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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
.RODEO PHONE E.
ARE TO BE
STARTED SOON

Wire and nearly all the other ma
terial necessary for the construction
of the telephone line from Douglas
to Rodeo has been received here and
work will probably start within the
next 60 days, A. A. Sundin, manager
of the Mountain States Telephone
company branch in this city, an
nounceS.
During the past two days, Sundln
has been discussing with Fred Wlnh'
forest supervisor, the appropriation
for the construction Of telephone
line from Rodeo to Portal to be built
by the forest service as an adjunct
to the Douglas Rodeo line of the
Mountain States Telephone company.
Winn informs Sundin that he hopes
to get the necessary appropriation
for the Rodeo- Portal line in the near
future and that he is now busy work
ing toward that end with the higher
officials in the forest service field.
The material received in Douglas
for the line to Rodeo has come from
the Denver headquarters of the
Mountain States company and en-
braces nearly everything necessary to
the SLdEIluS Ol lIlC WI IN - -
mated that the construction OF the
line will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000 and it is expected that q
regular construction crew will be
brought here within the next 81
DAYS to begin operations.
distance of about So miles Will
be covered by the line to Rodeo,
while the proposed Rodeo to Portal
line which covers a distance of about
12 miles will cost probably in the
neighborhood Of $4,000. Sundin be-
lieves that the work which his com
pany is to do can be- completed with
in two weeks to 80 days.
1t is not thought that the forest
service will hold up the appropriation
for the Rodeo- Portal line but i'm
mediate action to obtain the neces-
sary funds will be taken by Winn.
When these two lines are completed,
the entire vacation section about
Douglas will be open to direct com
munication with this city so that
those going away over the weekend
will be able to telephone home to
Douglas at any time should they
wish
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
OF
Ell ZARIBAH ON
F FRIDAY, MAY 7

Ell Zaribah Temple, A. A. o. N. M. S.
will hold a spring ceremonial in Phoe-
nix at the Shrine Mosque on Friday
May Z. From all indications, there
der a larger class of novices than
since the dedication of the Temple in
1921.
H. H. Hotchkiss, illustrious poten-
tate,N and his corps of able assistants
are making elaborate arrangements
for the entertainment of the novicea
and the visiting mobiles and ladies.
Upon arrival in Phoenix everyone
should register at Shrine headquarters
in the Luhrs Hote. This is quite i'm
portant regardless of whether you
stop at hotel or at the home of
friends. The committees assigned to
look after your entertainment and
comfort want to know where they can
find you.
The program for the day is as fol-
lows: Business session, 200 p. M;
parade, 4.UU u. III D., NlOSIem I6dSIJ O'oV
p. M; ceremonial, 1880 p. m.
An entirely new ceremonial has been
planned and all visiting mobiles will
be well pleased with their trip to
Phoenix.
On Saturday morning at 10 the
Daughters of Isis will hold a cere-
monial at the Shrine Temple. At 8
p. m. the social event of the year, the
"Potentate's ball." will be held. This
part of the two-day program is al
ways looked forward to with much
pleasure. Details of the affair are
being worked out under te personal
direction of Cliff Carpenter. who is as
sisted by most efficient committee.
Special musicians are being imported
for the occasion and arrangements are
being made to broadcast the dance
music.
TIE officers of Ell Zaribah Temple are
as follows: H. H. Hotchkiss, illustri-
Gus potentate; Peter E. Howell, chief
rabban; Cliff Carpenter, assistant rab-
ban; James L. Malott, high priest and
prophet; Quin Anderson, oriental
guide; william Wallace, recorder; l.,
G. Galland, treasurer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
SHARP TREMORS
SHAKE HILO AS
VOLCANO FLOWS
(By DISPATCH A. p. WireN

HILO, t. H, April 22.-The sharpest
earthquake sin years shook 1ilo today
SIS an accompaniment of the latest
outburst of the volcano Mauna Loa.
One building was shaken eight inches
from it's foundations.
The lava flow slackened somewhat,
but still menaces the seaside village
of Milolii, with it's wafer works,
school house and dozen homes. The
fiery stream has still some distance
to go, and if unreplenished at it's
source, may not reach the village.
The lava flood has moved upon the
b. NJ Allen estate, destroying four
ranch houses and other property, do
ing damage of $4,000.
Employees prepared to move goods
from the McWayne ranch house as a
lava river branching from the Hoop
uloa flow only two miles above rum
b1ed slowly toward it along front
200 to 300 feet wide down the slope
of Mauna Loa. The Hawaiian vol
cano observatory received report
that lava lake was forming in the
Puukeokeo crater, a source of the
Continued on Page Ten) !.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
CLIMATE CLUBS
BOARD AGREES
ON BORDERLAND
CLUB AS NAME
Douglas, Arizona, Will Also
Appear On Advertising
Matter.
$4,000 FUND RAISED
"Drive Committee" Expects
To Raise Remainder In
Short Time.

