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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-17
WEEKLY FINANCIAL
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NEW YORK, Jan. ia sharp
downward revision of stock prices
public offering of an unusually heavy
volume of new stocks and bonds
and the steady climb of British and
Japanese exchanges toward gold par
ity, were the high lights of this
weeks financial markets.
The reaction in the stock market
was precipitated by the heavy profit
taking on traders who had bought
stocks in the closing weeks of the
year with the intention of unloading
them on the rise which usually ac-
companies the re-investment of year
end dividend and interest payments,
and by bear selling, which was par
ticularly effective in the motor
snares The decline, which was a
natural correction of a weakened
technical position was not associated
with anything in the weeks busi-
ness news, which was generally ia
vorable.
Commodity prices were mixed.
Wheat dropped 1 to cents a BUSH
ell largely in reflection of the rela-
lively poor foreign demand. the
cotton market was steady, the bulk
of the weeks trading representing,
for the most part, an evening UP OF
speculative accounts.
A rise in sterling exchange IS
usual at this time of the year. De-
mand for sterling has been accen-
tuated, of late by the scant supply OF
cotton and wheat bills, and the in
creased requirements of importers.
The advance in Japanese yen is be-
lieved to forecast an early return OF
Japan to the gold standard.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-17

Total stock sales 9S7,2OO shares,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-17
RARBARA la .MARR ILL

PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 15.-Bar-
bara La Marr, film star, who mas
been i'll since last summer, was des-
cribed by her physician tonight as
quite i'll, but not hopelessly So
"She has developed pyelitis, that is
inflammation of the pelvis of the kid
ney," the physician said, "and II
we can get that cleared up, she
will be all right" The new compll-
cation appeared in serious form
few days ago. The actress is at the
home Of her father, w. w. Watson
in Atlanta, suburb.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-17
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Tne actual
condition of clearing house banks
and trust companies for the week
shows excess reserve of $685. 500
This is an increase in reserve of
$54,423,900, compared with last week
when a deficit in reserve of $780,
213,340 was reported.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-17

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-17
LIBERTY BONDS
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NEW YORK, Jan. 16. - Liberty
bonds closed: S15's 100; first Az s
1OL22; second AVS 1OO.21; third Az S
1OO.29 fourth AVS 1872; U. S. Govt
AIS 106.19.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-17

Reactionary price tendencies again
predominated in todays brief session
of the stock market, which was
featured by renewal of selling
pressure against THE motor shares.
Trading was in relatively heavy vol
ume, the days sales running just
short of a million shares.
The sharp break yesterday resulted
in rather heavy accumulation of
overnight selling orders, the execu-
tion of which gave opening prices a
heavy tone. When these had been
disposed of operators on the long
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-17
COTTON MARKET

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NEW YORK, Jan 16.-The general
cotton market closed steady today
at net advances Of 4 to 16 points.
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hangers Hear
Rival Views on
Export Of Power
SLIGHT LETUP IN
BITTER WEATHER
OF MID WEST STATES

Chicago. Dec. 15-(P)-Thermome-
ters which have f1irted with zero
weather or under since Sunday west
of the Appalachians and north of
Kansas, assembled a degree or two
tonight but brought scant relief
from unseasonably bitter weather.
Not until tomorrow night will the
cold wave pass, the weather bcreau
said, although its back will be brok-
en- before morning.
Temperatures today were similar
to those of yesterday, sinking to %
below zero in the northwest and
standing about at zero through IL
linois. Indiana and Ohio mercuries
recorded marks ranging from zero
to eight above.
Traffic and communication had re-
covered today from the first bite and
few delays were reported. Two
deaths from cold in Chicago raised
the storms fatalities over the west
to more than a score. but the list
was kept down by rapid work of
relief organizations. Chicago police
found their cells filled with refugees
again tonight, many of them return
ing to the cement floors which they
left this morning to skirmish for
food and clothes.
BY Friday or Saturday the wealth
err bureau promises temperatures
will have returned to normal.
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Hope to Stave Off
Pneumonia in Case
Of Elephant Retaken

