castle, was stopped for
nearly 40 minutes near Dunbar by vio-
lent Winds Gravel was driven through
the windows pleting the passengers.
The passengers later said that the cars
rocked like ships and that they had
seen hay riclzs from neighboring farms
whirling through the air.
Outgoing troopships on their way to
China encountered rough seas. A
Lloyd's dispatch from Port Talbot,
Wales, said that the destroyer Sylph
was blown ashore at Aberavon, but
that the crew was saved.
The Dominion Shipping company
steamer Lord Strathcona became un-
manageable and was placed under tow,
for Queenstown.
Considerable damage was reported
at Belfast, where 12 persons were in
jured by flying debris. The collier
Enniskillen is believed lost in the Irish
sea. All parts of England tonight re-
ported damage. Roofs were blown off
houses and trees uprooted in the rural
districts, where isolated casualties oc-
Cured
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
MEXICO PAYS
INTEREST ON !
FOREIGN DEBT

MEXICO CITY, Jan. % (P-Officials
Of the Mexican government feel thar
the financial situation is distinctly
improved by the fact that the Mexl-
can government, despite the d1ffl-
culties confronting it, has been able
to settle the balance of it's foreign
debt for 1926, by renting $3,S22,-
4O5 to the International Committee
of Bankers at New York. This pay
ment completes the remittance OF
interest of the foreign debt for 1926
in accordance with the terms of the
Pani-Lamont agreement. asa
The treasury department today is
sued a statement expressing hope
that the foreign debt payments may
be kept up in the future even
though heroic sacrifices may be nee
essary, because only in this way can
Mexico's credit be rehabilitated."
The foreign oil Interests are con-
tinuing to mark time so far as talk
i1g any new line of action regarding
the cancellation of the drilling per-
mits of those concerns which failed
to comply with the new petroleum
law is concerned. Meantime the
district courts in Mexico City and
Tampico continue to reject applica-
tions by foreign oil companies for
blanket injunctions against the new
law. The present prospect is that
the oil fight eventually will reach
the supreme court.
Encouraging reports continue to
be received from various sections
regarding the progress the govern
ment is making in breaking up rebel
bands. President Gales personally
sent congratulations to General Con
zalo Encobar upon his success in re-
storing order in the state of Durango.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29

selves for ten dollars an acre. This
would not only allow them ample
money to pay their portion of the con-
struction cost, but would leave them
plenty of money for pumps and other
expenses of installing power on their
farms. 1 feel that they would have no
difficulty in doing this, since the es-
adjustment of the power line would
Immediately enhance the value Of their
land.
MY company has already made a
thorough survey of the valley from
the standpoint of installing electrical
power Along the prospective line be-
tween Douglas and Webb there are
115 farmers who already have pump
ing plants installed, awaiting only the
power with which to irrigate extern
sively. Water in abundance is to be
found on all these farms at an aver
age depth of 80 feet.
CAS- to the cost of power, that would
be at the regular standard rate, which
depends upon the amount of kilowatts
used. We have number of customers
whose rate is as low as two cents per
kilowatt, but of course, these custom
ers are heavy users of current. We
could furnish power at two cents, pro-
vided we merely deliver it to the power
association at the end of our line.
"There are two ways this matter
may be worked out. The Arizona Edi-
son will build high tension line from
Douglas to the Double Adobe and let
the farmers build a distributing and
extension system to connect with it
there, or we will build the line and
the distribution system with the help
of the farmers.
"Our Investigations have convinced
us that the return on our investment
would be too slow for the Arizona
Edison company to electrify the valley
alone. Also, there is chance that we
would not receive the cooperation
from the farmers in this way that we
will if they are part owners of the
line. If the farmers have an active in
terest in the project they will naturally
work to conserve that interest
There is an excellent chance that
if the line is built it may be eventually
extended on to Courtland, and possibly
to Tombstone. Tombstone is now con-
cerned with the problem of securing
electric lights. We will be glad to CO.
operate with Tombstone in any way
possible in the matter of working out
their lighting problem"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
FIRE
DAMAGE CAUSED
COLO. COLLEGE

