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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
FARMER CARES
OCCUPY DAYS
OF
The HEPRESIDENT
Coolidge, on Visit to Old
Homestead, Does Many
Odd Jobs About Place.
VISIT FAMILY GRAVES
Many Old Family Friends
Call to Pay Respect to
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge.
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

PLYMOUTH, VT, Aug. 5.-Cares OF
the farmer occupied President Cool
idge today. Here for visit OF a
few days at the Coolidge homestead
and farm of 275 acres, for the first
time in many months, he turned MS
attention to the condition of the
place and all through the day worked
at odd jobs.
In a business suit of dark gray
and wearing a straw hat, Coohdge
frequently took up saw an exc
a sledge hammer, or crowbar, anu
repaired places that close inspection
showed needed attention.
The fence caught his eye at one
time, and with the aid of crowpai
and sledge hammer, he pulled out
decayed post and set another in lts
place.
Again he entered the woodshed
with an axe and cut wood for mend
ing weak spot about the house
At yet another time he went into
the orchard and with a long saw cu'
Off huSe llmD OIL dH "pPA0
which had outlived its usefulness
Then he went into the garden with
a hoe and attacked weeds for an
hour. The day, however, did not
..ess without both him and Mrs.
Coolidge visiting the hillside ceme-
termy,, not far from the house, where
are Buried four generations of the
Coolidge family, including the younge'
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge, and
the father of the president.
The cemetery was the first place
they went to yesterday, before even
they came to the house. This morn
ing Coolidge went there with Walter
H. Linds. general workman about
the village. Work, which it is de-
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
HOME BEAUTIFUL.
FURNISHINGSA A
DELIGHT TO EYE

OF charm in keeping with the rooms
which they will adorn are the furnish
ings purchased by the Fred Hubbell
syndicate for the "home beautiful" at
1414 Ninth street which will be thrown
open to public, inspection Sunday, Au-
gust Is.
All of the furniture for the new
home was secured especially by the
Hubbell syndicate through the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company and can be
safely accepted as representing the
very latest in furniture design and
finish.
The living room suite consists OF
four pieces-a settee, an arm chair,
an occasional chair and a decorated
end table. The settee is of mahogany,
ovrestuffed, with reversible cushions.
Backs of the settee and the arm chair,
both inside and, out are of Chinese
blue mohair. The spring-filled cush-
ions are reversible, one side being fig
ured mohair and the other brocaded
tapestry. The occasional chair is of
the Queen Anne period, with tapestry
back and mohair seat.
The old Spanish motif is carried out
in the eight-piece dining room suits,
of walnut. The suite consists of a
buffet, a square table and six tap
estry seated chairs A gate-legged
table and four chairs, done in impe-
rial gray, decorated, comprise the
breakfast suite.
Perhaps the most novel feature of
the furnishings for the home beau
tiful' is the arcadian green finish of
one of the bedroom suites. The suite
consists of five pieces-a poster bed,
vanity dresser, chest, bench and
rocker. Decorated walnut panels set
off the dull finish of these pieces in
charming manner The other bedroom
suite is of the Colonial period, in an
tique mahogany, consisting of poster
bed, vanity dresser, chest, night table,
bench and rocker.
Not the least charming or the many
entirely new features or the home
Nbeautiful' furnishings are the Wilton
rugs which Will be used throughout.
The rugs are of jaspe taupe ground,
with blue, rosg and tan Figures in
Chinese designs.
Work on the interior finish of the
homei S practically completed and the
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
K OF &c. ASKS
COOLIDGE AID.
FOR MEXICANS.
(By Dispatcn a. p. wlra>

