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Evening star., 1926-12-05
ENGL|SH-SPEAK|NG
UNION HERE GAINS
Group Started. to Promote
Better Understanding
Achieves Success.
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

The English-Speahing Union in its
Washington branch was founded about
a year after the national society was
incorpora cd in New York CITY in 1920,
A similar society, the Atlantic Union,
however. as established in various
parts IF the British Empire, had flour
ished full quarter of a century be
fore the World War, but certain Incl
dents pertaining to that memorable
conflict inspired the formation of
new and larger organization, into
which the Atlantic Union was merged
The new movement comprises two
sister societies, the English-Spea king
Union of the United States, John W.
Davis president, and the English
Speaking Union of Great Britain, with
Earl Balfour as president. These two
societies stress the point of common
language and good understanding
which should exist among all people
who >use the English tongue.
Organized Here i'm 1921.
The Washington branch began mod
estly in 1922 under the provisions of
the national Society established in New
York. But it struck a popular chord.
and few of the societies of similar
import sin Washington have such a
disting uished and numerous clientele
or perform more constructive interna-
tional work. More than 500 members
are written on the rolls of this branch.
Cluhrooms. where the smaller Social
meetings are held. have been leased
at~1107 Sixteenth street. Mrs. Bruce
Wallace, the social secretary. has
charge of these rooms. Gen. Henry
r. Allen is president of the local so
ciety. and II he vice'presidents are Ad
miral 4 StauntoO IL s n. Right
Rev. James T. Freeman, Rev. Charles
Wood. Mrs. a. Gordon Cumming and
Or. Charles r. Mann. Lynch Luquer
is secretary and treasurer. The board
of governors Of this branch. which is
one Of the most active of the entire
society. is composed Of Frederic A.
Delano, James NJ. Beck. Robert NJ.
Thompson, Coleman Jennings. Miss
Sarah Lee. Mrs. James Carroll Fra
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one of nine similar organiza tions -ex-
tending over the country. all indirect
ly part Of the freight claims division
of the American Railway Association.
Fifteen representatives of , the 20
freight-carrying lines in Pennsylvania.
Maryland, Virginia. West Virginia
and North and South Carolina were
present.
Through the work of these confer
ences the loss to freight has been re-
duced to s35 5000. 900 annually, as COM
pared with s120. .000. 900 two years sgo.
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getic a patron of the American So

getic a patron of the American So
ciety.
These make it compulsory for two
well established British journalists
to spend sufficient time yearly in the
United States to obtain a first-hand
and intelligent viewpoint of American
life and of the American press. Miss
Frances E. Riggs of Detroit. one of
the founders of the Michigan branch.
has founded series of fellowships at
the seat of learning in Ann Arbor,
which, in cooperation with the British
society, sends a number of graduate
students to enlarge their experience in
this country
For the past five Summers groups of
American university and college stu
dents and British students have ex-
changed visits. and both groups have
beer well entertained in this country
and in England. and every courtesy
extended to study or to visit CONNER
cial or industrial centers and to pro
vide the visitors with means of gain
ing access to historic spots off the
beaten track
Evening star., 1926-12-05
FIVE DIE IN CAVE-lN.
Workmen Buried Beneath Debris
as Wall Collapses.

RIO JANE1RO. Brazil. December 4
P).--Five bodies have been recovered
in the ruins of an old side wall which
collapsed yesterday. burying workmen
who had started operations for the
of a new building.
The debris was searched for other
victims. who it was feared might
Is more. Five men. seriously
injured. were rescued from the ruins.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
TRANSPORTATION MEN
HOLD CLAIMS PARlEY
Virginia Conference Meets for An
nual Business Session-Freight
Loss Is Cut Ss5, 100000
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 4.-The
Virginia Claims Conference, repre-
senting % railroads and steamship
lines operating on the Atlantic sea
board south of New York. held it's an
nual business meeting yesterday with
President NJ. A. Hardigan. general
claim agent of the Virginia Railway
presiding.
The conference is held four times a
year to discuss problems relating to
lowering the loss from transportation
Of freight and the payment of claims
to individuals and carrying lines.
The Virginia Cla inns Conference is
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Fire Chief Confirmed.
ecial n, sratch TO The Star

