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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14
RUSTY PARLIAMENTARY KEY TO
BE USED IN EFFORT TO UNLOCK
REPUBLICAN CONGRESS paddock

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 GA
rusty parliamentary key, the
house rule permitting discharge
of bill from committee, is to be
resorted to by democrats in an
effort to pry open the paddock
republicans have hung on tax
legislation, including the pres1-
dents tax credit plan.
The rule, used only once in
recent years, provides that a
majority of the house-218 mem
bers-can. by circulating petI-
tion, take a bin from committee
and call it up on the floor for
consideration.
Decision to employ this pro-
cedure was agreed upon today by
democratic leaders as a last re-
s2rt to ring from the ways and
means committee the $685., 900
democratic tax reduction measure
which was tabled Saturday alorg
with all other revenue proposals.
The vote in committee was
strictly along party lines. Re-
rublicans solidly lined up against
it and the democrats as a, unit
voted for consideration of tax
bill at this time.
Circulation of petition, how
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14

ever, must be postponed 80 days
as the rule cannot be made
operative until committee has
been given that much time to act,
even though it swas voted to
sidetrack measure.
While house democrats were
determining on course of pro-
cedure, Secretary Mellon made the
calculation that the public debt
would be reduced nearly $1,000
100000 during the present fiscal
year if no credit to taxpayers IS
authorized and no revenue bill
passed In addition to the $685.
100000 surplus which he figures
will be available for debt reduc-
tion and can be applied without
congressional authorization, $685.
100000 would be available from
the regular sinking fund and
from war debt payments.
At the house both Representa-
tive Garrett, the minority leader,
and Garner, of Texas, the demo-
cratic financial spokesman, as
serted IndI IH6y WOulu AOl dCCSpI
the verdict of the republican
majority in the committee. They
contended the treasury surplus,
estimated by Garner at $780,
100000, warranted a lowering of
revenue rates.
Representative Oldfield, of Ar
kansas, asserted a majority of the
house favored immediate tax re-
duction and that as democratic
whip he was confident he could
muster sufficient signatures to a
petition to bring the Garner bill
to the floor.
There are 1872 democrats in the
house. Oldfield is confident of
obtaining the support of the two
Farmer-Labor members, the one
socialist and one independent
If all of these sign the petition,
he still must obtain ,32 signatures.
Garner also expressed confi-
dence that the necessary votes
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Mrs. Carlotta Cockbu12 Describes Her Only
Meeting With the Late Lotta Crabtree, as
Part Of Court Record; Seeks Greet Estate

that no record of his marriage ex-
lists.
Another witness OF the day was
Henry A. Leopold of San Francisco.
who testified that his sistGr, ANNA
L. Leopold, married Jack Crabtree.
brother of LOtta, and that a dauGh-
ter was born to them In Tombstone,
Arizona. His sister was deserted
by Crabtree, he said, and she mar
ried again. She died i'm Seattle in
1909.
A partner of her second husband,
Darius w. RicIxard, testified that
Sthe woman had shown him "a pic
ture of her daughter sent by Ed
Bullock, who had adopted the child.
Miss Annie Russell of Tucson, Ari-
zOna, said that when Mrs. Cock
burn was IA years old she came to
her home from the ranch of Ed
Bullock and lived there until her
marriage.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14
IS
HIGH IN PRAISE
OF THE LEAGUE

GENEVA, Dec. 13.-(P9-Lauding the
league of nations, the existence
which permits representatives of the
governments to confer frequently man
to man instead Of depending on color
less exchanges of diplomatic cores
pondence," Foreign Minister Strese
mann of Germany today expressed the
belief that the World war would have
been averted if the statesmen of 1914
had been given as many opportunities
of getting together as they have at
present through the league.
He voiced this view in commenting
to the Associated Press on the success
of the negotiations just concluded here
which assured the organization of a
league system of investigation in place
of the inter-allied control of German
armaments to which his government
objects. Remarking that not only
France, but all the former enemies of
Germany had contributed to this re-
suit, he said: IF the statesmen could
have met for four or five weeks in
1914, just as the foreign ministers met
at Locarno and Geneva and discussed
the situation frankly and unreservedly,
l am convinced that the great war
would have been averted.
Here, then, is one great service
performed by the league of nations,
which henceforth is destined to be a
medium in arranging the affairs of
Europe"
The league was necessary and useful
for the prompt and harmonious recon
struction of Europe, which he asserted,
| UT7uropa sipoDIy cannot stand anOtbar
war
The Locarno security conference and
| (ConrInued on Page Eight)
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Relatives Of Slain Mayor Of Benton, ILL.,,
Claim Charles Birger, Liquor Gangster, Had
Made Threats Against Life; Ninth Staying

