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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

Hope went up early today When
Cecil Mckinney, young white
miner, staggered from the air shaft,
% hours after the explosion. He
walked with national guardsmen and
friends to the mine bath house
where he was treated by a physi-
clan and later sent home.
Mckinney said he had erawled
constantly on his hands and knees
after the explosion and that he final
ly made his way to the turn in
the passageway where he was found
by rescue workers.
Shortly after mono, word came to
the top that a negro miner had
been found alive in the fourteenth
level. He was brought to the top
and placed under the care of physi-
clans. He was reported suffering
from extreme exhaustion and was
unable to tell his story
Six bodies We're recovered yester-
day but little headway was made
because of fire in the mine and the
debris which had to be cleared away.
Early today a passageway was
cleared throughout the mine and
bodies of the victims We're brought
to the surface at intervals until
about o'clock.
At that time work slowed down.
The bodies close to the cage shaft
were first placed in a huge bucket
and hoisted out. Then the rescuers
ranged farther back into the mine
and dragged some of the bodies
nearly half a mile to the shaft, re-
tarding the work. Down town a
staff of undertakers recruited from
Poteau, Hartshorne and
Fort Smith, Ark, struggled to keep
abreast of the tide of bodies that
flowed into the morgue AS fast
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
Aqua PRIETA TO
AID VICE CONSUL
In WORK THERE

Greatly pleased over the appoint
ment of vice-consul for the port
of Douglas, citizens of Aqua Prieta
are preparing to welcome the new
officer and lend him full cooperation
f. l.. Mendoza, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce in that city,
stated Thursday.
1t is the belief of Mendoza and the
directors of the Aqua Prieta body
that a vice-consul will be of ma
terial aid to both that city and
Douglas and they are all willing and
anxious to do all within their power
to make that official feel at home
there and accomplish his aims. Not
ice of the appointment is being sent
to citizens throughout Sonora by the
Aqua Prieta chamber manager.
At a recent meeting of the direc-
tors in that city, Roberto Breton was
named president of the Aqua Prieta
Chamber Of Commerce for 1926. Men
doza has again been chosen man.
ager with Modesto Acosta as vice
president Trinidad de la Garza as
secretary; Jesus c. Durazo as acting
secretary; Eugenio b. de Lucas,
treasurer, and NJ. Wasserman, assist
ant treasurer.
The present directors are Hector
Justiniani, Arturo Pradeu, Luis Mar
gaillan, Jr., E. C. Piper and Isidro
Pank
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
ARIZONA, NEVADA,
CALF ORNIA TO
CONFAB
(By Dispatch a. Z. Wirel.

SAN BERNANDINO, Calf, Jan. IA.
LIN a formal statement issued here
tonight State Senator Ralph E. Swing,
chairman of the California legislative
committee, declared recent develop
ments at Washington favorable to the
Boulder canyon project will not af-
feet California's pending negotiations
with Arizona
Swing said he hoped the pending
conferences between Representatives
of Arizona, Nevada and California,
would be held at Riverside on Jan
uary %, 20 and 80.
Entirely regardless of whether an
agreement with Arizona is necessary
or not, it is the great desire of Cali
fornia to bring about the most friend-
ly relations with it's sister states"
said Swing, and he added powerful
forces in California antagonistic to
the Boulder canyon project have per-
sistently abused Arizona and ascribed
to it's representative unreasonable
and improper motives"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
SUFFERING IN
NAYARIT AREA
STILL INTENSE
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire)

NOGALES, Jan. 14-There is in
tense suffering in flood devastated
districts of the state Nayarit, Mex
leo, and hundreds of homeless per-
sons are without proper food, cloth
ing and shelter.
kilograms received from the strick-
en- area say that although flood
waters have subsided, after the most
disastrous flood in the history of
that region, the relief problem is a
serious one.
Estimates are that about 5000 per-
sons are homeless and the loss of
life is now placed at 1000. Property
loss is estimated at $5,0O0,000.
The Red Cross has been affecting
some relief but lack of good trans
portation and the inaccessibility of
the flood region has prevented aid
from reaching many of the sufferers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
Government Reports There
Were 61,571,752 Cattle in
the u. S. January l, 1925

