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Evening star., 1926-04-22
MAN WHO ONCE GUARDED
JEFFERSON DAVIS DIES
Capt. Thomas A. Briggs, 81, Con-
veyed Confederate President to
Prison in Virginia.
D. the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 22-Capt.
Thomas A. Briggs, 91-year-old Civil
War veteran, who at one time had
Jefferson Davis as his prisoner, died
Yesterday a the home Of his daughter
in Brooklyn. Capt. Briggs, who en-
gagged in the ice business in New
York shortly after the Civil War, re-
tired 10 years ago.
Immediately after the war he
owned a tugboat which was chartered
by the Government as a dispatch
bearer. One day he received orders
from the commander of Fort Monroe,
Va, 70 meet a ship in Hampton Roads
and bring ashore a prisoner.
The man who was intrusted to
capt. Briggs was the recently cap
tured president of the confederacy,
Jefferson Davis. whom he conveyed
10 the Virginia fortress.
Capt. Briggs is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Raymond Foich.
Evening star., 1926-04-22

$3.50 Negligees-$9.85
A few lovely satin and
crepe de chine neslisees, in
rose, maize and light blue
side:tie MISUNDERSTANDING
with seIf-ruching. Slightly
mussed, but extra Friday
value.
$500 to $3.50
Neglgees-$l2.S5
Attractive val lace trimmed
negligees-in crepe de chine,
georgette and gros de londre
light blue, peach and flesh
color-mussed, but not hurt.
$3.50 Silk Negligees-$4.SS
Only 10 Of these in brocad-
ed crepe de chines-in maize,
rose and turquoise blue
trimmed with self-ruehing.
Will not last long.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Friday in the Sports Shop

t2-sio7s piece Jumper Dresses and jersey with
Chane collarsfront peaed skirts
1o-s1o7s and $25o Jumper oresesros blue,
Of collars,
kick pleat skirts
15-$225o $500 Flannel
eolored buttons and scarf te-aso two piece jersey dresses.
peasant style with rainbow Friday $3.50
2-S2s5 Tailored English srOadeoth Pan and roll
light blue ~hits-broken szestrimmed
with fine tuckings Friday .ss5
5o-$195 1886 Handmade Wolfe Overblous
work and narrow lace immines-Peasan style-hte buff
voe-trmmed with
ored model fine dmty Friday csc
Evening star., 1926-04-22

Women's SOS Embroidered Sleeve Goats
Mole tuxedo colars-sandaI and evernIade-szss
style in buebe shade-$110
$35 Coats Charmeen thistle
down border pued trimmed
thread embroidery, sizes "a
black braided puff sleeves gray squirrel
Tuxedo coar-Sze SO. Friday-$75.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
POLITICAL PLOT FOUND.
Ecuador Government Jails Four in
Alleged Conspiracy.

GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador. April %
LY.-Another political conspiracy is
alleged to have been discovered by
the Ecuadorean government
The police announce that Clotario
Paz. DR.. Carlos Puig and Capts.
Lopez Darquea and Hector 1cazs
have been imprisoned in connection
with the plot.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
$4.8S Gowns and
demises-$3.S5

Broken sizes, and real rem
nant chances! Tailored crepe
de chine gowns - and lace
trimmed chemise of radium,
eeorsette and crepe de chine.
Choice Of filet and val laecs
in this group.
Evening star., 1926-04-22

30-$4.95 Costume
Shps-$3.95
A Friday clearaway Of
radium silk Slips-taiIored
styles with hemstitched tops
and radium siIks, with ap-
pliqued net trimming-deep
shadow hems-not all sizes
in each style.
$3.50 Costume
Slips-$5.8S
Choice Of crepe back satin,
crepe de chine and radium
silk-hemstitched band tops
and lace-trimmed styles
black, brown, peach, flesh
color and white - deep
shadow hems-about rs slips
to be cleared away tomorrow.
Evening star., 1926-04-22

sUV 20 wv VVWHH~ UHH
Chemises-$6.85
Lovely radium silk, seor-
sette and crepe de chine
gowns and chemise with
French val and fiet laees-
and two piece pajamas in
pastel shades, Of radium silk
with applique work. Quantity
small.
Evening star., 1926-04-22
Silk Underwear, Negligees,

