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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
LACKS CONFIRMATION.
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

LOS ANGELES, June 29. = Aimee
Semple McPherson's story of having
been kidnapped by two men and held
prisoner since she dropped out of
sight at Ocean Park on May 1S, ap>
parently was lacking confirmation to-
day when the joint investigation by
police and the district attorneys OF
flee failed to produce a single clue to
substantiate the evangelist's version of
her strange disappearance.
Will Sue Slanderers
Mrs. Mcpherson, however, contends
that the burden of proof falls upon
those who doubt her. And from the
veranda of a secluded beach resort
where she went into temporary re-
tirement today, the woman pastor an
nounced she was preparing to strike
back legally at those who have cast
"blackening insinuations" upon her
story.
The evangelist said two libel suits,
each seeking 100000 damages, were
being drawn up by her attorneys. She
would not divulge who she would
name in the suits.
MY story must stand," she de-
clared. The investigation by Detective
Chief Herman Fl. Cline and Deputy
District Attorney Joe Ryan was con-
tinued today on the theory that the
Angelus Temple pastor had been kid
naped The investigators, however,
were unable to report any progress.
Cline still was without clue to the
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
.FESS MARKETING
BILL Is VO TED
DOWN BY SENATE
(By Dispatch A. P. !yEgTire)

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The Fess
farm credit bill was voted down late
today by the senate, the vote being
26 to 54. Offered as a rider to the
administrations cooperative market
ing bill, it would have created a re-
volving fund of $10O,0O0,O00 to be
loaned to cooperative m a r k g
groups. The fund would have been
administered by a commission of ag
ricultural experts.
Immediately after the defeat of the
Fess proposal, Senator Robinson, the
democratic leader, re-offered his pro-
posal for the establishment of a $780,
100000 farm export corporation, which
The senate also rejected the proposal
week ago
Another amendment by Senator
Robinson,a providing for investigation
by the tariff commission with a view
of lowering the duty on implements
and utensils used by farmers, came up.
Senator Curtis, the republican leader,
proposed that the commission also
should investigate with view to
determining what tariff rates should
be increased Sin order to protect hte
American farmers against competi-
ton" This amendment to the Rob-
inson proposal was adopted, AZ to 81.
Senator's Cameron and Ashurst of
Arizona voted against the Fess bill,
aq did Jones and Bratton of New
Mexico. Means of Colorado was paired
with Senator Mclean, and Phipps was
absent.
AS a substitute for the Robinson
amendment, Senator Howell, republic
can, Nebraska, re-offered the Hauger
bill, rejected by the house, but with a
provision excluding all crops except
wheat from the payment of an equal
ization fee. The measure, which
would authorize the appropriation of
$50, 100000 not more than half of
which might be loaned to cotton CO.
operatives, was overwhelmingly re-
jected.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
BATTLE OVER
CLARK ESTATE
STARTS TODAY
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

BUTTE, Mont, June 29.-The legal
battle over the S5O,000,000 estate of the
late Senator William Andrews Clark
Of Montana is scheduled to start in
district court here tomorrow when the
selection of a jury to try the merit of
the claims of three women to a share
in the estate is begun.
The trio of women-Mrs. Effie Clark
McWilliams and Mrs. Alma e. Clark
Hines of Missouri, and Mrs. Addie l..
Clark Miller of Denver-declare they
are the legitimate daughters of the
late copper king and were "uninten-
tionally' omitted from his will. Their
claims are resisted by the five Clark
legatees named in the document they
seek to break.
The plaintiffs allege that Clark was
their father my an early marriage in
Missouri and that he deserted them
and their mother while they were
small children.
Their claims, however, are at vari-
ance with the account of Clark's life
as contained in Who's Who in Amer
ica, where Clark is recorded as having
been married twice-flrst to Miss Kate
L. Stauffer at Connellsville, Pa, in
1869, and the second time to Miss Anna
e. Lachappelle of Butte in 1901. The
Clark legatees hold that the plain
tiffs have confused the Montana sena-
tor with another w. A. Clark, Stew
artsville, Mo-, druggist, and that the
confusion in Identities arose from the
fact that the Montana Clerk taught
school in Missouri i'll 1859-6O.
The Clark heirs have SO depositions
from non-r resident witnesses to present
in support of their claim that Senator
Clark could not have been the w. A
Clark who married the claimants
mother in 1859 and later deserted his
family.
A venire of 25O names has been
drawn for the jury box and will re-
port in court tomorrow afternoon at z
o'clock. The plaintiffs have been in
Butte for several days, but have kept
themselves in seclusion in the resi-
Dental part of the city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
lRv Dispatch A. ?. Yirel

