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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
FOUR " ..'SSES
SAY LICK Eng
CAUSED B sXzE
in NAVY ARSa,,AL
Chief Purpose Of Court
Martial is to Prevent Such
Future Disasters.
TWO OTHER INQUIRIES
Naval Board of Civil In
jury and Damage and
Army Board Busy.
TWO OTHER INQUIRIES
fBy Dispatch A. P. wlrel

DOVER, N. j. July 16.-Four wit
nesses examined today by the naval
court of inquiry into the Lake Den
mark naval arsenal disaster agreed
that lightning and thunder preceded
the series of explosions which brought
death to more than % persons and
caused tremendous property loss.
Three of the witnesses believed the
bolt struck in the vicinity of store
house containing 1900 large depth
bombs loaded with high explosives.
The storehouse is known to have been
one of the first to blow up.
In convening the court, Admiral r..
E. Coontz read instructions from the
bureau of navigation which. indicated
one of it's chief purposes was to be
the prevention of similar disaster
in the future.
Chief Gunner William A. Gerdts,
who had a miraculous escape from the
inferno of explosions, said he saw a
bolt of lightning strike at approxE
mately SIS the afternoon of the ex-
plosion, but that he was unable to
state the exact spot it hit.
AS inspecting olIfcer u puliuiiS ,
and magazines, Gerdts said he made
tour of duty each day and had fol-
lowed this practice the day of the
disaster, finding everything in salts
factory order
Two other investigating bodies were
busy throughout the day. They were
the naval board of investigation Of
civil inquiry and damage and the
army board on investigation into the
loss incurred by the army arsenal
through the explosion at the adjoining
naval munitions depot Capt. X. H..
(Contilned on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
Y. M. C. A. PLANS
CAMP PAIGN F OR
FUNDS IN CITY

In orGer to secure funds with which
I'd clear UP a long standing Y NJ
c. A. debt, Is committees represent
ing the Douglas Chamber of Com
merce and Mines, Kiwanis club and
Y. M C. A., will conduct popular
financial campaign to raise $500
Wednesday and Thursday, July 21
and %.
Directors of the local association
have realized for several months that
something extra in a financial way
must be done if the program of the
'Y7' is to, continue. number of
committee meetings and board con-
ferences have been held of late, and
it was decided efforts should be made
now to put the association on it's feet
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
EI-L.INWOOD NOT
IN F. AV OR OF
BOULDER DAM
Especial to The Dispatch)


PHOENIX, July 16.-Reiterating his
opposition to the Boulder canyon dam
and branding as detrimental to the
interests of Arizona any project on
the Colorado river which interferes
with a general plan of development
of the entire resources of the great
stream, E. E. Ellinwood, candidate for
the democratic nomination for cover
nor, todoay issued a statement en-
bodying his views in regard to the
question.
He characterized the swing-Johnson
bill as Outrageous" in that it is de-
signed to benefit only California ana
Mexico and '.leaves Arizona out.
1--WE need action" he said, and ne
pointed out that this could be obtained
only through cooperation by the gov
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
We ST ARIZONA
AND IN T E RIOR
HOT
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire,

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-1nterior
California and western Arizona still
lay today copiously perspiring under
heat wave which yesterday took
direct toll of three lives and caused
number of prostrations.
Along the coast temperature figures
this morning showed recession from
yesterdays record marks, but the IN
terror still sweltered with only
promise of relief to come tonight or
tomorrow. The mark at Sacramento
yesterday was 1Q9.
One. of the heat fatalities yesterday
was at Fairfax, north of San Fran
cisco, where a section hand was
stricken. An aged man died of sun
stroke at Atolia and woman was
fatally prostrated in an automobile
camp near Stockton.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
EVANGELIST STRIKES
THROUGH LAW,
CHURCH AT DOUBTERS.
(By Dispatch A. P. wirel

LOS ANGELES, July 16-Dennis Collins, garage
attendant of Salinas Caf upset some Of the official
Investigators calculations today when ne announced
from his home town that contrary to statement by
Deputy District Attorney Joe Ryan, he had not positive
" identified Mrs. Aimee Semple Mcpherson as the
woman who travelled with Ormiston through Salinas
little more than week after the Angeus Temple leader
disappeared. .
prisonment and torture between May l8 and June Is
was attacked by five witnesses testfyng at the grand
jury investigation yesterday struck back two ways at
her attackers today One reply was rehgous the oChe
lara
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
Three Dead, 2 Seriously
Injured in T TOrnadO That
Strikes Wisconsin City