BENTON, Ill, Dec. 13.--(P-ReI-
atives of "BiG Joe" Adams, mayor
of West City. near here, who vvaS
shot to death late yesterday by
two unidentified gunmen, testified
at the inquest today that threats
against his life had been made by
Charles Birger. leader of one of the
southern Illinois bootleg gangs.
Two previous attempts had been
made to kill Adams, who was
supporter of the rival Shelton
gangsters, and his death was the
ninth in the deadly feud of the
coal belt liquor traffic.
The inquest was ndjOurned until
Wednesday, after GUS Adams,
brother of the slain mayor, said he
believed he recognized the hand
writing of note used to decOy
the mayor to his door where he
was shot down. Gus Adams said he
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14
SENATE DROPS S
THE TRIAL OF
JUDGE ENGLISH

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. = up = A
shadow of further impeachment pro-
ceedings fell over the senate today as
it voted, 20 to 8, to dismiss the charges
against Federal Judge English of the
eastern Illinois district who resigned
November 4.
Senator Reed democrat, Missouri
surprised the senate by suggesting
that it devise ways and means of OBJ
tanning testimony in impeachment pro-
ceedings without the necessity of sit
ting as a court, because, he explained
There are other impeachment pro-
ceedings necessary if 1 have been cor
rectly informed"
He did not amplify this statement on
the senate floor, and when questioned
later he declined to discuss it.
The English proceedings came to a
quick but fiery ending after the senate
took up the recommendation of house
managers for dismissal of the case.
Senators Blease of South Carolina,
Dill of Washington and Wheeler of
Montana, democrats, argued the trial
should be carried through regardless
of the resignation of English. They
held that it was "un-American" to
drop the case, and Senator Blease de-
clared it was notice to other judges
''to do as you please-drink liquor and
curse from the bench"
Others, including Senators Norris,
republican, Nebrasa, and Reed express
ed a desire to continue with the case,
but suggested it was proper to accept
the report of the house, which would
have to prosecute the charges. Senator
| Borah, republican, Idaho, remarked
| this course would give the senate more
time to clean its own house.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 19
(AP) -Rebecca Bradley, 22
year old Texas university
graduate and alleged bank
robber, is the wife of Otis
Rogers, young Amarillo
lawyer, Rogers revealed to-
night.
Previously the girl, who is charged
with having robber the Farmers Ma
tional bank of Buda, Texas, last Sat
urday, had denied she was married.
She had been working as steno-
grapher in the office Of Attorney
General Dan Moody, governor-elect
under her maiden name.
Rogers came here to defend his
bride. The announcement of the mar
riage was made in a statement by
Rogers given out in the presence Of
attorney, retained to defend the al
legged girl bandit. 1t read:
"Rebecca Bradley is my wife. She
and I were secretly married, October
%, 1925, at Georgeton, Texas. She
and 1 were students in the Univer-
sity Of Texas at the time and | later
received my law degree in June, 1925
and went to Amarillo to start the
practice of law. She did. not go with
me because I was just beginning my
practice and was financially unable
n hnr q hnnla
remained in Austin to finish her
work toward her M A. degree. AS
soon as L heard of the charge against
her, 1 came Immediately to Austin
to assist her..
Mrs. Grace E. Bradley, mother Of
the girl, said the announcement was
a complete surprise to her.
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TEXAS LAWYER SAYS
GIRL Held FOR BANK
ROBBERY IS HIS WIFE

May Have to Remain in Jail Until February Trials
Yet Free For Night Under Habeas Corpus Writ
Sued Out by Her Mother, Judge Not Having Passed
on Validity of Bond.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14

