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Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15

Let's follow Uncle Wiggily aud
see what happens that makes him
lanoh so hard, suggested Jackie.
IN with you.' barked Peetie.
Keeping out of Uncle Wiggily 5
sight by running oIong behind trees
and bushes. Jackic and Poetic
watched the rabbit gentleman and
saw linn go close 10 the den Of the
Fuzzy Fox.
''Oh, why is he going there -
whispered Jackie.
"sush. Be quit" whined his
brother. "'Watch and see,''
Uncle Wiggily looked carefully
about until he was sure the Fox
WASH t at home aud then, going
close to the den of the bad chap. Mr..
Longears placed in front of il one
Of the three boxes he was CARRYING.
''Oh, he is giving the Fox pre-
sent, said Jackie. "Oh. Oh,'
1T does look So, admitted
Peetie. And look. Now he's going
to the den of the Wolff" surely
enough, Uncle Wiggily hoped to
the den of the other bad chap,
whore he also left box. And then
he went where the Bob Cat lived
and did the same thing.
This is very strangc!' said
Jackie to Poetic as they follow the
rabbit gentleman about and saw
him laughing in front of the Bob
Cats den after leaving the box
there.
VERY queer" agreed Peetie and
then he sneczed and Uncle Wiggily
heard him and called out:
Who is there?''
Jackie and J." answered Pcctie.
What are you doing, Uncle Wig
giving presents to the bad
! chaps -
81 am playing tricks on them, -
answered the rabbit. "Quiet now.
the Bob Cat is coming how. WeII
! hide and watch him open his box. -
The puppy dogs and the rabbit gan
! tleman hid behind big rock. Along
came the Bob Cat with his silly little
| tail.
"Oh, ho! Some one has left a
! present for met! - mcwcd the bad
chap. He clawct off the cover of
the box and-out jumped AN ugly
Jack on spring. The Jack, coming
! oHt Of the box, almost flew into
the Bob Cat 5 face. "Oh, my good
ness" howlcd the bad chap and he
fell over backward in the snow, he
was 50 surprised.
left the same kind Of presents
at the dcns Of the Fox and Wolf. -
! Uncle Wiggiy told the doggic zovs.
"They were some Jack -in-tle-box
valentines ! didn' send, aud |
thought d fool the bad chaps with
them Ha! Hat and Jackie md
Poetic also laughed.
They laughed harder when they
saw the Fox open his box and jump
over his tail in surprise, and when
the Jack jumped out in the wolf s
face that bad chap nearly sncczcd
his head off.
i wonder who sent us these trick
boTcS:' howlcd the Fox, the Wolf
aud the Bob Cat. But unless they
read this story they may never
know.
. 1T was jolly good trick!" bark.
ed Jackie and Peetie. And if the
comb doesn't forget to brush it's
HAIR before il lets the cake Of SOAP
swim III the bath tub, / III tell YOU
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
sycamore tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
$1,25O,OOO LEFT TO
TEXAS UNIVERSITY
FOR OBSERVATORY

FARIS, Feb. l5.-Thc sum Of ST.
100000 for an observatory at tho
University of Texas is provided for
in the will of William J. Mcdonald,
wealthy capitalist, who died here
last week
The will, on file for probate to
day, stipulatcs the amount shall bo
spent for an observatory.
The University Of Texas il one of
the richest Institutions In the world
because of its oil lands.
The Coyina Fruit Exchange has
asked Los Angeles county to exact
of fruit pcddlcrs proof that fruit of
tered WAS not stolen.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
SIX CHILDREN DIE WHEN
MICHIGAN HOME BURNS
BY United Press Leased Wire

HCUGHTON, Mich, Feb. IL
Six children are dead and their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gottfricd Roth
enberGcr, and an infant daughter
are severely burned as a result OF
Il fire of unknown origin which
yesterday totally destroyed the
Rothenberger home at Portage,
near here.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
TRIED DISTILLATE FOR
FIRE; HE'S IN HOSPITAL

RIVERpA1E Calf, FEB. ia.
Harry Hubenks, 10, issin hospital
with severe burns after he tried.sto
hsllt fire in "a cabin with distil-
nte, Two other boys were slightly
UufAeQ.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15

Here's Gentleman Jim." or. if you
don't know him by that name. it's
James J. Corbett. ex.holder of the
worlds heavyweight boxing title.
Jim was recently challenged to
bout by 73-year-old youngster. and
is here depicted looking over the def
Oh, yes. Corbett turned down the
offer.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
COLORADO GAGE

