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Ship Sinks, Sixteen Lose Live'

Ship Sinks, Sixteen Lose lives
Owen Sound, Ont.-Sixteen men
were believed to have lost their lives
when the passenger and cargo steamer
Manasco foundered in a heavy sea off
Griffith's island. Word of the sinking
was brought by the steamer Manitoba,
which picked up five survivors from a
life raft.
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Trail of Death in West Indies

IrdIl OF Ueatn IN west ln0leS
New York-Borne on hurricanes
back, dissolution and death rode ruth
lessly across the sunny palmdecked
Islands of the Caribbean, and it was
feared that when the dust and debris
of the storms fury settled the spect-
res of death, famine and disease
would be found stalking in it's wake.
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Of revenue.
Fiancee Will Buy Near Genes

stamford, Conn.-Gene Tunney's
; fancee has negotiated to purchase Is
acres Of land and colonial house, ad.
joining 7O-acre tract recently bought
by the retired heavyweight cham.
pion.
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President Some Day.

"Oh, Tommy, how did you ever get
such a black eyer"
Because I did not choose to run,
mother"
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Train. Auto Crash Kills Five

Elkhorn, Wis.-Five persons, mem
bers of vaudeville troupe were killed
here when their automobile crashed
into the side of Milwaukee road
train.
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POkegama M. E. Church Notes.
Sunday, p. m.-Church school
Mrs. Jewell, superintendent.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
MEXICANS HONOR
WHO
DIED in AIR CRASH
President Gales, Gen. OBJ
regon Expected to At
tend King Funeral

MEXICO CITY, March % (P1-Men-
berS of the Mexican Aeronautical as
sociation stood watch tonight over the
caSketS of the three Americans killed
yesterday when their plane crashed at
Toluca, near here. The guard of honor
was granted in the recognition Of the
fact that the fliers died in the pro-
motion of air mail and commercial
aviation in Mexico
Only one Of the three bodies was
as yet unclaimed today, this being that
of Sterling Rohlfs, son of Anna Kath-
crime Green, American author. A
radio broadcasting Tuesday night of
the news of the crash brought from
E. T. Springer of Cimmaron, New
Mexico, the word that one of the men
was his brother, Wallace Springer, and
request that the body be shipped
back to the United States.
A telegram was received today from
the widow of William King, the last
Of the three, stating that she was en-
route from Douglas, Arizona, to Mexico
City, and asking that the body be
buried here. Interment is expected
Friday in the American cemetery.
King was once a legal adviser to
President Gales and former President
Obregon, and messages of coincidence
have been received from both. 1t is
expected that one or both of them, as
well as Ambassador Morrow, will be
in attendance at the funeral services
Friday.
The bodies were brought here early
today from Toluca, accompanied by a
military escort furnished by the gov
ernor of the federal district.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
ALDERMAN INDICTED:
y CHARGE OPERATING BOOZE RING

CHICAGO, March % (P = An
alderman, a former Lincoln park
commission, and nine others were
indicted by a federal grand jury
today on charges of operating a
S5,OO0,OOO alcohol ring which has
been flooding Chicago and the
middlewest with liquor.
Titus Haffa, elected to the city
council from the "G,OId Coast"
ward, the 43rd, provided bond an
hour after being indicted and de-
clared he was being prosecuted by
political enemies,
81 can't understand this charge"
said Haffa. 81 never sold a drop
of liquor" He is running for
committeeman of the 4Srd ward on
the Governor Small Mayor ThOmp-
son ticket.
The grand jury action followed
months of investigation by prOhibi-
ton agents who gained the con-
fidence of the 43rd ward gang,
tapped wires, attended political
meeting, opened "bOoze JOINTS"
operated gambling establishments
and stills to obtain details of the
gigantic ring.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
BLASTING BELOW
ST. FRANCIS DAM
DID NO DAMAGE
Engineer Testifies Dam It.
self Perfect, But Foun-
dation Weak


