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from an early high of 2S9A to 2S12
and then rallied to 1891 for net
loss of points on the day.
United states steel common drop
ped IL points to 123B. General
Petroleum continued to move against
the current trend, closing IL points
higher at So, after having passed
S. Ward Baking 3D. rallied feebly
on short covering.
Rails again yielded with the in
dustrials, but except in a few high
pirced issues such as Atlantic Coast
Line and "Nickel Plate" common, the
net declines were not large. Chesa-
peake and Ohio common showed a
break in wheat prices, which carried
the May option down over &c a bushel
to $159%, featured the commodity
markets Other grains yielded in
sympathy The cotton market was
dull, closing at net advances of to
Z points Raw sugar. prices touched
new low levels for the season. Coffee
sagged to IA points.
Call money continued to hold steady
at Az per cent. Time money and
commercial paper rates were I'M
changed.
Establishment of a new low level
since 1924 in French francs at 3.53
cents featured the irregular foreign
exchange market. Demand sterling
held firm at $485M while the Italian
and Belgian rates showed nominal
recissions Norwegian kroner ad
vanced 10 points to 21.45 cents.
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TIME CARD
Stations
LEGAL NOTICES
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, AT
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, State of Ari-

IONA.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the
State of Arizona, under the provis-
ions of the Act of Congress, approved
June 20, 1910 (S6 Stats, $50 has
filed in this office it's indemnity
school land selections, applying to
select as indemnity, the lands describ-
ed as follows:
List No. 4419-Serial No. O5S9SS:-
In T. II s., R. 81 E.: SWA Section "a.
List No. 4427-Serial No. O59249:-In
T. IA s., r. % E.: Lots 1, 2, 5, SWA
NEA; NEA SEA Section 5.
List No. 442S-Serial No. O59266-
In II. IS s., r. % E.: All Section %.
(All in G & S r B & M
During the five weeks period of
publication of this notice, or any time
thereafter, and before final approval
and certification, this office will re-
ceive protests or contests as to any
of the tracts applied for and trans
NIT the same to the General Land
office.
Dated at Phoenix, Arizona, March
IL, 1926.
L. l.. FERRALL, Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

U. S. LAND OFFICE at Phoenix,
Arizona, February 90 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that. Min
ME A. Enfield, one of the heirs of
Robert Perrin, deceased, OF Douglas,
Arizona, who, on March II, 1921,
made additional stock raising home
stead entry, No. O4S213, for the S3a,
Section 81, Township EOS, Range 27E.,
G. & S. r., Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make Three Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before H. Z. Beum-
Ter, U. s. Commissioner, at Douglas,
Arizona, on the S1st day of March,
1926.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Zuliane KuntZ, Dallas Krentz and
Valley M. Kuntz of Douglas, Arizona;
John e, Lovelady of Webb, Arizona.
L. l.. FERRALL, Register.
First publication February 25, 1926.
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LEGAL NOTICES
No. O59TOO.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A
UNITED STATES PATENT.

March 4, 1926.

