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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
FLOOD CONTROL
BILL TO CHARGE
u. S. WITH COST

WASHINGTON Feb 16 ga new
national policy for the control Of
floods in the Mississippi valley was
mapped out in bill submitted today
to the house by its flood control
committee.
I Sponsored by Chairman Reid OF
Illinois, the bill would set up new
machinery, the Mississippi valley flood
control commission, composed of seven
civilians to be named by the presi-
dent, to have entire charge of the
cIlrbing OF the Mississippi's hign
waters. 1t proposes an appropriation
of S473,00o,Oo0. the FEDERAL govern
ment assuming the entire expense
and responsibility.
In placing the entire cost ON the
federal government, the measure is
sharply divergent from the admins
tration's flood plan prepared by
Major General Jadwin, chief of army
engineers, and recommended to
congress by President Coolidge. That
program placed at 20 per cent pay
ment upon the valley states and set
ia figure of 1926, 100000 for the cost
OF the work.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
HOOVER AND
CONTINUED From Page Onel

ton goes en-. Willis just now is con-
ducting a long range fight from his
office here Later he will take the
stump in his home state, something
Hoover probably will not do.
The prospects of a bitter fight IN
Ohio is causing republicans III th~I
states congressional delegation some
concern. Representative Burton OF
Cleveland is out for Hoover. A num-
Der of Others favor Willis. A small
group, including SpeakeT Longworth
and Tatgenhorst, who represents Ham
ilton county (CincinnatD district;
Bcggs, who is a candidate for the CUB
enatorial nomination; Chalmers Of
Toledo and Cooper of Youngstown
have indicated neutrality
There had been reports that Cooper
might swing into the Hoover camp,
but he said today he was keeping
num- on the situation.
Vice President Dawes was described
as smooth as oil' in the house today
bv Representative How rd, democrat
Nebraska, who said that Charlie
Dawes would be as satisfactory o presi-
dent to the bio money interests as
Herbert Hoover"
Howard made no reference to pros
pective nominees in his own party
He said that both Dawes and Hoover
are 'sweethearts of the Mellon-Mor-
gan combination" and that if he were
forced to choose between them, I'd
choose Charlie Dawes.
The democratic platform for the
coming campaign is absorbing the in
terest of the women of the party as
much as that of the men.
The national democratic women'S
club here has had series of well at
tended luncheons at wh'rN prominent
democrats have made addresses on
the subject "if were writing the plat
form for 1928"
The first woman speaker Of the SER
les. Miss Gertrude Ely, a sister OF the
late Mrs. Ch rles TiffanY and region
al director of the National League oil
Women Voters. will be the honor guest
at The last Of the series next Monday
Miss Ely has been prominent in
Pennsylvania politics
So far every speaker has emphas-
lied the necessity of law enforcement
The only one 10 support any one
candidate was Norman Hapgood, the
editor, who came out in favor of Gov
ernor Smith.
The National Womens Democratic
Law Enforcement league, militant
dry organization, is taking its cam
paign to the country AT a meeting
today at Winchester, Va, Mrs. JESSE
w. Nicholson, president of the league,
argued that Governor Smith never
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

The first of the states 20 legal
mandates for removal Of jurors was
exercised early in the afternoon ses-
sion and a women was removed, leav-
ing the division eight women and four
men. At this point the defense. was
nearing the half way mark of its 30
peremptory challenges, still having
more than enough to displace every
prospective arbiter then \ the box.
As the afternoon dragged on, even
Hickman and Hunt themselves gap-
pe3red bored as the questioning fol-
lowed well worn paths of words. Di-
reotly behind Hunt sat his father
throughout the session, listening at
tentively to every leval move In the
rear of the court room was Mrs.
Thons, widow Of the Slain druggist,
visibly tense. No word escaped her as
she leaned forward in her chair
When the hour for adjournment was
almost in sight, Judge Craig appeared
to become impatient at the slow prog
ress made and his rulings were deliv-
cred more speedily and in sharper
tones than was usual wont.
Court adjourned at 4:30 until 10 a.
m. tomorrow.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
ADVERSE VERDICT
CONTINUED From Page One)