Ottawa. Kansas. Dec. 1-P)-Fed
with bran mashes and partly thawed
out, Diamond, the four ton elephant
which escaped from a circus near
Quenemo, Kas., last Saturday, was
ambling into Ottawa today from
Kincaid. Kas., "a miles away, where
he was captured last night
Preparations We're made to receive
the animal at the National Guard
Armory where steam heat is expected
to restore him to health and prevent
his catching pneumonia.
Diamond spent last night chained
to a tree near Kincaid, with roaring
fire about him, after circus men, with
the aid of two circus horses had
chained him up.
The elephant began his travels last
Saturday, wrecking fences, hem
houses and other small buildings dur
ing his weekend jaunt over four
counties. Hundreds of southeastern
Kansas farmers. joined posses at
tempting to capture him and consid-
cradle excitement was caused when
he appeared in unexpected places.
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Bates Debating
Sydney on Question
Failure of Democracy

Lewiston, Me. Dec. 15-(P)-The
question, Resolved. That Democra-
cy has proved a failure" will be de-
bated tomorrow night by teams rep
resenting Bates College and the Uni
versity of Sydney, the Bates men up
holding the negative. The Australia
ans, on their first trip to this Coun-
tr.,, have been on debating tour of
he West, but this contest is one of
the very few they have scheduled
with institutions in the East.
Fred T. Googins '27. Charles HI.
Guptill '2S, and Sewell Brown '2S. all
of Portland, constitute the Bates
team. The visiting debaters will be
Sydney H. Heathwood, John r. Cod
sail and Noel d. Mcintosh. all grad
yates of the university and expert
enced debaters.
Googins, leader of the home team,
already has taken part in IA inter-
collegiate debates. which is more than
any other Bates man ever has done.
OF these, nine have been with British
universities, including several with
Oxford and Cambridge, both In this
country and abroad.
William Tudor Gardiner of Gardi-
ner, speaker of the Maine House of
Representatives, will preside.
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New Hampshire
Grange in Favor OF
Increased Gas Tax

Dover, N. H. Dec. 15.-(A}-The
New Hampshire State Grange voted
today to hold it's 1927 convention in
Concord. Wesley Adams of London
derry was reelected a member OF
the executive committee for the en-
suing three years.
"It is the first duty of the state to
motor vehicle owners to complete
the separated segments of laid out
trunk lines" Fred A. Sweet, state
highway commissioner, told the DEL
egates.
practically Everyone agrees that
the states portion of this expense
should be derived from the motor
vehicles by an increased gasoline
tax, using the revenue either to H.
nance a bond issue for direct ex-
penditure.
The delegates will hear reports OIL
officers before the convention ends
tomorrow. The biennial election or
officers will not be held until next
wear.
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Man Rescued from
Back Bay Thought
To Be Boston Man

Portland. Me. Dec. 15-(P)-The
man who was taken to the Maine
General Hospital after being 1assoed
and dragged from amidst ice cakes
in Back Bay, near Baxter Boulevard,
Friday afternoon, may be identified
soon. There is a strong probability.
it was stated today, that he may be
William Mcclellan of Boston, missing
from that city for some time.
The unknown" man recently has
shown signs of gradually coming to-"
ana in response to various questions
as to his identity, is said TO have
muttered few words, two of which
sounded like Mcclellan, Boston"
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Smith Warned
Not to Accept
Senate Vacancy
REPUBLICANS DEAF
TO DEMOCRATIC PLEA
FOR TAX REDUCTION

Washington, Dec, is. - G - The
door against immediate tax reduction,
already closed by house Republican
leaders, was bolted today by Chair
man Smoot of the senate finance
committee, as senate Democrats
pounded suddenly for action.
The Democrats, led by Senator
Harrison, of Mississippi, told the sem
ate $500,000,000 surplus was N sight
for this fiscal ye:r and volunteered
not to stand in the way of Repub-
lican bill.
Senator Smoot replied that he not
only favored application of the sur
plus to retirement Of the public debt.
but he doubted the wisdom of the
proposal of President Coolidge for a
refund on next years income tax pay
mentS.
1T would mean a saving of only
thirty five cents to the small taXpay-
err" he said,. land would benefit only
the large corporations and taxpayers
with large incomes"
Senator Harrison, insisting the
tion," called upon Congress to carry
out the expressed wish of President
Coolidge for non-partisan tax@credit
plan or "some tax relief.
Senator Swanson, Democrat, Of Vir-
ginia, charged that Republicans were
using tax reduction for political cam
paigns and were saving a huge tax
cut for the eve of The 1928 election.
The debate, broadening, touched
on the tariff and war department
settlements, and Chairman Warren,
of the appropriations committee,
urged Senator Smoot and the Others
to cease the political oratory" in
favor of consideration of supply.
Criticizing the administration for
not seeking to bring up the French
debt settlement for ratification at
this session, Senator Harrison de-
scribed his "amazement" at reading
of fund of almost 100000 francs
in the French budget for "propa-
ganda purposes" which he said
would be used largely in this coun-
try.
Senator Walsh. Democrat, OF
Massachusetts,, challenged Senator
Shoots contention of prosperity and
insisted it was confined to bankers
and spectators. The Utah senator
replied that income tax returns
showed the prosperity was "univer-
SAL"
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Complaining Wife
Told Man Likes to
Look at Pretty Girls