March 4, 1926.
DEPARTMENT OF Tho INTERIOR,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Phoenix, Arizona.
In the Matter Of the Application Of
the Southwestern Manufacturing
and Construction Company, a Cor
poration, for Patent for White
Eagle No. / Mary Ann No. L; and
Mary Ann No. 2; Placer Mining
Claims.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of the Act of Congress APP
proved May 10th, 1903, ITO promote
the development of the mining re-
sources-of the United States" South
western Manufacturing and Construc-
ton Company, a Corporation, claim
ing 20 acres in White Eagle No. 1,
Placer Mining claim; claiming 20
acres In Mary Ann No. 1, Placer
Mining Claim and 20 acres in Mary
Ann No. 2, Placer Mining Claim,
each, lying, being and situate within
the Douglas Mining District, Cochise
County, State Of Arizona, has made
application to the United States for
a patent for each of the said Placer
Mining Claims, which are more fully
described as follows, to-wit:--
White Eagle No. 1, Placer Mining
Claim; the south half of the north
west quarter of the northeast quar-
ter IShSWA NEA) Section IL, in
Township "a s., of Range % E., ella
and Salt River Meridian, containing
20 acres.
Mary Ann No. l. Placer Mining
Claim; the south half of the south
west quarter of the northeast quar-
ter (S7ASW u NEA) Of Section IL, in
Township "a S., of Range % E., ella
and Salt River Meridian, containing
20 acres.
Mary Ann No. 2, Placer Mining
Claim; the north half Of the south
west quarter Of the northeast quar-
ter (NhSW ANEA) of Section H. in
Township "a s., Range % E., ella
and Salt River Meridian, containing
20 acres.
And by the field notes of the sur
vey thereof, now filed in the office
of the Register of the District of the
Lands subject to sale at the Phoe-
nix, Arizona, Land office, which said
field notes of survey describe the
boundaries and extent of the said
Placer Mining claims on the surface
as above set forth.
That the said Mining Claims being
of record in the office of the Re-
corder OF Cochise County, State OF
Arizona, as follows:-
|. White Eagle No. l. Placer Mining
Claim in Book 40 Record of Mines
at and on page S66.
Mary Ann No. l, Placer Mining
claim, in Book 40 Record of Mines
at and on page 1853.
: Mary Ann No. 2, Placer Mining
Claim in Book 40 Record of Mines
at and on page S64.
That as near as can be determined
from the present developments the
gypsum mineral deposit covers all Of
each of the above described Placer
Mining Claims.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the mining ground, vein, de-
post of gypsum, premises, lode, or
any portion thereof, so described,
surveyed, plated, and applied for.
al hereby notified that unless their
ADVERSE claims are duly filed. as ac-
cording to law and the regulations
Hereunder within sixty days from
the date hereof, with the Register of
the United States Land office, at
Phoenix, Arizona, they will be bar
red, in virtue of the provisions of
said Statute.
L. L. FERRALL,
Register.
First publication March 6, 1926.
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GRAIN NOTES.

CHICAGO, March 19.-The Modern
Miller says:
Condition of winter wheat gener-
ally maintained with outlook very
promising in the southwest. In that
territory wheat has commenced to
stool and it's appearance is good.
Most districts are supplied with mois-
ture. In states east of Mississippi
condition of crop is irregular ana
some complaints of cold weather
damage
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LIBERTY BONDS
lRr Disnatch A. p. Mirel

by DlSpatch A T. Wlre)
NEW YORK, March 10. = Liberty
bonds closed: 3h's 1913; first Al S
1923; second AVS 10000; third 4A S
1O1.4; fourth AVS 1925; U. S. Govt
AIS 1924.
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COPPER AND SILVER QUOTATIONS

WI TIA AMI SAAA H@AG
The average daily quotations for
copper and silver as carried by the
Engineering and Mining Journal for
the week ending March IS, are as
follows:
Copper. 1890.
Silver, 65.96.
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WALL STREET BRIEFS


NEW YORK, March 19.-The Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa F'e earned
SLID a share in 1925 on it's $780,
400, 500 common stock after preferred
dividends, compared with $15.46 a
share in 1924, it is shown in the
preliminary annual report. Net in
come rose to $46,166,699 after taxes
and charges, from $42,151SO6 the
year before. Surplus after dividends
and sinking fund provision was $23,-
641,395 against $21,372,959 in 1924.
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COTTON MARKET
AN Dispatch A. P. Wirol

(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)
NEW YORK, March 19.-The gem
eral cotton market closed firm with
a net advance of 8 to z points.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-03-20

Harold Knutson, Minnesota, in the
house: Does the gentleman think
that hanging is too good for those
who operate on rum row?
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DISPATCH WANT ADS
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Wire wheel wicker baby
buggy, $40. S55 Greene st.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-03-20

Properties of Gibson Oil corpora
ton in the Panhandle field of Texas
aggregating more than 5000 acres,
have been appraised at $14,6O5,160 by
the F. W. Freedom Engineering cor
poration of Tulsa, Okla.
Net income of Underwater Oil COM
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pany for 1925 was almost double\ the
amount of the year before, $5,9S7,253
compared with $3,S9S,413.
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BABY CHIX-R. l. Reds, (even color
and red to the skim, Barred
Rocks, Black Minorcas, Golden Buff
and White Leghorns, Tancred strain.
Enoch Crews, Seabright, Calf.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-03-20

A Kansas City message which at
tracted widespread attention among
wheat traders today said;
Indications are that only a negli-
gible per cent of the winter wheat
acreage in Kansas will be abandoned
this season and there is possibility
of the Kansas wheat crop this year
exceeding or equalling the Kansas
record crop, that of 1914, which was
1S0,00O,O00 bushels"
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Future delivery sales here March
is were:
Wheat, 63,047, 900 bushels; corn, 49,
100000 bushels; oats, 1,67S,000 BUSH
els rye, 100000 bushels all grains,
77,S57 900 bushels.
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SHARP DECLINE
in STOCKS ON
FRIDAY SALES

