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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-20

ion, was burned to the ground here
Sunday and another house owned by
the representative was burned at
Marion today Bandy has been active
in Klan circles recently and the two
fires, presumably of incendiary origin,
may be connected with Herrin's fac
tional strife
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-20

built for quarter of a mile into the
I sea
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-20
Indians Value Forests,
Says F. G. w. POOler

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-20
Col. Williams Guilty;
Court Is Adjourned

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-20
Coolidge Makes Address
Before National ID. A. r
is doomed to failure"

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WiEderbrandt Sure Act
Can be Put in Full Force
enforce it?" the senator asked.

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Evening star., 1926-05-02

INCREASINGLY making soft splashes in
the basin below. Against the pedestal
but well removed from the flowing
stream are four benches, where rest
and quiet are for those who pause.
and o. feature exactly like the Seville
creation--in deep recesses Of the
pedestal are placed many copies OF
the great book of Cervantes. the mas
terpiece of Spanish letters, freely
accessible to all who wish to read.
Statues of Don Quixote with lance
and shield and of Sancho Panza on
his donkey are little beyond the
fountain on the edge Of the woods.
Many readers are found in fine
weather, and though the experiment
Of keeping books In the open is almost
year old. no thefts Of them have
yet been reported.
Idle Hour, the magnificent country
seat of the late William X. Wander
built ut Oakdale, Long Island, has
recently been sold to ia syndicate and
Evening star., 1926-05-02
BY MARGARET Il. DOWNING.

The Secretary of Commerce is one
Of the most practical of publicists
ami he most cordially indorsed that
idea of the Secretary of the Intericr
end Of Agriculture about shipping
thoaa 300 head of elk frcm the WildS
OF Montana to the NemaSkct Range
Df the Middleboro section of Mdssa
chuSettS. Mr.. Hoover foreSaw exact
iy what these practical farmers of
NiddlehOrO would do with the eikS-
ths: is take the utmost of care of
them with the idea of putting good
flesh NcniSun on the market in sea
son and at a price much lower than
that of beef. So DIR. Work was re
lieVed of a problem, and DR.. Jardine
also, for on the Montana ranges the
big deer were SO numerous as 10 he
a menace. as they devoured much of
the herhage intended for other stock
The elk has n placid disposition, will
browse Cheerfully within sight of men
AT work in the fields and is not dis
turbed 10y children, dogs or the &v
"rdge paSSerby. Massachusetts had
to revise tho game laws in order TO
accept this formidable gift, and. hav-
ing done 50. Will further The propa
eandI 10 make. venison as popular
as beef. vea]. ldtnb or pork. Not
only in this MiddIeboro region Of the
Old Bay state does AR. Hoover he
heVc that the elk will prove pro1ita
hit but he is of the opinion that
Once the movement is started the
owners nf large estates and stock
farms will put the big deer on the
same footing as cattle, sheep and
hogs. Many ranclrers in Alberta and
Manitoba have tried the experiment
s.n l1. ~ at ha,
who have now q new roast meat
change in place of the endless rou-
tine of pork. poultry. lamb ana beef.
Mrs. Sp;crs ignores Ghost.
Mrs. Mary Borden Spiers the we'll
huoWn ;tuthortss Of Chicago. who is
tnW married 10 Gen. SpicrS uf ihr
ia'itiSh army and lives AT RishaIn
Abbey on the Thames. has turned an
old dairy on the place into u wonder
ful ieI house. She invariably decks
f. out in different flowers for various
occasions and wears Il gown 10 match
tn" blooms and has all the edibles
skillfuliy colored the same shade. She
s,.l,S 10 the effect by hanging several
Japanese drapinGS of matching colors.
Nr~. SpieFS has been amusing her
british friends hy calmly ignoring a
ghost celebrated during three cen
tuiicS AT Bisham Abbey. presumably
hat "f the old prior who resented
Tie occupation of his old home.
Dreadful tales We're told OF his moan
in@S AMI loud knockings. but Mrs
SpierS has never heard q sound. She
had steam heat Installed and great
sections Of The old wallis torn out
10 admit modern plumbing and she ex-
pressed the belief that the noise and
changes We're too much for the ghost
aud that he now rested quietly in
his tomb in the ancient Abbey church.
Gen. and Mrs. Spiers give the most
delightful week end parties ali throu9h
The year. and there are few Americans
visiting or living in England who do
not At some time receive an invitation
to this charming home. Many of
these having heard the fearful tales
Evening star., 1926-05-02

