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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
PREACHER AND
CHOIR SINGER r
ARE SHOT DEAD
iBy Dispatch a. p. wire)

MORGANTOWN, KY, Aug. 3.-An
evangelist and a choir singer are dead,
shot as they sang the opening hymn at
revival services, by an unidentified as
sassin, who fired through the window
of the county school house, where the
meeting was in progress.
The Rev. w. A. Moss, 80, toppled
from his pulpit, dead, and Mrs. Jerome
Robinson, 80, died two hours after the
shooting last night at the Eary school,
IL miles from here. j. d. Young, ~,
suffered a slight scalp wound and 9TH
ers I'm the meeting narrowly escaped.
Mrs. Robinson's four children saw their
mother fall.
One man was under arrest early to-
night, and Sheriff Luther Tuck Of But
Ter county, was at the head Of posse
searching for a second man. Clifford
Wilson, 80, fugitive since his escape
from Jail here year ago, was arrest
ed at his home on the statement of d
14-year-old girl that he had fired the
shots. The girl tainted when the fir
ing began and she was unable to give
additional details. Wilson, who was
wanted on bootlegging charge, de-
MED the shooting.
The Staying created such excitement
among the persons in the audience that
none was able to say how many shots
were fired. County officials laid the
trouble to moonshiners, whose ire. the
evangelist had aroused by his campaign
against Illicit whisky and his activities
in aiding enforcement officers.
1t was learned today that the meet
ing was disturbed Sunday night by
rowdyism on the outside. Two men
dispersed the trouble-makers, some OF
whom were said to have threatened ito
come back and clean out the whole
crowd"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
GIRL
HELD UP BY A
MASKED RIDER

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 3.-Ro-
nance of the old west was revived
here tonight when a masked horseman
resurrected symbol of frontier days
unsuccessfully attempted to hold up
a pretty heiress who was at the wheel
Of a high powered roadster. The
speed of the pony went to nothing
against the speed of the car when
Miss Freda Maytag, who will inherit
the Maytag washing machine millions
put the roadster in second gear, step
ped on the throttle and safely arrived
at her home in Broadmoor suburb, ac-
cording to the story reported by
Claude Williams, traffic officer, who
later caught the thief. The man gave
his name as Fred Coca, 10, employe of
the Broadmoor stables. The hunt by
officer Williams was interrupted at
one time when the brakes of his mo-
torcycle jammed on an incline, hurl-
ing him 25 feet in the air. He landed
unhurt in some bushes, resumed the
chase and ultimately found the would
be desperate in a camp with two
others. Coca declared he did it just
for fun"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
Alleged @.Loue Cult"
Discovered in Denver;
Four Already in Jail
CBy Dispatch A. +. Wire)

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 3.-The Rocky
Mountain News tomorrow will say that
four prominent Denver men, including
ene of the city's leading photograph
ers and a leading dentist are held in
the county Jail under technical charges
of contributing to juvenile delinquency
while authorities are investigating an
alleged "love cult said by juvenile Of
ficers to exist in this city with men,
bership of at least hundred men and
boys.
The News quotes juvenile court Of
ficers as saying that they have dis
covered the existence of branch cult
in Kansas City, that half a dozen more
arrests are expected tomorrow and that
more serious charges than those now
laid against the four men held will be
filed tomorrow
The article says that the arrests fol-
lowed an exhaustive investigation COW
ering a period of more than six months
by Sidney Benbow, special officer in
Judge Ben B. Lindsey's Juvenile court.
Continued on Page Eighty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
No Religious Persecution
In Mexico, Statement OF
M. E. Bishop in Mexico City
lBv Dispatch A. P. Wirel

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Bishop George A
Miller, resident bishop of the 'Metho-
dist Episcopal church in Mexico City,
declared in a statement today that
there is no religious persecution TAX
ing place in Mexico today"
The bishop, here on official church
business, will return to Mexico in a
few days, said the statement made pub
lie by the world service commission of
his church.
"It may be worth while to ask" said
the bishop, "how it has come about
that after 300 years of Roman control
of Mexico, ending in 1921 and hun
dred years Of dominant influence on
the part of that church in the affairs
of government, it has at last become
necessary for the best government that
Mexico ever has had to use drastic
means in the control of the ecclesiasti-
cal situation. There must be reason
and there is.
"The reason is that the Roman Cath
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
TO
co TOOLD HOME
OF PRESIDENT
eBy Dispatch arp. Wire,