(By Dispatch A. p Wire)
NEW YORK, March 19.-Stock mar
ket averages:
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BOARD


COMMUNICATIONS cooking. 825 9tr
st. Phone 867-W. Mrs. Henry.
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Excellent meals. Good service.
Regular and transient solicited, 637
9th st. Special Sunday dinner 1880
to 1880, $1.OO.
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-03-20

FOR SALE-Black Minorca Matching
eggs. 1919 18th ST.
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BY EXPERIENCED OPERATION
Marching, 75c; manicuring, soc;
hot oils, $1.O0; facials, Use and $1.00.
Mrs. Frank Massengill 635 18th.
Phone 497.
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NOTICE OF SALE.

First publication March 6. 1926.
The Washington times., 1926-07-24

Arrested here on charge 81 10y
riding and as an escaped convict.
1,aul n. Woodyard. 90 years old.
S12 Eighth ST. N W., Is now want
ed BY the Virginia authorities on
charge of murder, according 70
information received by the local
police.
The information states that sew.
sraI months ago woodward ID Al
legged to have gone to 8 house
about nine miles south Of ManaH
sas, Va; III search Of liquor.
He called for someone 70 eoIn@
ont ana Mrs. Annie Eliza kegea
oDaned the door. She was iFngne
dtaI0 shot IS eIairne Ia the
Indictment, and died the following
WoCdyard IL alleged to have
escaped from Occoquall. where ne
was serving time for violation @
the national prohibition laWs was
shot while making his escape ail0
was afterward trailed BY blood
hounds that, he claims. refused 70
harm him when he patted them on
the head
Re was later arrested and
served time In Baltimore.
Upon his release there he was
turned over to Revenue Agent Tut.
who brought him back here but,
through q misund erstandiEig he
was released.
A few days ago he was taken into
custody by Detective Greenlow, Of
the Fourteenth precinct, and held
there until It was learned that he
had escaped from Occoquan. He
vraa then sent to the District jail,
where he is now being held awt.it-
ing action of the Virginia a1thori-
ties.
In addition TO chafges Of MUIR
der, joy.riding and petty larceny.
officials Of the womenss bureau
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column -
The Washington times., 1926-07-24
/ Man
IN DRUG
At TACK

Only one link remains I'M
found in the chain Of evidence
on the drug attack " made
Tuesday night on Mrs. Myrtle
Rosenfield, 1905 Newton St.,
Cedarcroft, Nd, it was indi-
Gated today by Constable
Thomas Garrison, Of Hyatts-
vile. This link, he is con-
yinced, can be supplied By .
man involved II the case.
whose identity Garrison be-
lAves he knows.
PIanned Attack Is Belief
This man is being sought today.
When found he will be questioned
any may be placed under arrest
as an accomplice IN the attack.
Garrison declared. however, that
he is not yet convinced the man
actually took part In the attack,
although he probably knew about
It in advance and may have hal
q part in planning it,
Second Man Is Cleared
A second man, who has been
sought in connection with the case,
has virtually been cleared and
search for him probably will be
dropped, it was learned.
Investigation Of the case has been
l1ampered by the refusal to discuss
the case of Miss Ethel Clawans, 1870
Fifteenth st. N. W., and Mrs. Eliza.
beth Warnke, 929 New York Ave.
N. W., who have been arrested and
charged with the attack on Mrs.
Rosenfield.
They have told the authorities
they will say nothing until they are
arraigned Wednesday night before
Justice OF the Peace John ]. Fainter
in Constable Garrison's office.
Miss Clawans, unable to give
bond, is being held in the jail at
Upper Marlboro, to which she was
transferred yesterday from the
Bladensburg Jail.
It is anticipating that the hear.
ing Wednesday night will shed
further light with the connection OF
George r. Rosenfield, aviation pro
moter, with the attack on his wife
Continued on Page 2, Column Z.
The Washington times., 1926-07-24
ROBERT SCOT I
C0NFESSES

