Galveston Daily News (Newspaper) - December 31, 1926, Galveston, Texas Ilje 266 TEXAS OLDEST GALVESTON TEXAS FRIDAY DECEMBER 31 1926 ESTABLISHED 1842 SEVERAL HURT IN CRASH TREASURY HEAD WANTS ONE BUT HOT POISONOUS Former Building Trades of New York Dies BODIES OF HASSELL 1 Complete Enforcement of Dry Law Unreasonable to Expect Mellon Says Br Associated Prwt Washington Dec by Secretary Mellon government ists again to their test tubes today In on effort to find some de- for Industrial alcohol tha Is not poison Realizing that auch alcohol Is ing Into channels Mr Mellon li not willing to poison drinkers to the prohibition law lie wants the alcohol denatured no that It will too distasteful to drink hut ut the same time not poisonous The however ore not HO about finding a non- Ingredient If industrial alcohol la to bs made they feel It must contain a small portion at least of wood hol which they declare U the Injurious denaturing Ingredient Formula Tomorrow Mellon believes alia that a Quantity of 3 or 4 per cent of wood alcohol will not prove very Injurious He it not alarmed ovtr tbe new formula which goes Into effect Jan 1 containing 4 per cent of wood hol Instead of the customary 2 per cent because thla formula will not contain the used fore Complete enforcement of the law la an unreasonable ex- the treasury head declared an some people are to continue to drink whatever thay can get He wants the substitutes and Induct rial alcohol ao treated that drinkers will be warned by the taste and smell that It Is not good Seen In a prohibition prophecy TV H Stayton national chairman of the the Prohibition Amendment referred to the use of poisonous In alcohol and declared that the definite movement away from fanatical restrictive In the field of enforcement will witness decided acceleration In the coining year As the year he said the drys are showing of tion as they endeavor to maintain their hold on congress They have loat out in the effort to a large appropriation for and which moans that tho money while much will go to perpetuate the tion farce for another year will not be for of deceit and for the creation of the very evidence on which to offenders Jaws against tho prohibition AS ENDOWMENT FUND NUCLEUS Now Dec Root awarded the Woodrow Wilson Foundation peace price of haa donated the money for tha sion of knowledge on International problems The fund will become the nucleus of an endowment fund for Foreign a quarterly review by the of foreign re- lations Tha magazine as a Journal edited Jointly by Professor Cary of Harvard University and Hamilton Fish Armstrong THE WEATHER For and Vicinity day fair temperature For Friday fair ly temperature in caut portion Saturday fair light to on the For Texan Friday mid fair chango In For Louisiana Filday ly rising tempt rut urc Saturday fair For Arkansas Friday and chango in duy littl ture For Friday and fair change In ture O to follow doctors now for no two think alike They toil how to rain In health and yet BO holp mo you tako your choice of eating or of cuttlo bo no Or on rya broad and ham or alone TCn bad to Indoors or out and now found It either you flick or woll to nit out on tho ground Tho bad for nerves rat an you move The flow of nervous strong I'm tired of folks fell no what to How muni sloop and and Just how T must chow And some day I'll break loo no and go upon n from And eat and and race about and what I blame please VICTIMS BY CALIFORNIA By where police are Cal Dec 30 for tho bodies of a for the bodies of four persons and her three children authorities suspect may have said he killed ten years br Hassell now the sheriff said over long distance telephone Ho denied In Texas Cor the slaying his that he knew Mrs George f and eight near woll Tex was being ma do hers of who wrote i day by the disappeared from The quadruple murder IB v her husband sent to have been committed ten pictures of his wife and fc ago and the bodies of a thought to have been the first saying aho would never see of HassaH and her three children burled beneath a house on the outskirts of- Whittler Police sell disclaimed all knowledge of the pictures In question Sheriff perusing old city records In an said and refused to give his tempt to ascertain the address or admit that tho dress at that occurred there here were notified that Mrs George Hoffman of TO BE AT Pa had told authorities a Mrs George Haasell COURT SESSION from ten years ago aell according to the report to Pros police boasted In hia Tex Dec 20 A special of the Texas of district court has been he hbu killed a woman with ie lived and her three children for next Monday to dispose California at about that time the case of George J Haasell who Is reported to have Bald that accused of wife am lew them with an ax and whose bodies the bodies In the cellar of found In a collar on home but could not remember Eve addrew who was taken away from to for keep Ing HASSELL ONCE LIVED reported to have better than an HE chance for recovery from self-inflicted wounds unless there are un- for complications He stabbed Associated Ter Dec In tho aide near the heart slashed his and cut his throat tonight told Sheriff condition Is reported greatly of that he once lived from loss of blood Overdrafts In Real Operations Aired In Testimony In Bank Under tha questioning of no wrong Involved In Stewart attorney for creditors money for