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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
EVERY BRIDGE
OVER THE SAN
PEDRO is OUT

/ With every bridge except one, both
of highway and railroad construction
on the San Pedro river washed out,
the situation created by the three
lday deluge stands Wednesday morn
ing as it did when the rain ceased
to fall on Monday evening. No
traffic either by rail or road is GO
ing west out of Cochise county, nor
will it be likely that any bridge will
be repaired for another "a hours.
Representatives. of the high high.
way department notified the Dispatch
last evening through John b. Hart
that the big wooden bridge on tho
main highway at st. David was a
total loss and that Immediate efforts
are going forward to repair the APP
proach to the Fairbanks bridge on
the Tombstone-Nogales highway SO
that traffic may be routed from Tue
son by way Of Nogales TO Douglas
The state highwaymen indicated IN
their statement that an effort might
be made to put in a ferry across the
San Pedro at st. David but that 1t
was not probable that any temporary
bridge will be built asNthe plans are
already drawn for concrete bridge
which will be started as SOON as
possible. NG N
While the San Pedro went on
grand rampage and flooded it's en-
tire valley no loss or life mas. peen-
reported although Supervisor Hart
stated last evening that the ranchers
in the low lands had been forced
from their homes and have taken
refuge in, st. David. Tie waters are
falling now and no further destruc-
tion is expected.
The Palominas bridge was not
washed out but it's approaches were
entirely wrecked and cannot be im-
mediately replaced Half of the Ben
son-D Dragoon bridge Is gone. Two
sections of the steel bridge at Here
ford have been torn out and whirled
down the flood. At the Fairbanks
bridge where repair crews are work
ing night and day to- relieve, the
situation there are approximately $50
feet of approach to fill in and the
deep mud and still menaclng waters
are making the work dangerous and
hard.
Nothing is left of the big wooden
structure at st. David and the APP
to the Charleston bridge arc
washed away. 1t is expected that
the railroad will get up some tens
porary bridges shortly and resume &C
least part of their service. 1t is
estimated that thousands Of tourists
are held up all along the main
travelled roads and one man driving
a light roadster who made the trip
from Deming to Douglas on Tuesday .
reported that The highway was lined
with stalled cars Hsr
Roads north into the Sulphur
Springs valley are reported slightly
improved but many cars are stuck in
the dips and the few who do get
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
SPECIAL U. S.
COURT PASSES
ON KAIBAB DEER

+ LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2S (AP)-A
special United States court, consist
ing of three federal judges, today is
considering what shall be done with
the deer in Kaibab national forest in
the northern part of Arizona The
case was presented on brief to the
court yesterday. The case involves
more than 10000 deer running in the
Kaibab forest. Because of lack OF
food, the deer are threatening to de-
stroy valuable pine timber lands IN
that section. The government con-
tends that the deer or the excess
should be shot, while Arizona auth
critics maintain that no deer can be
killed anywhere in the state without
violating Arizona state laws.
r. w. Williams, attorney, federal
agricultural department, representing
the government, believes that what
ever decision is reached by the court
here, it will not be final and that
the case will finally be decided by
the United States supreme court.
Arizona was represented at the hear
ing by Attorney General Murphy.
The court is composed of Judge
Erslline NJ. Ross, of the circuit court
of appeals, and Federal Judge VIII
liam p. James of Los Angeles, and
f. c. Jacobs of Globe, Ariz
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
QUEEN CONTEST
FOR THE FAIR
NOW UNDER WAY

