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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
DISPATCH WILL PRINT
SERIES OF ARTICLES
UPON TRAFFIC LAWS

With the Increasing number of ar
rests for traffic violations, brought
about through a drive recently insti-
tuted to curb speeding and reckless
driving, police officers state that they
find an increasing number of offend
ers pleading ignorance of the traffic
regulations, and emphasize the fact
that ignorance Of the regulations can
not be accepted as an excuse.
In none of the traffic cases recent
ly to come up in police court have
because they did not know they had
violated an ordinance.
Gordon Newman, mounted traffic
officer, urges all motorists of the
city to acquaint themselves with the
city's traffic laws and regulations.
and he points out the fact that less
than an hours perusal of the regu-
latons will provide knowledge of
the various ordinances.
Many motorists profess to know
the traffic laws, but upon being ques-
toned by police officers, find that
that they have only vague under
standing of many of the important
regulations. The following are some
of tho questions which Officer New
man says many motorists are unable
to answer:
What is the speed limit on G ave-
nue.?
What in any other part of the
city?
What signal for left turn; for
right turn?
Where is turning between street
intersections permissible?
Who has the right of way at in
tersections?
What constitutes reckless driving?
How many passengers can you
carry in wo-passenger car?
What cars have the right of way
at all times?
What must you do when you hear
the fire alarm?
What distance must you keep away
apparatus?
At what angle must you park your
car in the business section where
there are no lines painted on tho
pavement?
These and many others are ques-
tions to which many Douglas motor
lists cannot give the correct answer.
Through ignorance of the regula-
tions many motorists unwittlngly
commit offenses for which they are
subsequently fined or otherwise pun
ished.
Beginning Thursday the Douglas
Daily Dispatch will give the answers
to the above questions and many
others pertaining to important traf-
fic regulations as service to its
readers. The questions and answers
will be given in series, and the
object will be to give general un-
herstanding of all the city's impor-
tant traffic rules,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24

company because OF certain circum-
stances attending the acquisition.
In somewhat similar proceedings
against Swift and company of en-
cago, and the Thatcher Manufactur-
ing company of III .ladelpnia, however,
the court not only reversed the COM
mission, but laid down certain limit
ations to guide it's future acts. 1t
was held that tho commission is
without authority Ito require one who
has secured title and possession Of
Ihysical property before proceedings
were begun against it, to dispose or
the same, although secured through
an unlawful purchase of the stock"
From this opinion Justice Brande.s
dissentcd, declaring that authority to
compel Investment Of stock ownership
must carry with it authority to COM
pei corporation also to give UP
the physical property of competitors
when acquired through stock control
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
TEN BELIvED DEAD

LETHBRIDGE, Alta, Nov. % H0--
Ten miners are believed to have
been killed by deadly gas borrowing
an explosion early today IN the Nc
Gilivray creek mine near here. Fire
was sweeping the work .ngs tonight
preventing rescue work. xsecurrins
explosions prevented a, search for
bodies after TWO had been removed.
Twenty eight men were in the miro
when the gas and dust exploded.
Eighteen made their way safely to the
surface. Rescue crews later removed
two bodies, located a third ana an
nounced that little hope was enter
tanned that any of the seven men
unaccounted for would be found alive
The theory that the men met death
from the deadly after-damp was ad-
vanced when rescue workers repori>
ed that the three bodies were found
IN positions which indicated that the
men had been making frantic efforts
tc reach the surface when overco she
by gas.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
Supreme Court Passes on
Two Dry Law Cases
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state law did not provide for confisca-
tion of the boat and cargo, and both
were turned over to the federal agents.
Those operating the boat. however
were convicted under state law.
1t was contended by the owners that
the delivery of the boat to the federal
agents was unlawful, because these
officers had not detected it while en-
gagged in violating the law.
The government, considering the
case as n precedent which would es-
tablish federal authority to take over
automobiles and boats seized by state
police, placed great Importance in the
issue. In the instance Of the Ray Of
Block Island, it was contended that the
federal agents had as an argument the
conviction of those operating the boat
and as eviednce the liquor which had
been seized.
1t was asserted however, that in the
enforcement of national prohibition 1t
was immaterial whether the federal
agents made the seizure originally,
while the vehicles were loaded and ac-
tually engaged in the unlawful trans
portation, or whether they profited
by the diligence of state officials. In
any event, when they took possession
ment argued, and it only remained in
forfeiture proceedings TO show to the
satisfaction of the court illegal USE"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
Teachers Hear Splendid
Talks About Their Work
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ern Arizona Principals association it
was decided to abolish girls basket
ball in the schools of the southern dis
trict following the prevailing tendency
in other parts of the country. 1t was
pointed out 1T the meeting that many
eastern states and other sections of
Arizona have ruled out girls basket
ball at the schools. 1t is the opinion
of the coaches and high school authori-
ties that inter-class competition will
bring more desirable results. There is
plenty of interest in basketball among
the girls of the Douglas schools.
Another feature of the Tuesday ses-
sion of the convention was an address
by Miss Maude McBroom of the Uni
versity of Iowa on the subject, Poor
English: Whose Fault?" Miss Helen
Brown, Cochise county superintendent
of schools, presided at the morning
meeting. In the afternoon, Mrs. Grace
Farrell, superintendent of the Santa
Cruz county schools, presided, and Miss
McBroom made another interesting ad-
dress on the subject, "Enriching the
Work In the Social Sciences"
"Wednesday the election of officers
of the association for the coming year
will be held and also the voting on all
proposed bills of legislation. Features
of Wednesday mornings session will
be an address by C. E. Rose, superin
tendent of the Tucson schools, and by
DR.. Ernest Horn of the University OF
Iowa, on the subject, "The Assignment
in the Light of Recent Investigations
The convention will close Wednesday
afternoon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
PACK GRAND PIANO TO
CANYON BOTTOM OVER
FAMOUS SUPAI TRAIL