FORT COLLINS, Colo, Jan 28.-(R
"A fire which ragged for three hours
today on the campus of Colorado
Agricultural college caused damage
conservatively estimated at 100000.
E. D. Grain, in charge of the col.
lege's buildings, said only part of
the damage was covered by insur.
ance.
Starting with an explosion in the
chemical laboratory of the dairy de
partment, the fire spread rapidly and
for a time threatened to wipe QUO
every building within radius of
several blocks. Two military de-
partment of the college was visited
by the flames, but students and
members of the fire department re
moved many explosives in time to
avoid greater damage and possible
loss of life. Several hundred rounds
of ammunition, stored in the armory,
were discharged within few
seconds
Two wooden buildings were de-
stroyed Both were constructed Ia
1918, and were used by students in
the r. o. It. G. One of the buildings
was used for class rooms and the
other was occupied by the military
department. Both buildings Were
considered "fire traps but were
pressed into service because of lin.
tied space.
The greater part of the damage
was to equipment and machinery in
the dairy department.
The Loveland fire department was
lIod xuban biph IUi,1fY +bA
flames toward Colorado field, the
outdoor athletic plant of the col,
lege. Colorado field probably was
saved because the wood grandstand
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
FEDERAL JUDGE
M AY CONFRONT
IMPEACHMENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-tP)--A reso-
luton charging Federal Judge Frank
Cooper of the northern New York dis
trict with usurpation of power to en-
forcing the prohibition law and de-
manding his impeachment was referred
by the house to it's judiciary commit
tee for consideration. Action came
without a record vote and after Repre-
sentative La Guardia, author Of the
resolution, had demanded impeachment
of the judge on the ground floor. A
last minute move by Representative
Stalker republican, New York, to table
the resolution was not voted on,
Speaker Longworth holding that it
had been offered too late to be in orr
der under the rules.
La Guardia charged that Judge
Cooper together with r. Q. Merrick,
who was in charge of federal prohibi-
tion agents, was out to buy, sell and
transport liquor for the purpose of
obtaining evidence and that subse-
quently the violators so "entrapped"
were tried and sentenced in Coopers
court.
The Judge conspired with Merrick
and others, La Guardia declared to
bring persons within his judicial dis
trict to trial before himself "by plac-
ing in the hands of such persons the
instrument of the crime and then pro-
ceeded against them because of the
possession and use"
He named Robert c. Hayes, Rosario
Defranzo and Albion Lo Fountain as
persons "entrapped" by this alleged
practice.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
WHITE HOUSE
D. k 5 CHINA.
TREATY OFFER.
No Response Has Been Re-
ceived AS Yet To KeI-
lOgg's Tender.
WAIT REPLY
House Committee Approves
Secretary Of States Pro-
pOsalS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. - B.- With
official Washington apparently in COM
plete harmony on desirability of nego-
tiating without delay new and equal
izing treaties with China, the vital
question of whom to do the negotia-
tion with remains unanswered tonight.
Leaders of the two main factions in
the Chinese civil war have not yet ac-
|cepted Secretary Kellogg's suggestion
that they agree between themselves on
a suitable treaty negotiating commits
sion. The state department has no in
dication that they will do So On the
contrary, such knowledge as it has of
their attitude makes agreement be-
tween them seem unlikely.
President Coolidge today reaffirmed
the offer made by Kellogg. Later,
Kellogg indicated, after visit to the
White House, that he had received no
response from China
Chairman Porter of the house for
eign affairs committee, making public
report approving his resolution re-
questing the president to negotiate
new treaties, with duly accredited
thorized to speak for the people of
China," declared for a formal invita-
tion to treaty conference to be trans
mitted through DR.. Alfred SEE, Chinese
minister here. This would give China
the option, Representative Porter said,
"of negotiating with the United States
in conjunction with other powers or
separately"
The committee report endorsed Sec-I
retary Kelloggs policy statement, butt
showed that the committee had struck
the word forthwith out of the reso-
luton requesting the president to open
negotiations.
Asked if he spoke for the Cantonesei
as we'll as the Pelzing faction in say
ing it would be easy to find men in
China to act as negotiators who would
have the confidence of all Chinese fac
tions, DR.. Sze said he was not author
lied to represent the Cantonese gov-I
ernment, although he had been in COM
munication with it.
"They look on me as a patriotic Chi
nese, who is anxious to do the bestI
he can for his country" he said.
Neither the resolution nor the report
say anything as to how protection isl
to be given to Americans at Shanghai
should serious disorders there makel
such steps necessary. Chairman Borah
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee yesterday declared for evacua-I
tion of the 1000 American nationals
until all danger was passed.
President Coolidge does not see eyel
to eye with the Idaho senator on thatI
point He let it be known today thatl
he saw no reason why Americans, law
fully resident in the Shanghai interna-
tional settlement, should be asked tol
abandon their property and business
American naval forces are to remain
available for their protection, it wasI
said at the White House, although theI
president has reason to believe that
the Chinese authorities themselves will
make every effort to afford protection
to foreigners. If not, it was added,
American marines and sailors will do
their best to protect Americans.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
INVESTIGATION
IS POSTPONED
INDEFINITELY.
Governor Hunts Water
Code Bill Defeated BY
House Committee.
.8-HR. BILL o. K.
State Cement Measure Fails
To Receive Approval OF
Senate.

