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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
POST CARD SIGNED
PATTERSON" PLAIN
FORGERY, CHARGED

SANTA ANA, Calf, Oct. 26.-H0-E.
G.. Rocket son of the woman who
owned the rooming house where j. j.
Patterson lived in Los Angeles, prior
to the finding of his body in Santa
Ana canyon last March, testified today
in the trial of Philip Goodwin, former
American Catholic priest, charged with
the murder of Patterson, that he be-
lieved a letter he received from Tia
guana, Mexico, a few days after Pat
terson's disappearance and signed 10
seph Patterson" was a forgery. The
letter said the writer wanted Rocket
to know his whereabouts
Rocket said he believed it to be q
forgery b e q us e Patterson always
signed his name Joseph j. Patterson
Milton Carlson, Los Angeles hand
writing expert was called to testify
this afternoon in an attempt to prove
that this letter was written on the
same typewriter used to will out legal
forms on oil stocks owned by Patter-
son and which Los Angeles bond brok-
ers yesterday testified they had pur-
chased from Goodwin. Carlson was alsc
to be questioned about checks drawn
on Patterson's account after his dis
appearance
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
TWO LARGEST
INDUS RIES
SHOW GAINS

NEW YORK, Oct. 28. - Up - The
c0untry's two largest industrial
comprehensive United States Steel
corporation and the General Motors
corporation today announced un-
usually large earnings for the third
quarter, with General Motors still
holding the lead, both for this Pc
riOd and the first nine months of
the year.
All records were broken by General
Motors, with earnings of $149,S17553
for the nine months, exceeding those
of any previous full year. The Steel
corporation was not far behind, its
total earnings up to September 80
standing at $145,5O2,216 Relatively the
same ratio was maintained in the third
quarter figures, which totaled $685.
031, $50 for General Motors and $751;
626,S26 for United States Steel.
Both companies already built up
profits far in excess of their annual
dividend requirements. The General
Motors surplus for the first three quar-
ters was equivalent to $17.77 a share
on the common stock, against 1911 for
the corresponding period last year,
while U. S. Steers earnings were equal
to $13.O6 on the common shares, COM
pared with .s9.44 for the same period of
1925. Another interesting feature of
the reports was the disclosure that
both companies had recorded progress
i've Improvement in earnings this year.
General Motors began with about $40,-
100000 in the first quarter, increased
its profits in the second to more than
$52,O0O,00O, and established its best rec
ord in the normally slack months of
July, August and September. U. S.
SteeFs earnings were approximately
$45,OOO,O0O in the first quarter and
nearly $4,000, 600 in the second.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
NEAR EAST DIRECTOR
CABLES REPORT UPON
ARMENIAN EARTHQUAKE

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-P1-A stark
picture of the death and destruction
caused by the earthquake in Armenia
was given in an undated cablegram
received today by Near East Relief
headquarters from DR.. Joseph Beach,
director general of the organizations
relief work in Armenia. The cable
was sent from Leninakan.
"Earthquake shocks continuing but
with diminished intensity said the
cablegram. Martial law has been pro-
claimed throughout the earthquake
district. Morale of our American per-
sonnel and out 5000 orphans excellent.
'The rural districts of Armenia were
terribly shaken and delayed reports
indicate an increasing loss of life and
an enormous number of homeless who
face the arrival of winter with the in
evitabIe prospect of severest suffering.
I'm the Leninakan district, II viii
lagos were totally destroyed and 23
were partially destroyed. In the city
oil LenlndKan OUU uOuSCS WclC COil
pletely ruined American workers yes
terday visited six villages in which not
a single house remains habitable In
four ofthese villages there were 15z
dead and 1856 seriously injured.
1.-The dead and injured in the villages
include many Near East Relief orphans
who had been outplaced in native fami-
lies under American supervision.
Or w. H. Sisson of Wauseon, Ohio
and DR.. Dudley C. Kallich of Tularosa
n NJ with a staff of 80 native SUR
geons, have been operating night and
day continuously on earthquake in
iured, of whom hundreds are being
added to the Near East Relief's 600
bed hospital, which fortunately escaped
serious damage. The government hos
pital at Leninalan was destroyed ant
the government has sent a hOspita
train from Tiflis to assist
THE entire population of Leninakar
. is sleeping in the fields"
DR.. Beach informed his headquarter:
that at least $500,000 will be required
for the Near East orphanage's opera
tion through the winter. This estimate
does not include funds needed for re
pairing damaged buildings or fo
| emergency relief work in the wrecked
! towns and villages.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
POSTMASTER MURDERS
SWEETHEART; ENDS
OWN LIFE WITH GUN.

