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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
TUCSON BOOTLEGGERS
HAVE A PRIVATE WAR

TUCSON Oct. 90 (R-Police Of
ftcers are working tonight to solve
the mystery of a rumored "bootlegg-
er's war which is said to have OPEN
ed here last might when two oppos,
ing factions in the liquor smuggling
traffic started to settle an argu,
ment over "hi-jacking" without the
aid of legal procedure or Dcnerlr OF
clergy.
The tale, as it secps into the police
headquarters, tells of two men, leau
ers of competing factions, mo letr
town in an automobile with seVerat
of their friends to pick an isolated
spot for the settlement OF their quar-
rel Both parties We're reported arm
ed, and members of the one party
have returned. No trace has been
found of the others, the rumors
said The bootleg fraternity is not
talking" no complaints have been
filed and the officers are at a loss
as to what the final chapter of the
u.ap util1 ha
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23

as a defense witness.
Judge Hardy was questioned by w.
/. Gilbert. chief of defense counsel,
about his first knowledge of the en-
trance into the kidnapping case of r.
A. Mckinley, blind lawyer of Long
Beach.
The jurist could not. fix the date
exactly, but said that Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy, mother of the evangelist
and co-defendant, called him on the
telephone and told him that McKin-
ley had been approached by two al
legged kidnapers.
This was during the absence of Mrs,
Mcpherson. Later, Judge Hardy said,
after the evangelists return McT<in-
Icy came to his court chambers. A
few days afterWard, or early in July,
the witness said, he went to tho
blind lawyers office in Long Beach.
Judge Hardy said he told Mrs. Ken
nedy that Mckinley had declared two
men approached the blind lawyer,
stating they were in touch with Mrs.
MCPHERSON. Mckinley told him, Judge
Hardy informed Mrs. Kennedy, that
he had informed the Long Beach po-
lice and tho district attorneys office
The men told Mckinley they would
deliver the evangelist for $4,000. The
two men later met Mckinley on the
street and told him the police could
check their story if the lawyer wished
no go to the authorities, One of
them was namcc Miller and the other
Wilson. he said. Wilson later came
tn Mckinley Judge HrrCly said and
:old hin. affairs were N bad way,
but that If Mckinley would go to
Miller he could find cut all about tho
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23

kidnapping.
Wilson was unwilling to talk, Judge
Hardy Informed Mrs Kennedy, but
?Iiller probably would tell whore Mrs.
Mcpherson was portion of the time
she was absent, at least.
Judge Hardy said he had detailed
two detectives to watch Wilson at
Long Beach Wilson absolutely re-
fused to negotnate longer, saying
Miller would meet Mckinley in San
Francisco.
The adjournment at 4;45 p. m. until
Minday morning interrupted Judge
Hardy's direct testimony.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
BRING IN INJURED

HAVANA, Oct. 22 R-The steamer
Cuba arrived at Batabano today
bringing % injured from the Isle Of
Pine Mayor Lloroa, of Nueva Ge-
roma, who was in charge of the
party, said that although II Amer:e
cans had been reported killed in the
hurricane, it was possible that some
were British subjects, as all persons
with American sounding names were
classified as Americans in the first
list A number of Canadians and
ether British subjects reside on the
Isle of Pines.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
NASSAU NON HURT

NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct. %. = up -
Nassau and her northernmost island
settlements in the Bahaman group
weathered the latest tropical hurricane
with no reported fatalities and small
property damage.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23

Here's A. H. Stafford, quarterback
of the Harvard football eleven, who
is being counted upon to help carry
the Crimson out of the rut it has
been in for the last few season.
Stafford is a heady field general, fast
and an elusive runner in the open.
This Is his first year on the team.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
Tom Sims, Henry and
GatIiff Testify at Trial