New York, Dec. 15-(P1-The plea
of Mrs. Helene Tatelman for de-
cree of separation from her husband
was denied today when supreme
Court Justice John Ford ruled that
"a man who doesn't like to look at
pretty woman had something ab-
normal about him."
Mrs. Tatelman. who married Har-
ry Tatelman, cotton goods salesman,
in December, 1928. said that on her
honeymoon trip to Montreal her nus
band had "flirted with a pretty girl
on the train"
II don't know that there Is any
thing wrong about smiling at pref
ty girl" the justice said. I'm smll-
ing at you now and right in the
presence of your husband"
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Charge Police in
League with Crooks
In Killing of Mellett

Canton, o. 10, Dec. 15-(P)-Over
the objection of defense counsel, the
state today introduced it's first tes-
timony tending t show that men,
bers of the Canton police department
were in league with the underwood
which is supposed to have plotted the
murder Of Don f. Mellett, Canton
publisher, for which Patrick Eugene
McDermott is on trial
William Bitzeller, surprise witt
ness" took the stand to detail move
ments Of McDermott four days prior
to the shooting and testified that
McDermott boosted of his contempt
for the police department.
Two days before the Staying, July
16. McDermott said he was on a
party with prominent Canton men
and boosted he could do anything
he liked without fear of police in
reference. Bitzeller testified. The
witness told of drinking bouts with
McDermott, but said that on the
night Mellett was slain "Pat" refused
to join him because he had a Job to
do"
Bitzeller's testimony took Nc
Dermott to MassilIon, Ohio, a few
hours before Mellett was shot down,
and he said pat" returned with
money which he got from a friend
Louis Mazer, Mazillon hardware mer-
chant. and alleged "pay-off man in
the Staying, is a co-defendant with
McDermott.
Bitzeller also testified that Nc
Dermott carried gun constantly and
that he asserted he would have lot
of money July II, the day after the
murder.
The state announced when court
was adjourned today that Peggy
Cavanaugh, friend of McDermott's.
will be called tomorrow. She had
admitted accompanying McDermott
to Massllon when the state charges
she was paid by Mazer for Staying
MpIlpft
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Washington, Dec. 15.-(P-Scnate
vets today let pass without protest
the s12,000,0oO appropriation in the
treasury supply bill for the enforce
ment activities of the prohibition unit,
but scored a victory against the pro-
vision for under cover" agents.
Led by Senators Bruce, Maryland,
and Reed, Missouri. Democrats, they
let loose an assault against the pro-
posed use of 100000 for under COW
er" men whom they described as
"spies, sneaks and shoppers"
Vice Vresdent Dawes finally ruled
tary Andrews, chief of the dry forces,
for authority to spend 100000 without
regard to present auditing require
ments was CLEARLY out of order" in
that it contemplated new legislation
in an appropriation bill. The proposal
has been eliminated in the House on
similar grounds but was reinserted by
the Senate appropriations committee.
While the Senate vets were making
their assault on the 100000 provision,
a movement got under way to formally
organize them, for the first time since
the dry law went into effect, to map
out campaign of procedure on other
prohibition proposals.
Senator Edge, Republican, New Jer-
scy. issued invitations to 20 senator's
for a conference at an indefinite date,
but the list was not made public.
During the Senate discussion Sena-
tor Bruce denounced the under cover"
provision as "tyrannical" and the pro-
posal was generally attacked because
it permitted the secret use of funds"
"There will be no liberty left in this
land" asserted Senator Bruce, "if this
system is allowed to run to its eS-
IRENE consequences. General An
drews contemplates nothing less than
a military tyranny for this country
with proposals of this kind"
Senator Reed contended it was fu-
tile to authorize the use of 100000
for employment of an army of spies"
because when you stop liquor at one
source it breaks out at another"
Senator Edwards, Democrat. of New
Jersey, another wet, remarked that
there is nothing in this provisions to
prevent it being given to the Anti
Saloon League or to Wayne B. Wheel.
err"
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Portland, Me-, Dec. 15.--(P)-United
States Senate Arthur r. Gould was
exonerated six years ago by an inves-
tigating committee of the New Bruns-
wick parliament of bribery charges,
State Senator Frederick Hinckley re-
vealed tonight after word had been
received from Fredericton, N. b., that
the official records of the investigation
into the St. John Valley & Quebec
Railway matter, involving Mr.. Gould,
were missing from the files.
Senator Hinckley said he had been
unaware of this Investigation until
Monday, when he appeared as counsel
for Mr.. Gould before the Senate COM
mittee to which had been referred
charges that he paid a bride of $780,
Continued on Page 12-Col. ~
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Divorced Couple
On Friendly Terms

