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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
SANTIAGO RIVER
is AGAIN NEAR
DISASTER STAGE
(By Dispatch A. ?. Wirel

YAGO, Nyarit, Mexico, Aug. "a
Aggravated by continued seasonal
rains, the Santiago river again is
menacing the town of Santiago TX
cuintla which has just been ercov-
ering from the devastation ettendant
upon the rivers rampage last Janu-
ary, when 1000 persons lost their
lives. The superintendent Of the
National Railway lines, in a brief
message to Tepic rail officials, re-
ports that the Lerma river Ga contIn-
uation of the Santiago south of the
Nyarit-Jalisco boundary line) prob
ably will burst its boundaries again,
causing another inundation of valley
towns in that state.
Lowlands along the 5antiago's S
course already are flooded. Flimsy,
hastily constructed dikes have been
swept away by the turbulent stream
and state authorities at Topic, Ny
arit, have ordered city officials to
draft men for repair work and the
construction of additional dikes. No
loss of life has been reported as yet
but the situation as presented here
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
Arizona Edison Company Begins Work on
Improving Light, Power and Gas Systems
in City; Will Cost Thousands of Dollars

Coincident with the arrival in
Douglas of two carloads cf equipment
it was announced Tuesday by Joseph
Sexton, manager of the Arizona Edi-
son company, that work will be be-
gun Immediately on the first Of the
improvements in the power, light and
gas systems, which the company has
been contemplating for some time.
E. J. Condor, president of the
General Power and Light company,
of Chicago, ILL.,, of which the Ari-
zona Edison company is a branch,
intimated during his visit in Douglas
Monday that several improvements
were being planned for the local
systems but it was not expected that
the work would be started so soon.
Condor, on his many visits in Doug
las has always expressed confidence
in the city's growth and the present
Improvement program indicates that
officials of the power company an
ticipate an increase in population in
Douglas.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
INSANE WOMAN
KILLS FOUR OF
HER CHILDREN

LAUREL, Miss, Aug. 24--Only one
regret disturbed Mrs. Scott Allen, 35-
year-old wife of farmer, in jail at
Bay Springs, tonight, awaiting hear
ing on charge of Staying four of her
six children today with an axe. The
woman was sorry she had not taken
the lives of her two remaining chill
dren.
"The Holy Ghost told me to kill
them" Mrs Allen told Sheriff Lee Will
liams. 81 killed them so as not to be
SHINING against the HOLY Ghost" she
added The victims, ranging in age
from four months to six years, were
playin gin the yard of their home when
their mother decided to kill them.
Mrs Allen calmly told officers that she
first struck Sylvia Viola six years old
Gladys May, A. Henry Simpson, 8; and
William Frazier, months, then had
their skulls crushed in the order named
They died Immediately.
Mrs. Allen was chasing her 8-year-
old son when negro woman, VINO lives
nearby, heard the youngster screaming
and rushed to his assistance. The ne
gress prevented further bloodshed
Neighbors were notified and officers
called to the scene. Mrs. Aliens hus-
band and another of her six children
were not at home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
CASE
GOES TO JUR Y
THIS MORNING
nv nisnaich A. p. wiraA

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 24-The Mellett
murder case goes before the stark
county grand jury tomorrow. Today
Mrs. Florence e. Mellett, widow Of the
slain publisher, Don r. Mellett, moved
to carry the case into federal court by
naming Ben Rudner Massilon, louis
Mazer, Canton, and Patrick Eugene
McWermott, Manly Clio, Pennsylvania,
as the murder conspirators and seek
ing 100000 damages. Ramifications
of the murder plot are already being
Investigated by the federal district
court through. inquiry into an alleged
liquor conspiracy from which the mur-
der is believed to have been evolved.
When the grand jury reconvenes to-
morrow, after a few days recess, so
witnesses will have been subpoenaed
to appear before it, but the star wit
ness, pat" McDermott, will bemiss-
ing. A nationwide search, extending
over four-week period, has failed ITO
uncover McDermott, generally consid-
cred "key man."
Prosecutor c. B. MeClintock today
declared that he himself will carry
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
CATHOLICS PLAN
CONGRESSIONAL
PLEA IN MEXICO
fBx Dispsteh A. ?. Wirel