LOS ANGELES, March % tR,-Four
days before the st. Francis dam
COLLAPSED, 625 pounds OF blasting
powder were set off 800 feet below
the west wing believed TO nave been
the first part of the wall to give
Way-by the man whose warming
brought his chiefs on a. sour OF
inspection few hours before the
disaster
The blasting below the dam was
recounted before the coroner's Jury
today by j. H. Bouey, engineer in
charge Of maintenance OF the dam.
He said that Tony Harnschfeger, the
caretaker, had set the powder
charges while building new road
leading down behind the western
wing. 1t was Harnschfeger who
later telephoned to headquarters OF
the Los Angeles bureau of power and
water that muddy water was leaking
through the dana warning that
brought William Mulholland, the 72
year old chief engineer, and his
assistant on a visit to the structure.
Bouey. however, declared the blast
ing had not sprung any new leaks
in the dam.
Records by a silent witness, written
on top of the ST. Francis dam while
the flood waters were pouring
through the break and rushing
through the valley where they claim
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29

The main still. the agents de-
clared, turned out 1000 gallons of
LIQUOR a month, and half dozen
other stills controlled by the boot
Ieggers supplemented that supply.
A regular ''pay-Off'' system was
maintained, they found, which in
cluded politicians, prohibition
agents and police.
A chemist was employed by the
concern, known as "The Midwest
Construction company" 1t was
his duty to test the liquor as to
quality and safety.
Those indicted included Albert
p. Bauer, former Lincoln park
commissioner and secretary treas
urer of the republican boosters
club in tho 4Srd ylardj Joseph
Bagheria, president of the club,
and John Joseph Wahl, head of the
permit division of the local pro-
hibitiOn office.
Wahl was charged with accept
ing bribe from Bauer. Five i'm
dictments were returned, the chief
ones naming Haffa. Twenty three
overt acts were named, charging
the men with sale, transportation
and manufacture of liquor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
Total Cost of Mississippi
Flood Control Borne by
u. S. Government
VOTE IS 70 TO 0
Measure Reaffirms Princi-
pie of State Contribution;
Credits Amounts

WASHINGTON, March .28 Dr.
Mississippi flood control legislation
was shot through the senate totTav
by vote of 10 to o with a speed
that astonished every one.
After only an hour and 90 minutes
consideration the compromise Jones
Dill was approved with chorus OF
ayes and sent to the house where
Leaders hope to bring it or a SUBJ
stltute measure up early next week. !.
The senate vote came without
warning after Jones of the commerce
committee had explained the pro-
visions Of the $325,OOOOOO measure
and had stated that it represented a
coordination OF the conflicting views
OF all senators from the states which
suffer the greatest when the Missis-
sippi overflows.
There had been smastering of
debate, several members questioning
the Washington senator as he pro-
ceeded with his explanation. AS he
took his seat, Senator Robinson. OF
Arkansas the democratic leader. laid
aside long prepared address and
suggested vote.
Only about a dozen senators were
on the floor, but they recovered
astonishment in time Ito Join In the
cry OF vote" Senator Curtis, OF
Kansas, the republican leader as
senting, nodded his head but before
call could be taken, Senators
Mcclellan, of Tennessee. and Ransdell
OF Louisiana, rushed forward With
amendments.
A hurried conference of leaders was
held in the center aisle Assent was
given to both proposals, each of a
minor nature, and the bell was rung
for final vote on the measure
which, it is hoped, may prevent an
other catastrophe such as that of last
spring when the Mississippi and a
number of it's tributaries overfloWed,
en5ailing the loss of more than 200
lives and property damage amounting
to hundreds of millions OF dollars.
Page boys scurried out OF the
chamber on the trail of absent sem
atorS who had not anticipated an
vote, some OF whom be-
lieved that the message announcing
a vote on the bill was hoax. Before
the rcll call was completed, 10 llad
answered, while one senator, King
of Utah, announced he would have
voted against the bill but for the fact
that a general pair with Senator
Walsh, of Montana, who was for the
bill, prevented him from casting his
ballot
Action came so swiftly that Senator
Norris, republican of Nebraska, who
had proposed an amendment, received
permission to have it considered eveA
after the result Of the cali had been
His proposal to change
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
ENTIRE FAMILY, FATHER. MOTHER
AND SON, KILLED IN THEIR BEDS

weapon had been discharged re-
Gently. Warren, friends said, pos
sessed pistol of the same type.
Coroner Arthur BeSsemer, who
conducted an inquest, returned a
verdict of murder. Sheriff John L.
Newman, of Wayne county, agreed
with Bessemer that it would have
beer! imp ptssibIe for any of the
three to have done the shooting.
The family was last seen alive
at IL o'clock last night when they
left motion picture shaw. A
motorcycle policeman reported that
he saw lights in the house at
o'clock this morning.
Warren was interested in num-
ber of businesses; insurance and
real estate, two landscape garden
ing schools, nursery and a news
store. He was reputedIy well-tO-dO.
Although valuable papers in
safe and other articles of value
about the house had not been dis
turbed, large diamond ring which
Warren wore and several worn by
Mrs. Warren at all times, we're not
found by investigators.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29

