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New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
WatChful Waiting

Marion, H., Oct. 2S P}-Wil- Hanson, Franklin and Saline coun- ties today assumed policy of watchful waiting with two southern Illinois gangs almost at pistol points. The Charles Birger faction had de- Clared that revenge was theirs; the Shelton brothers crew had armed and was on guard.
 The death Monday night of two members of the Birger faction was the incident that famed the feud to feverish heat.
 Both camps held in readiness an armored truck and heavily armed men. The Birger faction, enforced by three recruits yesterday centered activities around the leaders road house, Shady Rest" 12 miles west of here, while the Shelton gang, who lave succeeded in keeping un- der cover, were reported to be cen tering around West City, a small town near Benton, in Franklin county.
 Blrger was authority for the statement that a battle is only a matter of time. wen have a good story for you in a few days" he told newspaper men, If we don't get bumped off"
 Outsiders" need have no fear, Birger declared. Instructions to his followers were "we'll have to be careful no innocent ones are hurt"
 Meanwhile four officers of the Illinois Central Guard continues 8 tour of the territory, conferring with county and state officers. They have given no indication of how long they will remain in the dis trict. Although 1t is likely their visit will be extended past next Tuesdays election.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
TO CONTROL STEEL
European Syndicate Evolves Plan Where Fine Will Follow Over Production by Any Firm.

Washington, Oct. 28 P)-Europe- an steel and iron producers. in con- nection with the general combina- ton in their industry, have new scheme of controlling production, described today in reports to the commerce department from D. J. Reagan, United States trade con- missioner at Paris.
 Whenever plant produces more than it's allotted tonnage, it is re- quired to pay a penalty of s4 per ton to the general pool of the trust, and if any plant fails to attain it's allotted output, it is given a bonus of s2 per ton of the amount below it's quota.
 This supplements an arrangement among the concerns who have pool ed their interests, by which a gener- al levy of s1 on each ton of output is paid to the headquarters of the combine. One effect, Mir, Reagan noted as having already been brought
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
Auto Exporters Urged
 to Use American Shins

Detroit, Mich, Oct 2S CP - The upbuilding of the American mer- chant marine would be aided if more automobiles of American manufac- ture are exported in American-own- ed vessels, Detroit business men were told today by Chairman T. c. O'Connor of the shipping board.
 T am thoroughly in sympathy with the English and the German idea" he said. They export in bottoms of their own flag and in placing orders for import they unu- ally insist that their imports be transported in ships of their own flag. When our ships are sufficiently pdtronized our shipping problem will be over, and congress will not be required to appropriate any money"
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
PENN. ACTION SURPRISES
Increase of Dividend by Railroad While Wage Conferences Are on Occasions Comment.

New York, Oct. 28 GE) - Finan- cial commentators today expressed surprise over the Pennsylvania railroads announcement. almost simultaneously with the opening of q wage conference here, of an in crease in its common stock divi- dend rate.
 Although the Pennsylvania's prosperity was said to have become apparent in the late summer and fall of 1925. 1t was generally thought that no increase would be made until the question of wages was settled. The shopcrafts have already received an increase and today's arbitration concerns con ductors and trainmen.
 The increase will be followed in 1927 by the issuance of now capital stock to finance additions to the property.
 The Pennsylvania now has a to- tai of SG0O, O,0OO,0OO of authorized stock, the largest of any railroad in the country. Earnings of the road easily justify the increase, in the opinion of railroad men.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
England's Oldest Negro
 Regiment Is Disbanded

London. Oct. 2S LP}-Two more women have obtained aviators certi- ficates at the Stag Lane Airplane club. They are Lady Bailey, wife of the South African millionaire, Sir Abe Bailey. and Miss Norah O'Brien. Flying club and passed their qualify ing tests in a two scatter moth. The tests included landing and taking off, cutting figures of eight in the ar. ascending to a specified height, and landing with the engine shut off.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
Cotton Clothes Seen as
 Enemy of Divorce Court