desired more time to investigate.
The decOy note bore the initials
&C. S." and one. of the gunmen as
serted it was from Carl, presum-
ably meaning Carl shelton, one of
the three. Shelton brothers who
was recently released from jail un-
der 100000 bond In a mail robbery
charge.
BirGer, at his home In HRrris-
burg. denied any knowledge of the
shooting.
Birger declared, however, that
Adams harbOred the rival shelton
gangsters in his home and assert
ed the mayor had killed High
Pockets" McQuay and Mayor jeff
stone of COIp, two victims OF the
gang war. He also asserted Adams
had attempted to trap him by get
ting him to the scene of road
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COLD SWEEPS
TIL: CENTRAL
STATES AREA
Temperature Tumbles to
Zero Mark = Snow I'M
pedes Traffic.
II LIV S LOS T
Montana Reports 81 De-
grees BelOw-Drops of As
Degrees Reported.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (AP)
From the Aleutions to
the Alleghenies, win t e r
clamped it's bitter grip to-
day, accompanied by zero
weather and heavy snow.
A cold wave whirling
across the northern United
States sent temperatures
turnbling to the zero mark
and buried the northwest
ern plains under a fall OF
snow which i1npeded traffic
and caused accidents an d
death.
Tonight the fall in temperature
made itself felt across Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and Michigan and the
first below-zero weather of the WIN
Ell the central states.
To the west over the area crossed
earlier today and last night by the
storm wave, thermometers recorded
temperatures ranging from six below
zero in Sioux City, Ia, to 81 below
zero at Wilder, Mont. Half a dozen
points in Minnesota and the Dakotas
reported 20 degrees or more under
the zero mark.
Daths attributed to the storm stood
tonight at IL. Aged men were frozen
to death in Minnesota and Iowa,
overcome by cold near their homes.
while Colorado reported two deaths
and Montana one in the storm to
increase the total from the four
deaths in the Pacific northwest and
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14
u. S. PLEA FOR
CONYICTIONO OF
FALL STARTED


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S QP.-The
upon the structure OF defense testi-
mony in the Fall-Doheny oil con-
spiracy trial. owen J. Roberts, spe-
cial prosecutor, began the concluding
argument for the government with
vigorous three-hour plea FOR convic-
tion of Albert B. Fall, former secre-
tary of the interior, and Edward L.
Doheny, veteran California oil man,
for conspiracy to defraud the govo
ernment in the leasing of the Elk
Hills, Calf, naval oil reserves.
He hurled verbal hand grenades at
the heart of the defense case with
pointed emphasis upon Dohenys
$1,000 loan to Fall on November 30,
1921, upon the "war scare patriotic
motive as a factor in the Pearl Har-
Dor, Hawaii, oil storage plan and
upon the well of secrecy" which
shrouded. the negotiations between
Doheny and the cabinet officer prior
to the signing of the Pearl Harbor
contract on April 25, 1922.
Touching on the defense conten-
tion that Doheny bid on the Pearl
Harbor project because of an existing
belief regarding the strategic situa-
tion in the Pacific in 1921, Roberts
said in slow deliberate voice:
Patriotism, bunk! They were out
after the business. It's too much
moonshine." The competition which
the defense contended preceded the
Doheny awards was described by the
prosecutor as "an illusory sort Of
competition"
81 don't think there was an iota
of real competition he told the
jury .@This doctrine, said Roberts,
alluding to Doheny's testimony that
he saw nothing Wrong in his loan
to Fall, ''is subversive to all govern
ment, inevitable subversive- to honest
government of any kind"
Attacking the defense position that
the navy departments interest IN the
leasing policy prec1uded collusion
between Doheny and Fall, Roberts
said that all contracts were nego-
tiated ''and then carried to Secretary
DENLY for his rubber stamp signature
that's all there was to that"
The concluding arguments began
after three hours of heckling and
quibbling between counsel over 7e
tenders of instructions for the jury
which probably will receive the case
Wednesday noon.
Fifteen of % suggested prosecu-
tion paragraphs and 20 of 48 defense
tenders will make up the detailed in
structions. The customary defense
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easure House of Mexico

N. Y, Dec. 1S.-P-Copper
steady; electrolytic spot
and futures 1875. Lead dull;
spot 790. Bar silver 54.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14

BOSTON, Dee. 13.-tH9-Mrs. Car
lOtta Cockburn of San Gabriel,
Calf, claimant of the $4,O0O,OO0
estate of the late Lolita Crabtree,
actress, described i'm court today
her single meeting with Miss Crab
tree. Miss COckburn said that her
meeting with LOtta Crabtree was in
a San Francisco hotel in 1925.
Mrs. CocIxburn said she had re-
sided i'm San Gabriel five years and
before that had resided in Tucson,
Arizona, and in New Mexico. Her
husband, she said, was boiler
maker for the Southern Pacific
railway when she married him.
Tomorrow the special admfnis-
traitors of the Crabtree estate will
introduce verbal testimony and
dispositions to maintain their con
fentiOn that Mrs. COckburn is not
the daughter of Jack Crabtree, and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14
Italian Bachelors May
Gain Exemption FROM
Tax if Too Poor to Wed