DELAWARE, Ohio, oct. 26 R-The
bodies of o. H. Belts, postmaster at
Garrett, Ind, and Mrs. Grace Brown,
Columbus saleswoman, were in a
Delaware morgue tonight while po-
lice pieced together the story of a
friendship of Is years standing
which ended in swift tragedy i'll
Belts automobile or country road
near here.
The bodies were found today, each
pierced by a bullet. Belts shot Mrs.
Brown, then killed himself, probably
last night, the police believe. He
was incensed at attentions Mrs.
Brown received from another man.
A letter, addressed to Cloyd Brown,
1S, Columbus, Ohio State university
student, Mrs. Browns son, found in
Belts coat pocket, said:
eve had planned to end it ALL"
County Coroner Ray Davis said he
did not know when he would have
q verdict, but said he held the same
view rs the police.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
FACES NEW
GANG VAR; z MEN
ARE FOUND SLAIN

HERRIN, ILL.,, Oct. 6.-(P-Whisper-
ings that another outbreak of gang
warfare in Williamson county is i'm
minent were voiced here tonight after
the death last night of two members
of the Charles Birger faction, sworn
enemies of the Shelton brothers fac
ton.
The body of William McQuay, "a, of
Herrin, was found at dawn in his au-
tomobile on a road between here and
Johnson City. Sixteen machine gun
bullets had pierced his body, and 28
bullet holes were in the back of his
machine. The second gang victim, with
bullet wounds in his body, was identi-
fled late today as Ward Jones' S5, an
,employe at a roadhouse, the hut con-
Quoted by Birger on the highway be-
tween Marion, the county seat, and
Harrisburg. Jones' body was found in
a creek near Equality, SO miles east of
here, this morning, and there were in
dications that the body had been trans
ported some distance and then thrown
into the creek.
The Birger and Shelton factions are
offshoots of a former antf-klan ele-
ment, prominent in past battles here.
The leaders of each faction, admitted
bootleggers, have established armed
camps, with the fact established that
Birger owns an armored truck. Bir-
ger admits the use of the armored
truck, and points to the retention of g
detachment of henchmen v ly
armed. Three machine guns form part
of his arsenal. The gang leaders are
open in their hostility, but the cause
of their enmity is not clearly known
1t has been rumored that division OF
! bootlegging spoils and patronage has
something to do with it. Birger makes
! (Conrrnued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
Aqua PRIETAN SHOT
BY MEXICAN CUSTOMS
MEN MONDAY NIGHT;

