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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
SPECIAL TREATY
WITH PANAMA Is
M JADE BY U. S.
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

WASHINGTON, July 28.-The state
department made today the bare an
nouncement that special treaty and
claims convention with Panama haG
been signed.
For undisclosed reasons the depart
ment chose to reverse its established
practice of announcing new treaty
terms in a summarized statement end
even caused the Panama legation tc
suppress an announcement it had pro-
pared for publication in regard to the
two new agreements. The special con-
vention had been in the process of ne
gotiation for more than two years
when it was formally approved today
by Secretary Kellogg and Francis
White, acting for the United States,
and by Minister Ricardo Alfaro and
Eusebio Morales, on behalf of Panama.
When ratified and given final effect
by the legislative bodies of the two
governments the treaty will supplant
the Taft agreement which grew out OF
a series of executive orders issued from
1904 to 1911.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
Mexican Catholics Throng To
Churches Precious to Closing
tBy Dispatch Al wirs)

MEXICO CITY, July 28.
Mexico presented again
today a picture, perhaps un-
precedented since the mid
die ages, of vast assem-
blages throughout the en-
tire nation moved in unison
by extreme religious emo
ton.
From wretched novels
and the sumptuous resi-
dences Of grandees, the
faithful of the Roman
Catholic church swept in
coun tless multitudes to
their places Of worship, be-
seeching the divine author
ity to come to the relief of
the faith they believe to be
endangered.
Each day worshippers have come to
the Mexico City cathedral and the
shrine of Guadalupe in increasing num-
bers. Today they overflowed all the
area around the Cathedral, sweeping
in solid streams through all the roads
leading to the shrine of Guadalupe,
the favorite saint of Mexico, and dear
est beloved of the Indians throughout
the nation.
Every Catholic church throughout
the country held it's greatest crowd.
With Saturday the last day on which
Catholic priests will officiate in the
churches, in obedience to pastoral or
ders withdrawing the priests as a pro-
test against the governments new re-
ligious regulations, the faithful of the
religion are engaged in an intense
movement to avail themselves to the
utmost of the rights of their church
while opportunity permits The gov
ernment firmly continued today it's
preparations for inflexible enforcement
of the regulations, and also it's inves-
tigation of the proposed opposition to
these regulations in the form of an
economic boycott" under the leader
ship of the League for Defense of Re
ligious Liberty.
The executives of the league, who
are prominent Catholics, are under ar
rest, charged with melting the people
to disorder by their program, which if
mt into effect would mean the Dur-
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
MRS. D. C. LANE
is HELD UPON A
MURDER CHARGE
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

PHOENIX, July %. Mrs. Gladys
Lane was held to answer to the su-
perior court on a charge OF first de-
gree murder in connection With the
fatal shooting of DR.. John +. Reed,
local optometrist and jeweler, ir the
Lane apartment on the night Of July
II, at the conclusion of tWo~day pre-
liminary examination in justice court
late this afternoon. Bond in the sum
of $4,000 was fixed by the magistrate.
D. G. Lane, husband of the woman,
previously had been held to the su-
perior court on similar charge, but
he was denied bond.
Nearly a dozen witnesses were
sworn by the defense today many Of
those subpoenaed having figured in
the preliminary examination of the
husband last saturday.
Tnasmuch as the hearing was con-
Quoted behind closed doors, little could
he learned about the days proceedings
in court.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
CAMERON WILL
COME TO STATE
AFTER AUGUST !

Senator Ralph Cameron, who has
twice postponed his departure for
home on account of the pressure OF
pending state matters, will leave
Washington, d. G., about August u,
according to a telegram received in
the city Wednesday.
The senator will come directly 10
Douglas and under the auspices of
the "Cameron-for-S Senator" club will
hold public meeting here shortly
after his arrival.
Local Cameron supporters will be
pleased to know that the Douglas
meeting will be the first meeting to
be held following the senator's arrival
in the state from the east
Since the afternoon of the closing
of the first session of the Goth con-
gress, when Cameron held the floor
till the closing hour despite interrup-
tions and attempts to divert him from
his purpose, the senator has been hard
at work on matters left pending.
Unlike many of his fellow states
men, who left on their own speaking
tours. coincidentally with the closing
of congress, Cameron has not allowed
his personal plans to interfere with
the work which he felt he should not
leave unfinished.
1t is with pleasant anticipation that
the people of Douglas await the ar
rival of the man who knows, as no
other man knows, the needs and rights
of the state as regards development of
the Colorado river.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
MORE STAGE LINE CHANGES.

