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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
Labor Day to be
Observed Quietly Here
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occasion. Children of school age Will
be admitted free.
A feature of the Bisbee celebra-
tion will be the pushmobile races,
open only to boys under II years of
age These races win be held in
Tombstone canyon, and every Sec
tion of the city has come forward
with champion TO represent it N
the races.
The American legion will hold their
annual barbecue and rodeo at Benson
Monday in honor of Labor Day. Ed
Nichols, internationally known roper,
will have charge of the arena. Mus c
for this occasion will be furnished
by the 25th infantry band, of No
gales. A free barbecue will be
held from II a. m. to 1 p. m. and
dance will be held in the Benson
auditorium in the evening, during
which a Queen of the BALI will
be chosen.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04

"That sounded reasonable to me and
decided to take a chance" Madigan
said
He told of leaving the door to the
mail car unlocked as he left Cheyenne
on the night of the robbery, and how
the bandits tied him and the other mail
clerk before looting the sacks.
MaGigan was arrested in Denver
more than week ago, when he went
there to meet IIearns who, ne said,
planned to give him $500 of his share
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said a couple of guys in Kansas City
would finance the deal and that he
knew two others who were wise to the
stickup game and would pull off the
job. The loot was to be split five
ways but now l hear there We're
IA men and a woman in on the cut.
We expected to get 25 grand
($25,OOO) each"
Madigan said when the robbery was
actually planned he held off for plan
which called for him being carried
from the train by the robbers. I've
got to be protected in this, I told
them" he said. The men dissuaded
him from this plan, he said by point
ing out that there would be no more
directed at him than the 9TH
ers and 'if you get pinched a guy
that's got $4,000 can always get a
lawyer
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
HALF INTEREST IN MONTEZUMA
WELL DISPOSED OF In WILL

PRESCOTT, Sept. 3.-Half interest
in the tract of land known as "Mon-
tezuma Well" one of the natural
wonders of northern Arizona, was
conveyed in a will filed for probate
today by the heirs of Mrs Mar
gamma Back, member of one of thu
pioneer families of the Verde valley.
Her estate is valued at $4,000 in
the petition for probate, and consists
largely of the farm and land, in
toluding the rounded hill ut the sum-
nit of which is the bottomless and
water-filled pit known as Monte.
Well.
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to enable him to meet pressing debts.
After being arrested, Madigan, in COM
pany with officers, was allowed to
roam about the city in hope Kearns
would approach him with the money.
Madigan said: IT might have played
the hero and tipped off my superiors
about the robbery, but I needed the
money, and besides, if Il had, would
have had to hire a body guard for the
rest Of my life; for there's nothing soft
about the men l was dealing with"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04

as to their demand for a change in
the party platform concerning the
election code.
81 will not accept position as a
candidate upon a platform which is
intended to embarrass me. There IS
self-appointed group of protection
lists of the Spanish American people
who are attempting to force this
proposal into the resolution as
movement against me- he declared in
taking the platform as the seventh
speaker upon the proposed amend
ment to the resolutions presented as
minority committee report by
Judge Luis E. Armijo, San Miguel
county; Albino Macs, Mora county,
and A. r.. Chavez of Harding county.
The proposed amendment provides
for the elimination of the entire SEE.
ton in the majority report relating
to the election law and the sub
situting therefor a pledge that the
democratic members of the state leg
islature shall enact such legislation
as shall provide for assistance to the
il1iterate voters.
After an explanatory statement re-
gardng the election law, Judge Arm
ijo proposed the adoption of his
amendment. l.. n. taylor, a Union
county delegate, made a plea for
the amendment declaring that the
democratic party must face the pos
sibility of losing the Spanish Amer
lean vote unless provision was made
by mention in the platform for as
sistance off illiterate voters at elec-
tions.
AT the scompletion of Taylors
speech, Governor Hahnett gained the
floor and issued his declaration of
defiance to the supporters of the
amendment.
Il gave my pledge before this
convention last night that l would
never sign law which was intended
or which tended to the disfranchis-
ing of any qualified voter in this
state. 1 repeat that pledge, and l
wish to call to the attention of this
convention that l have kept every
pledge L ever made to the people of
the state of New Mexico. What
more could be asked and what moro
is wanted than that?
"As 1 listened to the gentleman who
just finished speaking (Taylor) /
could close my eyes and imagine that
L was listening to Al Renehan MAX
ing a republican speech If this
amendment is adopted it will stultify
the position which have taken.
