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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
DURKIN STICKS
TO STORY OF
KILLING M AN

Chicago July 6.-Earnestly and
quietly, with an occasional smile play
ing across his pale features, Martin j
Durkin told in As minutes today the
story of the shooting of Edwin S. Shan
ahan, federal secret service agent, and
the events surrounding it. He testified
for himself in his trial for the murder
of Shanahan, shot to death last October
II, when he accoste dthe youth in a
southside garage to arrest him for In
terstate transportation of car the
government said was stolen.
For more than three hours he stood
upon his story and embellished it un-
der rigid cross examination by
prosecutors, nor budged from his first
outline of it as he followed the states
attorneys through labyrinth of in
terrogations covering his life from the
time he Joined the Canadian army at
the age of 16 until the time of his ar
rest three months after the killing.
Shanahan, he thought to be a hold
up man, Durkin testified. He never
suspected he was an officer until he
was told after the shooting that he had
"shot a revenue man." He thought
Shanahan was hold-up man because
he "stuck gun on me- and because
he reached for Durkins money
pocket" He lived in some fear of
hold-up men, he said, for he was a
bootlegger in Chicago and California,
and carried large sums of money,
which he always protected with a re-
VolVer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
ON
WAY NORTH ON
:!!llS VACATION
lBy Dispatch A. P. wirel

ON BOARD PRESIDENT COOL
| IDGES SPECIAL TRAIN, BALTI-
| MORE, July 6.--Leaving the heat and
humidity of Washington, President
Coolidge sped by special train tonight
toward the north and the cool woods
| of the Adirondacks for vacation
which is expected to keep him away
from the national capital until late
August or early September.
| So far as possible cares of state
have been lefty behind with the inten-
!! tion of obtaining a thorough rest
after a hard winter and spring and
lin preparation for another difficult
| year with a congressional election In
! the offing. Relaxation is desired and
the seclusion of white Pine camp on
Lake Osgood in the woods which
stretch to the Canadian border has
been sought as the best way OF ac-
complishing that end.
The vacation atmosphere quickly
was apparent once the president and
Mrs Coolidge left the White House
to board the train at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon Mr. Coolidge was wearing
dark gray sack suit and panama hat,
while Mrs. Coolidge, attired in yell
low and brown georgette dress with
a rust colored hat, carried bird cage
with four yellow canaries.
The two white collies, Rob Roy and
Prudence Primy were at the station
we'll before the train left and were
put in the observation car with the
presidential party upon their arrival
Entering union station through the
4 fOnnd
awaiting him drawn up in almost mill
tary line, the members Of his cabinet.
who greeted him and Mrs. Coolidge
heartily and accompanied them to the
train, where they wished them
pleasant vacation.
The president and Mrs. Coolidge
dined with the other members of their
party, who included White House Of
ficials, in the dining car this evening,
all being in comfortable travelling
dress and preparing to spend the eve
ming hours in leisure, lounging about
the excellently appointed train OF
eight drawing room and apartment
cars.
The train is to bring them to Ga
briels, N. Y, their destination, to-
morrow morning.
Accompanying the president and Mrs.
Coolidge are Secretary Everett Sand
ers, military and naval aides, num-
ber of executive office attaches, dozen
or more household employees, as we'll as
secret service men, news photograph
ers and Washington newspaper corre-
spondents.
The executive offices will be set up
at Paul Smiths hotel, less than four
miles from the camp, with veteran Of
ficials in charge, except for Rudolph
Forster, executive clerk at the White
House for many years, who has been
left in charge in Washington.
In leaving Washington, Mr.. Coolidge
had to carry with him little important
government business. His desk was
clear and only a few recess appoint
ments and some action on minor bills
call for his attention in the mass OF
matter disposed of with the adjourn
ment of congress.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
DOS CABEZOS AND
BOWIE PRECINCTS REESTABLISF1ED'
BY COUNTY SUPERVISORS BOARD