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 24.-Details of
the paig-n for congressional
amendment of the religious clauses
of the constitution are still under
consideration by the Catholic episco-
pate, though the episcopate is dubious
as to results because it believes that
all the deputies in the new congress
are pledged in advance to support
President Gales religious policy.
In statement today, the epfscopate
expressed pleasure over the attitude
taken by Aaron Saenz, the Mexican
foreign minister, as reported from
San Antonio Saenz is quoted in an
interview bearing on the religious
situation that he thought when law
or constitutional provisions are IN,
imical to the best interests of the
country they should be repealed or
amended. The hope was voiced that
Senior Saenz's declarations might have
some influence on congress and the
statement says: Some slight ray or
hope is thrown into the situation
The differences between the eptsco,
pate and President Gales regarding
registration of priests, it is pointed
out, involve the fundamental Catholic
principal that the pope is the su.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
DOUGLAS LEGION
AND AUXILIARY
MEMBERS GO TO
BISBEE MEETING
State Convention of Both
Organizations Open in
Mine City Tomorrow,
DIVERSIFIED PROGRAM
Delegates From Both
Legion and Auxiliary
From Here to Attend.

Ten delegates of the Fred Hilburr
post of the American legion and many
members of the American legion aux
iliary are expected to be in attend
ance at the state convention of the
legion which opens tomorrow in Bis.
bee.
A diversified program, Including
concerts, speeches, stunts, dances and
many other forms of amusement will
be enjoyed by the delegates in con-
junction with the regular business
meeting of the convention, which will
continue for three days, August 25>
%, inclusive.
A concert by the 25th infantry band
will open the convention at $3.50 a. m
Thursday. From to 1890 a. m.i
business meetings, reports and ad-
dresses by various American legion
officers are scheduled. At 1920 a. m.
another selection by the 25th infantry
band will be enjoyed, and the remain
der of the forenoon will be taken up
by addresses from prominent citizens,
including an address by Carl Hay
den, member of congress.
According to the convention pro-
gram, Senator Ralph w. Cameron is
expected to speak at 1895 a. m, but
local Cameron supporters have re-
ceived no word of 'Cameron's departs
ure from the east and it is not def.
initely known whether or not he viii.
appear.
The afternoon. until p. m., will
be taken up by meetings of conven-
tion committees. At p. IN. a stunt
parade in which all posts are invited
to participate will be held. At p.
m. another concert will be given in
the city park by the 25th infantry
band.
A district stunt dinner and dance
will begin at 1880 p. m. Districts and
individual posts are to put on stunts,
burlesques and vaudeville acts and
membership prizes will be distributed.
From $3.50 to IL p. m., a dance will
be enjoyed by the delegates and vis-
iting members.
The following are the delegates and
alternates to the convention from the
local post: R. Meadows, j. A. Weiss,
M. Stolaroff, w. G.. Hathaway, c. o,
Rice, H. L. Hunnes, r. N. Foster, 10.
seph Cohen, A. T. Wilson and r.
Mills.
Following are the delegates from
the local post of the American legion
auxiliary: Mrs. Carl Swanson, Mrs.
Russell Mills, Mrs. C. G. Hinton. Mrs.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
E. E. ELLINWOOD'
MAKES ADDRESS
BEFORE CROWD.
AT The GRAND.
Candidate for Democratic
Nomination for Governor
Outlines Issues
EXPLAINS HIS STAND
Talks Of Labor, Banking,
Railroads, Colorado River
and Taxation.

