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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
BUXTON SAYS
MORE PEOPLE
BUY APPLES

George Il. Buxton of the Buxton
Smith Produce company, commented
yesterday in an interview with Dis
patch reporter on the remarkable re-
suits obtained in the marketing of
apples through systemization of the
business of sorting and packing the
fruit Buxton said that a few years
ago the average housewife would not
buy over a few pounds .of apples at a
time because the fruit was ill assorted
and would not keep, whereas this year
the Douglas housewives buy apples by
the box.
The local produce man explains this.
He calls attention to the fact that the
apples marketed here are the Yakima
apples from Oregon which are market
ed through the Yakima Fruit Growers
association ,and the boxes are filled
with fruit that is culled and sorted
and packed in such way that every
apple in the box is sound and will keep
long enough so that even small fam
lily can better affard to buy them by
the box than by the pound.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
50 PER Cent OF
CHURCH VOTERS
BELIEVE in GOD

NEW YORK, Dec. Eighty-nine
per cent Of the residents OF 16 "typi-
cal" American cities who voted IN
the recent religious canvas expresse..
their belief in God, according to g
final summation published tonight
by the commission of 100 clergymen
for the church advertising depart
ment of the international advertis,
ing association. A total of $4,000
votes We're returned from the 16 Sc
iected cities:
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago,
Washington, Pittsburgh, Kansas
City, st. Louis, Buffalo, Denver,
Newark, N. j., Grand Rapids, MIN
neapolis, Birmingham, Tampa, Fla,
Nashville and Richmond, Va.
Belief in immortality was indf-
Gated, the statement said, by So per
cent Of the. voters; 84 expressed be-
lief in prayer as a means of per-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
Washington Police
Still Making Search
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observation at Gallinger hospital His
mind still somewhat muddled, he pro-
fessed again today that he did not
know where his wife was, although he
expressed confidence that she was still
alive
Mrs. Houck's father and brother-in-
law have returned to their home in
Canton, Ohio. They took with them
the Houclt's three-year-old son, who
was left behind when his father and
mother left home last week.
Houcks mother, who lives in La
Crosse Wis, has indicated she will re-
main here until her son can be placed
in a Baltimore sanitarium.
In their efforts to solve the mystery
police turned to the Potomac. about q
mile from the Houck home. but found
that ice floes made dragging of the
river impractical They were of the
opinion, however, that it would have
been extremely difficult for Mrs. Houck
to have reached the river at night.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
Lon Guy, Cattle Buyer, Is
Killed i'm Home Near Bisbee
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to have spent Christmas with her.
Arrangements for disposition of
the remains Will not be made peno
ing further investigation, and the
report of the coroner's jury. Har-
mon made statement to repre-
sentative of the Dispatch here las:
evening in which he explained his
position in the matter. saying that
he had known Guy for some time
and mad gone with him on the drive
simply for the ride in the new car,
which was a closed model. Harmon
said that he left the house wherc
the shooting occurred as soon as
Guy and Mallory started quarrelirg
and that he did not go back to the
house He said that he knew nothing
about the cause for the shooting nor
the circumstances, but supposed tina
it probably was a case of jealousy,
Harmon was not detained.
Mallory did not explain his pres
cEce IN his former Wife's home, but
the latter told police that she desires
to be a defense witness, contending
that her former husband was the
victim of an attack at the hand
of Guy.
Mrs johnson, while driving on the
Bisbee highway on Monday night
suffered several severe bruises anc
cuts when her car was forced into
the ditch just at the mouth of the
canyon on the Douglas Bisbee road.
The car was a total wreck and Mrs
Johnson received cut on her wrist
which required three stitches tc
close. She was pulled from beneath
the wreck OF her ear by persons
living nearby, who took her to Bls-
bee for treatment. 1t was because
of the wrecking of the car that Mrs
J Iohnson drove a new one from
Douglas TO Bisbee just before the
shooting took place Tuesday after
noon
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

is so years old and Il retired stock
broker.
Barnes blamed Judge Lindsey for
giving out the story of the con-
temblated adoption. "Why Judge
Lindsey should allow to become pm;
lie private matters such as this is
beyond our comprehension" Barnes
commented 81 wrote Oscar c. Chap
man, confidentially, at the request
CT Mr.. Freeman, to secure some in-
formation about the girl" Chapman
is the Denver probation officer.
Barnes sad Freeman had merely
indicated a desire to adopt the girl
producing letters to show that she
might want to become his adopted
daughter. II believe Mr.. Freeman
was sincere and earnest in his desire
to give the girl real home" Barnes
continued.
Freeman has been here something
over Il month for his health, which
Barnes described as falling. Miss
Henley, he said, is formerly from
Hastings, Neb., and is now working
as a domestic in a Denver home
Freeman himself had not been 10,
Gated today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
ORDERS
"A EVERCREENS