$2.95 Chemise and Step
Ins-$1.S5
Odd garments, including
radium silk seorsette crepe
and crepe de chine, in orchid,
flesh color, peach and black
some tailored styles - others
lace trimmed.
$3.95 Silk Gowns and
Chemise-$2.S5
A quick clearing price for
these attractive lace trimmed
radium silk and crepe de
chine sarments-various pas
tel shades in the group.
$3.50 Pink Broche
Corsettes-$1.9S
Boned back and front and
fitted with two pairs Of hose
supporters. Not many.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
Man Who Sued Grange Is
Sought by U. S. Officers
Upon Charge of Forgery
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

TUCSON, jan 15.-George Lazo,
whose suit for $4,000 against Harold
(Red) Grange and his manager, c. C.
Pyle, was filed yesterday in Los An~
geles, is being sought by federal
authorities in this city and New
York on a warrant charging forgery
of a physicians signature, United
States Marshal Tom Mills said to-
nj gtht.
Lazo who was a patient in a san~
itariurn here, attempted to promote
backing for a football team here
last November to meet the Chicago
Bears. His first wire to Pyle re
ceived a favorable reply, it was
said, asking for more definite infor~
nation as to the personnel of the
team Lazo intended to bring against
the Bears Business men here refus-
ed to finance the plan and Lazo left
for Los Angeles.
The United States marshal said he
was taking no action in the matter
now, as the apprehension of Lazo
was, up to the New York authorities.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
Phoenix Prescription
Clerk Caught Stealing
Drugs From a Pharmacy
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

PHOENIX, Jan. 15.-The most
sensational narcotic coup made in
Arizona for several years. involv-
ing the alleged theft of cocaine and
morphine valued in "bootleg" prices
at nearly $4,000 was consummated
Thursday night in the arrest OF
Carl Kober SO years of ago, pre-
scription clerk in local drug store,
According to Roy Wayland, pro-
priter of the pharmacy, Kober's
thefts have extended over period
of nearly four years, during which
time shortages in narcotics hand
led by the drug establishment in
clude approximately $4,000 half
grain tablets of morphine and rs
ounces of cocaine in powder form.
The stolen narcotics, Wayland
said, were passed to a confederate
and sold by him to narcotics adj
ditcs in the community. The arrests
were made by. federal narcotic
agent and sheriffs deputies.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
ADDITIONAL
S PQ12 T S
JACK DELANEY
DEFEATS YOUNG
BOB FITZSIMMONS
(By Dispatch A. p. Wiro)

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Jack De-
laney Of Bridgeport, Conn.,, light
heavyweight, won judges decision
over Young Bob Fitzsimmons of Nut
ley, N. j., son of the former heavy
weight champion in a 10-round bout
at Madison square garden tonight.
Delaney scored a knockdown in the
fourth round and had his opponent
on the verge of a knockout But
Fitzsimmons rallied and fought back
during the remainder of the contest.
This marked the first time in his
fighting career that Fitzsimmons was
floored
Fitzsimmons weighed 1876 ia; De-
laney 1853.
Frank Moody of Wales, won a
judges decision over Benny Ross, of
Buffalo, N. Y, in the opening 10
round match of the show. Moody
weighed 100 ga, two pounds less
than his opponent
In the second ten-rounder Joe Dun
dee of Baltimore, decisively outpointed
Jack McVey, New York negro .welter-
weight. Dundee twice had his OPP
ponent on the verge of a knockout.
Dundee weigher 14S Ia and McVey
145 Ia.
vodi, New York lightweight, knocked
In a preliminary match Andy De-
out Mickey Travers of New Haven,
Conn, in the third round of a six
round match.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
Arkansas River States
Name Committee to Plan
Flood Control Policy
lRv Disnatch A. p. Mirel


LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. ia
committee to devise flood control
policy acceptable to seven south
western states was appointed at the
close of the first days session of a
conference of flood and drainage
commissioners here To-day.
d. e. Carpenter, Denver Colo, was
named chairman of the committee.
Representatives of Oklahoma, Tex
as, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, New
Mexico and Colorado are here for the
conference. e. E. Blake, Oklahoma
City, acting chairman, said in an
address today that the flood levels
of the Arkansas and Mississippi riv-
er5 could be controlled and affected
ry impounding the surplus water of
tributory streams at strategic points.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
Fish Cultural Station
in Colorado Sought by
Congressman Guy Hardy
(By Dispatch A. ?. Wire )

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--Expendit-
ure of 100000 to establish a fish
cultural station on the Rio Grande
river in Colorado was proposed today
in a bill by Representative Hardy,
republican of that state.
The measure would require that
the. federal fish commissioners be
empowered to conduct fish cultural
operations at any time even though
they might conflict with state fish
laws.
The station would be headed by a
superintendent with salary of 1880
per annum, a foreman at a salary of
$500 and two apprentice fish cul.
turists at 5000 per annum.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
WINS BELGIAN AWARD