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.-AsSertlng
that Mexican officials had "insulted
degraded and expelled American cit
liens, men and women, under cir
cumstances that are abhorrent to
our conceptions of constitutional gov
ernment," the supreme council
Knights of Columbus, today called
on President Coolidge and the state
department to put an end to this
ignominious contempt" that has "been
shown by President Gales for Amer
leans appeal
Demand was made for protection
of American citizens and for their
treatment with the same considera-
ton and respect that is shown to
Mexicans in this country.
The American Federation of labor
and affiliated organizations, We're
urged to Cooperate to safeguard
mot only American rights, but the
hard won victories of labor itself to
protect it from servile submission to
despotic authority"
The convention authorized the su-
preme board of directors to assess
the membership of the organization
$1,OO0,00Q- for a campaign of educa-
tion ito the end that the politics Of
soviet Russia shall be eliminated
from the philosophy of American
life and the ideals of liberty of con-
science and democratic freedom may
extend to our afflicted fellow human
beings beyond the Rio Grande.'
The religious situation in Mexico
as it affects the. Catholic church
was considered one of the most i'm
portant questions before the conven-
tion and had been under considera-
tion since it convened last Monday
A special committee, appointed to
consider the matter, reported today
and it's report was unanimously
adopted.
After protesting against the policy
of President Gales on ''his recent
despotic use of the armed forces of
his military regime in depressing
the vast majority of the people of
Mexico, who are struggling to wor-
ship God according to the dictates
of their conscience" the statement
said:
1--WE warn our fellow American
citizens that they cannot endure at
their very doorstep with impunity
the Russianizing of Mexico. The
soviet philosophy controls the mill
tary powers of Mexico. The family
to them is a myth and marriage u
degradation. They have robbed 1t
of it's sanctity. Their conception OF
God is contempt for all religions"
After declaring that civil and re-
ligious freedom are suppressed in
Mexico, the statement continues:
CONTINUED on Page Threel
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
MEXICO GOES
WITH
LAWS
(By Dispatch A. p. wTo)

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5.
religious situation in
Mexico continues deadlock
ed. Peace feelers by would
be Intermediates have been
futile, as the principles they
would like to bring together
reiterate unyielding deter
mination on the one hand
to enforce absolutely the
religious regulations, and
upon the other, refusal to
accept them. The govern
ment's intention to 60 ahead
with strict application Of
the religious laws has been
emphasized again by Presi-
dent Gales in his reply to a
communication from the
president Of Peru request
ing re-establishment Of har-
mony between the govern
ment and the Catholic
church.
The boycott, called by the League
for Defense of Religious Freedom, in
an effort to bring the economic situa-
tion to such state as to force the au-
thorities to rescind the regulations, is
becoming dread specter throughout
the republic. Constantly increasing
fear is being shown in Mexico City, de-
spite an attempt to minimize the re-
suits of the boycott.
TO observe the central business sec
tion of Mexico City, one would think
nothing was wrong. There is every
outward appearances of normai life;
streets are crowded as usual, but there
is more than the usual proportion of
window shoppers, who do not enter to
buy.
Attendance at motion picture per-
formances has slumped, and numerous
small shops in the suburban residential
sections and outlying villages are clos
ing. Apparently the poor and middle.
class people are the ones who are obey
ing the boycott.
Government officials think that the
fears of the boycott and the assertion
of it's present seriousness in some Sec
tions have been exaggerated, The Sec
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
SUNDAY is TO BE
VISITORS DAY
AT HUACHUCA

Sunday, August g., is to be visitors
day at the c. M. T. camp at Fort Hua-
'chuca, according to word received
from the military post Thursday.
Lieut. Col. George Grunert, in COM
mand of the 10th cavalry, explains that
the purpose of the program to be
given on visitors day is not merely
to entertain with the spectacular, but
to give an idea of the everyday ac-
tivities of the camp, and the results
obtained by the months training. Ac-
commodations will be furnished over
night for those who request it in ad-
vance, Meals will be furnished at the
students mess at a nominal charge.
Following is the program for the
day:
10 a. M, chapel, Liberty theatre
II a. M, swimming meet, pool south
end of post.
IL noon, luncheon.
1880 p. M, military and athletic
events, baseball field.
Setting up exercises, troop No. 1.
School of the soldier and squad, first
platoon, troop No. 2.
Manual of arms, second and third
platoons, troop No. 2.
Squad drill, mounted, first squad,
troop No. l.
Platoon drill dismounted, second
platoon, troop No. 1
Platoon drill, mounted, first platoon,
troop No. 2.
Equitation, both troops, selected men.
Jumping, both troops, white and blue.
Massed AthIetics-BOOth Troops.
1OO-yard dash, three entries from
each troop.
Tug of war, one team from each
troop.
Running broad jump, three entries
from each troop.
Equipment race, four men from each
troop.
Mounted wrestling.
Pony express race.
$3.50 p. M, address by camp COM
mander.
3:45 p M, first call for parade,
mounted, south parade.
I, $3.50 p. M, assembly.
4:15 p. M, adjutant's call.
4:30 D. M, retreat.
Medals to be presented at parade.
1900 p. M, boxing and wrestling,
south parade.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
STOKES CASE IS
SETTLED; HEIRS
GET 81. 500, 900