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 2S LP - The adoption of more cotton cloth ing by southern women would de- crease work for the divorce courts, in the opinion of Judge Virginia Henry Mayfield. of the domestic re- lations court of Jefferson county.
 Judge Mayfeld. the only woman judge in the south, believes the re- turn to the styles of the past would serve a double purpose content ment in the homo and aid to the cotton planter.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
MACHINE GUN IS
 ONCE MORE USED
Illinois County Gang Warfare
 Flares Forth Again

West Frankfort, H., Oct. 2S Pl- The smouldering feud between the Birger an Shelton gnags of William county flared up again early today when a band of some fifteen men attacked "Shaw's Garden" a road house frequented by Birger men, riddled four dilapidated frame build ings with chine gun fire and, t1nd- ing no one to fight back, burned them to the ground.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
Stagg Not to Retire
 As Chicago IT. Cnach

Chicago, Oct. 2S LR - Alonzo A. stagg has definitely put at rest rumors that he is considering step ping, aside as football coach and veteran athletic director at the University of Chicago. "As long as am mentally fit and physically able, and understand my job, shall hold it." he told alumni who gathered to assure the "old man. of their loyalty.
 Stagg referred frankly to recent expressions unfavorable to his work with the Maroon, declared the loyalty Of his friends treasured him and promised the alumni a fighting Chicago eleven against Ohio Satur- day.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
CAR SkIDS, DRIVER HIRT

Greenfield. Mass, Oct. 2S L40 - Harold Wilson of Wilmington, for mer prohibition director for Massa- chusetts, was in the Farren hos pital today as the result of a motor accident at South Deerfeld. When his car skidded on a patch of oil last night he suffered a broken bone in the right arm and decorations of the head and chest. The automobile was badly damaged. Mr. Wilson was on his way to Athol to address prohi- bition rally.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
East Hampton Man Is
 Missing: Suicide Feared

East Hampton, Conn.,. Oct. 26 tP) - Telling his wife he was going to commit suicide before night. Maurice Litzes, a fruit vendor, left home Tuesday and has not return ed. His small automobile truck has been found abandoned near the woods close to Johnsons bridge, which crosses the New Haven airline" track near Cobalt. Police are searching the woods but so far without success. Mrs. Litzes and an infant child are left without re- sources.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
8-PIECE DINING ROOM SUITE

This handsome Suite is attractively finished in Walnut or GumWood, con- sists of a large Buffet with ample space for silver and linens, a large Dining Table, } Chairs, 1 Host Chair covered in genuine leather.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28
SILK MARKET SIJ3IPS

Tokyo, Oct. 2S CP)-Owing to a slump in the silk market q general meeting of silk exporters was held today in Yokohama and it was de- cided to circularize producers advis- ing them to restrict production temporarily.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-28

about was the general increase of European steel prices to point which practically covered the s1 levy Germany. France. Luxembourg and Belgium steel makers have all en- tered the "steel entente" which do- inmates the continent.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
COUNTY ROAD.
WORK WILL BE.
AGAIN RENEWED.

After a two months lay-off, the
county road department has been ord
cred to resume work where it left off
as of May 10 lin accordance with res
olution passed at a special meeting of
the board of supervisors last week, it
is announced.
Giving as their reason the lack of
funds in the county road budget the
supervisors at their first meeting in
May passed resolution giving the
county engineer, his assistant and the
office stenographer leave of absence
until the first of July
AS result of this action most of
the maintenance crews on county roads
were laid off and work on county roads
practically abandoned.
Under the resolution passed last
week, the county road department will
resume full activities and the crews
are expected to be on the roads this
week
The resolution which was introduced
by Supervisor John Hart of this city
was passed by vote of two to moth
ing, Vance Johnson of Bisbee not vot-
ing.
Another resolution which was passed
ats the meeting, puts each supervisor
in charge of the employment and dis
charge of foremen and laborers of the
road department in his district. The
motion was introduced by Hart with
Johnson not voting.
A resolution asking that not more
than one-twelfth of the load budget
be spent in any one month, was in
troduced by Supervisor Hart, but fail
ed to receive a second.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06