ROME, Dec. 13.-lP--InabiIity to
sUppOrC "a wife will be just cause
for exemption from the newly de-
creed tax ON bachelors. This as
slrance is given by III ,Tevere, which
adds that the government is finding
unusual difficulties I'm drafting rules
applying the law to ItaIy's 100000
unmarried men.
Others to be exempted are priests,
prelatcS, army officers, paupers and
persons with inhcritabie disease.
The taX will be graduated, in
creasing from the ages of % to 40,
and decreasing from 45 to Go.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-14
REPUBLICANS
PLACE II 4IH.
ON THE LIST
Rivers and Harbors Bill,
Gooding Refund Measure
and Truth-in- Fabric First
ACTION
House Authorizes Employ
ment of Consulting Engi-
neers for Coolidge Dam.
WASHINGTON. Dec. /.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13
(AP) Boulder canyon dam
legislation was given a pref
erential status on the SEN
ate's program today by re-
publican leaders. They de-
cided it should be taken up
after the rivers and har-
bors bill, which comes up
tomorrow, the Gooding rail
road refund measure and
the Capper Truth-iI-F Fabric
bill are considered.
The program was outlined by the
republican steering committee which
decided that after the Boulder canyon
Gam bill, the senate should take up
the proposal to settle French spoila
tion claims which has pending SO
years.
After that two bills affecting the
prohibition service would come up,
one to create bureaus of prohibition
and customs separated from the bu-'
reau of internal revenue and an
other to place prohibition agents
under civil service. t
Las. in the list of the steering
committee was the bill to re-organize
the bureau of domestic and foreign
commerce.
The Gooding bill provides that cer-
tain railroads, indebted to the gov
ernment and unable to meet their
obligations. shall be given a lower
intreest rate and an extension of
time to settle.
The Capper proposal would require
the labelling of goods to show the
exact contents OF the fabric. The
Boulder canyon project lis provided
for in the Swing-Johnson bill which
calls for construction of dam across
the Colorado river for power and
irrigation purposes.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 13 R-
With only minor changes, see
tiOns of the interior department
supply bill providing $12,500,OOO
for the Indian bureau, were ap-
proved today by the house.
An amendment by Representa-
tive Hayden, Arizona, which was
accepted, would authorize the in
terror secretary to employ con-
suIting engineers in construction
of Coolidge dam in Arizona.
1t adopted an amendment by Rep
resentative Hastings, democrat, Okla
homa, to provide $4,000 instead of
$1,000 for the competing commission
to the five civilized tribes of Okla
homa, and refused to eliminate $15,-
900 with which to pay Indian court
judges, as proposed by Representa-
tive Frear, republican, wisconsin.
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THE BEAUTY SHOP will feature
demonstration of the Frederic pern1o-
ment 1oGve, narcelling, Komple1 facial,
1nanicuring, hair cutting, and style
shO1o Of the newest hair dressing.
-Pettis, fifth floor.
MISS HOWELL will give dentonstrd-
ton of crystalline lamp shade max
ing, the 1teUest shades.
-Pettis, fifth floor.
DEMONSTRATION of hand painting
on magazine racks.
-Pettis, fourth floor.
DEMONSTRATION of how Hirsch-
mans Mattresses are made.
-Pettis, fourth floor.
GLASS ENGRAVING by the Pettis en-
pert. Ask him all kinds of questions
about gIdss-HE KNOWS.
-Pettis, fifth floor.
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'GHERTY CASE
I UP TO JUDGE
t Will Rule on Mistria|
Motions.

z yttg@D @Sea@s
NElW YORK, Sept. 29.-Upon com
bon Of secret arguments in cham
I& Federal Judge Julian w. Mack
<H*y rule today whether the Govern
jnt has overcome the laws pre-
{nption of innocence in the fraud
al of Harry M. Daugherty and
"a. Thomas w. Miller, officials of
Ugh rank during the Administration
|& President Harding.
Mack's ruling on mistrial motions
@hich will be made by attorneys for
he accused men will determine
whether they must defend them
belves from the charges voted by
d Federal grand jury that they con-
Vspired to deprive the Government
'of their unbiased services in con-
sidering a $7,000,OO0 governmental
problem.
The Government rested its case
Tuesday after presenting evidence
intended to show that Daugherty
and Miller split, with the late John
T. King, Republican national com
mitteeman, a 1891 900 "fee" which
caused them to award to Swiss claim
ants the $7,000,0O0 assets of the
American Metals Company, Ger
man concern, seized by this Govern
ment as alien property during the
war.
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BLACK EYE FOR
CITY IS FORESEEN
Rucker Says Barrett Fund
System Must End.