YUMA, Ariz., Feb. Is, = Mean
daily gage heights in feet and
mean discharge in,seoond feet Of the
Colorado river at Yuma. Ariz., for
the week ending feb. f3, 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15

Subject to correction hy autema
tic recorder curve. Bureau of Rec
iamation. Yuma. Arizona.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
CALIFORNIA BANK.
BANDIT MAY Be A
RICH MANS SON
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. 21. -
Folsom prison authorities revealed
today that John "Blackie" Ryan, one
of the three convicts who began yes
terday to serve sentences of from
five years to life each for participa-
ton in the robbery Monday of the
Railroad National Bank of Roseville
had admitted that his real name is
Hugh Mclaughlin and that is son
of, A. j. Mclaughlin, prominent Chi
cago business man.
The authorities dispatched ttele-
grams to the Chicago address given
by Ryan in an effort to confirm
his statement.
The identity of the fourth bandit,
the only one of the quartet killed in
the battle with peace officers, re-
mained mystery despite several
partial identifications and subsequent
denials. The latest belief expressed
was that of Deputy Coroner b. M.
Ellery that the dead man was Martin
Mcmillan, 27 years old, of Chico, Cal.
This opinion was based on compari-
sons with photographs Of Mcmillan
brought here by Chico officials.
Further efforts will be made to
establish this Identification.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
PASADENA STAND
CRASH CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM
fBy Dispatch A. P. wirel

LONG BEACH, Calf, Jan. 21.-
Injuries received in the collapse of a
grand stand at Pasadena New Years
day. led today to the death of Miss
Marie S. Brehm, &C, who in 1920
nominated william Jennings Bryan
for president on the prohibition tic
ket and who herself was the party s
candidate in the same year for vice
president.
The elderly temperance worker,
nationally known speaker, for years
a leader in the prohibition party,
died of heart disease aggravated by
the shock of what were looked up
on as minor injuries at the time of
the grandstand crash. Her heart
started to fail early today and failed
to respond to injections of adrena-
lin.
Miss Brehm was born at San
dusky Ohio. She became national
lecturer for the Women's Christian
Temperance Union in 1891. In 1918,
President Wilson appointed her dele
gate to the worlds anti-alcoholic
cmapaign at Milan, Italy.
Funeral services will be held next
Tuesday. Burial will be in Long
Beach.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
TO
ATTEND RITES
FOR GREENWAY

Manv Douglas folks are making
plans to attend the funeral services
of the late General John c. Green
way at Ajo Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock.
Intimate friends of the deceased
in this city are completing arrange
ments to obtain a special sleeping
ear which will leave Douglas Mon
day evening, arrive in Ajo early
Tuesday morning, leave the latter
place Tuesday night and arrive in
Douglas Wednesday morning. This
car will accommodate 25 persons and
to date all but six or seven berths
have been applied for. The same
plan is being broached in Bisbee and
it is likely that at least rs citizens
of that place will proceed to the fu-'
neral by rail-
An inquiry by the local chamber
of commerce into the road condi-
tions between this city, and Ajo
has failed to bring much comfort
to anyone in Douglas who may
plan to motor to the funeral serv-
ices The highway from Douglas
to Ajo via Gila Bend which is the
long way around is in better shape
than the route via Indian Oasis,
the shorter way. This latter road
passes through an Indian reserva-
ton where many cross washes pre-
vail and due to the recent storms
it is believed that motorists going
that way would find the road very
bad.
If it proves feasible, a firing
squad from the John c. Greenway
camp, United Spanish war Veteran
here will go to Ajo for the funeral.
General Greenway was charter
member of this camp which was
named after him and as many mem
bers as possibly can plan to pro-
ceed to Ajo
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
FOCH PAYS fine
TRIBUTE TO The
AMERICAN ARMY
lBv Dispatch A. P. Wirel

PARIS, JAM 21.-Marshal Foch
paid a tribute to American partici-
patton and cooperation in the last
of the great war in speech today
before the American club of Paris.
81 well remember General Perish
ing and General Bliss coming to me
in the darkest days of March, 1918,
the allied commander in chief said.
"They said to me: We are here to
fight; we are here at your dis
posal; why don't you put us to
fighting? We cannot consider re-
naming in reserve
"AlI through the war it was like
that. Up to the last minute the
most complete intimacy and cordial
ity reigned between u.s."
Marshal Foch declared that France
and America would stand together
for ever.
1--WE think the same; therefore
there can only be friendship be-
tween u.s., he said. eve work in
the same spirit of loyalty toward
the same cause, that of justice and
Liberty"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
Farm Surplus NouO
Real Problem, Is
Jardir1e Statement
lRy Dispatch A. ?. Wirel