Continued From. rage one)
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Editors Table

niagara in Politics." critical ac-
count of the Ontario Hydro Electric
Commission. by James Mavor, T. X.
S. c., Emeritus Professor of Political
Economy in the University of Toron-
to, is work in which the writer
treats of the effect of politically con-
trolled business upon government.
He describes what is the greatest
governmentin business experiment
yet tried in this part of the world.
He declares that the effect of this
has been to create a political
oligarchy that dominated the govern
ment, controlled elections, quoted
the public through propaganda and
operates to stif1e democracy.
The story of the marvellous growth
of this enterprise and the low rates
it directly charges for the power are
described by one who has been ac-
quainted with the growth since the
inception of the undertaking.
A conclusion he arrives at is this:
THE Ontario Hydro Eleceric sys-
tenn is customarily represented as an
experiment in public ownership. 1t
is really an attempt on the part of a
small number of politicians to estab-
fish an industrial monopoly and to
manage this monopoly in such a
way as to keep themselves in power"
Published by Z. Z. Dutton & Co.,
New York.
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the crowd. 1t was listened to with
breathless attention. and when it
came to an end there was at first no
cheering, but an audible indrawing
of deep breath, as from an audience
that had been profoundly moved. In
the silence of the next moment Ever
cit leapt to his feet again. and. as
nearly as ] can remember, said this:
We nave just listened to a speech
that will ring through the ages.
Sir Hall Game and the Rt. Hon.
T. p. O'Connor may have unlike
opinions as to how Lincoln's ad-
dress was received. but they are one
in appreciation of it's quality. For
ST. p" it is "one of the greatest
pieces of oratory in the oratorical
literature of the world. Everett's
speech is among the dead things to-
day; Lincoln;s is imnertal." Says
Sir Hall Game: Having read the
great Grafton many times. am no
longer sure that it is absolutely i'm
peccable in point of style, but | still
think that, in nobility of spirit. and
majesty of phrase it is unequalled
by any modern utterance, and only
to be matched by some of the most
moving passages in the Hebrew
prophets, outside the sublime say
ings of One whose words have, in
my judgment, no parallel in human
speech" An agreement thus tenn
pered by difference, yet overcoming
it, is itself pledge that the MEM
DRY of Lincoln and his Gettysburg
address shall not perish from the
EARTH
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THE WORLD ALMANAC

The World Almanac for 1926 was
published with the New Year. For
forty years this standard ready refer
ence annual has been indispensable,
and never more welcome than too day.
1t puts a million facts within arms
reach.
In it's 900 pages of small but clear
type are compressed the history of
the United States and of the whole
world. The history made in 1926 is
there. The facts and statistics are
from authoritative sources. well d.
gested, well arranged.
When did so-and-so happen? If in
1925, the diary of events begins on
Page 81 and runs to Page lis. with
six pages Of deaths, four of great
benefactions and seven of scientific
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Frenzied FlimfIam
public Ledger

The gigantic counterfeit conspiracy
just unearthed in Hungary is highly
remarkable on many counts. But
upon one point it is difficult to beat
in the annals of flimflam. This is
its inherent stupidity.
The position of the persons arrested
on suspicion of completely elevates
the matter entirely out of the usual
run Of counterfeiting operations. A
prince, the chief of the state police,
TWO barons, one army colonel, four
well-knoWn club members, one re-
tired banker, one merchant-this is
only partial list. Evidently it could
be no mere get-rich- quick scheme.
The plan was to flood Europe with
10000, 100000 francs in bogus French
notes. The countries selected. to abb
sorb them were those that have
stable currencies. If it had succeeded,
the ring would have obtained some
thing like a billion dollars in gold or
its equivalent. 1t is plainly impos-
sible that operations on such a scale
did not envision something beyond
the money involved.
What the air of these eminent de-
PENDANTS was has not yet been clear
ly explained. The more charitably
inclined might believe that patriotic
Hungarians were out to ruin the
currency of France, the foe of their
country. This conclusion scarcely
escapes absurdity. Something nearer
home is much more likely-a plot to
put this or that royalty on the Hun
garian throne, a move for or against
Admiral Horthy. the Regent, perhaps
a step for the installation of die
tatorship of awakening Hun
garians."
But the outstanding point about
the whole scheme is its senseless
stupidity-not simply because the
culprits were caught, as one Hun
garian nobleman susgested-but that
any of these excellencies and big
wigs should have dreamed that it
would work. AS 1t happens, they
did not even get a fair start in their
distribution work. Even counter
feiters in private life usually make a
better showing The evident belief
that they could mulct Europe to the
extent of billion dollars put them
in a class with those persons who, IN
civilized communities. require the at
tention of specialists in mental
diseases,
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How Il Went at Gettysburg