SNeclaI u snatch 70 The Star.
BELTSV1LLE. Md. December A.
At meeting of the town council
Yesterday the appointments Of vii
liam G. Gray as fire chief and Edward
Steward. assistant chief. were con-
firmed. At the meeting of the fre
department Wednesday. their names
were S1IhO1itted
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zier, George E. Mclean. Mrs. William
Corcoran Eustis, William c. Rives,
stephen l.. Slocum and Albert Gleaves,
with the officers now serving.
The Washington branch has in less
than five years performed a valuable
service for the entire Union. One OF
the major activities of the union
wherever it has been organized Is to
provide for the reception and enter
tainment of properly accredited vis-
itors, and especially members OF the
union who may be travelling for bust
ness. pleasure or other purposes. The
Capital at some time receives all the
eminent Britons.
Another ma jor purpose Is to ac-
quaint all Enclish-s speaking peoples
with each other and TO establish
more complete understanding of indi-
vidual ideas and concepts of national
development An exchange of prcfes-
sors, of lecturers, ministers of the
gospel and of students in different
universities and colleges has been one
means which has brought desira BILE
results The Landmark. monthly
organ of the American division of the
union. has become widely read, and
its contributions. principally from
leaders of thought in every part OF
the world where the English language
is spoken or read, has been an inspira-
tion for those engaged in this useful
work
Evening star., 1926-12-05

Charles Dana Gibson, Miss Ivy L.
Lee. Mrs. John 7. Pratt. Mrs. Thomas
B. Wells, Henry Roger Winthrop. II.
]. Fisher and Edward Harding.
Charles c. Goodrich of New York City
is national treasurer, and John Dun.
ielS, national Secretary.
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Taft First President.

Chief Justice William Howard Taft
was the first president of the Ameri-
can society and he continues to mani
fest keen interest in it's welfare. The
national headquarters in New York
has recently announced the formation
of 81 distinct associations and they
range through 81 States, the District
of Columbia, the Philippines and Ha-
wall In New York City, in Buffalo
and Lake Placid there are f1ourishing
branches. t.ecently the Union has an
nounced the blishment of two
fellowships in memory of
Walter Hines Page, who was so ener
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
BORDER PATROL
GETS 80 ALIENS
IN ONE GROUP
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

TUCSON Sept. 5. walter Miller
chief of the United States border pa
troll, reported tonight the capture Of
80 aliens who had been smuggled across
the border several nights ago. The
gang is said to be the largest party Of
smugled aliens ever captured in Ari-
zona.
Senior Patrol Inspector Colby S. Fer
rar. in a message to Miller tonight, re-
ported that he and Patrol Inspectors
Murchison and Jones haG rounded up
20 of the aliens and one smuggler at
Gilbert late tonight. Nine other had
been captured at Casa Grande yester-
day morning
Miller said he had received word the
party had crossed the line north of Ell
Plomo, Sonora, last Tuesday night and
had since been sneaking across the
country headed for the Salt river val
ley, avoiding all signs of habitation
and keeping under cover as much as
possible. They were travelling by
wagon. The leader of the smugglers
escaped and two of the officers are on
his trail, Miller said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
GRAND JURY TO
INQUIRE INTO
CASE
(By Dispatch A. p. wirON

LOS ANGELES, Sept 8. - A new
grand jury to replace the one discharg-
ed Yesterday by Superior Judge Arthur
Keetch because of dissension in it's
ranks, will be panelled in two weeks
and new investigation of the Aimee
SempIe Mcpherson case instituted If
sufficient evidence is at hand to war
rant another move in the matter, Judge
Keetch announced today.
Members of the deposed jury VINO
were charged among other things with
having violated their oath of secrecy,
were reported to be preparing state
ment concerning the investigation OF
the Mcpherson and other cases Whlch
would be made public tomorrow. The
mysterious Miss X" with whom Ken
meth G. Ormiston, radio man, spent ten
days at Carmel just after Mrs. NC
Pherson disappeared from the beach
May IS, was reported to have come TO
Lo sAngeles yesterday to appear before
the jury. Reports emanating from
Angelus Temple several days ago were
that Miss X would go before the
grand jury prepared to disprove ru-
mors that Mrs. Mcpherson was ormls-
toms companion at Carmel.
Though Miss x" is said to have ap-
peared at the hall of justice. just prior
to the grand jurys dismissal she
could not be located today
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
SAVES 3
.ENTRAPPED MEN
BY BRAVE ACTS
(By Dispatch A. P. wirc)