pcaled the appellate court might look
with diStavor on failure to use every
means to obtain a satisfactory jury
Upperhost as matter of specula-
ton today was the question whether
Hickman would be permitted to carry
out his expressed desire of taking the
stand against Hunt and in his own
defense on the insanity plea. Opin-
ions apparently differed among the
legal participants as to the wisdom of
permitting the youth to give testi-
mony. Reports were that confer
ence to discuss the matter had been
called to follow the days session.
Richard Cantillon, Walsh's associate
counsel in Hickmans defense, made it
known that the appeal from a guilty
verdict would be based on the conten-
t:.l that the new California law per-
tanning to insanity defenses does not
dovetail with the old CODE He gave
it as his opinion that under the law
intention or discretion has a part in
determining the guilt of defendant" :"
and that therefore the insanity plea
should be considered in arriving at a
verdict. Hickman pleaded not gully
and also not guilty by reason of in
sanity to the charge Of numbering
Thoms, while Hunts plea was merely
one of not guilty
During the questioning of taleSmen
today, however, Judge EllioSt Craig
overruled an objection by Cantillon
based on that Interpretation Of the law,
declaring that he knew no constitu-
tional provision preventing the legis-
laturc from segregating the trials on
the actual guilt and the insanity of a
defendant The court previously had
Nhled that the present trial would con-
sist of two separate proceedings.
The first move of Hickman today
was to serve notice of formal appeal,
through his attorneys, to the state SUI
preme court from the sentence of death
imposed after he was adjudged sane
when kidnapping and killing Marian
Parkcr Walsh and Cantillon previ-
ously had stated that the appeal from
the death sentence would be based on
the asserted unconstitutionality of the
new law governing insanity defenses.
The appeal itself must be filed with
the high court within five days from
the time notice of appeal is given.
A new prosecutor appeared at the
states section of the counsel table be-
fore the tedious task of juror selecting
was resumed. Forrest Murray, who
assisted District Attorney Asa Keyes
in the sanity trial of Hickman and who
has been IN charge of the states case
up to the present time against Hick-
man ard Hunt was relieved by Deputy
District Attorney James Costello.
Clifford Thoms another deputy, will
assist Costello.
Hunt, who appeared yesterday to be
extremely nervous and tinlid, had
grown more accustomed to his sur
roundings today and was more at ease.
He sat at Hickman's side but no word
was EXCHANGED between the two youths.
No trace of fear was evident in the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
FLYERS DROP
DUMMY IN TRY
TO HIT FIELD

G. w. Munsell and George Brill, of
the Munsell-Brill flying service, have
been practising with one of Their
ships in an attempt to drop a dummy
from an altitude of approximately
900 feet and cause it to land on the
Fair grounds flying field. A week
ago they dropped the dummy in a
high wind and it fell very wide of the
mark. They hope to do better the
next time.
With the plane travelling, through
the air at a speed of from 0 to 100
miles an nour and with wind blow
ing, possibly in cross direction to
that in which the plane is headed the
dummy, being light, may drift quite
bit while falling and the greatest
problem is to know when to drop it.
Munsell said last evening that it
the weather c.eared by Sunday and
was not too cold they would try the
dummy drop on Sunday afternoon.
There is no particular purpose in this
except that it gives an aviator a
chance to judge distances and the
effects on distances that high speed
gives On the last occasion when the
dummy dropped many people watched
the experiment with interest, The
dummy is made by packinG a me-
chanicS uniform with straw.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
HYPO GIVEN LOGS
MAKES THEM LAST
LONGER is CLAIM

The practice of giving legs "hypo-
dernlic injection" to preserve them
invented in Germany not long ago.
has spread to England, and new tool
has been invented to do the work,
says Popular Science Monthly New
York;. The story:
"The new scientific method is being
used to inject into telegraph poles q
spreading paste that is said to keen
fungi at bay. Many years are said
to be added to the poles life. This
treatme if coed is step that may
lead eventually to complete arrest OF
decay. II that ideal is accomplished.
buildings OF wood can be erected that
will be as imperishable as structures
Of stone, brick or steel, While the cost
will be much less. The e11ecc will be
that OF transmitting woets isSto rock "
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
BUTTERFLY WINGS
HOLD FAST COLOR
FOR VAST PERIOD