PHOENIX, July 28.-The application
of the Globe-Payson stage line to
change it's name to the Tonic Basin
Stage line and to extend it's services
from Jerome to Flagstaff, serving Sc
donia, has been set for hearing by the
Arizona Corporation commission on
August 12. The application of the
Verde Valley Stage company to extend
it's operations from Jerome to Ashfork
via Granite Dells also has been set for
hearing on the same date. Other hear
ings set for August IL are: Jerome
Transfer company for a permit to op-
crate a freight line from Jerome to
Cottonwood, serving Clarkdale, and
Gobble Brothers of Wickenburg for au-
thority to transfer their permit au-
thorizingl the operation of transfer
trucks in Wickenburg to A. M Bald
win.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
MANY TESTIFY
IN HE AIRING OF
TIAJUANA MEN
(By Dispstch h p. wire)

TIAJUANA, July 2S.-Cabaret enter
tainers, resort proprietors, police Off
GERS and others were called 10 the
stand today in the second days trial
Of former Police Chief Senaido Llanos
and three other men, charged with
statutory offenSes here last February
against Clyde and Audrey Peteet, aged
10 and 25, respectively. The two girls,
with their parents later ended their
lives in their home in San Diego, sup
posedly from remorse over their eXpe-
riences here.
More than a dozen witnesses were
heard. Their testimony dealt princi-
.pally with the movements of Thomas
M Peteet father of the girls, and his
family during their four days visit here
which eliminated February in the
alleged dr1gging and subsequent at
tacking of the two girls.
Judge Satruino Urias, holding court
in improvised quarters, in the munic-
ipal hall, announced that every effort
would be made to speed up the trial.
The session tonight continued long
after the usual closing hour, despite
refusal of American border authorities
to permit recrossing of the line to San
Diego after p. m. This hour was set
by the United States government as
the limit for returning to the Ameri-
can side, following agitation for strict
er border regulations after the Peteet
deaths.
tContinued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
ARIZONA GETS
NEXT MEET OF
FARM BUREAUS
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

RENO, Nevada, July 28 - A near
controversy occurred today when farm
bureau delegates of II states were
asked to pass resolution calling for
let down in the immigration restric-
tions to provide Arizona and southern
California with seasonal labor from
Mexica. The dispute ended with the
explanation that the recommendation
considered only natives of Mexico who
could be brought into the United
States during the harvest and en-
ployed on ranches regardless Of quota.
Finally the resolution was unanimous
ly adopted asking the department of
labor to permit the seasonal immigra-
tion Of foreign farm hands.
During the last hour the state OF
Arizona was selected for the 1927 con-
being named.
It was assumed by delegates that
the sessions would be held in Phoenix
and tours made of the irrigation prof.
ects in that state.
A resolution was adopted urging
the adoption of principles in relation
to the use Of unreserved and unappro-
priated public domain and in the use
of the national forests, which Will
surround such use with certainty of
occupation, definiteness of control and
freedom of operation on the part of
stock raising settlers. In the matter
of charge, it is recommended that the
rates should be such as to safeguard
the economic operation of land set
tlement dependent upon the grazing
areas concerned.
In other resolutions unanimously
adopted, the agrarians went on record
asking a change in the immigration
laws to provide seasonal labor 20 mar
ket crops; survey Of the wasteful
practice of routing freight to the west;
endorsed the California Cattle asSo-
citation in it's cooperative marketing
program, and urges that the American
farm bureau continue it's efforts ~
develop an American agricultural
policy based on American standards
of living.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
FOREST FIRES
IN
THE NORTHWEST
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

MISSOULA Mont, July 28.-FireS
scattered through thes Kaniksu forest
of northern Idaho and eastern Wash
ington have spread to $4,000 acres, and
several of the larger conflagrations are
unattended, reports to headquarters OF
the Montana Idaho Washington dis
trict indicated today The largest OF
these, the Sullivan lake fire, is said
to be spreading rapidly. A large force
of fighters today centered their atten-
tion of the Quartz creek fire in an at
tempt to check it's advance into espec-
tally valuable timber areas.
Spread of the Hay creek fire, which
yesterday entered Glacier national
park, caused grave concern today,
while two other barriers of flame,
Joining on the Blackfeet forest and
scattering over 10000 acres, was defy
ing the efforts of 70 men attempting
to hold the line.
Need of reinforcements in the Koo-
tenia forest was expressed in messages
received here today. Strong, drying
winds were said to be hindering the
fighters. The Ruby creek fire in this
district is out of control, and one new
fire was reported as the result of light
ming. Two new fires are said to be
burning on the Flathead forest.
A force of 100 men now is combat
ting the flames in the Clearwater re-
serve, where yesterday heavy wind
blew spot fires as far as 10 miles from
the main conflagration.
Four lightning fires were reported
TODAY on the Helena forest, near the
state capital. One of these, close to
the gate of the mountain, is but snort
distance from the outskirts OF Helena
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
LEAD
IS NOW $4,000;
KHAN ATTACKED
fBx Dispatch A. P. wIrel

