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The Washington times., 1926-04-08
Surgeons Hand Memorial

LIVERPOOL, April S.-The Liver
pool Medical Association is to
commemorate the great services TO
humanity of F. r. Paul, the emf
nent surgeon. Instead of erecting n
bust of the surgeon, the association
has had made bronze cast on the
surgeons right hand-the hand that
has guided many a delicate and
critical operation.
The Washington times., 1926-04-08

while 1892 were retired. Approx
mately; $4,000 more freight cars
were put into service during the
four-year period than were retired.
I For the four-year period 8 POS
passenger cars were put into oper.
alton while 8 ,057 were retired.
Retirement of many of the older
types OF engines and cars has en-
ahled the railroads to reduce the
number Of breakdowns and minor
DELAYS
The Washington times., 1926-04-08
SPRING LAMB CROP
.r.-. IS REPORTED SHORT

The spring lamb crop Of 1926 is
not as favorable as a year ago, the
Department of Agriculture an
nounced today in a survey.
Weather conditions in the princi-
pal lamb-producing belts were
blamed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
RANGERS WIFE HEROINE
(RY Dispatch a. 2. Wirel

TUCSON, July 8. Mrs. Robert
Thompson, wife Of Forest Ranger
Robert Thompson, and her two sons
stationed at the Camille rangers sta
tion in the Huachuca division of the
Coronado national forest, extinguished
forest fire June 29 while her hus-
band was absent in a remote portion
of his district, according to word re-
ceived here tonight,
According to the report of the fire,
received by the forest service office,
Mrs. Thompson learned of it over the
telephone from the lookout on Mount
Badly, in the Santa Rita mountains,
at 1:10 p. M, June 29
She loaded tools and supplies into
her car, enlisted her two boys as fire
fighters and left for the blaze within
five minutes from the time she had
received the report. The party trav-
elcd IL miles in the car and about one
mile on foot-and had the fire entire
ly out by p. M, after only two acres
had been burned.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
CLARK ESTATE
ATTORNEYS END
CASE THURSDAY
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

BUTTE, Mont, July 8.--Attorneys for
the estate of the late Senator William
A. Clark of Montana, today brought to
a close their presentation of witnesses
in the suit brought by three women
who claim daughters shares in the
late copper kings $47,OOO,OOO estate.
Although score of depositions re-
main to be read, defense counsel an
nounced that in W. p. Snow, 81, of
Stewartsville, MO, they had placed
their last witness on the stand. Read
ing Of the dispositions is expected to
consume two days.
Snow testified that he knew William
Anderson Clark, father of the claim
ants-Mrs. Effie Clark McWilliams and
Mrs. Alma Clark Hines of Missouri, and
Mrs. Addie L. Clark Miller of Denver
and that he was not the same man as
the Montana senator, as the daughters
allege
Snow also declared that he knew one
Anna Pierce, who followed the claim
ants father to the west after he dis
appeared in 1889, and added that he
had seen her on the streets of Butte
a few days ago. Benjamin Franklin
Clark of Denver, a cousin of the claim
ants, and A. D. McCroskey, 80, of Kid
der, Mo, preceded Snow on the stand
and offered similar testimony, the lat
ter also declaring that he had recog-
nized Anna Pierce on the streets of
Butte, that she had spoken to him and
recognized him.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
SHERIFF PROBES
DEATH MYSTERY
AT FLAGSTAFF


KINGMAN, July o.-Ownership of
blood stained automobile, found on
little, travelled road near Topock, Ariz.,
several days ago., has been traced by
Sheriff W.. P. Mahoney of Mohave
county to youth named Stephenson,
who left his home in Strathmore,
Calf. July 9. Tracing footprints OF
two men from the abandoned car a
mile and a half from the Old Trails
highway on the banks of the Colo
rado river. the sheriff lost the tracks
some distance from the Santa Fe rail-
road. Mahoney believes that the pair
murdered the third member of a party
of three, disposed of the body and
then boarded a freight train.
Three persons had been seen in the
car the night before, crossing the
bridge at Topock.
Weeds and shifting sands along the
river frustrated the county officer,
who had put Indian trackers to work
in an effort to trace the supposed
murderers. 1t is improbable that the
river, with its heavy flow of silt,
would give up a body
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
LOCAL PEOPLE
GET SUMMONS;
LEAVE SUNDAY