Artists pigments that have lasted
for centuries on paintings are sur
passed by natural pigments recently
discovered by Dr. r. j. Tillyard OF
New Zealand, which kept their colors
for at least a hundred million years
and. probably, for four or five times
that long, according to Dr. E, Z. Frees
Weeks Science (New York;. He says:
These enormously ancient colors
were parts OF the wings of insects not
unlike butterflies, living in the Per-
mian period of geologic time, period
variously dated by experts, but never
less than so or 100000 900 years. In
sects OF that period were caught in
mud banks in what is now the state
of Kansas, died there and were buried
by fresh mud deposited by streams
Dr. Tillyard has examined large
number of the fossil specimens thus
produced. A lew of them still showed
he found, traces OF their original
colors. Unfortunately, tn ese colors
faded shortly after the protecting
layers of dried mud, long since hard
ened into rock, were split off, exposing
the ancient colorS to light and air
Some years ago, DR.. R. T. Gunther
of Oxford university found traces of a
reddish pigment in the backbone of a
fossil crocodile, believed to be millions
OF years old, and geologists of the
United States geological survey once
found a greenish pigment, like that
of green leaves, in relay from well
hundreds of feet deep in the \ert$
of the state of Nevada. Both of these
laYTf IN1s 1rl'
new discovery indicates that the red.
dish stain of the crocodile bones may
really have been blood, and that The
Nevada pigment many have been that
CT long-buried leaves .
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

Alexandria. Egypt, plans to erect
municipal theatre.
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Italy is urging its farmers to use
more agricultural machinery. 4
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
ARGENTINE ENVOY
lContinued Frorn Page Onel

same opinion. 1 am therefore OBJ
hged to insist upon the acceptance OF
my resignation for the same reason
which led me to present it"
In the telegram containing his
original resignation, DR.. rueyrredon
expressed surprise at irJtructions Ie-
ceived from Buenos Aires that day
that he sign the convention with
reservations even il it did not contain
the economic clauses and thai the
advices that the foreign minister did
not consider the Ambassadors in
sistence upon his economic proposals
included in the instructions given
him.
He pointed out that on Jan. "a
after his first speech urging inclusion
of economic matters, he had re-
ceived a telegram from the acting
foreign minister of Argentina saving
"I am pleased to congratulate you,
eXcellency once again for the pro-
posalS presented. when were INSPIRED
by noble and frank Pan-American-
ism"
ut is also erroneous to think" he
continued in the cable to his o0vo' n
noert that lack OF such convention
would make n-Americanism col
lapse since the Pan-American union
itself does not enter into the question
We, therefore, do not remain outside
the union in any case nor do We
affect its organizations nor is anyone
deprived OF it's possible advantage, pol
is it necessary for me TO 10 my
convictions wrong by signing = con-
vention when there are so many
advantages in turning it down.
There is in this matter" he con
tinued, more than mere convention
on the Pan-American union; there
is question OF fiscal policy OF the
greatest Importance Tor us on which
this occasion, possibly UNIQUE o2-
casion, we must make public or
protest with vigof if we dc not want
to be drawn into all its harmful
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
WILCOX MAN is
CONTINUED from rage Onei

Capper amendment was based on it's
asserted confliction with the priu-
ciple of direct cooperative marketing,
while the Box bill was characterized
as injurious to the cattle industry IN
that it would deprive those in 1T -
needed labor.
Fred BiXby Arizona cattleman and
former president of the American
National Livestock association, was
appointed in a resolution to represent
the Arizona cattle growers at Wash
ington, d. G. lie will attend con-
gressional hearings on many pending
agricultural and livestock bills
Senate bill 1926, introduced by SEN
ator Ashurst, providing for the fenc-
ing Of the east boundary of the
Papago Indian reservation in Pima
county, was endorsed.
The convention voted, by The pas
sage of a resolution, to call the ettea-
ton Of the state land department TO
provisions in Arizona statutes relating
to the classification of ranges, and
urge the department to be on watch
for alleged abuses of this act thvous
subterfuge. The Statutes relate to the
separate classification of ranges for
cattle, sheep, goat and mixed pur-
poses
A resolution urging Arizona's repre-
sentatives in congress 20 use tll9ir
influence to secure Increased appro-
priations for the improvement OF for
est service ranges was passed.
A revision OF the existing tarift so
that cattle hides would be taken of
the free list was asked OF congress.
A resolution relating to. the pur-
chase OF isolated areas of government
land was passed. It's purpose was 10
allow land owners whose acreage en-
circle public land to purchase this
land.
The regulation for the purposes of
appropriated public domain was urged
the stockman of large areas of un-
District foresters in the west were
urged to close for stated Deriods
ranges or portions of ranges to new
pernittees whe min his opinion il
would be injurious to do so.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