GRAND CANYON, Nov. % Especial
to the Dispatch Little did Shape
speare dream that his music hath
charmss would occasion the packing
Of a piano into the remotest bowels
Of the earth. Yet such is the feat,
for today baby grand was carried
to the beautiful Havasupai canyon,
.'The Land of the Sky Blue Waters" 4"
over one of the worlds most tortuous
and spectacular trails, which connects
the Hayasupai indian reservation with
the outside world.
Havasupai, which is a branch OF
the Grand canyon, is a most secluded
and unfrequented spot owing to Ns
inacces stability. According to G. G..
Bolton, acting superintendent of Grano
canyon national park, said, the
s3upai trail is the longest and mosy
difficult to descend within the park.
This unimproved trail was built by
the cliff-dwelling ancestors of the
Supai Indians. There are many mar,
row places, huge boulders, and sharp
turns on the trail, where mounteu
parties must dsmount and lead then
animals over the dangerous stretches.
However, over this trail, where cliff
dwelIers packed their papooses, today
Their descendants succeeded in packing
u piano.
Inasmuch as two hundrd pounds
was the maximum single load prevf-
cusly packed into the canyon, it din
not appear feasible to pack an uu-
assembled piano the heaviest single
part of which weighed 37S pounds
down fourteen miles of bad trail
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
Fall-DOheny Attorneys
Require Time for Big Case
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the original contract to Doneny-s
company and charged this was part
of the scheme to defraud the gov
ernment. Hogan countered with the
declaration that secrecy had been re-
quested by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
then acting secretary of the navy,
because confidential war plans of the
Eavy We're involved.
Defense counsel also said the evr-
dence would show that the bids Tor
the storage contract were, opened m
the presence of competing companies
and interior department offic1a.s.
Roberts declared that the govern
inent would show that ynree OF COM
panies had declined to bid because
they did not believe such a contract
was legal.
The government lawyer also declar-
ed that solicitors in both the interior
department and the department or
justice had held the scheme to be
illegal, but that despite this FaII
went ahead with the plans under
which Doheny's company got two
contracts and a lease out of wHIcn
the oil man Stated his concern wouIo
make $100,O00,OOO in profits
The jury was told by Hogan that
the proposal had been approved as
legal by the judge advocate general
OF the navy and that Captain John r..
Robson, Secretary Derby's personal
representative in oil matters then
went ahead, with the. secretary's di-
rection, to develop THE plan.
Robson reinterested Doheny in the
first contract, Hogan said, by ex-
planning in confidential detail the
then threatened situation in the Pa
cific. After listening to naval Of
ficers, Doheny, Hogan declared, agreec
that his company would go in anc
agree to do the work without profit
as a patriotic duty.
The contract as finally approves
gave the Pan american Petroleum,
company preferential rights in Elk
Hills and it is the governments con-
tention that this was all part OF
the conspiracy by which the Cali
fornia oil man was to get possession
Of the reserves. Hogan said the evI-
dence would show that Fall had no
part in the negotiations for the
lease Itself and that Doheny was
called into the negotiations only az
the last minute.
When Hogan concluded, the gov
ernment brought out from it's frs,
witness, George Otis Smith, director
of the geological survey, thatahe ane
H. Foster Balm, director of the pu-
reau OF mines, had called to the
attention of Fall at the time the
contracts Were being negotiated tina,
there was a large over-production OF
oil which was sending down the price
Dr.. Smith estimated that the Elk
Hills. reserve contained 25O,OOOOOO bar
Iels Of crude oil. He disagreed thai
wells drilled on adjacent land woulc
drain some of this supply, but saic
the operation of these wells m1gn'
make it more difficult and costly &C
get out some of the oil from the
naval lands.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
NONE ENTONIBED