NEWARK, N. Y, March % tP)-
An entire family father, mother
and son-were murdered early to-
day as they lay in their beds. They
were Frank s.. Warren, AZ; his
wife, Edith j., AZ, and their son.
Jackson ST., IL.
Whoever committed the crime
then set fire to the bedroom oc-
cupied by the parents. When fire
men arrived this morning the
flames had gained such headway
that the bodies Of the two were
burned to a crisp.
X-rays showed that Warren and
his wife had been killed by bullets
from % caIibre automatic pistol
which entered their left eyes and
passed through their heads.
The boy, who was in his room
across the hall, died of a wound
above the heart inflicted by bullet
of the same caIibre. A pistol of
the type used by the slayer and
one empty cartridge were found in
the covers of the boys bed. Three
of the seven cartridges which the
pistol holds were missing and the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
German Plane Waits
Fair Weather TO Hop
Off on Atlantic Trip

LONDON, March 20 Rj-Dis-
patches from Dublin this morn
ing said that the German flters
who hope to span the Atlantic in
the plane Bremen ordered that
breakfast be prepared for a. M,
switll the idea of starting at $3.50,
weather permitting.
Weather prospects early today
were stated to be unfayorahIC,
with stormy conditions prevailing
over a large part of the Atlantic.
BALDONNEL AIRDROME, Irish
Free State, March % LRy-A lone
wooden runway stretching in the di-
rection of Galway and America was
complete tonight to aid the Junkers
airplane Bremen to take off at dawn
tomorrow if weather reports from the
United States justify the start of the
three Germans in their attempt tc
make the westward flight across the
north Atlantic
Captain Hermann Koehl, Baron Won
Huenefeld and Arthur SpindIer, dar-
ing comrades in arms, are ready and
Baron Won Huenefeld today paid an
Irish farmer 10 pounds sterling for
tearing down stone wall at the fa1
end of the field SO that the plane
will have mile and quarter straight
away for lifting its big weight of three
men and $500 litres of fuel into the
air.
The wings of the monoplane are
oiled to prevent the forming of ice
when the machine gets into the area
Of fogs and mists, or rain, and the
cold winds. The motor has been tuned
to perfection and every navigation in
strument has been put to the test
The plane remained all day in the
hangar under guard of Junker me-
chanics and Irish Free State air
force men.
Pacing nervously back and forth
between the hangar and a lane OF
green Irish turf, where the runway
was being built, was the young Ger
man nobleman. He carried a monocle
screwed in his right eye, His slim
figure, was garbed in navy blue
yachting suit and he wore a German
students cap. The suit he said he
does not intend to take off until he
reaches\ Mitchell Field, Long Island.
Won Huenefeld is as Superstitious
as the ordinary sailor who sails the
sea in ships; his pockets are filled
with trinkets, omens of good luck
and pieces OF all kinds. Today he
fled like a scared rabbit from pho
tographer who attempted to take
movies of him.
Contrasted with the monocled noble
man. the chucky, quiet, steady Koehl,
chief pilot watched preparations for
the getaway almost disinterestedly. To
him, flying the Atlantic isn't luck but
science and nerve. He has copy
of Lindberghs book and from it he
says he has learned the lesson that
ice and sleet on the wings of the
plane are likely to be his greatest
enemy.
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
MRS. COOLIDGE'S S MOTHER
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, March %
P)-Such marked improvement was
shown today in the condition of Mrs.
Elmira Goodhue, mother of Mrs. Cal
vim Coolidge, who is i'll at the Dickin-
son hospital, here, that Mrs Coolidge
was able to spend almost three hours
at her mothers bedside in one visit
today. Reports from the hospital said
Mrs. Goodhue passed a comfortable
day and appeared bright and happy.
A bulletin issued by her physician,
Dr. j. E. Hayes, was the most favorable
made public since the aged patient
suffered a relapse on Sunday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
Automobile Manufacturer
Will Be Asked to Sug-
Gest Remedy
DRAW CONTRAST
Wages Paid by Ford Con,
trasted With Other OPP
orators of Mines