Political eXpediency is not always
Io ~ 40
of right thinking people. 1 would
rather go down to defeat than to
panhandle for votes. The Spanish
American people have able lawyers
and statesmen to protect their in
terests even though there is self
constituted group of protectionists
who are attempting to embarras me
by his proposed action. 1 will not
run on a platform that would stulti-
fy me. 1851
'The democrats are not insisting
upon the passage of any particular
law. They have never insisted upon
the passage of any particular law.
If we sought ito adopt a platform
which followed the form of this
amendment, we might as we'll seek
principles which proported to inn
prove the some 5000 laws now upon
our statute books, adopt the whole
code, If you please.
'The great democratic party pledges
itself to prevent the passage of any
law or laws which will tend to
disfranchise or embarrass any voter.
That should be enough
Il pledge this upon my sacred
word of honor. Let the trouble
makers make the most of that If
they wish"
III Ell IA
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
HANNETT DTSPLEASEn

CONVENTION HALL, EAST LAS
VEGAS, N. M, Sept. 3.-The demo-
cratic state convention was again
thrown into an uproar here at 6
O'Clock today when Governor Arthur
T. Hannett, re-nominated as the
party's gubernatorial candidate de-
fled the Spanish-American contingent
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
Seven Jailed and
Two More SOugh

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HubbeN Realty Company
Files An Incorporation

The Hubbell Realty company of
this city has been incorporated with
a capital stock Of $4,000. The COM
pany will operate in real estate in
this city. The incorporators are
Fred D. Hubbell, w. D. Gabriel and
Margaret I. Hubbell. The articles OF
incorporation have been filed with
the Arizona corporation commission
at Phoenix
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
CALL MORE OFFICERS

YAKIMA, Wash, Sept. 3.-Seven Of
ficers. including Sheriff L. ID. Luce and
Yakima chief of police, James Perry,
left here tonight to make a 149-mile
run to Walla Walla in response to a
call for help from officials in the state
penitentiary, which was burning.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
Country Very Prosperous,
Says Coolidge
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One such visitor came to the exc
cutive offices unannouneed today
when Howard Elliott, chairman of the
Northern Pacific railroad, who is
spending a few days with friends
near here, called to pay his respects
to the president.
mile trip from coast to coast and
said he was much encouraged by
the whole situation as he had seen
it. Except for one or two states,
like North Dakota and Nebraska
where droughts have intcrfered with
crops, he said, conditions were very
good the country over.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-04
Washingl)1n's Peniten-
tiary Burns Today
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towns in addition to local police, coun
ty deputies and the national guard.
Warden Long said no estimate of the
loss could be made as the destroyed
cell block, built in 1887, was rated one
of the oldest and most obsolete prisons
in the United States. He estimated that
new building would cost $1,O0O,O00.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
.RECORDOF HUSH
PAID BY
RUM SHIP FOUND
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NEW YOIaK, April 3O.-Record of
thousands of dollars of protection
money paid to police and prohibition
agents by the, rum runners of the
steamer Eker, which was seized in the
Hudson river last night with a ST.
100000 alcohol cargo in the water
tanks, was disclosed in a memorap-
dunn book found o., the ship Assist
ant Federal Attorney Stichman said
today. The cargo was the largest
seized this year.
When the II members of the crew
and bnother man found in row
boat near the Eker were arraigned be-
fore Federal Commissioner O'Neil,
Stichman revealed the discovery of
the book% The entries, he said, led
him to believe that $4,000 had been
paid for immunity
Some of the notatioLs he quoted as;
paid cops sS,5O0'; Paid prohibit
tion agent $1,000; "Paid Red $4,000;
and paid cop $125." Stichman said
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BAKERSFIELD Is
STRUCK BY BIG
STORM FRIDAY
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RAKERSFIELD, calf, April 3d.
Train traffic was slowly emerging to-
day from storm blockade through
out this region in which thousands Of
feet of track We're swept away or in
undated, Nand one train completely
maroohed One train was tied up at
Gohsen Junction all day, with track
too soft in either direction to attempt
taking it out:
A quarter of a mile of track was
under water at Famosa, the water in
some places being seyen feet deep
There was an area of 1900 feet under
water in the Rich Grove region on
the Fresno branch, where the Rag
gulch broke.