and on June 25 you will get the final
letter with the instructions how tc
proceed to get the money into oul
hands and how to get your darling
daughter into your hands.
1t might interest you to know just
what happened on the beach month
ago today. Well, we had inside work
ers who kept us informed as to her
whereabouts, and that day she went
to the beach looked like our chance
We watched until she was alone, then
a man and a woman stepped up to her
with a heart breaking tale of death
ly sick baby in a car across the street
and that Mother Kennedy had sent
them down to the beach to find Aimee
and ask her to pray for the kid. She
kicked and insisted on going to the
hotsl to dress first, but the argument
of a dying kid together with the use
of long coat the woman carried per-
suaded her to come as she was. When
she got into the car to pray for the
imaginary kid, a quick shove, a gag
with some dope on it and couple of
blankets thrown over her. and away
we went Simple, wasn't it?
Now get busy. Have the $5OO,OOO
ready in big bills. Watch for the
final letter Of instructions which will
reach you next Friday. That letter
you must keep absolutely confidential,
but you will all right when you read
it. Follow Instructions exactly and
on that same night you will have your
Aimee back and we'll have the dough.
Till Friday,
THE A AVENGERS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06

! age any romancer from attempting to
retouch them. But they would fur
nish ckgrounds, if one can imagine
fiction gay enough to harmonic with
the setting.
A Fiery Governor
zone of my favorite stories of early
Colorado is about Governor Waite's
attempt to GUST the fire and police
board in Denver" he says. THE
board wouldn't submit. and the gov~
ernor called out a battery of artillery
and trained it on the city hall to
carry war directly upon the enemy.
'Then there's the story of the Colo
rado troops early in the Civil war
who captured quite large number
of Confederates nj border fighting.
They brought them home and paroIIed
them upon condition that they stay
there and fight the Indians while the
Unionists were away in the army
And that is how many of our best
southern families got here
"But for weird characters and incl
dents that sound incredible, of course,
one doesn't have to seek any farther
than congress, right here.
Copyright, 1925. NEA Service, Inc. }
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
CONGRE SSNTAJ
VIM. N. VALE

fold him by holding a card back of the
sights of his rifle so he could see
neither the sights nor the target. And
he would fire the rest ofshis clip, hit
ting the bullseye every time. You
would turn Uni your nose at such
steadiness if you met it in fiction,
wouldn't you?
"One of the best of all is the fam
Gus boomerange bullet which actually
went it's course in a Denver saloon.
1t missed the man it was aimed at
and killed the one who fired it.. 1t
took billiard ball course, ricocheting
from two onyx, balls and the brass
bar rail and back to the heart of its
author.
"The old time mining camps and
tough frontier towns developed char
acters, too which bordered on the in
credible There was Jack Maynaru
Of Denver. He was sort of king
of the underworld and had a big dia-
mond set in his front teeth, but he
died broke
Chapters in the authentic politicai
history Of his state are colorful
enough, Vale points out, to discour-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06


ance entering by north and extending
to Los Angeles and San Diego, calling,
for high winds oyer the ocean and
the general coast, with thunderstorms
and sprinkles over the northwest ana
Arizona. Fair in California
July 20.-Departure of storm for
eastern parts causing some bad
weather over the southern Sierras and
the Plateau
July 21-2S.-Some rain over the
northwestern sections, also Arizona
and New Mexico Fair In California.
July 2425. - Generally fair ana
warm.
July 26-Small disturbance passing
over the high northwest and its con-
jugate over Arizona, with light raina,
fair in California
July 27-28.-Generall fair.
July 2991.-Fair and warm to Au-
gust 4, when next depression will en-.
ter.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06