Directors of the climate club at a
regular meeting in the parlors of the
Gadsden hotel Thursday night voted
to name the organization the "Bor-
derland club
This name was approved because
it is brief and significant and Nc
Cann's Advertising agency which is
to handle the advertising for the
club will be asked to submit catchy
slogan to go beneath this title. The
words Douglas, Arizona" will of
course appear on the letter head of
the organization to supplement this
title.
Reporting on the general drive for
funds, Fred Hubbell stated that sew
eral more pledges have come in DUR
ing the past few days and that at the
meeting next Thursday night, final
check-up will be made when all the
canvassing lists are to be turned in
the directors.
Z Following this general report which
is expected to raise the pledges to
the club to at least $8,O0O, special
drive committee" of three or five
members will be named to work in
conjunction with Mrs. James Keen,
the Borderland club stenographer, in
making a final financial campaign to
send the club "over the top" in it's
first year quota of $4,000. Mrs
Keen will arrive here to assume her
duties Monday, April 26.
The remainder of the time at the
meeting last night was devoted to
a complete discussion of the con-
stitution and the bylaws which were
presented by the bylaws committee
consisting of the officers. Several
changes and revisions were made by
the directors and the executive com
mittee of the club which consists
of the six officers. will whip the
final document into shape by meet
ing time next Thursday. s.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS
DIRECTORS TO BE GUESTS HERE
TUESDAY EVENING; PLAN DINNER

weather bureau is already in exist
ence here at the Copper Queen re-
duction works, but he added that I
the local citizens wished a larger or
more extensively known bureau they
might possibly obtain it by continu
ing their correspondence.
Rex Rice, president of the Douglas
chamber, was named the representa-
tive of the chamber on the Douglas
boy scout council. 1t was decided
to ask the American Express COM
pany to extend it's present express
zone in Douglas to embrace the city
limits.
request from a representative
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
that the local chamber withdraw any
objection which it has made or may
make for the removal of the home
terminal for local railroad workers
from this city to Tucson was laid on
the table for the time being.
1t was voted also to notify six
signers of the special advertising
agreement drawn up by the chamber,
~
big lodge directory card which
was circulated throughout the city
without. the chamber advertising COM
mittee's sanction, that they are sub
ject to the regular $500 fine for vio-
Iating their agreement.
Twenty leading men of Arizona,
representing virtually every branch
of industry and every section of the
state, will embark Sunday on the
several days tour that will extend
the spring meeting of directors of
the Arizona Industrial congress to
four principal cities of the southern
part of the state, word from Phoenix
states.
BesidesTa business session in Tue
son next Monday, the directors trip
will include meetings in Douglas,
Tucson, Nogales and Bisbee, besides
stops en- route at a number of other
points, including Casa Grande, Flor
ence, Tombstone Benson and Pata-
gonia The Industrial congress party
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
|, ROOSEVELT
CHANGE
IN DRY LAWS.
fBy Dispatch A. p. syir,D

NEW YORK, April 22.-
Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt, son of the late presi-
dent, tonight urged the re-
peal or modification Of the
Volstead act and the sub
stitution of local option in
the various states, permit
ting alcoholic beverages of
a content legal under the
constitution. Speaking be-
fore the bureau Of advertis-
ing of the American News
paper Publishers associa-
tion, the former assistant
secretary of the navy as
serted that the prohibition
enforcement act 'h as
brought about law viola
tlOn On'a more commercial
lied and gigantic scale than
our country has ever known
before"
When Roosevelt was a candidate
for governor of New York in 1925 he
was indorsed by the New York Anti
Saloon league as their hon. against
the "wet" sentiment of Governor
Smith.
Roosevelt said that he is opposed
to the return of the saloon. Il am
convinced" he said, that the repeal
or modification of the Volstead law
does not predicate the return of the
saloon. That can be prevented by en-
actment.
Were I a member of the federal
congress, I would vote for the mod
ification or repeal of the Volstead
law, and the substitution therefor of
some enactment permitting the in
crease of alcoholic content to such a
point as the constitution might per-
nit. Delimitation would be left to
the states individually. 1 believe this
to be absolutely necessary in order
to check the murder, corruption and
otehr evils that have followed in the
train of this law. / want no nisun-
derstanding on this however, public
officials should endeavor, and gem
uinely endeavor, to enforce this law.
Equally pernicious, with the fool
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
FOREST NEtl
DISCUSSED At
K|WANIS MEET

