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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
INSIDE PLANS
.PENNS YLV VANIA
PRIMARY TOLD
(By Dispatch A. 2. Wire J

WASHINGTON, June 16.-An inside
story" allegingt that half a dozen
banks throughout the country have
aided bootleggers in financing their
transactions, was unfolded today be-
fore the house alcoholic liquor traffic
committee by William c.. Davidson, VIII
described himself as the eX-bootlegger
William Caine, now going straight
Davidson appeared at both day and
night sessions at the invitation OF
Representative Laguardia, progressive
socialist New York, the only wet
member of the committee. He gave
his home as Los Angeles, but refused
to reveal his Washington address be
cause he didn't want to get bumped
off"
Davidson charged Assistant Secre-
tary Andrews of the treasury, the pro-
hibition chief, with failure to act on
evidence of dry law violations, in
Guiding, the bank transactions, which
he offered He also said Samuel Nc
Nab, federal district attorney at Los
Angeles; a Colonel >>rith, -g1lo he said
was prohibition administrator for
southern California, and that Frith's
assistant, w. w. Anderson, llKeWlSS
had refused to take action after he
had told them his story
Asserting he had worked for about
five wears in the wholesale end of the
bootlegging game in various sections
of the country, Davidson told of al
legged transactions with the following
banks:
The United eStates National bank,
San Diego, Calf; the Northwestern
Bank, Portland, ore; the Royal Bank
of Canada, and branch of the Cali
fornia bank, Los Angeles.
Describing his efforts to interest
federal officials in prosecuting the
California bank, he declared that An
derson had told him he didn't wanl
anything and that 'it would look fine
in the observation-disclosures bank in
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
INSIDE STORY
OF BOOTLEG"
BANKS GIVEN
(By Dispatch A..P. Wre)

~
uAc111NGTON June 16.-Some in
sida details of the workings of the
ri,,a1 nolitical machines in eastern ana
western Pennsylvania during the re-
cent republican primary were pareu
TODAY by the senate campaign luii'
committee.
Leaders of both the Vare-Beidleman
and the Pepper Fisher organizations
weer subjected to rapid fire OF cross
examination by Senator Reed demo-
Graf. Missouri, and other members aS
the committee continued it's search
for the sources of funds in the va
600, 900 primary
Harry A. MacKey chairman of the
statewide organization of Representa-
tive Ware the successful senatorial
candidate; Joseph n. Mackrell, Vars
leader >in Pittsburgh, and Mayor
Charles A. Kline of Pittsburgh neu"
tenant of the Pepper-Fisher orgahiAd-
tion, were the witnesses.
The mayor and Mackrell each hao d
rather uncomfortable half hour or
more on the stand Mackey was the
principal witness of the day and ne
maintained that there hadl been no
illegal expenditures or purchasing Oh
votes in the primary and that the
stuffing of ballot boxes would nave
been impossible even if there had peeI
a desire to resort to such tactics.
The trail of prohibition again ran
across the hearing as William A.
White, city editor, and FREDERICK ii.
Kury, a reporter of the Plttsburgh
Press, were questioned about the re
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17

The granting of the motion came
at the end of a two-day trial, during
which time the prosecution had in
.troduced the testimony of eight wit
nesses, four of them who saw the at
tack on Magee by Judge Leahy, and
who heard the shots fired that ended
the life of Lasseter.
"It was the only thing the court
could do, in my judgment" declared
Prosecutor Chester H. Hunker, as he
waited for the jury to return to the
court room.
Motion Sustained.
"The motion is sustained" declared
Judge Armijao, at the conclusion of
the brief argument in opposition to
the motion made by District Attor-
ney Hunker.
The announcement audible only to
those within the railing Of the crowd
ed court room, was not heard by the
crowd that thronged every available
inch of space in the large room, and
the full meaning and portent of the
ruling of the court was not received
by the crowd until messenger boys.
scurrying from the press table, made
known by their actions that Magee
had gained vindication. Counsel
for Magee Immediately gathered
around him and started to congratu-
late him. The prosecutor joined
them and in a minute Magee was the
central figure in an admiring throng
of we'll wishers.
PIeases Spectators.
The court room Immediately became
a buzing beehive as those IN the
spectators section started talking.
1t truly was an audience OF we'll
wishers for Magee, for as soon as
the Jury was returned to the room
and dismissed from further service
there was a grand rush as men ana
women swooped through the opening
into the enclosed space where Magee
his counsel and court attaches were
gathered. Magee declined to issue a
statement Immediately following 'ne
trial other than to declare his nap
niness at the outcome of the trial
wife Caresses Editor.
MRS Magee, who had been the con-
s+ant companion of her husband our-
ing tho two days of the trial. was
visiblv affected by the ruling OF Ch'
court and she turned and claspeo mn
IN her arms. Gerald Lasseter' protn
or of the young highway engineer 10
whose Staying Magee was on - lo-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17