PAUL SMITHS, N. Y, Aug. S.-The
president and Mrs. Coolidge will go to
Plymouth, VT, tomorrow for visit of
several days at the boyhood home of
Coolidge.
Except for Mai James F. Coupal,
physician to the president, and secret
service men, Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge
will be unattended. The trip has been
arranged so that they can greet old
friends and attend to any business mat
ters connected with the maintenance Of
the family homestead.
Coolidge attended to a number of
government business matters today, re-
ceived newspaper correspondents and
also delivered his first address of his
vacation, speaking over long distance
telephone line to Denver, where his
words were broadcast at exercises
the semi-centennial of
Colorado's admittance to statehood.
Urging again the cause of state SOW
ereignty, Coolidge emphasized in the
address the Importance of local self
government and declared much of the
strength of the federal government
Lies in the fact that the states have
the power to function locally and inde-
pendently, subject only to the restric-
tions which they themselves have in
voked by accepting the national consti-
tuition"
An appointment which has long given
him concern was also disposed of dur
ing the day when the president named
Proctor L. Dougherty of Washington,
D. c., as commissioner of the District
of Columbia Dougherty takes the
place made vacant by the forced res
ignation of Frederick A. Fenning, whose
practices as an attorney in the war
veterans guardianship cases had been
under fire in congress.
During the day Coolidge received
several visitors at the executive Of
fices, including Harvey S. Firestone,
Jr of Akron, Ohio, who gave his views
on the rubber production situation, and
at noon the president and Mrs Cool
idge had for luncheon guests at White
Pine Camp, Kent Cooper, general man
ager of the Associated Press, and his
daughter, Miss June Cooper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
u. OF A. NO T
IN POLITI S,
ST ATE S HUNT T

PHOENIX, Aug. 3.-If the Univer-
sity of Arizona has been thrown into
politics, Governor Hunt has yet to
learn of it.
'I've been governor for five terms, "
he said on his return today from Wins
low and Wilcox, land that's one thing
I've always kept out of our educa-
tional SYSTEM mean, politics"
In a statement issued Sunday at
FLAGSTAFF, e. E. Ellinwood, candidate
for the democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation, charged that the governor and
his followers "are Planning to throw
the university of Arizona bodily into
politics.
"There never has been a faint of
politics at Tempe, at Flagstaff (sites
of the state teachers colleges), in the
junior college at Phoenix, and it's the
same with the state university, so far
as I'm concerned" the governor de-
clared 1.-The reappointment of DR..
Cloyd H Marvin as president of the
university and of seven faculty MEM
bers for new terms is UP for consid-
eration at the next regents meeNing.
AS [ see it, that's a matter which
ought to be quite outside the realm
of politics.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
LARGER MAINS
BEING LAID B Y
GAS COMP AMY

Excavations in the vicinity of Sec
ond street and Dolores avenue were
explained Tuesday by Joseph Sexton,
manager of the Arizona Edison COM
pany, who stated that new gas main
is being laid, which will eventually
encircle the city.
The new main, Of six-inch pipe, will
replace the two and fpur-inch pipe
lines previously in service. Laying OF
the new line was begun at the gas
plant and has progressed along Sec
ond street as far as Dolores avenue
In accordance with the present i'm
provement program the new feeder
main will eventually make complete
circuit about the city.
Replacing of the small lines by the
new siX-inch line will greatly improve
the service to subscribers, as it Will
afford better pressure and a more
consistent supply.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
HOME BEAUTIFUL
MAY BE OPENED
SUNDAY, AUG. s