An expression Of national
forest week ideals was the
feature Of the Kiwanian
luncheon at the Gadsden
1915 Thursday, presided
over by H. A. Wimberley,
president. Arizona forest
ers and members of the
Concatenated Order Of
Hoo-Hoo we're guests of
honor, and their represen.
tatives addressed the as
sembly.
Frederick Winn, supervisor of for
est service from Tucson, stated that
the first proclamation of American
Forest Week was issued by the pres
ident in 1922, and that the chief ex-
ecutive of the land had proclaimed
forest week each year since. He adj
ded that of all the specially observed
weeks in the year that forest week
government. The purpose of the OBJ
servation is to call on American cit
izens to help bring about better con-
ditions and better care of the forests.
The speaker recounted the histori-
cal fact that there were 500, 900, 600
acres of timber when the Pilgrims
landed on American shores, and that
we are using timber four times as
rapidly as it is grown. The main
trouble, according to the speaker, in
the preservation of the forests, is
forest fires. In a year the fires
which sweep over the forests leaving
dead dry stumps destroy 14,6OO,OOO
acres of forest and do $2O,OOO,OOO
worth of damage. Lightning and
man are the cause of these fires, and
it is the man caused fires which for
esters and other interested organiza-
tions seek to cut down. Foresters
can cope with those originated by
lightning, but mans carlessness
makes the handicap too great. This
year in Arizona man-caused fires
have been cut down to 25 per cent
of the total.
Winn recited an incidence of for
est fire started by one mans camp
fire at the top of Gila river which
cost the government $4,000, burned
5000 acres before checked, dried up
the trout streams, killed thousands of
trout, and destroyed game. He asked
every citizen to do his share in fire
prevention by eliminating his own
carelessness, and watching for that
of others.
Charles Nissan, chief engineer on
the Chiricahua forest road, requested
to tell something of the road work,
said that the crew had begun in De-
cember the road up Pinery canyon
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
DRY WITNESSES
PRESENT QUICK
CHANGING SCENE
INV Dispatch A. P. !virel

WASHINGTON, April ga mayor,
a temperance leader, a former bar
tender and couple of United States
senators were the principal characters
in a swift-moving drama today be-
fore the senate prohibition commit
tee.
The lines ran the scale of denunci-
alton, humor pathos, opinion and fact
and kept at high pitch for more than
two hours the crowd which packed
the hearing room and overflowed into
the reserve space in front of the
committee table.
The central figure again was Sen
ator Reed, democrat, Missouri who
clashed with his colleagues time and
again, vigorously cross examined wit
nesses and characterized as fanatics
and fools those who laughed at his
declaration that he was not on either
side in the wet and dry controversy.
Another figure bulking large in
the proceedings was Mayor Dever Of
Chicago, who appeared at his own
request to refute what he regarded
as aspersions cast upon the Chicago
police by United States District At
torney Olsen, of Chicago, in testi-
mony before the committee.
E. C. Dinwiddie, superintendent of
the National Temperance bureau, as
sailed the vets for. proposing to
bring back light wines and beer, and
engaged in a verbal sparring match
with Senator Reed on the PROPOSE
ton that the legal sale would i'm
prove moral conditions
Some intimate details, with names
and places, regarding conditions in
the mountains of West Virginia be-
fore and since prohibition were OBJ
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
WILL
HAVE A FOREST
FIRE FIGHTING
GROUP SHORTLY
Decision To Go Forward
With Organization Formed
Last Year, Reached
FOREST MEN IN CITY
Conference Held In Cham
Der of Commerce Thurs
day; Seek Volunteers