PHOENIX, Jan. 28.--QP-Investig
tion of the financial and administra-
tive affairs of the University of Air
zona probably will not be launched by
the eighth legislature.
Hard on the heels of senate action
Wednesday, indefinitely postponing
consideration of resolution by Sena-
tor Jones of Maricopa, proposing a
probe of the state Industrial commits
sion, the upper house of the state Leg
islature today pigeonholed the house
concurrent resolution by Lynch of
Greenlee and Abell of Cochies. direct
ing joint committee to inquire into
the university's affairs. So swiftly
was the action taken that its full inn
port seemed lost on the small gallery
The measure had come UP in the regu-
lar order of business in committee of
the whole. Senator Donnelly of Pima
was in the chair
II move you, Mr.. Chairman" said
Akers of Maricopa, that when the
committee arises it recommend that
the resolution DE indefinitely post
poned' .s4ss-g,sss
Second the notion added Jones.
The chair-Awho had opined on the
floor Wednesday that the legislature
was authorizing ''too many investiga-
tions"-put the question and the vote
was unanimous.
Governor Hunts bill for repeal of
the reciprocity provision of the state
water code and authority to withdraw
any river or stream in the state from
appropriation, met the same fate in
the house. The committee on agricul-
ture and irrigation voted unanimously
against it and it was postponed indef-
initely later.
Senator Kimbalrs bill for the estab-
lishment of a state cement factory,
costing $25O,OOO, to be built and oper-
ated for the most part by prison labor,
emerged from the committee of the
whole with only seven favorable votes.
Under the rules, a bill must have at
least eight votes to pass, Senator
Sutter of Cochise moved for indefinite
postponement when the measure came
up for consideration, maintaining that
we shall only create another depart
nent for the state to investigate
Kimball dissented, arguing for the
oill on humanitarian grounds, because
It provides employment for idle pris-
oners, and Nelson Of Navajo, chairman
If the committee on labor and capital,
was willing to see it pass if amended
10 exclude the possibility of competing
with free labor.
Thrift seemed to be the keynote in
IN amendments to Senator Donnelly's
dill empowering boards of supervisors
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
26 Men Believed To
Have Been Lost When.
Ship Sank Off Cape.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-P)-Twenty-
six men comprised the personnel of
the steamship John Tracy which is be-
lieved to have been lost with all hands
on January 10 in a storm east of Cape
Cod, owners of the vessel announced
today.
Rudolph Richter of Waverly, Mass,
was master, and M. D. Clark of Nor
folk, Va, was first officer. The chief
engineer, Richard Debnam, hailed from
Norfolk, Va. j. Donovan of San Fran
cisco, Calf, was member of the crew
The John Tracy sailed from Norfolk
January for Boston and is believed
to have struck floating wreckage on
January 10 in heavy storm.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
URGEs APPRoPRIATIoN

WASHINGTON, Jan. (P-Expen-
ditures out of Indian tribal funds to-
falling $1,343,OOO were asked of con-
gress today by President Coolidge.
They include: Constructions of build
ings at the Santa Fe N NJ, Indian
school, $SO,OOO additions to the Fort
Totten, N. D., Indian school, SIS, 900;
the Indian tuberculosis sanitari9n at
Fort Defiance, Ariz, $55,000; for a road
in the Papago Indian reservation in
Arizona, $125,000; and for reclamation
work on the Okanogan, Wash, prof.
ect, 100000, and at Alverton, Wyo..
$5OO,OO
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
Bantam Hen Owned In
This City Has Claim
To Longevity Record