Residents of Douglas are soon to
have their first glimpse OF the "home
beautiful" the model home being
built and furnished by the Fred Hub
bell syndicate at 1414 Ninth street, ac-
cording to the announcement of Hub
bell on Tuesday.
Work on the interior finish is pro-
crossing rapidly and the home will be
open to public inspection in the very
near future. The opening is contin-
gent upon the drapes which are being
made especially for the large case
ment windows. 1t is expected to open
the home either Sunday, August g. or
the following Sunday, August Is.
Since the Hubben syndicate first an
nounced the plan to build truly
model home, embodying not only the
most modern architectural design, but
all of the latest ideas in fittings hard
ware and interior design, the public
has followed the construction of the
home with the closest interest.
No expense has been spared in
building what is considered perfect
home Of moderate size. Actual cost OF
the dwelling is estimated to be about
SIS, 900, and the cost of the furnishings
with which it will be fitted is esti-
mated to be about $2,5oo
1t is almost impossible to describe
the quiet charm with which one is in
stantly impressed upon entering the
new home The exterior design is OF
the Spanish motif throughout. The
same theme is carried out in the inte-
rior, with. notifications. The walls
of the living and dining rooms are
done in blended tones, and the chande-
iiers and wall lights of ornamental
metal done in soft browns and re-
se,rbling polychrone work, add to the
well blended color effect which makes
an instant appeal.
The 'home beautiful has hardwood
floors throughout, the floors of the
living and dining rooms being of ma
pie and the others of oak. Large, al
most ceiling high easement windows
surround the living and dining rooms
and are provided with inside copper
screens so that the narrower windows
may be swung open. The fireplace in
the living room is provided with a
special damper controi to regulate
draft and, if desired, the chimney may
be completely closed off during the
summer months to avoid dirt ano
dust.
The popular bronze and glass hard
ware is used on all windows, doors
and cupboard doors The dining room
is provided with picturesque built-ir
china and linen compartments.
The front bed room is done in q
delicate shade of pink, with white
enamel trimmings, and the rear bed
room is of blue-gray, with the same
trimming. Extra large closets are ar
ranged, upon the doors of which are
| full length bevel mirrors
One of the special features of this
modern dwelling is the manner in
which the four clothes closets are
constructed The entire walls anc
ceilings of the closets are lined WITH
cedar, making them literally moth
proof.
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
Aqua PRIETA
CHURCH UNDER
MEXICO Sc AL

The unfinished building which was
to have been used as a Catholic church
in Aqua Prieta has been closed and
sealed in accordance with President
Gales church edict, it was learned
Tuesday.
1t had, been the custom for the
priest from the church at Nacozari to
hold occasional services in the unfin-
ished building. The Nacozari church
has also been sealed according to the
statement of Aqua Prieta officials.
Apparently no demonstrations OF
protest will be made by the citizens OF
Aqua Prieta, undoubtedly due to the
fact that they are at liberty to cross
the international boundary and attend
services in Douglas
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
POLICY
OF GOVERN MEN 7
SUCCESSFUL,lS Is
IDEA
Plans Have Contributed to
Make Most Prosperous
Period in History.
REVIEW OF PROGRESS
Economic, Educational and
Moral Standards ImprOv-
ed in Nation.
REVIEW OF PROGRESS
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

PAUL SMITHS, N. Y, Aug. 3.-Gov-
ernment policies pursued during the
three years President Coolidge has oc-
cupied the White House, in his opin-
ion have placed the country in a flour
have contributed to make the period
the most prosperous of any three years
in the history of the country.
A review of the administration was
given in behalf of Coolidge at the ex-
ecutive offices today, the third ami
yersary of his assuming the presidency
and although much progress was said
to have been made it was emphasized
that much remains to be done and only
continued efforts will make possible
the maintenance of the gains already
achieved.
The government cannot always Sc
cure the prosperity of the country, but
it can do much to create conditions
under which the country will be pros
porous if its citizens adhere to sound
business practices.
Because of the special conditions
confronting the country after the
World war, the problems awaiting So
luton have been largely economic, but
Coolidge feels progress has also been
made along other lines such as in edu-
work and in improving the
general moral standards of the coun-
try.
The movements of freight are very
large, it was pointed out, and the vol
ume of manufacturing as whole is
good. While the textile industry eX-
perienced a slump, it was asserted that
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
K. OF c. MEETING
OPENS; MEXICO
ROW DISCUSSED
(By Dispatch A. r. wlre)

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3.-The ma
tional convention Of the supreme
council, knights of Columbus, in ses-
sion here, intends to deal with the re-
ligious situation in Mexico in mo un-
mistakeable way"
This assertion by Supreme Knight
James A. Flaherty in opening the
convention today drew rounds of APP
plause from the thousands Of dele
gates.
''We are going to deal with the
Mexican situation before this conven-
tion is over, and we are going to deal
with it in no unmistakeable way" de-
clared Flaherty. "The present crisis
is one of the most important things
we will have to consider"
Pointing to four delegates from
Mexico seated in the front row, the
speaker said;
Il pray to God that when this con-
vention is over they will go back to
their native land and be permitted to
enter again"
High tribute was paid to Premier
Mussolini of Italy by Edwin L. Hearn,
past supreme knight. Speaking at
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
STORM DAMAGE
IS NEAR 100000
IN YUMA ARE A
lRn Dispatch A. p. wirel