Through trains are moving today
by way of Kern Junction and Calwa'
but are being greatly delayed by soft
track. 1t is not expected that normal
service win be resumed before to-
morrow.
The Santa Fe railroad managed to
maintain it's normal traffic in the
washout region. Many automobiles
were caught and marooned wheE the
storm waters roared down suddenly
at many points, leaving lakes ana
landslides behind them 1t. was the
fourth cloudburst in two months in
the Bakersfield region and was ac-
companied by spectacular electrical
display.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
ACT IS SET
ASIDE BY N. +.
COUR T FRIDAY
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PAssAIC. N. j., April 80. - The
ancient riot act, under which Sheriff
George P, Nimmo for nearly three
weeks prohibited meetings and picket
ing of textile strikers in Garfield
was virtually set aside today when
Vice Chancellor Bentley granted a
temporary injunction forbidding in
reference with lawful activities Of
the strikers. Word of the granting
of the injunction in Jersey City
reached Garfield when tension pro-
duced by attempts of the American
Civil Liberties Union to hold stri6-
ers meeting in Belmont park was 1T
it's height. Sheriff Nimmo, who pro-
hibited the meeting, had scarcely
waved a riot act proclamation at the
crowds with the threat to sweep
the streets" when the news arrived
When the sheriff read the II page
injunction several hundred strikers
crowded around his car to cheer, sing
and shout. Police stood near but
made no effort to quiet them.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
CAPT. WILKINS
AGAIN is SAFE
in FAIRBANKS
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 30.-
Captain George H. wilkins, leader,
and Lieutenant Carl b. Eielson, pilot,
of an Artic air expedition, who left
Fairbanks April IS for Point Barrow
on the Arctic coast, in the Alaskan.
q single-engine airplane, returned
here tonight at 7:4O o'clock.
The trip to Barrow was the third
air voyage made there by the pair.
Supplies for trans-polar flight and
land hunting expedition into the Arc
tic by two airplanes of the under
taking were deposited at the Barrow
base on each trip. Two tons, mostly
gasoline, were carried on the last
voyage.
The Detroiter, a three-engine plane,
left Fairbanks to hunt for wilkins
when he did not report for ten days
following the last flight to Point
Barrow. Engine trouble forced the
larger plane to return here after go.
ing 100 miles north. Much anxiety
was felt here for the safety of Will
lSins and 1ielson until radio mes
sage received Thursday night brought
first word of the aviators arrival at
the northern base. 4ret
wilkins arm was in sling as the
result Of an injury he received on the
last trip to Barrow
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
CHICAGO STILL
IN TO
TRIPLE MURDER
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CHICAGO, April characterization
of the machine gun triple Staying of
three men, including VIM. H. Nc
Swiggen, assistant states attorney
went on quietly today while con-
troversy ragged between officials
charged with ferreting out the slay-
ers and bringing them TO justice.
Robert Il. Grove, states attorney,
stole a march on civic leaders who
were talking Of a special grand jury
investigation in charge of a special
prosecutor. He went before VIM. V.
Brothers, acting chief justice of the
criminal court, and obtained author-
zation for a special grand jury to
be convened Monday. Immediately
oscar Wolff cornoer, issued a sub
poena forN Judge Brothers to appear
before the coroner's jury tomorrow
when the business men jury con-
venes for the first hearing of testi-
mony There had been talk also of
calling upon Oscar Carlstrom state
attorney general for support in in
special prosecutor, and there also
advocating the move, headed by
Harry e. Kelly, president of the
Union League club.
Grove announced that by telephone
to Springfield he had obtained Carl
stroms agreement to cooperate with
him in the special. grand jury in
vestigation. Grove said Carlstrom
would come to Chicago Sunday
Coroner Wolff recently defeated in
the state wide primary in which
Grove followers generally were sue
cessful, refused to explain the sub
poena for Judge BROTHERS,
No announcement OF any progress
/ towards Identifying the slayers or
of finding the machine gun used
was forthcoming from any source
today. Plans for Tightening the i'll
on vice resorts in the suburban towns
went ahead with the swearing in of
nearly 100 Chicago detectives as
deputy sheriffs.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
5 POSTHU NOUS
CARNEGIE HERO
MEDALS CIV f N
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PITTSBURGH, April 30.-Five of the
heroes recognized by the Carnegie
Hero Fund commission at the spring
meeting here today, lost their lives
in the commission of ehroic deed. Fif-
teen other acts of heroism were cited,
bronze medal being awarded in each
case.