A decision to go forward with the
Douglas forest fire fighting organiza-
tion witch was formed here last
sbring, was reached Thursday after
noon at a meeting in the Douglas
Chamber of Commerce and Mines Of
flee which was attended by Forest
Supervisor Fred ,Winn Of Tucson
Rangers Scholefield and Harris, the
directors of the chamber and sew
eral interested local citizens includ-
ing A. A. Sundin, president of the
local fire group last year.
A thorough discussion of the work
of the organization in Douglas last
year was carried on and many help
full suggestions made by those who
saw the past mistakes and are in
position to correct them A COM
mittee consisting of A. A. Sundin,
j. P Sexton. and Constable 0. A.
Ash was appointed to supervise the
reorganization of the group here
this spring and Ash will have charge
of getting the necessary captains
and having them procure the right
men to work under them.
Winn in making the initial address
at the meeting, highly praised the
work of the Douglas organization
last May in fighting the fires in the
Cave creek section and said that he
had heard the local bunch was the
most efficient in the state. Prev
ious to discussing the forest fire
outlook, Winn stated that he would
like to have the forest reserve Of
flee at Tucson moveS to Douglas the
the local chamber desires, but that
the matter of expense would prob
ably be a big item in preventing such
action. He advised the chamber to
take the question up with the de-
partment of agriculture in Wash
ington and with the senators from
this state.
Ranger Scholefie1d in his talk re-
marked that the forest fire fighting
group which was SO active here last
year is still in effect but that it
should be re-organized and that about
so captains are needed. The turnout
to the Cave creek fire last spring be
termed 100 per cent" but urged
that more capable men be put in
charge of the fighters this summer
A. A. Sundin remarked that the
greatest trouble in the fire fighting
men together at this end and in
obtaining hardened men who could
stand up under the strain. The larg-
cts task for the fighters at this
place he said was making the trans
portation effective and rapid.
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
S. S.P.EARNINGS
SHOW BIG GAIN
IN PAST MONTH
1p. nianatnh A p. Wirsl

NEW YORK, April 22-The South
ern Pacifici. lines had record gross
revenues for March, amounting to
$24,455,SOO, an increase of $49S,4O0
over March last year, and net operat-
ing income was the largest since
March, 1928, totaling $3,797,2O7 a
gain of $49O,4 over March, 1925. The
larger net in March lifted the gain
for the first quarter to $l,66l,5OO over
the same period last year. net of $S,-
$4,000 being "a per cent more than
a year ago. The previous record net
operating income for any first quar-
ter was $8.692,7OO in 1928.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
GEN. Z. M, PIKE.
M AY BE BURIED
ON PIXIES PEAK
(Br Disnatch A. p. w1rel

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, April
2O.-The body of General zebulon M.
Pike, the discoverer of Pixies Peak,
will be moved from the military GEM
etery near Sacketts Harbor, N. Y, anad
buried at the summit of the famous
mountain, if a project initiated by the
Ell Paso County Pioneers society is
approved by the war department. A
request has been sent the department
and to the Colorado congressional del
egation, asking that necessary steps
be taken
General Pike, then lieutenant in
the United States army, commanded
a party of 23 men which left st. Louis
in January, 1906, to explore the ter
ritory along the Arkansas and Red
rivers, para of the newly acquired
Louisiana Purchase. 1t was in No
vember that Pike. with three of his
party, climbed to the summit of
Cheyenne mountain, south of what he
called Grand" peak, which Pike de-
clared, never would be scaled by
man"
Pike was killed in action against
the British in the battle of Uppe>
York (now Toronto) which was fought
April 2?, 1913 and was buried in the
military cemetery which is at Madison
Barracks. recent photograph of
his burial place, according to Manly
d. !Ormes, librarian of Colorado
Springs, Indicates that it is sadly in
need of attention.
If the government grants permis-
sion for the removal, mausoleum will
be erected at the summit of the noun
tain he reached but failed to conquer
12O years ago. Several months ago
the ashes of Carl Lotava, famous art
ist, were buried on the peak, in ac-
cordance with his dying wish.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
Death Toll in Explosion
In Which Boys Put Tops
At Match, Now Reaches 4