WASHINGTON, JAN 14.-The de-
partment of commerce made public
preliminary estimates today show
ing there were 61,571,752 cattle and
51,S42,42S swine on the farms of the
United States, January l, 1925
The figures, based on the latest
duinauennia1 census figures and 1916
per cent in the number of swine,
compared with the census figures
as of January 1, 1920
The number of dairy cows was es-
timated at 17,7OO,S51, decrease of
10 per cent from the 1920 figures.
Beef cows numbered 15,O66,795, de-
cline of 1913 per cent.
Pigs under six months old were
placed at 22,151,155, a decrease of
1914 per cent and sows and gifts for
breeding, six months old or over,
were estimated at 9,176,OS4, a de-
cline of 1876 per cent.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
MEXICO HAS NOT
ANSWERED u S.
NOTE ON LAWS
(By Dispatch A. P. wirc)

MEXICO CITY, Jan. IA. 1t is
learned authoritatively that the Mex
lean government has not yet handed
a note to American Ambassador James
r. Sheffield, in reply to the conten-
tions of the United States govern
ment in Mexican land and petroleum
legislation.
The ambassador had a long confer
ence today with Mexican {Foreign
Minister Aaron Saenz, but neither the
ambassador nor the minister would
reveal the details of the conversa-
ton. Sheffield himself tonight again
declined to discuss the matter even
remotely.
Those who are conversant with the
situation, however, believe that in
dications continue favorable for an
amicable adjustment.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
MAY'
VOTE on TAX.
FEB. 10.
(By Dispatch a. ?. wire)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-An offer
to set February 10 or earlier as a
date for a final vote on passage of
tax reduction bill was made to the
senate to-day by Senator Simmons, of
North Carolina, spokesman for the
democratic '4cmbers z of IL finance
committee which is considering the
measure.
The proposal met with approval
from Chairman Smoot, of the COM
mittee, and Senator Simmons said
he would put his proposition up to
the senate after debate on the bill
had started.
The North Carolina senator who
is ranking democrat on the Commit
tee told the senate he made this o.
fer to- stop this cowarIlv propagan-
da emanating from administra tion
sources and pane:s hat the deter
lnination of democrats to remedy the
bill by proposir:y their substitute
would delay tax reduction beyond
March Is, when first income tax in
stallments are l1e.''
Agreement for vote on the date
named would continue the revenue
bill on the record breaking course
set by its speedy passage in the
house, and would assure application
of tax reduction by March 15.
Rushing its consideration of the
bill the finance committee, today
voted upon several controversial
items, including the provision re-
peaiing the law allowing publication
of amounts of income tax returns.
No record vote was taken on approx
al of this proposition, but Senator
Simmons was said to have reserved
the right to present. an amendment
proposing continuance of publicity.
The committee also accepted the
following provisions of the house:
Repeal of the stamp taxes on con-
veyances in deeds, Instruments of
writing.
Repeal of the stamp taxes on prox<
les for voting and grants of power
of attorney.
Reduction of alcohol tax of $2.2o
a gallon to $165 after January l,
1927, and to $1.1O after January l,
1928.
Creation of tax of one-tenth of
one cent a gallon on cereal beverages
to give the prohibition bureau the
right to inspect breweries.
In addition the committee voted
for the repeal of the stamp taxes on
custom house entries and withdraw
ais and on steamship passage tickets
which were not touched by the house.
Reduction of the alcohol levy had
been opposed by drug manufacturers
on the ground that it would stimu-
la ta hootlegging and patent medicine
but the house pro
vision was retained by vote OF
Z to 6.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-George
Washington was well up on the
follies of his time and although 1t
is questionable whether he ever in
dulged in many of them, he "cussed
and drank like a gentleman ana
made some of the best whisky in
Virginia, John Thornton Washing
ton, great great grand nephew or
the general, said here today in spoh-
soring Rupert Hughes address TO the
Sons of the Revolution in Washing
ton last night. John washington.
who is the great great grandson OF
Samuel Washington, eldest brother
of the general, is retired San Fran
cisco newspaper man, now approach~
ing 80 years, and a veteran OF the
Confederate army.
''NVhv certainly George Washing
ton drank" John Washington said
Every gentleman of his day drank
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
: Cameron Wires Thaf Coolidge
Approves Readmitting Cattle
Duty Free From Mexico in ,26

the American cattle from Mexico.
He approved measure and ! am
confident of early Congressional
action.
Ralph III. Cameron.
On December %, Senator Cameron
wired the Dispatch that his resolu-
tion permitting American cattle still
in Mexico to- remain duty free for
another year could not pass before
Congress adjourned for the Christ
mas holidays due to a legislative
jam.
He also stated at that time, that
he had taken the matter up with
the president and the chairman of
the senate and house committees
and that all agreed that the resolu-
ton would pass with retroactive
clause resembling any charges made
on cattle which have been brought
over since the original provision
expired, January l, 1925.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
C. @. Branch Of P. d. Has
Best Record in Company
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

