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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-06

change, Sundin pointed out that the
business rate was but $4 and the home
phone rate the same as at present.
He then went on to justify the pres
ent rate on the business phones by
recounting the growth of the sys-
TEN here, the expense entailed in
building new lines, q new office
building, the higher wages being paid
now and many other factors which
have entered into the telephone busi-
ness since several years ago. He
also mentioned that the gas corpora
| tion here had found it necessary to
boost it's rates during the past few
years and stated that the Douglas
Iphone rates now are simply on
par with those throughout the rest
of this state and lower than those in
El Paso So that since the Mountain
States took over the local exchange,
/ Sundin stated only the business phone
rate had been raised and that this
! was found necessary due to the fac
!, tors of expense which he recounted
! Member of the Cochise county board
of supervisors VIII meet delegations
/ from the various sections of the wall
! ley at Light at noon time Tuesday,
/ " QiSSuSS IllS I'll SSI1Ou WllCh llAS
Pinery canyon connecting road will
/ takes. EA B. Packard and A. A. Sundin
were named to head a committee to
arrnage for a trip by the Douglas
citizens Ito that meeting to consider
1.-THE subject with the supervisors and
as large a delegation as possible will
go from this city.
! A petition signed By the real estate.
men of Douglas -favoring the abolition
by legislative action of the Real
Estate commission of the state on
the grounds that it has been of no
benefit to those involved, was pre-
sented to- the directors. Rex Rice,
president of the chamber, reported
/, that each local real estate agent
has to pay $25 annually to this com
mission and also put up a $25 bond.
i He read the annual report of the
commission and pointed out that it
i has failed to aid where it is sup
fposed to- The directors voted to sup
port the local real estate dealers in
their attempt to abolish by legisla-
j tion tho commission and approved Of
i the petition.
/ The San Pedro Mining company
was accepted into membership of the
chamber, at their own request and it
was voted to table the request of
tn Arizona Industrial congress for
more literature on Douglas until the
plans Of the Kiwanis club for a
sunshine organization here are per-
fectcd.
/ 1t was reported that the Southern
California Automobile club had taken
down tIa old camp ground sign near
i here which was misleading and that
/ efforts VIII also be made to improve
the mail service between Douglas and
Tombstone as requested by the cham
Der.
Tardy then spoke on the proposed
1 sunshine club and the general re-
action of the chamber directors was
favorable in every way Rev Toll
bert Weaver who was a visitor at the
meeting, spoke generally on Douglas,
praising it as a city of homes and
urging greater advertising of it's ad-
lvantages. He urged especially that
the citizens of the city have more
confidence in the future of Douglas.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-06
WONDERLAND OF
ROCKS PICTURE
PLEASES CROWD

Many Douglasites who visited the
Grand theatre Friday were highly
pleased with the pictures of the
Wonderland of Rocks presented in
the Fox News reel.
Through special arrangements with
the management, the local chamber
of commerce was successful in hav-
ing the film brought here for two
days. 1t will be shown again today
for the last time of the present en-
gagement and those who have not
yet seen it are urged to do so.
The film was taken recently by
Jack Mcfarland of the Fox News
reel when he visited Douglas and
they are stated to be fine pictures
in every way
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-06
18TH INFANTRY
BAND TO PLAY
IN MAZATLAN

f NOGALES, Feb. 5.--The 25th Infan-
try regimental band from Camp Ste
phen d. Little, will attend the an
nual Mardi Gras which opens in MAJ
allan, Sinaloa next week. The AZ
musicians will leave here on Fepru.
airy 10.
The journey of the band into the
interior of Mexico Will set prece-
dent for the United States army as
sat no time has unit of the army
gone so far into that country to par
ticipatet in a holiday fiesta.
The trip Of the band was made
possible BY funds raised locally as
well as funds given by the carnival
committee and the assistant secretary
.of war, Senor Pima.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-06
A. P. Honors Two Men of
Sea For News Writing
Continued From rage one)

