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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
SENATE AWAITS
FRENCH ACTION
ON DEBT PACT
ABOUT MAY u
President Coolidge Wants
To See Bill Ratified In
This Session.
DISCUSS FARM RELIEF
FIare-Up In Upper House
Over What Legislation
Shall Be Considered.
lBy Dispatch A. 2. Wirel

WASHINGTON, May 49,, While
President Coolidge apparently wants
the French debt agreement ratified
at this session of congress, it was
stated today at the White House that
his understanding was that leaders. III
both houses expected action by the
French parliament al least before the
senate acted.
The agreement is to be taken up in
Paris on May q and some republican
congressional leaders indicated that
final plans for consideration here
would await developments there. They
conceded that if the agreement is
pressed in the senate, it would pro-
woke lengthy debate and force post
ponement of adjournment of congress,
first talked of for May Is, then for
June l and now for June Is. Hearings
on the agreement are to be started
Thursday by the house ways and
means committee After they are
concluded those who will have charge
of the ratification bill in the house
and senate expect to confer with re-
spect to a program to action.
Several senators have demanded
that the senate financs committee
make an exhaustive inquiry into the
agreement with particular reference
to Frances capacity to pay and if
this should be done there would be
further delay in obtaining senate ac-
tion. III
A flare-up over what legislation the
senate would undertake to put through h
during the remainder of the session
occurred today when Senator McNary,
republican, oregon, served notice that
regardless of the action of the house
on farm relief measures, the senate
would have to give consideration to
that subject.
Senator Copeland declared there
was nothing more important before
congress than his coal control bill ana
expressed the hope that the majority
steering committee would give it !
place on the urgent calendar.
The army air service bill was man
aged by Senator Bingham, republican
and Senator Curtis replied that 1t
would get consideration ahead of farm
relief. Senator Robinson demanded tc
know by what theory the pending NIL
gratory bird bill was placed ahead
of farm relief and the army air service
hill and Senator Curtis replied that Ii
haA been the expectation that this
measure could be passed within 80 MN
utes, but that unexpected opposition
had developed.
The bird bill was before the senate
today for more than three hours, with
Senator Norbeck, republican, South
Dakota. making a prepared speech il
favor of it and Senator Reed demo
crat, Missouri, again assailing the
measure.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
NORGE RAPIDLY
.DISM A ANTLED IN
ALASKAN TOWN
my Dispatch A. p. Wire)

NOME, Alaska, May IS. While
word came from Seattle -oday that
the first steamship of the season TO
native Bering sea will cmoe north a
week earlier than usual, dismantling
of the dirigible Norge was reported
proceeding apace at Teller, rs miles
from this city.
The Norge, persons visiting Teller
said was so badly damaged in land
ing there after she arrived Thursday
from a trip over the north pole, that
some of her crew declared she had
been wrecked.
The Norge, these informants de-
clared, had lost her way when she
sighted Port Clarence, on which Teller
is situated. A kind of wind called
funnel formation caught her and
she was carried toward the noun
tains. Some gas was released ana
as the dirigible settled part of her
men climbed down ropes to the ice
of Grantley harbor, an arm of Port
Clarence, and held her. Most of the
damage done, it was stated, was caus-
ed by a gust that cought her JUST
as she was beginning to rest upon
the ice.
The radio which the airship car
ried was frozen, and did not work
for some time after the Norge was
on the ice. The Norge carried about
a ton of ice when she reached Teller.
Over hundred pounds of this weight
caught from the arctic atmosphere
was on the antennae of her wireless.
The ice of Port Clarence, just be-
ginning to let go for the summer
was rugged, but soft. Over this
surface the Norge was puched and
bumped by the wind for $50 feet, it
was said. This occurred after de-
flation was well advanced and while
the men were hanging as heavily as
they could to the ropes. The snow
on the beach hard by was eight feet
deep. Predictions that the Norge
would be shipped to the states with :
in a. fortnight were heard today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
JUDGE SAMES'
OPINION UPON
UPHELD

