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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
GRAND
Jury ASSAILED
IN M MAGAZINE E
(By Dispatch 4. p. Wire)

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 22.-The
personnel of the grand jury investigat-
ing the killing of D. E. Chips by DR.
]. Frank Norris was attacked here to-
day by ]. ]. Mickle, publicity director
for Norris church, as the jury re-
cessed until Tuesday.
In statement which is to be pub
lished Saturday in "The Searchlight,'
Norris weekly paper, Mickle charges
that some of Norris bitterest enemies
are members of the jury, that it con-
tains Roman Catholics and that one
of the main purposes in the formation
of the jury was to indict Norris for
criminal libel for his attack on Maoy1
H. c. Meacham and others.
The statement declares that one
member of the jury attempted an as
sault on Dr. Norris life 10 years ago
and reiterated charges of a conspiracy
against Norris, declaring that "the con-
spirators" met on certain night this
week and raised a large fund to hire
well known criminal lawyers to prose
cute Norris.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
N EV ADA DRY
CHIEF IS UNDER
FIRE AS MANY
INQUIRIES OPEN
Hotel Managers, Detectives,
Chauffeurs, Wealthy
Women Summoned.
GREEN DENIAL ISSUED
Colonel Ned S. Green, Who
Started the Dollar a Year
Plan, Faces Law.
(By Dispatch A. p. wire,

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-Hotel
managers, detectives and employees.
under-cover agents, automobile driv-
ers and a wealthy and attractive
woman today were the component
factors in an investigation which has
been started by the United States
Attorney George Hatfield into the
manner in which Federal Prohibition
Administrator Ned M. Green has con-
Quoted his office.
Hatfield announced the matter will
be submitted to a federal grand
jury next Monday and he put down
the foundation of what he said will
be thorough airing of Green's ad-
ministration of office by issuing
more than 81 subpoenaes.
United States deputy marshal be-
gan the service of these subpoenaes
at once. The list of those to be
served included:
"Jane Doe, Lady Bob" Montgomery.
She is listed as a permanent resi-
dent in prominent downtown hotel
where Green has been residing. 1t
was said she would be asked to
describe parties which Green is said
to have held in his rooms. The
government will seek to prove that
liquor confiscated by prohibition
agents was used freely at these
parties.
H. S. Parker, caretaker of the
Lady Lou former rum runner
which has been converted into a
rum chaser and which is stationed
at Goat Island in San Francisco bay
L. B. McMurtry Carl Ahlin
George Neary and Harry Bricl1ell
prohibition agents operating out of
Green office. The manager of the
hotel where Green resides.
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
WESTERN COAST
CIVILIZATION is
.COMMEMORATED
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

ASTORIA, Ore, July 22.-The COM
ing of civilization to the Pacific coast
in the early part of the nineteenth
century was commemorated here to-
day in the dedication of the Astoria
Column. This monument, which
crowns a hill in Astor park, is en-
twined with sculptured pictures of the
discovery of the Columbia river by
Capt. Robert Gray, scenes depicting
the adventures of Lewis and Clark, the
explorers, and the advent of the ful
traders who founded Astoria.
Members of the Columbia river his
torical expedition, which left Chicago
July Is, took a prominent part in the
exercises of dedication which marked
the climax of their trip.
Major General Hugh L. Scott, U. 5
A., retired, gave historical review OF
the Lewis and Clark expedition, which
terminated here in 1906, opening the
way to future settlement. Ralph Budd
president of the Great Northern rail
road, who was credited with originating
the plans for the monument and the
historical expedition, was present anC
took part in the program.
The Astoria Column was designed
bv Electus d. Litchfield of New York
Tt was erected at cost of $150,OOO
contributed by Vincent Astor and the
Great Northern railway.
Vincent Astor is great grandson
of John Jacob Astor, who in 1911 es-
tablished a fur trading post on the
present site of Astoria.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
WOMAN DENIES
MATES CHARGE
ABOUT GRANGE
fBy Dispatch A. I wire)