cinct is to be virtually the same as
the old precinct of that name, with but
slight changes, which leave out the
Donahue addition. Salary of the JUS
tice of the peace in the Pirtleville pre-
cfnct was fixed at $25 per month, with
an allowance of SIS per month for Of
flee rent The constable will receive
$50 per month This office previously
carried salary of $125 per month be-
cause it combined the two offices of
constable and jailer, but in re-estab-
fishing the precinct the board made no
provision for jailer.
The Pirtleville precinct collections
amounted to $11S0 for the last year it
was in existence, and the salary total
in the re-established precinct will be
but $10S0, the supervisors announced.
The Bowie and Dos Cabezas precincts
were also established.
The board had for inspection several
unpaid bills and, wishing to conduct an
audit to determine whether any of the
various fund allowances were over
drawn, carried the matter of their pay
ment over until another meeting, to be
held Friday, at which time all will be
allowed.
In the Wilcox precinct the salaries
of the justice of the peace and the con-
stable were reduced to $40 and $40
per month, respectively.
The establishment of the precincts
becomes effective January 1, 1927.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
SUBWAY STRIKE
VICTORY SEEN
BY BOTH SIDE

NEW YORK, jury 6.-Impendine
victory was seen by both sides as
the first day or New York's subway
strike drew to a close.
The Interborough Rapid Transit
company, operators of the city's prin'
cipal underground arteries, announc-
ed that 592 men were in jobs va
Gated by the strikers and that "
Of these places were filled by strik-
total number of motormen and switch
men ordinarily employed is $50. The
general counsel for the I. r. T. an
nounced that service had been cut
between 40 and SO per cent. Strike
leaders announced that the strike
was 95 per cent effective and would
progress in an orderly manner to
sure victory for the wage demands
of the strikers, who seeded from the
union recognized by the company and
formed their own organization.
James J. Brady director of the
bureau of industrial relations of
the state labor department sent an
offer to the strikers and employers
to let his office act as mediator.
He said that at the Interborough
offices he was told that the time
was not considered ripe" for media
tion.
No serious trouble was reported
and there were not accidents of any
kind.
The first court penalty in connec-
tion with the strike was a $25 fine
a motorman, who shouted remember
the Malbone wreck" as he quit his
post when the strike was called.
The wreck he referred to occurred
in 1919 during the last subway strike.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07

Ike Levy, manager of the Interna-
tional club in Aqua Prieta, declared,
after viewing the statement of o. e.
Pape of Tucson regarding Mrs Nc
Pherson being in the club on Sunday
evening, June 1S, that he had never
seen Mrs. Mcpherson in the club.
Levy stated that he very particu"
larly notices persons coming into the
club" in his capacity as manager, and
that after Mrs. Mcpherson appeared
in this city on June 23 he made spe-
cial trip to look at Mrs. Mcpherson
to see if he had ever seen her before.
He failed to recognize her, he states,
and declares he had never seen her
before.
Levy further declared that the In
ternational club maintains two special
officers, Mexican by nativity, who are
constantly on guard about the auto
mobiles parked around the club while
the owners are within the Interna-
tional, and that he had closely ques-
toned both and that neither had seen
a California license Hupmobile sedan
there in recent weeks.
"The officers watch the foreign.
state license cars particularly" de-
clared Levy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
Globe Light and Power
Company Part Of Huge
Utilities Consolidation

CHICAGO, July 6.-TNe Globe, Ari-
zona, Light and Power company will
become part of an $8,OOO,OOO consoli-
dation of public utilities by July z.
with it's acquisition by hte w. B. Fo-
shay company of Chicago, New York
Minneapolis, ST. Paul and Portland,
Ore, it was announced today.
The name of the company which is
being purchased from Galen L. Stone
and associates, will be changed to the
PeopePs Arizona Gas and Electric
company The purchase is made for
the; Peoples Light and Power cor
poration through which the Foshay
company operates utilities in Oregon
Washington, California, Vermont
Wisconsin and Minnesota
Gross annual earnings of these
properties will exceed $l,OOO,OOO.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
.CHIROPRACTOR'S
CASE GOES TO
SUPREME COURT
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