Nominations are now open for candi-
dates for queen of the Cochise county
fair. Every year, in connection with
the great annual fair, Coehise county
elects a queen to preside over the So
cial functions of the county wide gath
ering and as a symbol of youth and
tion the first ballot for the Douglas
candidates appears.
Under the rules that have been laid
down by Chairman c. c. Mcbride and
his committee, each community in the
county will nominate as many candi-
dates as they please and vote for them.
The one winning the nomination in
each community will be brought to
Douglas for the fair and will be pre-
sented at the court on the evening of
the opening festivities, at which time
the duly authorized judges will desig-
nate the winner Of the contest, who
will be crowned queen of Cochise
county.
The other. nominees will be maids CT
honor and will share with the queen
in the hospitality and entertainment
afforded during the celebration The
fair association has arranged for all
accommodations for the queen and her
maids of honor and chaperones and
every form of entertainment will be at
their disposal throughout the three
days.
The queen and each of the maids of
honor will be presented with beauti-
ful gown which they are to wear at the
state functions of the queens court,
and which they may keep as souvenirs
of the occasion.
Already various clubs and societies
in Douglas have voted to nominate
candidates and in Bisbee the balIoting
was officially started Tuesday morn
ing. Simply clip the ballot from the
paper and write on it the name of the
candidate whom YOU are supporting.
Deliver the ballot to the offices of the
chamber of commerce and have it plac-
ed in the sealed ballot box, which has
been placed there.
The girls of the p. E. p. club of the
high school have nominated as their
candidate Miss Lessie Raye Vickers,
who has the honor of being the first
girl in Douglas to be nominated this
year. In Thursday mornings edition
names of other girls who have been
nominated and discussion of the pos
sibilities of the various candidates will
start
There will be one ballot in each Dis
patch published until the time for the
fair and each ballot counts for one
vote. Clip them out and use them. The
queen last year was a Douglas girl
Miss Mary Virginia Austin. Two years
ago a Bisbee girl was chosen.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29

He refused, however, to attemp
Identification of Mrs. Mcpherson il
court, declaring he could not be sur,
because of the goggles and large brim
med hat she wore.
The cottage owner declared tha
while planting flowers about the house
he saw vividly green bathing sui
hanging on the clothes line.
Mrs. Mcpherson was reported to have
been wearing green bathing suit
when she disappeared from the beach
at Ocean Park, May 1S.
Benedict followed other witnesses
who likewise failed to identify the
evangelist as the woman companion Of
the man who gave his name as George
Mcintyre. William Mack, laundry
man who delivered laundry to the
Benedict cottage, said he could not re-
the cottage when Mcintyre lived there.
William H. McNichaels, a stone
mason, said he had seen the woman five
or six times, but could not identify here
as Mrs. Mcpherson. The evangelist re-
moved her hat in the court room, ex-
posing her hair, but the witness said
he could not say Gle had seen her be-
fore
Benedict said he came to Los An
geles in August for his health and went
to sanitarium at Glendale, Calf. He
testified he saw Roland Rich Wooley,
one of Mrs McPherson's counsel, short
ly after he came here. Benedict said
he met Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff,
also defendant on conspiracy charges,
at the sanitarium August 20, and had "a
conversation with her in the presence
of District Attorney Keyes. Keyes read
a transcript of conversation between
Mrs. Sielaff, Wooley and Benedict in an
automobile outside the sanitarium. The
pertained to an attempted
of Mrs. Sielaff by Bene-
dict as the Carmel cottage woman.
Details of the supposed meeting be-
tween Mrs Sielaff and Benedict at the
on Mayo were discussed, Mrs.
Sielaff repeating bits of conversation
at that time.
Benedict replied, according to the
statement, that he could not positively
identify Mrs. Sielaff as the Carmel
woman companion of Mcintyre.
Mrs. Sielaff described a picture over
the mantle piece and other details of
of the arrangement of furniture in the
house. Her description was correct
generally, Benedict said, according to
the transcript
Benedict asked Mrs. Sielaff during
the talk in the automobile how she was
dressed when he met her in the yard.
Mrs. Sielaff replied she could not re-
but knew she had on black
satin slippers and glasses" Ques-
toned by Benedict concerning her hat,
the woman said she had on small
tContinued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
CIRCUIT COURT
REVERSES THE
SINCLAIR CASE

