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Cavalry Commander Ends 32-Yeai
Service Period.

Col. Reginald +. McNally, U. S
Cavalry. at Fort Clark. Tex, has beer
placed on the retired list Of the Army
on his own application after more
than 80 years service. He is from
New York and was graduated from
the Military Academy in February
1899. During the World War he served
as lieutenant colonel of Infantry III
the National Army and was cited for
Sallantry in action. He reached the
grade OF colonel in May. 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
STORY TELLERS CLUB.
Plans for Organizing League Here
to Be Discussed Tomorrow.

Plans for organizing story tellerss
league Of the District will be dls1
cussed at a meeting under the auss
pieces Of a storytelling class recently
conducted in standard training
school Of the Presbyterian churchek
OF Washington, in the New York AYES
nue. Presbyterian Church tornorrovss
night at S O'Clock. Mrs. John I'D
Robey, vice president Of the EasterrEs
District National Story TellersS
League. will preside. :
Stories will be told at the meeting,
by Miss Ellen NJ Dashiell. Miss Isa%
belle Buckingham and by Mrs. VI. = I
Kharasch Of the Riverdale Storys
Tellers' League. The meeting Ia IN.
be open to any person interested, II.
is stated. Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

Recent changes in the United
states Foreign Service. announced a;
the State Department. include the
resignation If Daniel J. Driscol1 Of
Ajassa"hosetts AZ vice consul AT La
Guaira. the detail of Rufus II. Lane
~ Virginia 81 the State Depa rtnent
10 vice consul at Havana and the de
tsn of Andrew q Lynch Of New
foik, "ice consul II Liverpool: Ken
meth y. Potter ~ Missouri vice con.
rui 81 Pi@dras @egrax, and II. Charles
rpTnks ~ PennryIyanis, vice corso !!
- iiafana. ~ tie state Dcpa r, mem,
sN 00ty IN the Foreign Service
fcho3i.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

est operas. and "Tosca." Puccini:s
famous and popular work.
"Werther." by Massenet and known
to every Frenchman though not 80
familiar as the composers "Thais, "
which was given in the opening week
OF the season. and "Lakme." by
Delibes. which proved triumph last
season. will represent the art of
France in the international festival.
"Wcrther." 1t Is said. never has been
produced in Washington and has been
produced comparatively few times in
this country.
German Operas.
Germany win he represented by
two of the most famous grand operas
OF all time. Die Walkure" and Iris.
tan und Isolde" both the work of
the great Wagner. The first of these
has been said to be the most tuneful
and understandable of all the masters
works, while to Tristan and Isolde"
has been accorded the position Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
APPROVES 1899 CLAIM.
Senate Passes Bill Paying Widow
of Man Hurt in Georgia Riot.

A bill authorizing payment Of s. 500
~ MrE Brewster A2ee. cedartown
Ga. for Injuries received By her late
husba I'D during a riot between col.
"red troops and citizens of Griffin,
Ga. IN 1893. Was passed yesterday By
the Senate.
Senator Harris, Democrat, Georgia
Is author Of the measure, which now
goes 10 the House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

National Opera will launch in Polls
Theater on Monday, February II, be-
fore. a brilliant audience of Americans
and the diplomatic representatives of
the five nations cooperating with the
United States in the staging OF the
festival.
"A Light From st. Agnes" com.
posed by w. F'rancke Harling. who
will conduct the performance, mas
been selected as the American opera
for the opening of the festival Edouard
Albion. general director. announced
yesterday.
The opera. described as a lyric
tragedy in one act, never has been
produced in the National Capital and
has been given only once before on
any stage. and then in Chicago in
1926.
British Ballad Opera.
Minnie Maddern Fiske wrote the
ibretto. The opera is based on an
old Louisiana story Of the influence of
a sanity woman on the loose. living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
of the composers compost.

greatest Of the composers compost.
tons.
The opera will be sung by world
famous singers drawn from every
country represented in the festival.
with American singers sharing stellar
honors with the stars of other lands.
Several famous artists never before
heard in grand opera in Washington
have been cast in leading roles. In
dications point to a capacity audience
at the festival
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
AMERICAN OPERA
TO BEGIN SEASON
New Festival Will Be Started
at Polls Theater on
February 13.

An American opera. sung by cast
of Americans and conducted by its
American composer. will he the first
production in the international grand
opera festival which the Washington
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Capt. Chisolm. Jr., Reassigned.