POTEAU, Okla, Sept. 3. = How he
poured water on their clothing, covered
their faces and brought them to safety
after fighting his way through tunnels
of flame and deadly gases was told by
George Adams, miner, who saved HIM
self and three workmen today from the
explosion in No. ~ mine of the Su-
perior Smokeless Coal company
Adams was on slope No. Z when the
first blaze occurred. He had just start
ed to work and was alone.
when l heard the explosion | made
a break for the shaft and saw the gas
and dust coming down on me. ! kept
right on going up the shaft and at the
entrance of No TX saw Sam Cox and
two other men.
N'T had bucket ofswater, so l poured
it over shirts and covered our faces.
When we got to the entrance of No. 5
slope | heard a second explosion. We
dropped into hole and tried to cover
UP. We just crouched there until ev-
,erything was quiet, then fought our
way out through the heat damp and
smoke"
Cox was burned and was bleeding
about the body. Adams dragged him
through the debris to the surface and
then returned for the other two men.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
VERY
PR RaOUS,
COOLIDGE
fBy dispatch 4. P. wlre)

PAUL SMITHS, N. ". Sept. a.
Reports that have been made to
President Coolidge by business and
industrial leaders during his summer
residence in the Adirondacks have
demonstrated very well, in his OPP
inion, that the country is in
prosperous condition.
While no reference was made to
the fall political campaign or to as
sertion by republican national party
leaders that prosperity" was to be
the issue in the elections, officials
emphasized briefly, but pointedly in
behalf of Coolidge. the satisfaction he
feels in the present general business,
Industrial and economic state Of the
country.
Recalling today the array of men
who have called upon the president
at the summer White House officials
pointed to automobile manufacturers.
chain store merchants, electrical
equipment manufacturers, railroad
men and others who have told of
generally excellent business and
economic conditions and said all bore
witness to the same effect, that the
country was prosperous,
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
FLOOD WATERS
DO DAMAGE IN
S TATES
my Dispatch A. p. Wire,

g CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Flood conditions
prevailed throughout parts of Illinois,
Iowa and Missouri as a result of heavy
rains today, while first reports We're
received of a. tornado last night that
injured two persons and wrecked build
ings on a dozen farms along the KAN
Nebraska state line. For south
western Iowa and central Illinois 1T
was the second deluge in less than a
week Page county, Iowa, reported a
rainfall of IL inches in the last five
days, and Peoria, ILL.,, where the pre-
cipitation reached more than 10 inches
in the same period, small streams were
generally out of their banks.
Galesburg, ILL.,, reported near cloud
burst that lasted an hour this after
noon. 1t flooded Easements and threat
ened to send the Spoon river to flood
mark higher than that recorded carrier
in the week. James Sprinkles, 81, a
road worker was drowned near Ma
uuon when he attempted to swim under
a bridge to inspect damage done to 1t
and was drawn under by the current.
Rivers in southwestern Iowa were on
the ebb tonight after inundating large
areas of farm lands, blocking traffic on
highways and forcing the suspension
of two canning factories A quarter
mile of track on the Keokuk and West
ern railroad was washed away near
Yorktown.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
DAY IS TO
BE. OBSERVE ED
QUIETLY HERE

The postoffice banks, offices in the
city hall and most of the stores
will be closed Monday in observance
of Labor Day Although there Will
be no particular celebration in Doug
las, the holiday will be generally
observed. Since Labor Day follows
Sunday, housewives are cautioned 20
do their shopping today because the
stores will remain closed until Tues
day morning.
The office of the Douglas Cham
ber of Commerce and Mines will be
closed, but visitors wishing permits
to cross the line to Aqua Prieta
may secure the permits from the
clerk at the Gadsden hotel. The ma
iority of the employees of the Copper
Queen and other smelters will have q
holiday. Employees of the street de-
partment of the city will also enjoy
the holiday.
A great many persons from Doug
las will go to Bisbee on Monday to
take part in the big celebration there.
The program at Bisbee is one of the
most elaborate ever held in this
section, including baseball games,
band concerts, pushmobile races and
other events The 25th infantry
band will furnish the music for the
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
PRISONERS GUARDED
nv Dispatch A. r. Wire)

WALLA WALLA Wash, Sept. 3. -
Fire discovered shortly after 5 o'clock
this afternoon was raging at the Wash
ington state penitentiary tonight.
large portion of the east wing of the
institution, said to include the main
cell house, dining hall and recreation
rooms, were in flames Convicts We're
being held at bay under strict guard.
The local national guard company was
modified to await orders from the ad-
jutant general.
All fire equipment of the city was
fighting the flames. Smoke, rolling
upwards for hundreds Of feet, could be
seen for several miles
Nearly 1000 convicts are imprisoned
in the institution
Shortly after 8 O'clock the blaze was
practically under control. The main
building is total loss, Warden c. L.
Long announced, although part Of the
kitchen and kitchen equipment was
saved The warden believes that the
kitchen department will be able to feed
the prisoners in the morning.
The guard around the 975 prisoners
included officers from several nearby
Continued on rage Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
MEXICO PLACES
NEW AND HEAVY
TAX ON COPPER