ST. LOUIS, Sept 29. - (AP) = The
United States circuit court of appeals
today reversed and remanded the de-
cision of the district court at Cheyenne,
Wyo upholding the Teapot Dome oil
lease obtained by Harry F. Sinclair and
associates from the government while
terror.
The decision declares the Sinclair
lease to have been fraudulent. The
lower court is instructed to ask the
Mammoth Oil company for an account
ing of all oil and petroleum products
taken from the governments naval oil
reserve during its tenure.
The appellate courts decision is
sweeping in effect and instructs the
lower court Immediately to cancel the
Mammoth Oil company's lease and to
enjoin it from further trespassing on
government lands The opinion was re-
ceived here from Williams S. Kenyon of
Fort Dodge, Iowa, presiding judge of
the appellate court.
The appellate court in it's decision
a G5-page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Judge T.
Blake Kennedy, who held in district
the governments allegation of fraud
had not been proved. He rejected the
governments annulment suit and left
the Mammoth Oil company in possess
sion of Teapot Dome. The opinion was
concurred in by District Judge Arbas
Van Vallxenburgh of Kansas City and
District Judge W. A. Kent of Duluth,
who sat with Judge Kenyon in hearing
the appeal at st. Paul last May.
The opinion declared in part:
Our conclusion is that the govern
ment sustained it's claim that the lease
and contract were procured by fraud
and corruption and that they should be
cancelled
"a trail of deceit, falsehood, subter-
fuge bad faith and corruption, at times
indistinct, but nevertheless discernible
runs through the transactions incident
to and surrounding the making of this
lease. 1t should not receive the ap-
CONTINUED on rage Threel
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
MAN REPORTED.
MISSING AFTER
TUCSON FLOOD

TUCSON, Sept 2S.-(AP)-One man
was missing after y check of employees
of the county highway department fol-
lowing the coIlapehesof part of the ST.
Mary's road bridge oNer9tllcs santa Cruz
river here tonight. The bridge is an
old wooden structure. Forest service
and highway department reports say
d three foot wall of water is due to
reach the same spot from the Patagonia
mountains any moment. There is 1871
feet of water in the river, which usu-
ally is nothing but dry bed.
BISBEE, Sept. % (AP)-Althougn
no complete estimate has yet been
made of the damage resulting in
this district from the rain storm
which began last Saturday near MD
night and continued unabated until
Monday afternoon, school authorities
announced today that damages. to
school buildings here approximates
$4,000. Most of the damage was cone
to walls, ceilings and interior decora-
tions in the buildings.
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
.SMI TIL NOMINEE,
OF DEMOCRATS
IN NE W YORK

SYRACUSE, NJ Y, Sept. 2S. - (AP) =
Alfred e. Smith of New York was
unanimously and enthusiastically nomi-
mated for fourth term as governor by
the New York state democratic conven-
tion here today.
His associates on the state ticket
all were nominated by acclamation
Edwin Corning of Albany was nomi-
mated for lieutenant governor and
Robert F. Wagner of New York for
United States senator. The mention of
Governor Smiths name was always a
signal for demonstrations throughout
the session. He was alluded to repeat
edly as "the next president of the
United States"
zone nomination at time" said he
in opening his speech of acceptance.
Indication of his hope for political
advancement was seen in his successful
insistence against pronounced opposi-
tion that the party platform contain Il
plank declaring for American adher-
ence to the world court. The text of
the plank furnished the only real fight
in the resolutions committee.
AS finally accepted, the plank was a
compromise between the two divergent
views. 1t follows:
"As the senate of the United States
has by it's action voted that this nation
adhere to the world court, with pro-
visions intended to safeguard our ma
tional sovereignty, we trust that, il
these reservations are accepted, our
participation will promote the elimina-
tiOn of future wars and the solution of
all international disputes"
A liberalization of the Volstead act
was urged by the platform and hope
was expressed that the electors of the
state would vote "yes" on the refer
endum at the fall election to determine
the will of the voters on a memorial
to congress to amend the Volstead law
by permitting each state to determine
for itself what constitutes 'intoxicat-
ing liquor"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29