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 15.-For
the second time an American has won
the prize awarded annually by the
Royal Academy of Belgium for it's
mathematical competition. The 1925
winner was Professor Win. G. Graus,'
tein of the department of mathema-
tics at Harvard University for his
memoir on geometric surfaces, it was
announced HERE The only other
American to win the prize was Pro-
fessor p. j. Wilczynski of the Uni
versity of Chicago, who led in the
1909 competition.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
DODGERS MAKE
MANY CHANGES
In REGULARS
(Ry DISPATCH A. p. Mirel

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-- Evidence of
shakeup in the ranks of the Brook
lyn Nationals, preparatory to the
1925 baseball campaign is disclosed
in the clubs announcement today
that its spring training roster in
cludes only II players who started
and finished the 1925 campaign.
The survivors of last seasons out
fit include most of the regulars,
however, among them Pitchers Vance
Grimes, Ehrhardt and Osborne; In
fielders Stock, Fournfer and Tierney,
and Outfielders Wheat and Cox.
Thirty-seven players, including II
pitchers, comprise the aggregation
to be assembled by President -Manag-
er Wilbert Robinson, for the condi-
tioning and wedding out process be-
ginning at Clearwater, Fla, Febru-
ary %.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
ARMED GUARD PLACED
OVER MARY PICKFORD

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 70 All
armed guard has been appointed for
Mary Pickford the film actress, her
husband Douglas Fairbanks, re-.
vealed. '"There have been no new
developments, threats or plots that
we know Of Fairbanks said ''but
Mary and 1 have decided that we are
the target for all the nuts who come
to Los Angeles" Two men were
convicted several months ago fol
conspiring to kidnap the actress and
hold her for ransom. The guard
formerly was county jailor in Los
Angeles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
MRS. MosHER RELEASED
BY Dispatch A. P. Wire }

PHOENIX, Jan. 15.-Mrs. Hattie L.
Mosher, well known Phoenix business
woman committed to the county Jail
last Saturday, January 8, after she
had been adjudged in contempt Of
court by Superior Judge Joseph S.
Jenckes, was released from custody
Thursday on an order issued by
Judge Jenckes. Meanwhile the as
sets of the City Ice Delivery com
pany have been taken over by G. p.
Lee, as receiver appointed by the
court 1t was Mrs. Mosher's failure
to comply with the order directing
her to return the assets of the COM
pany over to the receiver, that re-
suited in. the contempt citation and
her commitment to jail.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEW
MARRIED BY CLOUDS

BENCOOLEN, Sumatra, Jan. IA
The American expedition of the
United States naval observatory,
which was stationed near Tebing
Tinggi, in southeastern Sumatra for
observation of the solar eclipse, had
it's work greatly Handicapped by
cloudy weather. It was able to car
ry out only one-third of it's program
with doubtful results. This expedi-
tion is headed by DR.. Frank d. Lit
tell, assisted by DR.. john August An
dderson of the Mount Wilson obser-
vatory in California.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
FORMER GREEK KING
TO HAVE FLORIDA HOME
(Bv Dispatch A. p. wire>

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.AThe former
King George il of Greece is. about to
have a residence built for himself
at the Floranada club north of Fort
Lauderdale, on the. Florida east
coast, according to an announcement
made today by the American British
Improvement corporation, hackers of
the enterprise. Howard Kelly, widely
known for his architectural work at
Palm> Beach, was the designer of the
residence, it was said. King George
is at present in Bucharest, Rumania.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
n. ". STOCK EXCHANGE
AGAINST FREE LUNCHES


NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Free lunches
with liquor must no longer be served
to favored customers by members of
the New York Stock Exchange. En-
rhatic warnings to this effect were
issued today by officials of the ex-
change on an objection raised by the
committee on quotations and COM
missions which wants rigid enforce
ment Of the rule that brokers shall
not split commissions. The commit
tee made no objection on the basis
of the Volstead act, but protested
that it regarded serving either lunch
or drinks or both to a customer as
one form of splitting a commission.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
GEORGE BARNES OF
WILLIAMS is KILLED