Twenty-four evergreen trees have
been ordered to be placed on the
grounds at the colored school These
trees will arrive shortly, and their COM
ing is being looked forward to by
beautifying Douglas. The trees are
Of the Japan ligustrums variety and
produce n heavy shade.
The foliage of the ligustrum is very
dark shade of green, being almost
black, and the trees, when prope
trimmed and cared, for, are among the
most beautiful in the world. There are
already a Rumber Of this variety in the
city and an attempt will be made later
on by the chamber of commerce in
its campaign toward Identification to
interest the home owners in this tree.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

and in the artillery his mules are
underfed.
"Of 40100 horses and mules in the
regular army this year. the average
age Of over 10000 is II years. The ex-
cessive age of the animals renders
them unfit for vigorous drills or
marches.
"In a majority of cases. the officers
and men of our army are living in
tumbledown wooden shacks, built as
temporary structures when we entered
the war 10 years ago. Frequently they
must go into their own pockets if their
quarters are TO be made comfortable" "
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
PRESCOTT Case
IN JURY HANDS

PRESCOTT Dec. II R.-The jury
which heard the case of T.. T. Nc
Religion. charged with murder In
connection with the death last
August % of City Manager John
Robinson. was locked up for the
{ night at 10 p. m. It was given the
case at 4:55 y. m, after II days of
presentation OF evidence and argu-
nients OF counsel.
In a Commute charge to the jury,
Judge Jenckes outlined how far a
man might go in taking human lire.
either in self defense or in the pro-
lection of his home and wife againSt
an invader This has been the dual
basis of McKelligons defense.
Judge Jenckes said man had a
right to defend himself or to defend
his home and wife, but he had NJ"
right TO take up pursuit when the
alleged invader had retired and
abandoned his presumed purpose.
The judge also read the statutes
ne regarded pertinent to the case
under trial. Two alternate jurors,
who had listened to testimony anG
argument since December 49,, werr
GACuStu 'to oOOI lave Ne'op "'S
given to the jury.
The entire day was devoted 10
final argument in the case by the
state and defense. Special prose.
cutor Leroy Anderson opened this
morning for the state, devotng
rearly three hours to his address.
Piece by piece, he displayed the
clothing worn by Robinson on the
right OF the alleged homicide anG
found piled on the seat of the car
from which his body had fallen.
He declared that blood dripping
from the injured mans head where
he had been beaten spotted tho
clothing and tended to prove that
Rob.nsoR's clothes were on his body
and nat piled on the floor when the
fight took place.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

sonal relationship with God; 80 per
cent believed that Jesus was divine,
81 per cent believed in the inspira
ton of the Bible; 73 per cent said
they were members of churches; 72
per cent regularly attended religious
services; only 16 per cent said they
would be willing to have their fam,
lilies grow UP in communities where
there We're no churches; 80 per cent
regularly had family worship in their
homes; SO per cent We're brought up
in religious homes; So per cent sent
sent their children to schools OF
religious instruction; Sc per cent
believed in some form of religion as
a necessary element of life for, the
individual and for the community.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
is
BUSY PLACE NOW