ASHLAND, Wis.,, July 16.-Three
persons are known to have been
killed, two were seriously Injured
and many others were reported
slightly injured near here tonight
when a tornado struck this city.
A road DatrOlIer who climbed over
trees which blocked the highway
for three miles, said large NUM-
Der of repSOnS are injured at and
near Epson, 16 miles south of here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
HermosilIo Swept By A
Tornado Which Unroofs
Houses; Wires All Down

HERMOSILLO, Som, Mex, July
1G.-MOre complete report of "a
tornado which swept the resi-
Dental districts where houses
were razed, roofs blown off and
telephone and telegraph service
paraIfzed by the tOppling over of
poles has been received here. SO
far as known, no lives were lost
TorrentiaI rains >9iIOwing the
twister washed tons of sand into
the streets.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
BOSTON DOCTOR
SURRENDERS IN
MURDER CASE
(By Dispatch A. P. Mirel

BOSTON, July 16.-Dr Thomas e.
Walsh, wanted on charges of abor-
ton, surrendered with his wife to the
district attorney tonight and they
were booked at police headquarters.
The operation is alleged to have
caused the death of Miss Edith Creme,
whose dismembered body was found
in three packages in Mattapan last
Thursday. Bail for DR.. Walsh was
Continued on Page Tenl
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
Mercury Drops 40 Degrees
In Is Minutes in Tucson
During Storm on Friday

TUCSON, July 1G.-The mercury
dropped from 1O4 degrees to "a de-
greeS in Is minutes shortly after
o'clock this afternoon when
hail and thunder storm struck the
city. No damage was done.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17
CROWN PRINCE.
Of SWEDEN IS.
OUT Of STATE

MESA VERDE, Colo,
July 16. = Grown Prince
Gustaf Adolf and Princess
Louise Of Sweden will ar
rive at Mesa Verde nation
al park Sunday, and will
remain for three days,
Judge John H. Edwards,
assistant secretary Of the
interior department said
here today. Summarizing
the reasons why the crown
prince was looking forward
to the visit especially, Judge
Edwards pointed out that
the royal visit is a profound
student Of archaeology.
Like lad of ten years, his interest
in, the ancient ruins was stimulated
by book on the Mesa Verde cliff
dwellers by Baron G. Nordenskiold,
a eountryman. Prince Gustaf Adolf
studied archaeology at the University
of Upsala and Christiana, and had
his first experience in field work
excavating Viking funeral mounds
near Upsala, which yielded rich finds
of the bronze age. Later the prince
do CT, ID in
Sweden, and in 1912 organized an
archaeological expedition in Greece.
The royal party left Grand canyon
tonight, according to word received
here and will arrive in Gallup, N.
NJ, tomorrow morning where they
will be met by superintendent ]. L.
Nusbaum who will conduct the royal
party across the Navajo Indian reser-
vation. From there they will go to
the San Juan Indian school at Ship
rock, where the prince and princess
will spend the night, arriving here
Sunday.
The party arrived at Grand canyon
this morning at IL o'clock from
Phantom ranch at the bottom of the
Grand canyon where they spent the
night, having made an early start
and emerged from the canyon depths
before the heat became oppressive
His royal highness dismounted on
one occasion and climbed up the face
If a cliff to view fossil animal
tracks estimated to be one hundred
million years old Stephen 7. Mather
director national park service, met
the royal party before it emerged
from the gorge, and tonight enter
tanned the prince and princess at
dinner
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17

NEW YORK, July 16.-
Copper dull; electrolytic,
spot and futures, 14A;
bar silver, 64B.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-17

Generally fair west, some
what unsettled east, Sat
urday and Sunday; warm
er Saturday southeast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-07
Reward 3 Naval
Prisoners for Blocking g.
Escape Three Others

