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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
The Day in Washington

The aluminium hearing was ended.
: The house passed the navy appro-
priation bill.
The senate voted to limit debate
on the world court.
Federal Judge Harry B. Anderson
was exonerated by a senate sub-com-
mittee of charges against him.
President Coolidge reduced the
Mitchell court martial sentence to
allow him half pay and allowances
during his five year suspension
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
ABE MARTIN

1T takes cold, ugly day T. bring
out this folks that are perfectly able
T. be baSkin' in tn sunlight % tn
Riviera. Since ii takes all Kinds ~
people t. make world. let's quit
knOcltin'.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
Trying To Help

Admiral William A. Moffett said
at a dinner in Washington
"A great many people are butting
in on the aircraft question They
seem to think there's an eternal
squabble going on between the army
and navy on the one hand and
the Air Force on the other. AS a
matter of fact good feeling pervails,
and the people remind me of the
greenhorn in the lumber camp.
For some time the greenhorn
stood and watched big, strong
chap and a little skinny one saw
ing log of wood with a two hand
led saw. Back and forth the two men
swayed-back and forth-and then
the greenhorn dashed up and knock
ed the big man down.
Now he snarled, now yen let
the little feller have it, mebbe.'"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
Hopeless

Gloria Gould, who is running her
own theatre in New York, said at
dinner party:
Before the war it would have
been thought strange for a young
woman to manage a theatre, but
the times have changed.
1.-TWO girls were talking in tea
room the other day.
" 'Philippa is nice said the first
girl, but she's awfully old-fash-
ioned.'
"Is she? said the second girl
oh, yes, awfully, said the first,
Why, she actually smokes ladies'
cigarettes
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
Different Lines

Mary: Jack calls Cynthia his peach
and the apple of his eye. Why can't
you call me pretty things like that?
George: How can I? He is in the
fruit business and I'm in the fish
trade.-The Progressive Grocer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
Fer F'aVOrite

Druggist: Yes, Miss, you'll find
that moss ladies like this lpstick.
Girl: You couldn nt-ah--tell me,
the kind the men like, could you?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE

THE LAST REFUGE OF DIGNITY
The top hat is being discarded in
England, and America will probably
follow along.
The Sleek silk hat, high silk hat,
The badge of People of Position
Which always SO sublimely set
On statesman, sage and politician.
Which cowed Grass youth to dumb
respect
And put the vulgar in their places,
Which marked the lofty and elect
That emblem of all social graces
Shall it be roughly cast aside
Our last remaining mark of pride?
My grandsire wore one in his day,
And so did all my male relations
At night, when they had put away
Their commonplace and dull vo-
cations.
1t graced the pastors pallid brow
And piety seemed wreathed about
it,
The Leading Jurist, even now
Is very seldom seen without it.
Is this proud symbol doomed to go
Forever and forever? No!
When one attains to high renown
Or untold wealth, how shall we
mark him?
How will the people of his town
Be able. in his class to park him?
OF hard boiled shirts we've been
bereft
And soon will go the hard boiled
collar
Alone the high, silk hat is left
TO note the statesman, banker,
scholar
And if it too is out of date
Why be distinguished, rich or great?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
A Little Slow

Funny that the men engaged in
producing coal substitutes haven't
called strike.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
WITH EDITORS
GENERAL JOHN c. GREENwAY

(Arizona Republican,.
Arizona sustained the death of Ge1era
C.
few deaths which bring
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
DRY AGENT saFE AFTER
BEING LOST IN SNOW

(By Dispatch A P. Wire)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Jan
25.-Leroy Van Lehn federal prohi-
bition agent lost on snow-obliterated
trails, in an almost uninhabited
mountain region southwest of West
creek, Colo, 80 miles northwest Of
Colorado Springs, is alive and safe,
according to q afmessage received here
tonight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
niSanpOiDtinC

When a man gets rich enough
to hire a press agent he gets all
the publicity he needs for nothing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
On The Other Hand