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28.-James =.
Ferugson, in statement tonight
charged the Ku KluX Klan was the
"siIent force" behind the defeat of
his wife. Governor Miriam A. Fer
guson, in last Saturdays primary
Nobody need be surprised to see
the fiery cross in evidence and this
crowd is so wild with victory that
we need not be surprised to see q
Ku Klux Klan parade in the next
so days and perhaps some good
American will fall a victim of the
lash," the former governor declar-
ed. 81 hope in due course to De
able to learn the real reasons for
the results in last Saturdays cleo
tion," Ferguson said 81 think the
opposition in their desire to gloat
over the defeat of a woman will aid
us in getting evidence
Ferguson said that regardless of
personal feeling my good wife and
are desirous and hopeful that At
torney General Dan Moodys admin
istration may be one of service to
the people"
Texas election bureau returns to-
day showed Moody had regained his
majority over all candidates in the
contests for democratic gubernatorial
nomination. His majority was 937
and he was leading Mrs. Ferguson
by 125,O0O votes. Demands that
Governor Ferguson resign "immedi-
ately" in keeping with her campaign
pledge brought no developments to-
daV
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
WIDOW OF L ATE
N. ]. PASTOR IS,
PLACED IN JAIL.
(By Dispatch A. P. w,rel


SOMERVILL1, NJ j., July 2S.-Mrs.
Edward w. Hall of New Brunswick was
arrested late tonight on charges in
volving the murder of her husband, the
Rev. Edward w. Hall. and Mrs. Flea
nor Mills, choir singer, in 1922.
She was placed in the county Jail
here.
The reasons for Mrs. Halls arrest
were not disclosed tonight, but it came
several weeks after interest was re-
newed in the case by charges made in
suit for annulment brought by the
husband of former maid in the Hall
household.
The bodies of the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hail. rector of the Episcopal
church of ST. John the Evangelist, New
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
HURRICANE NO W
SPREADS TOWARD
GEORGIA; 2 DEAD
IN NORTH SWEEP
Expected to Strike Coast
Near Georgia Line; Veers
off Florida.
LOSS IN MILLIONS S
Storm Lessening in Inten-
sity but Yet of Hurricane
Force.
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 28.-The
West Indian hurricane that has ragged
along the coast of Florida since Mon
day passed off the coast near Jack
sonville late TODAY and advanced to-
war dthe Georgia boundary. 1t was
expected to strike the coast near the
Georgia line.
The Jacksonville weather bureau
said that the city was out of the
storm area, as the wind had veered,
and that the storm center had passed
to north and east.
The storm took only two lives as it
passed up the Florida coast, but it
caused property loss estimated in the
millions. for Palm Beach's loss was
estimated at $1,0OO,00O; that of Stuart,
Fla, at $25O,0O0, and Miami's at $780,
OoO, in addition to damage to shipping,
telegraph and telephone wires and
crops at scores of places.
The storm apparently was 1essenins
in intensity as it came up the coast,
but was still of hurricane force. In
habitants and summer residents at
coast resorts hurried into the cities
for safety. Vessels sought shelter III
inner harobrs Rescue of the Italian
freighter Ansaldo San Giorgio Sc
condo was reported through a radio
message to st. Augustine, Fla.
This said that the Ansaldo had been
taken in tow by the steamship West
Harshaw, which is proceeding to Jack
sonville, where it is due tomorrow at
noon. Despite a disabled rudder the
Ansaldo rode out the storm. Since
early Monday meTnisNg its crew had.
fought heroically against the force of
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
u. S. WILL NOT
p AY ADMIRAL'S|
TELEGRAPH BILL
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