1 WASHINGTON, March z3 R,-
Henry Ford is to be called before
the senate soft coal investigation
committee to ascertain whether hi.
experience as coal operator cal
produce any suggestions for allevia.
ton of difficulties besetting thai
industry
| Decision to issue a subpoena foc
the automobile manufacturer was
reached by Chairman Watson wher
committee members requested that he
[ be called after they had heard a
witness picture conditions at Ford's
West Virginia mines in direct con-
trast to others elsewhere.
At first it was proposed to invite
Mr.. Ford to testify but the Subpoena
was decided upon when committee
members recalled that the latter pro-
cedure was followed recently When
John . Rockefeller, Jr., Charles M
Schwab and r. B. Mellon came before
the committee. Chairman Watson
said he had heard reports thai Mr..
and Mrs. Ford planned to sail for
Europe on April l and he added that
it that were correct he would not
attempt to call the manufacturer at
this time.
The witness who gave the COM
nlittee contrasting rosy picture o1
conditions at Ford's mines was Percy
Tetlow, president of the West Virginia
district Of the United Mine WcrIers
He told the committee thai Ford
mines are paying ar average of So
q day for eight hours work. AT
the same time he named the New
River Export Coal compan.' at Look.
out, West Virginia, and the Boone
Coal company, at Boonesboro, West
Virginia, as among a group of con-
Germs paying as low as S2.85 day
for mine work.
Senator Wagner, democrat, New
York drew contrast between wages
at the Ford mines and elsewhere
suggesting tnat the automobile manu-
facturer might have information en-
Tightening to the committee"
Earlier the committee mad heard
another OF the bitter clashes that
have occurred between, union repre-
sentatives and operators counsel Off
and on throughout the inquiry. The
principals were John L. Lewis, presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
and William P. Beiden, chief counsel
fer the Ohio operators.
This constituted, he explained, being
benevolent" toward unionis1n on
their Ohio properties, and simultan-
eously investing profits derived there
from in non-union operations of West
Virginia Lewis contended that this
action meant sanctioning of the
brutalisn and oppAecsion which he
charged the special police nave been
practicing toward the unions in the
West Virginia fields.
Belden shouted denial of the
allegations, demanding opportunity to
introduce witness tc prove them
misleading and false"
"All I can say" retorted Lewis,
''is that Mr. Belden's reply Is wrong,
and that is the mildest word I can
use."
The companies cited by Lewis in
bis arraignmenG we're the M. A.
Hanna coal and The w. E. Warner
company.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
FLOODS MENACE
In CALIFORNIA.
NEARLY PASSED
In Sutter County 100 Men
Are Battling to Save
TownAand Farms

SAN FRANCISCO, March % Up =
The flood menace in northern Cali
fornia tonight had practically died
away except at NicolauS, in Sutter
county, where 100 men were battling
to save the levee which protects the
village and some 10000 fertile acres
of farm lands
B. B. Meek, state director of public
works, had taken personal charge OF
the fight against the flood waters, and
expressed hope that his forces could
hold the levee. Tht peril was height
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
Provides for Operation of
Properties in Manufac-
ture of Fertilizer
U. S. CORP'N
Would Direct Managers to
Be Ready to Produce
Nitrate for War

WASHINGTON, March % R-Fo,
the first time in eight years that the
Muscle Shoals problem has been be.
lore congress the house military com
mlttee today declared itself in favol
OF government operation of the yast
properties in northern Alabama.
BY vote Of II to 4, the COMMITTEES
approved the new NORM bill proposing
the creation of a federal corporation
charged with the operation of the
properties for the manufacture OF
commercial fertilizer. The coruora-
ton also would be directed to keeu
the properties in such condition that
nitrate production could be speeded ur
in time of war
The corporation would consist oil
five members to be appointed by the
president with the senate'S approval
and an appropriation Of $1OOOoOOO
would be authorized to provide a work.
ing capital.
The new bill was drafted by a sub
committee headed by Chairman Mo-
rim and it en1bodies many provisions
suggested IN preliminary draft by
Representative McSwain, democrat
South Carolina, and also by the Nc
Kenzie Muscle Shoals commission
which considered the question several
years ago.
Before voting approval, the commit
tee rejected, IL to 5, the Madden bill
proposing that congress accept the bid
of the American Cyanamid company
This offer, previously tabled, was
voted upon again after additional
guarantees for fertilizer manufactur
had been offered
The measure will be reported as a
substitute for the Norris resolution
recently passed by the senate The
chief difference between the two is
that the Morin proposal would place
operation of the properties in the
hands of a corporation while the Nor
riS resolution would divide such opera
ton between the secretaries of war
and agriculture Supporters of the
NORM bill also claim that it better
guarantees the manufacture of fer
tilizer than the. Norris measure.
It is expected that the NORM meas
ure will receive the legislative right
of way in the house after flood con-
troll farm relief and probably pros
pective shipping bill have been dis
posed of.
In approving the bill. the house
CONTINUED on Page Ten
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
SENATE PASSES FLOOD CONTROL Bill
House Committee Opposes Muscle Shoals Sale
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Three School Children
!. On Picnic Party Drowns
! When Boat ODerturns