Copper mines in Mexico, especially
those at Nacozari and Cananea, will be
vitality affected by new production
tax on copper recently established by
the Mexican governments the effect of
which is just beginning to he felt here.
The new tax is approximately eight
times what it has been in the past and
Roberta Breton, president of the Aqua
Prieta chamber of commerce, states
that it will vitally affect all copper
mines in this vicinity.
Although the new tax became effec-
tive August 1, official copy of it reach
ed the customs officials at Aqua Prieta
only few days ago. While a number
of other minerals, including lead and
silver, are affected by the new tax.
the increase on copper was the most
striking. In addition to the federal
tax. there is an additional state tax
equal to SO per cent of the federal tax.
Under the old tax regulations, the
tax on copper minerals was one-fourth
Of one per cent of valuation. The new
tax is two per cent of valuation, or
eight times the former tax. The tax
on copper concentrates has been in
creased from one-fifth of one per cent
to one and one-half per cent. The tax
on lead mineral has been increased
from two per cent to three per cent
and the tax on lead concentrates from
one and one-eighth per cent to two and
five -tenths per cent
Figures on the new tax were fur
nished by Joaquin F. Tena, chief col
lector of customs at Aqua Prieta, and
Roberto Breton, president of the Aqua
Prieta chamber of commerce. Both
these officials state that the new tax
will have a vital effect on copper min
ing. 1t was stated in Aqua Prieta Fri
day that representatives of the Mocte-
yuma Copper company at Nacozari and
Of the Cananea Copper company are
now in Mexico City for the purpose of
protesting against the new tax.
Government. officials at Aqua Prieta
state that the new tax is no higher
than it was five years ago, at which
time the Mexican government reduced
the tax on mineral production IN order
TO encourage the resumption of mining
in the country. They state that the
new tax will have only an indirect ef-
feet on the smelters, since it is placed
on production and not on expectation.
Ask If the new tax would result in
the closing of any mines, Roberto
Breton stated: 81 do not think any
of the mines will be forced to close
down, though it win seriously affect
them. Prior to the reduction of pro-
duction taxes on minerals several years
ago, the mines were able to operate,
and it is likely that they will be able
to do so now. While practically all
minerals except gold are affected by
the change in taxes, the effect viii be
most noticeable on copper in this sec
| ton
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
WASHINGTON 5
PEN|TENT|ARY.
TODAY
(By Dispatch A. P. wiroy

WALLA WALLA, Wash,
Sept. 3.-Fire which started
in the Washington state
penitentiary here a bout t
$50 o'clock this afternoon
was still raging at 8 o'clock
tonight. Convicts were un-
der heavy guard in the
recreation yards, members
Of company F., of the ma
tional guard having been
called out to prevent any
outbreak among the pris-
oners. The main building
which includes the cell
houses, and the dining hall,
was believed to be a total
loss. Other buildings were
not seriously threatened
and fire fighters believed
they could be saved,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
GREAT CHICAGO
CROWD S F ALL
TO VIEW BODY
fRx pisnuten a. P. wirel

CHICAGO, Sept. 3. An eddying
multitude packed the LaSalle street
railroad terminal and it's environs
as getting, a glimpse of the funeral
car in which the body of Rudolph
Valentino was brought to Chicago,
nor that in which it was carried on
westward Surging against the steel
doors separating the concourse from
the train sheds, filling roof tops and
windows for radius of five blocks,
breaking police lines and blocking
traffic in the vicinity of the sta
ton, the crowd craned its necks in
vain for a view of the casket or the
mourners' party which accompanied
it.
At least half dozen persons were
injured.
Police made rs arrests of disor-
derby spectators. AS the Lake Shore
Limited of the New York Central
entered the terminal with the fun
eral car, a locomotive propelled a
similar car of the Rock Islands
Golden State Limited into the sheds
paralelled to the car which contained
the casket The coffin was trans
ferred across the two foot opening
between the cars within ten minutes,
trainmen admitting only a handful
of emissaries from the Rudolph Val-
entino memorial association of Chi
cago, who bore a six foot high floral
horseshoe which they placed beside
the casket.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
N. NJ. DEMOCRATS
AGAIN IN ROW;
HANNETT SORE
(Bv Dispatch A. P. Wire)