URBANA, Ills, Jan. 21.-Admitting
that the agricultural surplus prob
lem" does exist and that it can be
solved, William M. Jardine, secretary
of agriculture, went a step farther
than his chief, President Coolidge
and in an address before the Illinois
Agricultural association here today
which indicated a changing attitude
in Washington.
Before the American Farm Bureau
federation in Chicago, December 8.
President Coolidge virtually denied
there was "a surplus problem" Today
his secretary of agriculture admitted
that surplus production is pulling
down agricultural prices and pleaded
for sympathetic consideration" while
the government grappled with the
"undeniable economic conditions back
of the problem
Reaction among the farmers who
heard him varied from extreme dis
approval and statements that such
speeches make more democrats" in
the west, to warm endorsement. Sam
H. Thompson, Quincy, Ills, whose
election as president of the American
Farm Bureau federation was regard
ed among Illinois farmers as re-
action from President Coolidge's ad-
dress in Chicago, and who criticized
the president as ignorant of true
conditions" declined to comment on
Secretary Jardine's address.
The farmers applauded Jardine on
ly once, when he declared ''the coun-
try at large must be made to under
stand the case of agriculture In
terms of national welfare rather than
in partisan gain. The farmer must
be given an equality of opportunity
because, in the long run, that is not
only good for him, but it is the best
thing for the country"
Regarding the federal farm board
as proposed by former Governor
Frank o. Lowden, who will speak
here tomorrow, he said:
"There has been general discussion
of late as to the formation of a fed
eral farm board or commission as
embodied in the Dickinson bill.
see in rightly constituted agency
of this nature the possibility of at
tacking the surplus problem in
constructive and scientific way.
Furthermore there is a broad field
of action for such board as a pow
erful spokesman for American agri,
culture"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
COMMITTEE OF
SENATE FAVORS
COODINC BILL
(Bn DISPATCH A. P. Wirel


WASHINGTON, Jan. 21,-A favora-
BILE report was ordered today by the
senate interstate commerce commit
tee on the Good!ng bill, which would
prohibit the present practice of the
railroads charging a greater freight
rate on short haul than on long
haul.
The measure is designed primarily
to stop what is described as discrim-
ination against the Rocky Mountain
territory by the trans-continental
carriers in their effort to meet wa
ter competition from the Atlantic to
the Pacific via the Panama Canal.
An identic bill was passed by tho
senate at the last session, 54 to %,
but was shelved in the house inter-
state commerce committee. A new
measure has been offered in the
house and senators and representa-
tives from the plains and Rocky
Mountain states are determined to
press vigorously for early action in
both houses
Approval of the Gooding bill was
given by the senate committee with
out a record vote and after only four
days of hearings. Senator Gooding,
republican, Idaho, the author, said
poll of the committee showed twelve
in favor and five against.
Hearings before the senate commit
tee were only a continuation of the
fight begun evens before congress
created the interstate commerce conn
mission under an act which permit
ted the carriers under certain con~
ditions to charge a higher tariff for
short hauls than for long hauls.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22

Secretary Mellon has directed that
the opinion of the department OF
justice be asked as to the federal
governments rights under the laws
of each of them. Officials at the
treasury are assembling the data
it has on the subject and this will
be submitted to Attorney General
Sargent in a day or two, with a
request that he advise the depart
ment whether it can compel payment
of the federal income tax levy by
the husband on the joint income
as a unit in those states, as it now
can in California and all other
states not having laws covering
community property.
Cursory examination of the SUI
preme court opinion has convinced
tax officials that the laws of sew
eral of the states are similar to
that of California on which the rul-
ing was based. They are confident
that decision favorable to the
government can be obtained in the
courts.
1t has been established prior to
the California decision that if the
federal government lost the case,
the treasury would be compelled to
under a ruling that the rights of a
married woman in her husbands
community property estate were ex-
pectant rather than vested. On the
basis of calculation employed with
respects to California, some officials
'guess" that the amount involved
in theseven states may reach $780,
OOO,O
The department of justice is ex-
pected torequire several monthse to
pected to require several months to
develop formal opinions on the
laws of the seven states.
There was no indication at the
treasury today whether the govern
ment would attempt to compel tax
payments under the federal rather
than community laws this year, al
though some officials held that the
returns due March Is should be filed
as heretofore and that action be
withheld until the department of
justice has given it's views.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
v. 5. Parish
PRESIDENT Of
OIL INSTITUTE
(By Dispatch A. ?. wirel