LOS ANGELES, July %. = Mrs.
Charles A. Taylor, whose wealthy
oil supply dealer husband yesterday
charged her with tackling Harold
(Red) Grande in a kissing scene, ana
otherwise being more than ordinar-
lily familiar with the football player,
ice-peddling, screen acting star, TO-
day. through her attorney categori-
cally denied all the charges in hor
spouse's divorce complaint. Mrs.
Taylor went considerably further and
promised ''real fireworks" in an an
swer to her husbands bill which her
attorneys are now busy preparing.
Taylor, although he charged that his
wife used one of Oranges knees IN
instead of an adjacent chair, rumpled
the hair, patted the cheeks and kissed
the lips of the football player, made
it plain that he did not blame Red.
Said the husband:
"I am extremely sorry that this
occurred Charles Pyle, Grange
manager, is my cousin, and through
him have come to be on very
friendly terms with Red
"He is too much of gentleman to
do anything wrong, and he was NAM
ed only to show how my wife acted. y
In her husbands estimate of
Grange, Mrs. Taylor concurred, ac-
cording to the cross complaint.
"'Red' is wonderful boy" she is
quoted as having said
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
10 KILLED AND
SCORE INJURED
IN BUS W RECK
(By Disps.on A. 7. Wire)


NYACK, N. Y, July 22.-Ten persons
were killed and more than a score in
jured when a bus, returning from
Bear mountain witk 6 party of Brook
lyn excursionists, overturned at the
Erie railroad crossing near Sparl1ill
tonight.
The. bus left Brooklyn this morning
with neighborhood party of 43 per-
sons Nine of the dead were women
and tn etenth a 6-year-old child. The
injured were taken to Nyack hos
pital.
The dead are:
Mrs Catherine Barth.
Mrs. Margaret Reiper
May Reiper, IL her daughter.
Mrs. Englehard
Mrs Henry Schultz
Catherine Albert, 5.
Mrs. Emma Billings.
Mrs. Swenke.
Two unidentified women.
Coroner and police Investigations
into the cause of the accident were be-
gun at once.
At Nyack hospital it was reported
that two more of the injured were dy-
ing, and that all of the 43 passengers
had been either killed or injured.
(Continuel from Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
.FERRALL SEEKS
TO KEEP JOB AS
REGISTER
(Bx Dispatch A. P. wirel

WASHINGTON, July 22 - Justice
HoehIing of the District of Columbia
supreme court took under advisement
today the question of whether the
president has a right to remove federal
appointees from office after their
nominations had been confirmed. 1t
was raised by Lannes L. Ferrall, who
has refused to vacate the office OF
register of the land office at Phoenix,
Ariz After counsel for Ferrall and
the government had argued the case
in court the justice decided to give
them time to submit briefs before an
nouncing his decision Ferrall, VINO
had been holding office under a re-
cess appointment, was nominated and
confirmed last December but COM
mission never was issued to him. He
has brought suit to compel the secre-
tary of the interior to issue the COM
mission.
1t was brought out that President
Coolidge personally had approved a
telegram from Acting Secretary Fin
ney, which o. H. Graves, interior de-
partment solicitor, contended was only
a notification that his term as tenn
porary appointee had terminated wlth
the adjournment of congress without
issuance of a new commission.
On the other hand, William G. Prem
tiss, counsel for Ferrall, challenged
the right of the president to remove
a confirmed appointee without the SEN
ate's consent. He pointed to supreme
court decision to bear out his conten-
ton that an appointee becomes vested
with the right of office on the ap-
proval of the senate and not on re-
ceipt of commission.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
FIRST RAINS
FALL IN CITY;
IN EAST

The first Of the lon G
awaited summer rains fav-
ored Douglas Thursday
when a light but steady
downpour began at 4::3O p.
m. and continued for near
ly an hour and a half.
1t will be remembered
that Father Ricard, the
"padre Of the rains" at
Santa Clara university, pre-
dicted that the regular sum-
mer rains would not hit
southern Arizona until late
in July.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Wealthy Owner Of Chicago
Cafe, and Reputed Leader
In Alcohol Ring, Shot Dead

CHICAGO, July %. - Philippe Pi-
azza, wealthy owner of a cafe in chi
cago Heights and reputed leader OF
alcohol and beer activities in the sub
urb was slain last night by two gun
men in front of his establishment.
The two assassins, believed to be the
same men who made a pervious at
tempt on his life, fled in an automo-
bile. In the earlier attempt to stay
the cafe owner, who was reputed TO
be a millionaire, gunmen shot and
killed James LamDerta, alleged Pl-
azza lieutenant and Mrs Crystal Bar
rier, and wounded another woman IN
front of Piazza's cafe.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
(By Dispatch A. +. wre)