Amado Alvarez of Aqua Prieta was
shot and probably fatally wounded
during a gun battle that occurred be-
tween two Mexican customs officers
and three men believed to have been
smugglers, about two kilometers west
of the Douglas gateway on the inter-
national border Monday night. The bat
tie took place after the officers called
upon the men to halt. The two COM
panions of Alvarez made their escape.
The incident occurred when Mexican
line riders, Pedro Mendevil and Eff
genio Pintor, patrolling the line west
of Aqua Prieta, noticed three mounted
men cross from the American side.
When the officers called upon the men
to halt, the three began squirting their
horses forward as though to escape.
Both officers fired into the air with
their rifles as they repeated the order
to halt.
When the officers shot into the air,
the three men opened fire on them with
reviewers. The officers returned the
fire and ere bullet struck Alvarez in
the chest, the bullet entering his body
behind the left shoulder and coming
| out just ABOVE the nedFI. LII. I1uue'l w
Castro Garduno of Aqua Prieta, who
cared for Alvarez later, stated that the
man has no chance for recovery
| When Alvarez fell from his horse
his two companions made their escape
| by putting spurs to their horses. The
officers, realizing the serious injury
! to Alvarez, tooH him to the Lucas
ranch nearby and ordered physician
for him. No evidence was found or
Alvarez to indicate why he and his
two companions were crossing the line
or fired at the officers, but Mexican
customs officials believe that the mer
were smugglers because of their action
While an investigation of the shoot
! ing was made by Jesus Osuna, com
mandante of the customs guards, Men
devil and Pintor' were not taken of
their regular duty as line riders. 9TH
! shooting was done in the performanc
of their duty as customs guards, ant
after they had been fired at by tn
men they We're trying to halt tn
comn1andante stated
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
CAMP PA|GNEXPENS
IN MANY STATES IS
FILED IN CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. = Up - Pre-
election campaign expenditures, rang
ing from so cents to thousands of dol
lars, were reported to clerks of the
senate and house today by host of
candidates and a number of political
organizations. The republican national
senatorial committee reported dlsburse-
ments of $47,56439 and the democratic
senatorial committee listed expendl-
lures at $S5, ,79S.04. The republican
group places contributions at $685.
0SS.17, with balance on hand of $47-
5237S, while the democrats reported
contributions of $99,99S.9S and balance
of $14,20O.94.
All funds of the republican senatorial
organization were reported as coming
from the republican national commit
tee.
The democratic report showed $22,5OO
had been sent to Ohio, while the re-
publican statement made no mention
of Ohio expenditures. The republicans
sent $4,000 to Senator Gooding in Idaho
and the democrats $4,000 to j. F. Nu-
gent, who is opposing him.
In Arizona, the republicans gave
Senator Cameron $4,000, and the demo-
Gratis sent his opponent, Carl D. Hay
den, $4,000.
Ray T. Baker, democratic senatorial
candidate in Nevada, was given $500,
while his opponent, Senator Oddie, re-
ceived $4,000 from the republican
group. The democratic committee con-
tributed $4,000 to the democratic
speakers bureau, and the republicans
gave $4,000 to the Chicago and $4,000
to the New York speakers bureaus.
Ten Thousand dollars was sent into
Indiana by the democrats to aid Albert
Stump aNd Evans Wcolen, who are op-
posing Senators Watson and Robinson,
A sum of $4,000 was given
by the democrats to aid Elmer Thomas
in his campaign in Oklahoma against
Senator Harreld, republican.
William B. Wilson, democrat, was
sent $4,000 for use against William S.
Ware in the senate race in Pennsyl-
vania.
The republicans dispatched $4,000 to
the Oregon state campaign committee.
$4,000 to the Washington state COM
mittee and $4,000 to Senator Moses, re-
publican, New Hampshire.
The democratic speakers bureau re-
ported expenses of $8,677.41 and con-
tributions of s15,025, while the western
division of the republican speakers
bureau reported disbursements of $33,-
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27

The report on the election Will De-
even more complete than that FUR
nished on the primary election returns.
The county and state vote will be en-
phasized. The county vote, as received
from the various precincts, will be tab
ulated on a giant blackboard. A loud
sneaker will be installed, and bulletins
from throughout the county and the
state. indicating the trend of the Yot-
ing, and the actual count of votes as
compiled, with be announced. In ad-
dition, the vote of various states where
United States senators are being elect
ed will be announced.
The Douglas Dispatch will have a
complete staff of workers in the spe-
cial election bureau to furnish the
news as quickly as it can be gathered
In addition to the regular Associated
Press wires in the Dispatch office
there will be another leased wire in
the election bureau which will carry
nothing but election news.
The service rendered the people OF
Douglas during the primary election
by the Douglas Dispatch attracted wide
attention and much favorable comment
and the service Tuesday night will be
even better.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
Mother and Daughter
Leap to Death From
Ilth Floor N. Y. Hotel

NEW YORK, Oct. 2G
mother and daughter leaped to
their death from a window ON
the eleventh floor of the Martha
Washington hotel, East Thirtieth
street, tonight. Police said they
were Mrs. Bertha Washauer, SO,
and her daughter, Dorothy, 30.
A futile attempt 10 save the
daughter was made by Miss Mar
gerry LapIante of Toronto. When
Miss Washauer fell she struck an
awning ON the ninth floor. Miss
Laplante caught hold of tine
wOman's clothing. She was forced
to release her hold by Miss Was.
hauer's strug = les to free
herself. Relatives told police the
mother was employed in "a Brook
Iyn store and the daughter had
been employed in bank here.
The daughter had Over-studied, he
said, and was sent to an asylum
at Central ISIip. N. ", returning
from there only short time ago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
Dolores, Colorado, Raises
Kick Because Lights
Barn But SIX Hours

DOLORES, Colo, Oct. &c
Citizens of Dolores have protested
to the state public utilities com
vision against washing their
clothes, percOlating their coffee
and eating toast only after dark.
In 1871 A, A. Rust was granted
franchise to furnish the town
with electricity ON twenty-fOuS-
hOur-a-day-basis. Recently he re-
ilmced hours of service from sun
sci to midnight.
The petition. filed by J.. J.
DOwney, city attorney, recites thai
the reduced service has rendered
practically hOr~ de combat all the
electrical appliances, bOth dOmes-
tic and Industrial, Installed since
1921.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
CAMERON SEEKS SENATE COMMITTEE
INQUIRY OF SLUSH FUND In ARIZONA
MORE EDOUGLASIIES
ON STAND IN THE
MCPHERSON TRIAL