the outlook is that this once famous
social center will become IL hotel. The
mansion possesses 125 rooms and had
As baths besides q marvellous swim
ming pool in the sunken garden in
the south grounds. Idle Hour was n
kingdom of ] 100 acres, set well back
In forest Of oaks and elms. The
stables covered 100 acres and these.
now converted into garages, could
hold 100 cars without disturbing the
family vehicles. Mr.. Eandcrbuilt left
this property share and share alike to
his son William X. Vanderbilt jr.. and
to his, daughter Consuela, formerly
Duchess of Marlborough. now Nine.
Jean Balsanl OF Nice. Nine. Balsam
disposed Of her share TO her brother,
and he. having no need of such a
mamoth place. has tried ineffectu-
ally for the last two years to get "A
purchaser who would keep the estate
intact and not change the mansion.
But the day of large homes seems
Evening star., 1926-05-02

to have passed and the best he could
do was to permit q we'll known firm
of hotel managers 10 take over the
mansion and 100 acres. The re'
mainder will be subdivided and sold
as building lots.
Reception for Scholars Brilliant.
Lady Astor's reception given during
Easter week for the Rhodes scholars
was one OF the most brilliant fun.
tions OF the Spring season in the
Anglo American wing Of London so
ciety. For not only tho. American boys
who won the scholarships establish
ed at oxford by the late Cecil Rhode
were present but their friends AMI
generally all the American student
of both sexes studying In English uni
versities. Lady Astor. whom rUnor
says is firing of the strain of public
life and longing for the unadulterated
domestic joys again. has recentl>
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Evening star., 1926-05-02
Capt. Andrews Gets Chance.

Capt. Adolphus Andrews. for SO long
the skipper Of the Mayfiower. and as
such host Of ashingtou's composite
social circle. as one of the delegates to
the preliminary disarmament confer
ence to he held in Geneva this month,
will have an opportunity TO prove that
his accomplishments an the serious
fields keep pace with those OF the
lighter kind. The President has mobi-
lized an unusually fine contingent to
present the views Of the United States
Evening star., 1926-05-02

founded the Protestant Episcopal
Church in New England. and Joseph
Otis. one of the Pilgrim Fathers. Zen
jamin G. Lathrop. grandfather of the
bride to-be. was an associate of Leland
stanford, and il was Mr.. Lathrops
daughter Jane who became the wife
Of the millionaire and the founder of
the university built and endowed IL
IL.
Evening star., 1926-05-02

question that the environment in
Chapultepec Park is more likely 10
carry out the intentions of the de-
eigners than in the original site. For
in the deepest and most remote part
Of the forest is I; small clearing and
in the center rises the gayly tiled
Dedestal over which the water trickles
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Tales of We'll Known Folk
In Social and OfficialLife
Dairy Into Teahouse and Dehes
Ancient Prior's Ghost

of the ghost are much disappointed
at his quietude
Robert Bacon Memorial Opened.
Robert Bacon's beautiful memorial,
the Children's Library at Westbury,
Long Island, which has recently been
opened for service, will prove an at
traction for all WashinGtonians motor
ing through this section and for those
domiciled thereabout for the Summer.
Mr.. Bacon was Assistant Secretary of
State for three years when Elihu
Root was the head of the Roosevelt
cabinet. and after Mr.. Root was elect
ed to the Senate became his successor.
Perhaps Nh Racon's most valuable
work was as Ambassador TO France,
and it was to perpetuate his achieve
mentS in behalf of the orphaned
children of France that Mrs. Bacon
and her son, Representative Robert
Low Bacon. selected as his memorial
a Juvenile library near his old home
and among the people in whom he
was deeply interested. The building
Is the familiar type of colonial archi-
lecture so often reproduced i'll
churches and public halls, with "a
rounded tower and pillared portico.
1t is of red brick with light stone trim
mings and of generous proportions.
Mrs. Bacon spent many months on
the interior and particularly on the
extensive collection of old maps or
New England, New York and Long
Island, which form the wall decora-
ton in the reading room.
These old maps have been deftly
mended where needed. recolored and
framed in a narrow band OF cherry.
and against the buff walls they stand
out vividly and attract instant atten-
tion. There is q map OF Nassau, as
Long Island was named by the orig
inal Dutch settlers. which shows the
flora and fauna Of the region. with the
native fish, protrayed swimming in the
blue waters. It bears the date Of 1850.
Another interesting wall decoration of
the reading room is a map of all New
England and the Middle States with
Long Island plainly showing, then
called North Virginia and bearing the
date of 1914. This IS Il reproduction
OF a map i'll the British Museum.
F'iance Is Maxwell Descendant
Miss Sylvia Alexander Lathrop.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Girault Lathrop. formerly Of san
Francisco. but now living in London,
will he married In early June TO Mr..
Eugene l-dSCdlleS MdAWeli, IL nlellibei
of Broolllyn's oldest families, and
grandson of j. Rogers Maxwell. who
was among the pioneer developers of
Long Island. This Maxwell built the
first fine residence in Glen Cove and
thus started Il fashion which has made
his heirs enormously rich. The estate,
MaXwplton. Is now the property Of
Eugene LaSceIles Maxwell. and here
he will bring his bride after The nui'-
tialS in the I.athrop home in st. James
Park. Mrs. Lathrop is New Yorker
and was Miss Isabel Stevens Harris
of Castle Point on the Hudson. and
was Il well known social leader in
Gotham before her husband went to
California and subsequently to Lon
! don Miss Lathrop, who has been Il
belle i'll the Anglo-American colony.
is descended from two New England
pioneers, Rev. John Lathrop, who
Evening star., 1926-05-02