DENVER, Aug. 5.-The last chapter
in the contest over the will of the
late w. e. D. Stokes of New York was
written here today when County Judge
Luxford signed the agreement reached
between Stokes widow, Mrs. Helen
Elwood Stokes, and w. E. d. Stokes,
sJr., his son and beneficiary under the
will.
The agreement provides that 12,OoO
shares in the Kesslo corporation, val
ued at approximately $1,5O00OO, be
held in trust by Mrs. Stokes as guar
dian of her two children, James, II,
and Helen Muriel 10, until they be-
come of age. An additional stipulation
providing for the payment of S176,OOO
in attorneys fees to Samuel w. Un.
termeyer was not signed by Judge
Luxford This will not be done until
it ha s the approval of Judge Ben B.
Lindsay of Denver's juvenile court,
Judge Luxford said,
With the Denver judges signature
the agreement becomes effective, Sur
rogate James Foley having approved
it in New York last week.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
.M'ALISTER H AS
/ I,FADOVER PEAY
IN TENNESSEE
(By Dispatch A. P. wirel

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. ;. - Hill
McAlister, state treasurer. wrested the
lead in today's democratic primary for
nomination. for governor of Tennessee
from Governor Austen Peay, VINO
seeks denomination, tonight when re-
Turns from 1,179 of the states 2,l95
precincts were reported. McAllster'
total was 54,4S2; Peay, 52,9O1.
Dr. John r. Neal, senior counsel Tor
Prof. John T. Scopes at hte Dayton
evolution trial year ago, was run
ming a poor third in the democratic
race. His vote was almost negligible.
McAlister claimed credit for having
sponsored the Tennessee law which
prohibited teaching Of the theory OF
evolution in Tennessee. Republicans
previously had selected their nominee
for governor He is Walter White OF
Rhea county, one of scopes prosecu-
tors.
Another leading figure in the evo-
Tuition trial also sought office again
today. He was Judge John T. Raul
storl, who presided at the trial. The
Judge sought denomination by the re-
publicans in the 18th judicial district
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
CHICAGO HARD
HIT BY HEAT
ON THURSDAY
(By Dispatch A. P. wire1

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Hu-
midity which approached
the saturation point blank
eted the middle west today,
making the most oppres-
sive Of the summer the
heat which brought tenn
peratures only a little high
er than seasonal August
weather.
While the mercury stayed from four
to dozen degrees lower than on the
vests most torrid summer weather,
July 10 and 20, the humidity ranged to
20 per cent greater, weather bureau
records showed. Chicago maximum to-
day was 81 degrees against marks of
95 and higher in July.
Several deaths were attributed in
directly to the heat wave in Chicago
and the central states. No relief was
in sight tonight, forecasters said, ex-
cept toward the northwest, where it
was expected to bring cool breezes.
The highest unofficial temperature re-
ported today in the midwest was the
SO degrees recorded at Centralia, Ills,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
Superior Judge keetch Rebukes L. A Grand
Jury For Conduct Of Mcpherson Inquiry;
Keys Says No Evidence For Prosecution
(Ry Dispatch A. T. WiIei

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.-Superior
Judge Arthur Keetch, presiding in the
criminal department here today sharp
ly rebuked the county grand jury for
the manner in which it has handled
the investigation of the disappearance
here last May of Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson, evangelist, He cited apparent
leaks" from the jury room and cer-
tain recommendation said to have
been made by a member of the jury
to another county official
ITO the public" Judge Keetch told
the Jurors, sit may be open to the in
ference that the grand jury is playing
politics. That such an inference is
possible is intolerable" Judge Keetch,
after reviewing the duties of the grand
Jury and quoting sectionS of the laws
governing their conduct, declared that
ever since the organization of the pres
ent jury, it was apparent to him that
the law regarding secrecy in it's ses-
sions had been violated frequently.
He said he had called this to the at
tention of the foreman several times,
particularly since the inquiry into the
Mcpherson case started. He mention
ed letter which it was reported re-
Gently the grand jury contemplated
giving District Attorney Asa Keyes,
commencing him on his conductance
of the Mcpherson case. Judge Keetch
declared words of commentator for
public officials should be confined to
the grand jury's final reports The
Jury stood in Judge Keetch's court
room and listened to his lecture.
District Attorney Keyes issued his
long promised statement in which he
stated he was unwilling to assume the
responsibility of incurring the enorm-
Gus expense of a criminal trial unless
and until the grand jury is prepared
to justify it"
He stated he had placed all the evil
dence in the case before the grand jury
and that body considered it insuffi-
cient for an indictment of any one.
Keyes declared the investigation OF the
Mcpherson disappearance mystery had
been one of the most difficult ever
presented to a prosecutor. Because OF
the prominence of the persons involved
he said, the cause had been investigat-
ed in the full glare of publicity.
Excessive zeal in selling upon the
slightest clew, even mere suspicion
of superficial evidence and almost hys-
terical vehemence in reporting ILL
considered information as proven Facts
has given the public a false impress
sion as to the nature of evidence IN
the hands of either the district attor-
ney or any one elsae interested IN
bringing out the true facts in the case"
Keyes said He declared the evidence
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
MANY YOUNGER
STUDENTS TAKE
DRINK, THEY SAY
(By Dispatch "A. z. wire)