YUMA, Aug. 3.-Damage amounting
to 100000 was done by the near
cloudburst which descended upon Yuma
and vicinity last night, it was esti-
mated today, and the total continued
to mount as merchants checked over
their stocks and farmers took an in
ventory of their crops,
Farms around Bard, Calf, few
miles west of here, were transformed
into lakes while farmers of the lower
Yuma valley, a federal project, were
without water for irrigation, the main
canal having broken it's banks and
overflowed.
The canal was broken IN four places
on the California side of the Colorado
river and in three places in West
Yuma.
Drag lines and all available labor
ers and teams have been modified to
repair the canal, which probably will
not be in shape to carry irrigation
water for ten days or fortnight. The
Bard drainage reservoir filled and
overflowed when 2.12 inches of rain
fell in little more than an hour, and
Continued oil Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
POLICE REQUEST
THAT CHILDREN
BE PROTECTED

Following a series of minor acci-
dents in which several small children
narrowly escaped serious and perma-
nent injury, members of the Douglas
police: department ISSUED an appeal
Tuesday to the parents of Douglas
urging them to cooperate in curbing
the practice of allowing children of
anv age to play in the streets.
Three instances have come to light
during the past week in which small
children, playing in or about the
streets, were struck by passing auto
mobiles, escaping with but superficial
injuries. In none of these instances
could the drivers of the automobiles
be considered at fault, as the chill
dren either ran out in the path Of the
passing cars or were playing about
ears parked at the curb.
1t is pointed out that in addition to
the completely equipped playground
which the city furnishes as a recrea-
ton SPOT for the children, there are
any number of large vacant lots in all
of the residential districts. 1t is not
considered likely that any property
owners will object to children playing
on unimproved lots and the children
are urged to use the lots and keep
out of the streets.
AS one police officer remarked: 1T
would be far safer for the parents to
let their children play on the railroad
tracks where trains pass only every
couple of hours than to let them play
in the streets where hundreds of mo-
tor cars and trucks pass hourly
In accordance with the principles
Of public safety, traffic officers are
patrolling the streets in an effort to
keep the children out of the streets
and ask that the parents lend their
cOOperatiOn.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04

THE arms of Jersey Justice in'
the Hall-Mills case are pictured
here. Left to right they are Cap
tain John j. Lamb, state police;
Major Mark Kimberling, superin-
tendent of state police; Detective
Joseph Hanlon; Prosecutor Francis
Bergen; Captain Harry w. Walsh
Of Jersey City police; Detective
Sergeant Richard Burke of Jersey
City police; Lieut.. William Coughlin,
state police. Lamb, Walsh and
Burke arrested Mrs. Hall after an
investigation made by themselves
and the others.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
COCHISE FAIR
WILL OPEN ON
OCTOBER 7, and
RUN FOR 3 DAYS
Committee Chairman and
Officers Hold Interesting
Meeting.
MAY NAME DIRECTOR
Auto Races Will be Staged,
Possibly of 5, Is and Is
Miles Each.