Boston, Dec. 15-GP)--After they
had been divorced today, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Sharkey left the court
room. arm in arm, with the avowed
intention of lunching together.
Chief Justice Hall, in Suffolk
court. granted Mrs. Sharkey a de-
cree on grounds of intidelfty. Mrs.
Sharkey told of pleading with her
husband to leave Marie Laef1er, an
actress, who was named as CO.
respondent. =,
When Chief Justice Hall asked
Mrs. Sharkey if she would prefer her
maiden name again or alimony, Mrs.
Sharkey decided that she would pre-
fer both. The court said that she
COULD have but one and she decided
to collect alimony. They were mar
ried in Hartford. Conn.,, IN 1919.
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No Postal Rate
Legislation at This
Session, Word Moses

Washington, Dec. Is - up - A
definite prediction that there will be
no postal rate legislation at this ses-
sion was made today by Senator
Moses, Republican, of New Hamp-
SHIRE. chairman of the joint con-
gressional committee which has been
studying the question for more than
a year.
The cause of sharp differences of
opinion among members as to a per-
manent schedule, he said, that on ex-
piration of it's authority Saturday
the committee would report that it
had no recommendations to make.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Tennessee, however, plans to submit
a minority report, recommending the
1920 rate on second class matter;
return to the one cent rate on third
class matter. and abolition of the two
cent vice charge on parcel post
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Investigating Fire
Which Burned Camp
Maine Khan Leader

Bridgton, Me-, Dec. 15.--F--A
fire, which destroyed the summer
camp of DeForest II. Perkins Of
Portland. grand dragon of the Ku
Klux Khan of Maine. two days ago
was being investigated today by
county authorities. 1t was located
at the Birches on Highland Lake.
Footprints in the snow of man
who walked from Roosevelt highway
to the camp and back to the road
were the only clues. The loss was
estimated at $1,000
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Further Effort of
Mrs. COckburn to Get
Part Crabtree Fortune

Boston, Dec. 1o.-(R)-Old-tlme
managers, actors and playwreights,
testifying in probate court here to-
day, recounted the days when the
late Lolita Crabtree was the star in
such attractions as Zip" THE Lit
tie Detective" "Musette," and la
Cigale."
The purpose of the questioning
was to show that John A. Crabtree,
brother of Lolita, was connected with
his sisters enterprises in the East
at time when Mrs. Carlotta Cock
burn had said he was living with
her mother in Tombstone, AriZ. Mrs.
Cockburn is attempting to establish
kinship with the actress.
Edward f. Kidder of New York,
so years old, former manager of
Lolita, said that while she was play
ing in Providence, r. l., in the sea-
son of 1SS1-1SS2, Jack appeared at
her hotel without an overcoat on a
very cold day. Lolita asked that he
be given a job and Kidder set hlns
to work guarding the stage door ar
S25 a week.
Kidder said he was asked by Lott
ia to read to Jack a play he had
written for her but Jack never
heard more than the first act: he
went to sleep" Kidder did not say
whether this play was ever pro-
duced.
Clement D. cambridge Of Elmira,
n. Y, said that he played with Lot
ia at the Park theatre in New YORK
in 1879 and that Jack Crabtree was
in the city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Doremus of New
York. who wrote play for Miss
Crabtree, was another witness VINO
remembered seeing Jack in New
York. Louis S. Livesy, of Sheldon,
VT, q cousin of Lolita, said that ne
lived with the Crabtrees for several
years after the death of his parents.
He worked in Abbey's Park theatre.
New York. in 1879, he said. In the
fall of 1850, he said. he accompanied
Jack to a train in Jersey City which
was going to take him to Arizona.
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|mpOrted Booze
EiIl Be Scarce
Eord Sec. Andrews