REQUESTS TO appear before, the Los
Angeles county grand jury in connec-
tion with the Aimee Semple McPher-
Son abduction case have been received
by Miss Meribah Shinn. nurse at the
Calumet hospital, and Police Sergeant
Alonzo B. Murchison.
These requests, coming from the
county grand jury of Los Angeles, are
not mandatory by Percy Bowden,'
chief of police, announced that Muir
Gibson will accept the invitation to
appear before that body in Los An-s
geles next Tuesday, leaving here sum
day
Miss Shinn stated that the pressure
of her duties at the Calumet hospital
would make it impossible for her to
cg to Los Angeles unless absolutely
necessary"
1t was announced in Los Angeles
that requests to appear before the
county grand jury would also be sent
to A. E. Hinton, mayor of Douglas,
and Percy Bowden, chief of police, but
neither had received such requests to-
day.
Mayor A. H Hinton expressed a
Willingness to appear before the Los
Angeles county grand jury If his pres
ence should be requested.
When asked whether or not he
would be willing to appear, if re-
quested, Police Chier Percy Bowden
stated that he did not think his pres
ence would be required.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
MRS. MCPHERSON BEFORE GRAND JURY
PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF
SUN VISIBLE HERE
AT 4:4OP. M. TODAY
NY lack O,CoNNOR


A martial eclipse of the sun VIII
be visible from Douglas late this
afternoon, about one-fOurth of the
solar disc being covered by the
moon at eclipse maximum.
Phoenix time for the eclipse IS
MS follows: Beginning 4;36 p. M,'
midIIe 5.2O ". M, and endRnG 6'AS
n, M; and as there is little differ
ence between Phoenix and Douglas
'oneitMdes Approximately the same
time will apply for Douglas Win
,erhapa few minutes variation.
The moon will show ON tine
tower right hand side Of the sun
at 4.3O y. nl, and will gradually
tGqcroach on the. disk of the latter
till in am hours time about quar- quilE:
ter of the sun will be eclipsed. n"
effect in lighting will be appar-
ent, however. but through a col
pred glass the body of the moon
will be seen as it passes over the
SUMS face.
This eclipse lis the only one visi
BILE i'm dhe United States during
1925.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

BISBEE, July 8.-Little change is
evident in conditions affecting the cop
per market, and the future presents no
particularly favorable aspects, accord
ing to Arthur Curtiss James, vice pres
ident of the Phelps Dodge corporation,
who spent today in Bisbee. When ask
ed regarding his opinion as to when a
lively demand may be expected, James
said that he knew of nothing which
would lead to such a demand. The
Phelps Dodge vice president is on his
way to San Francisco, where he will
meetsT. NJ Schumacher, chairman of tha
board of directors of the Western Pa
cific and the Denver and Rio Grande
railroads on Saturday, for a discussion
of affairs connected with the business
of both roads. The interests headed by
James recently purchased a controlling
interest in the Western Pacific, carry
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
Bisbee History Will Be
Made as Bus Line Takes
Place Of 5. P. Trains

BISBEE, July S.@-AnOther cOlOr-'
full chapter i'm the railroad history
Of the southwest will be written
Ghis week when passenger trains
cease to operate into this commune
ity. which approximately 45 years
ago gave birth to what became the
Ell PasO and Southwestern railroad
system, embracing over a thousand
miles of track.
The last train will operate over
the eight miles between this city
and the main line junction ON Sat-
urGaay night, then the coaches and
other equipment will be hauled away
tG be replaced Sunday by an auto
mobile stage under the operation of
C. ID. Beeth of Douglas, who was nm
assistant superintendent for the
railroad company. Decision to re-
place the branch line train with a
buss line was reached after several
conferences between the local cham
Der of commerce and officials of
the Southern Pacific system, of
which the old Es 1-MsO and south
western is now a part.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
7 WO BUR N TO
Deaf H IN BIG
JE ERO Me FIRE
tBy Dispatch 4. z. wlrsl

JEROME, July g. Two persons
were burned to death and damage es-
timated at. $780, caused yb a fire
early today which started in closely
grouped miners houses behind the
Hotel Jerome Fourteen houses were
DESTROYED completely and others bad
ly damaged.
Semona Arinez perished in the blaze
and j. Martinez was so severely burn
cd that he died a short time later in
hospital Several others were less
seriously burned. The woman was
seen to run out of her home and then
turn back into the blazing structure
Firemen ran after her. but were
driven back by the flames.
The fire was under control in less
than an hour. 1t broke out in the
home of miner named Tothe. NO
cause for it had been determined to-
night
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
TELLS STORY.
I)E KEDNAP INC
AND ESCAPE.
(By Dispatch A, / wirc)

