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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-01
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR TO U.S..
DENIES MEXICO HAS GRANTED
LAND CONCESSIONS TO JAPAN
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WASHINGTON, March 31.-A for
NAL denial of reports that the MeXi-
can government had granted p
O00, 0,OO0-acre land concession in Lower
California to Japanese syndicate
was issued here today by Ambassador
Teller, who said he was acting on in
structions from his government
The ambassador said that during
the Diaz regime broad tract on the
coast of Lower California had been
granted to an American named Haff
who still holds it under a require
ment that the consent of the MeXi-
can government must be obtained be-
fore his rights can be conveyed to
any foreign corporation.
THE reports published in the press
regardin gthe concession to a Japan-
ese corporation" he added, 'are there
fore absolutely false"
Announcement was made during
the day at the Japanese embassy
that instructions had been sent from
Tokyo to Japan's ENJOYS in Wash
ington and Mexico City to seek in
formation regarding the reported con-
cession. The Japanese consul at Los
Angeles also said he had been di-
rected to investigate particularly as
to question whether there is a Dr..
Osawa, who was reported to have
obtained the concession.
At the other end of the capitol, She
house foreign affairs committee con-
tinued hearings on the, Boylan resolu-
tion which would urge withdrawal
by the United States of recognition
of the Gales government because of
alleged religious prosecutions. 1t
heard the testimony of Alfred F. Tai
ley, attorney representing the, Cath
olic club of New York, who said the
Mexican constitution Of 1917 was be
ing administered by the Gales gov
ernment with a view to driving re-
ligion out of Mexico.
He presented statements by two
unidentified Mexican citizens depict
ing conditions there, which he said
deprive Mexico of the right to be
included in the family of nations,
and demands that the United States
cease being associated with her"
LOS ANGELES, Calf, March 81
Japanese Consul Ohashi stated here
today that he was endeavoring to get
in touch with DR.. Osawa, who was
credited as having purchased a two
million acre concession in Lower
California for d japanese syndicate
Consul Ohashi said Dr. Osawa, who
is now at Ensenada, Mexico, was a
member of a fishing boat crew at
San Pedro few years ago and
considered it extremely unlikely that
he would be involved in deal If
such magnitude
The consul characterized the re-
ports as propaganda and said he in
tended to leave for San Diego soon
to make a personal investigation of
the motives.
Ohashi is making an investigation
of the rumor at the instance Of the
Japanese embassy at Washington.
Associates of DR.. Osawa here, the
consul said knew nothing of any
Mexican concession. He had been
informed from Mexico City that two
Americans one a Mr. Haff had OBJ
tanned concession of considerable
land from the Diaz government in
the region about Magdalena Bay, but
that inquiry revealed that no trans
fers of the land had been made.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-01
Government Farmer Dies
AS Result OF Injuries
Inflicted By j. Ramirez
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ALBUQUERQUE N. NJ, March 21.--
Howard V. Smith, government farmer
at Isleta Indian Pueblo, Ia miles
81 nth of here, Ged at 3:A5 this aft
ernoon as the result of wounds from
a re1 Oliver of Jesus Ramirez, painter
in the Santa Fe shops here. Smith
was shot shortly after 6 o'clock
Tuesday, evening at his home in Is
leta. He never regained conscious
ness. One .3S calibre bullet pene-
trated his lungs, and another entered
his right temple, lodging beneath the
skin of his left cheek.
Relatives will arrive here Thurs
day morning from Smiths former
home in McGregor, Texas, to take
charge of the body
few minutes after he shot Smith, by
Esquipula Jojola, deputy sheriff at
Isleta. coroner's jury this after
noon found that Jojola shot in self
defense.
Ramirez had been drinking and was
fleeing from prohibition officers when
he shot Smith, and it is believed he
thought Smith was prohibition Of
ficer.
Smith, who had police powers in
the pueblo was attempting TO arrest
Ramirez when he was fatally wound
ed. He was unarmed at the time.
as his gun had evidently dropped
from his pocket before he reached
Ramirez.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-01
FIVE FISHERMEN DROWN.