A 16-year-Old bantam hen living
near Douglas lays claim to the
longevity record for the southwest.
The hen, which belongs to Mrs. Roy
Hiatt, has lived within the city linz
its since it wandered to the Hiatt
home, S27 Fifth street, several
months before the Mexican revolu-
tfOn in 1911.
At the time it first came to the
Hiatts it was grown hen and was
laying. Since 1911 until the present
date the hen has laid steadily. Re-
Gently it's was given to Miss COrtha
Kegge at Forest station.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
SENATE KILLS ARIZ. UNIVERSITY PRF)BE
Eight Killed, 100 Injured in Glasgow Storm
9 U. S. Army Airplanes
Make A Forced Landing
On Ice In SnOWstOrm

OGDENSBURG, N. ", Jan. %.
--tEq-Nine planes of the United
States pursuit squadron from
Selfridge Field, Michigan. ON their
way from Montreal to Buffalo
after a goodwill visit to Cam
adam cities, were caught in a
binding snOwstOrm today md
forced down on the fee on the
ST. Lawrence river near Fishers
Landing, six miles from Clayton
All the planes made the ice safely,
They were equipped with skis.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29
JACK HIGH KILLED

GALLUP, N. M, Jan. 28.-P)-Jack
High was killed instantly in an auto
mobile wreck here Friday night at
1920 o'clock. High was chief tele-
graph operator at the depot station.
Other occupants Of the car could not
tell how the accident occurred. a.a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29

Generally fair Saturday
and Sunday; not much
-~hange in temperature.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29

Copper dull; electrolytic
spot and futures 1925 ask
ed. Lead spot 7.40. Bar
silver 57ss.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29

Secretary Kellogg restored the
embargo on aircraft shipments to
Mexico
New Britain herald., 1927-05-14
MORE THAN 2,000 BEING
 HELD IN MEXICAN jAILS
Prisoners Accused of Seditious and Revolutionary Activities by
 Police.

Mexico City. May 14.-tPl-More than two thousand persons in jail on the charge of sedi:ious and revo- lutionary activities. Fl Sol said to- day. are soon to be deported to Tres Marias," Mexico's tropical island penal colony in the Pacific. The island is sometimes likened to Frances penal colony, Devils Is- land.
 The newspaper presumes that most of these prisoners are Catho- lies and adds that their deportation will go far ito crush the Catholic revolution against the government"
 Ell Universal Grafico states that the depature for the United States of the Right Rev. Aloysius Altami- rano. bishop of Huajuapan De Leon, and Monsignor Campos, leaves not a single Catholic prelate in Mexico except the most Rev. Francis Orozco Y Jiminez. archbishop of Guadala- jara, who is in hiding in the state of Jalisco. Some well informed per sons, however, voice the opinion that there are other prelates in the country. but their whereabouts i: kept secret.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-14

home game of the season. A large val avenue grounds in the second crowd is expected to attend.
 The Legion baseball league Is rounding into shape according to Legionnaires in charge of the event. It is thought that at least four teams will enter the league and will probably include East Berlin Boys club team, the Kensington Boys club. the Berlin Boys team and the Kensington Congregational church team. although conflicting dates with the Inter-church league with which the last named aggregation is affili- ated might keep 1t out of the local race.
 Receive disappointment Two local residents were reap pointed to their positions with the New Britain teaching staff when Miss Loretta Mckeon and Miss [ Eileen Kelly were announced as be- ing chosen to hold their posts foI another year. Miss McKeon is a teacher in the Washington school where she teaches geography and science. She was formerly mem- Der of the local teaching staff before transferring to New Britain in 1928
 Miss Kelly is kindergarten teach. CT in the Smalley school, where she has been located for the past few years.
 BOwlers Banquet
 Arrangement for the annual ban qqet Of the kensington Fraternal Bowling league are nearing compile tion as the date. Thursday evening May 19. comes closer. The banquet will be served at Grange Hall. Farm ington avenue, and will include speeches and entertainment. East Berlin Items l A change has been made in the hours of services at St. Gabricl's Episcopal church for tomorrow's services. Church school will meet at 10 o'clock and the regular morn. ing service will be held at II l o'clock. Archdeacon Neill of South i Manchester will officiate and admin. ister communion.
 The usual morning services will be held at the Methodist church to- morrow. Morning worship at 10:4j o'clock with sermon by the pastor Sunday school at 1 o'clock. The Junior league will meet at 3 o'clock 'There will be one evening service at ,7:30 o'clock. The public is invited to attend.
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