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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
MRS. ELLA KING, WELL KNOWN IN
THIS CITY, FOUND DEAD IN HOME
!. OF HER RDAUGHTERE4 HERE MONDAY

were starting for Douglas at once.
Mrs. King had been member of
the First Baptist church of Douglas
for many years, and it was due to
the fact that she was not present at
church Sunday that led to the dis
covery of her death. The body is
being cared for at the Porter and
Ames funeral home, awaiting the
arrival of Mrs. Powell
Prior to the death Of Mrs. Kings
husband they resided on ranch
northwest of Douglas. When a new
highway was made north from the
Bisbee road, it was named the Kings
highway because they were the best
known people residing on it and
had leading part in bringing about
the construction of the road
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
INDIANA GRAND
JURY FAILS TO
find BRIBERY
Suggests That Investigation
be Continued by a New
Grand Jury.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 81 RD-Cor
ruptlon charges made against In
diana state officials have been given
no substantiation in testimony pre-
sented to the Marion county grand
jury, that body reported today.
The grand jurors recommended,
however, that investigation of the
charges be pursued and suggested
that the succeeding grand jury tc.
be sworn in at the beginning of the
new year should continue the inquiry.
Difficulty in obtaining witnesses
and the unwilingness of some wit.
nesses to testify were set forth bS
the Investigating body as reasons
why the inquiry should be pursued.
The report brought to a conclusion
II weeks of Enquiry into the cor
ruption charges made by Thomas FL.
Adams, publisher of the Wncennes
Ind,, Commercial, and given nation;
wide circulation because of theil
sensational character and also bes
cause of the standing of their spon.,
scr. Adams, member of the Re,
publican Indiana Editou9al assoeia-
tion, made charges against men m
his own political party.
The charges We're based on tht
alleged corruption of high state Off,
cials by d. c. Stevenson, former ku
klux khan grand dragon. These
officials, in seeking stephensons POI
litical support, entered into corrup
deals with the ex-klan leader, Adams
charged. Stephenson is now serving
life term in the penitentiary for
numbering a girl whom he had
assaulted
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28

Mrs. Ella King, one of the best
known residents of this section and
for whom the Kings highway, west
of Douglas, was named, was found
dead at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Anna F. Powell, 726 Twelfth
street, Monday morning. Mrs. King
had not been seen for several days,
and when Walter Morris, deputy
sheriff. went to the Powell home to
inquire about her. he found the body,
fully dressed, lying in the living
room.
Mrs King was alone in the house
at the time of her death, her SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Powell having left for Santa
Barbara, Calf, last Sunday, to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Beulah Maxwell.
A telegram was received from Mrs.
Powell Monday stating that they
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
Wed Has.sstty Eaters,
British NJ j mister
Advises Young Men

observation-disclosures, Eng, Dec.
p R.-Marry the girl who can
eat n good breakfast of pOrridge,
four of five rashers of bacon, do
honest hOusewOrIS, plain sewing
and feed the pigs, Is, the advice
of the Rev. II. HaIIingtOn, of the
local parish, to young farmers
who are thinking of taking wives.
The clergyman does not think
much of the present-day Pleasure
seeking girls, and he admOnishes
the youths not to marry Zone OF
those wasp-waisted girls, or one
of those cigarette-smOking, couch
IOunging. pianO-pIaying, jazz.
humping types.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
ADMIRAL. LATIMER REPORTS MOVE
TO MAINTAIN F ULL NEUTRALITY
IN BLUEFIELD, NICARAGUA ZONE,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 R.-Steps
to maintain the Bluefields neutral
zone established under Ameican
naval control last October by agree.
ment of the Nicaraguan conservative
and liberal military chiefs were re-
Ported today by Rear Admiral Julian
Lat.mer. Advices, however, were
lacking as to developments at Puerto
Cabezas, where marines and blue
jackets We're landed last week to
protect American lives and properly
Announcement by President Dias
at Managua that his government
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
SUPREME CoURT RULING

PHOENIX, Dec. 27.-B = Under a
ruling issued today by the supreme
court, the petitioner, in filing for a
writ of review of the proceedings had
by the state industrial commission in
any case must file his opening brief
in support of his application at the
time; and the commission, as respond
ent, must file it's answering brief on
the date the writ is returnable. The
court explained that the rule was made
to expedite cases growing out of COM
pensation claims and awards.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
PATIENT ENDs OWN LIFE

PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. 27 P).-Crawl
ing from his bed to the floor in the
mems ward of local hopsital this
afternoon, A. B. BullicK, 26, tuber-
cular patient, shot himself through
the head.
The coroner attributed the reason
for suicide to Bullick's despondency
over his health and his impoverished
financial condition. Authorities were
unable to ascertain by what means
BuIlick had obtained the revolver.
Bullick had obtained the revolver.
md brother somewhere in Ohio.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
FIVE STATES
FROM
RAGING WATER
Kentucky, Tennessee, Ark
ansas, Mississippi and
Alabama Hard Hit.
FORECAST
Water Receding in Some
Inundated Areas Crest
In Sight Elsewhere.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec.
27 (AP)-Six deaths and
property damage into the
hundreds Of thousands was
estimated tonight from
flood waters that spread
over lowlands in Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Miss
issippi and Alabama. The
flood began to recede in
most Of the inundated area,
but the crest Of the flood
was in sight at other points.
Forecasts Of further rains in the
flooded area, however caused arpre-
hension, and additional safeguards to
protect life and property were taken.
The heaviest property damage ami
most widespread flood was. through
eastern Kentucky and Tennessee in
the vicinity of the Cumberland river
and through portions of Tennessee
where small streams became raging
torrents and spreads out over the
lowlands
More than 1000 people in Nashville
were routed from their homes when
the Cumberland river inundated SO
blocks. The Cumberland will prob
ably continue to rise until Wednes-
day or Thursday and is higher to-
night than at any time since 1882.
Tennessee bore the brunt of the
flood, many small streams spreading
out over lowlands covering highways
and causing an estimated damage of
100000 to roads in the state accord
ing to the state highway commission.
The Tennessee river has begun fall
ing near the head waters
Eastern Kentucky experienced a
second flood within a week as a re-
suit of heavy rains Friday night and /,
saturday, but the waters had begun
receding tonight. Other portions of
Kentucky where swollen streams COW
cred highways and lowlands reported
the flood receding except in the
western part of the state, where the
crosses and where the
Ohio river is predicted to reach flood
stage Wednesday or Thursday.
In the vicinity of Paducah KY, and
Evansville, Ind, farmers living in the
owlands have been warned. Easements
# stores at Paducah will be flooded
when the Ohio reaches flood stage at
8 feet there. Crop damage in the
ALLEY of the Cuachita river in Arkan-
as will be heavy. Arkansas points re-
'orted water receding.
In Mississippi the Tom Bigbee was
expected to reach its greatest height.
cores of people at Columbus, mostly
egroes, who We're marooned by the
'om Bigbee's rise, had been rescued
oday
Smaller streams in Mississippi were
eported falling
More than a thousand miners were
brown out of work in Alabama when
he Warrior river flooded the workings
T the mines in walker county.
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Mexican Captain Is
Held For Wounding
Rodolfo Elias Gales

NOGALEs, Dec. ~ R.-The
Herald said today that RodOIfo
Elias Gales. son of the president
of Mexico. had been wounded Mt
.Cajeme. Sonora, and that his al
legged asSaiIant, Captain Luis Ar,
menta, of the federal army. had
been thrown in prison and helO
for trial.
Captain Armenia, the story
said, would ented defense o.
protecting the service uniform
and the honor of MexixcO, Rod
olfO Gales. according to his ver-
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ASK COLORADO RIyER AID

PHOENIX. Dec. 27.-QP1-A resolu-
tion asking that the eighth state legis-
lature appropriate sufficient funds to
protect and develop the Colorado river
in Arizona in keeping up the filings
made to date and to continue the Dia-
mond creek suit now in the court as
well as other suits and engineering
surveys. was presented to Governor
Hunt today by the Arizona High1ine
Reclamation association.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
ANNIE OAKLEY AND HER LATE
MATE LEFT MUCH TO CHARITY

NEWARK, N. J., Dec 81 B.-
Annie Oakley" internationally famous
markswoman, and Frank f. Butler,
her husband, both of whom died
within IS days of each other in Ohio.
last month, left upward of $500 900
to relatives and charitable institu,
tions under the provisions of theil.
Wills filed here. today The couple
formerly lived in this city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
CHARLES PAGE DIES

TULSA, Okla, Dec, q P-CharIes
Page, So, millionaire oil magnate ana
philanthropist, died at his home il.
Sand Springs at O'Clock this after,
noon. Page had been i'll of influenza
for about two weeks.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
MRS. BISHOP GIVES ROM