March 31.-Five fishermen of this
March SO.-Fiye fishermen of this
port lost their lives when a heavy
wind off Los Bledos Island swept
down upon their frail craft and
captized it. Two others were rescued
by a tug boat.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-01

About the only thing thta will make
a modern flapper blush is box of
rouge.-San Francisco Examiner.
Voice of the people. (Laurel, Miss.) 19??-19??, 1926-10-25
Big Contest

The pastors of varius churches
mentined in previous issues of the
Voice, please let me call your atten-
ton to what is going to happen. l
am going to pull off things on big
scales. Something that has never
happened in Laurel. Be sure to an
nounce this great coming event to
your members Sunday what is 60
ing to take place. Sine times next
month, l, John H. Smith, will present
to the pastor who has successfully
been victorious in the great battle
that wonderful suit of clothes. Watch
for the date thru the Voice.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
New Railroad Labor Plan
introduced in Senate On
Friday by Senator Watson

4 WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Legislation
creating new machinery to displace
the railroad labor board as an
agency for settling railroad labor
disputes was introduced today by
Chairman Watson; Of the senate in
tdrstate commerce committee.
g aThe measure was. worked out by
Representatives of the railroad ex-
ecutives and labor organizations after
a long series. of conferences. 1t has
been presented to President Coolidge
who is in sympathy with it's prin-
ciples. r& n an
The main provision Of the bill
would establish a federal board of
meditation to be coH2p coH2pQssed4g sof five
members appointed BY the president
with the approval of the senate.
This. board would be4calfed in where
efforts at direct negotiation between
the carriersngand their employees had
failed and where adjustment. boards
to be set UP could not come to an
! agreement. sgi HsEj a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
Civic Organizations of
Phoenix Fight ''Buy-It
or Return It Mail" Plan

Civic organization OF Phoenix are
obtaining unanimous community sup
port in their efforts to abolish the
buy-it t-or-return-it mail nuisance,
through congressional action.
Congressman Watson of Pennsyl-
vania has introduced bill in Con-
gress to do away with this trouble
some practice which has grown to
be a menace to the postal service,
The Arizona Republican has wired
Senator's Ralph Cameron and Henry
Ashurst asking that they support
the Pennsylvania mans bill and the
whole of Arizona is expected to line
up with the Phoenix bodies.
The Capital city organizations
state that Arizona is becoming the
butt of a mail nuisance in which
articles are boxed and mailed to
persons who know nothing of the
sender. Bills for this. merchandise are
also being received and the Post
Office is losing money transporting
these articles neither sought nor
ordered by the people receiving them
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
TUCSON, GLOBE,
PRESCOTT Get
u. S. BUILDINGS

WASHINGTON, Jan S.--Appropria-
tion of $1S70S3, 900 for the construc-
tion of more than 300 post office
buildings in various parts of the
country, was proposed in a bill to-
day by Representative Busby demo-
craft on the house public buildings
committee.
The measure is designed to super
sede the Elliott bill, carries lump
sum appropriation of $165,00O,000 for
this purpose. Busby asserted that
nearly all projects provided for in
his bill had the approval of the
post office department.
The bill provides $350,00O for
Phoenix, Arizona, and $SS,oOO for
remodeling at Boulder, Colo.
In the Busby postal bill, the ap-
! preparations include the following
sums:
For Arizona-Globe, $225,OOO; Pres
! colt $2500O0; Tucson $425,0O0.
For Colorado-Durango $250,00O;
Montrose 100000; Sterling $125,COO
For New Mexico-Las Vegas $116,-
ooO
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
S. P. NOW IN 9TH
YEAR WITHOUT A
PASSENGER DEAD
(By Dispatch 4. P. wirel

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S-The
Southern Pacific company is putting
forth the claim that it is safer
to travel than to stay at home.
The company is entering it's
seventh consecutive year without a
fatality to a passenger in a steam
train accident. Since November 80,
1919, more than 2OO,OOO,OOO passen-
gers have Been carried by the COM
pany over nearly 9,OOO,OOo,OOO pass
enger miles This is equivalent to
carrying twice the population of the
United States distance of 40 miles.
1t is also the equivalent of 100000
times around the world, in mileage.
And all without the loss of a sin
gle passenger.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
Death to Worms and Life
to Grass Text Of Talks at
Golf Association Meeting
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CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-Death to worms
and life to grass formed the text OF
the discussion at the annual meeting
today of the United States golf as
sociation, delegates listening to ex-
perts in eradication and cultivation.
The business sessions open tomorrow.
Although for every one of the mil
lions of golfers there must be decll-
ion blades of grass play would be-
come ideal only by the extirpation OF
at least quintillion of slugs and
earth worms, speakers from the fed
eral department of agriculture and
employees of the association said.
After o. B. Fits, of the U. S. 6. A.
experiment station had told how
grass could be grown by proper top
dressing with compost and fertiliza,
tion with ammonium, B. r. Leach OF
the department of agriculture related
experiments in poisoning the soil for
a dspth of four inches to kill off the
grubs and worms.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
NuTS-S0RES
Cleanse thoroughly-then,
WAse@ without rubbing, apply
w 0S SseS&SSS
OUer ~ Million Jars Used YeGrly
A THREE Days
COUGH IS YOUR
DANCER SIGNAL