DENVER, Colo, July 6.-The SUI
preme court of the United States will
be asked to pass on the right of the
state board of medical examiners to
revoke the license of Dr. Leo l.. Spears,
Denver chiropractor. The right of the
board to so act, was approved two
weeks ago by the Colorado supreme
court, which today denied a rehearing
in the case
A petition for a writ of error to the
supreme court of the nUited States was
filed with the Colorado state supreme
court this afternoon and was granted
by the court. An appeal bond which
acts as a supresedeas was fixed at
$1,000 and was filed. Pending action
by the supreme court of the United
States, DIR. Spears will be permitted TO
practice his profession.
Attorneys for DR.. Spears declared the
same points raised in the trial of the
case in the Colorado supreme court
would be contained in the appeal to
the supreme court of the United States
and that one additional point, the right
of free speech, would likewise be in
volved.
The license of DR.. Spears was re-
voked more than two years ago by the
Colorado state board of medical exam
iners, following publication of an ad-
vertisement of DR.. Spears in which he
criticized the actions of the veterans
bureau and officials of F'itzsimmons
army hospital here for their refusal to
permit the practice of chiropractice
when requested by veterans of the
World war. The board of medical ex-
aminers held this was unethical on the
part of the chiropractor and conse-
quently ordered his license revoked. On
appeal to the Denver district court the
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CAMERON FOR
SEN A TIE CLUB
TO BE FORMED

Republicans of Douglaa are urged
to be on hand this evening at
o'clock in the Gadsden hotel parlors
for the formation of a "Cameron-for-
Senator" culb.
With the primary election but two
months away the political pot is be-
ginning to boil in Cochise county and
leaders in both the democratic and
republican parties here are stirring
themselves to action.
A definite organization to aid Cam
eran in his campaign will be consio-
eredI this evening and the call for
every republican in the city to be
present has gone. the rounds.
Discussion will be held as to the
best ways and means of working. for
Senator Cameron in this section and
an enthusiastic gathering is assured
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
Registration Reaches
6l70 for County And
State Fall Elections

With politics playing the leading
role throughout the county as pri-
mary time draws near, registration
figures for September 2, both in
the Douglas section and, i'm fact. all
over Cochise county, are pfling up
rapidly.
For the week ending July 3,
there were 597 voters who regis
tered, bringing the grand total to
date to 617S for the county. 1t is
expected that from $4,000 to $4,000
voters will place their names on
the list before the general election
rolls around.
There are now 1905 democrats
registered with 1413 republicans
and 20 who ARE classed as miscel-
IaneOus.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
SURE HE SAW HER
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire)

TUCSON, July 6. = Aimee Semple
Mcpherson, Los Angeles evangelist.
was seen in Aqua Prieta on June IL,
four days prior to her reappearance
after having been missing several
weeks, according to story told j. Il.
Dyer, chief of police, by o. E. Pape
OF this city today. From photographs
of Mrs. Mcpherson, Pape positively
identified her as the smaller of two
women whom he saw at the Interna-
tional cafe in Aqua Prieta about $3.50
or o'clock. Two men were with the
women, one of whom Pape said close
ly resembled a picture of Los An
geles man who is said to have been
formerly connected with Angelus
Temple.
Pape said that in company with DIR.
J. v. Cogan of 511 East Speedway,
Tucson, he had gone to Aqua Prieta
for dinner and while closing his car
after parking it near the west side
entrance, noticed two women come out
of the cafe followed by two men. He
described one of the women as being
smaller than the other, who he said
would weig h approximately ITO
pounds. The smaller woman appeared
to have red hair, but he said he was
particularly struck by her piercing
eyes. The women went around to the
left of their car, a blue Hupmoblle
sedan bearing a California license,
while the two men retraced their
steps into the cafe.
Looked Closely
Pape said that he got a good look
at both women and in trying to lick
his car ne jammed his key in the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
Fascist Government To
Suspend All Municipal
And Communal Elections

ROME, July 6.-The fascist gov
ernment, in an effort to ward off
internal political strife has decided
to suspend indefinitely all provincial
communal and municipal elections.
In we'll informed circles it is be-
lieved that this decision is a fore
runner of considerable extension of
the "Podesta" system which already
has been installed in four-fifths of
the nation, scommunes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
N. Y. PUBLfsHER DIES

NEW YORK, July 6.-Edward Rus
sell Thomas, one of the publishers
of the New York Morning Telegraph
died tonight at the Harbor hosp tai
in Brooklyn. He was 60 years old
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07