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. 21.-
Election of a Standard Oil sub
sidiary company executive as presi-
dent and election of Tulsa, OKLA,
for the 1927 convention marked the
final session today of the first an
nual gathering of the American Pc
troleum Institute. W. S. Parish,
president of the Humble Oil COM
pany of Houston, Texas, was named
to lead the institute for the new
year, succeeding J. Edgar Pew of
the Sun Oil company of Dallas.
The outstanding feature of the
convention was the selection of
Charles Evans Hughes, former sec
retary of state, to represent the oil
industry before the federal oil con-
servation board. One important ac-
compIishment for the industry in
productive work was the adoption
by the directors of recommendations
for Standardization of rig irons, rigs
and derricks, pumping equipment
and rotary drilling equipment.
The greatest assemblage of promi-
nent figures in the oil industry ever
gathered in the west came to an
official close with the annual dinner
tonight. Many delegates will parti-
cipate tomorrow in the annual golf
tournament of the institute.
w e. Benson of the Tidewater Oil
company and w. N. Davis of the
Mid Continent Gas and Oil As
sociation, Bartlesville, OKLA, were
elected vice presidents, while e. w.
Clark was reelected to that office
and all other administrative officers
were reelected.
The following were named on the
executive committe:
w. c. Tagle, Standard Oil of New
Jersey; e. c. Lufkin, Texas COM
pany; G. S. Davidson, Gulf Company;
Henry L. Doherty, Henry L. Doherty
company; F. w. Stewart, Standard
Oil of Indiana; e. w. Marland, Mar
land Oil company; J, F.. Lucey Lucey
Corporation, Dallas; F. B. Henderson,
Associated Oil company; ]. w. Van
Dyke, Atlantic Refining company;
j. c. Donnell, Ohio Oil company and
j. D. Collett, O'Keefe and Collett,
Fort Worth, Texas.
The selection of Tulsa for the
1927 convention came after it had
been determined to name the next
convention city at q later date.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
HUGE COMBINE
OF BAKERIES IS
NOW PLANNED
(lIy Dispat,an a. P. wirel

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-William B.
Ward, former president of the Ward
Baking company is negotiating
merger of several food products
companies, it was learned in Wall
Street today. The new corporation
would embrace the manufacturers of
all the principals ingredients enter
ing into the baking of bread and
cakes, including milk, salt, sugar,
yeast and flour.
While no official information of
the proposed consolidation was avail
able, Wall Street heard that the
Ward Baking company, United Milk
Products corporations and the
Fleischmann company were pos
sible units in the new combine.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
Durkin to Face Murder Charges Soon
TO
HOLY LAND BY
sig AMERICANS
1Ru n,snatch A. p Wire,

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The steam
ship Republic, of the United States
lines sailed from Hoboken today
with 519 passengers bound for the
Holy Land on an nter-denomina-
tional pilgrimage. Many of the pas
sengers had mortgaged their posses
sions to pay the fare for the trip,
which will take so days.
Bottles were carried by the pas
sengers to bring back water from
the Jordan river. The pilgrimage is
sponsored by the Christian Herald.
Letters and kilograms from all
parts of the country poured into
the pilgrimage headquarters when
the trip was announced. One man
wrote, saying he had made up a
poem on each of the important
events of the Bible. He wanted to
sing the verse about Jonah and
the Whale at the precise spot in
the ocean where the whale is said
to have swallowed Jonah, he wrote.
He was aboard when the boat sailed
today.
One writer who said he was un-
able to leave his home in DAN
vile, Ill, dSheu IlldI SP0OA"A e'1Not
ton be paid at the river Jordan
to the position of the IL stones left
after the crossing of the Children
of Israel.
"See if they are in the same posi-
ton as they were after the cross
ing he wrote.
Among those going on the Pill
grimage were DR.. Charles M. Shell
don, of Topeka, Kansas author and
writer and DR.. Francis F. Clark of
Boston, prominent in the founding
of the Christian Endeavor movement
in this country
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
JEALOUS WIFE
SHOOTS NECRESS
AT CAMP JONES