Persistent coughs and colds lead to seri'
Gus trouble. You can stop them now with
Creoullilsiol1, an cInulsi6ed creosote that
d hleasanE 10 take. Creomulsion is new
medical discovery wilh two-fold action; It
soothcg and heals thcinfamed membranes
and inhibits germ growth.
OF III known drugs, crcosotc is recog-
niscd by high medical authorities as one
of Tic greatest Iiealing agencies for persis.-
lent csasl,5 rrd colds and other forms OF
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attacks the seat Of the trouble and checks
The growth Of the germs.
Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfac.
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ccuahs and colds, bronchial asthma,
bronchitis and other forms Of respira-
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inc up the system after colds or flu.
Monev refunded if any cough or cold is
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
Pleasanton, California,
Police Patrol All Roads
Seeking 4 Bank Bandits

OAKLAND, Calf, San. Shotgun
squads are patrolling every road
leading out of Pleasanton, near here
tonight in an attempt to- capture
four bandits who entered the first
national bank there today, blew
open the safe and escaped with ap-
proximately $4,000.
:. The bandits, armed and wearing
makeup in place of masks, bound
three employees of the bank with
copper wire and treated in like fash
ion a customer who entered. They
then drew down the blinds, blew
open the safe door and stole the
contents. Claude Smallwood, cashier,
his daughter, Miss Genevive Small
wood, acting bookkeeper, Arthur
Mendosa, acting assistant cashier,
and j. c. Heniker, retired farmer
were the victims of the robbery
crew.
The bandits escaped in a small
automobile.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
S. P. OIL BURNER
LOCOMOTIVES In
Use HERE TODAY