Earnest Inquirer collecting sta
tistics for a work on temperance0
And how many glasses of beer
would you-er-consume in day?
The Person: Well, / can't say
guvnor. Some days 1 a about twenty
OF thirty, an then again, another
day, perhaps I might ave quite a
lot-Edinburgh Weekly Scotsma.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
Let Down Easy

lawsuit was in full swing, and
during it's progress witness was
ross-examined regarding the habits
and character of the defendant.
Has Mr.. Smith a reputation for
being abnormally lazy?" asked the
counsel, briskly.
well, sir, it's this way"
''Will you kindly answer the ques-
tion asked?" struck in the irascible
lawyer.
We'll, sir. I was going to say it's
this way; | don't want to do the
gentleman in question any injustice,
and 1 won't go so far as to say, sir,
that he's lazy exactly; but if it re-
quired any voluntary work on his
part to digest his food, he'd die from
lack of nourishment, sir"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
Sixteen Years Ago

Mrs. Edgar Thompson leaves
today for points in Texas, where
she will visit with relatives for
several months.
Constable Frank Clark went
to Tombstone yesterday taking
a patient to the county hospital
there.
Mrs. Davey Skeels who is very
i'll in Los Angeles hospital, is
reported to be in very criti-
cal condition.
e. c. Palmer and Miss Jessie
Riley were married yesterday at
the brides home in Bisbee.
A special convccation of Key
stone Chapter Royal Arch Ma
sons was held last Saturday and
Albert NJ. Sames, DR.. L. w.
Downs and Robert Rae were
exalted to the degree of Royal
Arch Mason.
The Don't Worry Club held a
meeting in the Rathskellar of
the Gadsden hotel last evening.
Frank Doan was POSTMASTER.
Tommy Law, Jack Baglin, Alloy
sius Coll, Len WiXket and all
the rest of the bunch We're at
their best. Teddy Lloyd told
two or three stories and Jack
Neary served refreshments.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
MaI,s ReceIne

Nal st. Clair, the director, was
discussing picture with Jack War
ner. The scene called for the catch
ing of a lunatic.
Sounds all right" remarked War
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
Half A Lonf

England may control the rubber
for automobile tires, but she can't
monopolize' the air that goes into
them.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26

A DiOgenes of the Deep
The fish Mr.. Beebe discovered
carrying light was probably look
ing for an honest fish.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
PZuched From the Plains

ner, but how the deuce do they
catch lunatics, anyway?7
Face powder, beautiful clothes
and enticing smiles answered Nal
promptly.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
CataIOgued.

Two negroes were discussing fam
lily trees.
YES" said Ambrose, II can trace
my relatives back to family tree"
Chase 'em back to a family tree"
said Nose.
Mono, trace 'em, trace EN-"
We'll, there aint but two kinds
of things dat lives in trees-birds
and monkeys-and you shu' amt
got no feathers on you"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26
OF Course

OF Course
Al Kearns used to be in the Navy,
and of course all the girls at the
L love a sailor At the, same time,
they ask lot of questions and
sometimes get the ex-tar's goat.
The oaher day Meta Stern asked
him why they had knots on the
ocean instead of miles.
'If you didn't have knots, how
could you have tides?' growled AL.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26

Boss: You have a tendency to let
things slide.
Young Man: Yes, I play the from
bone.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26

CFAC = Calgary, Can. (4S5.Sm-
690kc), 50 p. m. ladies concert
trio, May Hockey cellist; Miss Beer
ling, pianist; Gladys webb Foster,
Violnist.
KOA Denver, Colo. (S22.4m-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-26

e. c. Palmer and Miss Jessie
Riley were married yesterday at
the brides home in Bisbee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Police Net Wraps More
Tightly About Man Held
AS Gang Leader In n. Y.
lRr nisnntch A. p. Mirel


