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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-24
Submarines Program Is Re-
jected in It's Entirety
By Committee
FIX TIME LIMIT
Is Cruisers to Be Started in
Three Years, Finished
In Six

WASHINGTON, Feb. % (P)-Slash-
ing Secretary Wilbur's recommended
tions for II new warships, the house
naval committee decided today. to
authorize the construction of 16 ships,
one of them an aircraft carrier, and
the, remainder cruisers of the 10000
ton class. 1t turned thumbs down on
new submarines.
This action, taken at a protracted
executive session was described py
Chairman Butler as "practicallv
unanimous" and in line with the
original American proposal to the un-
successful Geneva arms conference.
Wilbur had urged the committee to
approve building program of 25
cruisers, aircraft carriers, 8 destroyer
leaders, and 81 submarines, represent
ing the program as having the back
ing OF President Coolidge.
Butler estimated the committees
program would cost $274, 900 O0O as
compared with $74O,0OO,OO0 for the adj
ministration's plan, both figures ex-
Guiding the increase in aircraft and
personnel for which the additional
ships would call
The committee in refusing to pro-
vide for submarines turned a deaf ear
not only to the naval secretary, but
also to All emphatic protest by one
of its own members, Rep. McClintic,
democrat, Oklahoma. Regarding de-.
stroyer leaders, the committee said
that the navy department had not sc
yet requested funds for the remaining
IL of a large number of destroyerS
authorized under the 1926 building act.
The committee provided that the Is
cruisers should be started within three
years and completed within six; that
the aircraft carrier be started within
two years, that each year the navy
request congress for funds to carry out
the construction and that failure by
congress to provide funds in any year
would not cause authorization for the
construction to lapse
Representative Britten, republican,
Illinois, said these provisions would
insure the building of the ships and
prevent them from becoming a paper
fleet"
Mr., Wilbur had requested that no
specific time limit be set for compile
ton of the ships and President Cool
idge subsequently was represented as
concurring in that recommendation.
The committee also adopted a pro-
vision that "in the event of an agree
ment for further limitation of naval
armament by international conference
to which the United States is a sign
atory power, the president hereby is
authorized and empowered to suspend
in whole or in part any of the naval
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-24
Aqua PRIETA is
TO GIVE
SITE FOR AIRPORT
Chamber of Commerce and
Presidente Assure Full
Cooperation

The board of directors of the Aqua
Prieta Chamber of Commerce second
ed by Louis MargiIlisn, presidente of
the municipality announced yesterday
that every agency in the Sonora city
would unite in full cooperation to Sc
cure all the necessary deeds and titles
at once for the Mexican half of the
international. airport The heads OF
the organizations gave out assurance
that there would be no obstacles. A
plan to hold dedication ceremonies
for the international airport on March
2, when Governor Fausto Topete OF
Sonora and Governor c. W. P. Hunt
of Arizona will be here was discussed
and action will be taken.
A message was received by the Aqua,
Prieta officials on Thursday from
the secretary of state of Sonora say
ing that Gov. Topete will arrive at
noon on March 2 and urging that
special invitation be sent Governor
Hunt to be here at that time. The
Aqua Prieta officials at once met
at the chamber of commerce offices
and took the matter up. They have
planned very extensive celebration
and reception for the Mexican gov
ernor and 1T is the intention/of the
Aqua Prieta officials to take steps to
make this celebration extend through
out the two cities if Governor Hunt
arrives as is expected and hoped.
John B. Harh, CochiSe county
supervisor, member of the Douglas
chapter of the N. A. A. and of the
directorate of the Douglas chamber
of commerce and mines, is the special
representative of Governor Hunt and
told the Aqua Prieta committee yes
terday that he would extend the in
vitation. Hart expressed fear that
the governor would be unable to come
on March because Of q meeting
of state board at that time.
Whether the dedication of the in
ternational airport can be arranged
for at that time was not certain yes
terday but the Aqua Prieta commit
tees in charge of the celebration
pledged their efforts to make it pos
sible. Ygnacio Soto, president of the
Aqua Prieta chamber of commerce
said that he considered that such a
dedication would mean much because
Governor Topete- is very enthusiastic
over the possibilities of international
aviation.
Soto also suggested that the Aqua
Prieta chamber endorse the proposed
(Contiued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-24
ORDER CHANGES
in COMMANDS OF
MANY OFFICERS
Half A Dozen Generals Are
Transferred by Secre-
tary of War