consequences.
He then pointed out to his govern
ment that he was no. proposing any
mandatory clause (which could affect
any country, but the expression OF
desire"
The ambassador then quoted the
amendment he proposed saying That
it, was very much less extreme than
the third OF President Wilson'S IA
points"
"Ycur excellency suggests" he
cabled, that 1 sign the convention
with reservations SO that the situation
which has come about may be saved
Nothing would please me more than
to agree but understand, MI. Min
lister, that when citizen reaches a
certain position in life he holds direct
responsibility contracted With nis
government which he cannot escape
either by formal conventiona]ism OF
even by the execution Of superior
orders.
'"Therefore, I send by separate COM
muniCation to his eXcellency the
president my irrevocabie resignation
from the posts of chairman OF the
Argentine delegation ana OF ambas-
sador to the government OF the
United States"
DR.. Pueyrredon called the whole
Argentine delegation to his home to
inform them OF his resignation and
the causes.
The first act OF DR.. Lallrentino
Olascoaga, Argentine minister al
Havana, who succeeds to s&2 leader
ship OF the delegation, was to cable
fer fresh instructions regarding sig
nature OF the convention.
It was pointed out that exact posi-
ton of the Argentine government is
ret known here.
DIR. Pueyrredon will remain in
Havana uncI next Wednesday al
Ileast, but will ATTEND no congress
meetings, as in fact, he has not fol
; two days.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
HUGHES THROWS
WEIGHT OF U.S
TO OUTLAW WAR

HAVANA Feb 16 l9.-Charles
Evans Hughes, chairman of the Ameri-
can delegation at the sixth Pan
American conference, amid the ap-
plause OF the representatives of all
today threw the whole weight of the
United States behind the proposal to
the republics of the Western world
outlaw all aggressive warfare in this
hemisphere
At the same time Mr. Hughes out
lined to the conference a plan sor
the maintenance of American peace
He was again enthusiastically APP
plauded when he declared his coun-
try to be opposed to any acts of
aggression, desirous of seeing force
abolished from this hemisphere, and
seeks nothing but the prosperity, in
dependence and friendship of all the
American states"
The committee on Pan-American
union affairs first met and approved
the final text of the convention reIas-
ing to that body, as well as a reso-
luton to provide modus vivendi for
its organization until the convention
is ratified by the governments. Then
the committee on public international
law met and selected for discussion
the report on pacific settlement OF in
ternational disputes, originally pre-
pared by Ricardo Alfaro, of Panama,
and elaborated by the subcommittee.
Early in the discussion Fernando
Gonzales Roa, of Mexico, introduced a
resolution, in\which all aggressive war
was declared illegal and providing
that international disputes should be
settled by pacific means.
This proposition had the fullest
support of Mr. Hughes, when he spoke
soon afterwards.
The United States joins most
heartily" he said, in the declaration
that there shall be no more war OF
aggression in America. We must
show that this hemisphere is deei-
Gated to peace and seeks pacific solu-
ton of difficulties
Turning to the concrete problem OF
preventing the employment of vlo-
lence, Mr.. Hughes proposed that the
American countries improve then
mutual relations and avoid war by the
establishment of joint international
commissions patterned on the lines OF
the American Canadian boundary
commission by the conclusion of pe-
cuniary claims conventions as extern
slve in scope as possible and final;y
by establishing firmly the principle Of
arbitration for the settlement of ~
ternational differences.
Mr. Hughes pledged "all the energy
Arousing further great ovation,
and strength possess, to promote the
pacific settlement of disputes.
All means to that end, he continued
fell under three main headings-per-
lodical conferences or meetings for
candid exchange of views on contro-
versial subjects; measures of concilia-
ton, namely, practicable provisions
whereby reason may have play, be-
fore force takes the field, and judicial
settlement for which definite institu-
tions would be necessity, as reason
and justice are not, as he expressed it,
"rnere abstra ctions, TO which we give
verbal devotion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17
BOWIE DRUGGIST ACQUITTED

BISBEE, Feb. 16 (P).-W, o. Holton,
former Bowie druggist, was acquitted
today of charge of concealing as
sets after making an assignment to
creditors, by a jury in the Cochise
county superior court in Tombstone.
The trial lasted two days.
Following completion of the Hol-
ton case, a jury was selected to try
Mrs Bessie HampSton on the second
Of six counts which were originally re-
turned against her in connection with
the embezzlement of funds from a
Bisbee hardware firm Her trial is
scheduled to start tomorrow morn
ing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

would carry New York state for the
presidency and said the present Smith
campaign seemed to her TammanyI
scheme go ditch the democrats i'll
1928"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

Six blind men recently gave evil
dence in an assault case in Hull,
England.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-17

Glasgow will builG at once 1000
municipal homes for workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-30
FRENCH COAL MINES
NOW PRODUCE EXCESS
Problem Confronting Operators Is
to Cut Produc-
tion Costs.