WASHINGTON, June 29.-Certifica-
expedition showing that Lieut.. Com
mander Richard e. Byrd on May flew
over the north pole, was made to Sec
retary Wilbur today by special com
mittee of the National Geographic So
ciety. The society, which awarded to
Byrd the Hubbard gold medal upon his
recent arrival here, announced at that
time through it's president, DR.. Gilbert
Grosvenor, that The committee of ex-
perts] had found the explorers claims
to be correct, and today it made pub
lie a detailed log of the flight.
On the committee with DR.. Grosve-
nor were Frederick V. Colville and e.
Lester Jones. They called in expert
assistants in their examination of the
data including Hugh G. Mitchell and
Henry G. Ayers, senior and chief math-
maticians, respectively, of the Coast
and Geodetic survey, and Albert Ii.
Mumstead, chief photographer of the
National Geographic society, and in
ventor the sun compass Byrd used.
'These experienced calculators," DR..
Grosvenor reported to the navy secre
tary, "have verified all of Commander
Byrd's computations, devoting five
days to the work; they have also crit
ically examined the sextant used by
Commander Byrd
The experts reported to the Grosve-
nor committee that they had been able
to verify all of Byrd's computations
given in his navigation report and
also that they made a satisfactory eX-
animation of the sextant and the sun
compass used by the commander on his
polar flight. Their report had this
concluding paragraph:
'It is the opinion of your committee
that at very close to nine hours, three
minutes, Greenwich civil time, May 8,
1926, Lieutenant Commander Richard
Evelyn Byrd was at the north pole, in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
CONGRESS WILL
SOON ADJOURN.
REPORT
Try Dispatch A. P. Wircl

WASHINGTON, June 29.-After go
ing on record by roll call vote for
the first time this session on a ques-
ton involving a prohibition issue, the
house today passed and sent to the
senate the second deficiency appropria-
tion bill. The action cleared the cal
endar of it's last piece of major legis-
lation and placed the house in po-
sition to wind up it's business and go
home on short notice.
The measure carried a total Of $45,-
O14,OOO, of which $14,156.000 is for 73
new public building projects through
out the country all of which were ap-
proved without change.
The roll call involving prohibition
came on a proposal by Representative
Tydings, democrat, Maryland, to recon-
nit the bill to the appropriations COM
mittee with instructions to eliminate
an appropriation of $2,6S6,76O for the
prohibition unit. The money would be
used to employ 906 additional dry
agents, bringing the total strength of
the enforcement squad to 1903.
The Tydings motion was offered
after number of members had at
tackled the appropriation, and Repre-
sentative Boy1an, democrat, New York,
also had lost, II to 70, in an effort to
eliminate it, Cries of '"Tam1nany,
Tammany," greeted Boylan and his 10
colleagues when they stood up to be
counted
Representative LaGuardia, progress
New York, sought un-
successfully to increase the appropria-
ton by $1OO,O0O,O0O. Before his pro-
posaI was rejected, he shouted:
"Come on, you Anti-Saloon league
men. Vote for this and we'll have
real enforcement"
Representative Gallivan, democrat,
Massachusetts, also was unsuccessful
in an attempt to reduce the prohibition
by $1S6,760, which
amount, he said, Assistant Secretary
Andrews had testified would provide
a squad of under cover" agents, ito
spy on state officials charged with
dry law enforcement. The vote
against Gallivan's motion was Sc to Is.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30

The inquiry has been spread to
points in New Mexico, throughout Co
chise county and south as far as Mac
ozari, in Sonora. Regarding pub
lished statement that the man called
"Steve" and the woman known as
"Rose" had been definitely located in
Nacozari, Chief of Police Percy Bow
den declared there is nothing to IL"
"It is absolutely untrue" he stated,
and continued to say that there has
been no abandoned automobile found
here, which in any way could be con-
nected with the abductors."
Large blueprints of the Douglas and
Aqua Prieta area which have been
completed by city, county, United
States and Mexico officers, who have
been working on the case, have been
and as soon as other photo
graphs have been secured, will be for
warded to Mrs. Mcpherson by Chief
Bowden. Through the use of the blue
prints and the photographs, Mrs. Nc
Pherson may be able to point out more
certain parts of her trail,
Chief Bowden declares. The entire set
Of official maps and photographs will
be sent to Los Angeles today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
FATHER BEING
HELD IN DEATH
OF DAUGHTER
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