BISBEE, Aug. 5.-By their own
admission so to 20 per cent of the
male freshmen students of the Uni
versity of Arizona drink at least
occasionally, DR.. j. B. Van Horn,
physician and health instructor at
the university told local civic club
today. The percentage of indulgence
among unclassmen as a whole would
be somewhat larger, according to
DR.. Van Horn, who declared that his
figures represented the results of
poll taken in his freshman class
in health instruction, numbering $50
men students. The doctor did not
estimate the extent of drinking
among women students but inti-
mated that it was considerable.
College students scott at prohibi-
tive legislation but in many cases
reform the habits when the con-
sequences of alcoholic excess are
frankly called to their attention, the
speaker asserted.
The figures on student drinking at
the state university marked the high
point of an address in which the
school physician placed the blame
for student misconduct on parents,
held out high hopes for the maligned
younger generation and advocated
courses in, matrimony, health in
struction and personal hygiene.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
ONE KILLED, 5.
HURT SUNDAY
IN TORREON
fRy pispAtch A.P wirsl

MEXICO CITY, Aug. Especial dis
patches from Torreon, describing the
fight on Sunday between the SOL
diers and police and crowds of dem
onstrators in which an unidentified
man was killed and eight persons
were wounded, say that the trouble
started when about 1000 Catholics
paraded the streets as an expression
of Indignation over the arrest Of
Sonora Lainez Trevino. She was ar
rested on the charge that she had
assumed an energetic attitude toward
the mayor when he refused her
permission for gathering of Cath
olic women for manifestation
against the religious regulations.
Firemen attempted to disperse the
marchers, according to the dispatch,
by throwing powerful streams Of
water over their heads. Police re-
serves under the direction of the
chief who was manhandled and
thrown to the ground, failed to dis
perse them. Federal infantry was
then summoned and ordered to fire
into the air, but the crowd persisted
in the demonstration.
Finally, the dispatch says, the
cavalry was ordered to charge, the
infantry was given instructions to
fire, the firemen again brought
streams of water into play. and the
crowds were dispersed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
IOWA G. o. p. TO MEET
lRu nisnatch A. 2. Wirel

DIES MONIES, Aug. S. - In special
convention tomorrow, Iowa republic
cans are to nominate a candidate for
the unexpired term in the senate of
the late Senator A. B. Cummins. The
vacancy is to be filled at the Novem-
Der 2 election, along with the full
term in the senate for which the party
nominated Col. Smith w. Brookhart in
June.
Tonight there was a field of dozen
or more men and three women from
which the delegates probably will Sc
lect the short term nominee. Not
enough delegations had arrived to per-
nit an accurate survey of sentiment
but there appeared possibility of a
spirited contest between the forces OF
Colonel Brookhart who wished to see
himself elected as the nominee for
both TRIMS, and the adherents OF the
veteran senator, who have declared
that "no violence should be shown in
his memory" through the nomination
of a candidate opposed to Cummins
Ideas.
The women who have been discussed
for the nomination are Mrs. Lou Cum
Minis MoHenry, a sister of Senator
Cummins; Miss Martha Mcclure, vice
chairman of the state central com
mittee; and Mrs. T. P. Hollowell, an
active party worker.
Colonel Brookhart, Charles A. Raw
son, national committeeman for Iowa;
E. L. Maytag, Newton manufactures
Judge Charles s. Bradshaw of Des
Moines. and Dan w. Turner of Corn
ing, keynoter of the party-s conven-
tion held two weeks ago, were among
the candidates being discussed tonight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
HARDY RENOMINATED FOR
COLORADO CONGRESSMAN