HALL OF JUSTICE, LOS ANGELES,
Calf, Oct. rs P-The charge that
witnesses were being purchased and
aliens corrupted was hurled by E. ].
Dennison, assistant prosecutor In the,
conspiracy hearing of Aimee SempIc
Mcpherson in municipal court her.
today.
Forrest Murray, another deputy
prosecutor, aroused the lie of w. I.
Gilbert, chief of defeslse counsel.
when he persisted in questioning de-
tense witnesses as to who was pay.
ing Their expenses here from Doug
las, Ariz.
When NJ E. Irwin, photographer
of Douglas left the stand, Gilbert
Ieaped to his feet and ordered Murray
to take the witness stard.
"You often bring witnesses from
outside this county and sign vouchers
for their expenses, don't you?" Gill
bert demanded of Murray.
Dennison challenged the materiality
Of the question and Judge Samuel
Fl. Blake sustained it. Murray feft
the stand but Dcnnison remained on
his feet.
"Your honor" he shouted, what
the state does is different from pur,
chasing witnesses and taking up col
lections for the purpose of paying
aliens and corrupting them
That's utterly false il he is re,
ferring to this case" retorted Gilbert.
| Judge Blake put stop to the
shouting and the incident ended.
o. A. Ash, Douglas, Arlz., con,
stable, occupied the witness stand
much of the day. He told of a
phantom horseman who left that print
OF his mounts hoofs beside the train
which Mrs. Mcpherson says she tool
III her flight across the Mexican.
desert. He testified that the horse
Eman apparently had tra;led the
evangelist to the international border
and then turned back into the deserr.
'Wrangles between counsel were the
order of the day and testimony of
each witness was fought almost every
step of the way.
e. r. Mills, auditor of the Clinton
Cafeteria of San Francisco, placed on
the stand by the defense, was asked
whether Miss Racnael Wells named by
Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Siclaff as the
Miss X'' of the Carmel episode, was
employed by his concern in 1924-25
as testified by Mrs. Wiseman.
A storm of objections that the mat
ter was not collateral cams from the
states end of the table.
A shouting argument followed after
which Judge Blake ruled that the
answer would be permitted on mo.
tion to strike out later.
Mills said the records of his com
pany did not show Miss Wells EN-,
ployed there and he was excused.
Attorney Gilbert declared during
the argument that lie sought to prove
no such person as Miss Wells eveI
existed, but that Mrs. Virla Kinmball
of Oakland, twin sister of Mrs. Wise
man was the woman who signed the
Miss X'' affidavlts at Salinas, Calf
! r. G. Treanor, manager of the
Flood building at San Francisco
then took the stand and testified
that no lawyer named A. w. Guild
! had been a tenant of that building
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
RusY mn 1NnIANA

ST. LOUIS, Ooct. 26 P-Further
investigation OF the Indiana political
situation, especially with reference to
charges of ku klux khan domination
was decided, upon today by Senator
Reed democrat, Missouri, chairman
of the senate campaign funds coma
mittee. Subpoenas werc issued for
half a dozen witnesses, most of them
former members of the klan, to aps
rear Thursday at the federal builds
ing here. The names of those whose
testimony now is sought were with
held. pending service by the United
States marshal at indianapolis.
While Senator Reed has maintained
silence as to this new phase of an
inquiry which has extended over II
week and taken him from Chicago to
Indianapolis and Kansas City, it is
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
WET Majority GROWS.

OSLO. Norway, Oct. 26 P-The final
figures of the recent plcbiscite on
prohibition show a majority Of more
than 900 against the present law
The vote was. For prohibition, 421,
292; against, $751; The drys lost
67725 supporters. as compared with
the 1919 plebiscite, while the vets
gained 22G,752
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
Dispatch viii Furnish Full
Election NeDs Tuesday Night,
Old American Express Office

vii
night will
building formerly occupied by
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27
COPPER
INTERESTS N
EAST POURING
IN STATE