BISBEE, Jan. IA. The Copper
Queen branch of the Phelps Dodge
corporation lead all other branches
of the corporation in the standing of
time lost accidents among mine and
surface operation employees, during
December, according to report is
sued here today. The Moctezuma
copper company in Mexico ranks sec
ond in general standing of time lost
accidents; the Morenci division, third;
and the Old Dominion company in
Globe, fourth
The Copper Queen branch lead the
list of the four branches in the num-
ber of time lost accidents in the un-
derground mining division and tied
for first place in the crushing and
concentrating, miscellaneous, and all
other divisions.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
Great Great Grand Nephew Of
George Washington Says That
He Had Many Habits Of Day

and smoked, danced and played
cards. Why, l can remember back
in 1861 when / was at my grand
fathers home in Virginia, we drank
Madeira that came from the cellars
Of Mount Vernon.
II remember that well because in
those days we did not have much
food in the south, and the wine and
bit of cornbread We're often all that
we had for dinner.
''Why try to place a halo around
George washington? He was man.
a soldier and a capitalist. He typis
fled the true Virginia gentleman.
From what l heard l imagine hs
was not religious man. True, he
was warden of the old Christ Church
in Alexadria but his pew was more
often vacant than filled. He was the
most important man in the vicinity
and that is why he was called upon
Continued from Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

Senator Ralph H. Cameron notified
the Douglas Dispatch by telegraph
yesterday that he has conferred
again with President Calvin Cool
idge concerning the senator's re5olu-
tion readnitting duty free for an
other year. American cat lie which
have been grazing in Mexico due
to the drought and that the chief
executive has approved the mea-
sure, practically assuring early Con-
gressional action.
The Arizona senator's telegram
from Washington, d. c. received
here eraly Thursday afternoon was
as follows:
James Logic,
Douglas Daily Dispatch.
Douglas, Arizona.
Conferred again today with the
president in reference to my res
OIution readmitting free of duty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
UTAH SLAYER WILL
FACE FIRING SQUAD TODAY

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. IA
Ralph W. Seyboldt, 26, slayer of Pa
trolman D. w. Crowther in October,
1928, must face a firing squad at
the Utah state prison early tomor-
row morning. Five times sentenced
to death he was denied stay of
execution at S:15 o'clock tonight by
the board of pardons. His counsel
sought to show that a juror disquai
flied himself at a previous murder
trial by expressing himself as OPP
posed to capital punishment. Seys
boldt asked for communication to life
Imprisonment His parents reside
at Defiance, Ohio and his wife and
child at Columbus, Ohio.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
ROSES BLOOM IN ALASKA

WRANGELL Alaska, Jan. IA
winters of southeastern Alaska are
seldom severe but this season has
been so mild that roses are in
bloom. In December and the first
week in January the mean minimum
temperature was 35 degrees. The
mean maximum was 46 degrees last
month and 81 this week.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

France is undergoing another peri,
Cd of unusual weather, with reports
of train wreck and five deaths di-
rectly due to the cold at various
points.
The Mediterranean storm forced the
hospital ship Circassie, transporting
wounded from Morocco to Toulon, to
change her course and seek shelter
in a port on the Spanish coast. An
Italian two master was wrecked
near Salins D'Hyeres, but the crew
were saved.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
RIVERS ALL
FROZEN OVER; JURA.
HAS y BELOW ZERO
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

PARIS, Jan. 14.-From Paris to the sunny Riviera,
through the central part Of France the rivers roz
en- the Marsees Perpignon air postal service has been
interrupted, storms forcing down the planes in the
zero fahrenheit and tempest RACES in the Mediter-
ranean.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
VISIBLE IN AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 14.--
The experts report states that the
solar eclipse was just visible at 3:11
o'clock this afternoon and reached
its maximum at 3;29.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
WORK OF RECOVERING.
OKLA. MINERS BODIES.
MOVING ON SLOWLY.
1Ru nisnatch A. p. Wirel