NEW YORK, March 24.-Police as
serted today that the chain of evil
dence was found more tightly around
Richard Reese Whittemore, alleged
murderer and leader of gang of
nine persons which perpetrated rob-
berries yielding loot aggregating one
million dollars.
Already wanted in Baltimore for
murder lin connection with his es-
cape from prison, Whittemore was
identified as member of gang
which kelled two guards and stole
$4,000 from an armored car in
Buffalo last October.
Anthony Paladino, a member of
the Whittemore gang also was iden-
titled as being implicated in the Buff
falo robbery.
The police investigation was halted
only long enough to have white
more, his wife, known as the tiger
girl" and three of his confederates
arraigned on charges of robbery
They deferred pleading until Friday
and were held without bail.
The many bits of information re-
ceived were partially co-ordinated
by an alleged confession by Pala-
dino who was said to have des-
cribed in detail dozen large rob
berries in the past year. Much of the
confession was not given out, as
the police still are seeking one
member of the robber band.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
WHEELER ASSAILS
/. G. C. NOMINATION
PLAN IN SENATE


WASHINGTON, March 24.-The con-
test between President Coolidge and
the senate over the nomination of
Thomas F. Woodlock of New York,
as a member of the interstate COM
merce commission has "degenerated
into a New England horse trade sit
uation," Senator wheeler, democrat,
Montana, declared today in the SEN
ate.
His assertion was made after he
had read dispatch containing a
White House pronouncement yester-
day that in selecting members of the
commission hereafter the president
will consider the south, southwest
and Pennsylvania and the SUISSE
quent announcement by Senator Reed,
republican of that state, that having
won his fight for recognition of his
state, he would join the administra-
ton in supporting Woodlock.
Senator Wheeler said he had as
sumed that senators We're not op4
posing Woodlock simply because of
the fact that they wanted to make
a trade of SOME kind or a deal with
the president of the United States to
get someone appointed
Explaining why he would vote for
Woodlock, Senator Reed asserted that
sinister aspect which the matter does
not deserve"
81 have not consulted the president
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
State Gasoline Tax Nets
$71,355 For February

PHOENIX, March 24.-The state
gasoline tax netted $7135 during
February, report issued today by
James H. Kerby, secretary of state,
disclosed Half of this amount was
turned over to Vernon S. Wright,
state treasurer, to he divided equally
between the Arizona 25 per cent fund
and the rs per cent funds of the
counties.
The remainder, $35,677S9, was paid
to the counties from which the tax
was collected. These amounts fol-
low:
Apache county, $So4S4; Coconino,
s66s.76; Cochise, $3,53S.59; ella, ST.
544.7S; Graham, $S11.89; Greenlee,
$43O.4S; Maricopa, $14s4O2.O6 Mohave,
$556.94 Navajo $57O,S5; Pima, $4,-
619.4S; Pinal, $1,S79S1; Santa Cruz,
$756.9S; Yavapai, $2,S56.44; Yuma, ST.
$500.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Owner Was Working On
Own Car When Electric
Drill Fired Gasoline

c. f.. Pettingall, proprietor of the
Cochise Overland garage on G ave-
nue., states that both Albert e. Find
ley and his father-in- law, A. Whis-
nant, who were working on Findley's
WHY'S Knight car, which caught fire
in the garage Wednesday morning,
were cautioned not to use an electric
drill on the gasoline tank of the car.
When the fire started, the owner was
told to drive the car and not stop
until all the gasoline mad run out,
Pettingall declaring that If he had.
done so, there would have been no
damage to the car.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25


his law practice, Ralph III. Walker,
manager of the Arizona regional Of
flee of the United States veterans
bureau, today rendered his resigna-
ton to the Washington, d. c., office.
He asks that it take effect after
his return from a 30-day leave of
absence, on or about May 1.
Walker took over the local office
in 1922 Under his management the
decentralization of activity in the
bureau, brought about by congress
ional action, was accomplished in
Arizona. Pie Phoenix loffice now
handles greater volume of work.
Walker is an ex-service man, hav-
ing been with the second California
infantry of the national guard and
the 361st infantry. He was trained
at Camp Lewis, Washington.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
American Slain at Topic
Laid At Rest There
Continued from Page one>

is declared to have been stoned to
death. The government is contjnu-
ing lis Investigation into the Halt
case and also into the murder re-
Gently near Ixtlan of Rex Mcllpone,
and the wounding of e. H. Heiden-
kamp both Americans, and the raid
ing by armed men the ranch of j,
e. Freeley, another American, near
Acamparo. The American embassy
here has received no reply to it's rep
.asentations to the Mexican govern
ment concerning the attacks on
Americans and the government has
not revealed the outcome of its in
vestiga4ions. The war department.
has issued general orders to the mil
itary commanders throughout the re-
public to redouble their efforts
against bandits and for the protec-
ton of ranches in rural regions and
small towns.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Wednesdays Rain
Steadiest In Years