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 27. -B- =
Mrs. Edith M. Bishop. charged with
murder in Connection with the shooting
of her husband, Luther Bishop, state
detective, December 5, was free under
$2O$,OOO bond tonight She was admit
ted to bail by Thomas Chambers, dis
trict judge, late today in habeas cor
pur proceedings.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
PLAN SUPREME COURT SUIT

PHOENIX, Dec. 27.-(P)-A bill pro-
viding for an appropriation of 100000
to file in the United States supreme
court a suit\ to determine Arizona s
rights in the Colorado river and for
making such surveys as are necessary
to determine the proper place to locate
dam was filed with Gov George w.
P. Hunt today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28
ARIzONA'S RIVER COMMISSION
LEAVES FOR Los ANGELES TO
RESUME COLORADO HEARINGS

mean thai the administration held lit
ences at Los Angeles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-28

N. Y, Dec. 27.-R-Cup-
per quiet; electrolytic spot
and fu ture es 1917 0135s.
Lead dull; spot 7.S0. Bar
silver 5S1s.
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PHYSICIAN RAPS
STERILIZATION

NOTTINGHAM, England. July
24.-The proposal to sterilize the
mentally deficient was bitterly at
tackled last night by DIR. Thomas
CoIvin, addressing meeting Of
Roman Catholic doctors attending
the British Medical Association
conference here Doctor Colvin
said:
ION the basis Of the mental de-
ficiency act of 1913, the greater
portion Of the population of Great
Britain would be in danger Of
sterilization.
People today discuss complex
and obstruse problems Of sex with
the same glibness that they chat
ter about politics or the face and
figure OF the latest film star.
Local authorities appro win g
sterilization know as little of the
full import of such action as of
housing conditions on the planet
mars.
Assuming there is one defective
per hundred of population, it would
require sterilization for ZIG gen.
eratiohs to reduce the proportion
one per 100000"
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TREND TOWARD
D. c. HEIGHTS

The trend of realty development
has been swinging eastward for
the past year.
After a neglect of years, the
southeastern section Of the city has
taken on a unprecedented growth,
caused primarily by the $4,000, 900
governmental project in the i'm
proving Of Anacostia Park and the
banks of the Eastern Branch.
Further impetus has been given to
this development by the recent an.
nouncement that the Government.
would turn Fort Dupont into a
park.
Fort Dupont faces on the Mari.
boro boulevard, just at the edge
OF the District line, and affords a
beautiful view of the city from an
elevation of 800 feet.
Prominent among the develop
ments along the Marlboro boule.
ward IL that 'of District Heights.
*ust two miles beyond the District
line. District Heights Is planned
development in every sense Of the
word and, in its completed stage,
will cover one square mile OF
beautiful rolling hill land. Full
city improvements including water,
sewer, paving. curbing, sidewalks,
and electricity have already been
installed and are in use by the In.
habitants of the numerous dwell.
ings in the first section, which Is
being sold out very rapidly.
District Heights answers the cry
or the wage Garner for a restricted
community coming up to the high
ideals of the average working man
and still at price within his
reach. Lot owners in District
Heights are helped in their anb:
ton to build homes by the com.
pany on a very liberal financing
plan. with a steady rise in value
in all land. Values. are increasing
all along the Marlboro boulevard.
District Heights is adding safety
to attraetiveness in embodying in
their contract for lots a clause
whereby the purchaser is guaran.
teed this increased value or all
money which he has paid in Is re-
turned with interest Joseph L.
Topper, the president of District
Heights, and J. D. Christie, th9
salcs manager. and the promoters
Of District Heights are in accord
In the policy Of selling these lots
at once to the public and letting
the lot owners share with therd IN
the impending enhancement o.
values in District Heights, instead
of holding the property for several
years and then unloading it at
sensational turnover, as has been
the custom in several Of the most
exclusive sections Of the city.
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ANTHONY sCHILLING

Funeral services for Anthony
Schilling, SO years old, for 40 years
a member Of the Metropolitan
Police force, will be held MONDAY
morning at o'clock at his late
residence 1882 Sixth st. N. W., to
be followed by requiem mass At
Immaculate Conception Church. IN
tern1ent will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cementery.
Mr.. Schilling died yesterday at
his home. At the time OF his re-
tirement six years ago, he was a
lieutenant attached to the Eleventh
precinct.
Born in Germany, he came to
the United States when a BOY.
When the Civil War began shortly
fer his arrival, he enlisted, served
through the war and afterward
through a number of Indian cam
naigns in the West, at one time
being nearly killed when a warrior
shot an arrow through his chest.
After his discharge, Mr.. Schilllns
came to Washington and became
police private at the First precinct.
After serving there several years
and being promoted to a sergeancy'
he was transferred to the Wnlte
House force during the time that
President Roosevelt occupied tne
Executive Mansion.
After being promoted to the ram 1
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Motorist Is Builder off
Good Roads