Capt Edward s. Chisolm. ir.. Corps
Of Engineers, now in the Philippines,
has been assigned to the 18th Engi-
nccrs M Fort Humphreys. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
Resignation Is Accepted.

Resignation Of Second Lieut.. Will
liam j. Cleary. Field Artillery. at Soho
field Barracks. Hawaii. has been &C.
cepted by the President. to take effect
January 81 Lieut.. Cleary liz from
New Jersey and was graduated from
the Military Academy in June. 1924.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
TO EXAMINE
EVIDENCE in
VESTRIS CASE
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NEW YORK, Dee. 7.-hengthv
consideration of all the pertinent
facts brought out during 'investiga-
tion of the sinking of the Lamport
and Holt liner Nestris off the Nir
ginia Capes November II, will be
necessary before even primary sug
gestions of improvement can be
made, inquiry officials said today.
The full reports of the American
nautical advisor appointed to assist
in the government inquiry, and of
the British nautical advisor appoint
ed to sit with him, were read yester-
day before United States Commits
sioner Francis A. O'Neill.
The gist of both reports, direct
and inferential, was that the Yes
iris crew and Captain William j.
Carey, were responsible for the heavy
toll of lives i'll the disaster.
Captain f. p. Jessop, retired
naval officer, compiled the Ameri-
can report and Captain Henry Nc
Conkey, marine superintendent of
the Cunard line in New York, made
out the British report.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
CHICAGO GANGS
SHOW DEFIANCE
TO new REGIME
Hy United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Dee. 7.-Outlaws hurl.
ed defiance at the new adminiStra
tion of law enforcement in Cook
county today by committing two
murders in the southern part of the
metropolitan area.
Within - hours after the new
states attorney, John A. Swanson,
has issued a declaration of war on
gangstcrs. beer runners killed Chief
of Police Leroy Gilbert of the villa
of South Chicago Heights. They
rested the muZzle of sawed off
shotgun on the front window ledge
of Gilbert s home and blew his head
off rs he sat reading under the light
of Il bridge lamp. "a stray slug tore
the second finger from the left
hand of the chief s wife, who sat
On davenport across the room.
Several hours later group of five
men in an automobile, believed to he
the Gilbert murdcrcrs, opened fire
on an automobile on the Lincoln
highway a few blocks away and muir
dcred Tom Scanlan, %, typescttcr
for the Chicago Heights Star. Po-
lice believe the gunmen mistook the
ear in which Scanlan was riding
with Alvin Soderberg, for part of
n motorized posse which had been
organized to capture them. Solder
berg was not hit.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
HOOVER TO MEET
BOLIVIAN GROUP
AT ANT0FACASTA
By THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