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soaked into the ground well and even
in the city it was clearly apparent
that the trees, grass and shrubbery
We're all behefiting greatly by the
steady gait at which the "ain fell
Throughout the valley, the grasses
are reported to be exceptionally
green and tall this spring, due to
the March rains and cattlemen are
all predicting a banner year for
their business.
PickwiclS stage drivers coming in
to this city yesterday from outside
points stated that Wednesday morn
it rained hard throughout all the
section lying between Douglas and
Tucson.
The rain was reported to have
been ushercd into this section by q
heavy wind ana dust storm about
o'clock Wednesday, morning but
precipitation did not start until sew
eral hours later.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Four Babies Met Death
Through Violence, Says
COroner's Jury Report
(By Dispatch A. p. wlrel

BIGRK ELEY SPRINGS, W. Va,
March pa coroner's jury today
found that four babies whose bodies
were found last week in an aban-
doned house at Cherry Run, ''me1
their death through violence within
the past five years at the hands of
parties"
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Rhoe or
Cumberland Md, las. occupants of
the house in testimony at the Inquest
denied any knowledge of the presence
of the bodies in the house or the
manner in which the babies came to
their death.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
GOVERNOR HUNT OFFERS
REWARD FOR NASH
nv DieDafcl y yVfraN
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire }

PHOENIY March Ex-Governor
Hunt today in an executive procla-
nation offered reward of 500 for
the capture dead or alive, of Harry
Nash, convicted murderer, a con-
Wet who escaped from the State
penitentiary at Florence March 1.
Nash was serving a sentence of
from 65 to rs years for the murder
of William Schwab, travelling sales
man of Salt Lake City, Utah, whom
he killed near Flagstaff in 1922 and
buried the body in an abandoned
well on a ranch on the Old Trails
Highway.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
MEXICO MAY PLACE BAN
ON ARIZONA SEED COTTON
(By Dispatch A. P. Wirc)

4 TUCSON, March 24.-Possibility
that Mexico would declare a quaran-
tine against Arizona grown seed cot
ton and cotton seed when the United
States government takes such action
was announced Tuesday by J. Eva
risto Anchondo, Mexican consul at
Tucson. Senior Anchondo declared
that his government would be guild
ed by the special circumstances in
the case, but intimated that a quar-
antine might possibly be expected
if the American government decided
on such a step.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

for the count of nine again for
seven before the finishing blow, a
short right hook to the stomach.
The men weighed 1913 pounds. Mick
ey Obregon, fly weight won de-
cision over Bobby Bryant of Doug
las; Kid King Of Tucson won on a
foul from Jimmy Douglas and
Roughhouse Mackay of Phoenix
Knocked out Kid Leon of Tucson.
Kid Williams took a four round de-
cision over Kid Shine in the cur
tain raiser.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Sub w Makes Trip
at Depth of 22O Feet
Continued from Page one)

ICOHIIHutu IIOII '5O Ol'07
for navy regulations forbid going
more than 100 feet or so beneath
the surface. Today's was the SUI
preme test. Navy men recalled that
the greatest depth ever reached by
an American submarine was 1875 feet,
but this was by accident. Lieutenant
Commander Lewis Hancock, Jr., took
the La to that depth in the Irish
sea during the war when something
went wrong with the ballast. He
survived the experience but was
killed in crash of the dirigible Shen-
andoah in Ohio last September.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.