SEATTLE, June 2Y.-4Wallace Cloyes
Gains of this city was arrested today.
accused of beating and choking his
daughter, Sylvia Howard Gaines, to
death about an hour after she left his
home the night of June 16 for soli-
tary walk. He will be held without
bali
Miss Gaines, % years old and a
graduate last year Of Smith college,
Northampton, Mass, was the daugh-
ter of Gaines and Mrs. H. E. Maynard,
Lynnfied Mass. Gaines and Sylvia's
mother separated 16 years ago and
five years ago he married another
woman. Last September Sylvia, hav-
ing found her father through a search
started by clue in a newspaper,
came here to live with him.
Her body was found badly mutilated
10 hours after she had left her homo.
She had been criminally assaulted.
Gaines, on the stand yesterday in
coroner's inquest, admitted that he
and Sylvia had tiff over proposed
automobile trip just before she left
the house.
The father admitted at the inquest
that he had been drinking the night
Sylvia disappeared, DIS we'll as other
times.
Louis Stern friend of Gaines. was
arrested late today and held as ma
terial witness.
Chief of City Detectives Charles
Tennant, who has conducted an in
dependent investigation of the killing
of the girl, has insisted that he was
convinced Gaines was not the slayer.
81 am still looking for the fiend who
killed Sylvia Gaines he said.
Both Prosecutor Ewing D. Colvin
and counsel for Gaines said they would
ask for an early trial.
Gaines attorney asserts he cannot
be kept in jail long rs he is suffering
from ailments attributed to war In.
juries He will be arraigned in. SUI
perior court here Friday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
MAN HELD FOR
WIFE MURDER is
OUT ON BOND

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, June 20
e. NJ Elliott, wealthy promoter.
charged with the murder Of his wife,
today was bound over to the grand
Jury under $4,000 bond after the dis
trict attorney told the court there was
no possibility of obtaining a conviction
of murder in the first degree.
The district attorney said he would
seek a conviction for manslauShter.
The preliminary hearing today fol-
lowed the verdict of a coroner's jury
yesterday which found that Mrs. FL
lott came to her death at the hands OF
her husband. Mrs. Elliott died Satur-
day night as result of a fractured
skull, which she was said to have re-
ceived that day when she fell from
the rear doorway of her on the con-
crete pavement. Police charged that
Elliott either pushed or caused his wife
to fall. She had filed suit that day for
divorce, charging cruelty and infidei-
ity.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
FLAG CEREMONY
HERE JULY BIRD
BY THE 18TH INF !.

One of the most unique and color
full events being planned for the
general fourth of July program here
will be the evening parade and flag
ceremony to be offered by the 1st
battalion, 25th infantry under COM
mand of Major c. B. Townsend, Sat
urday evening, July 8, at $50 o'clock.
The battalion will parade from d
point on G avenue to the Tenth
street park and the exercises there
are to take place on Ninth street
facing the park. There will be the
military escort of the colors at that
juncture, with the public viewing
the event from the park while the
parade will of course proceed the
flag ceremony. 1t is estimated that
these maneuvers will last for about
40 minutes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30

The child, Colin Orr, was Visitin
with some child friends at their home
on Bath street when killed None OF
the other children were injured. The
death is the only one thus far re
ported and the chimney Is the only
one known to have fallen.
A street car near the beach was
thrown from the tracks by the shock
while several telephones were dis
connected.
Some superficial plaster cracks oc-
Cured in old buildings, but there
was no damage to any of the struc-
lures erected under the provisions
of the building code adopted here
following the earthquake of a year
ago today.
Plate glass windows in the Car
rillo building and the Pierce Brothers
Furniture store, were broken. Cracks
appeared in the Masonic temple, the
Press and News buildings, the Cen
trail building, Santa Barbara club,
the Diehl building, v. E. Wood auto
building, the Eisenberg building all
old structures repaired since the
shock a year ago.
The surf was violently disturbed
for a brief period, but did no dam
age.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
COOLIDGE AIM S
TO CO FISHING
DURING SUMMER