LOS ANGELES, July 8.
Aimee Semple !McPher-
son today addressed the
Los Angeles county grand
.jjury-the smallest, perhaps
the least responsive, but
the most analytical audi
ence to which the Angelus
Temple pastor has ever
talked.
For hours the evangelist
spoke, telling again the
story she related at Doug
las, Arizona, Of how she
was kidnapped from the
bathing beach at Ocean
Park, carried a prisoner
into the desert of Mexico
and held for more than a
month for a ransom of half
a million dollars.
A single question by foreman Car
ter of the jury Mrs. McPherson,
will you tell this body every detail
of all your actions and experiences
from May 1S up to and including
June 23?"---and the evangelist launch
ed into the story which she has told
and retold to Investigating officials
and from her pulpit at Angelus tenn
pie.
Mrs. Mcpherson was accompanied to
the inquisitorial chamber by her at
torney, Arthur L. Veitch. Her mother,
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, who with the
evangelist was subpoenaed by District
Attorney Keyes to appear before the
grand jury, did not accompany the
party. Neither did the pastors two
children, Roberta Semple and Rolf
Mcpherson, also under summons, APP
pear at the hall of justice.
large crowd had gathered at the
entrance to the building before 10
d. M, the hour scheduled for Mrs. Nc
Pherson's appearance. Two lines or
white and blue, and each carrying a
hymn book, formed a pathway into
the justice hall. Mrs. Mcpherson was
taken to the sixth floor on special
elevator and went directly into the
p,ivate office of District Attorney
Keyes.
After few minutes her party
emerged and she was conducted to the
jury room. She remained closeted with
that body for two hours and was per-
mitted an hour and a half recess be-
fore the afternoon session began
The federal government was repre-
scnted at the jury session, Assistant
United States Attorney Ohannesian
appearing in the district attorneys
office with the announcements that he
was there to ese if any evidence was
adduced upon which the government
might base action. The MCPHERSON
kidnapping case has been the subject
of federal inquiry for several weeks,
it was learned yesterday when Ohan-
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
DURKIN LAWYER
MAKES PLEA TO.
SAVE SLAY r
(By Dispatch A. ?. Wirel

CHICAGO, July S.-Donhing the
garments worn by Federal Agent
Edwin C. Shanahan when he was
shot and killed, Attorney Eugene Nc
Rarry began today the final plea
for Martin j. Durkin before the
jury decides whether that young man
is guilty of murder. In the sack
coat, vest and top coat of the slain
federal agent McRarry Numbered
to the jury reiteration of his clients
testimony that Shanahan did not
show his badge when the approached
Durkin to arrest him for Interstate
transportation of a car the govern-
ment said was stolen
Thrusting his thumb through the
gaping tweed to trace the course the
fatal bullet took, McR2rry showed
Continued on Page Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
RAINS GREET
COOLIDGE AT
SUMMER CAMP
fBy dispatch A, r. wire)


PAUL SMITHS, N. Y, July, S.-Over-
cast skies and occasional showers
greeted President Coolidge today on
this, the second day OF his vacation
in the heart of the Adirondacks, but
served to curtail his activity only q
little.
Elated by his success of the first
day as fisherman when he landed a
three-pou pike after sharp strug-
gle on the waters Of Lake Osgood,
and tempted by ideal fishing weather.
the chief executive is understood to
have tried his luck aagin behind the
wall of trees which guard the lake
What success attended such an effort
however, was not revealed.
Undismayed sby a heavy rain, COOL
idge' was early astir at the camp after
a long sleep, and took a walk in the
woods of White Pine camp. But in
the afternoon, with bad weather con-
tinuing, he remained inside before a
huge log fire. Then when the skies
cleared late in the day, he again
strolled under the trees of the camp
before going to dinner and another
quiet evening.
The work of settling the camp
meanwhile continued unabated, as In
dications of quickening interest on
the part of the citizens and officials
of this region multiplied.
License Their Dogs
Automobile tourists swung by the
camp enclosure to obtain glimpse OF
the summer White House, while the
CONTINUED or Page Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
BOY And DOG
FIGHT SHARK
IN OCEAN BAY
(Dy Dispatch a. P. wlre)