watch is Rescue of the crew OF
the Antinoe, presented to Captain
George Fried by the Associated Press
as souvenir of enrolment as q
member of the staff. January 26-2S
1926
The inscription for Commander
Rodgers watcn is
adventure of the crew of the Pm
9 Number /. Presented to Com
marder John Rodgers, U. S. N, by
the Associated Press, as souvenir
Of enrolment as member of the
staff, December II, 1925 Kent
Cooper, general manager of the AS
sociated Press, today. wired Captain
Fried and Commander Rodgers that
the additional award heretofore only
accorded to staff men is being ex-
tended to- them.
''The news staff" said Cooper"
"salutes these laymen and greets
them as honorary assistants in the
task of reporting world events. News
is of such intimate concern to every
one that there is reason to welcome
to the reportorial field anyone who,
when events of transcendent impor-
tance occur unexpectedly, accepts
and fulfills an Associated Press news
assignment The excellent story
written by Commander Rodgers was
almost sufficient warrant in itself
for making the exception to previous
recognition for unusual reportorial
enterprise. When, within a few
months, Captain Fried responded so
efficiently, the warrant for making
exceptions was confirmed, and nat
urally Commander Rodgers was in
n111dnd ,,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-06
Chamber of Commerce
Votes to Attend Banquet
Continued From Page one)

Meadows, ]. Douglas Cooper W. "A
Bates and John Kazal were at the
gathering.
Reporting on the feasibility of the
chamber sponsoring a municipal mar
ket in Douglas, W. w. Windham of
the special chamber committee IN
vestigating that project asked for
further time to investigate the pro-
posa1a siIt was brought out that the
municipal market in Lowell is well
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-06
Senate Votes Down Plan
For Coolidge to End Strike
Continued From rage one)

Continued From Page One)
"in relieving the hardships and suf-
fering of the people," The wyoming
senator said the resolution was
something more than gesture; that
it was not political in character and
was in line with well established
precedents.
He added that would be effectual
since the coal operators could not
stand up against the president
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-06
COUNT sALM DELAYS TRIP

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Count Ludwig
Salm said today he had postponed his
trip to Florida to see his Is months
old son, who is at West Palm Beach
with the boys mother, the former
Mfllicent Rogers. A delay in the
entry of a court order IN the counts
separation suit was given as the rea-
son for delaying his departure, pre-
viously announced for today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-06
Patrick Urges
Separate Air Force
CONTINUED From page one)

-
There will be no development, he
as long as 1--WE are tied
hand and foot" to the army and navy
He added that ''the army worships
infantry nothing else, and anything
against it is heresy, and the navy
worships battleships like a Buddhist
his image
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
HOUDINI BURIED
 IN STAGE COFFIN
Widow Breaks Down as Bronze
 Lid Is Fastened

New York. Nov. 5--In the bronze coffin he had used for one of his most famous feats of escape. the body of Harry Houdini, world-fam- ous magician, who died last Sunday, was laid to rest yesterday afternoon in Mechpelah cemetery, Cypress Hills, Queens, beside the graves of his father and mother.
 Last rites were held in the morn- ing in the Elks club, West 4Sd street before reverent assemblage of D. 900 friends, admirers and former associates of the man whose magic mystified two hemispheres.
 The widow, supported by nurse, came heavily yelled, and at first maintained her composure. When attendants placed the bronze lid on the coffin and turnN6 the screws which left it dramatically scaled just as she had done when she as- sisted him with the famous trick she collapsed and almost slipped to the floor. Through the long serv- ice, after that, her head rested on the nurses shoulder, and she sob bed convulsively.
 Had Wondrous Power
 Two brothers and sister of Hou- dini-Dr. Nat Weiss Theo Hardeen, himself a magician. and Miss Gladys Weiss-sat with the widow.
 He possessed a wondrous power which he never understood and
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
"Kewanee Millionaire"
 Now Seeking Revenge

Peoria, H., Nov. P)-John Cooper, erstwhile "Kewanee mil- lionaire," in a letter to the Peoria Transcript says he is en route to California seeking revenge on his brother and father who he claims duped him into believing he was heir to an estate in the east.
 Cooper says he will make a home for his wife and babies if they for give him for leaving them at Ke- vance and advises them to insert an in Denver news paper if they want him.. He left his Kewanee home when he failed to possess the legacy" c~ the date specified by him.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
Germany to Assist
 \ In British War Film