Portsmouth, y. H., July 6-(P}-
Three prisoners in the Portsmouth
Naval prison were rewarded today
by the United States navy for 'he
roic conduct in attempting to pre-
vent the escape of three other pris-
oners on May %. Through the eff
forts of Nathan Hopper and Logan
kalb, apprentice seamen and CAL
win Mckee. fireman. the other
prisoners were reCaptured.
The reward for Hopper will be
restoration to active duty at once
with clean record. lie had been
serving a six monts sentence and
faced dishonorable discharge. Kalb
and Mckee, who were serving terms
of TO 8 years. were recommended
tDr Cicmency to the United states
naval clemency board, which 'sits in
the Navy Department at Washing
ton today. The offence charged
against theme were not made known.
The six men were working under
a single sentry in an ice house at
the Portsmouth Navy yard when
three of the party attacked and
bound the guard. Hopper, Kaib and
Mckee engaged in a struggle with
the other prisoners and when they
escaped from the ice house they
sounded a warning. The escaping
prisoners We're captured by the Ma
rines after they had stolen and
wrecked one automobile and We're
attempting to steal another.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-07
Hold ROadhOuse
Proprietor in Death
n. Jersey Taxi Driver

Dumont, \. J.. July 6-tP)-JoSepn
Barr, a taXi-d driver OF Haworth. was
shot to death today by James O'Don-
nell. owner of Washington Cottage
during an argument, which O'Dou-
nell says, was brought about through
his refusal to admit two passengers
of Bars to his roadhouse.
The passengers gave their names
as Daniel Day, aged 80. Of 509 East
nth street, ana Ruth Burnes, lG7
West 109th street, New York. Miss
Buaes said she was an artists
model and that her husband was
Andrew Gavin, an employe, of the
Munson Line.
O'Donnell and the two passengers
are detained as material witnesses,
The inn-keeper told police that the
shooting developed from Bars sec
ond attempt to gain entrance.
Early this morning, he said, he was
awakened by Barr demanding al
mission. which was refused. y scut
nle developed at the second attempt,
Barr retreating finally to his tax
can, whore his body was found.
O'DOnneil in his story to the police
asserted that his gun was discharged
accidentally. Two guns were found
in the road in front OF the house and
the ownership of the second mas n5t
been established. The inn keeper
said that Barr demanded money
from him when he refused adnia-
sion to Day and Miss Burnes.
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One Killed, Second
Wounded in Attempt
To Steal Auto Tire

Philadelphia, July 6.-(H1-An at
tempt to steal tire from Il parked
automobile in a West Philadelphia
early today cost the life of one
young man and the injury of anoth-
or at the hands of policeman who
fired upon them. The dead man
was Frank Gulick Of Aston Town
ship. Delaware County, Pa, the son
of a Philadelphia physician, The
wounded man is George Messenger,
Jr., Philadelphia.
They We're detected taking the
tire by Policeman Charles Kirk
patrick Wien they saw the patrol
man they fed in their own motor
ear and kirkpatrick fired The car
disappeared and later Messenger,
the driver, appeared at hospital
with Gulick dying from bullet
wound in the head. Messenger had a
slight wound also in the head.
Messenger said he and Gulicll
We're driving home after visiting
friends when his companion sug-
sestei they steal tire.
Il don't know what made him
think of that said Messenger. i
guess he thought it would be huge
Joke"
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Fine Food Handlers
In Lewiston Court

Lewiston, July 6-Four proprietors
of restaurants, rooming houses and
soft drink "parlors" We're arraigned
in the Lewiston Municipal court
today charged with violations of the
State health laws through then
failure to have persons in their en-
ployment obtain food handlers certi-
ficates. One other person failed 10
appear. Charges were brought by
DR.. l.. j. Dumont, local health Officer
who with several State inspectors
canvassed the city last week in an
effort to speed up and impress food
handlers of the vital need of obtain.
ing such licenses within the required
time limit. All four persons pleaded
guilty.
Pierre F'ortier. proprietor of an
eating and drinking house at sos
Lisbon street and Omer Pomerleau
head of a similar establishment at
49S Lisbon street were each fined
the costs OF court amounting in each
case to $500 Judge Crockett dealt
lightly with these cases as the des
PENDANTS took steps, following a
warning last week, to obtain the
proper certificates for their employees.
In the cases of John Violet of a
boarding house at 81 Chestnut street
and Mary Casey, head of a restaur-
ant at ia Lincoln street. sentence
was suspended until next Thursday
to give them time to obtain food
handlers licenses for their help. Mike
Baritone. another defendant did not
appear in court.
The strength of the sentences in
these cases will depend upon their
action in attempting to remedy vio-
lation of the State law, for Judge
Crockett remarked that it made a
great deal OF difference whether a
person attempted TO remedy it or not,
In the future these cases Will re-
ceive more severe penalty stated
His Honor in fining Pomerleau and
Fortier but the cost of court.
Fred Bolduc and Charles Wood
bury charged with Illegal nanufact-
ure of beer, failed to aghear in court
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Held for Murder
Claims He Thought
Victim HOldup Man