SAN FRANCISCO, July g. - A Is
year-old boy and his pet dog fought
for their lives today fhen they were
attacked by a shark while swimming
in San Leandro bay, a tributary body
Of water connected with San Fran
cisco bay and bordering Alameda
county The dog was bitten severely
and the lad suffered serious lacera-
tions of legs and right hand. 1t was
the first recorded instance of a shark
attacking a person in this COASTAL or
bay region. From the boys descrip-
ton of the fish it was believed to
have been a shark of the tiger va
riety.
The boy, Norman Peixoto, accompa-
|nied by his dog, left his home on
Bay Farm island, off the Alameda
county shore, for swim.
They had not been in the water very
long when the shark, estimated to
have been five feet in length, hurled
itself at the dog. The animal, badly
bitten, started for che shore and the
shark then attacked the boy and lac
Grated his feet and legs. The screams
of the lad attracted the attention OF
other lads on the beach and they put
out in boat Young Peixoto twice
was pulled beneath the surface of the
water before he fought his way to
shallow water and was pulled into the
boat, but not before the shark had
seized and badly mangled his right
hand
Surgeons said he would recover.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09

Governor Geo. w. p. Hunt, who
some time ago announced that he
would not again be "a candidate
for governor, has changed his
mind, and, according to a letter he
has written to William Kelly, edi-
tor of the Graham Guardian and
Clifton Copper Era, will make the
race again this year. The ''insist-
ent demand that 1 be a candidate
is such that I'm view of the emerg-
cncy confronting the state" Gov
ernOr Hunt says. 81 have decided to
seek the democratic nomination for
governor of this state"
His letter in full is as follows:
Phoenix, Ariz., July 8, 1926.
Honorable William Kelly, Editor.
Graham Guardian and Clifton Cop
per Era.
Dear Friend:
1 have been resident and citizen 0
Arizona for As years. and have alway
to measure up to the re
of such citizenship. TIL
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
L. DOUGLAS is
FIRM IN COLO.
NJ A T t E R

That the state of Arizona must
demand the right to tax the power
to be derived from the development
of the Colorado river and that rep
resentatives in congress as well as
the country at large must give que
attention to the demands of the
farmers, constituted the two main
points i'll an able and sound address
delivered at the Gadsden hotel here
last night by Lewis w. Douglas,
democratic candidate for congress-
at a dinner given by the local XII
wants club.
More than 100 friends of young
Douglas heard him speak briefly on
the Colorado river issue and also
ON the problems of the farmers.
f. j. Huxtable presided at the
banquet and H. A. Wimberley, gave
brief talk telling of the reason
for the dinner and introducing Hulk
table as POSTMASTER. Mrs. John d.
Williams won tn eattendance prize
and her husband, was honored be-
cause yesterday marked birthday
for him There were several poppy
songs offered by the entire gather
ing while Mrs. j. W. Tardy sang
two numbers in fine voice, Jack Hill
contributed well-played violin SOLO
and a. quartet composed of Mrs. G..
A. Foreman, Mrs. Harry Watson,
Mrs. M. ]. Anderson and Mrs. I. j.
Simcox performed creditably Joe
Hawley served as an able accom-
PIANIST for several of these muscial
selections.
In a five minute talk, d. Hub
bell, president of the Douglas Cham
ber of Commerce and Mines, spoke on
how each individual community must
develop itself, not relying too much
on outside aid as the competition
between the various centers in the
country is very keen. In conclusion,
he emphasized the need for the de-
velopment of the Colorado river in
this state and asserted that power is
the one factor which will have All
zona and make her future secure.
j. w. Tardy, president of the
Borderland Climate club, told briefly
of his trip 70 Montreal as a delegate
CONTINUED on Page Fiye)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
FOREST FIRE
RACES NEAR
BALDY PEAK.
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

TUCSON, July 8. Ap-
proximately 100 acres of
forest two miles southwest
Of Badly Peak in the
Santa Ritz a mountains
about As miles from Tue
son, was aflame late today,
according to an announce
ment made by Fred Winn,
supervisor Of the Coronado
national forest. The fire
was visible from Tucson.
Winn said he had just
received a report of the
forest fire from G.. w. Nc
Kenzie assistant supervisor
who is on the scene fight
ing the flames with a corps
of assistants.
The flames were first reported at
/ p. M. wednesday, Winn said. Ran
ger o. j. Olson, in charge of the dis
trict, requested that Is men be sent
out as soon as possible. The first re-,
port of the fire was made from the
Mount Badly lookout, in the Santa
Rita mountains, Ranger A. S. Wingo,
at Nogales. telephoned a report at
midnight Wednesday, and started to
recruit 20 or 25 men, to be taken out
to the scene in truck. Mckenzie
left Tucson at O'Clock this morn
ing with six men and supplies and
tools.
Upon receipt of a telegram from.
the district forester that high south
erly and westerly winds were due
yesterday and today, according to the
United States weather bureau, Winn
telephoned Wingo to recruit 25 more
men at Nogales and rush out to the
scene in trucks.
The territory where the fire is rag
ing is as dry as tinder and the travel
is rought, lWinn said. Water is
scarce. There is a lot of oak brush
and pine timber in that region and,
all in all, the fire is going to be diff
ficult to handle"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
SUBS CREW ON.
.S-5l DIED A t
POSTS OF DUTY