London, Nov. 5.-R- According to the Daily Express Germany. has offered to cooperate in the produc- -tion of an official British film de- picting the battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands during the World war. In a naval engagement off Coronel, Chile, Admiral Won Specs German squadron sank 8 British flotilla, commanded by Rear Admiral Christopher Cradock. Later Von Specs ships were sunk by a squadron of fast British warships off the Falkland Islands.
 The newspaper adds that 1t is understood the offer will be accepted by the British admiralty, which in- tends to make the film as accurate as possible.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05

which he never revealed to any one in life" said Rabbi Bernard Drach- man, in Q brief address of eulogy "He was one of the truly great men of our age. He will go down in his tory with halo of imperishable and glorious renown about his mem- orys'
 He was an exceptional, unique personality" said Rabbi B. A. Tint ner, who officiated. ''and besides that he was. one of the noblest and sweetest of men,"
 Ritualistc rites were conducted by New York lodge, No. 1, B. P. 0. E.. the St. Cecile lodge, F. and A. M., and the Society Of American N gicians.
 Francis M. Werner of the magi- clans. led the striking ceremony, which is the society's farewell to a dead member. He carried wand of cedar wood. About fifty members of the society. formed half-circle about the coffin. and. as Werner broke the wand and tossed the pieces about the coffin, they chant ed: "The curtain has at last been rung down. The wand is broken. God touched him with a wondrous gift, and our brother made use of it. Now the wand is broken"
 Crowds Don Hats
 Loney Haskell. representing the Jewish Theater Guild, and Henry Chesterfield, representing the Ma tional Vaudeville Artists. delivered addresses of eulogy.
 As the twenty-five automobiles comprising the funeral cortege swept through the theater district on the way to Queens, large crowds gathered on curbstones. That's s Harry Houdini' some one would call, and hats were doffed reverent- ly.
 Several thousand waited outside the Elks club during the two hours service.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
Secret Of His Tricks

Only two persons possess the secrets of all of Houdini's tricks, and they are James Collins, assist ant and technical adviser of Houdini for twenty years, and Mrs. Houdini, it was announced last night by the magician's widow.
 Mrs. Houdini gave out this state ment, she explained, because of re- ports that her late husbands secrets were known to four persons, James Vickery, a former assistant; Theo- dore Hardeen, his brother; Leonard Hiks, Chicago hotel manager, and Collins.
 It was her late husbands wish, Mrs. Houdini said. that the secrets not be made known after his death, and it is her intention, she adds, to comply with his wishes.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
Saw Deer Starting on
 Transatlantic Swim

Boston, Nov. 5 R>-Captain Peter Tobin of the fishing schooner Mary put into fish pier here today with new deep-sea story. Yesterday, he said, as the ship was making its way home from the fishing ground off Nantucket, a deer was sighted three miles off Highland light Cape Cod. and headed straight offshore. Not being equipped to handle this sort of catch, Captain Tobin did not at tempt to interfere with the distance swimmer. He advanced the theory that fear of hunters had driven the deer to the water.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1926

ing the use of Stuyvesant high
 school in New York for a free speech meeting. Commissioner
 Frank P. Graves, who did not attend the hearing. will render decision
 as speedily as possible.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
APPEAL BAN ORDER

Albany, N. Y- Nov. 5 P-The American Civil Union appealed to- day to the state department of education from two decisions deny
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
STATE BANQUET
HELD IN HONOR
OF QUEEN MARIE
Elaborate Function at White
House for Visiting Roy
atty of Rumania.

WASHINGTON, Get Blazing
with the crown and jewels of her
Royal Russian mother, Queen Marie,
of Rumania, sat at President Cool
idge's right hand last night, the
first reigning Queen ever to be en-
tertained at the White House. The
occasion was a State banquet. Dia-
monds glittered in the Queens S
crcwn q Id decorations shown on ner
breast.
Queen Marie declared that the
diamond crown on her bohbed hair
is not the only sign of femininity
as she smokes American cigarettes
and uses a lip stick.
Late yesterday afterno or, Queen
Marie called at the White House
uccompanied by Princess Ilena and
i'iince Nicholas. She remained 20
Minutes President and Mrs. Cool
idge called OH the Queen at the Ru-
manian Legation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
PETITIONS FOR
RECALL HARTLEY
BEING PRINTED
One Hundred Thousand Will
Be Circulated Through
out Washington State.

SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-One hundred
thousand recall petitions will be in
circulation by the first of next week
and all those opposed to the policies
of Gov. r. II. Hartley will be re-
quested to sign them Immediately
e. +. Blaine. Executive Recall
Chairman said today.
Asked what action will be taken
of the Governors attempted court
action, A S. Kerry. General Chair
man said: THAT is bridge we will
have to cross when we reach 1t.
Secretary of State Hinkle said the
recall will be on a 200-word ballot
charging "malfeasance, misfeasance
and violation of oath The peti-
tions will be mailed over the State
as soon as the presses turn them
out. Quotas will be fixed and each
county committee viii be held re-
sponsible.
Central and Western Washington
will be counted upon to produce
the largest quotas.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
BULLITT DECLARES
HAS NOT HAD HELP