real operations without being tbe bankrupt private bank Ed a rate of Interest He ad- Car Co David Fahey that Mr McCarthy waa real estate operator and well known business man underwent a 4 per Interest to depositors but he was of the opinion that his profits overcame obligations examination during tha of the bankruptcy Account Separate which are being heard all of his business tho federal court building Mr Fahey was emphatic in his that his private John W United waa separate and apart referee In bankruptcy The the Fahey Joint ng will bo continued this but though cognizant of the at 10 o'clock following overdrafts in tho account at 6 o'clock yesterday was aware that he bad ample During the hearing on deposit In his personal Stewart sought to have Mr he eald explain how outsiders Mr Stewart's eff orta to segregate termine what property is Fancy's personal property from Jointly by Mr Fahey and Ed McCarthy following their real owned Jointly by Fahey and McCarthy It wan asserted that Mr operations covering a period had in possession the more than twenty years and what property la owned Individually by Mr Faher Mr Fahey was emphatic when an waa mado to him a partner in the banking operations of the defunct bank or when his personal property became books checks etc covering the various transactions of Mr Fahey and Mr McCarthy that these were virtually the only records of such transactions of ths deeds filed with tha county and that tho schedule of holdings of Mr The hearing was reopened on tho request of T J for the bankrupt Institution on tho grounds that if established assets may bo located which would make them for tho creditors Mr Kolbrook participated in tho proceedings yesterday as Walter Cranford who with T are attorneys for and Mr McCarthy submitted by Mr McCarthy to Mr Holbrook were made up by Mr with the assistance of hla wife Mr McCarthy having no record outside of that furnished by Mr Fahey When questioned why It waa that he alone possessed these records Mr Fahey must be bad business men If they don't know what they own all agree there's some Stewart's business responded Mr Stewart In his direct Stewart nation la to Stewart asked that Mr Fahey through many real estate tho original schedule as tions filed for record that tho up by Mrs Fahey for Sam were Initiated by and laUr to tha Fahey with on deposit In bank and that ho shared the morning session In tha profits of theno aome questioning of E without putting up one cent of Texas City and Warren though ho had a personal Mr Fahey waa placed on tho n tho McCarthy bank answering signed by Mr Fahey and when of Mr Cranford turned to the bank tho name of Stewart then conducted the McCarthy was and the referring to the tation Co added In the between Mr McCarthy and right hand corner to Fahey regarding their the Joint ons from Mr personal Carte Mr Stewart said All of this Fahey acknowledged on said that McCarthy had von him carlo blanche that he Mr also to draw on the bank for checks and bankbooks of Mr funds he would need In these county clerk's office purporting on S Column 8 Senators Who Are Leading in Fight Against Ratifying Lausanne Treaty BUILDERS WORK EHS FORCED TO PAY HIM BOUNTY By York Dec 30 Big IE P dell who held the New York City trades In the hollow of his hand whom Samuel myer convicted of playing th game of graft both ways from tho middle whose name was in connection with scandals while prison walls inclosed him Tho body of the great hulk of a man who fought his way up from a dock carpenter to the doubtful fame of czar of tho building trades Jay on a hospital cot tonight by disease from its former 198 pounds to ly more than 100 And just as he was broken In health during his life's end BO his friends said today he was broken financially Juat how great a for- tune amassed from his prior to being sent to prison was known but that It waa large can not be doubted Extorted When he was brought to trial for extortion charges were made that had been making men pay for the privilege of Ing builders pay for tho privilege of and material dealers pay for the privileges of and In an investigation after his re- lease Charles who In the Dock penters Union testified the former labor Ing reporta that cleaned waa by the ment while he was in prison on the ground that in 1920 he reported an Income of only instead of A settlement never made public ended this action Picked Faithful Henchmen had real ability for henchmen who would give unquestioned loyalty and by ar- ranging their appointment aa minor officers of the Building Trade Council he was eventually able install himself at iti head His waa brought to an end years ago with the wood housing Investigation Samuel appointed special ley general prosecuted In a sensational trial which ended with tha labor sentence to five to ten years in state prison for extortion After three years and nine months noiD ina mat waa old control ventilation were demanded and for J time was from Now York to his home at Lake In the Adirondack At c latar the parole board was 47 years old and was In Quebec Hla widow a three aone torn daughter and ilm GALVESTON GETS EARLY FROST NO DAMAGE NOTED Light front In early morning and heavier frost the mainland to Houston vero reported yesterday Early In ho day tho frost here was noticeable but it disappeared noon after sunrise At Houston tho first killing frott if