The commercial float, fraternal
float and private decorated automo
bile winning first places will be
awarded $35 each. Those winning
second and third place in each of these
divisions will receive $40 and $5, re-
spectively The points on which the
floats will be judged will be announced
later.
Twenty-Five dollars will be giveii
for the best comic float or group in
the parade. Ten dollars will be
awarded the winner OF second place
and SIS the winner of third place
In the comic division for individuals
the winning entrants are to receive
$40, S. and $3.50.
David ONeil is chairman of the pa
rade committee whose other members
are A. e. Poe, Arnold White, Major
C. B. Townsend and w. c. Hathaway.
Swimming Prizes
Prizes which will be awarded the
winners of the aquatic events, to be
staged at the American legion swim
ming pool at 11;9O a. M, July 5, fol-
low. Prizes are listed first, second
and third.
Sixty ydTuS Open'--J dHlZen DdIhllS
suit, six pairs of silk socks, leather
belt. ~es ~ ~
Egg and spoon race = Broadclott
shirt, indoor baseball, knife.
Thirty yards for boys under 10
One pair of pants, knife and fork
comb, knife.
Thirty yards for boys under IT,
Broadcloth shirt, three pairs of fancy
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
Douglas Dispatch Offers Cash
Prizes for Best Stories Upon
Cochise County Beauty Spots

Every person in Douglas,
every resident, in fact, Of
Cochise county, has visited
some particular city or
other beauty spot within
Cochise county that has ap-
pealed to them as one OF
natures best gifts to man
kind. They have often re-
peated their story of such a
place or places to friends.
The Douglas Dis pa tc h
wants to publish those stor-
les, written by the citizens
themselves, in it's Fourth
Of July edition, which will
be off the presses on June
80 or July /.
For those stories the Douglas Dis
patch is offering cash awards Of $40,
for the story or article adjudged to be
the best, with a, second and third prize
of $6 and $4. The contest is open to
any citizen of Cochise county, other
than employees of the Dispatch Write
in your own style. The Douglas Dis
patch wants to publish the stories as
the citizens write them to escape the
so-cal1ed sterotyped form.
Cochise county abounds with scenes
vistas, resorts, cities, towns, ravines,
canyons mountains, historical spots
that TEEN with interest and almost
beggar description. Write your story
at once All articles submitted in the
competition must be in the Douglas
Dispatch office by midnight of Friday
, June IS, or in the mails by that time
Three competent judges will be
named to consider the articles sub
mitted and to make the awards. The
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
BRAND STARTS.
FOR RMATION OF
10TH CABINET.
non N-PARTISAN
''Man of LOcarnO" Seeks
Government to Solve
Finance Problems.
HERRIOT REFUSES JOB
Former President POincare
Will be Asked to Accept
Finance Portfolio.
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

PARIS, June 16.-Aristide BRAND
late today agreed to set himself to
the task of forming bipartisan
cabinet in an effort to solve the
pressing financial and political prob
Iems now faving France. Only yes
terday, M BRAND, long veteran
breaker and maker of cabinets, re-
signed his ninth ministry shortly
after his finance minister, Raoul
Peret, had given UP his portfolio
because of lack Of support for his
projects to save the franc.
M. BRAND accepted the mission to
form his tenth ministry after Presi-
dent Doumergue had conferred with
the leaders of all the groups in the
chamber of deputies and the senate.
Most of these leaders recommended
that national union cabinet be
formed under the premiership of the
man of Locarno."
The first snag which M. BRAND
struck was the refusal of former
premier Herriot to enter coalition
cabinet The president of the cham
ber, who also is president of the
radical party had talked with the
former members OF his sabinet who
are understood to have advised
against the entrance of radicals into
any cabinet except one recruited from
his radical and socialist coalition.
Despite this obstacle, M. BRAND
decided that he could not refuse to
do whatever he could to form nom
partisan government. He will ask
former president Poincare to take
the finance portfolio and will call
on the leaders of all the principal
groups in the senate, except the
royalists and communists, to take
part in a determined effort finally
to lift France out of the slough of
financial disorder
The task which M. BRAND has set
amounts to the formation of a new
majority in parliament, built up by
support from the modeTates and
conservatives. The socialists are OPP
posed to a union cabinet, and could
not take part in it anyway under
a recent decision taken at their party
conference. The radicals are split.
/ About half of the group, which num-
bers 1872, are uncompromisingly OPP
posed to any coalition.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
FOR
S. P. INSPECT 7
NEW MAIN LINE,
(By Dispatch A. P. W1rc)