ABOARD THE L. S. S. MARY
LAND, Dee. Out of the sub
tropical waters, the Maryland,
carrying Presidcntclect Herbert
Hoover on his Latin-American tour,
was stcaming today toward its
next stop-Antofagasta, Chile
where Mr.. Hoover will confer with
Bolivian officials.
The Peruvian cruiser Almirante
Grau, which escorted the Maryland
from the time Peruvian waters were
reached, has dropped behind and
is returning to port, the Chilean es-
cort is expected to be sighted
momcntarily.
The Maryland mas been making
l6 knots through heavy swell in
the sea, although the weather has
been clear.
President elect Hoover spent yes
tcrday and today resting after the
strenuous program of his visit to
Lima, Peru. He also attended to
some of his mail which was de-
livcrcd to the boat at Lima.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
BY KENNETH CRAWFORD
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.-Nego-
tiations for a weekend truce to al
low time for private discussion on
the Boulder Dam bill failed today in
the senate.
Senator johnson, author of the
bill, refused TO consent to an ad-
iournment this afternoon unless op-
position leaders agreed to fix time
for a vote ON the measure, 1T was
learned. Fixation was refused, so
unless an agreement is reported lat
er today the Boulder Dam debate
will continue tomorrow.
With johnson fighting for time
and Senators Ashurst and Hayden,
Ariz., Dem, refusing to agree to
limit on debate, the dam fight again
took on aspects of filibuster.
Senator Pittman, Democrat, Ne
vada. analyzed the engineering COM
mission s report on Boulder Dam,
and said it demonstrated both en-
gineering and economic feasibility
of the project.
Johnson then pleaded for consider
alton of peoples rather than states
in an ALLEGATION of water rights.
California needs all the Colorado
river water it demands to sustain
existing irrigation projects, he said.
His statement was taken to mean
he will refuse to accept the Hayden
amendment to allocate to California
about 100000 acre feet of water
less each year than previously de-
manded.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
NORTHCOTT SR.
PROMISES HE
WILL TELL ALL
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Dee. I'll feel.
ing between members of his family
may aid California in its fight ia
send Gordon Stewart Northcott to
the gaIlows.
Cyrus G. Northcott, father of the
youth accused of four murders, has
promised officers to reveal tomor.
row the true story of his son 5
chicken ranch.
The state contends that Walter
Collins, Lewis and Nelson Winslow
and perhaps n half dozen others
were abused by Northcott and then
murdered on this ranch.
The elder Northcott, extremely
bitter against his offspring and his
wife, Mrs. Sarah l.. Northcott, told
Riverside officers he will tell every.
thing he knows before noon Satur-
day.
Mrs. Northcott, named with her
son in n joint Indictment charging
the Staying of Walter Collins, prob
ably will arrive in Riverside tomor.
row or Sunday.
The elder Northcott's decision to
talk, authorities said, evidently is
an attempt to get in the first words
before Mrs. Northcott arrives on the
scene.
He already has given officers vi
tai information concerning his son :
asserted degcneracy and habit OF
keeping company with small boys.
Young Northcott, recovering il
Los Angeles county Jail from ;
slight attack of influenza, evidenced
no interest in his fathers promise
to "tell all. -
Under present court schedules
the effcminatc youth first will 90
to trial January in Riverside coun
ty for the asserted murder of ;
headless Mexican and the Winslow
brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
MALONE SHOWS
EXTREME NERVE
AT EXECUTION
Wife Slayer Hanged At
San Quentin Meets His
End Defiantly.
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Dee. Z
John Joseph Malone, a leader in
Thanksgiving Days frustrated
break from the San Quentin prison
death house was hanged here today
for the murder of his wife in Los
Angeles drugstore.
The trap was sprung at 1907 Il.
m. and Malone was pronounced dead
at 1918 Il. IN.
WASHINGTON, Dee. An hour
before John Malone was to be hang
ed in California today for the mur-
der of his wife, Attorney Ernest
Spagnoli gave up the fight to save
Eim from the gallows.
Spagnoli had appealed unsuccess-
fully to Chief Justice Taft and JUS
ticcs Sanford, Brandeis, Stone,
Sutherland and Holmes, to hear his
appeal attacking the constitution
ality of California s insanity sta
tutc, today and last night.
He had interviewed six of the
nine Justices and the convening of
the court prevented him from pre-
scnting his appeal to the others.
Malone walked firmly up the 13
steps shortly after 10 a. m. lie
spurncd the aid of guards on either
side and took his place on the trap
calmly smoking cigarette.
A few seconds before the black
mask was slipped over his head.
Malone fIipped the cigarette to the
gallows platform and gazcd down on
the 81 men who were to watch him
die.
"WcH, boys he said, "thcy
have TO rum fast for this one. >
Before he had time to say more
the trap was sprung. Witnesses con
Strucd Malone $ brief remark as a
last gesture Of bravado. 1t was in
tcrprctcd to mean cit would be Il
long time before anyone else walks
so calmly to his death.''
Plays Photograph
The 81 witnesses, including news
papermcn, were escorted to the gal
lows chamber a few minutes before
the time for the execution.
AS they entered the death room,
the strains of a phonograph were
Continued on Page Eight)
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
SENATORS
QUESTION
KELLOGG
Secretary Defends His
Treaty Before Foreign
Relations Committee.
REED LEADS PROBE
Author Asserts Pact
Protects Monroe Doc
trine.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secre-
tary of State Frank B. Kellogg S de
Tense of his anti-war treaty under
questioning by some doubtful mem
bcrs of the senate foreign relations
committee, was the outstanding de
vclopmcnt of the day in congress.
The treaty has been signed by 30
nations. Some of his qucstioners
talked vaguely about the dcsira-
blity of reservation protecting
this nation from European intrigues.
Senator James A. Reed of Mis-
souri, and some others appeared to
be laying the ground for rescrva-
tion specifically protecting this
country against any possibility that
waived in any particular by the
treaty; and against any Inference
that the United States assumed any
moral obligations in the affairs of
ether nations.
Kellogg maintained the treaty did
all these things as it stands.
Meet Tuesday
The committee will meet again
Tuesday to question Kellogg fur
thcr.
Meantime the senate and the
house continued in routine fashion,
lthc senate listening to defense of
the johnson Boulder dam bill by
Senator Pittman, Dem, New, and
the house wrangling over details of
the first appropriation bill of the
session, the treasury and pastofficc
department supply bill for next
year.
The 5000 600 Austrian debt
settlement was started on its way
toward early adoption, receiving
the sanction of the house ways and
means committee. No strenuous OPP
position to the measure has develop
ed.
On tho senate side, O. \. LARA
zola, the new Republican senator
from New McNico, was sworn in
for the short term, and Chairman
Watson Of the Interstate commerce
committee arranged for open hear
ings Dee. IT on his bin providing
restricted regulation Of the bitumin-
Gus coal industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
South American
Nations At War
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ASUNCION, Paraguay, Dec. =
The newspaper La Razon said to-
dav that serious skirmishes occur
red on the frontier yesterday be-
tween Bolivian and Paraguayan
troops.
--latest information here, not of
ficially confirmed, was that more
than 300 men were involved. 1t
was reported % Bolivians were kill
ed or wounded and five Paraguayans
wounded.
La Razon said the fight occurred
in the Chaco territory near Fort
Galpon. Paraguayan troops encoun-
tered Bolivians building a fort III
Paraguayan territory, the report
said, and +he Paraguayan com
mander requested the Bolivians to
withdraw.
The latter refused, La Razon CON
tinued, and opened fire, which the
Paraguayans returned, eventually
routing the Bolivians and taking
several prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
KINGS CONDITION
AIDED BY SLEEP
BULLETIN STATES
By KEITH JONES
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