NEW YORK, July 8. = The dead
members of the crew of the subma :
rine S-21 died at their posts, Lituten-
ant Commander Ellsberg said tonight.
AS the rusty, torn hulk of the sub
marine lay in dry dock at the Brook
lyn navy yard, Lieutenant Commander
Ellsberg for the first time told what
the divers working under him saw in
the vessel as it lay on the ocean bed
off Block Island, where she sank after
being rammed by the City of Rome
last fall.
while the S-51 was at the bottom
divers entered through the matches
and explored her." he said. Every
man seen was at his station. Some
of them had their hands on valves.
1--WE saw J. M. Schoefield, radio op-
orator, at his post, his body rigid in
a chair, his head and shoulders bob
bing up and down in the green water
over the keys of his instrument
"We saw the body of another sea-
man in the engine room bulkhead
stretching his arm out grasping
lever in an attempt to close an emer-
gency valve.'
Lieutenant Commander Ellsberg ex-
pressed the opinion that the subma-
rine was trying to avoid the City Of
Rome when she was struck. The per-
iscope pointed aft, he said, showing
that they were watching the City of
Rome, which was coming up behind
from the port side. The helm of the
S-51, he said, was hard to the right,
showing that the crew at the moment
of collision was swinging the craft to
starboard to avoid the ship bearing
down on them. Examination of the
mechanism showed that the vessel
was in readiness to dive.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
FORMER GERMAN
AVIATOR TELLS
OF AN ATTACK

TEX EMAIL Nebr., July 8.-Wllllam
Deckert, rs, Iowa farmer and former
German army aviator, who yesterday
was found severly inquired and tied
to a log floating down the Missouri
river, today told the story of the as
sault which almost cost him his life
The details were given by the young
river island farmer between his lapses
into Inconsistencies. He is in crit
ical condition because of a blow on
the head and exposure. Deckert's par
tial report of the attack on him by
three men was given to Sheriff Smith
of Bturt county Nebraska, along with
the names of the alleged attackers
Sheriff Smith refused to divulge the
name of the trio pending their arrest.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
RUMANIAN KING
ASKED SON TO
FOREGO THRONE.
tRy Dispatch 4. Il wirel J

BUCHAREST. July 8. = The real
reason that Prince Carol renounced
his claim to the throne of Rumania
was because of his repeated moral
delinquencies' showing that he was
not fit ever to become the ruler OF
his people, according to his father
King Ferdinand. In a talk with a
correspondent for the Associated
Press, the king revealed that he
himself, asked Prince Carol to re-
nounce the throne. Although he
asked to be excused from discussing
in detail the circumstances of the
remuneration, King Ferdinand said:
1T is a long and painful story.
But l can tell you this, that there
were no political motives behind it.
Continued on Page Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
TARIFF NOT TO
HURT AMERICA.
IS A.Y S DOUGLAS


A tariff on copper will neither help
nor harm the American producer for
some time to come, according to Walter
Douglas, president of the Phelps Dodge
corporation. He spent Thursday in
Bisbee. American consumption of cop
per is not yet at a point where 1t
equals domestic production, and until
that point is recahed, the American
producer cannot benefit from pro-
tective tariff, the Phelps Dodge pres1-
dent continued. He told of immense
quantities. of semi-fabricated which
were being exported, and which could
not be figured in copper expectations,
although they had a bearing on the
ratio between domestic production and
consumption.
~ Continued on Page Five)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-09
Little Change Evident in Conditions
Affecting Copper Market and Future Not
Particularly F favorable, Says A. c. James

ing with it large interest in the Den
yer and Rio Grande, and Schumacher
was made chairman of both boards, eff
fective July 1.
James stated that while he regretted
the necessity for Schumacher leaving
the Southern Pacific and the South
western country which it serves, he
felt his administrative ability was
Continued on Page Five)