WASHINGTON Feb. % up -
Changes in commands of half a dozen
general officers of the army were or
dered today by Secretary Davis.
Major General Thomas q. Donald
son was transferred from command of
the second division at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, San Antonio, Texas, to COM
mand the eighth corps area with
headquarters there. Others were:
Brigadier General Albert j. Brow
ley from command of the Thirteenth
field artillery brigade at Fort Bragg,
N. c., to command the second di-
vision at Fort Sam Houston
Brigadier General Paul E. Malone
from command of the second field
artillery brigade at Fort Sam Hous-
ton to command the Twelfth brigade
at Fort Sheridan. Chicago, effective
March IL.
Brigadier General Michael j. Leni-
han, from command of the Twelfth
brigade at Fort Sheridan to COM
mand the third division at Fort Lew
is, Washington, March Is.
Brigadier General Dwight E.. Ault-
man from command of the Four
teenth brigade at Fort Sam Houston
to command the field artillery school
at Fort Sill, Oklal April 6.
Colonel Frank c. Bolles, from COM
mand of the Thirtieth infantry at the
Preside of San Francisco effective
March to command the Fourth bri-
gade, effective April 6, when be be-
comes a brigadier general and later
to command Fort D. A. Russell, Chey-
enne. WYo.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-24
CONGRESS HAS
WIDE RANGE OF
THURSDAY
Variety Marks Activities of
Both Houses in Capitol
Yesterday

WASHINGTON, Feb 90 R-Sub-
Jects ranging from discovery of the
whereabouts of another quarter
million slice of the Continental Trad
ing company oil deal melon to the
politics in mail carrier appointments
IN Oklahoma got some kind of an
airing in congress today. Both houses
were busy and their committees ac-
tive, although the output of completed
legislation was small.
Among house committee activities,
decision of the naval group to report
bill for Is new cruisers and one
airplane carrier, to be finished within
six years. took first place. st would
be a $274,000,000 job for the ships
alone, and the program differs widely
from the one proposed by the adj
miniStration.
Among. senate committees, the Tea
pot Dome quest for the Continental
liberty bonds got voluntary state
ment, authorized by long missing
witness, that the Blackmer portion of
the elusive profits, $764,00O to be
exact, are not sleeping in a New
York safety deposit box. Blackme-
himself is still abroad.
The house rumbled along with Dis
trict of Columbia appropriations; but
what it actually INDUCED in was a
democratic chiding for farm relief
delay, tariff tilt, expression of a
concern lest the Mississippi flood con-
troll job would make a Mussolini of
the army engineer chief if left to his
administration; whether federal courts
nave degenerated into "delousing
plants" for dirty traction companies
and democratic expression of view
ing with alarm the era of depression
staring us in the face" under repub-
lican rule.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-24

RNARDS SVILLE, N. j.,
Feb. 23 R)-The man who
killed Miss Margaret Brown
with fire confessed to police
today, but he did it anonymous
ly by mail and warned them
that he would never be cap
tured alive.
The police received the con-
fession in an envelope posted
i'm Newark Tuesday and which
also contained bonds and cash
to the value of $4,000. The
bonds had belonged to Miss
Brown, who had secured them
from her broker on Monday,
few hours before she was
killed.
That the confession was ac-
companied by these bends pre-
cIuded the possibility that the
writer was crank attempting
to perpetrate hoax.
Miss Brown, gOVernesS for a
Park avenue family in New
York, was found flaming like
a human torch behind a hot
dog stand on the highway be-
tween Bernardsville and Nor
FistOwn and died without re-
gaining cOIsciousness.
The writer of fOday's letter
said that after striking Miss
Brown unconscious when she
''refused to marry a poor man"
and repulsed his advances, he
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-24
Senate Establishes
Authority OUer Oil
MAJ, BY Court Order