The motorist continues to qualify
as the nations most effective good
roads builder. No power so great
as that OF the motorists of this sec
ton has contributed more to the In
tensive road building program now
in progress in Prince Georges and
Anne Arundel county. Maryland.
1t il estimated that motor traffic
between Washington and Herald
Harbor, the big summer colony on
the Severn river, has caused more
than 100 miles Of highways to b.
rebuilt or improved during the past
two years. Truck highways, coun-
ty roads and lateral roads have IN
dergone remarkable changes during
the two years that washington
families have been building homes
at Herald Harbor and making week.
end pilgrimages to the bathing
beach there.
At the present time three big COLI
tractors are at work completing the
national defense highway that VIII
connect Washington, Annapolis and
Herald Harbor. Public spirited citi-
zens Of Anne Arundel and Prince
Georges county loaned the state
roads commission S175,000 to COM
plete operations when they learned
that Federal aid would not be avail.
able for that purpose until 1927 and
1928.
The roads commission In complet-
ing the highway is not following. the
old route, but is picking a new dI-
rect route that eliminated right
angle curves and heavy grades
This course also shortens the total
distance by two to four miles.
At Collington, where the defense
highway crosses q branch line If
the Pennsylvania railroad, q per
manent and pretentious concrete
bridge is being poured. It viii elm
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JAMES f. HOWE

Funeral services for James F.
Howe, 81 years old, for 40 years
a resident Of Washington, will be
held Monday morning at 10 o'clock
at his late residence, $50 Shepherd
st. N. w. Interment will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Howe died Thursday at his
home after an illness of several
weeks. Born in Annapolis, Nd, on
March 81, 1869, he came to Wash
ington when II years Of age and
had made his home here since.
While young man he learned the
trade Of carpenter and for some
time before his death had been a
foreman for Smith and Medley.
He belonged to Calvary Baptist
Church. Surviving him are his
mother, three daughters, Mrs. Grace
Nash, of Saranac, N. Y, Mrs. Lydia
Bowie and Mrs. Jeanette Sherwood;
three sons. Norman, Frank and
Emory Howe. and two sisters, all
Of this city except Mrs. Nash.
MISS MARY r. WILSON
Funeral services for Miss Mary
P. Wilson, of Annapolis, Nd,
formerly Of Washington, will be
held tomorrow morning at 8 O'Clock
in st. AIMS Church at Annapolis.
She died Wednesday at Shenan.
doah, Pa.
She was born in Annapolis, the
daughter OF Thomas j. and Priscilla
B. Wilson, and was connected with
educational institutions in Wash.
ington for % years.
BIRTHS
James B. ana Edna Fletcher, boy.
Commodore Decatur and Ella Fort
GuissepI and Rosa LaunI. boy.
ROBERT J. ana Josephine Straub, girl.
Ralph 9; and Gertrude Brinton, girl.
Graves B. and Emma r. McGary, girl
William r. and Lucy Becker, girl.
Frederick B.. ana Regina Hazel girl.
Louis n and Harriet Maier. boy.
Alfred Alfred J; and Clara F. Belle. girl
Edward E. and Ariel B. Farley, girl
George NJ. and Jessie L. Dixon, girk
William B. and Alice satterthwaite.
Henry and Gladys FURY. girl.
Stephen J. and Gertrude r. Mcvay,
Lewis D. and Cecilia Hermann. girls
Max and Katie cullianow, girl.
John and Pata Paul. boy
Meyer R. and Ida Edelnan. girl.
stephen N. and Lydia s. GattL girl.
boy
Theodore and Margaret NJ. schrun.
boy.
Robert @. ana Thelma Coleman, girl
William s. and Margaret II. Logan,
boy.
NihoIas J. and Evelyn M. verna, boy.
Mathew L. and Helen c. OBriOn.
Harold H. ana Helen N Hayden.
Girl.
Ernest w. and Annie C. Alsop, boy.
Jack A. and Marie Connor, boy.
Emidie and Madeline chialastrt boy.
Dudley and Adele Curry, boy.
Leonard and Flora Abrams, girl.
Frank and GaynelI Silver. boy.
Cornelius and Mamie Burke, girl.
Burton and Mary Barber. boy.
Howard and Flossfe Wildly. boy.
Samuel and Ella Jefferson, girl.
Leroy and Susie Lomax, boy.
John and Emma A. Cooley, girl.
Cecil and Rosalia Sapp. girl.
George z. and Louise Coates. girl.
George T.. and Geneva Ellis, girl.
Joseph and Cora Thornton, girl.
James and Viola Harris, boy.
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DEATH NOTICES