PHOENIX, March "a. Vincente
CALAIS, II, and Alberto Fernandez,
charged with the murder of Alex
ander Elder, February 81, today en-
tered pleas of not guilty before SUI
perior Judge Martin T. Phelps. CALAIS
preliminary hearing was held yester-
day and he was held to answer to
superior court. Fernandez was bound
over to the court Awo weeks ago.
Their trials will occur April Is and
Is. They are held without bond.
Elder was shot down by two Mexi-
cans.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
WRIGHT BEATS BELLO;
OBREGON BEATS BRYANT
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

II5y DI5pdICII n + WIIVD
TUCSON, March 24.-Kid Wright of
the twenty fifth Infantry, Nogales,
won by a knockout over Kid Bello
of California, in the fifth round
of scheduled ten round bout here
tonight.
Bello was on the floor twice, once
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
FIRE RAGING IN
NORTH CAROLINA CITY

DURHAM, n. c., March 24.-The
water supply cut off by a break in
the city's filterer, fire tonight threat
ened to wipe out section of Dur
ham. The fire starred about 10:15
in negro apartment house. By 11:15
four dwellings, and two warehouses
had been consumed and the fire de,
partment had been unable to check
the spreading flames.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

about. II at all" he said. HE pub
fishes his statement / have taken
my position in reply to it, and / do
it with a clear conscience. There is
not bargain, there is no deal, there
is no promise"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

LOS ANGELES-A liquor drinking
gunman robbed a branch of the Ia
cific and Southwest Trust and Saw
ings bank of $2426. He took sew
eral pulls at the bottle while he
bound and gagged, three bank EN-,
ployes and gulped down several more
as he sauntered forth after rifling
the vault
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

CHEYNNE, Wyo., March "a
Cheynne citizens today raised funds
by voluntary subscription to send
the Cheynne high school basket ball
team, 1926 interscholastic champions,
to the national tournament at Chi
cago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Prohibition Debate Gets
to a Heated Point
CONTINUED from rage one)

tonight at THE home of Representa-
tive Hill, republican, Maryland, to
draft program for modification of
the dry law, to be pushed stimuli
taneously in both house and senate
1t was explained that, UP to the pres
ent no concerted move has been made
for modification.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

BATON ROUGE La-There1l be
no "monkey business" at Louisiana
State university. Authorities have
refused to permit course in eyo-
luton to be given, despite the fact
that similar course was given last
session.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

BOULDER, Colo.-A piece of coal
weighing eight and one-half ounces
which fell $50 feet down a shaft and
struck him on the head, caused the
instant death of Elmer Stewart, a
coal miner, at Louisville, Colo, yes
terday, coroner's jury decided to-
day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

John G. Cooper, OHIO, in the house:
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers was fighting the drink evil
decade before the churches began
their organized fight for prohibition.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Arizona Regional U. S.
Veterans Bureau Head
Tenders His Resignation

(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)
PHOENIX, March 24.-With the an
nouncement intention of resuming
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

SAN FRANCISCO-Mrs Clara 4.
Hessman, 60, an employee of % years
standing in the postoffice DEPART
ment and with pension but five
years away, was arrested by postal
inspectors for stealing a package of
lingerie from the dead letter section.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
WHARTON, Texas-Under terms

WHARTON, Texas-Under terms Of
a city ordinance, Methodist preachers
will get all chickens confiscated by
the town marshal when he finds
them running at large. Rev. G. t.,
Carter, pastor of the First Methodist
church and an amateur gardener,
was allowed to write the ordinance
as reward for his support of Edward
Shannon, successful candidate for
mayor, who ran on a chicken tight
fence platform.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

VANCOUVER, b C.-The Parent
Teacher association presented a reso-
luton to the city council and Retail
Merchants association asking that
impersonations of Santa Claus be dis
continued because department store
Kris Kringles make too many prom
Uses that youngsters find untitled on
Christmas morning.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
ODD BITS FROM
THE NIGHTS NEWS

NEW YORK, March 24.-Francie, a
four.pound black and tan epitome of
what the well-dressed dog will wear
this season, arrived on the liner
Olympic, accompanied by his master
and mistress, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney N.
Williams, of New York. The trio
returned from Paris WHITTIER they
journeyed to replenlsh Frances
wardrobe. Francie's overhead" is
about $4,000 a year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-07

William Phillips of South China
visited friends in this city and Win
throp over the week end.