of the ghost are much disappointe'
at his quietude
Evening star., 1926-05-02

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Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
Big Cotton Crop
Below Boundary

Cotton picking will be under way
within two weeks in Lower Califor-
mia. according to authorities on the
advancement Of the crops there.
a field man for the Colorado
River Land company. who was in
the valley SATURDAY said that
great deal of cotton is open now
aud picking can really start as any
time.
Though the acreage is somewhat
less this wear than last it is csti-
mated that rs much cotton will he
pr0duced. The fields are in Splen-
did condition and Indications are
that the stand will be q great deal
better than for the past two seasons.
The gins are advising growers 20
wait rs late as possible before pick
ing so that the expense of operat-
ing the gins and handling the crop
may be cut down to the lowest
possible point II is the desire Of
the producers to pick when enough
cotton is ready for picking so that
the pickers viii realize good wages.
Picking the CaleXico area will
probably not start until about the
first of September.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
RUSSIA MAKES DENIAL OF REVOLUTION
Glendale Woman Killed In Crash At Kane Sprine
III Centre Police
All DolEed Up

1t viii bohOOVp citizens of Fl
Centre To exercise more than usual
caution in the matter Of obeving
the cdicts set forth in the city or
dinnnccs. For, bc it known, mem
bcrs Of the police force are likely
10 Lc more active thar usual in law
enforcement for the next few days.
The reason! Well, they are all
wearing brand new gold shields,
cmbicms Of their authority, and it
is possible the shining gold badge.
will spHr them to greater efforts,
at least till the ucwneSs wears off.
The new badges, selected by Chief
Oswalt and Polirp Commissioner
Backlin, arrived tlis morning. They
were handed 0ut 20 members Of the
force bv fhr chief and he in turn
received his from the commissioner.
They replace the old nickel badges
that werc n lr'o here for years. The
cIlhIcms are Of the small size being
adopted III larger cities, and bear
the state seal with the caption "'El
C,utro Police.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
To Try Seattle
San Diego Flight
Again Tomorrow

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. "a see
ond attempt to complete n nonstop
flight to san Diego was to be made
tomorrow by the navel super plane
Phi.
The plane, which made, n forced
landing near Port Angeles on the
first attempt last month, was sched-
uled to take off from San Point
flying field here some time between
$3.50 and 9 n. m.
The giant airplane has been given
a thorough overhauling since the
mishap at Port Angeles and her
commander, Lieutenant Ralph f.
Dawson, expects to be successful in
tomorrow Is flight.
Lieutenant Ricco Botta, engineer
officer, who supervised reconstruc-
tion of the Phi after the ship fail
cd to qualify for the flight to IIa-
wall last year, will accompany Da-
vison on the trip to San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
Mother Seeking
News About Son