Swinging into action on his tour of
the southern counties of the state e.
E. Ellinwood, democratic candidate for
governor, was introduced to a large
Douglas audience by Mayor A. e. Hin
ton last night at the Grand theatre.
Ellinwood was accompanied on the
program by J. J. Corrigan, labor mem
ber of the board of regents of the
University of Arizona and prominent
in Arizona labor circles since prior to
statehood. Corrigan, who is actively
supporting Ellinwood's candidacy,
spoke in his favor, proclaiming Ellin-
wood as one who has always been fair
in his dealings with organized labor in
the state.
The banking situation the Colorado
river controversy, high taxation and
labor legislation were listed as issues
of the present campaign by Gllinwood
as he outlined his stand in each re-
spect for the Douglas voters.
Pledging his answering support to
labor in its representation on all ques-
tions pertaining to its desires and it's
needs, Ellinwood stated his program in
that regard by sayings
81 have always been in favor of or
ganized labor, in favor of collective
bargaining. 1t is the best for both
sides of tho question, for labor and for
the employers. / have been closely
connected with labor legislation in
many instances in Arizona, and have
given the subject much thought.
ARIZONA today has some of the most
liberal labor laws of any state in the
union and no one of those laws will
ever be changed by me, nor will 1
ever consent to such change unless
asked for by organized labor itself.
. "This applies as well to the 70-car
law and the full crew law, both of
which were placed on the statute books
and which can not be removed without
the vote of the people. l would veto
any attempt to make change in the
present labor laws of Arizona unless
such change was demanded by that
group for whose benefit the laws were
drawn"
Banking in Arizona and it's needs, as
observed in his long career as bank
er, was given some time by the speak
er. The failure of Arizona banks dur
ing the period of financial stress. in
the state was laid directly at the door
of the state banking department by
Ellinwood, who declared that in "nurs-
ing along" the banks which were
known to be incolvent the banking de-
partment violated a sacred trust for
they "gambled with the money of the
in order to protect the
stockholders.
The policy of Governor Hunt and the
state bank examiner. in permitting the
banks to continue after their faulty
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
FOUR CONVICTED
IN OBSCENITY
TRIAL TUESDAY
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Aug. a.
Four news vendors were convicted by
jury in municipal court here today
for selling obscene literature in dis
tributing a San Diego newspaper
which contained lurid article deal
ing with the disappearance of Aimee
Semple Mcpherson. The verdict was
returned by a jury of six men and
six women after deliberation of
hours and 80 minutes. The four de-
PENDANTS, John c. Brooks, Manuel
Goodman, Sam ]. Steinberg and Harry
Smith were instructed to appear for
sentence tomorrow. Each faces a
maximum punishment of $500 fine
or six months in jail, or both.
Milton Golden, chief of defense
counsel announced he will seek to
have the verdict set aside, and if he
fails in this, will give notice of ap-
peal to superior court. The de-
PENDANTS were released under $500
bail each pending sentence.
Mrs. Mcpherson, who took the wit
ness stand for a few minutes dur
ing the trial, was informed of the
verdict. Neither I nor any mem
ber of Angelus Temple had any idea
what the article was about, and for
that reason l have no comment what
ever to make she said.
Mrs Mcpherson was called as a
defense witness near the close of the
trial. Her testimony was confined
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
THEOSOPHISTS'
MAY BE
BARRED AT N. Y.
(By Dispatch a. p. wirel


NEW YORK, Aug. "a. - The New
York Tribune will say tomorrow thai
efforts are being made by persons
whose identity has not been revealed
to prevent the landing here tomorrow
of j. Krishnamurti, the young HlndL
designated by Mrs. Anne Besant, the
osophist leader, as the vehicle TOY
the second coming Of the great
teacher.
immigration Commissioner Benjamin
M. Day is quoted as saying he had
received complaints that the young
theosophist was guilty Of moral tur-
pitude," but that he had rejected the
complaints because of insufficient
evidence.
Persons opposed to Krishnamrtis
entry may submit new evidence to-
morrow" the immigration commits
sioner is quoted as saying, "and if
it is presumptive proof of guilt we
will hold him for inquiry But on
what We have with us now we shall
not proceed against KrIsnnamurti.
Commissioner Day declined to re-
veal either the Identities of the per-
sons making the charges against
Krishnamurti or the exact nature OF
the complaints.
Plans announced for Krishnamurtl
and his sponsor, Mrs. Besant, provide
for an overnight stop in New York
after which they will go to Chicago
to attend a theosophist convention
The young Hindu is then expected to
go into seclusion on mis- ranch in
California
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
HELD
AFTER Deaf II
OF SWEETHEART
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire)

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. "a = Or
ders for the detention of Ermi!
"Frenchy' Balanescu, medical student
following the discovery Of poison IN
the stomach of Dorothy Elizabeth
Kirk, his 21-year-o1d sweetheart, who
pharmacist, and then took UP the
day, were issued tonight by the coun-
ty coroner and federal narcotic
agents.
Coroner A. p Hammond instructed
police to hold Balanescu for ques.
tioning by county authorities, but NO
charge has been placed against him,
The tragic death of the demure
country maiden who came here from
her home at Canal Fulton, Ohio, six
wears ago to work as stenographer,
may reveal that the girl innocently
became the victim of drug habit
a habit which ultimately cost her
life.
She died Sunday morning in a hos
pital where her friend and compan-
ion, Ermil Balanescu brought her anc
today city chemists in an analysis
of her stomach found it to be con-
glomerated mass of dope. Police to-
night had information tending to
show that the girl was addicted to
the use of narcotics and they worked
on that theory in an effort to un-
ravel the mystery that shrouded her
life in Cleveland.
Balanescu is held in custody and
will be subjected to questioning AL
though he admits having given her
medicines and pills of variety found
on her person when she was brought
to the hospital, he administered them.
he said, "only to make her well and
not to kill her"
Balanescu, 21-year-old Frenchman
said he once studied medicine in
Paris, later became an assistant
pharmacist, and the ntook up the
study Of medicine at Western Reserve
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
3 DAYS REMAIN
IN WHICH YOU
CAN REGISTER