Chicago, July 6-(P)-Martin Dur
kin, confessed bootlegger, on the wit
ness stand today in his own behalf,
opposed the charge that he murdered
Edward C. Shannahan. a Federal
agent last October II, by declaring
he believed his victim was a holdup
man.
When Shannahan approached him
In garage. the prisoner assorted. he
shouted Help" and then fired at
Shannahan. His defense had
story of the shooting however, by
admitting that he had been active
as a bootlegger at the age of rs.
carrying on a liquor business from
coast to coast. His mother earlier
in the trial had admitted that her
son sold liquor and his father had
said he suspected it.
Joining the Royal Horse Artillery
of the Canadian Army at IS. he en-
erged gassed and shell-shocked, Dur
kin declared, worked on a railroad
and then entered the used automobile
business, and bootlegged on the
side"
His bootlegging business. he testi-
fed, was centered in Chicago, New
York and California. He generally
worked alone. once. he said, he went
to Detroit to bring liquor back in a
car, putting in the car beside him two
tailor's dummies dressed like ladies
ito get by"
When stopped by two hijackers he
told them he was taking a lady to
the hospital'' and was unmolested.
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Workers Resent
Proposed Nine
Hour Day in Italy

London. July 6--(P}-A dispatch
to the Daily Herald from Chasso.
Italy, asserts that Premier Musso-
lini's attempt to enforce a nine hour
day is being strongly resisted. the
workers threatening to revolt against
the new decree and against the
authority of the Fascist labor uu
ions.
Abou; 1000 workers at Carroslo,
near Turin, went on strike, the dis
patch says, when their employers
tried to enforce the extra hour.
Police and Fascist militia occupied
the mills and arrested a number of
the strikers.
Agricultural workers in the Molin-
ella district also are refusing to
recognize the Fascist unions, the dis
patch adds.
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A JADED hot weather appetite
"a seems to be our common lot
during the summer months. We
eat without relish and I'm as small
quantities as our consciences will
allow. Then we wonder why we
feel tagged and irritable. The rea-
son is that we are not getting prop
er nourishment
Every minute OF our lives we are
drawing upon our fuel supply. 1t
must be replenish constantly.
When we cut down our meals we
lower the fuel supply and must pay
the penalty in reduced energy and
vitality.
1t is natural for the appetite to
cut capers during the hot weather.
This is natures way of indicating
that a variation OF diet is necessary.
Light, cool foods appeal to US and.
since instinct is an excellent guide.
these are what we should eat. 1t
happens very rarely that the thing
we want to do is Just the thing we
should do. but when our faded
palate responds more actively to
ice cream. for instance. than to
ham and eggs. we cannot go far
wrong in satisfying the desire. Ice
cream contains the same strength
giving substances as lean meat;
cheese. eggs and similar dishes. 1t
also contains butterfat such as are
found in rich meats, milk and
cream and, In addition. contains
the fruits, juices and sugars that
give it delicious favor.
When we eat ice cream during
the summer, we not only refresh
ourselves and aid digestion by eat
ing something that is appealingr
but we also add to our fuel supply,
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ed. II was also found that parts OF
the province of Quebec had sunk.
Causes of SpoiIage in Canned Food
Failure to. provide sufficient heat
to destroy all microscopic organisms
in the. food that will cause spoilage3
and second! failure to seal the Jar
perfectly so as 10 prevent the re-
entrance Of micTO-organism are the
two main causes OF spoiiage. There
are. of course, many things which
contribute to these two failures.
such as lack of sufficient heat-o or
high enough temperature to reach
the food in the center of the can
and kin the organisms there lack Of
thoroughness in washing the food
TO get rid of as many organisms as
possible. carelessness in handling
the food. selection Of poor food to
be canned and lack OF good equip
ment jars and rubbeIs for canning.
From The Delineator for July.
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Sudden Death of
Auburn Woman in Car