SEATTLE, Oct 20.-A. Scott Bull
litt, Democratic candidate for Sen
ator from the State Of Washington
declared in a telegram received from
him and issued as statement. that
he has mot received one dollar
from outside of the State to aid
his campaign for United States Sen
ator and very few from within the
State" He declared that he had
been compelled to spend money for
newspaper advertising to get his
case before the voters because he
had been denied publicity that had
been donated to his opponent, and
that he had spent money on postage
to distribute his answers to cam
paign literature Senator Jones had
sent cut under his frank. He de-
clared that the Anti-SalOon League
and the Republican National Com
mittee had contributed to the cam
paign to assist Senator Jones in the
contest.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
c. 0. P. CHARGES
BULLIfT USING
TOO MUCH MONEY
Chairman Washington Re-
publicans Asks for Investi-
CATION Demo. Campaign.

CHICAGO. Oct. 20--The Repub-
mittee has received copy of tele
gram addressed to Senator James A.
Reed. of Missouri, Chairman of the
Senatorial elections investigation
committee, signed by Sam r. Sum-
ner, Chairman of the Republi ar
State Central Committee 70" the
State of Washington, asking that
the senate committee inves, gate the
expenditures of a. Scott BulIltt.
Democratic nominee for United
States Senator in opposition to Sen
ator Wesley l.. Jones. Republican
The telegram said that lit Is eati
mated that $1D0,000 has been spent
in behalf of Mr.. Bullitt's cand!daey
by wealthy relatives and that he
is, quoted as s@ying that they intent
spending 100000 if necessary to
win the election.
Sumner said. further, that he was
Uniformed that the motion picture
combine in Seattle Is sendinS Bull
lit slides to all the theatres in the
State. that Keith Bullitt. brother
of Scott Bu.ltt, the Democratic can
iidate, is attorney for the motion
picture combinsssssvn aeM .hat ts d.
Stmson, ia, her-ih- law of the caEdi-
date, one of the wealthiest men in
the State of Washington, has big
movie interests IL Washington. He
said that he h I'd ntve" seen the
like before in political campa,gT
in Washington. The expenditures
of all parties in the campaign of
1924 was Only $390.00o.
SeLat II 'ames A. Reed, chat: MAJ
of the Senate committee to invosti-
gate campaign expenditures. said
that he had not received rhe Sumner
telegram, and thai il wOulf be diff
fcnlt for the committee 10 tra}ei to
Washington and hold hearing be-
fore the election.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
SHAW, BARRIE, EFT AL
PUT PLAYS IN STORAGE

LONDON, Oct. 20-Shaw, Barrie,
Henry Arthur Jones, Pinero and
other veteran British dramatists are
reported to have the pigeon holes
of their desks stuffed with plays,
either fully or partly written. But
at present there seems to be no
likelihood of new plays from any of
them being produced at this season.
Barrie is said to have a number
of pessimistic plays which probably
never will be performed. The public
does not clamor wildly for pessimism.
and there probably is nobody in the
world who knows that better than
the author of Peter Pan
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 20.-Light
opera, lectures and music, rather
than baseball or tennis, are the suit
able recreations for workers in mod
ern industry, declared James H.
Maurer, president Of the Pennsyl-
vania Federation Of Labor, in an
address today before the Playground
and Recreation Association of Amer
lea.
"The popularity accepted idea OF
recreation is athletic sports-running,
jumping. swimming. golf. lava ten
mis-, and baseball" he said. "All
these sports are without doubt very
good for those who need that kind
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
OF
amer, WORKERS
Is IN ING
President Coolidge Comments
on Productivity-Labor
Figures Revealed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Presi
dent Coolidge considers increased
productivity to efficiency of Ameri.
can workers and this is one of the
chief factors of economic prosperity.
AT the Cabinet meeting, the Labor
Department submitted figures which
showed that since 1914 the output
pc" man in the automobile industry
has increased 1926 per cent, in petro-
leum and refining lis per cent; ce-
ment manufacture 1873 per cent.
iron and steel $50 per cent; paper
and pull 1913 per cent; rubber tire
manufacture 314 per cent and in
the coke industry 154 per cent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
REGENTS FACE
COURT ACTION
Suspension of Suzzallo from
Washington u, Now
Legal Issue.