SHAWNEE, Okla, April 22.-The
fatalities in the explosion yester-
day at the Benedict district school
here brought to four today with
the deaths of Raymond Hale, o,
and Raymond HOllingshead, 6.
Jesse Carl Phipps, 6, died last
night. Two other school boys who
were injured in the explosion to-
night lay at the point of death
In the shawnee hospital. The
boys were spinning tops i'm the
basement of the school near
HOIdenviIIe, and one of them
placed a match ON the floor as
target. When one of the tops
struck the head of the match, gas
which had accumulated in the
basement was ignIted and flames
shot in all directions.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
Public Lands on Which
There Are Springs Or
Water Holes, Withdrawn

WASHINGTON, April %. An
executive order withdrawing from
settlement, location, sale or en-
try lands ON vacant public do
main containing springs or water
holes was isSHed today on the
recommendation OF the seeRstAry
of the interior. THIS order ]"
designed TO prevent private acquis-
ItiOn Of watering places necessary
for livestock using the public
grazing lands. All of the land
within quarter of mile Of
springs and water holes is iI'-
cluded in the withdrawal.
memorandum issued said that most
of the remaining nOn-mineraI pub
lie lands are principally valuable
for grazing, and it was therefore
deemed advisable that water
sources he retained.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
MRS. BARBER
REELECTED BY
N, {. SOCIETY
WOmen's Home and For
eign Mission Society
Convention Opens.

Mrs. A. H. Barber of
Phoenix, was reelected
president of the Woman's
Home Missionary society
Friday at the sixth annual
convention Of the Arizona
district Of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Mission
ary societies, at Grace
Methodist Episcopal church
in this city. The election
|of. officers formed the prin-
cipal business Of the con-
vention leaders yesterday
afternoon, while this after
noon will be devoted to the
election Of the Foreign
Missionary society officers.
other Officers of the district elect
ed to assist Mrs. Barber during the
coming year are Mrs. Eunice e. Bush
of Phoenix, first vice president; Mrs.
w. c. Connell, second vice president;
Mrs. Ernest w. Ray of Douglas, third
vice president; Mrs. w. t. Tweedy of
Mesa, Young Peoples society; Mrs.
Norcross Of Creighton will be in
charge of supplies.
All other officers on the board
were honored with re-elections. They
are Mrs J. w. Mclean of Tempe, re-
of Phoenix; corresponding secretary;
Mrs. S. Palmer of Phoenix, treasurer;
Mrs Ruth Roberts of Tucson, chill
drens secretary; Mrs. K. S. Town
send of Phoenix, stewardship secre-
tary; Mrs. r. G. Lehman of Glendale,
mite box secretary; Mrs. Hal Bird of
Phoenix, missionary education.
Following the business meeting
yesterday afternoon the visiting del
egates were taken for tour of the
city and vicinity and at $50 o'clock
were guests at a dinner at the Mexi-
can mission.
Church Family night will be OBJ
served at the church tonight with
supper at 6:15 o'clock and it is hoped
that all members of the congregation
and their families will attend.
The register at the church yester-
day afternoon disclosed the following
visitors from out of town: Mrs. W. c.
Connolly of Gilbert, third vice presi-
dent of the Woman's IIome Mission
airy society; Mrs. e. v. Silverthorne
of Gilbert, treasurer of the Foreign
Missionary society Mrs. A. H Barber
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
PRAIRIE FIRES RAGING.

REGINA, Sasx., April 22.-Paririe
fires which a!tve been raging in the
Rouleau and North Portal districts in
southern saskatchewan near the
North Dakota boundary line since
Tuesday causing three deaths and ex-
tensive damage, were reported here
today to be under control. At Tou-
leau 500 tons of hay and q house,
barn. granary and two horses were
consumed while fifty square miles of
hay land was burned. Three persons
were killed in the Souris river area
near Portal
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23
TEXAS STREAMS RECEDING

DALLAS, Texas, April 22.-Texas
streams that for the last two days
have been flooded by torrential rain
fall for the most part tonight were
gradually receding. Damage from the
high waters was considerable in scat
tered sections, the floods leaving the
usual debris of broken bridges, wash
ed-out railroad tracks and impaired
highways A total of seven known
deaths was claimed by the storms.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-23

NEW YORK, April 22.-
Copper steady, electrolytic
13M@14. Silver So.
Arizona state miner., 1926-09-04

John Goodwin and Miss Katie
Moutd were White Camp visitors
last week