The opinion of Judge Albert M
Sames of the Cochise county superior
court, at Tombstone, that the budget
law in regard to county or city in
curing Indebtedness under the au-
thorization of the State Tax commits
sion, should an annual budget appro-
priation be exceeded, does not permit
of any such incurrence except through
a grave emergency, has been upheld
by the attorney generals office in a
letter received by S. p. Applewhite,
president of the Cochise County Tax
payers association, from w. H. Kee.
gan, secretary of the CHA County Tax
payers association.
A. r. Lynch, special counsel in the
attorney generals office, wrote the
letter to the State Tax commission no.
tifying the commission that it has no
power to grant a request for the in
curing Of Indebtedness by city or
county just because such city or coun-
ty exceeded it's budget. Keegan upon
receipt of a copy of the letter from
the commission, sent copy on to APP
plewhite here for his information. 1t
proves that Judge Sames opinion that
the budget law means what it says
and does not permit of divergence in
this regard was correctly rendered
The letter to the tax commission
from the state attorney generals Of
flee reads as follows:
May II, 1926.
State Tax Commission,
Phoenix Arizona.
Gentlemen:
Complying with your request for a
delegated to the tax commission to
authorize the incurring of Indebtedness
of city, town or country under the
provisions of Sec 4842-A of Chapter
So Session Laws of 1921, I beg to ad-
wise as follows:
The section has clearly to do with
epidemic, disease, or acts of God re-
sulting in disaster or damage to pub
lie property or the property of con-
siderable number of individuals, or
menaces life or health of individuals
The words "Or in event of other
emergency appearing in the act
clearly relate to the class of emer-
gencies referred to in the lines fore
going Irrespective of this construc-
ton, it is a generally accepted rule
of statutory construction that, where
certain acts or conditions are specifi-
calIy enumerated, followed by a gen.
eralization, the general term is linn
tied by the specific, and hence we
would be compelled to read into the
clause the word like making it read,
"or in event of any other like emer
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WIRES
GOOD NEWS FOR
RAISERS

The United States senate Tuesday
afternoon passed the joint resolution
allowing the return, duty free, of
American cattle still in Mexico, ac-
cording to a telegram received by
the Dispatch from Senator Ralph H.
Cameron.
1t is believed that the president
will affix his signature to the resolu-
ton within few days and. this
will complete the fight waged by
Cameron in the senate for the clear
ing up of this important matter.
The house took action on the reso-
luton sometime ago and Cameron
has been active in having it gain
the support of the senate
Cattle which were still in Mexico
on January 1, 1926, when the prev
ious measure on the matter expired
became subject to the duty free since
the provision exemptng them ran
out then. A fight was Immediately
begun in the mouse and later in the
senate, however, to have the exempt
period extended for another year and
this has finally been accomplished
with a retroactive clause, thus wp-
ing off any duty which may have
been paid on cattle returning since
January L.
Cameron's telegram received yester-
day afternoon read as follows:
douglas Dispatch,
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ARMS PARLEY
OPENS; LARGER
THERE
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)


GENEVA, May 1S. - Nations will
fear to disarm because other nations,
actually weaker but potentially
stronger, can in the long run con-
quer them-that is the supreme
stumbling block to disarmament which
loomed today at the opening session
of the preparatory commission.
France mentioned it; Belgium, over
whelmed in the great war, emphasized
it, anxiously, and Premier Musso-
lini's spokesman even declared:
''If you do not take account of
every kind of potential military
strength in country, then you show
a desire to weaken a weak state and
strengthen a strong one"
From the United States came a
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TRIP TO NACOZARII Is
OPEN TO ALL DOUGLASITES,. SAY
OFFICIALS OF THE KIWANIS CLUB