Only three more days in which to
register for the primaries, and sew
eral hundred Douglas voters not yet
registered. The registration books
close promptly at 5 p. M, Friday, and
no voter who is not properly regis
tered at that time can vote in the
primaries on September Z.
H. L. Hutchison, county recorder of
Cochise county, will arrive in Doug.
las at o'clock this afternoon and
will spend this afternoon and Thurs
day at the city hall. While here, the
recorder will accept the applications
for absentee voters ballots from those
who are forced to be out of the city
or county when the primaries are
ehld, and from those who are too i'll
to go to the polls.
On August 21 there were only 1O,-
$50 voters registered in Cochise coun
ty, which figure is considerably be-
hind that of the state date for the
last election. A. e., Murchison, deputy
recorder for this district, states that
precinct No 1, lying west of G ave-
nue., is the lowest in registration of
any in the city at present. This is
due to the fact that many voters 1lv,,
ing in this precinct have moved from
the city.
Those confined at their homes
through illness and unable to register
for that reason may call telephone
No. II today or Thursday and regis
trar will be sent out to receive their
registration. The law requires that
every person who votes in the pri-
maries or the general election must
be registered. Voters are requested
to make sure that they are registered
in the right precincts.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
$4,000 SEEK
TO VIEW BODY
Of VALENTINO
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

NEW YORK, Aug. "a
Rudolph Valentino today at
tracted to his bier such
crowds as gather to pay
tribute to a dead president
or a king. Thousands of
men, women and children
throughout the day jammed
the streets outside the fun
eral parlors where the body
of the actor lay in state
following his death yester-
day at the height of the
meteoric career which lift
ed him from an humble
position to stardom as the
original movie shiek.
rainfall that set in shortly after
noon did not deter the milling crowd
IN luS determination TO view the DOQy
of its dead idol Women wearing fash :
ionable clothes Wed with poorly Dress
ed women of the tenement districts in
the struggle to gain an advantageous
position to be among the first to view
the body.
BY O'clock the time set for OPEN
ing the funeral parlor doors to the
public, more than $4,000 persons were
gathered in damp streets outside.
Shortly before the doors were to be
opened a large plate glass window of
the funeral parlor was crashed by the
on-surging ranks. Three women were
cut when they were showed through the
gap of jagged glass and another wo-
man was injured under the hoofs of a
policeman's horse and several tainted
in the scrambling mass of humanity.
Three policemen were cut in trying to
prevent serious injuries to the people
who were forced toward the broken
plate glass.
Many other persons were injured in
the rush that marked the opening of
the doors. Some of them were taken
to hospitals, but most of them suffer-
ed only minor injuries and were given
emergency treatment. During the rush
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25

The blast came as special Dank po'
licemen hurried forward to arrest the
blackmailer, who had presented his
bomber calmly placed small black
bomber calmly place da small black
handbag at his. feet after making his
threat and when the officers approach
ed him, he gave. the satchel violent
kick. The ensuing explosion decapitat-
ed the bomber, injuring many Others
and wrecked the interior of the bank,
which is a branch of, and occupies the
same quarters as the Farmers Nation
al bank, one of the city's leading fl
Inancial institutions
Pieces OF marble, ripped from floors
and ceilings, and the windows on the
first two floors of the 24-story build
ing at Fifth avenue and Wood street.
Pittsburgh's busiest intersection in the
downtown district, were blown into
the streets, engulfing pedestrians in a
shower of glass and debris.
Thousands of persons in nearby the
atres and other buildings ,as well as
afternoon shoppers, rushed into the
streets when the blast rocked the
downtown district Soon the streets
radiating from the intersection were
damned and fire apparatus and ambu-
lances could not get through until po-
lice reserves from outlying districts
had arrived Soon the crowds We're
driven back and some semblance of or
der restored. Injured pedestrians, men
and women lying in the streets were
placed in police patrols and ambulances
and sent to hospitals
Within the banks, tellers and clerks,
bleeding from cuts, worked feverish-
ly behind the wrecked cages attempt
ing to gather up thousands of dollars
in currency which had been brown
about. Beside a shattered window lay
the bomber, his head blown off, and
the two special policemen, George Ort-
mann and Albert Anderson. Ortmann
was standing within foot OF the
bomb when it went off. He died later
in a hospital.
Walter Willer, for 25 years mes
senger for Pittsburgh Stock exchange
had arrived at the bank shortly after
3 D. m. The Farmers National haG
closed, but the savings branch was
open for business. Miller said that
when he walked into the institution
he knew something was amiss for
he said, special officers had been
stationed at points of vantage ana
the bank officials were nurriedly con !
sidering letter. 1t was not known
whether this letter had been mailed
by the bomber previously
Miller said that about 3:15 p. m.
the poorly dressed man appeared.
Miller spoke to another messenger,
asking that he be permitted to see
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
Baby Bandit Yet Aliue
Despite Serious Wounds
inflicted by Officers