ths season was reported At nomo points In County on tho mainland frost was visible but was not heavy enough to use damage to vegetation e to reports Complete reports rom tho mainland flection however ind not reached last night Fair weather and rising uro waa tho local weather bureau for today W II SENATOR CLAUDE SWANSON Virginia arid William H Utah democrats lead the forces determined to defeat ratification of th Lausanne treaty with Turkey In the fight Senator William H Borah Is on the administration aide CITY COMMISSION MARKET STREET TION TO ASSESSOR The board of city commissioners yesterday no Indication on the Market street widening project when the petition requesting the city to widen the street eight feet was according to the usual routine referred to the for report Signed by a large majority of Market street property holders the waa presented to the boarc by John Hanna Tha papers were referred to the tax assessor with tho explanation that a complete of property holders must be drown up before any definite tion can be taken Property holders on streets which permanent has been will be permitted to pear before the commission Jan 13 t was decided at which time com- and objections may bo A list of property owners detailing the amount of frontage n each case has been prepared by C A Holt city engineer The treats to be paved from Twelfth to tho vard Avenue I from Twenty-fifth o Twenty-sixth street Avenue II rom Twenty-fifth to Twenty street Twenty-fourth street rom Market Twenty-sixth BUREAU OP TRY TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HOOF DISEASE Stringent be to Broadway and street from Markel Broad way Tomorrow City employes will be given a tomorrow New Tear's Day t was voted upon motion of Com- missioner E iL Owens Greetings of the season were extended by the to city employes and to th ress upon motion of Commissioner R P Williamson for use of the city auditorium Jan 18 and Feb 4 to tago exhibitions was re- by Benno Sproule maker for the Ocean Athletic Club find the Galveston Business Men's Athletic Association The petition referred to Commissioner Tlie appropriation asked by City Auditor V J for to over claims accounts pay roll and on tracts from Dec 23 to Dec 30 was ordered granted In reference to tho request of R Hudson 6602 Avenue B Ight service Raymond G Carroll manager of tho Galveston Company wrote that of additional electric light oles in sections of the west end Impossible due to grade nff operations Extension of Ice will bo made an noon as con- permit Mr Carroll wrote he was ordered filed The of K M Kenyan for Continue don Pago 2 Column I placed the of mals hides straw arid Other mattei portion of of Mexico situated southeast east and northeast ot the Tehuantepec National Rail way which crosses the Isthmus of to information given out by the bureau of animal Industry The now regulations are effective tomorrow and are being put into effect to guard against the Introduction of hoof and mouth disease into the United States regulations are based tho authority of congress approved Feb 2 IB 08 Cattle sheep and other or awine or hay will not bo allowed to be- Im- ported or shipped via and unloaded within the area described above It was said Tho order further nets forth that no hides skins or other animal products or shipped Yla and unloaded within that portion of the Republic of Mexico situated south of the Tropic of Cancer shall be admitted into the United except in compliance with the 1 After arriving tu tha United States they shall be handled In cordance with tho methods specified by the chief of bureau 2 Hides and skins ah all be dis- infected under the supervision ot a bureau Inspector by one of the methods specified In B A T order 256 dated Dec 14 1917 for the dis- infection of such products after ar- riving In the United States M3 Animal by-products other than hides and skins shall be dis- infected under the supervision of a bureau Inspector in accordance with such methods as may be prescribed by tho chief of bureau WOMAN OX TRAIN AT LAKE Associated Proas Eagle Lake Dec 80 A woman who died on a Southern train Sunday about twenty miles east of Eagle Lake and whose body was left here by two men accompanying her remains un- claimed Tho party wai said to be en route Lo California to straighten legal tangles In real estate TUo men hastened on leaving woman's body in charge of an Eagle Lake undertaking concern to be prepared for burial Tho name by one of the on for the woman who was about 79 years old Is Mrs Temperance T Knowles and they said ahe died of acute gastritis Tho woman's homo was clven as Boiton Masa wore mado out In Sir name and paid by checks by him hey were later charged to tho account Prom bankbook records It that when such checka woro drawn there was always overdraft In the account thla overdraft running for period of from several thousand dollars to and 00 at times Mr Fahey admitted hat ho paid no Interest on tho over- drafts that he did not it was contrary to good ods since his real estate Trero always profitable and liat Mr McCarthy gained a great more as the resul t of such Ho acknowledged that tho profits woro always divided bo- weon himself and Mr McCarthy hnt attorney litigation coster md other expenses In connection with tho wero charg o account but FORMER SAND LOT BALL PLAYER MAKES IN OPERATIC DEBUT COLLISION OCCURS AT TEXAS