Lewiston. July 6.-Mrs. John \.
Hicks Of Danville, died suddenly
Monday night while attending the
Fourth of July celebration at A. A.
\. park In Perryville. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hicks drove TO the park in the eve
ming, and We're sitting in their auto
mobile when Mrs Hicks complained
of feeling i'll, end she passed away
in a few minutes.
Mrs. Hicks was born in Danville
and spent all her life there. She is
survived by her husband, three sons.
Clarence w. and John +. of Au-
burn ana Charles of California: and
five daughters, Mrs. Ina Parsons, of
New Gloucester, Mrs. Charles Gil
bert of Danville. Mrs Arthur Bick-
ford Of Danvillc, Miss Susie Hicks
of California and Mrs David Sell
leg of Springfield, Mass.
She was member of the grange.
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Andrews to Complete
Dry Organization
Before Resignation

Washington, July 6.--(P-General
Lincoln c. Andrews, chief of the pro-
hibition forces, outlined his plans for
reorganization of the dry army to
Secretary Mellon today and assured
him he would stick to his post until
that task was completed.
After two conferences with the
secretary just prior to his departure
for London Mr.. Andrews said he had
withheld his resignation and would
not alter this decision until he COM
pleted the reorganization.
I'VE are going ahead full tilt" he
said and L will be busy enrolling the
900 new men authorized by Congress.
I have not resigned and will not con-
slider such action until that task is
completed. l think l can finish that
work early in September
Administration officials expressed
concern over continued publication
today of stories that the assistant
secretary had resigned in the face of
a statement authorized by President
Coolidge that he had not.
The stories are unfounded," Sec
rotary Mellon later stated. Mr.. An
drews has not resigned"
The government asked me to re-
l..
Andrews said. Il have not completed
that job. / expect TO in September"
The statement of Mr.. Andrews was
taken as definite indication he eX-
pected to resign in the fall after he
had put into full effect the extensive
program for organization.
The assistant secretary who had
admitted he was discouraged by the
failure of Congress to enact his leg
islative program, declared today he
felt be would have completed his as
sisnment when he had reorganized
the prohibition forces
General Andrews left today for
New York, whence he will sail to-
morrow for London as the head of a
United States mission which was in
vited by England to confer with
British officials on means to bring
about better enforcement of the
smuggling treaty. He expects to re-
turn about the middle of August and
has issued call for all prohibition
administrators to meet with him
here the first of September.
In view of the apparent determin-
alton of General Andrews to retire
within the next few months, officials
are expected to start search for a
successor and this. they assert, will
be a severe task. Ii is not considered
likely that any of the many officials
who have been connected with the
prohibition service here during the
present admin stration VIII be con-
sidered for the post.
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Hold Pickpocket
Suspects, Old Orchard

Old Orchard, July John Harris
of rs fremont street. Boston, and
John Conrad of 304 Huntington ave
nue., Boston, who were arrested and
taken from passenger train at the
railroad station here under suspicion
that they had attempted to pick peck
cts of passengers as the latter were
boarding trains, were held in probable
cause today by Judge Wesley NJ. New
er in the municipal court
Harris, according to testimony Of
Station Agent Harold Hamer who was
responsible for the two men being the
train shortly after yesterday after
noon He was held in jile sum of $500
for his appearance at the September
term of the supreme court for York
county Conrad was held as an ac-
complete in the sum of $500. Up to
early AFTERNOON neither of the respon-
dents had been able to furnish bonds.
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New York, July 6-(P)-Augustus
Coe Gurnee. of Bar Harbor and Paris,
prominent art patron, died in Baden
Baden. Germany. Monday, after a
brief Illness. according to cable mes
sages received here today. Mr.. Cur
nee was a Chevaiier of the Legion of
Honor. He donated his home in Nice
for the benefit of wounded soldiers
and last year presented the City of
Paris with many valuable works of
art. He was son of the late Wal
ter s GtTnee. founder of Chicago,
and its first mayor.
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New Commander
For Cutter Ossipee

Portland, July 6--After u months
in command of the Coast Guard cut
ter Ossipee. Lieut.. Commander
James l.. Ahern left that ship this
morning to assume command of the
Coast Guard destroyer Patterson,
stationed at New York Command
er Ahern was transferred to the
Ossipee in October. 1924. replacing
Captain Randolph Ridgley, who was
also transferred TO another Coast
Guard vessel.
Lieut.. John Mccain, executive of
ficer aboard the cutter is now com
handing officer. He was transfer
red to the Ossipee is months ago.
coming from the cutter Tampa, at
Boston.
Lieut., Junior grade. f. B. Johnson
now assumes the rank of executive
officer replacing Lieut. Mccain.
LIEUT. johnson has served two years
aboard the Ossipee.