SEATTLE. Oct. 20.-The Univer-
sity - W dshington Alumni Associa-
tiol tated today that the Board
II Regents cannot break the CON
tract With Henry Suzzallo. Presi-
dent of the University unless they
prefer cha IS and make them stick
Ia court "
The contract runs until June 81,
1921 Mr. Sulzllo in refusing t1
resign makes it necessary for the
Regent to adhere to the contract
OF De subject u court action for
brrul1.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
RADIO Man IS
BELIEVED LOST

SEWARD, Alaska. Oct. 20.-Pri-
vate Paul Estle, operator-in-c charge
of the radio station at Bethel has
been lost since last Friday when he
left Bethel for Akiak in an open
boat to install a private radio sta
ton. Soon after he left. the Yukon
froze up hard The Seward radio
Headquarters has been authorized to
search for him. Belief Is expressed
that he was caught in an ice jam
and tried to walk ashore or landed
and in attempting to walk back has
been lost on the tundra.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
CALIFORNIA EXCLUDED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 70. = tt IS
announced that California is ex-
cluded from Queen Marie's itinerary
because il is understood there is a
disagreement over rates between
railroads and persons arranging the
tIlp.
Col. John Carroll, General Counsel
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
IN ch.rSe of Queen Marie's itinerary
said refusal of the Southern Pacific
to Transport her train for s., cans
ed elimination of San Francisco
from the trip to ,hc west.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
Steals Fio,uers
From Craze;
Florist arrested
81 HAMILTON LEWIS

OMAHA. Oct. 20.-Car! Cullota,
Omaha florist, has been arrested
under an old statute of removing
ornaments from tomb. " Two broth
ers told the police Gullota robbed a
vault OF flowers ne had sold them
for their mothers funeral
Gullota said he wanted only the
wire frames. "The woman is dead
and cannot appreciate flowers
do not see why there is any objec,
tion in removing them"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
Washington University
Professor Passes AWAY

SEATTLE, Oct. 20. Edwin
Saunders, Assistant Professor of
Geology at the University OF Wash
ington, died yesterday He had
been i'll since the current academic
year opened. He had been in edu-
cational work in Washington State
for "a years. Prof Saunders grad
uated in Toronto, took Masters
Degree at Harvard and was with
the Red Cross during the World
War.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
Edouard Herriot's Book
Used for Opera Score

PARIS, oct 20. - The Life of
Madame Recamier," by former Pre-
mier EdOuard Herriot. now Minister
of Education, has been used to sup
ply libretto for an opera The
music has been written by Charles
Pons, the composer, who wrote the
music for Clemenceau's Veil of Hap
piness" when it was made into an
Opera.
Lille is to produce the new work
with M. Herriot present as the guest
of the municipality.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
WELCOME INVESTIGATION

SEATTLE, Oct. 2O.-State Sena-
tor Henry M. White. chairman of
the Democratic Campaign Commit
tee. and Mr.. Bullitt declared that
they would welcome Senate in
quiry into campaign expenditures
of the State of Washington, and
declared that they would ask that
Anti-Saloon expenditures be also in
vestigated.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
AMERICAN GIRLS EARN
COVETED SOLO PARTS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20. The
door to artistic stardom has been
opened wider for two more American
girls. They are Ruth Breton OF
Louisville, violinist, and Helen Trau-
bel of ST Louis. soprano. who have
been engaged as soloists with the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra at
its exclusive Friday. Saturday and
Monday concerts, with Leopold Sto-
kowski conducting. Miss Traubel
appears here October %. % and "a
and Miss Breton, December II and
Is.
Replace Noted Artists
SoloiSts at these events hitherto
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
Nevada Miner Believed
Buried Under Avalanche

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 20.--Three
shifts of miners have pierced a 12-
foot wall of debris in the Carmen
mine near Gardner after a 24-hour
effort to reach Peter Brennan. min.
er, entombed on the 160-foOt level
of the mine. The manager Of the
mine says there is little hope that
Brennan is alive and is probably
buried beneath the avalanche.
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-10-20
HAVANA HOMES
ARE DEMOLISHED
TERRIFIC WIND
Steel Apartment House Is
Blown Down-Hufricane
Moving Towards Florida

I MIAMI, fia.s Oct. 2o.--The Cuban
Consulate announces that a hurr-
cane has demolished l5o " na
homie aud swept the westeA part
of Cuba
Walter Bennett Government Met
eoroiosist. saiI the harr cane is ap-
pateHs!y headed toward the West
Coast G. Florida.
Fae steamship Ulaa. on the Gulf
OF MeA.>o. 20 mile northeast OF
Havana. reports excessively high
seas. air and wind of hurricane
yelscity.