Anxiety over failure TO hear from
her son since MAY 9, and fear that
he may have met death in Impcr-
ial fallcv. led Mrs. r. G. Philips of
Kansas City, Mo-, 10 write to Coron-
cr b, L. Lemons, asking if either
of two unidentified heat victims
buried here last month answered
the description of her boy.
In her letter she said his name
is n. j. Murphy. He was last
heard from in the San Bemardino
mountains and at that time. accord
ing to his mother, wrote that he
was unable to secure work. 1t is re-
ported the youth was employed
here for some time at the Southern
Pacific station Lemons is writing
TO the mother and sending her the
information that the description
does not fit any of the men who
were buried here last month with
out their identity having been cs-
tablishcd.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
"MA" FERGUSON
rn'TpTs MOnDY'S
CAMPAIGN COSTS
Hy United Press Leased Wire

DALLAS, Tex, Aug. "a pcti.
ton in behalf of Governor Miriam
\. Ferguson in which legality Of
Dan Moody's campaign eXpendi-
lures in the recent Democratic pri-
mary were questioned. was filed
with thc TeyaQ Democratic cXecu-
tive commits" here this afternoon.
The petition was filed shortly af-
ter , p. m. wen the committee re-
samed its work OF cauvasSing the
votes, 1t was presented by Lon CIR.
It's of Bclton, atior Y, and follow.
ed morning filled with rmors
of lust such development.
While the petition was accepted
for record, the committee refused
action ON the matter at the moment.
The canvassing committee report
cd its finding of tine vote count in
tic first primary for governor as
follows:
Moody 4o9,732; Davidson 122 .440;
Ferguson 2s3,482; Johnston 1929;
Wilman 1850; Zimmerman 1.962.
The report recommended the
names Of Mrs. Ferguson and Moody
be placed on the ticket for the see
Oud primary or run off in August.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
NORRIS REPEATS
CHARGE OF PLOT
AGAINST HIS LIFE E
Rv United Press Leased Wire

FORT WORTH. Texas tno. o
Differences of factions friendly and
opposed to policies of the Rev. +
Frank Norris. BantiSt pastor who
shot and killed D. f Chips. wealthy
lumberman. three weeks ae0. were
at continued tension TODAY following
Sunday developments when Norris
repcatcd charges that n plot existed
on the port of religious enemies to
take his life.
Services conducted by the mill
tant minister Sunday morning were
interrupted by Il disturbance when
plaster fell from the ceiling. in iur-
ing several persons slightly and cauS-
ing a citywide rush to the church bv
radio listeners, who, hearing the
crash over the church broadcasting
unit, thought shooting had occur
red.
Four ambulanceS answered an
alarm and one man was taken to a
hospital suffering nominal in juries,
after the crash.
SUNDAY evening services were
marked by the agcrcssiveness of the
nastor in reiterating assertions that
his act resulted from self defense
in n plot conducted by a oroun re-
Senting his sermons On "Catholic-
ism. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
War Vet Battles
M0ther-in-LaW

Manuel Barragon served two years
in France with the American army
and saw plenty of fighting, - as he
expressed it when arraioned in Jus
tice Mavfield 5 court this morning.
He exhibited two bullet wounds to
testify that he was in the thick of
the fray.
But according TO his tale, he has
seen almost aS much battlin0 since
he returned from the battlefront.
lie was arrested this morning on
complaint charoing him with admin
iSterino a heating to his mothcr-in-
law who resides with her daughter
in th" Barragon home.
GIVE been in n war but I'm
neaceful." he explained. ~ came
homo RIGHT after the war. married
in Fort Worth and thought I could
look forward to a peaceful exist
cuce. But it's been nothing but
fi"ht ever since. Nv mothor-in-
law won t LET me roc peaceful.
He entered a plea of not guilty
and will receive a trial Wednesday
afternoon. He admitted having
some words with his mothcr-in-law
but denies he struck here. .
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
CLAIM EVIDENCE
WAS STOLEN IN
M'pHERS0N CASE
Grand Jury to Probe Loss
of Paper Slips Bearing
Handwriting Samples.
Ry United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES. Aug. 9.-Aimcc
-cnplc Mcpherson went into scclu-
i"' .' - 'nCrntnin resort tndav fol-
lowing strenuous week end of
evangelism at Argclus Temple. She
s,%S ac"ontnruicd hv her attorneys
q'' 'rr ."o,lo" Minnie Konucdv.
Hhg evangelist converted appro-
vimrtrlv loo mcu. women and chill
Icon - fq>t ,-irht' = services at the
-Four : Iuarc Gosrc! tabernacle The
'e"n'" was cr1mmc! with worship
rcrS
The ficrv ros'or announced she
Iad a'andnrod definitely n propo-
Il 10 % 10 the M"xican ;,or3cr and
identify y shack in which she was
tcld urisnnc- during her mysterious
five wceEs aLscucc from Los An.
-, '"7.
She VII ~afu,r - the '"mplc on
W"ducSdlt. il wnS ann ouncod. and
con5uot M "an-n;cht prlycr meet
jp"' fer hnr converts.
r. hcr sermon last nipht. entitled
"Sittinp on tho Fence Mrs. Nc
phorson denounced ''roliticians Who
fail TO take Il definite stand ON
controversial subjects aud ore not
guided hv religious beliefs.
Tho Los Angeles county grand
Jury when il rc-convenes tomorrow.
will investigate the reported los.
of evidence in the Mcpherson case.
This. If was reported. involved the
disaunearanco or destruction by n
member of the iury of two slips of
paper bearing the hand writing of
the mysterious "Miss X' who oc-
cuuiod n bungalow at Carmel last
Nav with Kenneth G.. O-miston,
MISSING former radio operator of
Ar"olus temple.
Tho missing Sins of paper con
tanned orocprv lists in the handwrit- =
ING Of Omission 5 feminine compan-
ion IT the Carmel cotta0e. and are
snid to hold tho kew to the mystery
woman s Identification.
According to well-informer
sources at thc district attorney s
office. Grand Juror suspected of
rilfering the evidence, has been or
dcred to produce the MISSING pa-
pers at tomorrow $ session of the
investigators on threat of prose-
cution.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
Fresno Reports
Many Injured In
Auto Accidents
Vy United PRESS Leased Wire