LONDON, Dec. king George
had some restful sleep and his gen
eral strength is maintained, an of
ficial bulletin issued at Eucking-
ham Palace said today.
The doctors had announced in a
bulletin at 11:30 a. III. that further
investigation of the right side of
the chest would be made during the
day.
Lord Dawson of Penn, the King IS
physician, arrived at Buckingham
Palace shortly after, p. m. for his
second visit of the day. A radio
graph apparatus was brought in to
the palace courtyard in truck and
Il cable was run from the instrument
to the sick room. Thus photographs
were made with a more powerful
apparatus than the portable set pre-
viously used. The photographs were
made by II. G. Hodgson.
Entering the third week of his
illness, the King still was in a SER
ious condition and had yet to over.
come a general infection caused by
pleurisy and lung infection, although
reports of his progress were good
and inspired high hope for his re-
coVcry.
Says Hurry Home
While the examination was being
made, the Kings two sons were
making fast time in their race home
from Africa to his bedside. The
Prince of Wales was due at Suez
tonight and may be home by next
Wednesday. The Duke of GlOuces-
ter sailed from Capetown this af-
ternoon aboard the liner Balmoral
Castle
Greatest optimism has prevailed
about the King 5 condition for sew
eral days, but it was pointed out
that his illness is one which has its
ups and downs and the danger of a
relapse was not minimized.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
ANOTHER BREAK
AT SAN QUENTIN
IS FRUSTRATED
by United Press Leased Wire

san QUENTIN PRISON, Dec. Z.
A third prison break within 10
days was frustrated today when
George Williams, serving term of
from one to 10 years for burglary
in Los Angeles county, was found
hiding in pile of rock and lumber,
Williams was missing at the regcf
lar lookup last night and Immediate
ly all prisoners, including TRUSTEES,
were placed under closest surveil-
lance, in fear of an attempted break
during the hanging of James Ma
lone today.
The prison was searched for hours
and Williams finally was found hid
ing in a nest he had constructed IN
a pile of waste material.
Tuesday Nladimar Pruszynski at
tempted to escape from the prison
by hiding at the wharf and the
Wednesday before Thanksgiving
Day the plot of six convicts, includ-
ing four condemned men, was check
ed when prison officials discovered
tunnels in their cells.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
Monkey Business
lDuly Organized