WASHINGTON, July 2S. = Comp
troller General McCarl has ruled that
Rear Admiral Moffett, naval air chle-'
cannot use government money TO pay
a $126 telegram to the American
legion, Omaha convention assalllns
William Mitchell, former assistant
army air chief.
The telegram read
newspapers report American legion
convention will endorse the man VINO
charges navy men were guilty II
reasonable conduct. Is 1T possible
that you and thousands of men VINO
served with me at Great Lakes are
going to allow this to be doneF
Moffett contended the wire was
sent as an officer to prevent action
having far-reaching effect on ma
tional defense"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
AIMEE FLAVS
CLINE RYAN,
CHURCH Fight
tBy Dispatch A. P wirel

LOS ANGELES, July %.
Aimee Semple McPher-
son, evangelist, founder Of
the ST., 900, 900 Angelus Tenn
pie here, sounded the note
Of a religious war here to-
night in the controversy
raging on her kidnapping
story, when she made the
sweeping charge that at
tacks on her version of her
absence between May Is
and June % were the re-
suit Of a plot to wreck the
temple, Matched by a COM
bination of Catholics and
Protestants. In a lengthy
statement the woman relig-
ious leader of the "four
square gospel" movement
directly accused Captain
Herman Cline, chief of de-
tectives of Los Angeles and
Joseph Ryan,. deputy dis
trict attorney of making
"a determined effort to DIG
up dirt and filth wherever
they could and hurl it at
me-" Cline and Ryan, re-
spectively father-in-law and
son-in-law, are, according
to Mrs. McPherson's state
ment, "both Catholics, pres
ecuting a Protestant minis
ter"
"A jealous, rival pastor" unnamed,
was pointed to by the evangelist as
the Protestant author of an "outburst
VI OoAuAlHy.
Refusing to comply with Cline's re-
quest that she permit her fingerprints
be compared with some found in a
cottage at Carmel several days ago
and allow samples of her handwriting
to be laid alongside script in a wom-
ans hand discovered there, Mrs. Nc
Pherson said;
Submit myself to the police finger
prints? 1, who was abducted Let
them find my kidnapers and finger
print them. Not only they try to be-
foul my name; they also try to insult
my intelligence,, she asserted ''The
time at last has come for the final
showdown before the great American
public. l will reveal sequence OF
sinister events, a chain Of evidence
which will make the motive of the
whole damnable conspiracy apparent.
Then she declared that Cline and
Ryan changed their friendly attitudes
toward her after she had employed
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
Cajjenre, Sonora, VIII Haze
Irrigation Project To
CoOer 10000 HectGreas
CDy Dispatch A. P. wire)

TUCSON, July 2S.-The Rich,
ardson Construction company will
build a dam that will gather part
of the waters of the Yaqui river
sufficient to irrigate 10000 hec-
tareas of land in the valley of
Cajeme, Sonora, according to aa
announcement received from Mex
leo City today by Juan EvaristO
AnchOndO, Mexican consul at Tue
son.
A hectarea is equivalent to
about two and one half acres.
The projected work is regarded
as one of great Importance, nc
cOrding to the bulletin received
by Senior AnchOndO, and will cause
Cajeme to become one of the prin-
cipal agricultural centers of the
state of Sonora.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
TWO KILLED, NINE HURT
AS TRAIN HITS TRUCK
(By Dispatch A. p. VII

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 2S.-Two
persons were killed and nine were in
jured, several critically, when the
Viking Express of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad crashed into a
truck loaded with workmen, home
ward bound at o'clock tonight. Pieces
of the truck were scattered along the
right of way for 700 feet before the
engineer could bring the train to
stop. The men were being brought to
Milwaukee to their homes after their
days work at Granville.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
GAS ATTACK IS
MADE ON WIDOW
AND FAMILY OF
SLAIN OHlOAN
Investigators Perplexed by
the Attack; No Serious
Results.
U. S. JOINS IN CASE
Gas Described as Having
Sickly Sweet OdOr En-
velOps Porch of Home.
(Bz Dispatch A. P. wirel

CANTON, O., July 2S.-A mysterious
gas attack of noserious consequences
on the members of the family of
Don r. Mellett. slain Canton publisher
tonight was perplexing investigators,
delving into the assassination of
Mlett July 16.
The widow and the four children,
and Mrs. Lloyd Mellett, wife of the
dead mans brother became i'll from
an obnoxious gas which enveloped
the front porch of the Don Melletk
home. Two members of the Can
ton police force at the home also
detected the gas which they described
as having a sickly sweet odor. No
evidence of bomb or container
which might have been broken were
found in the vicinity. The Melletts
could not recall having seen an
automobile pass the house before the
gas swept across the porch where
the women and children were.
They discounted theory that the
vapor might have been released from
gas gun, such as police raiding
squads us. They also leave trail
of smoke.
The federal postal department ac
lively entered into the murder in
vestigation today with the arrival
here of A. H. owen, postal Inspector,
from Cleveland. owen late in the
day said he was working on the
case but would not make public his
discoveries. His presence is ac-
counted for by the number of threat
ening and warning letters which in
vestigators and private citizens have
received.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
D COLORADOANS
DEAD AS TRAIN
AUTO
fRv pispattal 80. wirel