In the city the damage was com
paratively small but the isolation of
Douglas was more complete than on
Monday night and more serious than
was at first believed Both the north
and south lines of the Southern Pa
cific are out of commission and this
company is now sending its trains by
way of the Santa Fe from Phoenix to
Ell Paso. The Nacozari railroad is
completely tied UP for at least one
week. All telephone toll lines to
the west are down and automobile
traffic west of Tombstone is lmpos-
sible.
The worst damage to the Southern
Pacific came when the. big steel
bridge across the San Pedro river,
fear Benson, was swept out early
Tuesday morning. Forty feet OF the
steel bridge of the Southern Pacific
south line at Fairbanks also went
out Tuesday morning, completely
blocking traffic on both lines of this
railroad
The first train that will come into
Douglas will be No Z, from Ell Paso,
at $50 Wednesday morning. This
train will bring the first mail into
the icty since the arrival of Train
No. 1OS Monday afternoon. No. 1o3,
which was sent hack to Lo7'dsburg
from Douglas Monday in order to go
west over the north line OF the
Southern Pacific, was again blocked
when the north line bridge was swept
out at Benson and is now being sent
west by way of the Santa Fe Train
No. 5, made up in Douglas, left for
El Paso at 8 p. m. Tuesday night.
The flood damage was more severe
in Aqua Prieta than in Dougias.
More than score of families were
driven from their homes when the
incessant rain caused the walls toI
collapse and they had to seek shelter
with neighbors. A section OF the
wall of the buildings in which the
soldiers forming the Aqua Prieta
garrison live fell in Monday Right,
but the soldiers were quartered in
an adjacent building.
The worst damage in Aqua Prieta
occurred on the west side of the
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
CANDIDATE FOR
MASS.GOVERNOR
WET

BOSTON, Sept % (AP)-Repeal OF
the prohibition law and enactment OF
system of regulation for the sale
of liquor were urged by Colonel Will
liam A. CASTOR, democratic nominee
for governor of Massachusetts, in the
acception speech tonight
"1he most vital, most immediate or
all questions and problems confront-
ing the people is that of prohibition, y
Colonel CASTOR asserted.
"It cannot be set aside; it must be
met; and every candidate on every
ballot in this election must come out
in the open and state plainly where
he stands,
There must be no lodging and no
evasion and this election must be
made "a solemn referendum so that
the voice and verdict of this COM
monwealth may go laundering down
to Washington"
Colonel CASTOR asserted that pro-
hibition had utterly failed to prohibit
and that crime, immortality and law
lessness had grown out of tie para
lysis of the law. He declared, how
ever, he was opposed to the return
OF the liquor saloon and favored IN
stead some reasonable plan of rcg-
ulation and restriction, akin to tho
systems of Sweden and quebec Bu
until the Volstead law Is repealed II
must be enforced
James H. Vahey, permancn2 cnalr-
man of the convention annouac"d
relentless opposition" TO the pre-
rhibition amendment and the Vols cad
act, declaring that only by their
repeal can we restore the reign Of
law and order and bring back Amer
lean faith in democracy and repre-
sentative government"
Speaking as temporary chairman
j. Peters, former mayor of
Boston, denounced encroachment Of
the federal government upon the
rights of states.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
Imperial Irrigation
Area Prepared for a
Flood From San Pedro

IMPERIAL, Calf, sept. % (AP)
Steps to combat a. flash flood
IN the ella river within the next
thrcc days were taken by the GeH-
rrnI superintendent NJ g. DOwd.,
of the Imperial irrigation district
Fhc flood is expected to result
from heavy rains in southeastern
Arizona along the San Pedro
watershed, a tributary OF the GiIa.
Anxiety Is felt because the water
also is rising on the main Colo
IOradO as a result OF rains in the
Flagstaff district. The two streams
Join at Yuma and the Ievees iR
Mexico will be endangered espe-
cially because two months of low
water have dried out the banks
and left crevasses which the flood
may increase to open gaps.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
1927 License Pla tes to
Be Copper COlOred, With
Let ters in Blue-B

PHOENIX, Sept. 2S. - (AP) - The
1927 automobile license plate will he
copper cOlOred, with bIue-blaclz let
ters, James III. Kerby, secretary of
state. announced today. The bill for
S8,36O pairs Of plates for all types
of mOdOr vehicles, according to the
contract with "a Los Angeles firm,
will be $11, ,S32.12.
The total registration of autOmO-
bfIes for 1926 in the state under the
private car registration was 6S,339
cars on August 81, or 3OS more ears
char were registered for the entire
year of 1928.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
FIRE 1N cHAPLIN STUDIO

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2S.-Damage
estimated by studio officials at $780,
600 was caused by fire WHICH broke
out in the Charlie Chaplin motion
picture studio this afternoon. The
flame was caused by a short circuit.
The stage was destroyed as was
much of the equipment Chaplin was
making a picture when the fire
started but none of the sets on which
he was working were damaged.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
WITNESSES FAIL TO
IDENTIFY AIMEE AS.
VISITOR AT CARMEL