PHOENIX, Oct. 26 (AP)
Charging that a slush
fund Of 100000 ''is being
thrown into Arizona dur
ing the last days Of the
campaign in an effort to
control this state" part Of it
through a New Me xico
bank. from eastern copper
interests, Sen ator Ralph
Cameron, republican, to-
night wired Senator James
A. Reed at Kansas City,
urging that a senatoriai
committee convene immedi-
ately to inyestig ate the
situation
His telegram follows:
IN have we'll founded information
that a slush fund Of 100000 is being
thrown into Arizona during the last
few days of the campaign in an effort
to control this state, both locally and
nationally. Half of this money was
paid through a New Mexico bank, COM
ing from eastern copper interests The
other portion is from a slush fund
raised in California by parties interest
ed in the construction of power plants
and large irrigation enterprises of the
Colorado river
1.-The forces contributing to this fund
are presumed to be the same as those
who recently expended over $SOO,000 in
the primary held in Arizona for one
candidate in laying the groundwork
for the general election. I urgently
request that the special senatorial slush
fund committee be Immediately con-
vened in Phoenix for the purpose of
correcting this situation in order that
a nhonest ballot of the electorate may
be secured.
"I understand the subcommittee will
complete it's work of investigation in
washington and Oregon and that it
could be in Phoenix within three days
and would have time to make this in
vestigation. Copy of this telegram
sent to Senator McNary, member of
the investigating committee, Portland.
Oregon"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27

N. Y, Oct. 26.-R)-Copper
dull; electrolytic spot and
future IA "a IAN Lead
steady; spot S.25. Bar sill
Yer 53A.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-27

"Wednesday and Thursday
fair, not much change in
temperature.
Evening star., 1926-06-14
CASUALTY TO GET
W.R. H.F. RADIO SET
Slow Progress Reported in Drive
to Provide instruments
for Shut.Ins.

The Washington radio hospital fund
committee will install a radio receiy-
Ing set in Casualty Hospital just as
soon as the public responds to the or.
ganization's appeal for funds with
which to recondition the sets it in
stalled several years ago in 38 hos
pitfalls, asylums and charitable institu-
tions, 1t was announced today by lie
Roy Mark, chairman. The committee
has a set for the hospital. but lacks
tubes, batteries and other necessary
accessories to put it in operating con-
dition, according to Mr.. Mark.
An appeal for $4,000 to repair the
sets not in working condition and to
maintain them was made last week
by the committee. The response, how
ever, has been slow. and Mr.. Mark is
now fearful that some of the 1000
"shut.ins" who are dependent on the
radio sets for their entertainment may
be deprived of music. speeches and
other attractions broadcast by the
Washington radio stations. A contribu-
ton of so cents from every radio fan
in the District. Mr.. Mark believes, will
maintain the hospital sets for at least
two years.
Each contributor to the fund will
receive from Mr.. Mark an attractive
certificate. designed to be placed on
the radio sets. Names of the contribu-
tors also will be broadcast from the
committees station, WRHF, on Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday evenings.
Contributions should be sent to Her.
bert r. Shannon, treasurer of the
fund, at room 20S, Colorado Building.
Evening star., 1926-06-14
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
! BAND TO Be HEARD
WCAP Program Will Include
: Grand Opera and Flag
Day Speech.

The Orient Commandery Band OF
the knights Templar, the A. q r.
Gypsies and the WEAF Grand Opera
Co, will provide the principal fea-
lures of the five-hour program TO De
broadcast tonight by WCAP.
The Masonic band, under the dl'
rection of Capt. William J. Stannard'
leader of the United States Army
Band, will play from 10 to ii O'Clock
as the final attraction. The numbers
include the popular The Prisoners
Song" and "The Washington Even
ing STAR march, composed by capt.
Stannard.
The offering tonight of the WEAF
Grand Opera Co. will be La
Favorita." It will be broadcast from
to 10 O'Clock under the direction
of Cesare Sodero. The A. +.
Gypsies will play during their usual
period, from to 9 O'Clock. 1t Will
be their final concert of the sea son.
Enbroidering the musical attrac-
tions will be a patriotic Flag day talk
by Representative Henry r. Rathbone
of Illinois. another OF the series or
RADIO talks by P. s. Ridsdale, editor
of Nature Magazine. on Queer
Quirks of Nature-Jim Crows Clothes
Pin" a joint recital by Sophocles 7.
Papas and Andrew Schreiner, tenor
hanjoists. and the semi-monthly
Washington Post hour. which Will
bring before the microphone a group
of the National Theater Players, the
Humming Bird Orchestra and others.
A play.by-play description Of the
Washington Chicago game at Comis-
key Park is WRC's chief feature
this afternoon. A concert by the
Navy Band and a discussion by Nina
Reed of Things Talked About" will
follow.