CONVENTION HALL, EAST LAS
VEG AS, N. NJ, Sept. 3.-The evening
session opened at S:45 o'clock with
a suspension of rules permitting the
nomination of lieutenant governor and
developed the third surprise of the
convention.
Fred w. Wilson, Bernallillo county
took the platform to nominate Lo-
renzo Delgado for that office after
it had been apparent that an insur-
gent move was imminent as result
of his turn down on the land COM
missioner nomination when the con-
vention recessed at Z o'clock.
The speaker lauded Delgado's fight
against the republicans in San Mi
guel county A demonstration was
staged almost equalling that given
Governor Hannett when Delgado was
named.
The nomiantion was made by
acclamation and committee ap-
pointed to escort that nominee to the
platform waited until Governor j. r.
Hinkle came forward to second the
nominations Serapio Miera, Union
county, addressed the convention in
Spanish as another speaker to fill IA
the delay caused by the escorts
failure to locate the nominee.
Bernallillo county again took the
privilege of nominating candidates
by sending Colonel d. K. B. Sellers
forward to name Warren Graham
as candidate for treasurer.
The nomination of Graham, was
made by acclamation. In accepting
the nomination, Graham said he had
one hobby that of free text books.
recess was taken for further
report by the advisory committee on
the remaining nominations.
During the recess the committee
entered the hall with Lorenzo Del
gado. There was a big demonstra-
ton. In his acceptance speech, he
said he had always been good
loser and now he wanted to be a
good winner. He said he had not
sought the office but the office had
come to him and he would gladly
accept.
Governor Hannett and Delgado were
then introduced together.
The advisory committee then re-
ported, recommending the following
candidates to complete the ticket:
Attorney general: Robert G. Dow,
Carlsbad.
Secretary of state: Miss Juanita
Fortune, Socorro.
School superintendent: Mrs. Aurora
. Lucero White, Las Vegas.
Auditor: Sabine Olivas, Jr., Rio
Arriba county.
Corporation commissioner, long
term: Al Roughton, Albuquerque.
corporation commissioner, short
term: Eloy Trujillo, Taos.
The nominations were rushed
through in quick order.
Tom Neal declared no one doubted
! the honesty of the majority member
of the committee and that the gov
ernor seemed to think the subsitue
resolution was a rap at him. He
| denied it was. but said it was an
! effort on the part of some democrats
to give fair vote to every one who
! is entitled to it under the constitu-
! ton "It is question Of right ol
! CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
THREE INDICTED
FOR MURDER IN
MELLETT CASE;
OTHERS SOUGHT
Ben Rudner, Louis Mazer
and P. E.. M'Dermont
Charged With Crime.
QUICK ARRAIGNMENT
Seven Weeks of Constant
Investigation Lead to
Grand Jury Climax.
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 3. Three men
stand indicted for the first degree mur-
der of Don r. Mellett, Canton publisher,
slain July 16. Seven weeks of constant
investigation reached climax in the
this afternoon. The three indicted are:
Ben Rudner, Massillon; Louis Mazer,
Canton; Patrick Eugene McDermott,
Manly Clio, Pa, and Cleveland. Accord
ing to Prosecutor c. b. McClintock,
more indictments are probable.
No clue, except three exploded pistol
cartridges, was left behind when the
crusading editor fell dead at his ga
rage door, victim of a bullet fired from
ambush. So far as is known, no wit
ness saw the assassination. Justice was
not meted out speedily, it has been
charged because Canton police bun
gled" Yet, out of a maze of circum-
stances, witnesses were brought to-
gether to tell the story to grand
jury and on this evidence, through toll
of city, county, state, federal and spe-
cial officers, the indictments were OBJ
tanned.
McDermott is fugitive from justice.
having been sought throughout the ma
tion for five weeks. .Mazer is held in
Cleveland, charged with the murder
first in a warrant issued more than
two weeks ago, and also charged with
conspiracy to violate federal dry laws.
Rudner was arrested today shortly
before the Indictment was returned on
.capias issued by Judge Abram w. Al
ger at the request of Prosecutor Nc
Clintock.
Arrangement of MazeS and RudnerI
is expected some time next week Both
are expected to plead mot guilty" The
search for McDermott, considered the
key man." will be continued.