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an automobile, followed by the Span
ish- American war veterans, John G.
Greenway encampment, and by the
Fred Hilburn post, American legion
Both these latter organizations had
fine turnouts.
Leading the fraternal section were
the Elks with their red, white and
blue parasols. They were followed
by pretty girl in a patriotic-colored
airplane representing the Douglas
Moose, after which came decorated
truck filled with kiddies as repre-
sentatives of the Moosehart organ
ization of this city.
One of the most impressive groups
in this section was composed of the
Y. W. M. A. girls who both paraded
and rode on large blue and white
float. AS an adjunct to the girls
in this group were four cars filled
with members of the board of di-
rectors of the Y. w.
A bunch of young folks from the
First Baptist church slid by in a
large Wn1Le tlOaC constructed to rep
resent a church and behind them
came the Epworth league representa-
tion in decorated car.
Four boys in gym suits and push
ing bicycles tastefully decorated
with red, white and blue came next,
the vanguard of the Y. M. c. A. and
they were followed by other boys
of that organization, all in athletic
uniforms and carrying placards tell
ing of the aims of the "Y.
Several children carrying Bibles
under banner denoting them as the
Daily Bible School, were next in
line while comic entries offered two
cleverly dressed women characters
and a tramp, all of whom were most
amusing along the line of march.
Several nicely decorated CONNER
cial machines made up the CONNER
cial car section while the fire de-
partment brought up the rear of the
procession.
Starting at G avenue and Fif-
teenth street, the marchers proceeded
down G avenue to Sixth street, then
counter marched up G to Tenth
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
TELEGRAPH And
PHONE WIRES
DOWN in STORM

A severe storm between Bisbee and
Tucson on Monday evening, put all
telegraph and telephone wires be-
tween Douglas, Bisbee and the rest of
the state out of commission. The As
sociated Press wires were never put
up, and reports from Bisbee telephone
men stated that while the break where
all lines went down had been located,
workmen were unable to reach them
because of the water surrounding
them.
Telegraphic communication with
Denver was established over Western
Union wires early this morning and
Associated Press news was sent to
The Douglas Dispatch in that manner.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06

street and down Tenth to the city
park where they disbanded.
Those in the reviewing stand at the
Gadsden were Mayor and Mrs. A. E.
Hinton, Col. and Mrs. A. B. Packard.
Attorney and Mrs. J. p. Boyle, Mr..
ndaMrs. S. P. Applewhite, Mr. and
Mrs Harry A. Clark Mr. and Mrs.
G. II. Dowell, Mr.. and Mrs James
Logic, Mrs George Grunert, Mrs. J..
G. Montgomery, Mrs. C. B. Townsend,
Mrs. H. C. Johansen and Rex Rice
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
July Weather AS Fore
told by Californian

with sprinkles over the mountains of
California away don to Los Angeles
and San Diego. Thunderstorms over
the Sierras.
July 10.-Storm departing.
July 11-14.-Fair and quite warm.
becoming disturbed in the afternoon
of the 14th, with rain over southern
Alaska and Vancouver
July 15.-To duplicate, at least in
part, the troubles of storm of July
and 8; mostly fair in California.
July 16.-The storm moving to east
ern sections of the Pacific states; fair
along the coast or nearly so.
July 17.-Generally fair
July 1S-19.-Severe oceanic disturb
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06

are expected tomorrow when official
attention is again turned to the
evangelist's story of her abduction
and her subsequent escape.
1t is known that full report of
the findings of the Douglas, Ariz.,
police department is in the hands of
Chief of Detectives Herman Cline
and it was indicated that with it's
submission to the county grand ury
at least part of it's contents would
be made public.
After first denying that the report
had been received, Cline admitted
late last night that it had arrived.
He refused to reveal any part of it's
text, but from other sources it was
declared that it contained what al
legedIy were the solutions of the
perplexing angles of the evangelist's
strange case.
The federal governments inquiry
into the sending of ransom demands
through the mails to Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy, the pastors mother, was
not interrupted yesterday by the Saith
bath. United States Attorney Sam
uel w. McNabb returned from the
east to assume active charge of the
investigation.
After declaring that he was in
possession of certain facts which he
will present to postal inspectors
working on the case, he said:
Il will take steps appropriate to
an immediate and far-reaching in
vestigation."
Mrs. Mcpherson preached yesterday
at three services at Angelus temple.
On each occasion the church was
filled to overflowing. At the morn
ing service the pastor made no ref
erence to her alleged abduction, but
during the afternoon and evening she
did, defending her story on each
occasion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
TYPEWRIT,ER MISSING