Washington, Dec. 15-tP1-lmport-
h TapOrs for Christmas will be
Erse if Lincoln C. Andrews. COM
Epder in chief of the governments
wbbition forces, has been correctly
ktrmed, and furthermore, If he has
a vay under cover" enforcement
kirs will retain the safeguards to
krecy recently denied by the House.
4 After a canvass of his sources of
kbmation, he has concluded that
y mugglers aren't doing much to
Me- up the bootleggers and their
Ents and that the icy blasts which
Il sweeping out from the northeas-
Nm shorelne are chilling the blood
hy Of innocent seafarers. for no
tae Of historic rum row. is re-
Eti there.
[lIanWhile. the Senate appropria-
tn committee has gladdened the
Mart Of the enforcement chief by
kSng one Of his most pressing ap-
tAtnsiOns
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|bstpone Hunt Of
Mild Horses in Idaho

pOcatello, Idaho, Dec. Is - P) -
Eaes of wild horses ordered shot
fiGe Christmas by forest rangers
kause Of their invasion of ranges
Peeled for sheep and cattle, have
IN granted a stay of execution.
EEent billiards. filled passes and
fafe travel between ranges virtual
impossible, forcing the rangers to
Ellel series Of hunts planned for
n month in the cache national
Est,
iie problem Of disposing of wild
Ei'es which roam western ranges,
proved particularly difficult in
I last two years. With virtually
market for such animals, the For
Service invited hunters to shoot
m 1t is expected no hunts will
possible until March next.
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New York, Dec. 13.-tP)-The
Catholic Episcopate of the United
States today issued a pastoral letter
which declares that the present
troubled condition in Mexico is
caused by the defiance of the funda-
mental principles of liberty as they
are understood in the United States.
This Is the first collective letter of
the bishops since 1919 and it's pur-
pose, it was stated, in authoritative
circles, was not to revive the reli-
gious controversy but to set it at
rest forever.
The bishops state that their rea-
son for speaking on the Mexican sit
uation is that the Mexican govern
ment has itself appealed to the
American public, the pastoral say
ing:
1.-THE government of Mexico can
not, therefore. object, under such
circumstances, If the case it has thus
Continued on Page 5-Col. p
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Washington. Dec. 15-(P}-Earnest
efforts We're put forward today by
Republican leaders to prevent the ap-
pointment of Senator elect Frank l..
Smith, Republican, of Illinois, to fill
the unexpired term of the late Sena-
tor Mckinley.
Fear that his appointment would
upset their whole legislative program
by Immediately provoking a fight
over excessive campaign expendi-
lures, which they hoped to defer until
the next congress, led some majority
chieftains to even suggest a coalition
between Republicans and Democrats
Continued on Page 10-Col. 81
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Widow Commander
LandsdNWne to Wed

Boston, Dce.15-(P)-John Caswell,
Jr, whose engagement to Mrs. Zach
airy I4andsdowne, widow of the COM
mander of the Shenandoah. was an
nounced today, is a member of q
family prominent in Boston society.
He was in the clf IS of 1920 at Har-
ward and for several years has been
in business in New York. He Is a
member of the Tennis and Racquet
Club and the Essex Country Club
and the. University Club of New
York.
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Brunswick Man
Drops Dead i'm Street

Brunswick, Dec. 15.-Marcel Anc-
til. 20 years of age. dropped dead
at the corner of Main and Mill
streets this afternoon from the eff
fects of shock of paralysis which
he suffered several years ago. He
was born in Quebec but had lived
here for many years. He is survived
by his wife, a son, Eddie Anctil of
Topsham, and two daughters. Miss
Clara Anctil of, Topsham and Miss
Rose Anctil OF Lewiston.