PARIS Opl.-France, desperately
short of coal for 10 years, and always
an importer, now has too much OF it.
For the first time French production
equals consumption, and imported coal
is threatening to break the market.
When the Germans flooded French
coal mines in the north during the war
France lost half of her fuel, and it has
been long struggle to get back to nor
NAL Not only was the pre-war figure
of 10000 900 tons annually reached,
but last year it went up to 60.000,000
and the Saar Valley has added another
10000, 900 tons.
All European coal mines have been
working hard since the war because
Ruhr and the trouble in Upper Silesia
created big shortages, Now that all arc
at work. Europe, according to French
figures given TO the League OF Nations
recently. has a surplus OF SO or 20
million tons year. AS all countries for
generations have considered France as
an importer of coal. they all still try
to capture the market here, ignoring
the fact that France now mines all she
burns, Therefore, the French coal
operators are puzzling how to reduce
costs, curtail production and restrict
imports so coal won't become too cheap.
Some imports are certain TO come IN
because In Brittany 1t Is cheaper TO get
coal by sea from England than by rail
from the other side Of France. Similar
~. there are points In France where
the Belgians and Germans have
shorter haul than the French.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-30
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. June 80 Especially -
Poultry-Spring chickens. pound 3sa4o;
small, 3oa36; leghorns, 22a3O: old hens.
1927: poor and thin. 17a1s; old
ROSTERS, 14a16; ducks, 23a25; poor and
thin, 20; oh, l5a2o; pigeons. pair,
25a30
Receipts. s97 cases; native and
nearby current receipts In free cases.
25a28 firsts. dozen. 90.
Butter-Good TO fancy creamery
pound 44isa47: prints. 47a49; blocks,
46a48: ladies, 36a3S; store packed, 81;
process butter, 40a4l.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No 2 red Winter. domestic,
no quotation: No. rcd Winter. gar
licky, domestic, August delivery, lisa
l.45ie sales.
Bag lots of nearby new wheat at
wharf sold at range of lao to l.45
a oushel
I.2I. nominal: No. contract, export.
no quotations: corn on cob, new, S.7Sa
500, nominal, per barrel.
Oets-No. white, domestic, old,
77a7S: No. 3, domestic. old, 76a77.
Rye-Nearby new. LOCALES.
Hay--ReceiptS, % tons. hay Is ar
irving here In ample quantity. but the
demand for local hay Is very limited,
and not enough actual business is pass
ing to establish quotations on the yarl-
Gus kinds of grades Range OF prices
is about I200ai6.00 per ton for good
hay in timothy and clover mixed.
Straw--No. wheat, i3.0oal4oO per
ton. No. cat. l3,00al4.00.
Country Produce.
Potatoes, white. 100 pounds, 100;
new potatoes. barrel l.50al.75 aspara-
gus. dozen, l00a300; beans, ,oushel,
i GOAL SO; beets, 100. 300a4.0o: cab
bage, hamper. 35a50: carrots, 100, 4.00a
500; cucumbers, basket, las; celery.
crate, 6.00a7.00. corn, bushel, 2.OOa
22s: eggplant, crate. 2.00a3,50; lettuce,
bushel 35al 90; peas, bushel, l.00a2. 90;
peppers. crate. i.5oa2 so; radishes, 100,
| 50a2 so: rhubarb 100. 2.00a3. 90; Spring
onions, 100. local as spinach, hushel.
/ GOAL .25: squash. basket, 65a90; toma-
toes, crate. l.50a2.25.
Apples. bushel, l.00ai.5o black
berries, quart. Gals; cantaloupes, crate,
/ .2Sa3.50: cherries, pound, 4al5:
neaches. bushel. 200a350; straw
berries, quart. Gala: watermelons, 25a60.