~
WASHINGTON Feb. % lP1-While
getting track today OF another big
batch of Continental Trading. COM
pany bonds, the senate won its first
skirmish i'll the court over its author
ity to punish Robert W. Stewart, oil
magnate, for refusal to answer com.
mittee questions regarding the Secur-
tiles.
The committee at hearing estabY
lished that H. M. Blackmer, missing
witness in the Fall-Sinclair criminal
conspiracy case, got $750,000 of the
$3,000,000 profits made by Contin-
entail, a Canadian corporation now
extinct, in the purchase and rs5ale
Of American OIL The information
was supplied by Karl C. Schuyler, Of
Denver, attorney Tor Blackmer. who
for months has been in Europe.
Later in the day. Rep Cordell Hull
of Tennessee, appeared before the
committee to reiterate his denial of
intimations that the democratic ma
tional committee, OF which he form
erly was chairman, had received some
of the Continental bonds to pay of
d uG1lC1G 11O11L IA1C ASaO
presidential campaign. Oliver p.
Newman, former assistant director OF
finance for the committee backed up
Hull's assertions.
In the District of Columbia supreme
court Justice Bailey refused to make
permanent the writ of habeaS corpus
.lnder which Stewart, who is chair
man OF the board OF Standard Oil
of Indiana, had temporarily gained
freedom after the senate ordered his
arrest for contempt
Stewards counsel quickly noted an
appeal and he was continued at
liberty under $4,000 bond He has
20 days in which to perfect his appeal
and another 20 days to get the
record of the case before the Dis
trict of Columbia court OF appeals.
After a decision in that court he or
the government, whichever is loser,
may appeal to the United States
supreme court. The prospects are
that it may take a year or more to
get final court ruling.
In dismisSing the Stewart writ,
Justice Bailey upheld the authority
of the senate to arrest a witness who
refuses to answer questions before one
OF it's committees and the legality Of
the investigation into the Continental
Trading company's operations, which
has come as an oftshoot of the in
ouiry into the leasing of Teapot Dome
by Albert B. Fall to Harry F. Sinclair.
During his appearance before the
senate committee, which also had
before it the representatives OF a
number of banking houses in an
effort to clear the mystery surround.
ing the Continental bonds, Schuyler
said Blackmer had instructed him by
cable several days ago to disclose his
share i'll the corporations profits
Blacklner, who formerly was chair
man of The board of the Midw~s1e
Refining company and repu;ed to be
one OF the moving spirits in the
organization of the continental COM
pany, told him what he had made
Schuyler testified, in Montreal III
July, 1926.
Declaring Blacknler had informed
him "unequivocally" that he mad no
knowledge that any Continental FUNDS
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-24

Friday and Saturday.
mostly fair; little change in
temperature.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-24
MAN .CONFESSES BURNING WOMAN
TO DEATH; GOING TO HELL, SAYS

had poured gasoline from his
automobile over her and set
her afire.
II have a good car and new
tires" the letter concluded,
land 1 am signing out, God
knows where, to hell, / sup
pose. BY the time YOU get this
letter, shall have a good start
en- you. l am going to go un-
til my money gives out and
then when / am caught / have
something with me to end it
all before they can do any
thing
The letter convinced police that {
man named Huff, whom Miss Brown
frequently met in Central park, anc
whom she called Doctor" was tht
killer.
Description of Huff was obtained
from a Miss Miller, maid in the hom'
of E. A. Stillman in New YorH
the residence in which Miss Brown
was employed.
The coroner's autopsy, while it re-
vealed no trace of blow on the head
did show clot of blood on the jaw
inside the mouth which might hav'
resulted from the killers fist
The goVerness would have been 4
years old today. She had given III
her position, telling her employers sf
was going to California and he
relatives that she was going south will
her employers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-19
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FIN.
AL ACCOUNT AND PETITION
FOR DISTRIBUTION

In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington in and for
Benton County.
In the matter of the estate of
Jabez Beers Thomas, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
Emma Thomas, executrix of the
entitled estate, has filed her final
account and petition for distribu-
ton in the office of the clerk of
the above entitled court and that
the court is asked to settle said
final account, to distribute the pro-
perry of said estate to the heirs or
persons entitled to the same and
to discharge the executrix.
Said final account and petition
for distribution will be heard by
the court at the court house in
Prosser. Benton county, Washing
ton, on the 9Th day of February,
1923. at the hour of $50 o'clock
in the forenoon.
EMMA THOMAS, Executrix.
By M. M. Moulton, her attor
ney. 1-12-26
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-19
ORDINANCE NO 27o