TUCSON, June 16.-Joseph II. Dyer,
general manager of the Southren Pa
dific railroad and f., $. McGinnis.
passenger traffic agent, will leave
Tucson tomorrow morning for the firsc
inspection trip over the new main
Sine of the railroad from Picacho to
Wellton. This will be the first inspece
tion trip over the newly laid track.
While the officials are going over
the line tomorrow on an inspection
trip, actual use of the line will not
begin for several months, according
to Dyer, who said that the officials
will probably be able 20 predict the
time of completing the line when they
finish their inspection of the cOnstruc
tion work. Dyer and McGinnis will
be accompanied on the inspection trip
by c. w. Boschke, chief engineer oil
the Southern Pacific railroad.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17

socks, silk tie
open diving contest-Slipon sweater
silk ponges SHIRT, leather cigarette
case.
Balloon race = Leather bill fold,
flashlight, knife.
Thirty yards open-Brown low shoes
belt set, two pairs of BVDs.
Tub race = First baseman's mitt,
knife, flashlight.
Thirty yards for ladies-Pink silk
teddy, green silk bloomers, pair OF
silk stockings.
Beauty contest-Handbag, perfume
Set toilet set
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
Brazilian GunboGt And
Scout Ship Ordered To
Search for AUiators
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

RIO JANIERO, JAne 16.-JWith a
Brazilian scout ship and gunbOat
ordered to search for BarnardO
Duggan, the Argentine aviator, and
his two companions, who are Gin a.
flight from New York to BuenOs
Aires, the entire city is waiting
hourly for news lOf the mEss1ng
men.
The chief handicap in obtaining
news of Duggan, who was last re-
Sunday morning, is the lack of
communication between French
Guiana sdHd the mouth of ths
Amazon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
EDITOR GETS LIBERTY
AS ARMIJO GRANTS A
MOTION OF DEFENSE
(By DispatcS A. P. Wire)

COURT HOUSE, LAS VEGAS, n. M, June 10
Carl Magee Albuquerque editor tonight walked out of
the San Miguel county court house. free man. His
acquitta came at the hands Of Judge Luis E Armjo,
who granted a motion for directed verdict, made at
the opening of the nights session Magee, as result
Of the action of Judge Arjo freed charge OF
mansaughter in connection with the killing on August
21 last of John B. Lasseter, state highway empoye, as
the latter sought to Magee from the attacks OF
former Judge David j. Leahy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
Tovn in British India
Reduced to Great Heap
OF Ruins BY Big Storm,
CBy Dispatch A. p. wiro)

LONDON, June 16.-A Daily Mail
dispatch from I<urachi, British
India, says that great storm has
reduced the town of Dhandhuka'
near Ahmadabad, Bombay, to n
heap of ruins. NOA "A building with
in a mile of the town escaped de-
structiOn, and it is feared the cas-
ualties are numerous.
Two children were carried 100
yards, the roofs iOf houses were
whirAed about like Feathers and
raiIrOad cars were blown along the
tracks for miles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
NEBRASKA STORM

SCOTS BLUFF, Neb., June 16.-
Damage amounting to several thou
sands of dollars was left on the
trail swept by severe hail and rain
storms near here last night. Most
of the damage was done to hay, corn
and small grain crops.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
OF MORE THAN $500 FOR
WINNERS IN PARADE MONDAY,
JULY 5; FINE SWIMMING PRIZES

more 0wIIbe
parade dwithth
to
at o O'Clock Monday NOR
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17
s. Il. GETS AUTHORITY ON
CHANDLER-PICA ROAR,

PHOENIX, June 16.-The corpora
tion comIAission Soday granted the
(Continued on Page EighD
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-17