The opening date of the Cochise
county fair to be heldsin Douglas was
set for October T. at a meeting of the
officers and committee chairmen held
Tuesday evening at the chamber OF
commerce, when it was announced that
the fair will run three days, October Z,
and 9.
The meeting Tuesday was the first
to be attended by the various commit
tee chairmen and the many angles OF
the undertaking were thoroughly dis
cussed An expense budget was dis
cussed, but due to the fact that 1T was
the first meeting of the committee
chairmen, it was decided to carry the
budget matter over until another meet
ing, to be held Monday, August 16, in
order to give the chairmen time in
which to tabulate their various bud
gets.
1t was agreed that it would be ad-
vantageous to secure the services OF
a fair director to have full charge of
the fair, as a whole, but no selection
was made.
A midway, or amusement zone, will
include merry go-round, concessions
and other carnival amusements.
Auto races will be staged, but it has
not been decided as. to the length OF
the races It was tentatively planned
to- stage three races, of five, Is and rs
miles each.
The queen contest, which has always
aroused interest in connection with the
fairs of the past, will be repeated, ac-
cording to the statement of the officers.
All divisions of the exhibits have
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
MEXICO FIRM.
IN RELIGIOUS
REGULATIONS
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 8.
Peace feelers by inter-
mediaries seeking a solu-
tion Of the apparent i'm
passe between the govern
ment and Mexican Episco-
pate, arising out of the
governments strict en-
forcement of the religious
regulations continued to be
put forth today, but so far
as could be learned, with
out result.
Meanwhile. the government has re-
ceived assurances of support for its
religious policy from two of the most
important figures in the Mexican po-
litical and military world former
president Obregon and General Ar
nulfo Gomez military chief of the
state of Vera Cruz. General Obregon
is still looked upon as the idol of
the army, while General Gomez is
possible presidential candidate. AS
on the proceedings days, the Mexican
Catholics, despite their feelings, went
about their usual tasks today and
on the surface there was nothing to
indicate the seriousness of the re-
ligious controversy. Newspaper spe-
cials and government reports de-
scribe disturbances in some sections,
but from this information it ap-
pears that nothing serious has de-
veloped anywhere.
Queretaro reports said that II per-
sons--it is not specified whether they
were priests - have been arrested,
charged with removing treasures and
valuable objects from. Catholic
churches. The Mexico City authori-
ties are investigating reports of
municipal committees appointed to
take over the churches that valua-
bles are missing from many Of the
edifices, including the cathedral
While the cathedral continues clos
ed pending further check of the
inventory of it's treasures, the other
churches were open again today, al
though only a moderate number of
worshippers we're seen inside in
Mexico City.
Thus far there is little or no evil
dence of the boycott under the aus
pices of the League for the Defense
of Religious Freedom in Mexico City,
although some commercial houses
and retailers express apprehension
that it may develop. In contrast,
news from other sections of the re-
public shows that the boycott is in
full swing in numerous towns, the
people refraining from all possible
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
PLAN TO MARKET ORE

TUCSON, Aug. "a plan for mar
keting small lots of ore from the
Altar district of Sonora was out
lined in letter sent today to Juan
Evaristo Anchondo, Mexican consul
at Tucson, by Miles M Carpenter,
president of the Tucson chamber Of
mines. Belief that while the busi-
ness to be developed in that district
might not amount to more than $1,000
month, ore production there will
be stimulated, was expressed in the
communication.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
oEFICERs DRowNEp

ROME, Aug 3-Two officers of
the dirigible NJ were drowned today
when they fell into the sea as the
airship was forced to come down
upon the water. The dirigible start
ed from Spezia last night to meet
at sea the steamer Conte Biancamano,
on which General Umberto Mobile of
the Amundsen-E Ellsworth north pole
expedition was returned to Nagles.
.,he dirigible was towed ashore
today by warships.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
SIX CANDIDATES. FILE
(By Dispatch A. =. Wire)

PHOENIX, Aug. 3.-SiX candidates
for as many state offices filed or COM
pleted their nomination papers today
with the secretary OF state, all on the
democratic ticket. They were: State
auditor, p. j. Munich; secretary Oh
state, V. S. Wright; treasurer, M. G.
Hankins; inspector of mines w. T.
Marhoney; member of the tax COM
mission, M. A. Murphy; and attorney
general, Arthur T. La Prade.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
Earthquake Shakes City
or Tokyo, Japan; No Loss
OF Life; Wires Are DOwn

TOKYO, Aug. 3.-An earthquake
that caused numerous landslides and
damaged bridges, shook the region
about this city tonight. Wire COM
municatiOn was prOstrated. NO loss
of life has been reported.
The shock was so severe that
many persons rushed into the
streets. Although there was scarce
ly any property damage and no
casualties were reported, the quake
is estimated to have been the Sc
yerest since 1924. 1t centered near
Tokyo. In the city lighting sys-
TENS were temporarily put out OF
commission, water mains burst IN
several places and tram services
were delayed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-04
2 AIRMEN KILLED.

NEWSPOR NEWS, Va, Aug. S.-Capt.
John H. Batty, and Technical Sergeant
James w. Cheesman, both members OF
the 1OSrd Pennsylvania national guard
observation squadron, were instantly
killed today when their plane fell at
Langley field.