In spite of all warnings, the public
fails to mail early. The Christmas
rush is easy to see at the postoffice
for it is strung out half way across the
lobby all day long. The clerks at the
windows work until they are almost
ready to drop, but the long line is still
there and it almost seems to an OBJ
server that every time one is finished
at the window two more come in to
fill up the vacancies in the waiting
lines of bundle laden humanity.
So far the congestion in incoming
mail is not noticeable. The army, as
represented at Camp Harry ]. Jones,
will lend the postal service some big
trucks to deliver the Christmas mail
if they need them, but none have been
called for as yet.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
SMITH ACCEPTS u. S.
SENATE APPOINTMENT
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should be elected from the senate"
Senator Watson said today.
Other senator's are known to favor a
milder course by permitting the case
to take the usual course and refer it
to the senate elections committee for
investigation after the appointee has
been sworn in.
Among these is Senator Wadsworth,
republican, New York, who inquired:
What is this senate coming to, any
way? 1 am opposed to throwing him
out without an investigation in the usual
way. Why, even a murderer is entitled
to hearing"
Senator Deneen, republican, Illinois,
refused to believe the report that
Smith had accepted the appointment
and declined to say what his position
would be. 1t has been indicated, how
ever, that he would lead the fight for
Smith.
One prominent senate leader declared
today there would not be three speeches
made in the senate in favor of Smith
being allowed to serve out the appoint
ment.
If the senate should vote for ejec-
tion, Smith would return after March
by right of his election last Novem-
Der to the 10th congress and the fight
would be renewed at the first session
of the next congress.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
WYNN TO MEET
LOCAL MEN TO
DISCUSS ROADS

Fred Wynn, district forest super
visor, with offices in Tucson, Will meet
with the Douglas chamber of COM
merce officials on December 2S, at
which time y plan of campaign will be
decided upon for the securing of the
necessary appropriations from the fed
eral government 70 rthe completion of
the road up Pinery canyon and dow
the other side Of the Chiricahuas.
Reports from Tucson state that the
engineering staff detailed to the work
of completing the road up this side of
the canyon has arrived in Tucson, but
that no work viii be attempted in the
high hills until spring.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

SMALL ANNOUNCES ACCEPTANCE:
CHICAGO, Dec. 81 R-AcceptanGe
of the appointment as United States
senate to succeed the late William B..
Mckinley, by Frank L, Smith was
announced here today by Governor
Len Small, but Smith tonight refused
to affirm or deny any such action.
Il am not yet ready to say any
thing Smith told The Associated
Press by telephone from his home
in Dwight. 81 do not think Governor
Small would speak anything but the
truth. When 1 get ready to talk
shall have statement to make but
until that time 1 will not talk"
That he will go to Washington and
present his credentials some time
after the first of the year was the
statement of Governor Small, how
ever.
''No man ever refuses an appoint
ment for the senate by the governor
of Illinois" the governor said, in
dicating that he had very definite
understanding with Colonel Smith
before the senator-elect was named
for the short term. Nothing can
deter an acceptance to such high
Office
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

said after adjournment that he exa
pected to see the conference close to-.
morrow afternoon, leaving a draft
ing committee to work ont details
of a possible agreement over this
Christmas holidays.
Swing, at the close OF the meeting.
proposed that after deducting this
water from Arizona tributaries or
The Colorado, Arizonas perfecteu
rights water for Indian lands, the
Perfected rights of the Imperial val-
ley one million acre feet foS >SexiXco
and 1,O95,000 acre feet filed oh By
exception of 100000 acre feet for
Los Angeles, the remainder, with the
Nevada, be divided between Arizona
and California. The Arizona dele
cation countered with the demand
that the state be given an additional
1,095,00O to offset that filed upon@ by
Los Angeles for domestic water 70:
the coast cities, on the ground that
the cities were not part of tho
Colorado watershed and not entitled
to any water.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
ChicagOan Now Indicted
For Numbering Boy
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that the lad had not been m.streated,
and that testimony was accepted as
bearing out Croarkin's confession
that he slew the child in fear that
little Walter would tell his parents
that Croarkin had tried to force
him to commit an act of degeneracy
Croarkin was identified today by
six l.ttle girls as having made I'M
proper advances toward them within
two months.
Croarkin mas confessed that ne
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
General Reilly Has Much To
Say About Army Housing
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tionaI defense act of 1920 to IA total of
121 roo and that the contemplated
strength of the nationa lguard under
the same act has been reduced from
454,600 to 174,27O.
"Definite rctrogression," he continu-
ed, has set in on our military estab-
lishment, both i'm material and morale.
owing to existing conditions, nearly
$4,000 men destered from the army last
year, and many others, seeing their
charces of promition gone. are taking
their discharges The regular army
officers, discouraged over the state of
affairs are beginning to lose heart
THE American soldiers today, in the
midst of national prosperity, is being
fed with lighter ration and less va
riety than before the war, His horse,
If he is mounted, is given less forage,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
GAVE WRONG ADDRESS