An Ordinance repeating Ordi-
nance No. 262 and Ordinance No.
264 of the City of Kennewick.
The Council of the City of Ken
newick do ordain as follows:
Sec. 1. Ordinance No. 262, the
same being entitled:
can Ordinance providing for the
expenditure of the sum of $4,000
not included in the current budget
for the purpose of providing a city
municipal building and declaring
an emergency for contracting such
Indebtedness" passed the goth day
of April. 1927;
And also ordindance No. 264,
the same being entitled:
IAN ordinance providing for
borrowing the sum of $4,000 for
the purpose of securing a city mu-
nicipal building for the City of
Kennewick; providing for the is
suance of the negotiable coupon
bonds of said City of Kennewick
for the sum of $4,000; fixing the
rate of interest on said bonds at
par; fixing maturity of said bonds;
directing notice to be given of the
proposed issuance Of said bonds
and calling for bids thereon and
fixing time and place for the meet
ing of the city council of said
City for considering bids on said
bonds"
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect after five
days from its passage, approval
and publication in the official
newspaper Of Kennewick.
Passed the 18th day of January,
1928; Approved the 18th day Of
January, 1928.
Attest: Winifred Campbell, city
clerk.
rnAuronn
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-19
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS OF
IRRIGATION ASSESSMENTS

Notice is hereby given that the
assessment rolls of the Horse
Heaven Irrigation District; Pros
ser Irrigation District; Sunnyside
Valley Irrigation District; Sunny
side Irrigation District; Grandview
Irrigation District; Kiona Irriga-
ton District; Richland Irrigation
District; Kennewick Irrigation
District. Yakima Benton Irrigation
District and Columbia Irrigation
District have been delivered to
the office Of the county treasurer
of Benton County, Washington,
for collection and that said as
sessments are due and payable on
and after the first Monday in Feb
ruary. The assessments will be-
come delinquent at 5 o'clock the
31st day Of May, 1928 unless 80
percent shall have been paid, and
if thus allowed to become delin-
quent penalty of 5 percent will
be added to the amount thereof;
and if the so percent thereof be
paid on or before the 31st day of
May, 1928 the remainder thereof
shall not become delinquent until
the 3Oth day OF November, 1928.
Dated at Prosser, Washington,
this 18th day of January, 1928.
HARRY FORSYTH, County
Treasurer and ex-officio treasurer
of Horse Heaven, Prosser, Sunny
side Valley, Sunnyside, Grandview,
Kiona, Richland, Kennewick and
Columbia irrigation districts.
| Ru I.onis p Kelly Den. 1899
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Walla No. 0s424 for the entire Sec
ton 10, Township 6 North, Range
20 E.W.M. has filed notice Of in
tention to make final three year
proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Har-
old G. Fyfe, u. S. Commissioner
at Kennewick, Washington, on the
23rd day of February, 1928.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Soren Mass, of Berrian, Wash
ington, Alfred E. Willmert, John
William Martin, and Charles E.
Nicosen. of Kennewick, Washing
ton. -..s.
A. w. DoLAND. Reg. 1922
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-01-19
ESTRAY SALE

Notice is hereby given that Jack
K. Potter on the 14th day of De-
cember, 1927 took up and now
keeps at his ranch near Hanford,
Wash. the following estray: enc
mare, age IL years, brown. Brand
on left hip, weight 1000 lbs. Three
white feet and a bald face.
Said estray will be sold to the
highest bidder for cash at the
place kept as above specified. on
Friday, the 9th day of January,
1928. at the hour of one o'clock in
the afternoon of said day, unless
the owner thereof, or his legal rep
resentative, shall appear prior to
that time. and make out his title
and pay all charges against said
estray.
Date of first publication of this
notice, January IL, 1923.
e. o. KEENE, auditor Benton
County, Wash. 1-12:iJ
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DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR

u. S. Land Office at Spokane,
Washington. January A. 1928.
Notice is hereby given that John
0'Hare of 102 West 10th ST., Aber-
deem, Washington. who on Septem-
Der IL. 1909, made Desert Land
Entry 013292 formerly Walla Wal
La Serial No. 0S902. for the North
east Quarter of Section IL. Town
ship 6 North. Range 81 E.W.M. has
filed notice of intention to make
Final Proof under paragraph 8,
Section 5. Act of March a, 1915. to
establish claim to the land above
described, before Charles w. Smith
u. S. Commissioner at Hoquiam,
Washington on the 9th day Of
February. 1928.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Hugh j. O'Hare. Ernest G. AK
land, James Leitch and Charles
Clark. all of Aberdeen, Washing
ton.
"A. w. DOLAND. Reg. 1:5-2:l
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WIZ Sw, N. of canal 1850,
min. sale price $50.
NV NE, less rtw. $3.50, mir.
sale price $50.
NE NV less rtw. $3.50, min.
sale price 500.
NJ NE NE 26-s-30, min. sale
VIZ NV sW NE 2s-s-so, min.
sale price $50.
VIZ Sc NE; and NE Sc NE
26-S 80. min. sale price $3.50.
DIR. Ely Colony No. 1, So tract,
Blk. 4, min. sale price $50.
Tax lot No.. 1854 1927, min.
sale price $3.50. 4-.s d.
The above property shall not be
sold for less than the amount set
forth in column headed minimum
Sale Price" opposite each descrip-
tion of property. If sold for cash,
rreasurer's Deed will be exesut-
ed. Ii sold on contract, the terms
thereof shall be 20 percent cash
ard balance in ten equal annual
installments commencing Nov. 1st
next. with interest at six percent
IN deferred payments, payable an
nually. All subsequent taxes and
assessments must be paid prior to
delinquency. Failure to make pay
ments or to perform any OF the
covenants of the contract forfeits
same at the election of the vendor.
This contract may be paid In full
at any time plus accrued interest,
in which case Treasurer's Deed
will be executed. -z7
And notice is hereby further CIV
en- that if necessary / will adjourn
said sale to the same hours from
day to day by announcement made
at the time and place of said sale.
or at the time and place to which
said sale may be adjourned.
Dated at Prosser, Washington,
this 9Th day of January, 1923.
HARRY FORSYTH, county
treasurer of Benton County, Wash,
1920
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS OF
REAL ESTATE AND PER-
SONAL PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that tax
books. real and personal, have
been turned over to me, the under
signed county treasurer of Ben.
ton County. for the collection OF
taxes thereon, on and after the
first Monday in February.
Notice is hereby further given
that the personal taxes appearing
ON the personal tax roll shall be-
come delinquent after March the
18th. 1928. The real estate taxes
shall become delinquent 5 O'Clock
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NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
PROPERTY
State of Washington, county o.
Benton, IS.

State of Washington, county of
Benton, IS.
Notice is hereby given that in
accordance with an order hereto
fore entered on the 4th day of JAM
uary, 1928, by the board of coun-
ty commissioners of said county,
directing the sale of the real pro-
perty hereinafter described, ac-
quirod by said county for delin-
quent taxes under tax foreclosure
suit and sale, I, the undersigned
county treasurer of said county,
will, on the 18th day of January,
1928, commencing at the hour of
g o'clock am, and continuing until
the hour of o'clock pm, of said
day, unless the property herein
after described shall sooner be
sold, at the front door of the coun-
ty court house, in Prosser in said
county and state, sell to the high
est bidder for cash or on legal con-
tract, the following described pro-
perty, situated in said county. and
described as follows, to-wit:
First Add. to Kennewick, Lots
4 and 5, Blk. 2. Minimum sale
price $40.
First Add. to Richland, Tracts
81 and 80. $40.
Hover's Fountain Park, Lots 9,
10, &c, 35 and SO, Blk. !; Lots 1, 5,
is, 26, 81, 38, SO and 40. Blk. 2;
Lots is and IL, Blk. 8, minimum
sale price, per lot, 81.
NE NE, 27-6-26, min. sale price
ny; NE SW; NV SW; Sc SW;
and sen, 9-11-27, min. sale price
$278.64.
NV NV NV less Ry. rtw. 26-13-
| 81, min. sale price. $270.
SW NV NV 26-1S-27, min. sale
price, $3.50.
SW Sc NV, w. of canal 1928
min. sale price, $40.
S1s SW Sc SW 1928. min. sale
price, $500.
NV NV s1-1o-2s, min. sale
price. $50.
VIZ Sc Sc NV 1880, min
sale price $40.
! NE NE, E. of canal 1928, min
sale price. $50.
WIZ 28-8-29, min. sale price 1921
/ Lot 5. 32-10-28, min. sale price
$50.
E12 A. NV NV, N. of cana
l29-9-29, min. sale price, $40.
Sk NE Sc NV 1880, min
|sale price $50.
| WE Sc SW SW; SW SW SW
less rtw. 10-8-30, min. sale pric
/ $50.
W. 10 acs. of E % acs. of nj
| SW, less rtw. 1880. min. sal
price, $50. :.
i SW NV 1880, min. sale pric
$3.50.
NE NE NE 16-s-3o. min. sal
price $40. !.
SIh sW NV 1880, min. sal
price 500.
price $50.