FRANTZ-on Friday. July 20, 1925,
CHARLOTTE e. FRANTz. wife of
Frederick s. Frantz, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs H. e. Tear.
Services on Sunday. July Is, 1925,
at $3.50 p. m. at the funeral parIor of
Norval TabIer, 1895 L st. ~. w. In
terment at Lebanon, Pa.
HOWE-On Thursday, July ~ 1925 at
his residence, $40 Shepherd st. N. w,
JAMES F., beloved husband of the late
Clara j. Howe.
Funeral from his late residence, on
Monday. July IS, at 10 q, m. Interment
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Births, Marriages, and Obituaries

rof lieutenant, he was put in charge"
of the Eighth precinct, occasionally
acting as night inspector. His last
years in the police department were
spent in the Eleventh precinct.
He was a member of Lincoln
Post, G. A. r., and belonged to the
Association Of Oldest Inhabitants.
Surviving him are two sons, John
and Joseph Schilling, and three
grandchildren. His wife died a
year after his retirement.
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innate the grade crossing and four
sharp curves In the road. The new
bridge IS Of sufficient width to care
for increased traffic for many years.
Completion Of the defense high
way will cause thousands OF Wash
ington families to rush TO the water
front developments OF the Severn
river ana Chesapeake bay with this
opening 6f spring each season and
many new sections Of Maryland va.
to this time almost unknown to tn
developer viii be opened for sub
divisions and communities for city
dwellers.
The automobile which already IL
so vital q factor In the life OF this
and other cities will become more
important with the emigration Of.
city people to the nearby develop !
mentS. ~
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Floyd Foy Fox, II. and Callie Daniel
Smith, %. The Rev. =. H. SVEN.
William C. HobelI. 81, and Amy Gill
more. 80. The Rev. o. B. Falls.
George 3. Sullivan. 81, Of Rockville,
Nd. and Mary X. Cooley, Is. of Clarke
burg. Nd. The Rev. H. NJ. Downs.
:. George w: Thomas. %. and Dorothy
The Rev. William NJ. Hoffman.
Glen r. Smith, 81. and Iona Marie
Peterson, "a. The Rev. II. n. Hennig
Frederick A.. Nichols. 90, and Emily
J. Dodge. 81. The Rev. d. ]. Patch.
Viggo A. Monssen, IS. q Fort Hum.
phrsyS. Va; and Violet Pearl Allen. 10.
N. shsshan. as The Rev. a. 7. steven
James 8. Maselas. 80. and Katherine
P, Kyvellos, 20. The Rev. 3. H. Melton
Ben $. Nathanson. q: and Ann'
The Rev. L. j. Schwefel
Karl e. Wasmuth, 2S. Of Watervliet
Wythevills, Va. The Rev. ]. s. Mont
Jstt D. Sheets, so, and Katherine T.
Smith, 81 both Of Lancaster, Pa. The
Rev. H. T. Stevenson.
Nathan Evnin, 49, and Sarah saekS.
IS, both Of Baltimore. Nd.
A. NJ. Hale, "a. and Lucille Mercer.
or L.f ,S e.: R ysnevs5 81 Hs,s sgs Ella
Jeptha Stafford, 81. ard Mazzie Love-
less 81. The Rev. J. r. DesheiIs.
Jacob Shevitz, %. and Jean Zaltzman
IS. The Rev. G. silyerstone.
Rice W. GaskinA So. and Hattie
Elizabeth Hill. 80. The Rev. w. WestraV,
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DEATHS

John Mclaughlin. rs years, Garfield
Hospital.
Bette Brooks, - years. Home for
the Incurabies.
John e. living, So years, 900 X 81.
N. y.
Henry L. Haneisen. Sc years, en- route
TO Emergency Hospital.
Purcell Carriek, 4e years, - x 81.
N. W.
J. Frank Kelly. II years. 2ol3 Fourth
st. N q.
pathic Hospital.