Members of the Kiwanfs club an
nounced last evening that the booster
trip to be made by Douglasites to
Nacozari, Mexico, leaving this city on
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock on a
special car on the S. P. of Mexico, is
open to all persons who may wish to
make the trip. TIE idea of the
booster trip is to show the people of
Nacozari that Douglas people appre-
ciate the business which comes to
this city from the Mexican center,
and the Kiwaniaas, who are in charge
Of the trip, want the entire city to
take part.
There seemingly had been an inn
preston abroad that the trip was
only for Kiwanians and members Of
their families. It is to correct this
impression that the Kiwanis club Of
ficials desire to have it known that
anyone so desiring is eligible to make
the trip. Reservations may be made
by phoning Il. P. Schofie1d, $50 or 521;
M. j. Anderson, 1OS, or Frank Thomp-
son, 1851 The trip is being made at
a r6QuC6Q rate Oh 20 per peTSOH, IOf
the railroad round trip. Room and
board will be secured at a cost Of $6
per person. making the entire trip
cost but $11.
Among those who have already sig
nified their intention of making the
trip are Major c. B. Townsend, Lieut..
and Mrs. A. T. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. J. Huxtable, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Scheerer Mr. and Mrs. Fred d. Hub
bell, Mr.. and Mrs Harry Shropshire,
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. c.. Davies, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. G. Dowell, Percy Bowden, Rev.
C. A. Foreman Mr.. and Mrs. M. ].
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs T. p. Scho-
field Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Tardy, Frank
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mel
scher, Fl. A. Wimberley, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Joss and Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Mendoza.
F. L. Mendoza, manager of the
Aqua Prieta Chamber of Commerce,
received a telegram from the Naco-
zari Chamber of Commerce last eve
ming, in which the latter declared
that preparations were being COM
pIeted to give the Douglas visitors a
splendid party and entertainment dur
ing their visit there.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
MINNESOTA HAS
FOREST FIRE S
CONTROL
lRr Disna1cn 8. 2. YYirel


DULUTH, Mimi, May 18-A1though
falling wind and rising humidity inn
proved fire fighting conditions, few
new forest fires were reported tonight
in parts of northeastern Minnesota.
The fire has swept an area of about
10000 acres
Beside inestimable damage to tim.
ber, regrowth and brush, $4,000 loss
was caused by a fire which destroyed
the buildings of a logging camp in
Aftkin county yesterday, it was re-
ported tonight.
Grand Marais, on the north shore in
Cook county, turned out large num-
Der of volunteers to fight a fire al
ready within one mile of the town.
Ranger p. w. Swedberg of Moose
Lake said his crews had controlled
fires which threatened Veteransville.
a settlement of disabled soldiers. The
fire burned to within quarter of
a mile of the soldiers nome.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 1S.-Widely
scattered forest and brush fires in
northern Minnesota were reported gen
orally under control today as the state
executive council voted additional
$4,000 for fire fighting. over night
efforts Of a thousand men, mostly of
volunteers, coupled with a 1essening
of the winds velocity, temporarily re-
moved much of the north woods men,
ace, but a heavy rain can eliminate it
completely.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
FRANCE SEEK S
TO FUND DE B T
WITH ENGLAND
(Bv Dispatch A. J.. wirel

LONDON, May 18.-Winston Church
i'll. chancellor of the exchequer, ana
M. Peret, French minister of finance,
today continued their conversations on
the French debt. 1t was announced
that the ground had been thoroughly
gone over in a spirit of cordiality but
that all points had not been settled.
Mr.. Peret is returning to Paris to-
morrow for ! meeting Of the French
cabinet and hopes to return to Lon
don soon. In the meantime, French
and British financial experts are con-
timing their deliberations.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
HITS A
NEW LEVEL
lRu nisnatch A. p. Wire

PARIS, May 18.-The French franc,
which has been falling steadily
slumped to new low today and
brought with it the prospect of a Wig
orous attack on the BRAND cabinet
when parliament convenes on May 27.
The franc, it is felt in financial cir
cles, is bearing the brunt of the gem
eral deranement Of European finances
and is being affected by the uncertain
politicay situation everywhere. The
return Of Finance Minister Peret from
London tomorrow, when he had been
expected to remain until Thursday,
also had a discouraging effect since
it was taken as indicating that moth
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ware, CANDIDATE
OF VETS, LEADS
PENN NSYLVANlA'S
PRIMARY RACE
Senator George Wharton
Pepper and Gov. Pinchot,
Drys, Losing.
WET AND DRY FIGHT
BonniwelI leading Demo
Gratis For GubernatOrial
Nomination.
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