Three Cochise. county precincts were
re- established and adjustments in the
pay of several county officers made at
the regular meeting of the Cochise
County Board of Supervisors held at
Tombstone Tuesday
The newly created Pirtleville pre-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07
ROCKEFELLERS
ANGELS OF
DRY WORKERS
tBy Dispatch A. P. wire)

John D. Rockefeller and
his son, John D. Jr., have
been the heaviest contri-
butors to the Anti-Saloon
league while two women
Mrs. Barend Van Gerbig,
New Canaan, Con-, and
Mrs. Marius De Brabant,
New York City-have CIV
en- the largest sum to the
Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment.
This was disclosed today by a
partial list of the dry organization
contributors made public by the sem
ate campaign funds committee over
the protest of Wayne B. Wheeler, and
a full list of donors to the wet or
ganization for which William RI.
Stayton the national chairman, in
sisted should be spread upon the
committee record.
The Rockefellers have given $780,
600 to the Anti-Saloon league since
January /, 1925, the date fixed by
the committee behind which it would
not go in seeking donations to po-
litical or semi-political organizations.
1t is known, however, that this con-
stitutes only small part of the
total they have given.
The figures for the Association
Against the prohibition Amendment
go back to January /, 1921, and
show that since that time Mrs. Van
Gerbig has donated $4,000 and Mrs
Brabant $4,000 The third largest
contributor was Larz Anderson of
Washington, former ambassador to
Japan, who gave $1,000.
Next to the Rockefellers, Joseph
Boyer, of Detroit, took rank among
the Individual contributors to the dry
organization. He gave $4,000, while
S. S. Kresge also of Detroit, the
five and ten cent store magnate, gave
$4,000. P. A. Peterson of Rockyford,
Ills, contributed $500.
Besides making public the list of
contributors, the committee took
steps looking to possible action
against two of it's witnesses; de-
layed for time inquiry into the
expenditures on behalf of Goevrnor
Pinchot in the recent Pennsylvania
primary, and recalled Stayton for
cross examination by Senator Goff,
republican, West Virginia, on the
basis largely of information furn-
ished the committee by Wheeler. {.
BY unanimous vote, the investi-
gators decided to refer to the dis
trict attorney of the District OF
Columbia, the record of the hearings
in which F. x. O'CConnor, Il South
Philadelphia magistrate, denied state
ments by Senator Pepper, of Penn
sylvania, and three Philadelphia
newspaper men that he had told them
the organization of William S. Ware
in the keystone state senatorial race
had sought to purchase his support.
The record will be transmitted
without any recommendation or sug-
gestion but the district attorney will
be expected to take such action as
he may deem warranted under the
circumstances.
Having repeatedly failed in it's eff
forts to have Representative NORM,
of Pittsburgh, Vare's western cam
paign manager in the Pennsylvania
primary, appear before it, the COM
mite directed the sergeant at arms
of the senate to proceed to Morin's
summer home at Atlantic City and
bring him to Washington under sub
poena.
The hope of the committeeman is
that NORM will be here tomorrow
and they adjourned the hearing until
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Looked Closely

Pape said that he got a good look
at both women and in trying to lick
his car he jammed his key in the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07

NEW YORK, July Coop
per quiet; electrolytic, spot
and futures, 1917 asked
bar silver, 65 $.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-07

Fair west, cloudy east
Wednesday and Thursday;
somewhat warmer Wednes-
day northeast. ms
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Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cooper of Los
Angeles, accompanied by Mrs. James
Nickel and son, also of Los Angeles,
arrived in Washington last night and
are stopping at the Mayfiower.
Mr.. Cooper is the world-famed auto
mobile racing driver who was a mem
Der of the Stutz racing team that
piloted those racing cars to many
major championships.
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BANDITS MAKE BIG HAUL,
RETURN $40 TO VICTIM
Safe Cracks1nen Let Man Keep
"Change" After Counting
Thousands in Loot.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 22.--Loot from two
safes containing from $4,000 to $4,000
was sufficient for seven cracksmen
who invaded Automobile row so they
returned $40 to one of four persons
they had bound and gagged. They
walked out after spending three hours
in looting the Buick Motor Co. main
sales Office.
Three of the robbers acted as
guards Of the two men and two women
they had bound and gagged. From
one of them the guards took $40, but
when the result of their companions
attack on the safes was learned 1t was
returned with the remark, you'll
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SOCIETY
Continued from Page Twenty)