10y OlSpdlcll a. T. WHe)
WILLIAMS, Jan. .15.-George Barnes
of Williams, was killed and DR.. B.
A. Melick, pioneer, physician of this
City, was seriously injured Thursday
morning when Santa Fe passenger
train number IL struck an automo-
bile in which they were riding at
Abra, 25 miles north of williams.
Barnes died Is minutes after the
accident as the two victims were be-
ing taken to Williams on the train.
Barnes died as the result of bad head
injuries and DR.. Mellick was hurt in
the chest and back. Barnes, organic
er of the Williams Rotary club and,
leader of the Barnes orchestra, was
about 55 years old. He is survived
by a widow and two sons, Roy
Barnes, of Williams, and Verdi
Barnes, a caddet at West Point.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
TUCSON TO Get
NEXT Y. W. MEET
(By Dispatch A. P. Wirel

BISBEE, Jan. 15.-Tucson was Sc
lected as the place of the next mid
winter conference of the Southern
Arizona Young Women's Christian
association, at THE closing session of
the 1925 conference of the associa-
tion here today.
The major feature Of the two day
session was the work Of Miss Kath-
crime Gerwick of New York City, ma
tional secretary of the educational
branch of the association, who deliv-
cred series of addresses and lead
ing the open forum discussions by
the delegates.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
FRENCH
TENNIS DATES
IN CONFLICT
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

PARIS, Jan. 15.-Helen Wills,
American Women's tennis champion,
tripped into France today and left
in her wake stream of relations
between France and England.
On her arrival here she was asked
if she would enter the French hard
court which opens June 2. Miss
Wills replied that she could not be-
Wightman Cup competition in Eng
land on that date. Then it dawned
on French officials that the Wight
man cup play conflicted with their
own championship dates.
A hurried conference was called
and resulted in a letter to the
british federation demanding that
the dates for the Wightman play
be either advanced or postponed.
Frenchmen pointed out that the
dates for the French play selected
nearly two weeks before those for
the Wightman competition. We sin
cerely hope that this is not chal-
lenge thrown at French tennis the
letter said.
French officials openly expressed
the sentiment that unless the Brit
ish recede from their present stand
Wimbledon will have to struggle
along without French players in 1926.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
Basket Ball Results

AT Tucson:
University of Arizona 80; Tempe
Normal "a.
Grinnell 49, Kansas Aggies 35.
At Colorado Springs Colorado col
lege As; Western State college 20.
At st. Louis: Washington Univer-
sity 80; Iowa State 26.
At Grand Forks, N. D: Des Moines
University IL North Dakota Univer-
sity %.
At saltwater: oklahoma A. and NJ.
"a; Drake, 20.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
MOVIE ACTORS WED
(By Dispatah A. ?. Wirel

CULVER CITY, Calf, Jan. Is. -
Elinor Fair and William Boyd, who
have just finished a picture at the
DeMille studios here in which they
played opposite each other in the
Santa Ana, and were married, they
told their friends Thursday Miss Fair
was one of the baby stars of 1924,
picked by the Wampas, the organiza-
tino of moving picture publicity men.
Boyd has been under the direction of
Cecil DeMille for five years.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
U. OF A. BEATS TEMPE
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire) }


TUCSON, Jan. 15.-The University
of Arizona Basketball five defeated
the Tempe Normal quintette 80 to "A
in the first game of the collegiate
season here this afternoon. The Sec
ond of the two game series between
the two schools will be played to-
morrow. The Normal school squad
took the lead at the opening of the
game but were overtaken before the
end of the first half after which the
Wildcats were never stopped.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
non AwARr or CoNFL1Cr

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Jones w.
Mersereau, president of the United
Staetes Lawn Tennis Association
said tonight he was not aware of
any conflict in tennis dates be-
tween France and England and ex-
pressed the belief that arrangements
would permit Helen Wills and other
American tennis players to COM
pete in the scheduled events in both
countries.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16
ESTABLISH ARMY RECORD

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 15.-
Six enlisted men from the Parachute
department of the Tenth School
group at Kelley Field set a new rec
ord for parachute jumping Thursday
when the entire complement of pas
sengers completed successful jumps
from one plane within 12 seconds
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-16

"HumOr i'm China" by Capt. SpOerry.
auspices X. of +. Grand Theatre,
Jan. 22..-AdY.
, 1926-04-23
TO COLLECT SIS, 900; MUST
RETURN AS WITNESS.