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. A.-HOspi-
tai attendants at the institution i'm
which lies Lester GOncc, 14-year-
old "baby bandit" who was shot
by Deputy Sheriff c. l.. Fiscus
Friday morning, reported late this
evening that the boys condition
was better than yesterday.
While this fnct is annOunced, no
definite statement as to his
chances for recovery has been
made by attending physicians. but
it is admitted that he does have 81
chance. AS yet he has undergone
no operation, for removal of the
bullets which penetrated his body
and some wOnderment has been
expressed that he has survived
ssnce Friday under these circum-
stances.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
Chinese Execute Brokers
Who Fail to Keep Value
OF Money at Standard
(By Dispatch A. L. wire)

MUxDEN, Aug. "A. Fifteen
brokers have been executed with
i'm the last three days in an ef-
fort to sustain Fictitious value
of the FengpiaO. or military cur
rency issued by the authorities of
Fengtien province.
Chinese brokers' who have taken
refuge i'm the Japanese concession.
are thoroughly terrorized. No one
is permitted to enter the stock
exchange here without permit,
through fear of government spies.
Having consideration for the
ultimate consequences or for BUSH
ness reasons brokers are mean
time quoting exchange rates ut the
official ratio.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
BOMBER One OF TWO
VICTIMS; Is OTHERS
SERIOUSLY INJURED
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug "a. - Carrying out ms
threat to blow up the Farmers Deposit Savings Bank II
his demand for $4,000 was refused, unidentified
poorly dressed man Of foreign appearance this after
noon set off bomb in the institution bringing instant
death to himself fatal injuries to policeman, critical
injuries to four others and less serious hurts to more
than q score of bank employees and pedestrians.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
TO BUILD DAM

PRESCOTT, Aug. 24.-The Chino
valley irrigation district farmers vot-
ed today 10 to 1 to issue bonds for
erection of a second dam and other
works to cost more than $4,000.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25
NURMI OF DOCKS

HOBOKEN, N j., Aug. "a. A
numbering fugitive, being overhauled
by the customs squad, shed his
overcoat and became Nurmi 1t
held 18 quart bottles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-25

one of the bank officials. He said
he was told to stick around for
while, there will be something doing
here" He waited, and was watching
! the teller, considering the black
mailer's note, when the bomb was
set Off.
The demand for $4,000, bearing n
threat to blow up the bank was
handed to d. ]. Jones, teller Jones
turned it over to p. l.. Adams, assist
ant cashier, who in turn called M A.
Kendall, vice president of the Farm
ers' National. acting head OF the
bank in the absence of a. }E. Braun.
newspaper publisher and president or
the institution. The vice president
called the two special officers and
ordered them to arrest the black.
mailer, but before they could over
power him, he Kicked the handbag
and set off the death -dealing blast
Twenty-three persons, including
number of bank employees, were ad~
mitted to hospitals -Four were not
bv flying glass, were treated in near
by buildings and taken to their homes.
----
BELIEVED ESCAPED MANIAC
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. "a.
man, believed to have been maniac
who escaped from a city hospital
several weeks ago, late today set off
a bomb in the Farmers Desposit
Savings Bank, killing himself and
policemen, and injuring score of
bank employees and pedestrians. The
banking rooms were wrecked.
The bomber caused the explosion
after he had threatened to blow up
the bank if demand for $4,000
was refused, and just as the police
man who was killed was about to
arrest him. Late tonight the sup
posed maniac had not been identi-
fled but police were working on the
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