LOS ANGELES, July 4. United
States Attorney Samuel w. McNabb
returned to Los Angeles from the
east to assume full charge of the
federal governments investigation of
the much discussed $5OO,OOO ransom
letter of the Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson case.
McNabb said that he plans an i'm
mediate conference with J. Edwin
Simpson, his chief civil deputy, who
handled the preliminary steps of the
governments investigation.
Coincidentally with the officials
return it was revealed at the fed
eral building that one of four type
writer's which investigators wished
to study, as possible leads to the
machine upon which the ransom let
ter was written, had disappeared.
1t was stated that the machines dis
appearance was discovered today
when those working on the case
went to get it.
The letter under investigation was
mailed to Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the
evangelist's mother, June 18. Be
sldes demanding ransom it de-
clared that Mrs. Mcpherson was still
alive and contained what was in
tended to be proof of the assertion.
Mrs. Mcpherson preached her US
ual Sunday sermons at Angegus
Temple, the million dollars church
which she created since coming here
six years ago. She made no refer
ence to her alleged abduction at
Ocean Park, May 1S, and her escape
from her kidnapers near Aqua Prieta
more than month later.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Fact is SC
all-fired much stranger than fiction
that often it has to be diluted or
avoided entirely if the story telier's
yarn is to sound convincing.
This somewhat shopworn truth is
the practical hard luck of Congress
man William N. Vaile of Denver, Colo.
He takes his relaxation from politics
by writing short stories and novels
of the western scene. He finds rich
ore of literary material in the gulches,
mountain peaks and mining towns of
his district, but many of the old leg
ends, Vaile believes, are too good to
sound true.
Sees Man Frozen
Take, for instance, the case of a
man standing in his office doorway
in his shirt sleeves on the Fourth OF
July and watching another freeze to
DEATH" says Vale.
"It would take lot of qualifying
and explaining to use that in a story,
But it actually happened, and the man
who saw the sight was John r. Smith.
a Denver lawyer and friend of. mine.
It was UP at Westcliff, Colo, where
the mountains tower very sharply
above the town and one easily can see
what is going on at mile greater
altitude.
"On this warm summer afternoon
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
Text of Ransom Letter.

Following is the complete text Of
the letteH delivered to Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy, through the mails and over
which much discussion has been arous-
ed, due to alleged tampering with the
stamps thereon. The letter was seen
by a Dispatch reporter here on the.
day after Captain of Detectives Her
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06

Smith saw two men on the mountain
side oyertaken by storm. One kept
to the road, the other was confused
in the snow squall. They sent up res
cuers from the town, and when they
got to the second man he was frozen.
"The exploits of expert marksmen
and the freaks of accidental shots
are even more incredible. In one
of my stories I hinge the plot on a
remarkable pistol shot. But there
was my tent mate, Jack Dahlene, when
1 was a, lieutenant in, the national
guard on the Mexican border. He
would set the sling of his rifle firmly
around his arm and fire one or two
shots into the bullseye of a target.
Bullseyes, BIintlfolded
'.Then he would allow you to blind
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
REPART Is REc.E1unn

LOS ANGELES, July 5.-While the
several investigations into the va
rious angles of the Aimee semple
Mcpherson case We're at a standstill
today owing to the observance of
independence day, new developments
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06

NOGALES, July 5.-Establishmen of
an American Mexican aerial postal
service is being sought by William
Wallace of California, according to a
Mexico City dispatch to the Herald
Wallace, says the report, is making
overtures to the central government
for concessions. He conducts COM
mercial plane servie in California.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
SETS NEW RECORD ON
HALF MILE DIRT TRACK

BANNING, Calf, July 5.-Mel Knealy
driving Harry Hooker's famous "99,'
established what was announced as a
new half mile dirt track record for
automobiles here today when he circled
the American legion course in 26 40
seconds. The old record was 27 sec
onds flat, made by Ralph Ormsby at
Robey, Ills.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-06
Children Had Great
Time at Field Sports
Continued from Page Onel

Girls three-legged race:
Mcclure.
2-Sears.
3-Breton.
Girls peanut race:
Simon.
2-No name.
3-Sharp.