HALL OF JUSTICE, LOS Angles, Caif Sept. %
AP)-H. G. Benedict, of the cottage at Carmel
Calf where the state contends Aimee Sempe McPher-
son remained with Kenneth G. ormiston former temple
radio operator for 10 days after she disappeared May
18, testified here today that the who occupied
the house was similar in appearance to the EVANGELIST
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
TRAINS CUT OFF ON
5. P. LINES; TRAFFIC
TOBERESUMED TODAY

With the sun again beamng down in typical Arizona
fashion Tuesday morning after so hours of continuous
ain Douglas had chance to get outdoors and estimate
the damage caused by the worst rastorn in the history
Of the southwest Like most disasters the storm had it's
silver lining it assures Arizona cattlemen the richest
grazing in years County bridge losses said to be $4,000
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
Vera Cruz Mexico, Swept By Hurricane
Reported to Be Worst Since 1888; Loss
TO Property Reported Extremely Heavy

+ GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. 2S (AP)-
Some loss of life and damage esti,
mated at $2,5O0,0OO was caused by
the hurricane which swept Vera Cruz
today it was reported in advices re-
ceived at the offices of the All
American Cables company tonight.
Many small craft were sunk in the
harbor, said the reports, and houses
were blown down.
VERA CRUZ, Sept. % (AP)--vera
Cruz has been swept by a hurricane,
the most devastating since 1888.
Several ships were sunk in the bay
and the Ward liner San Juan was
partially wrecked
With the great gale came neavy
seas, While flooded the piers and
drove out those listing in that neigh
borhood, in fear innundation.
The hurricane blew for several
hours but about midday the wind
began to fall and the storm swept
overland.
The streets of Vera Cruz are lit
tered with fallen trees but thus far
not many casualties are reported.
There is no word as yet of damage
in the interior.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-29
WIRES DOWN

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2S.-vera Cruz
had suffered great damage in a
hurricane which has cut off COM
munication by telegraph lines. The
government broke in the middle Of
a message reporting that the city
was greatly damaged. There are un-
confirmed reports that the greater
part of the city has been destroyed.
All efforts are being made here by
the government to ascertain the ex-
tent of the damage at Vera Cruz. The
last message received by the gov
ernment broke off just as the op-
orator was reporting that water COW
cred the entire central portion of the
city to depth of two or three feet
with apparently much damage.
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COTTON TEXTILE
INSTITUTE PLANNED
Meeting Of Manufacturers
This Week viii Be Largest
of Kind Ever Held.
Rr The Asancinteti Pman

| by the AB9pclHleQ GtNEb. s5 80 sz
CHARLOTTE. N. c.. July IL. The
general committee from the cotton
textile industry that will meet in New
York Wednesday to report plans for
the creation Of the proposed Cotton
Textile Institute probably will be the
most representative gathering Of cot.
ton manufacturers ever held in the
United States, Stuart w. Cramer,
Cramerton, N. c., a member OF the
Committee of Ten, declared tonight.
THE structure and functioning Of
similar organizations in other indus
tries have been extensively studied, :
said Mr. Cramer.
Research Bureau Planned.
"As naturally would be expected,
with the wide diversity Of production
and almost Nationwide geographical
location OF the units, the cotton tex.
tile industry is almost In class by it.
self, but there are certain underlying
principles common to all such trade
bodies that have passed the stage Of
experimentation and whose. activities
are strictly within the law. which II
is believed can be adapted to the needs
OF the textile Industry to bring about
n sane anu uGC61lI anu CO-OVCIdtlSS
competition instead OF the cut-throat
situation that now exists"
Mr.. Cra4ner said 1t was generally
conceded that there would be re.
search bureau, a publicity depart
ment and statistical bureau. He said
the statistical bureau would furnish
prompt, complete and accurate in.
formation to everybody concerned, es-
pecially in the way of stock prOduc-
ton and sales.
WIN Investigate Markets.
The research department would deal
with technical problems beyond the
scope of the individual manufacturer.
The principal function of this body
would be the investigation Of markets,
both at home and abroad, the dis
covery and extension of new uses for
cotton mills products, the Standard.
zation OF the products and the con-
sideration of trade practice and
abuses.
One Of the tenete of the institute.
said Mr.. Cramer. will be the exclu-
sion OF legislative and political ques-
tions.