PHILADELPHIA, May 18.-Repre-
sentative William S. Ware, running
on a platform of prohibition modlfl-
cation, led his opponents for the re-
publican nomination for the United
States senate in returns tonight from
1915 districts out of 1921 in the state
in today's primary election.
Senator George Wharton Pepper,
candidate for the forces led by Sec
retary of the Treasury Mellon and
classed as a dry, was running second,
with Governor Pinchot, Independent,
dry, third.
Senator Pepper based his hopes on
Allegheny county and western Penn
sylvania while the governor looked
for his greatest strength in the rural
counties and the mining districts.
The vote of the 3145 districts was:
Ware, 279,S75; Pepper, 19S,S46; Pin
chot, 111,617.
All three candidates were waiting
more complete figures before making
statements.
In the democratic contest for the
gubernatorial nomination, Judge p.
c. Bonniwell, Philadelphia, was lead
ing his opponents, Judge Samuel p.
Shull and former Judge William p.
Porter. The vote of 1912 districts
gave Bonniwell, 1884; Shull, 1887;
Porter, SS77.
WARE PLURALITY GROWS.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-Returns
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
Unidentified Man Slain
By Officer On Indian
Reservation in Montana
(Bv nisnatch A. P. Rirel


HARDIN, Mont, May 1S.-An un-
identified man was shot and killed
near here late today I'm n pistol
duel with John Macleod, special
federal officer on the Crow Indian
reservation, in which the officer
was wounded in tire hip.
Macleod said he stopped the
man to inquire of him why he was
travelling armed as he was with
revOIvers and cartridge belt. BY
way of reply, Macleod, said, the
man opened fire, wOunding him in
the hip. In the exchange of shots
that followed the man was hit
eight times by bullets from Mac
LeOd'S weapon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
N. Y. GOVERNOR
FAVORS A VOTE
AS TO DRY LAW
(Bv DIspatch A. +. Wire)

ALBANY, N. Y, May 1S.-Contend-
ing that New York states ratifica-
ton of the eighteenth amendment
did not represent the will Of the ma
jority of the people of the state,
Governor Smith clearly indicated to-
day that he would place no obstacle
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SEMPLE.
MCPHERSON 5
MISSING
(By Dispatch A. P. wirs)


SANTA MONICA, Calf,
May 18.-Police here to-
night were investigating
reports that Aimee Semple
Mcpherson, founder and
pastor Of Angeleus Temple
of Los Angeles, "the church
Of the four-square gospel"
had disappeared while bath
ing at Ocean Park. Friends
expressed the belief that
she had drowned. An air.
plane piloted by Fred Hoyt
was sent circling above the
waters in an attempt to To-
cate the missing evangelist.
All available life guards
were sent to Ocean Park
to search the sands and
waters for a trace Of the
missing woman.
A Miss Shafer or Los Angeles, who
accompanied Mrs. MCPHERSON to the
beach, told the police and life guards
that the two women. had gone into
the surf together. Mrs. Mcpherson
went into the water ahead of her CON-
panion,, who noticed that she had diff
ficulty in progressing against the
waves.
Miss Shafer said her attention was
away from Mrs. Mcpherson
for few minutes and when she again
looked for her the woman had disap-
peared.
Mrs. McPherson's automobile which
she left standing in front of the hotel,
was still there when police arrived.
Reports of Mrs. McPherson's drown
ing were quick to reach members of
her congregations and hundreds flock
ed to the beach and tonight were
pacing the shore. Some
of the more devout worshippers threat
ened to throw themselves into the
water. All available police have been
to the beach to keep the
crowd under control.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-19
JUST BACEI FRoM EUROPE.