SPRINGFIELD, Ncbr, Dec. 21.-CPl-
Inquiry here following the statement
of Jackie Henley. l9-year-old Denver
girl, said to have refused to become the
adopted daughter OF J. NJ. Freeman
wealthy resident of Phoenix, Ariz that
her parents reside in Springfield, dis
closes that no family by that name lives
in this locality.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

mistreated three little girls and five
boys, but he denied that any of tho
half dozen tots who confronted him
today were among his victims
The date for Croarkin's trial will
be SGT tomorrow.
Robert e. Grove, states attorney
announced that he personally would
lead the prosecution with a demand
for the death penalty.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
GAS TAX RECORD BROKEN

PHOENIX, Dec. 81 Pl--All pre-
vious monthly. records for collection
of the three-cent gasoline tax were
broken during November, according
to James H. Kerby, secretary OF
state.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

We trust that the regre ttable breach
between Harvard and Princeton is
Cnly temporary. Better feeling is sure
to prevail and some day we shall
see these friendly rivals biting ears
and gouging eyes in their old cordial
way.-The New Yorker.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

Dispatch Telephones 81 and SO
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

"No Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22

Dispatch Telephones.-sl and s.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
Phoenix Man Says
He Did Not Try to
Adopt Denver Girl

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AL OFF NOW

PHOENIX, Dee 2l,--tR--Jacrie Hen.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-22
California Rejects
Plea of Arizona

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SINGLET0N'S
PULcHRITUDE
MADE ISSUE
Commissioner Brings Laugh
at Transportation
Hearing.

When Public Service Commission
err Frank 7. Singleton agreed re-
Gently to preside in cases involving
the dispute between the Indianapo-
lis Street Railway and the Peoples
Motor Coach Company over local
transportation rights, little did he re-
alize that his own pulchritude was
to be made an issue.
Because of the crowded conditions
In the Statehouse, it was necessary
to hear the cases in the Senate
chamber. where a score Of pretty
typists were pecking away on their
machines. preparatory to compiling
the annual lists of State automobile
owners. The confusion made it
necessary for participants in the
hearing to strain their voices to be
heard
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4E FORGOT FINGERS

Changed Face, but Digits Betray
Him-Confesse Murder.
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DANVILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 13.-Luke
O'Neill spent $1,000 to have his face
altered to avoid detection, but he
neglected his finger tips.
Today O'Neill is in the custody Of
Danville authorities, who say he has
confessed the murder of Catherine
Gore in New York Sept. 10, 1925.
O'Neill was arrested for the theft
Of an automobile in st. Louis. His
fingerprints were taken and similar
ity between the prints and those con-
tanned in New York police. bulletin
were noted.
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PLAN GOOD WILL
RADIO PROGRAM
Joint Services Sunday to Be
Broadcast.

Inter-racial good will is to be fur
thered at a joint service sponsored
by the Indianapolis Church Fedora.
ton and the Colored Y. M. C. A. at
1870 p. m. Sunday. Program will be
broadcast over WFBM, Merchants
Heat and Light Company.
The program:
Voc Vocal Solos; Songs by Negro Composers,
Walter M. Price. baritone.
Mrs. Hazel b. johnson, accompanist
THE White Mans Burden in Race Re-
District. Superintendent NJ. Il. Church
Chairman Interracial Committee of
Indiana Church Federation.
Solo-"Who's That Knockin At Ny
wv Walter NJ. Price accompanied. Ds''
"Ths Negro'S Contribution IL Race
PastbS Second Christian Church 1ef0O
Superintendent Flanner House.
Solo--"Thanks Be to Cod ..
-...t.. STANLEY DICKSON
W '0'1S walter M. Price. baritone ie.'o Au''ii
Mrs. johnson, accompanist.
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WILL ELECT DIRECTORS
Community Fund Administrators ia
Be Chosen Monday.