NEW YORK, June IA
Copy steady; electrolytic
spot and futures, IA.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02
M'G0VERN Chosen
MER!DEN Chief
Has Been With Police Dept.
for Al Years

Meriden, Sept. tP-The board of
public safety last night named Cap
tain John J. McGovern chief of the
police department to succeed the
late Chief James J. Landrigan. No
other promotions were made, the Of
fee of captain being left vacant.
Chief McGovern is the veteran Of
the department, having risen from
the ranks in Al years of service. He
was made chief upon motion of
Commissioner Eugene p. Golden,
state senator, and responded to the
congratulations of Mayor deBussey.
Supernumerary Policeman Paul
Martin resigned and a petition to be
made regular patrolman from Rob
ert C. Helm was tabled. Myron E.
Dean Of 81 Myrtle street, oseph
O'Brien of 81 Brittania street and
John Fritz of % Lewis street APP
piled TO be made supernumerary po-
licemen. Their petitions were tabled.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02
SOciety's Own Horse
Show on at WestnOrf

Westport, Sept. PUP - Society's
own show, the third annual horse
show Of the Fairfield County Hunt
club-the event of the early fall for
hundreds Of prominent residents OF
Fairfield county-opened today on
the grounds of the club. 1t will be
the first show on the clubs own
grounds.
The show will continue Friday
and Saturday, a feature for Friday
night being a ball. There are SO
events on the calendar bringing to
Westport the pick of show horses
and hunters and jumpers from all
parts of the east. although most of
the exhibitors are residents OF Fair
field county.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02
ADDRESSES
new Legislature
Says He Will Stand Firm on
Religious Laws

Mexico City. Sept. 2 [P-Coinci-
dent with the opening of congress,
to which the Catholic Episcopate is
appealing in an admittedly forlorn
hope for modification of the regula-
tons for enforcing the religious
clauses of the constitution, both
President Gales and the Episcopate
again have reiterated the unalter-
ableness o. their respective positions.
Each again has charged the other
with responsibility for the situation
which has caused cessation of wor-
ship, with priests presiding, in
churches throughout the country and
an economic boycott which admit
teddy is hurting trade.
In his message to congress Presi-
dent Gales told the legislators that
the rebellious attitude of the clergy
had forced him to issue the religious
regulations. He declared that he in
tended to proceed firmly along the
path he had chosen a~d that he was
convinced, despite obstacles placed
before him, a ma jority of the Mexi-
can people would support him in en-
forcing the laws.
Later the espiscopate Issued for
NAL statement saying that congress
sional relief was most doubtful but
that it was appealing to the legis-
lators to aid its cause as the only
other course open was religious
war. which would be contrary to the
spirit of the church. It added that
it vas the belief of the episcopate
/ that the church's pacific although
, firm, attitude would teach all the
world that there was one way to
settle difference without the use of
arms.
The episcopate announced that It
would submit to congress a bill for
/ the enactment of regulations for
the religious clauses of the constitu-
| ton to supplant those which Prcsi-
| dent Gales promulgated. The pres
! identmust approve whatever meas
/ ures congress passes. and therefore
even If congress modihes the pres
ent regulations final decision on the
question rests with him.
Since the enforcement of the re-
igious laws, the message of the
president said, AZ churches, 70 con-
vents and seven centers of religious
propaganda had been closed and IS
foreign priests had abandoned the
country for violations of the law
The mecca GA aIdr6 that tba roll
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02
AUGUST NOT 50 MUCH
OYER AVERAGE MONTH
Weather Records Show Heat Only
Three-Tenths of Degree
Above Normal

New Haven, Sept. 2 P(-Whilc
Connecticut had some extremely hot
weather during August, the mean
maximum temperature for the
month was but three-tenths of
degree above normal, according TO
hte monthly report for August is
sued by the weather bureau here.
The mean maximum temperature
was 1876 while normal temperature
is given as 1873.
The mean ) nimum temperature,
however. was CA degrees while the
normal figure Is eli. August 5 was
the hottest day of the month when
the mercury touched "a on the Of
fetal temperature. August 81 was
the coolest day of the month, the
mercury dropping to 81. The great
est daily range was on the goth when
the mercury dropped "a points from
90 to SIS.
There were 10 clear days during
the month, It was partly cloudy on
IS days, cloudy on IS days and it
raincd on IS days. The sunshine
hours totalled 255.92. Thunder
storms occurred on nine days.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02
TUNNEY GETS Big
WELCOME IN CAMP
Challenger for Jack DeInpsey's
Grown a Hero in StrOudSburg