Henry Perrett Gentil, head of the Gu
lracao Trading Company. returned to his
home yesterday without having collect.
led SIS, 900 due his company from island
Iliquor smUgglers.
Before sailing he deposited $40, 900 in
cash in Federal Court in addition to Civ
ing bond for a similar sum to return
here as a government witness at the trial
of Luciano Fuertes and others, set for
May 3.
Banks have been subpoenaed TO pre-.
sent to the grand jury records of drafts
and other documents which may throw
light on smuggling operations. Cable
and telegraph companies also have pre-
scented copies of messages and records to
the grand jury.-Ibid.
, 1926-04-23

vention in the war which stand led to his
expulsion from the Socialist Party that
October.
November, 1914, published his own pa
per, espousing intervention.
Enlisted as soldier, after Italy declared
war with Austria in 1915, receiving SO
wounds through explosion of hand gren-
ade in February 1917.
Resumed editorship of his paper, when
inValided home and, with close of war
turned his guns a yainst Socialists and
Communists.
Jumped to world fame when, in March,
1919, he called P group of former service
men and organized the 'Fasci |, aliani de
Combattimento, 2" or Fascist to work and
fight for Italy and her war claims and
against Socialists.
Frowned upon at first by government,
the Fascist soon won sympathy of the
Italian ration and grew to z, 1000. 600 mem
bers organized completely.
Since he became dictator of Italy the
two outstanding features of Mussolini's
reign have been his attempt to persuade
the Pope to leave the Vatican and end
the self imposed exiles of Popes since
September, 1870. when the Holy See was
deprived of rulership at Rome and his
drive on Free Masons because, he declar-
ed, Italian Free Masons, unlike those in
America, are a secret political Or9anlza-
tion whose activities are directed from a
secret central body in a foreign country.
In 1920 Mussolini ciashed openly with
Socialist labor organizations, forced their
leaders to kiss the flag. invaded indus
trial centres, engaged in street fights,
ambushes and riots, burned labor head
quarters and engaged in battles where
tt ousands were killed and many more
wounded.
In 1922, under the threat of MussoIini's
Fascist, Premier Facta and his Minister
resigned, after they had been unable to
cope with a general strike.
Mussolini was raised to Premier at the
call of the King and began a reform
movement, discharging $4,000 civil ser
vice workers, and became virtual dicta-
tor of ItaIy.-Boston Evening American.
, 1926-04-23
MuSSOltni Began Lie AS a
Blacksmith

Mussolini was born July 20. 1888, in a
shack" in the village of Dovia, Province
Romagnano, Italy. Father a poverty
stricken blacksmith of Red" tendencies;
his mother a school teacher.
Learned to read at five years and until
October, 1892, worked in fathers black
smith shop, beginning development of
the marvellous physique that afterwards
, stood him well.
| Began studies in College of Faenza
! when only nine years old, but was ex-
: PEELED after knitting a fellow student in a
! quarrel. Then went to college at Ferlim-
[ popli and later received a teachers GER
%tificate.
Taught for time in rural schools but
left and wandered restIessly to SWitzer-
land as a vagabond. Worked for while
as brickIayer's labOrer, then tramped a.
gain, studying Socialism.
In 1904 was deported from Switzerland
as a vaGabOnd and went back to Italy,
Became editor of a fiery Socialist organ
and became a Socialist of the revolution
airy type. Was at the head of many
strikes and mobs against sOldiery and be,
came so strong he brought about expul-
sion of three Socialist Party chiefs.
In 1911 his attacks on the government
were so violent that he spent a year in
Jail.
Resumed editorship of Socialist organ
: in 1913, was arrested several times and
once brought concentration of whole
Italian army about Milan to prevent
wholesale revolution under his leader
ship.
In 1914 espoused cause of Italian inter-
, 1926-04-23
Publication.

IT is hereby brought to public no
l tice that the sum of francs
303. so, representing interest ac-
crued on the invested capital of
their Majesties King CHRISTIAN the
Ninth and Queen LOUIsE's Golden
Wedding Memorial Fund for the
benefit of worthy INDECENT persons
in 1t. CrciX, will be available for
distribution on May Is, 1926.
Applications containing the re-
quisite information and duly certi-
fed should be forwarded to the
undersigned on or before May Is,
1926.
Despatchirg Secretary's Office,
St. Croix, Virgin Islands,
Il April, 1926.
G. P. SHAMER,
Despatching~Secretary
, 1926-04-23
Wit and Humor.

Officer" said the judge, this woman
at the bar declares that first you tried to
coax her to marry you, and then you
arrested her."
''Oi did, sor."
What's the charged
Resisting an officer"
Al Irishman was recently summoned
as a witness at an important trial.
Now my good man. said the judge,
what passed between you and the
~prisoner?"
'Oh, thin, Place your honor" said
Pat, sure ] sees Phelim atop Of the
, 1926-04-23

source of the river from hich San Juan
secures its waller The west coast of TIE
island is said to have benefited much
from the rain Ibid.
, 1926-04-23

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plaze your honor"