WASHINGTON. June 29.-President
Coolidge intends\ to turn fisherman
this summer during his vacation in
the Adirondacks. Not since he was q
boy in Vermont has he indulged In
the sport, but he plans to try his luck
with rod and line, relying on secret
service men, newspaper correspond
ents and others who accompany him
for pointers.
The presidents fishing plans were
disclosed today at the White House,
and at the same time it was said that
he felt his views on the sport had
been misinterpreted about a year ago
to make it appear that he considered
fishing a sport for boys and unworthy
of grown men. 1t was recalled that at
that time his opinion was sought as
TO the wisdom of stocking the tidal
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
COLORADO M EN-
SEEK BAD NJ AN
OR ALIVE

MONTROSE, Colo, June z>--Tor the
second time within six months, armed
posses instructed to "get their man,
dead or alive are securing the waste
lands along Colorados western border
in search of Ed Williams, alleged cat
tie rustler, bond jumper and generally
reputed "bad man."
The sheriff's office here had received
no word from the three posses which
took up the hunt for Williams at noon
yesterday under leadership of Roy
Roatcap, under sheriff of Montrose
county. The new search for Williams
was begun after reports reached Mont
rose of rifle duel in which he shot
H. c. Getty. The latter, with his son,
II. c. Hetty, Jr., Sunday set out to at
tempt to arrest Williams in order, as
his son told officers, to collect re-
for Williams capture.
The reward was posted after Will
1iams fled following fight with DICK
Freel, a neighbor, last March 4, in
which he is alleged to have shot and
then beat Freel into insensibility. AT
that time, as yesterday, arme Omen
took to Williams trail in almost mac
cessible country. They were then
headed by the same Roatcap, who now
leads the posses, and who is credited
with being the sheriff's "best man"
The search for Williams, then, which
lasted several weeks, was fruitless.
Following the shooting of Getty, ne
was reported to have taken again to
the wilds, leaving his wife and chill
dren behind, while he hides from the
law.
Getty, who was brought to Mont
rose, is reported to be recovering rap
idlv from his wound, and out of danger
unless complications develop.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
CERTIFICATlON OF RECORDS OF
COMMANDER BYRD PROVE HIS
TRIP OVER POLE, AS HE CLAIMED

so far as an observed in an airplane
using the most accurate instruments
and methods available for determining
his position could ascertain"
The experts calculation of the time
of arrival at the north pole differed
from Byrd's by less than a minute, he
having figured he had reached his
goal at nine hours, two minutes.
Calling attention to the fact that
soon after leaving the pole the sextant
which Commander Byrd was using slid
off the chart table, breaking the hori
zon glass; this making it necessary to
navigate the return trip solely by dead
reckoning, the experts in their report
added
'It is unfortunate that no sextant
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
MAY RAISE AMOUNT TO
FIGHT BOIL WEEVIL

PHOENIX, June 29.--Belief that
the emergency appropriation for con-
troll and eradication of the Thurberia
boil weevil in Arizona recently pass
ed by the national house would be
raised to $4,000 by the sentae was
expressed today by DR.. o. c. Bart
lett, state entomologist. He has
Just returned from Washington. The
present bill provides for S55,O0O ap-
preparation. AS passed by the house
the appropriation contained $4,000
for eradication and control of weevil
and $4,000 for destruction of the
wild cotton in Arizona.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
TEMPLE CRACKS REOPENED
(By Dispatch A. P. Wirel

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, June 20.
Several walls cracked by last years
uake heer reopened in a light earth
quake tremor felt here about 1929, p.
m. today. The Cenral building and
Masonic Temple, repaired with new
plaster, reopened.
Several plate glass windows were
broken in the Pierce Brothers furni-
ture store. Ruins of the old court
house and sheriff's office were not
affected apparently by today's shake
No buildings constructed since last
years quake were damaged today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
Denver Experiences Big
Storm That Assumes Near
Cloudburst Proportions
CBy Dispatch A. P. wiro)

DENVER, Colo, June 20. - A
heavy rainstOrm, which in resident
sections of the city assumed
cIoudburst proportions, flooded
streets, yards and cellars, but
no serious damage had been re-
ported early tonight. The storm
case as the climax of an abnOrm
ally hot spell which has lasted
for several days. In some Sec
tions of the city, hail accom-
panied the rain.
City officials said that lakes
in the city park and in Washing
ton park were over their banks
hut that there was no immediate
danger to surrounding property.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
TIE FOR STATE SHOOT
CHAMPIONSHIP HONOR