CITY JUNCTION NONE REPORTED KILLED Twenty passengers on a in- from Houston late last night narrowly caped death when a Texas City Terminal Com- pany freight train and a interurban crashed at the crossing at Texas City Junction about o'clock The interurban car was splintered and three freight cars were knocked off the track as the trains piled in a mass Work of rescuing the passengers of the interurban caught in the wreckage required most two Hours and first reports were that four or five were dead Two persons were pinned car but were dragged out apparently not seriously hurt early this morning Ambulances reached Galveston with about ten injured at o'clock this morning Among the injured were Mr and Mrs P A rio Tremont Hotel Galveston cuts and bruises Miss Janet Ferrier Galveston cuts about head Elizabeth Miss M Hedges no address Terry P Galveston The crash occurred as the freight train was passing ths crossing the striking about the middle the according Tft observers Sheldon piloting the interurban tried to put tho cor In and what checked Ha He waa as Jumped from the car Conductor toiT the freight and piled tip the cars gether In a mass the interurban almost Other persons Injured were brought to Galveston In the Inter- urban.car which left here at and returned to Twenty-fifth and Broadway with the less seriously injured A Texas Bus Una took them to St Mary's Infirmary Air ambulances In the city BW ere a the call as as City equipment Tho Texas City Terminal waa being engine No 37 and was Fe Junction Special cars to the spene of the wreck trom Galveston and Houston v The bruised and up wero brought In on the interurban Miss B McGorvey McKenna 1405 Twenty-fourth street Kiss Leona Miller 623 Tenth street Miss Margaret Bass Mies Irene Mlsa M McKenna Miss Julia Webber B Mexico Plans to Take Over Oil Lands Will Not Transfer Leases By Associated Press MEXICO CITY Dec Mexican government theoretically l become one of tho highest owners of oil lands In the world on Jan 1 unless there is a last-minute alteration in the situation brought about by of the new petroleum and land laws and tha allure of the oil companies thus far to accept the laws Under the terms of the new regulations all oil lands under foreign title the holders of which have not applied for confirmatory sions before Jan 1 will revert automatically to the Mexican ment President Calles refused to grant an extension time for making these regulations effective Neither government officials or representatives of the oil com- panies here have accurate statistics regarding all in- but unofficial estimates are that many thousands of acres with ft potential value of perhaps billions of dollars are affected Senor Morones secretary of commerce and industry has an- that the government over to third parties the eases on the oil lands reverting to the government because of of the present title holders to apply for now confirmatory concessions The oil Interests were fearful that concessions to their properties might be granted to other individuals or companies which would accept the new laws and make formal application Producers Take No Action At Meeting in New York to Consider Mexican Oil Laws New York Dec A volco that once slKmted 700 lot culled n strike boomed through the Metropolitan Opera of Joseph lonr ycum on lots In TlHe Tenn SO old Hnd only Tears of training for tent his debut tho In nt n benefit o the railed the debut n success f Rtfc In B two-by-four room net tbo kiny ho that worse than coming np to with tho loaded two out and the score tied In the ninth from n minstrel to moner for kls to bur balls and trained him and put him In the league n am tare that's sold be got nix feet Into street And now ITra to my Mm his to bed with a broken nip that it Impossible Cor her to attend New York Deo special meeting of the Association of of Petroleum In Mexico to President refusal to grant an extension of time In which o comply with the new Mexican oil tvr was adjourned today with a that no action was taken Officials of the association declined o state whether oil con- would or would not file AD- for confirmation of their ta as required under the aw The time will expire at midnight on 81 alao Indicated that who trier another would bo tomorrow depend on ad rlc es from In M ex loo The American oil to comply with tho law explained ba- they tho term con- of rights a misnomer Enforcement of the law they con- would be tantamount to con- It was contended further that forms of application which have prepared by government have been ambiguous J Action against the lav appealed by certain companies from lower courts Is now In the ican supreme court The lower courts ruled against the oil oa the ground that tho aults woro mature It waa Intimated In some ters that certain companies permit their rights to lapse under Che law and attempt to recover their properties by action through state department channels About fifteen high officials of American oil companies wore present at the meeting Including F H chairman of tho board of the Pan- American Petroleum and Transport Company and Harry F Sinclair chairman of the board ot tho clair Consolidated Oil Corporation ON HABEAS CORPUS OF STEPHEN I ON 19 DENIED y Pram City Ind Dec habeas corpus petition from the Indiana of D C sentence for thJ murder of Mian Madgo waa denied In court horti afternoon by Harry