FRESNO. Calf, Aug. o.-Auto-
mobile collisions and railroad cross
ing accidents caused injuries 10 II
persons i" this vicinity over the
weekend hrt none was injured IA
tally, accordig TO check of hospi-
tails today.
Captain Charles Oowlan of the
local fire denartmtnt, his wife and
Mrs. NJ. N. Newln, were the most
seriously injured. They were oc-
cupants of light roadster which
overturned aft"r collidimg with an
other automobile.
X. Apkarian. 40. and his son, A.
Apkarian. l6. miraculouslv ESCAPED
death when the truck on which thew
were riding was struck bv S'nta
Fc train Mt Reedlev, near here. Sun
day night Both were seriously in
iurcd but are expected to recover
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
Crowds Battle
For Admittance
To Gaines Trial
Ry United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Wash, Amr. 9.-Sev-
erela hundred men and women crash
ed the gates at the Wallace G.
Gaines murder trial today to hear
the testimony offered by the state
in an effort to prove that the form
er war veteran beat out the life of
his % year old daughter Sylvia.
The crowd swept a lone police
man before it and pushed traffic
signs 80 feet down the hall.
Two women tainted in the stam-
pede to gain access to the court
room.
Sheriff's deputieS were called and
soon cleared the hall.
The trial entered its second week
today with the state admitting it
had yet to present its strongest tes-
timony.
The prosecution has indicated that
unless it can present to the jury tes-
timony offered hv Louis Stern,
former confidantc of Gaines. pur-
porting to mako disclosures in the
domestic life of the father and
dauohter. its ease will be greatly
weakened.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
STATEMENT
SAYS PEACE
PREVAILING
Reports From Bucharest
Declared to be Without
Foundation.
TROTSKY IN POWER
Zinoyieff Said TO be At
Resort Instead Of Lead
ing Rebels.

Nv United Press Leased Wire
MOSCOW, Aug. 9.-Reports
from Bucharest describing
Russian rebellion extending
from the Black Sea TO Lenin-
grad were false.
Absolute peace prevails
throughout the entire country.
the United Press Vas informed
by the governments including
the Ukraine and other parts of
South Russia where open rebel
lion was said TO have been in
progress for three days.
Large numbers of Moscow and
Leningrad workers regularly arc
arriving or departing for South
ern Russia where they habit
ually spend their month S sum-
mer leave.
No mobilization has been or
dered except the regular mobi-
ization of 81 year old youths
which is an annual event
Gregory Zmovieff, instead Of
leading a revolution, as was re-
ported is at a Caucasian min
eral water resort where he is
taking his annual cure
whence he will return early in
the autumn to Moscow TO re
sumo his duties as president Of
the Communi Iaternationale
and as member of the cen
trail committee of the Commun-
ist party. The current politi-
cal controversy resulted only in
Zinovieff's exclusion from the
political bureau.
Leon Trotsky also reported
10 be leading rebellion, today
was continuing his regular
work in Moscow.