Il CHICAGO, July s44In spite Of
1 fun confession" made by Robert
Scott, now under life sentence for
the murder Of Joseph Maurer, drug
clerk, for which his brother Russell
IL condemned to be hanged. promi.
nent lawyers today expressed tbs
opinion that the statement of Rob
ert that he fired the fatal shot will
not avail to halt the execution OF
either sentence.
Confessed To Reporter
The confession was made to a
reporter and a jail official ana
signed by Robert in their presence.
In 1t he goes to some length 70
describe how 1t was possible for
him to have fired a shot into the
victims back while Maurer had
him down on the floor and was
lying on top Of him.
It was this situation that led
the 1uries to believe that Russell
must have been the actual killer
and led to the imposition Of the
seyerer sentence upon him.
Robert says in his confession:
az raised the gun over the back
Of Maurer. He was lying on tor
of me in the struggle. / fired.
was 50 dazed that after / got ur
fired a few more shots.
81 don't know where they went
Such a confession as Robert
made was feared by the States
attorneys office at the, time he
pleaded guilty before Judge Gem
mill, throwing himself on the
mercy of the court, but refusing fol
two days to testify.
Assistant States Attorneys Charles
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1926-07-24
P0INCARE PLANS
HIS COURSE
BY HARRY n. FLORY
Ihternational News Service

PARIS, July 24.-The Poincaire
cabinet is today striving to evolve
a financial program. which It can
take before the chamber Of deputies
next week with reasonable assur-
ances Of success.
Until the financial program Is
outlined none can. say how strong
the Poincare cabinet viii prove. but
Ii isc general opinion in political
circles that the cabinet, under the
leadership OF the cautious Poincare
will bring forth q program which
will at least win initial support
from the chamber.
The problem Of the American
debt settlement remains more or
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
The Washington times., 1926-07-24

-
he definitely says his attention was
called to this bloody hand mark
''the first night we visited the
house. the night the bodies were
in the cellar"
This could only have been Friday
night. vet the Governments finger
print expert In the THIRD trial (bIIt
not I'm the first or second sWOre
that these marks were not there
on Friday night but appeared Sat.
urday morning for the first time.
To corroborate this so-recently.
thought.of explanation. the Govern.
ment put an employee from the
mOrgue on the stand who swears
he got his hands bloody while
handling the bodies SATURDAY
morning and that HE put the bloody
hand mark on the door.
The fact that this witness was
small man with a hand probably
no larger than mine. and that the
hand smear on the door was that
Of a very. large man. does not
bother the Government.
Neither does the fact that q de-
tailed description of this hand
smear was given in both the testi-
mony of the late Major Pullman
and the late Inspector Grant, who
are known to have discussed 1t
for days and who certainly would
have easily ascertained If a morgue
employe had been responsible for
It, IL such had been the fact.
This weak and obviously ques.
tiOnabIe testimony was not intro
duced by the Government until the
third trial, when they were making
Continued on Page 10, Column y
The Washington times., 1926-07-24
IS ISSUE
FOR '28FIGHT
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

by UhUGtGE -. hULMGS
Tariff reform and clean cleo.
TONS
These are the primary issues
upon which the Democrats will
strive to wrest control of Congress
from the Republicans in the No.
vember elections, it was announced
today by the Democratic National
Committee.
With the tariff issue is linked
up that OF adequate relief for the
farmer. With the 'clean elections
issue is linked up the Pennsylvania
primary, where nearly $S,000,0 900
was spent, and where the successful
Republican Senatorial nominee, Will
Continued on Page 2,vcolumn 81
The Washington times., 1926-07-24
By CHARLES A. SMITH
aforementioned Newa seryiee

LONDON, July Pro-
hibition is not a bowling sue
cess in America. It is a dan
gerous experiment, and all the
nayies in the world couldn t
adequately prevent rum run
ming"
Such is the opinion of Arch
bishop Curley Of Baltimore,
now on q visit to relatives at
Golden Island county, Athlone,
Ireland.
Points Out Drunkenness
sAfter six year, experience Of
prohibition il the United States,
/ am not able TO say that Il can
be described as . bowling success,
the archbishop said. "PrOhibition
Is : desperate experiment, the
results Of which have been
Continued on Page ?, Column -
The Washington times., 1926-07-24

W AN
HIS OWN STORY
SeUen Years IN jail
TRIED THREE TIMES
FOR KILLING HIS
FRIENDS
Seven Years IN Jail
Freed By Government Which
Failed to Convict Him