A bankrupt city treasury with a
low national credit rating for In
dianapolis is viewed by Corporation
Counsel Alvah j. Rucker as a proba-
bility unless the system through
which the Marion County treasurer
pockets Barrett law interest funds
is abandoned.
Eventually some high court will
rule that the city owes hundreds of
thousands of dollars to bondholders
and other taxpayers" Rucker said
Confusion in finance will result
to such an extent that Indianapolis
will have a black eye all over the
country"
Rucker and two taxpayers now
are suing for appointment of a re-
ceiver for funds of the county treas
urer's office in their effort to end
the system through which the holder
of that office makes more than
President Coolidge.
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Thousands of
Samples of High
Grade Toiletries
to Be GiUen Away in
the Toilet Goods
Department
-Pettis, street floor.
-Pettis, street floor.

MR.. JAMES MUSE, expert draper, sOn
give an exhibition showing the posi-
bilities of home sewing 1Oith the use
of Uelvets, silks, dress goods and trim
ntings. North end of the Silk Depart
nent. -Pettis, street floor.
DEMONSTRATIONS of correct table
settings and informal talks By the
Pettis expert, Mrs. VI. H. Heinrichs,
in the Linen Department.
-Pettis, street floor.
THE PETTIS PRINT SHOP presents
very clever souveniT-"Mdde While
You Watch" -PettiS, street floor.
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BELIEVE MANIAC
MURDERED CHILD
Handkerchief Is CIeW in
Liberty (Ind.) Case.
BIZ United Press

Oh OWIC6B IJ6oo
LIBERTY, Ind, Sept. 29.-Belief
that 8-year-old Eva May brook,
was murdered by maniac, was
strengthened today by information
in possession of E. r. Beard, Union
County coroner.
Near the spot where the girl was
discovered in thicket near here,
dying from wounds inflicted by her
assailant, handkerchief was found
Beard said the marks on the
handkerchief were traced to a Gin
cinnati laundry and found to be
those used for an insane hospital at
Cincinnati.
Since discovery Of the crime the
search has centered about attempts
to trail a woman seen near the
scene, who appeared to be demented
according to persons who observed
her actions.
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Hundreds of Roses
CiUen to the
Women-Be Sure
and Get Yours
at the Cut Flo1Uer
Department
-Pettis, street floor.

SPECIAL DISPLAY of the ne1p creo-
lions in PLATINUM AND DTA-
MOND JEWELRY! Unique IN style,
unerceILed in beauty! Crane je10elry
-Pettis, street floor.
THOSE OF A mechanical turn of mind
GOiU want to see the ne1O copper plate
engraving machine and match the
process Of engraving Social, Business
and CHRISTMAS CARDS. Station
cry Department.
-Pettis, street floor.
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A cargo of bees, some 10000 900 in
number, believed to be the first con-
signment of it's kind. in transit from
Porto Rico to Dayton, Ohio, was
handled recently. without single
person getting stdng.
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MISSIo GROUP ELECTS
Miss Jean Coffin Again Heads Cen
trail Avenue Nj. e. Society.

Miss Jean Coffin has been re-elect-
ed president Of the Young Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Central Avenue M. E. Church. it was
announced today.
Other officers sare: Mrs. Ruth F..
Davis, vice president; Miss Martha
Montgomery, secretary; Miss Ida
Hastings, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Irene Peet, treasurer, and Mrs.
Earl w. Wills. councillor.
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In the PettiS
Art Gallery

an exhibition of paintings By Indi-
dna's 9Oell-knolOn artist, Randolph
LGSaLLe Coats. Mr.. Coats lOilL be
in the gallery IN person to meet
his many friends.
-Pettis, fifth floor.
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A DEMONSTRATION of Silk Stocking
Repairing a mew service being IN
staLed-aoiu be given in the Hosiery
Department. --Pettis, street floor.
THE SUPERIOR cleaning\ advantages
of the Royal Electric Cleaner will be
demonstrated all evening.
-Pettfs, street floor.
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DEMONSTRATION of the making and
assembling of Toy >Airplanes that
really fly, made by the DaYs-D Mfg.
Co. f--Pettis, basement.
THE BUREAU OF AID FOR THE
BLIND lOiU haze demonstration
showing hotO the blind make broonts.
-PettiS, basement.
THE TUCKER-DORSEY MFG. co.
aoiu demonstrate ho1O their famous
ironing board is assembled.
-Pettis, basement.
FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE
from the Quick Meal Gas Range Co.
loiU shot0 you ho1o a 1ohoIe delicious
meal may be cooked at once in the
Quick Meal Gas Range oven.
--Pettis, basement.