The hottest July % ever recorded
in most sections of the east passed
with long promised cooling showers
/ still only a hope. AS the trend of
summers most intensive heat wave
drew to close it left in its wake a
record of offices and industrial plants
closed of men and women Frustrated
at their work and on the streets, OF
drownings among crowds that surged
! to seaside and lake front, of both
animals and humans demented by the
scorching weather,
Although suffering was intense
Wednesday, temperatures were gener-
ally several points higher Thursday.
Records of 100 were unusual and
scattered before, but on Thursday
such temperatures became the rule
rather than the exception.
From all the reports or prostra-
tions, drownings, suicides, deaths or
persons already i'll, all to some ex-
tent attributed to the weather, 1t was
impossible to compile any accurate
Hist Of deaths for which the heat
could be held directly and solely re-
sponsible. In various places in New
York, New England and pennsylvania
stores and Industrial plants closed
their doors so that employees might
seek what relief was possible.
New York City experienced it's hot
test July 90 since the weather bureau
has been in operation. After rusn-
ing start with d ten degree rise in
three hours in the morning, the mer-
curry reached 81 degrees at O'Clock.
An hour later it had dropped one de-
gree and some hope was held for re-
lief.
Formally went by the board and
in many courts officers and visitors
were permitted to remove their coats
Business was stopped in one New
York court when court room crowd
taking too literally the judges per-
mission to make themselves comfort
able removed their shirts as well as
their coats and drew a sharp repri-
mand.
The record of the heat wave was
one of mingled tragedy and humor.
In Binghampton, N. Y, four persons
became temporarily deranged and had
to be restrained by police; and in
Lowell, Mass, an egg fried on brick
roof In Jersey City three heat-craz-
ed dogs attacked two young boys, and
in st. Armande, Quebec, the nearest
Canadian pomS Tor Vermonters, an
American invasion was reported to
the beer tables
The weather bureau still spoke
brightly of showers, but the heat
parched easterners were in a mood to
be shown. Promises and predictions
had ceased to satisfy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Y. M. C. A. GETS
500 IN FRS T
FUND CAMPAIGN

With only two complete reports
turned in, and with eight partial
reports, about $500 in cash had been
collected up to Thursday night in
the Y. M c. A. fund campaign. Five
teams remain to be heard from, and
13 teams remain to report before a
complete count may be had.
All campaigners are requested 10
meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Y. M. C. A. for a final listing of alI
ceived At this gathering ways and
means will be devised to complete
the campaigns, canvass some parts
of town which were not solicited,
and efforts put forth to reach the
goal of $500.
Several of the solicitors have asked
for increased time in which to can
vass their sections of the city, and
they have been granted an extra day
for that purpose, but it is requested
they make their report at tonight's
meeting regardless of the amount
of their territory covered
"The Y. M C. A. directors want to
thank those who so cheerfully and
generously gave yesterday, and espe-
cialIy to thank the Douglas Daily
Dispatch for the publicity which they
have been giving the canvass" said
a statement issued last night.
Money so far received has come
from a large number of people,
amounts ranging from $1.O0 up, with
one $50 subscription thus far re-
ported 1t is predicted that the final
report will show a large proportion
of the American families in Douglas
represented by cash contributions.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
lHOT IN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, ma, July 20. - Tenn
peratures Of 100 and over were gen
eraI throughout Marland and Della
ware today with a heightening OF
humidity throwing an added burden
on steaming populace. In the, north
central section of Maryland at Hag
erstown 107 degrees was registered
on government thermometers. In the
mountain portion at Cumberland lo2
was reached. Baltimore dropped back
to 9S degrees. but the seasons rec
ord of 1O2 yesterday and the greater
humidity today reaped toll of four
dead and IA overcome in the city.
At Wilmington, in Delaware. and at
Salisbury and Cambridge, on the
Maryland eastern shore, temperatures
of 100 were recorded.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Poincare Will Report
to President Today as
To His Cabinet Choice
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

PARIS, July 22.-Results of NJ
Polncare's day long efforts to con-
stitute a national ministry, will be
reported tomorrow to President Dou-
mergue. While no official statement
was forthcoming tonightas to prog
ress made, the bare fact that Poin-
care, last of the French stalwarts
to tackle the financial problem, was
at work, was sufficient to cause an
appreciable upward reaction in eX-
change.
Former Premiers BRAND and Her
riot and former Foreign Minister
Continued or Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Vice President DdweS
LaudS Police Officers
of Nation in Address
,Rv p,sDatch A. p. wirs)

CHICAGO, July 22.-The vice
president Of the United states
tonight euIOglzed rhe natiOn's blue
coats.
"The policeman on the corner
protecting individual and property
rights is visible living rep
resentative of the constitution OF
the United Statess of the govern
ment of the state, of the govern
ment of the city, and of law and
ORDER" Brigadier General Charles
G.. Dawes told the international
Associations of Chiefs Of Police
at it's thirty third annual banquet.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
DENIES SCHOOL SALES.