DENVER, July 2S.--Ray Espinada,
Young son Of Joe Espinada, so. Of
Powers Crossing, died in general
hospital here tonight of injuries re-
ceived in a crash between au auto
mobile and a Union Pacific pass
enger train early today near Brigh-
ton. The boys father received in
juries of which he died short time
after the accident.
The condition Of Steve Espinada, a
third passenger in the car, was con-
sidered critical by doctors.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
Eastern Hall Of New S. p.
Line Will Be 1'hrown Open
Gen. Manager Sweet Says
fBy Dispatch A. p. wirel

TUCSON, July %. - The eastern
half of the new line OF the South
ern Pacffics railroad through Ari-
zOna will be thrown open TO freight
service between S2fchncO and the
junction of the new line with the
present main lAme of the railroad,
according to an announcement to-
day by A. e. Sweet, general man
ager of the railroad.
sweet declared that this IL in no
sense a formal opening of the road,
but will facilitate the handling of
freight from Phoenix and will
serve to get the line ia condition to
handle the through freight nnd
passenger traffic later in the year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
RoRERT LINCOLN BURIED.

MANCHESTER, VT, July 2S.-Final
rites for Robert Todd Lincoln, son of
President Lincoln, were held today in
the shadow of the Vermont hill he had
come to call home. Extreme simplicity
marked the brief services at Hildene
where the former war secretary and
minister to Great Britain had sought
rest and recreation in the last quater
of a century. He died there Monday
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
100 DEAD IN FLOODS.

TOKYO, July 28.-An official report
from Niigata prefecture states that 100
persons were drowned there in floods
due to heavy rains. Telegraph, tele-
phone and railway communication have
been interrupted.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29
EXPENDITURES
IN PRIMARIES
NEAR MILLION
(By Dispatch A. P. wlro)

CHICAGO, July 28.-An-
other contribution by Sam
uel insult, Chicago utilities
magnate, to the campaign
funds raised in the April
Illinois primary was dis
closed today, before the
senate campaign fun d S
committee.
It was $4,000 paid to the
powerful Crowe-Barrett re-
publican faction Of Cook
county, which generally
supported Frank l.. Smith,
chairman Of the Illinois
commerce commission, in
his successful fight to Wrest
the republican senatorial
nomination from Senator
William B. Mckinley.
This increased the known outlay by
insult during the primary campaign
to $19S,735.I9, of which $125,OOO was a
gift to the Smith organization, $4,000
to George E. Brennan, who won the
democratic senate nomination, and
$4,000 to the Deneen group in Cook
county. Insults contribution was tes-
titled to by Charles v. Barrett of Chi
cago, who disclosed also that his
group spent total approximating
$4,000. This, with other but smaller
expenditures testified to during the,
day raised the known total in the Illi-
nois primary to $965,SS5. This total
is divided. as follows:
Senator William b. Mckinley, $352,-
61672.
Frank L. Smith, $253,547.51.
George f. Brennan, s2O.S41.42
Deneen, $129, ,894,63.
Grove Barrett group, $175,0OO.
insult direct for anti-world court
propaganda, $S3,7S5.tS.
The $4,000 insult contribution re-
vealed today was withheld from the
committee by the donor last Monday
until he could confer with counsel as
to the authority of the committee to
compel an answer. He had been given
until tomorrow to reach final de-
cision and Chairman Reed indicated
tonight that he would be recalled and
asked if he had made any contribu-
tions other than those disclosed by
himself or the witnesses.
In SESSION. today For almost five
hours, the committee continued per-
sistently to dig into contributions and
expenditures, turning up an additional
900. An otherwise dry recital of
figures was enlivened by the appear
ance of Edward H. Wright, a negro
member of the Illinois commerce conf
mission and boss of Chicago's second
ward. He twice declined to tell haw
much money was collected by ward
organization for use in the April pri-
mary.
"We'u see whether you'll answer
or not, after while" Senator Reed
continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-29

NEW YORK, July 2S.-
Copper firm; electrolytic,
spot and futures, 143s; bar
silver, 65H.