An average of five carloads of oil
a day is being poured into the big
oil tank in the Southern Pacific
yards here which is now practically
completed. At this rate, it is expect
ed that the tank will be filled with
in ten days or two weeks.
G. p. Beeth assistant superintend-
ont of the Southern Pacific here,
stated Friday night that oil is al
ready being used from the tank and
that several oil burning engines are
now passing over this branch. The
tank has a capacity of 10000 barrels
of oil and this means that approxi-
mately $50 carloads will be required
to fill it, Beeth declared.
Although the local official has nc
figure available on the Douglas pay
roll for Southern l'acifc workers,
he stated last night that there are
about 40 more train and engine men
working out of Douglas right now
than there were on July 1, 1925.
Some of these men are living here
and some just board here the local
official stated. Business over the
southern branch of the S. p, both in
passenger and freight realms is
steadily on the increase, according
to those in charge here.
Friday night, there were two Sec
tions of the Golden State which pass.
ed through Douglas due simply to
the increased travel westward.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
House in Committee of
Whole Agrees to Build
Coolidge Dam on Gila
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WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Construc-
tion of the Coolidge dam across the
Gila River in Arizona was agreed to
by the house in committee of the
whole today in consideration of the
interior bill. This section with the
rest Of the measure will be subject
to vote on final passage.
The provision was passed after
Representative Morrow, democrat.
New Mexico, had offered an amend
ment, striking out the appropriation
and later had withdrawn it. He said
he presented the amendment for in
formation He asked whether the
Coolidge dam would affect the pro-
posed distribution of the waters of
the Colorado river.
Representative Hayden, democrat,
Arizona, assured him it would not.
Representative i. AREN'T, republican,
Nevada, asked Hayden what the gov
ernor of Arizona was going to do
about ratifying the Colorado river
pact, which that state has failed to
do. e&
trThe governor can speak for HIM
SELF said Hayden.
Morrow wondeted whether addi-
tional lands in New Mexico could not
he irrigated by the Gila River if the
Coolidge dam was eliminated and
Hayden replied that there was not
enough water in the river where it
Irose in New Mexico.
Representative Colron, republican,
Utah, joined in cthe discussion and
Edisplayed interest in the Colorado
river compact.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
AGED MAN HELD
FOR HOLDING
NEICE CAPTIVE
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CHICAGO, Jan. S.--John Dunleavy
Rochester. N Y, so years old, uncle
Of Elsie Dunleavy Is year old
mother, was arrested today when
she told police he had held her
prisoner in an apartment mere for
a year, and had abused !aer. The
girl, missing from her Manchester,
Iowa. home for year notified her
father of her whereabouts when she
was aided by her landlady in mailing
a letter q few days ago.
The uncle, police say, has con-
fessed being the father of the girls
baby, and also told of leaving his
wife and nine children in Rochester.
The girl, authorities learned, sub
mitted to a Caesarian operation at
the time of the birth of baby
girl Hospital authorities failed to
learn anything of the girls family
and when she was able she left
without notice.
Her father arrived today and met
his brother at police headquarters,
where officers prevented a clash,
Dunleavy's continual threats made
her remain in the apartment, she
told police, while he was engaged
in work as car washer in a
garage.
Policesaid that Dunleavy would
probably be turned over to Iowa
authorities for prosecution on a
Kidnapping charge, or to the federal
government for violation of the Mann
act
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
WORLDS BIGGEST
SEMI DIRIGIBLE
COMPLETES TEST
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SCOTT FIELD, BELLVILLE, Ills,
Jan. S.-The r. ST., the worlds larg-
est ,semi-rigid dirigible, which took
the air from Scott Field late today
on its trial flight, made a safe landr
ing at 6:20 p. M, after an hours
cruise in a mild snow storm.
The giant airship was christened
by snow flakes as it was drawn from
its hangar shortly before five o'clock
after observers who had been watch
ing conditions closely all day, advised
that conditions were favorable.
Carrying a crew of, eight men and
Lieutenant Orval Anderson in charge,
the big bag nosed into the chilly
north wind and ascended gracefully,
propelled by her 800 horse power
Liberty motors. The velocity of the
wind was Il miles an hour
The airship headed nor@h and with
narkness descending it was soon out
of sight.
The dirigfble later circled about
the field It was in the air. almost
one hour. Lieutenant Anderson upon
landing reported a successful flight
The average speed was 40 miles an
hour.
The Rs-1 is. the second largest dir
igible in the United States, the Los
Angeles being the largest. The RS71
is 282 feet long and has capacity
of 755,5OO cubic feet.
Colonel Paege1ow has. announced
that plans are under way for build
ig a 2S7 foot steel mooring mast or
the field which would be the largest
in the country.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
S45O,OOO RAISED FOR
\ ta& BELGIAN FLOOD RELIEF

BRUSSELS, Jan. S.-Public sub
scription to the fund for the relief
of flood sufferers have reached 1o,-
100000 francs (about $450,000). This
sum will be entirely taken up for
food and clothing for the homeless,
without anything available for the
repair of damages. The government,
in view of the difficulty it is having
in balancing the budget, is loath to
float repara1ion loan as was done
during the war. In the town alone
Seraing and tho Liege district alone
IL, 600 persons out of $4,000 have
lost their all, 5000 are penniless.
while bedding and clothing is needed
for thousands.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09


though the county attorney may be
forced to cut his squad of assisting
attorneys in the collection, it was
stated by Supervisor Hart that the.
official would continue to collect the
back taxes of which more than $780,
000 4hav9i already been brought in
4Applewhites discussion concerning
the appointment of special attorney
to collect the taxes. was secuted by
the supervisors present as probably
not being permissible, although they
admitted, if it were possible, it would
be a. good plan.
The directors voted to pay for IL
copies Of the Douglas dispatch each
morning for free distribution on the
I two YS6athern Pacific trains passing
through here until such a time as q
more expedient. arrangement should
be made.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
HIGH. BOOTS AND
.KIETIE LENGTH H
SKIRTS COMING
.lBa Dispatch A. P. wirel

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-High boots and
kiltie length skirts are to be the
thing for spring, John FELTON,, presi-
dent of FELTON, shooe factory of Co
lumbus, Ohio, one of the 900 exhibot;
ors at the National. Shoe Retailers
convention here said today.
The supposedly obsolete high boot
has coFne back with a bang" said
sFeltton, "and Paris DEGREES that wo-
mems dresses will be three inches
shorter by spring. The modern wo-
man believes that legs were meant
to be seen, and the fact that ankles
may become questionable doesn't
prevent her from popularizing her
knees
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
MT. States Company Put
i'm 30 New Phones i'm 1925