Stroudsburg Pa, Sept. R -
burg was astir early today to catch
a daylight glimpse of the city's
newest citizen, Gene Tunney.
The challenger for the heavy
weight championship slipped in be-
tween suns. The streets were lined
with cheering folk in spite of the
late hour.
Tunney's rousing welcome here
completed a day OF triumph for
him. Regardless OF the outcome Of
his bout with Jack Dempsey he has
had a day in which he was cheered
to the proverbial echo in three
cities, Spectator. N. Y, Philadel-
phia and Stroudsburg.
The challenger settled at once
into his new environment. He
found the ring ready for his daily
boxing lessons and there was no
lack Of trials for brisk road work.
Manager Billy Gibson met the
wishes of the boxer in settling him
in the mountains to complete his
training and indications were that
Tunney will find the Cocono range
not unlike the Adirondacks he has
deserted.
The warmth of welcome the New
Yorker met in Pennsylvania moved
him deeply. This is wonderful"
was repeated half a dozen times as
fresh outbursts of greeting were
Uncovered on him in his triumphal
entry.
The challenger had to take time
out in acknowledging the welcome
to tell number of inquirers how
to pronounce his name. There has
been disposition to sound the
first syllable as if it were spelled
two" The bearer of the name
told his new friends that he pre-
fers pronunciation in which the
"Tun' is sounded as though 1t
were 1000 pounds of coal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02
Movie Companies Modify
Their StyIe Mandates

Culver City, Cal, Sept. 2 (R -
Motion picture producers who took
slap at women's styles by for
bidding their women stars and fea-
tured players wearing their broad
brimmed, fioppy hats now in
vogue, today compromised and
limited then ban on the bonnets
only to the time while the owners
were driving their automobiles.
officials of one company who is
sued the order defended their &C
ton on the ground that the blind
er hats interferred with the vision
of the fair motorists and were re-
sponsible for many accidents with
the danger that a player, killed or
injured for the sake of being fash
ionable might halt production on
a picture.
Several actresses solved the
problem by carrying two hats
while driving, one a small turban.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02

sufferers whom doctors were called
to attend several hours after church
leaders and young people conclud-
ed yesterday afternoons outing with
a banquet spread beneath the trees.
1t was expe- ed that both Rev. ].
Summers, retired. and Rev. R. F.
Joop, pa IT of the First Evangelical
church, would recover
Physicians who attended the VIC
tins agreed that the poisoning was
the result of tainted veal loaf. which
had been prepared in advance for
the picnic.
Within a few hours of the meal
the number of seriously i'll had
mounted to Is and it was estimated
that another hundred persons were
affected but recovered with the ad-
ministration OF home remedies.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-02

were brought into the Weighing
room, each one being greeted by
name by the nurse who seemed to
know each one. They were I'M
dressed and laid on the scales
where their weight was compared
with last weeks record. The room
is spotlessly clean; the scales are
spotlessly clean; the windows are
spotlessly clean; In fact the key
note of the whole place seems to
be cleanliness.
Regular visitors of the confer
ences know each other and the
usual greeting is, Did he gain?'
The weight record is the Bible of
these visitors. Nothing else seems
to count in life but the fact that
their child has gained 10 ounces
which is one ounce better than any
other there.
The babies themselves have a
great time. They gurgle and claw
the air and make faces at each
other and hold long conversations
in baby talk. One of the children
looks over to the other and sees
an old friend on the scales.
Hello, Billy" he gurgles,
whats your weight" This is
practically the same as one golfer
inquiring about the others game.
up a little, Sam, old man." an
swers the one on the scales. How
are you coming?"
"Oh, $3.50. up and down. Steady
gain, you understand, but quite a
little tluctuation."
The two babies then settle down
to a long conversation about the
respective merits of barley water
and cows milk.
The weighing continued until 4
o'clock when the conference
closed. 1t is estimated that about
80 babies are weighed at each
conference, the mothers asking ad-
vice about feeding and care of the
children. Nearly all of the mothers
are steady attendants of the con-
ferences, visiting the weighing
room every week and watching the
book that contains the weight will
/ jealous eyes. There is no satisfac.
! ton quite like the glow that ap.
/ pears in a mothers face when she
learns that Eddie or Dorothy OF
/ Leo has gained nine ounces.