(BoSton Herald)
London's Sunday Times has just
paid a new and remarkable tribute
to Lincoln with its symposium on
the address at Gettysburg. Part OF
the discussion turns on the origin of
that famous phrase about govern
ment of the people. by the people.
for the people" and at least three of
the debaters regard it as one which
was adopted rather than originated.
1t is said to have appeared in one of
the early. editions of Wyclif's trans
lation OF the Bible. The claim is
made that Lincoln drew a pencil
mark round the sentence. "Democ-
racy-the all-men power-govern-
ment over all, by all. for the sake
of ALL" as found by him in one of the
printed sermons of Theodore Parker
of date May rs, 1858. And in the
same pamphlet further on Lincoln is
held to have pencil marked in the
margin the words, "Dlrect govern
ment over all the people, by all the
people, for all the people," In each
case the Gettysburg phrase seems to
have been anticipated.
But the chief interest of the SYM
postum turns on what the participa-
tors have to say regarding the re-
ception of the address. The Rt. Hon.
T. P. O'Connor declares as the result
Of his reading up" of the subject,
and of his acquaintance with two
men who were present at Gettysburg,
that "all who heard the speech
thought it an abject failure. Most
astonishing of ALL, he adds, as the
fact that Lincoln thought it fail
ure, and was depressed for weeks
after. And one of the causes of this
sense of failure was that Lincoln fol-
lowed a two hours discourse by MIR.
Everett, then the classic orator of
America; and this lengthy and beat
tifully chiselled speech-prepared
for weeks: in type, in fact, for weeks
Lincoln SO depressed that he
could not believe in his power to fol-
low 1t with any success.
One story's good until another's
told. Sir Hall Game refuses to ac-
cept the traditional notion that the I
speech was long prepared and failed |
on delivery, being of opinion that !
those who believe it are paying a |
OF an American audience" And he |
quotes from a wildly remembered |
he once had with John
Hay, who was Lincoln's private Sec
rotary, and sat close to him at !
Gettysburg. Hay was of opinion !
that the address was composed the |
night previous to it's delivery and |
written out on the train; he repudi- |
aed with Indignation the assertion of |
failure. HE did not read" said
Hay. but spoke every word i'm a
clear. ringing. resonant. vibrating
voice, which obviously passed over
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-12

that we compute the value Of $780,
100000 left by tourists coming into
Maine. This is all new money and IL
distributed through every channel Of
business activity. The best part Of
1t Is that people take away with them
nothing but renewed health and
pleasant memories, leaving the assets
of our scenery, pure air and pure wa
ter to be sold overland over again.
1.-THE tourist outlook for 1926 is
most encouraging. Reports from
various resort sections throughout the
State show an increase in 1925 Of
from fifteen to thirty per cent. over
any previous year, and we certainly
may expect to exceed that next year.
IL the people of the State of Maine
will all work together collectively and
as one unit for the development Of its
natural resources, acquainting the
world with the beauties of its seem
cry. the quality of its atmosphere, the
opportunities presented by it's unde-
veloped water powers. its virgin for
ests. its productive farms, the pros
perity of Maine is assured, not only
for 1926, but for years to come"
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Train De Luxe
And w arm Welcome
Await Pilgrimage

Portland, Jan. 11-H the Maine
pilgrims who start for Florida and
other southern states on February
1st do not bring home with them =
most comprehensive idea of just
what the various places they are to
visit look like, it will be because they
are blind.
The southern states, judging from
the flood of kilograms. special de-
livery letters, ETC., being received by
A. L. II. Cummings, Manager of the
State Chamber of Commerce, who
has charge of the details of the trip,
seem to be fired with the ambition to
Out-do one another in putting every
thing they possess at the disposal of
the pilgrims. 1t is evident that they
will try to out-do the hospitality ex-
tended by Maine citizens last July
when their Chief Executives or rep
resentatives were shown Maine dur
ing the Governors Conference.
The latest proffer of hospitality
comes in the form Of a telegram from
the Key Largo City Properties of
Miami, Florida. The wire addressed
to Governor Brewster reads:
"You are especiaiIy invited to en-
joy two hour ride in our seaplane,
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FARMINGTON.
Epworth League Banquet