BY United Press Leased Wire
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 7.-Or-
ganized to breed and raise mon
keys, the Los Angeles Monkey
Farms, Inc, had its articles of
incorporation on file in the Of
flee of Secretary of State Frank
G. Jordan today.
w. H. Rice of Culver City is
named as head of the corpora
ton, which listed $500 shares
of stock with no par value.
The monkeys, it was learned,
are to be used in the filming of
moving pictures.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
FUMES BLAM ED
FOR EXPLOSION
FATAL TO THREE
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NEW YORK, Dee. 7.-Polce and
fire department officials today
blamed fumes from a mixture of de-
naturcd alcohol, benzinc, and ethyl
acetate, for an explosion which kill
ed three men and injured seven here
yesterday.
Investigators said they believed
the explosion occurred in the Kill
All Disinfectant Co. plant. The
blast which wrecked the disinfect-
ant plant and two ncighboring build
ings, occurred Il few minutes before
noon.
The mixture which caused the ex.
ploSion was used to manufacture n
paint removing compound. 1t evi-
IDENTIFY exploded when it came into
contact with an oil stove heater.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
Blackmer Not To
Be Surrendered

PARIS, Dee. The French ae'
cusations court has definitely -
iected the American government s
demand for the cXtradition of
Henry M. Blackmer, wanted in the
L. S. on an income tax charge Minis
ter of Justice Louis Barthou told
the United Press today.
The minister said he had not re-
ceived copy of the court s de-
cision, but expected it shortly, af-
ter which he would notify Qual
D'Orsay which would advise the
American embassy.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
Aged LOthario
TO Try Again
Nv United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. u
Harry Thornton Lally, IA years
old and rated as millionaire,
has not lived up to his declara-
tion that he was through with
women.'
Two years ago in the midst of
a $4,000 breach of promise suit!
brought against him by Mrs.
Katherine r. Mclaughlin, Los
Angeles divorce, Lally settled
with $500 Christmas pres
ent,' and announced never
again.
However, today he was in pos
session Of marriage license ap
plication to wed Marie Dillon
48, late of Dublin, ireland.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
CONGRESS NOW
SETTLED DOWN
TO REAL WORK
Organization Complete
For Short Session In
Both Houses.
By PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

NOHiOeu IeSS Quail SolicopoluCHIt
WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.-Preli
minary organization work finally
done, congress and its committees
began to function today.
The two outstanding features or
the senate side was the scheduled
appearance of Secretary of State
Kellogg before the foreign relations
committee to explain his treaty
signed by 80 nations, renouncing
var. The secretary was TO face a
mixed gathering of friends and bel,
ligerents.
The force of Kellogg's argument
may determine whether Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri will be
able to rally a strong fighting
force to protest its ratification.
Reed claims the treaty would lead
the United States into the World
Court by the rear entrance and he
has a half dozen other senators
whose sentiments agree.
Another bloc was being organiz-
ed among senators to contest con
firmation of Roy O. West, promin
ent Republican leader of Chicago
az President Coolidge's choice fol
secretary of interior. They are get
ting ready to start their fight wher
the public lands committee takes
ur the nomination tomorrow. They
intend to use particularly West ,:
connection with the Salt Creek OF
lease notification and any part ht
had in the primary campaign OF
Former Senator r-Elect Frank L
Smith of Illinois, who was denied {
seat in the senate because of con
sull, the Illinois public utilitie!
ma9nate.
House Studies Farm Relief
The fight on the senate floo1
over the Swing ohnson >Bouldel
dam bill was being continued will
little chance of lineup, although ad
! vocates of the measure were express
ing confidence the bill would b'
, passed.
The chief topic in the corridors
= OF IHc lower mousse cOHctIHCu WHd
should be done about farm relief
Chairman IIaugen of the agriculture
committee was trying to revive sen
timent for the old equalization fec
system, but he has had little sue
cess thus far.
Most of the farm bloc in the house
as well as in the senate want to
wait and handle the farm bill along
with the tariff in a special session
next summer, so they can use the
tariff as a lever on the eastern bloc
to push along the farm bill.
Arrangements are proceeding for
opening of tariff hearings January
I. Sub-committees of the ways and
means committee are being organiz-
ed to arrange individual hearings on
the various schedules.
The committee spent this fore
noon on the bin embodying the
$25 100000 Austrian debt settle
ment. Little opposition is expected
On the house floor, the treasury
ard post office department appro-
priation bill was pushing along to-
ward adoption.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-07
Hindu Fined In
Police Court

Raj Singh, 26, Meloland Hindu,
who was arrested Wednesday night
on drunk charge, was fined $25
by Police Judge Kendall b. Per
kins yesterday afternoon.
Singh, who was taken into custo-
dy with F. H. Khan, also of Melo-
land, appeared in police court yester-
day morning but sentence was de-
layed. Khan also was fined $25.
The Hindus were arrested by
Police Captain Frank McCaslin and
Patrolman c, l.. RosenQuest.