The Mountain States Telephone
company branch in Douglas installed
80 new phones during the past year
A. A. Sundin, manager, announced
Friday.
This gain during 1925 is considered
quite a noticeable one although in
1926 the figure is expected to jump
even more.
Plans for the eXtention of the com
panys lines to Rodeo are being con-
.sidered now and work will probably
start during 1926 An expenditure
of 100000 will be made in Bisbee
by the company this year, as previ-
ously announced, most of the money
going toward new underground cables
and in rebuilding lines in that city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
BISBEEs CHAMBER STARTS
FIGHT FOR COPPER TARIFF

BIsBEE, Jan. 3S.-Action aiming to
secure a tariff on copper from con-
gress was started by the Chamber
Of Commerce here, at a meeting held
tonight A committee was appointed
to invite the aid Of other chambers
of commerce in the state in the eff
fort to secure protection for red
metal against foreign competition.
Protective tariff would result in a
higher price for copper and would
rebound to the benefit of the entire
state, George Jay, president of the
local commercial body, said in an
nouncing the action.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
COUNTRY CLUBS
PLAY FEBRUARY 6
IN PARISH HOUSE

"Her Husbands Wife," the three
act farce to be presented by the
Douglas Country club is scheduled for
Saturday night, February 6, at ST.
Stephens Parish house.
This production will be the big
feature Of the latter portion Of the
winter program and is to be coached
by Mrs. Carl Cole, assisted by Joseph
Fairbanks
Members of the cast are now being
selected and rehearsals will start at
once. There is reputed to be plenty
of humorous situations In this play
and club members and friends are
promised an evening of rare enter
tainment. t
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
ARIZONA BILL ON WAY
TO SESOITI-CEENTENN MAI

BTSBEE, Jan. Sy-"Arizona Bill"
otherwise known as Colonel F. f.
Gardner, IS year old pioneer of this
state, army scout ana Indian fighter
of the early days passed through this
city. today, astride a burro, enroute
to the Sesqui- Centennial celebration
in Philadelphia. Colonel Gardner said
he started on his transcontinental
trip from the northern part of the
state two months ago and expects to
arrive in the city of Brotherly Love
in due time for the exhibition. He
said he has resided in Arizona since
1865.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
! SHORTER IN RUSSIA

MOSCOW, Jan. 8.-Short Skirts are
coming into Russia for the first time
not because Russian women want to
be fashionable, for fashions scarcely
exist in this revolutionary land, but
because of the scarcity and costliness
of dress material The textile mills
have been unable to meet the demand
for woolens, serges, gabaredines, cot
tons and other materials.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
MAN OWN GRANDFATHER

LONDON-The mixup of relation
ship has been carried to the extreme
by a man here who has figured that
he is his own grandfather, being
grandchild to himself
The man married a, widow who had
grown-up daughter. The mans
own father married the daughter.
His father then became his son-in-
law. ri,
The mans wife became his grand
mother since her daughter was his
legal mother Being his wifes hus-
band, he became grandfather to him
ca1fi
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
To ASK ExTRADITION

EAST LAS VEGAS, n NJ, Jan. g.
District Attorney Chester Hunker to-.
day announced that he will file red
ufsition papers with Governor Han
nett of New Mexico for the extradi-
tion of Floyd L. Young, arrested in
Los Angeles, Calf, yesterday on
charges of the theft of 5000 from the
Las Vegas Savings bank The al
legged theft occurred November Il
last and consisted of nine travellers
checks of 500 each.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
ADoPT HoNoR sYsTEM

TUCSON, Jan. 8,-Adopting the mot
to engineers don't cheat" mines and
engineer students Of the University
of Arizona today adopted an elabor-
ate resolution in which they declare
their future welfare to depend on
integrity, and ethical conduct" and
that no member at an examination
will either give or ask for assist
.ance. The honor system of the class
has been heartily approved by the
faculty.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-09
TO PERFECT + MACHINE TO
LOCATE BURIED METAL

TUCSON. ian. .8s-rrF39r ofessQr Paul
'Cloke, college Of mines, University
of Arizona lis. preparing to construct
a device designed during the war
for the location Of submarines. The
instrument wil4 be used to seek the
metal artifacts thought to be buried
in the caliche onear where recent
finds were made on the silverbell
road The apparatus will enable the
excavators to find metal below the
surface without digging haphazardly,
the engineer said.