MEXICO CITY, July 22.-The Most
Rev. Jose Mora Y Del Rio, archbishop
of Mexico, today denied the report that
the Catholic schools in Mexico had
been sold. The archbishop did not care
to add anything to his denial, but MS
secretary explained that it was nee
essary to turn over such schools TO
Catholic laymen, in whom the present
church and school authorities had alb
solute confidence. This was because
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
Fire on ShGfer Butte
in Idaho Breaks OUer
Creek and Is Spreading

BOISE. Idaho, July 22.-Fanned
by a stiff breeze, the fire ON Sha-
fer Butte northwest of here, had
broken across the head of Dagett
creek and was burning brisEIy, the
lookout at the Butte reported by
telephone this afternoon. He ad-
ded that he believed the new OUT
break had been controlled but
voiced fear that a strong wind
might carry the flames across the
new control diFcIes which had
been dug.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
]. 5. WITNESS
IN RUM CASE
SK|PS GUARDS

NEW YORK, July 22.
Charles Augustus Smith,
who halted the trial ct
William v. Dwyer and his
associates by disappearing
during the noon recess OF
federal court, has been 10
Gated and will be produced
in court tomorrow morning,
District Attorney Buckner
announced tonight.
A warrant for Smiths ar
rest as a material witness
in the prosecution of the
alleged members of a $4O,-
100000 rum running CON-
bine" was issued by federal
Judge Mack after Smith
had disappeared. Smith
was arrested on the war
rant, Buckner said, and will
be held in Ludlow street
Jail until resumption of the
trial.
Prior to his desertion from the
court, Smith, sometimes known as
Charles Henry, had been branded a
deserter from the navy and charged
with wife desertion in open court
Smith, who had testified he was en-
employed by Dwyer to transport ltq-
or from Rum row in speed boats
maintained by Dwyer and his as
sociates, was under cross examina-
tion at the time of his disappear
ance He had testified that he was
a naval officer, Joining the navy in
1917. Counsel for defense produced
navy service records to show that
Charles Henry Smith enlisted in the
navy in 1912, subsequently desert
ing.
Smith denied the signature on the
service record was his and this phase
of the cross examination was dis
continued until finger print experts
could be summoned to decide whether
finger prints of the witness were the
same as those on the 1912 enlist
ment papers. Smith had testified he
used the name of Charles Henry
while in the navy in 1917.
The defense counsel then produced
Mary Agnes Carroll of Portsmouth.
N. H., who pointed to Smith and told
the court he was the man who mar
ried her in December, 1914, and de-
serted her in February, 1915. Smith
said he had never seen her before.
"A marriage certificate was pro-
duced but Smith denied it was for a
marriage of which he had been q
party. Mary Agnes Carroll began to
weep. She was sworn and while
standing in the court room described
her marriage to Smith and their
domestic troubles while they lived at
the home of his mother in Everett,
Mass.
A subsequent marriage to Miss
Rosemary Trainor had been admitted
previously by Smith. This mar
riage was annulled.
Court then adjourned, and Smith
left in the custody of two govern
ment guards who have accompanied
him throughout the trial
When court resumed after lunch,
finger print experts were on hand
to take Smiths finger prints, but he
did not respond to his name ana
United States Attorney Buckner in
formed the court that Smith was
missing.
HE was in Bruce Bielaskies Of
fice," Buckner said, with two agents
and while the agents were talking
to Bielaskie, Smith walked out. They
are searching for him now"
Bielaskie, government under
cover man" was called. He testified
that Smith had walked out of mis-
office while two armed agents who
had been guarding him were talking
to him.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
(By Dispatcn a. T. ,virel

HUNTSVILLE, Texas. July 22.-Two
convicts who escaped from the Fer
guson prison farm near Midway in
Madison county, returned shortly be-
fore midnight Wednesday, shot and
killed Will RAIDER, 50year old guard,
shot at two other guards, liberated six
of their rfiends from he prison cell
house and escaped with them in an au-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
REsIILT OF PLOT

CANTON, Ohio, July 22.-Assassina-
tion of Don r. Mehect, of the Canton
News was the result of a deep laid
plot of combined underworld forces
of Canton and vicinity, investigators
tonight said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23
CATHOLIC NUNS
LEAVE MEXICO;
MORE TO FLEE