The dependants of those who made
the supreme sacrifice We're awarded
pensions aggregatirfg $384O year,
while one was given $500 to be APP
piled as the commission sanctions. In
addition $1,000 was appropriated for
educational purposes and $1,000 for
other worthy purposes. In all 20 eases
bronze medals were awarded.
Those who lost their lives were:
Stanley c. Delaney, 16, student, died
attempting to save a girl from drown
ing at Grassy Point, N. w., July %,
1924 The medal went to his father.
Delbert, A. Delaney, 121 Shippen ST.
J. Stuart Kieffer, 1912 Miller street,
Utica, n. Y, died in an attempt TO
rescue a man from drowning at Eaton
n ", August 22 1925; the medal and
SIS month with $5 additional month
ly for a daughter, was awarded the
widow.
William John Crawford, Box 65
East Jordan, Mich, died attempting
to save man from drowning at East
Jordan; Mich, June 27, 1924; medal and
$65 a month, with So monthly addi-
tional for each of three children to
the widow.
E. Hale Elston, Rural Route 8, New
ton, Ill, died attempting to save a boy
from drowning at Mason, Ill, Aug. %
1924 medal with $65 month and So
monthly additional for each of threr
children to the widow.
Robert w. Gibson, Mason, Ill., post
master, died attempting to rescue 8
man from drowning at Mason, Ill.
Aug. 2S, 1924; medal with $55 a month
and IS a month additional for each OF
five children to the widow
One woman received recognition
| She is Mrs Helen Gertrude Dickey, 35
| 1915 North Belmont avenue, Spring
field, Ohio dairy farmer. She was
awarded a bronze medal for rescuine
a farm hand from an enraged bull a
| Springfield, Jan. 49, 1922.
The other heroes are:
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
SENATE BLOCKS
PL AN TO BRING
UP FARM BILL S
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WASHINGTON, April 30.-A move
to bring farm relief legislation imme-
diately to the front in the senate met
with strenuous opposition today from
headers of the agriculture bloc and
consequently failed. At the same time
the house rules committee adopted q
resolution providing for four days of
general debate on such Legislation ia
the house beginning Tuesday. The
Haugen price stabilization bill was
given right of way with the Tincher.
Jardine and the Curtis-Aswell meas~
ures left in position; to be offered as
substitutes.
The proposal in the senate to dis
place the public buildings bill by the
combination cooperative marketing
and Haugen measure was sponsored
by. Senator Harrison, democrat, Mis-
sissippi. 1t brought storm of pro-
test as we'll as earnest pleas to the
senator to withdraw his motion.
The Misisssippian stood pat and the
friends of farm relief legislation and
of the public buildings bill combined
in filibuster which STAYED off vote
on the motion, for the present at least.
Such leading proponents of farm leg
islation as Senators McNary of Oregon,
Norris of Nebraska, Norbeck of South
Dakota and Gooding of Idaho, repub-
licans, opposed the Harrison motion.
They urged that farm relief be per-
mitted to take it's regular course, Low
that the responsible leader of the ma
jority party in the senate had de-
creed that it should be taken up and
acted upon before adjournment of
congress.
Opposition to all Of the pending re-
lief measures in the house began to
develop today with an announcement
by Representative McFadden, repub-
lican, Pennsylvania, that the Penn
sylvania delegation in the house would
meet Monday to consider the whole
subject.
McFadden ir formal statement de-
clared the delegation scented posi-
lively dangerous legislation and ex-
pressed the view that none of the
pending measures went to the heart
of the farmers troubles. He voiced
the opinion that there might be i'll
timed legislation due to political and
group agitation.
Meanwhile, representatives of the
Des Moir.es committee Of 22 and OF
farm organizations renewed their ar
gument for relief measures at ans
other conference of senator's Those
attending were Senators Walsh, dem
ocrat Montana and Reed, Pennsylva-
ria: Dale, Vermont; Metcalf, Rhode
Island; Means, Colorado. Oddie, Ne
yada; Jones, Washington; Couzens,
Michigan, and Nye, North Dakota, re-
publicans, and Shipsteady farmer-la-
Dor, Minnesota.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
State Police Called
To Protect Hamlet As
Firebug Causes Alarm

HARTLEY, DEL, April Soften
state policemen were detailed by
Governor Robinson today to advise
and aid citizens of this little Kent
county town Nh their efforts to np-
prehend an incendiary who has
perrOrized the IS families giving
here.