Mrs. Eddie Lee Ware, negress of
this city shot and probably fatally
wounded another negress, Miss M. B,
Heinrich at the Station hospital,
Camp Harry J. Jones, about 7:45 last
night when she found the latter sit
ting beside the bed of her husband,
Sergeant E. Ware, who was confined
to the hospital by minor illness.
The assailant fired but one shot
which penetrated the abdominal re-
gion of the Heinrich woman. Mrs,
Ware then dashed out of the hospital
leaped into a taxicab which she had
hired to take her to the camp and
drove to the Douglas police head
quarters where she surrendered to
Deputy Sheriff Sam Hayhurst and
Lieutenant Leslie Gatliff. Enroute to
the police station, she hurled the re-
volver with which she did the shoot
ing alongside the roadway and of
ficers were unable to find it last
night.
The Camp Jones medical staff at
tended the wounded woman until an
ambulance was procured to take her
to the county hospital. Private w.
B. Glenn was the only witness to the
affray which Mrs. Ware admits fol-
lowed a fit of jealousy caused, she
alleges, by the attentions of her hus-
band to the Heinrich woman. Mrs.
Ware and Glenn agreed fairly gener-
ally upon the events which led UP
to and followed the shooting.
According to the wife, Sergeant
Ware then dashed out of-the hospital,
time with Miss Heinrich since she
came here recently from Florence and
registered at a local hotel. The
sergeant has been confined to the
station hospital since Monday and
Mrs. Ware felt certain that She
would find Miss Heinrich visiting him
last night, she states. She procured
a taxicab, drove to the hospital,
aMghted and rushing in, declares she
found Miss Heinrich sitting besidee
the sergeants bed.
She further told the local officers
that she went to the post with the
deliberate idea of shooting the Helm
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22

Much interest is being evinced
among the school children of Doug
las in the essay contest which is be-
ing conducted by the Douglas Daily
Dispatch.
The contest started in the Sixth
grade of the public schools this week
and will continue in the Seventh NH
classes next week with the three
winners in each grade receiving cash
prizes and the ten best compositions
in each case being published in the
paper.
For the best essay written in the
grades included in the contest,
prize of $500 is given, for the second
best prize of $500, and for the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-22
TWO CHARGES
OVER HIM IN
CHICAGO NOW
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

CHICAGO, Jan. q. =
Which of two murder in
dictments the state will Sc
lect as the basis of its de-
mand for the death of Mar
tin James Durkin, automo-
bile thief and pistol fighter,
will be decided upon his ar
raignment tomorrow morn
ing, before Judge Harry B.
Miller Of the criminal court,
One of the true bills alleges the
murder of Edward c. Shanahan, fed
eral department of justice operative,
and the other the Staying of Harry
Gray, Chicago detective sergeant.
Durkin admitted promptly upon his
capture at st. Louis yesterday that
he killed the United States officer,
but thought he was a bandit attempt
ing to obtain $4,000 Durkin carried.
He blamed nervous Chicago detec-
tives for Staying Gray as they did
Lloyd Austin, uncle of Dur5in's sweet
heart, Betty Werner, in whose home
the police laid trip for Durkin
which failed.
The decision to arraign Durkin to-
morrow and choose the indictment
best fitted to halt his criminal ca
reer by the moose was the net result
of day of activity in the states
attorneys office.
Durkin, his young bride, until a
few weeks ago. Irlna Sullivan, 18, of
Cornell, Ills, and Betty Werner, for
merly Durkif's sweetheart, were
questioned in the states attorneys
office but the examinations brought
forth no revelations.
Durkin was removed from police
station to the county Jail this after.
noon just before his attorney filed a
petition for a writ of habeas corpus
to take him out of police hands.
1t also was stated that it was
planned to seek writs for release of
Durkins wife and Miss Werner, who
are held in technical custody.
Statements made early today by
Durkin and his wife were made pub
lie by the prosecutor. That of the
young desperate gave in minute de-
tail his wide ramblings in an attempt
to evade capture. He fled from Chi
cago to Valparaiso, Ind, first thence
to Cleveland, Ohio, to Kansas City,
Mo-, back to Chicago, then to the
eastern seaboard, back to Chicago,
and across the country to the Paci-
fic coast
Boastfully he told of passing under
the very noses of officers, jeeringly
he remarked upon watching as they
seized others that they thought were
Durkin 1t was not until he stole an
automobile at San Diego, Caif., for
the return trip to Illinois, that the
pursuers began to close in.
His statement gave his version Of
the shootings of the officers, con-
firmed reports that he had been shot
twice, once dangerously through the
chest, but added nothing more that
had not been pieced together before
his capture.
A statement by his young bride
revealed that she went with him
several months in Chicago, and had
known him two years. It conceded
with that told by Durkin as to the
period since they were married De-
cember 4, last.