Y GALENA, MO-, March % tP---
Y Three members of a party of
+ school children on a picnic
Y drowned in the James river below
Y here this afternoon when a row.
Y boat with a party of seven over
= turned in the swift current.
The bodies of the three victims,
+ Lawrence Ayres, II, Minnie
+ Houchin, II, and her sister,
Leona, Is, have been recovered.
+
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
SAFEGUARD LIVESTOCK

WASHINGTON, March 28 W)-'
Approval was given today by the
senate foreign relations Committee
to treaty with Mexico designed to
safeguard the livestock interests Of
the two countries through the pre-
vention OF the Introduction of in
fections and contagious diseases.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29
IaHN PATTISON DIES

SPOKKANE, March % tP-John
Pattison democratic candidate for
governor of Washington in 1908 and
four years later democratic, national
committeeman from this state, died
here today, aged So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-18
Commodity News

CHICAGO. February 10 Especially -
Livestock and ranges in the II Western
States are IN good condition. The
animals went through the Winter with
but light losses. In the far West. ranges
are in excellent condition. but there
Is q lack OF moisture in parts OF the
Southwest. Restocking operations have
been curtailed by high prices.
Poultry.
PORTLAND, Greg ship
ments of turkeys are being sent East
from here and still further supply
will be shipped shortly. Practically all
of these birds are going into Eastern
cold storage.
Wheat.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.--Missouri
farmers seeded 2.ls900 acres Of Win
ter wheat as compared with l.75l 900
in 1926.
Clothing.
CLEVELAND Richman Broth
ers Co. clothing manufacturers. has
announced o plant addition which will
increase its productive capacity 20 per
cent and that 1t contemplates opening
stores In Chicago. Detroit and New
York.
Merchandise.
PHILADELPHIA. 49, Distribution at
retail and wholesale Is broadening
throughout the district centering about
Philadelphia. Railroad shipments Of
merchandise and miscellaneous com
modties are showing n decided gain
over those Of last year. Demand for
funds for commercial purposes Is active.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-18
Wall Street Features

NEW YORK, February Is R.-
Prices of heavy melting steel scrap No
/ are firmer in the Pittsburgh district.
a few sales being made at SIS ton. an
advance of so cents ton over quota
tons few days ago.
BUSINESS FAILURES NOTED.-R.
G.. Dun g. Co report $40 commercial
failures In the United States this week.
against SAC last week and 484 a year
ago. -
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION.-Data
upon general industrial production for
January as indicated by the consump-
ton of electrical energy shows that the
business and industrial optimism in
virtually every section Of the country Is
based upon solid foundation, Electro
cal World States. Reports Of energy
consumption by about 5000 large manu-
featuring companies reveal that the rate
of industrial production for the month
was close to 8 per cent greater than that
In December and IA per cent above
January. 1927. The gain reflects great
er activity In the metal industries. au-
tomobiles. leather and its products, rub
Der and its products. chemicals. and
food and kindred products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-18
ROLLING MILL SLOWING.
Eastern Corporation of Baltimore
Expects Favorable 1927 Report.

BALTIMORE. February IL (spe.
ciaD While the annual report Of the
Eastern Rolling Mil Co, to appear
next week. probably will not reveal 4
very favorable experience In 1927. IL Ia
understood on good authority that earn
ings so far In 1923 have been running
considerably ahead of the previous
year. Prices OF the company's products
have advanced Substantially recent1v
and operations are at 100 Der cent ~
capacity.
Increased activity Of the Automobile
factories Is benefitting this Company AZ
it is the steel mills.