PRESCOTT, June 29. = Tom Edens
Sr., and George Peterson, both of
Phoenix, tied with scores of 1913 for
the state championship in the S4th
annual tournament of the Arizona
Sportsmen's association at the Pres
colt Gun club today. The tie will be
shot off.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
WILLIS KOS COLIMA
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

vHRNON, Chlif., June 29. = Jack
Willis, Texas, middleweight, Knocked
out Bert Colima, Mexican of Whittier
Calf, in the fifth round of sched
lied 1O-round fight here tonight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
Cleveland E. Dodge Made
Director in Largest
Bank in United States
(By Dispatch A. Z. wire)

NEW YORK, June 20.-CIeveIand
E. Dodge, who succeeded to the
business interests of his father,
the late Cleveland HI. Dodge, in the
Phelps Dodge corporation, cOpperS
nnd John ID. Ryan, chairman of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company
today were elected directors of the
National City bank of New York,
largest in the country.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
Los ANGELES aUAKEs

LOS ANGELES, June 29. = A light
earth movement, continuing a few
seconds, was felt here at 1922 p. m.
today.
Today's tremors marked the ami,
yerSary of the earthquake which
wrecked the business district Of Santa
Barbara in 1925. That temb1or also
was felt distinctly in this section.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
.BOWDEN DENIES that
.AIMEE'S ABDUCTORS
ARE YET DISCOVERED

The police of Douglas and the officers Of Cochise
county we're busy throughout Tuesday tracing down
every report concerning Mrs Aimee Sempe Mcpherson
and her escape from her abductors here on June 2S
Not new cew worthy of any consideration has been
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
ANOTHER QUAKE HITS
SANTA BARBARA; |.
CHILD IS FOUND DEAD
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, June 29.-A three
old child was crushed beneath topping chimneS
killed in an earthquake which shook Santa Barbara
TODAY the anniversary of the disastrous shock OF -
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30
TREMoR AT SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Calf, June 29.-A
light earth tremor sufficient to sway
chandeliers was felt here about 1922
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-30

wednesday and Thursday,
fair, except thunder show
ers northeast portion; lit
tie change in temperature.
Arizona state miner., 1926-01-02
OLD TIME SPEEDERS

None will deny that the traffic
problem, especially in our larger
cities is becoming extremely acute.
Added to the congestion, which ap-
pears unavoidable, is the menace
Of the inattentive driver and the
willful speeder
But we should not imagine that
similar problems did not concern
city dwellers of the past. In an
editorial which appeared in the
New York Mirror in the year 1884
the reckless Broadway bus drivers
were severely criticized for their
disregard of life and limb. 1t said:
"The inconvenience and danger
of this is no less felt by those who
ride than by those who walk. Il
has not only become dangerous 70
cross Broadway on foot, but per-
sons who venture or trust them
selves inside one of these car
riages run the risk Of having their
brains turned by the rapidity of
the motion"
Not only was fear expressed for
the safety of pedestrians, but the
writer of that editorial appears to
have believed that too rapid speed
would scramble the very brains
inside ones Uranium.
What would he have thought Of
the recent feat of driving an air
plane at the rate of five miles a
minute?
Arizona state miner., 1926-01-02
CAMERON SAYS NO CAUSE FOR
WORRY ON MEXICAN
CATTLE PROBLEM

John r. Towles, collector of in
ternal revenue, has received the
following telegram from United
States Senator Ralph H. Cameron,
dated at Washington, D. c.:
"My resolution permitting Amer
ican cattle now in Mexico to re-
main duty free extend the time
one year impossible to pass before
adjournment today for the holidays
because legislative jam. You have
my positive assurance same will
be passed earliest possible time
after reconvening congress. | have
this matter up with the president
and the chairman of the senate
and house committees and all
agreed resolution will pass with
retroactive effect saving the day
for the cattlemen. Please give
widest publicity and assure all
concerned no cause for alarm.
Arizona state miner., 1926-01-02

ed, he will deserve the lasting
gratitude of a long-suffering indus
try. The national convention which
meets in Phoenix in January
should pass a unanimous vote of
thanks to Senator Cameron and
the Committee for their untiring
labors in behalf of the livestock
interests.
(Signed) w. NJ. MARTANY.