The Methodist Vestry Friday even-
ing was the scene of a lively event,
when 112 young people connected
with the Epworth League sat down
tothe banquet given at the close of
the contest which has been running
for some time in the League. The
ages of those present ranged from
Is to % years: the. chaperons were
the only adults present.
The vestries were gaily festooned
with crepe paper and the tables also
decorated with the Leagues colors,
were laden with choice and delicious
viands to which all did ample justice.
Rev. Perry as toast-master started
the ball rolling. League songs were
sung and toasts were given to Ro-
mayne Perry. Frances Larcom, Avis
Russell, Esther Small, Ruth French,
Ida Moore, Kathleen Bailey, Frances
Clark. Milburn Stevens, Clifton
Small, Jesse Doyon, Clinton Merry,
Ambrose Compton, Tracy Stevens,
Arthur Neal. Richard Oliver, Forest
Stowell, Harold Whitehill, Edward
Osmond, Harold Stewart, Donald
Sargent, Clifton Lusk, and others.
Cheers were given for the League.
the orchestra, the Normal students
present. and the red and White side.
Short speeches were made by Mrs.
Perry, Forest Stowel and Tracy
Stevens: which were enthusiastically
applauded.
AS the company were about to
leave the tables the young people
stood and gave three rousing cheers
for Rev. and Mrs. Perry and Miss
Romayne, they were led by Forest
Stowel.
The dishes and tables were quickly
dispatched, and a social followed.
"Over the tor" "Threashing Ma
chine, ocean Wave, Seven in and
Seven OUT, were entered into with
spirit and pep.
Another contest was arranged as
sort of triangle affair. with Forrest
Stowell, Harold Whitehouse and Will
burn Stevens as captains.
The League orchestra did excellent
work and played about the entire
evening. The chaperons were Rev.
and Mrs. G. o. Perry, Mrs. George
Russell and Mrs. Leslie Hamlin.
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LSe by David Cory

"Here's Jerry Junco," laughed
Uncle Lucky, as Lady Love asked
him to come into her warm little
kitchen.
"All the birds come to our door,
step to feed in the cold winter" an
swered the pretty lady rabbit.
Every day place plate Of crumbs
on the porch steps," and he smiled at
Jerry Junco as he picked up the bits
of bread and cake. Then with
THANK you, kindly, Ma'am," he flew
away to join his comrades In the
fields and meadows.
I'LL be ready in minute" called
the little rabbit. ''I'm pulling on my
coat"
"Pm going to the Three-in-O One
Cent Store. Thought I'd take Little
Jack Rabbit along with me-" explain
ed kind Uncle Lucky. WANT me to
get you anything?"
"Let me see," answered Lady Love,
wrinkling her pretty forehead. "Oh,
YES. "a hairpin, a clothespin and
safety pin"
"Ha, hal" laughed Uncle Lucky.
Nothing but pins. Cant forget
them, although / am full Of forgetful-
ness and rheumatism"
The next minute the little rabbit
hoped out. I'm ready" he shouted,
happy as king to go with kind
Uncle Lucky. Then kissing Lacy
Love goodby. he followed the old
gentleman bunny down the snowy
path through the bushes and out TO
the Sunny Meadow. where the good
Luckysnowbile stood patiently wait
ing on it's four little red sleds to take
them to that famous store at which
all the people of Rabbitland did their
shopping.
With a honk of the horn, nice
Uncle Lucky sped across the field OF
snow and up the road to Rabbitville.
BY and by, after while and
glide and smile. for the Lucky
snowbile was going like sixty. Uncle
Lucky spied little bird. about the
size of sparrow, clad in a rusty
brown mixed with white, feather
coat, walking over the snowcovered
field close by. There goes Snow
flake" exclaimed the old gentleman
rabbit. Sometimes and maybe
oftener, called Snow Bunting. He is
eating the seeds of the grass tops
He doesn't hop like most of his
cousins" laughed Little Jack Rabbit.
mo, he walks over the frozen fields
and seldom perches higher than a
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terials can be maintained If building
activity continues to increase at the
present pace. :.
Average prices of building ma
terials, which at the beginning of the
present boom, in the spring 1929,
were about on the same level as the
average of 1919, last October were IA
percent lower, and about 43 percent
lower than at the peak of the infla-
ton year 1920. Building wages, hav-
ing receded somewhat during 1921
and 1922, during the three year
boom" have gradually risen to a
point about so percent above the 1919
level, and 10 percent higher than the
wage level at the peak of the infia :
ton period in 1920"
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A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks-Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says DIR. Edwards. Well-Known
Ohio Physician