The Washimgton Times pre-
sents today another section OF
the amazing story of ZtGng
Sang Wan, held in jail for
more than seven years, tried
three times for killing Of meme
bers of the Chinese mission, and
finally discharged from custody
by the Government Which could
not convict him.
It Is a remarkable c0nsaten.
tary on the methods employed
In the United States to send
men TO the gGltosVs, and It re-
totes, for the FIRST time, the
personal story Of Wan.
Barred fn the dedtk cell, he
planned kis o4ve fight for free
dom, sUhiIe others passed his
door 20 pay the supreme pert
atty for their crimes.
The Washington times., 1926-07-24
By zIANG SUNG WAN
(copyrieht, is2s b. The washington
Times Col

Times Coz
On Friday, January 20,
Kang Ii says he had just re-
turned from school when Tsu
III Sun from the Chinese lega-
ton called and said he had
missed Mr.. Va and Mr.. HSie
from classes, that he had
passed the house and noticed
newspapers, milk, packages.
ETC., In the vestibule and sug-
gested that Kang LII go
across the street and see what
was the matter.
Curiously, he did not wait
to find out, himself, but inn
mediately left. Kang III took
his books upstairs and then
went over to the mission. In
the street were some children
playing He called their at
tention to the fact that he
was entering the mission by
the window, and then raising
lt, entered.
This Is the same window
Bradley said he found LOCK
ED at 9 o'clock Wednesday
evening. Again, who un-
locked iti If / had been in
side and had committed the
murder I would leave By .
door, not i window
Actually, the person who COM
mikted the crime must have left
by the basement door as there.
vas large and complete hand
print IN blood On the front base-
ment door.
There was no photograph put
- evidence Of this bloody hand
nanrk. yet Inspector Grant told
ne Il was too large 60 be either
my hand or my brothers hand.
Testimony From Transcript.
His testimony taken from the
transcript, page Sc, is as follows:
Time D10OQ u8LAo Oh SAIc 0O0E
were on the outside of the front
cellar door, leading from the fur
mace room to the street, up the
front cellar stairs; they were
lust near the knob; like some
one had put his hand around the
door (indicating howl and left it
there. Attention wa s
called to it the first night we
visited the house, the night the
bodies were in the cellar; they
were on the door jamb above the
knob, on the edge Of the door,
not the janb, looked as If some
body had put their hand there on
the door leading out into the
street. it looked about
one hard in there or four fingers
that had taken hold of the knob
and opened the door; it was above
the knob; looked just like hand
smear, as If somebody had grab
bed It; appeared to US that the
man had opened the door with
his left hand and put his right
hand, which was probably bloody
on the outside Of the door, a bright
! wooden door, sort Of cream color"
Experts Change Testimony
Il should be noticed that In this
sworn testimony Of Inspector Grant
The Washington times., 1926-07-24

President Coolidge will an
point neither Gen. Eli a. Hell
mick nor Frederic A. Delano
Commissioner Of the District
Of Columbia.
Both have been declared In
eligible III official reports sub,
mitted to the President, It was
learned today
No retired Army Or Navy
officer eligible Tor IT,
appointment, according 70
opinions rendered BY legal Of.
ficers ofthe Government. Fred
eric A. Delano voted in Chi
cage in 1924, and did not
make his official residence in
the District until january,
1926.
10 Delay Appointment
Along with this Information came
the hint that President Coolidge
did not expect to find among tde
business men Of the city much eVail-
able timber Tor the commissio1ershi
Merchants would find It difficult.
if not impossible, to divest them
selves Of their business interests,
in order to accept the post, and
vet this would be necessary II
they are TO be. protected from Con.
gressional attack.
No immediate appointment to the
Commissionership is likely to be
made it was said today.
Lawyers Considered
The list of candidates now being
considered by the President includes
several young lawyers, to whom
the acceptance OF the Commissioners
ship would not prove too great a
financial sacrifice. The President
has considered the feasibility of
taking some OF the minor execu-
tiVes in Government service for
the position, but has found that
most OF them have maintained vot
Ing residences in other cities des
| pite their long terms Of service in
Washington.
Frank Sprigg Perry was Endorsed
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
It's
Architecture

-HHE very beginning of San Antonio's TO-
mantle history is entwined with that
of Spain. From that beginning until
today even in the awkward stage
when the struggling cow-town was undergoing
its transition into city -San Antonio has
savored of the Spanish influence.
Throughout the country its quaint charm
has been talked of until there scarcely remains
an American who has not determined some
day, to visit San Antonio.