NN|St4lAtAoSNA - 80 =
that city, took place Saturday at the
home of the brides parents. Rev.
Alexander Waddell, pastor of the
Richmond Presbyterian Church, per.
formed the ceremony in the presence
/. of the immediate families and few
friends.
The bride, who was given in mar
rage by her father, was attended
by her sister, Miss Mildred Freeman,
and the bridegrooms sister, Miss
Catherine NJ. Craig.
Mr.. A. Preston Bowers of Philadel-
phia served as best man, and the
ushers included Mr.. Raymond Smith
of Philadelphia and Mr.. Ralph Hidley
of Lake George, n. Y.
A reception followed the ceremony.
Upon their return from their wed.
ding trip Mr.. Craig and his bride will
reside in Washington.
The Rev. Stephen Webster, formerly
of st. Marks Parish, is at Camp
O-At-Ka, East Sebago, Me-, before
going to Liberia late in September.
Mr.. James Berry is making trip
through the Great Lakes to attend a
convention in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Carrie Dawson Scott of New
port formerly of Washington. is visit
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CHILD PREACHER SPEAKS.
Holds Service at Washington Audi
torium; 12 Pledge Faith.

Unmindful of the intense heat, 10,
year-old Betty Weakland, girl evangel.
list last night conducted a service at
the Washington Auditorium and sue.
ceeded in causing more than a dozen
to pledge themselves to join the
church. She told her auditors she did
not urge them to join any particular
church, and felt her duty was ended
if successful in getting men and
women to join the church of any
denomination.
The youthful evangelist employed
many gestures and her voice was SO
nnoduIated thai it would do credit to
an evangelist of many years stand
ing. She is the daughter of DIR. j..
Roy Weakland and Mrs. Weakland of
Elmira. N. Y, and is stopping here at
the Tourists Camp.
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Post Office Finds
Burden i'm Lack of
Complete Address

By the Associated Press.
Lack of street and number adj
dresses on letters has become such
a drag on the postal service that
Assistant Postmaster General Bart
lett has begun a general campaign
to educate the business public In
the necessity of giv!.S complete
addresses on all letters.
Postmasters have been requested
to take up the subject with ad-
vertisers in their cities with a
view to having complete ADDRESS
appear in all advertisements in
newspapers and magazines.
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BANDIT BAND CAUGHT.
Men Who Killed Americans in Ar.
gentina Captured.

BUENOS AIRES, July % R.-
Three members of the bandit band
which robbed and killed William
Theisner and Carlos Hoffman near the
Bolivian frontier last April are re-
ported to have been captured. They
are said to have been taken into
custody by the police OF the Province
of Salta, according to dispatches from
that state received here.
One of the men under detention is
said to have confessed to his part in
the crime and to have named the per.
son who furnished the arms for the
hoidup Two other men implicated in
the murders, and who are known to
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Captured After Year.

DETROIT. July % C4).--That the
way of the transgressor is hard is
firmly established in the mind of
Hermann Cannon, 20I He tried his
hand at moonshining in the North
Carolina hills a year ago, and was
surprised by Federal officers after
turning out four gallons of the prod.
uct. he said. He escaped, and, after
fleeing through dozen States was
arrested at Pontiac, Mich, on the old
charge. He is in Jail here awaiting
trial.
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the police. are believed to have fed
to Bolivia

Theisner was road inspector for
the Standard Oil Co. of Argentina
and once was city engineer of Salina,
Hans. Hoffman was a contractor
who had been in Argentina for years
In business with his brother.
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It is profitless to give time to read
ing unless it gives something to you,
saws the Forbes Magazine.
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need this small change worse than
we will.
The safeblowers then bid their VIC
Tins a polite goodby.
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There would be fewer undesirable
mothers-in-law if there were more
good sons-in-law.
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Solely Ornamental.

From the Western Christian Advocate s
They tell me you have a model
husband. Mrs. Hicks"
''Yus, sir, e amt workin' model"
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| ing DR.. and Mrs. Charles G. Abbot
| in their home on K street.