Seven directors of the Indianapolis
Community Fund will be elected at
the annual dinner Monday evening
at the Claypool. The following have
been nominated: Arthur V. Brown,
Hugh NICK. Landon, Mgr. Francis
H. Gavisk, A. Keifer Mayer, Albert
Goldstein, Walter c. Mar1mon and
w. r. Sinclair.
In preparation for the dinner an
oratorical contest is to be held this
afternoon at the Chamber of Com
merce. Speakers of many repre-.
sentative groups will compete. Three
Of the best will make five minute
addresses at the dinner.
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- BERYLLIUM
-

The super-dirigible, the Goodyear
Zeppelin /, will use the newly-dis-
covered metal "Beryllium" for its
frame work. This word was hidden
in the three, threeletter words
rye, "brim" and oil" This word
was difficult to discover, because it
uses the letter ~ as its fourth let
ter, instead Of in the position ''y' is
generally found, first, or last.
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DENTIST IS APPOINTED
Travelling Clinic VIII Visit All
Schools in County.

Announcement was made today
by the county health board Of the
appointment of DIR. c. L. Wunder'
am as dentist in charge of the new
travelling dental clinic to visit town
ship schools.
An appropriation was made at the
last county council meeting for an
automobile with dentists chair
and equipment. This machine will
make regular visits to county
schools. A small fee will be charged
for any work done.
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BACK TO G. o. P. AGAIN
Irvington Republican Club Will Hear
James Nj. Ogden Speak.

Irvington Republican Club mem
bers who have been flirting a bit
with their Democratic friends, Mon
day night will resume their status
as unyieldng partisans, with strict
ly G. o. p. program.
James M. Ogden indianapolis Bar
Association president and candidate
for Congress, the principal speaker,
will explain his conception of Re-
publican principles. Ogden's address
will be the first of a number to be
delivered by candidates.
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DEFICIENCY DISCUSSED
Gilliom Gives Opinion on Auto
License Appropriation.

Three means exist for Secretary
Of State +. L. Schortemeier to take
care Of an anticipated deficiency OF
100000 in the personal service APP
preparation for the automobile
license department, Attorney Gen.
eral Arthur l.. Gilliom held today in
an opinion. The ways suggested
by Gilliom:
Transfer of excesses from other
Departmental fuse of proceeds from
other departments Of the secretary
of States office, or by use of
license fees.
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WEAVER TRIAL
TO REC0NvEN
NEXT MONDAY
Architect Says Building in
Poor Condition, Material
Inferior.

Trial OF Windsor ]. Weaver, con-
tractor, charged with fling false
claim against the county. which
opened Monday in Criminal Court,
was adjourned Friday by Special
Judge Charles S. Wiltsie to recon
vene at a. m. Monday
Weaver, who was indicted with
his father, George A. Weaver, is
alleged to have presented a false
claim to the county for $17,673.25
for material and labor pretended to
have been furnished in construction
work at Julietta, county hospital for
insane.
Entered Into Evidence
Prosecutor William III. Remy has
read to the jury a carbon copy OF
the original specifications, the origi-
nal contract and introduced the
original plans for the two units the
Weavers erected. They were en-.
tered into evidence over strong OBJ.
jections Of Merle N. A. Walker and
ira M. Holmes, defense attorneys.
One of the most important wit
nesses for the State was Robert
Frost Daggett, architect, who testi'
fled Friday. Daggett, who was rec
ognized as an expert witness, testi'
fed his investigation revealed the
building in poor condition.
Attic Beyond Repair
He said the attic was beyond re-
pair, and inferior material was used
in construction Of the upper part
He said the concrete slabs sagged
from their own weight and the walls
were out of plumb. Daggett was on
the board of. arbitration, composed
Of Leslie Colvin, architect, and John
L. Griffith, former county engineer
He said the concrete was made of
very poor material. The plans were
exhibited before the jurors and ex.
planned.
In permitting the jurors to dis
band over the weekend, Judge Wilt
sic ordered them not to read or dis
cuss the case.
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BREAKS TEACHERS ARMS
Parent Angered When Son Is De-
MED Free Dental Work.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Angered be-
cause her ten-year-old son did not
receive free dental treatment at
school, Mrs. Anna Lloyd attacked
the principal, Mrs. Mary Fellows,
broke both of her< arms, and inflicted
other injuries that made it neces-
sary for the principal to go to a
hospital. Mrs. Fellows said she sent
the boy home because he had a
toothache and his mother was I'M
der the impression the schools pro-
vided free treatment. She attacked
the principal because she thought
her son had been neglected unfairly.