DR.. F. NJ. Edwards for II years
treated scores of women for liver and
bowel ailments. During It's years
he gave to his patients prescription
made Of a few well-known vegetable
ingredients mixed with olive oil, nam
Ing them DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets.
You will know them by their olive
color.
These tablets are wonder w orkers
on the liver and bowels, which cause
a normal action, carrying off the
waste and poisonous matter in ones
system.
II you have a pale face, sallow look.
dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue,
headaches, a listless. no-good feeling,
all out of sorts, inactive bowels, you
take one Of DR.. Edwards Olive Tab
lets nightly for a time and note the
plea sing results.
Thousands of women and men take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sue
cessful substitute for calome1-now
and then just to keep them fit. 15c
and soc.
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der just back of that big barn. Their
clothes grew right out of their skin in
the shape of wool Yes, each hair
has a little oil gland to make the
fleece a sort of oil-cloth to keep out
the wet; the rain Just runs off. A
sheep does not have to oil it's wool
the way a bird does each feather"
"How does bird oil it's feathers?"
asked the curious little bunny boy.
"By first rubbing it's bill on the tiny
oil sack at the base. of it's tail and
then by hubbing its bill on it's feath-'
ers," answered Uncle Lucky. with a
smile. Dear me, that good natured
old bunny man spent much of his
time answering his small nephew's
questions. And in the next story you
shall hear what happened after that.
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Spent by Tourists
Last Year in Maine
Pres. Ricker's Report

| One of the Journals subscribers,
who, by the way, has given as much
| of attention and effort to public mat
/ ters as any layman with whom the
writer is acquainted, makes a sug-
| eestion. 1t is that. a statement made
a short time ago by Hiram Kicker,
! the president of the Maine Publicity
Bureau will bear repetition.
| Subscriber adds: 1T is an amazing
Story,-and while many have con-
| tributed to the success of the public
/ ity work. more credit is due Mr..
Kicker than to any hundred other
, men,"
Asreeably to this excellent sugges-
ton the statement of Mr.. Kicker is
| repeated:
"Inasmuch as the tourist business
brings into the State close to $780,
100000 a year. which figures are made
up after the most careful checking
possible of data at our command, it
| may properly be considered one of the
leading industries of the State.
Since the State of Maine Publicity
Bureau started its work on Nav l,
1872. 1t had, up to January 1, 1925.
raised $107603.43 by private sub
scription, which money was expended
in newspaper and magazine advertise
ing, postage. equipment and operation
OF this Information Bureau. During
that time 100000 pieces of our own
literature and that of various trans
portation lines, Chambers of Com
merce, hotels, etc, have been distrib-
uted. Approximately 10000 letters
have been received and answered. and
$4,000 people have called at the Bu-
reau during the height of the season.
June 18th to September 15th-for in
formation
Our visitors register shows sig.
natures of people from every State
IN the Union, excepting New Mexico
and North Dakota, also from England.
france, Italy, Australia, and many
south American countries as well as
all the Provinces of Canada. In 1925.
the members of the Bureau contribu-
ted $4,000, which has been spent in
furnishing service to the tourist in
connection with the statewide de-
Velopment plan. Maine received
great deal of publicity on account of
the generosity of its people in enter
tanning the Governors Conference and
the farewell given MacMillan's exna-
dition to the North. Through our
publicity department and the courtesy
OF some of the leading newspapers. we
were able to arrange for some of
lhelr pest writer's, whose stories in
Connection with these events were pl,b-
lished in all the principal newspaper
throughout the country. This space
II purchased would have an advertise
ing value of $127, 900.
over 10000 letters have been ans
wered this past summer; over 100. 900
pieces of literature distributed. and
over $4,000 callers have had attention.
In July and August alone there were
2l,I27 people checked as coming into
our information office in LongfelIow
Square. Portland. Maine, and thew
came IN ruch large numbers at times
that 1t was impossible to check all of
them. =
y a questlonna1re sent out by US de-
veloped that tourists average to snend
$90.56 each and it is on this ba sis
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bush or a fence rail. He is more of
ground bird" answered the wise
old gentleman rabbit. There. have
you learned something new to tell
Lady Love tonight"
Eyes. yes" shouted the happy
bunny boy.
His feather suit grew right out of
his skin" went on Uncle Lucky. HE
never put on his clothes; they Just
grow out of his skin in the shape of
feathers. See those sheep over yon-