LOS ANGELES, May 1S.-Aimee
Semple Mcpherson, pastor of Angelus
Temple, returned here only a few
weeks ago from a trip to Europe and
Palestine and was welcomed back to
the city with AMI ovation in which
thousands of her followers took part.
Since then the temple which she
founded has been attracting unusual
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Ware PLURALITY GROWS.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-Returns
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NEW YORK, May 49,
Copper dull; electrolytic
13A@14. Bar silver 65.
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Faces Long Term

CONVICTED OF assault ON
Grace Neil, Brooklyn school
teacher. Samuel Serota faces
long prison term.
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President Has 1000
Nomination Names
For Senate Action

President Coolidge probably will
send the nomination OF Sidney r..
Taliaferro to be Commissioners of the
on Monday.
Along with neraly 1000 other
nominations, including two munich
pal court judges for Washington. the
President is expected to submit the
name Of the new Commissioners, and
1t will be Immediately referred to
the Senate District Committee.
The name of Commissioner Proc
to L. Dougherty, who is now In Of
flee under a recess appointment
given him. last July, also win be sent
to the Senate at the same time, it is
expected.
Confirmation Of the two Commits
sioners is expected to come from the
District Committee without delay.
Choice, Late One
The choice of Sidney L. Taliaferro,
not actually determined upon until
4:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon.
ended one Of the longest and most
difficult searches for q District Com
missioner that any President has
ever made.
Mr.. 1aIlaISrrO name was nOL
brought to the attention Of the
White House until Wednesday. and
Attorney General Sargent was in
structed to make a hurried investi.
cation Of his record and his general
status in Washington. The inquiry
proved favorable, and yesterday e.
w. Clark. assistant secretary to
President Coolidge. invited Mr..
Taliaferro to luncheon with him for
the purpose OF 'siztng him up"
The proffer Of the District Com.
missionership was rendered to Mr..
Taliaferro at this luncheon and the
latter accepted it.
Report Denied
Reports that Mr.. Taliaferro's self c.
ton is distasteful to the Republican
organization in the city wece denied
today in official circles. Although a
Democrat, the new Commissioner
has been associated with various
leading Republicans of the city. III
GLIDING Thomas w. Littlepage, with
whom he shares law offices.
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II il was decided not to wait for the
regular appointment.
Upon notification of his appoint
ment today, Mr.. Taliaferro issued
the following statement:
IT am deeply appreciative of the
honor conferred upon me by tile
President in appointing me a Com
missioner Of the District Of Co
lumbia. have great faith in the
people Of Washington and the
future of this beautiful city. II
nv appointment is confirmed by
the United States Senate I shall
endeavor to perform my duties to
the best of my ability"
Named Yesterday
Announcement of Taliaferro's ap-
pointment was made at the White
House late yesterday afternoon,
shortly after the White House
spokesman had issued a statement
that the President had not yet
made up his mind and still had
several candidates in mind.
Tallaferro is Virginia Democrat,
who until a few years ago main
tanned his voting residence in that
State. He has lived in Washington
past IS years has practiced law here.
The new Commissioner moved to
Washington with his parents when
he was four years old. His father
died when he was II years old, leav-
ing him to support his mother. He
att nded night school while working
as a bookkeeper to support his
mother and himself and graduated
from Georgetown University Law
School in 1918.
Three years later he married
Miss Elizabeth Kirkwood Fulton
with whom he now lives in the
Somerset apartments, 1901 Six
teenth st. N. w.
Taliaferro pronounces his name
as though 1t were spelled Toll
YER" He is the descendant OF Capt
John Taliaferro, an. Englishman'
who settled in Virginia in 1888.
The new Commissioner is mem
ber Of the Washington Board OF
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HINT IS AIMED
At MEXICO

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 4.-"ThCre
is a time for cement and concrete
in the spinal columns of men," de-
clared American Amba ssador Shelf
field at a function given in his
honor by the American Chamber Of
Commerce here.
The ambassador statement,
which brought loud applause, fol-
lowed his observation that only the
cement and reinforced buildings ct
Florida withstood the recent hurri-
cane.
II have two purposes in Mexico"
continued the ambassador. First
am here to maintain. friendly re
lations as far as it lies within my
power, between the governments Of
the United States and Mexico, seq
ond, / am here to do everything in
my power to defend the persons
and right of American citizens in
this country.
Neither the government Of Mex
leo nor my fellow citizens would
respect me should l. do otherwise
or less, l am here not only to help
you. but. as far as I am able and
permitted. to help Mexico"
ChriatmaS 10 always satisfactory TO
'E30n6 HAH1AUA AAmA afAnaak than.