LAREDO, Texas, July 22-Thirty-
five nuns of the Roman Catholic faith
from various parts of Mexico crossed
the border at Laredo today. They de-
clared many more sisters Will follow
the min a few days, although they un-
derstand some who were born in Mex
leo were planning to remain in that
country.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-23

NEW YORK. July 22.-
Copper firm; electrolytic
spot and futures 14A.
Bar silver 641s.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-17
Newspapers Cannot
ByoddcastChana
Fight, RickaYd Says

by Editor and Publisher. signed os-
tensibly by the promoter and worded
as follows:
The broadcasting rights have been
contracted for and il will be an in
fringement on these rights for news
papers 10 use wire reports on the
contest"
Richard told The Associated Press
he had not communicated with Editor
and Publisher, but he readily con-
firmed the portion of the disputed
telegram bearing upon his decision 10
prevent broadcasting Of the fight,
directly or indirectly. from any
source not authorized By him.
This is a private show and | have
perfect right TO say who can and
who can't broadcast" the promoter
told The Associated Press. News
papers will not be permitted TO radio
any reports they receive from the
press associations or any other agen-
cy. The broadcasting privileges will
go to whoever gets my contract"
When his attention was called TO
the fact that newspapers controlling
radio stations make a general practice
Of broadcasting news features, re-
ceived over press association wires,
Rickard declared this would not in
fluence his decision to bar such
broadcasting for the title fight
Il will not permit any telegraph
wires at the ringside to carry reports
which may be used for broadcasting
in violation OF any contract i may
sign he declared
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-17
Government AMy,1aS
Dates Designated IN
Trial of DaMgheyty

officials in permitting the release to
Merton Of assets Of the American
Metal Company during the war. At
that time Daugherty was attorney
general and Miller alien property
custodian.
United States Attorney Buckner
placed on record travel vouchers,
railroad and pullman records show
ing that Daugherty and Jesse w.
Smith, his "man Friday" returned
from trip 10 Ohio on September
-. and their expense accounts were
shown 20 prove that they were still
In New York on September 80.
Similar records were also offered
to show that Daugherty and Smith
were in New York on April 10, the
same year This date the govern
mcnt has stated Is that Of the origi-
nal meeting between Merton, Smith
and the late John T. King. repubIi-
can leader. Merton has testified that
he obtained release Of the American
Metal assets by action Of Daugherty
and Miller after he paid King a fee
Of SAL 900.
The reorganization Of the attorney
generals office in 1921 under Harry
NJ Daugherty a. conducted by Jesse
Smith, his "man Friday" was based
on the political faith Of the employees,
Lewis J. Bailey. former chief of the
bureau >cf investigation testified
today.
Soon after President HardinE's in
auguration, Bailey testified, at the
trial Of Daugherty and Thomas w.
Miller. Smith came to him and asked
for a list Of all employees Of the
Department of Justice with a nos
opposite each name TO show whether
democratic or republican.
The list came back TO him Bailey
said, with symbols opposite each
name 70 show whether an employe
could be retained or not.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-17
CONVICT COWBOY
ON MURDER CHARGE

GARY, Ind, Sept. 17.-tP)-Wil-
liam RED" Donaldson, a former
Texas cowboy, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree Of Joseph
Mullins Of Gary. BY jury here to-
day with recommendation that he
be sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Donaldson was charged with having
fatally shot Mullins so that he might
marry Mrs. Mullins.
Sentence was deferred 50 that de-
fense attorneys might consider an
appeal.
Mullins was sot from ambush while
walking in a park with his wife last
April. Donaldson, a boarder at the
Mullins home was arrested and sign
cd a confession. Every effort was
made to nullify the confession when
the trial began on the ground that
ii had been made under duress.
Mrs. Mullins. who was indicted
jointly with Donaldson, testified
against him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-09-17
CARS ADVERTISE
JUNIOR COLLEGE

A caravan OF approximately twenAN
automobiles left Brownsville thAN
morning for n tour through the VMAM
ley, probably A. far as Mission, AN
advertise the junior college whiGh
will open in Brownsville next Thurs
day.
The caravan was headed by N. w.
Dupre, dean of the new Institution,
who IA attempting 20 create a greater
interest In the junior college which
will offer the first two years Cf unit
versity work to high school graduates
The automobiles were decorated
with banners on which were inscribed
the advantages offered by the insti-
tutien for students from All over thn
Valley.
The cars were loaned for this pur-
pose BY various citizens in Browns
vile interested in the junior college.