Destruction OF the Methodist
Episcopal church Is minutes after
armed men had searched 1t last
Wednesday and the setting OF sew
en- other fires within the past few
weeks lCtI citizens today to nsiS
the governor TO declare martIal
law. State police We're dispatched
instead.
An the meantime, every light in
every Hartley home bIaxeS all night
long AS the inhabitants guard
against further depredatiOns.
Residents are rarely seen ON the
streets without arms. Guardsmen
patrol the highways annd periodic
searches are made OF buildings that
mny act as "a lure to the fire bug.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
TO
SUSPEND TAB IN
S AN FRANCISCO
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H.
NEW YORK, April 3O.-Publicatlon
of the San Francisco Herald will be
temporarily suspended as a means Of
stabilizing other Vanderbilt news
papers, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., head
of the Vanderbilt Newspapers, lnc.,
announced to night Through his
counsel, Dudley Field Malone.
Malone said suspension of the
Sunday edition of the Los Angeles
News. and of the Monday edition of
the Miami Tab, is also contemplated.
Vanderbilt who celebrated his 28th
birthday today received seven Of
fers of financial aid, one of which,
Malone said was for the purchase OF
the Los Angeles News for $1,000, ,Ooo.
The responsibility of individuals or
groups making these offers, together
with five others previously made is
now under investigation, he said.
Malone said that the losses of the
San Francisco paper have been more
than so per cent of the corporation $
/ total monthly income, and that eX-
merits had advised relief from this
heavy burden in order that the papers
| in Miami and Los Angeles might
soon carry themselves on their owl'
incomes"
The 10 offers of financial assist
ance in the present crisis of the
Vanderbilt publications were based on
young Vanderbilts proposal to pledge
his patrimony Of $1,500,O0O as security
for loan of $500, ,OOO he said to-
day.
The threatened crash of the Van
derbilt newspapers, which the young
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
BRITISH MINERS TO
CEASE WORK TODAY;
.LOCKOUTS ORDERED
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LONDON, May Cess
alton Of all work in the
British coal mines begin
ming today, seemed newt,
able in the early hours Of
this Saturday morning).
Midnight, when the govern
nent's subsidy ended and
the mine owners lockout
notices were to 60 into ef-
feet, passed without an
agreement being reached
between the parties to the
dispute.
Thus. unless contrary Instructions
are Forthcoming from the miners fed
GRAFTON, the men will remain away
from their work today and the coun-
try will be plunged into another coal
strike such as ptsralyzed the industry
in 1921
The coal strike may involve ger
eraI withdrawal of trade union labor
throughout the country with conse-
uuent serious interference with rail-
roads, shipping and all industries
This position has not yet been reach
ed, but the contingency is beins
viewed with grave fear, for the trade
urion leaders are in strong sympathy
with the stand the miners have tax
en-. Many of the leaders are believed
to be prepared to take the extreme
step in calling a general strike II
support of, the colliery workers.
The conference of trade union ex'
ecutives adjourned at 2:30 o'clock this
morning without adopting any defi'
mite decision as to their future action
but the tone of the meeting was showr
by the speech of j. H. Thomas, secre'
sary of the National Union of Railway
Men. who declared that there never
was, and he hoped there never agar
would be such crisisl las now faces
| the labor movement and the country
| 1t would be foolish to attempt t
prophesy the outcome. He said tha
t4s government had showr- "complet'
incapacity to deal with the grave sit
uation, and no government has evel
blundered worse"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
Negro Woman Aviator
Killed in Crash In
Jacksonville, Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 30.
"A wrench which became jam
med i'm the controls tonight was
believed to have been the cause of
an airpIane crash here today which
killed Bessie Coleman of Chicago.
said Ito be the only negro woman
aviator in the world, anad William
ID. Wills, Dallas, Te1., who was
flying with the woman.
AviatOrs who Witnessed the ac-
cident said the plane was flying
Mt an altitude of about 1000 feet
when it went antO a tail spin. After
dropping. about 500 feet they said,
1T overturned and the woman. who
was said not TO have been strap
ped i'm, dropped to the GfOund.
Wills fell with the plane into a
tree. while police were ;extricat-
ing the body from the wreckage,
John It. Betsch of the Jacksonville
Negro WeIfarel leagne, lighted
match which ignfted gasoline fumes
and badly fbul4Aed the body. Betsch
was detained by police.