WILBURTON Okla, Jan 14.-Rescue work at the
wrecked mine Of the Degnan Mcconnell company near
here tonight had been resolved into the dreary task OF
removing the bodies Of the victims.
The bodies of "a men, most Of them negroes had
been taken early tonight from the mine, which was
damaged by a gas explosion yesterday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
MINING MAN DIES

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. II
Thomas J. Kerns, 60, a New York
mining man collapsed on the street
here today and died soon after.
Heart attack is believed to have
caused his death. On his person
was found notation of a $3.50, 600
mining deal Kerns and his wife
had come here from New York on
a visit
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
PROMINENT MEN
SPEAK BEFORE
CATTLE RAISERS
lBx Dispatch A. P. wirel


PHOENIX, Jan. 14.--After devoting
themselves entirely to business for a
day and a half, delegates to the
American National Livestock associa-
tion spent the afternoon in pursuit Of
pleasure Following an old fash
ioned barbecue the many guests who
are assembled here for the twenty
ninth annual convention of the as
sociation were taken on a tour of
the Salt river valley. complete
inspection was made of the immense
irrigation system and of agricultural
and livestock raising methods en-
ployed here.
Outstanding in a brilliant program
presented at the business session to-
day was an address by Robert D.
Carey former governor of Wyoming
and chairman of the presidents agri-
cultural conference. He proposed as
one of the best means of stabilizing
the industry and bringing the price
level to point where agriculture
and livestock raising would be placed
on a parity with other lines of en-
deavor, the establishment of an ex-
port bounty. He declared that this
method would be preferable to the
plan proposed in the McNary- -HaugD
bill now before congress.
Carey declared that a tax on all
livestock and farm crops in which
there was an production, to pay
a bounty to those forced to export
their crops, would raise the price to
Il degree that would make production
profitable
More cooperation and better busi-
ness methods also were urged by
Carey in his address.
John w. Hazleton of Kansas City,
Mo-, editor of the American Hereford
Journal, addressed the delegates to-
day urging continued upbuilding
Of beef cattle standards through the
introduction of high grade blood. ].
c. Christensen of Denver, Colo, de-
tailed methods of administering the
provisions of the packers and stock
yards act of 1921 and said that there
should be closer cooperation be-
tween producers and market supre-
visors.
Judge s. H. Cowan of Fort WORTH
Texas, attorney for the association,
made his annual report this morn
ing and told of the constant fight
that had been waged to obtain more
equitable freight rates.
~
TO MEET IN SALT LAKE
PHOENIX, Jan. 14.-Salt Lake City,
Utah, will be the next meeting place
of the American National Livestock
Association if the consnsus of opin-l
ion of the delegates in attendance at
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
10 MEET IN SALT LAKE


PHOENIX, Jan. 14.-Salt Lake City,
Utah, will be the next meeting place
of the American National Livestock
Association if the consnsus of opin-
ion of the delegates in attendance at
the annual convention here holds
CONTINUED From page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

NEW YORK, Jan. H.
Copper quiet; electrolytic
spot and futures 14B.
Bar Silver 6SB.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15

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CYRANO'S NOSE
TWEAKED BY
LITIGATION

"Cyrano de Bergerac." the story
Of that romantic cavalier whose
nose hung like a slgE-post before
him. will have its Washington
premiere at the Wardnan Park
Theater for a week beginning
Sunday night. 1t is being pre-
scented by the Motion Picture
Guild in its original hand-painted
film form.
It will doubt1essly come as a
surprise to many lovers OF Ed.
mond Rostand's comi.tragic play
TO learn that for about twenty
years the creation of the char
acter of Cyrano de Bergerac was
palled under a legal cloud.
A short time after the play
become world famous. Rich and
Mansfield in America decided to
produce it in America. He i'm
mediately bought American rights
and started rehearsals. No sooner
had he started to play the piece
than he discovered that it was
being played in every town and
hamlet. When he tried to halt
them, he learned that Rostand
had never obtained an American
copyright.
Just about that time q man
named Samuel Gross went to the
courts claiming that he hEd>swrit-
ten q play, 1.-THE Merchant
Prince OF Cornville," and that 1t