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 5-Guy U.
Hardy of Canon City, who has served
two successive terms as United States
congressman from Colorado, was unan-
imously nominated candidate for third
term, during the third congressional
district convention of republicans held
today in the city hall.
The charge of Fremont county con-
testants that, on May 1S, T. NJ. How
ellis had been irregularly elected chair
man Of the Fremont county central as
sembly and had no right to call an as
sembly delegations was taken tunder
deliberation during a private session
by a credential committee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
TO
run FOR SENATE
AS A DEMOCRAT
(By Dispatch 4 p. wire ,

K PHOENIX, Aug. 5.-Charles H. Ru-
therford, state senator from Yavapal
Icounty, tonight announced his candi-
dacy for the democratic senatorial
nomination in opposition to Congress-
man Carl Hayden. Rutherford said in
his announcement that he was con-
WINGED Hayden's "well defined stand
fin favor of the Colorado river compact
is not in conformity with the convic-
tions of the great smajority of the peo
pie of Arizona and is exceedingly dam
geroua to the very welfare of the
state"
Rutherford was prominent in the
fight against the Santa Fe river COM
pact in the sixth state legislature.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
Hard Storm for Half An
Hour Thursday Afternoon

The total rainfall in Douglas,
already slightly above normal, was
again sNeIled when n heavy storm
of half an hours duration hit the
easy at 3.3O O'Clock Thursday after
nOOn. Following the storm, light
rains continued dMrihg the eve
niRg.
The rain followed in the wake of
IA dust Storm w.seIa ..Avts. laeesAasai
the eastern part of the city few
minutes earlier.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
OKLAHOMA HAS
HOTTEST DAY
OF THE YEAR
1By Dispatch A. 2. Wirel

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 5. - Okla
homa today sweltered under the rays
of a tropical sun which in several in
stances sent the temperature to the
highest peak of the year.
Tulsa and Sapulpa were the hottest
cities in the state, each reporting a
reading of 106 IL degrees. Bartles-
will reported 100 degrees and it was
los at Enid. These are all high marks
for the year.
The temperature here and at Shaw
nee was 100 degrees.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
JUDGE PARKER
RESIGNS FROM
CLAIMS BOARD

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Resignation
of Judge Edwin B. Parker as the
American member of the general Mex
ican-American claim commission was
announced today at the state depart
ment. He viii hr succeeded by Fred
*. NELSON, former solicitor OF the state
department, who has just concluded
his work as American agent and senior
counsel in connection with the British
American claims settlement. :
Judge Parker will continue to serve
on commissions dealing with claims
against Germany, Austria and Hun
gary
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
BROADMOOR TOURNEY
(By Dispatch A. p. Wirel

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. blow
ard Creel of Pueblo; W. j. Taylor and
D. Harris, both of Houston, Texas, and
Harold Ingersoll, S. Y. Armitage and
M. H. Denoya of Colorado Springs,
remain in the championship fight OF
the annual Broadmoor Invitation golf
tournament which started Tuesday.
The final will be played Sunday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
GOVERNOR MORLEY NOT
TO BE A CANDIDATE

DENVER, Aug. 5.-Governor Clar-
ence j. Morley tonight announced that
under no consideration will 1 permit
the presentation of my name before the
republican state assembly meeting here
tomorrow to designate candidates for
office"
Governor Morley continued, 81 am
not ,and will not, be a candidate for
any political office"
The. announcement of the governor
sets at rest rumors that have been
prevalent during the last few weeks
that he would be candidate for the
Colorado supreme court.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-06
FIRE Loss IN
MONTANA Sc rs.
A BAD RECORD
(By Dispa.eh A. P. Wire,


MISSOULA, Mont, Aug. 5. = Forest
fires which have been burning within
the national forests of district No. l
this season have burned over 100000
acres of land, almost four times as
great as the total for the season of
1924 and 1925. During the last ten
days of July, 1880 acres, or more
than half of the total area this season,
burned.
One hundred and seventy thousand
acres of national forest reserve have
been burned over during this summer,
while $4,000 acres of private land ly-
ing within the national forests and in
termingled with the national reserve
holdings have been scorched by the
flames. No estimate is available of
the private holdings outside of ma
tional reserves that have been burned.
Reports received at district headquar :
ters tonight were that conditions gem
orally over the district had been quiet
during the day.
CALGARY, Alta, Aug. 5.-An aged
woods worker named Landstrum died
with bis axe in his hand fighting a
forest fire near Donald, b. G. Dis
patches today REPORTING this listed
losses of 100000 board feet of cut
longs valued at $1,000,000, camps.
bridges and culverts on a logging
railway, stores tools and machinery
The flames were pronounced under
control, despite strong winds and ex>
treem drought.
Landstrum's body was found at a
camp of the Columbia River Lumber
company.