NAPA, Calf. Nov. % R-A pre-
mature or a late explosion of dynN-
mite claimed the lives of two men IN
the Old Corona quick silver mine, 40
miles northeast Of here early tooay.
EARLY reports had it that MUM
her of miners also were entombeo,
tut this later was discounted. AZ
though full details were not oora'n-
able The mine is far back In the
hills of Napa county, accessible only
over steep trails. After having been
abandoned for years, the mine one OF
the oldest in tho state recently was
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
GEORGE E. BUXTON HAS
PRAISE FOR FLETCHER;
RETURNED ON TUESDAY

"The people in the southern part of
the state can hardly be aware of the
great amount of valuable advertising
given this section by. the recent record
trip made over the All-Southern high
way by Colonel Ed Fletcher" was the
statement of George e. Buxton, Doug
las business man, who returned Tues
day afternoon from a several weeks
business and pleasure trip to San
Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and
other Pacific coast points.
The California chamber of com
merce reports that hundreds of tourists
are already coming west by way of
this route because of the fact that
Colonel Fletcher's time established it
as the best all-year round. Colonel
Fletcher visited Douglas while return
ing from his record trip and was en-
tertained with a banquet at lthe Club
Sociale while here. Buxton states
that the car in which he made the
trip is now on display in Los Angeles.
Buxton was formerly in business with
Colonel Fletcher in San Diego.
While on the trip, Buxton met a
number of persons form ly well
known in Douglas. These included
Eugene Fox, formerly assistant traffic
manager for the Southern Pacific at
El Paso, who is now vice president
and traffic manager for the Western
Pacific, with headquarters at San
Francisco; Ely Martin, formerly Sec
retary of the Douglas Chamber of
Commerce and Mines. who is now ad-
vertising manager for the Californian
at Bakersfield, and Colonel Fletcher.
He visited with Mrs. Buxton and his
son. John Buxton, while in San Diego.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
Man jailed On Charge of
Passing Worthless Check

Wilbur Alexander, 2I, was lodged in
the city Jail Tuesday night on charges
of having defrauded 4 local business
establishment by giving a bogus check
in payment for merchandise.
The young man is said to have pur-
chased merchandise amounting to $4,
offering a $40 check in payment. He
was given Sc in change. and the check
is said to have proven worthless.
Report was made to the local police
department and through the efforts OF
the merchant who accepted the check
the accused man was apprehended in
the city Tuesday evening.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
orFICERs NOMINATED

BISBEE, Now %. Up - Mrs. Ammo
Rogers of Tucson and Mrs. Grace Far
rell Of Nogales were both placed in
nomination for the presidency of the
southen branch of the Arizona Educa-
tional association during the second
session of the convention here today.
Election of officers will be held to-
morrow in the closing hours of the
three-day conference. Miss Maude Nc
Broom of the University of Iowa was
the principal speaker at both the
morning and afternoon assemblies OF
teachers today. DR.. Ernest Horn of
the University of Iowa and c. Il. Rose,
superintendent of Tucson schools, are
slated for addresses tomorrow.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
Queen Marie to Sail Today
at IL; Has a Hectic Day
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new experience for the queen, cater-
ers and tug alike.
Before the boat ride Marie met the
directors of the oil company at its
general offices, being greeted by Ed.
ward w. Sadler, who for several
years managed the Rumanian branch
of the concern.
Children who live along First ave-
nue at 10th street had their closest
view .of royalty today when tho queen
visited the old power plant of the
New York Edison company. Scores
of urchins tagged after her, break
ing through the police cordons. when
Marie walked block from one en-
trance of the building to another.
The police had not expected the ma
neuver, and were almost swept off
their feet by the rush of youngsters.
The old plant was visited to give
contrast to she queens earlier call
at Che new power station, which she
put. in operation by throwing a switch
to stapt the first giant turbine.
Ileana had separate part in the
program when she and her mother
attended reception by the National
Federation of Business and Profess
sional Women's clubs,
The princess sponsored plan OF
the organization to launch Christ
mas ship loaded with toys and good
les for Rumanian war orphans. She
will receive the ship when it arrives,
just before the Rumanian Christmas,
two weeks later than the date cele-
brated in this country
Nicolas and Ileana then joined
tea dance party at the Mitchell city
home, while their mother retired to
hress for the Astor dinner.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
BIG JIM NINE ON FIRE

KINGMAN, Nov. 2S Q0-The shaft
of the Big Jim copper mine, owneo
hy the United Eastern Mining COM
pany, caught fire today from an un-
known cause, and tonight had burned
to the 2O0-foot lever with indications
that it would burne to the water
level at 500 feet. The loss so far IS
estimated at $4,000. The mine has
been inactive for the past month.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
SEEKS TO ATTACK ACT

WASHINGTON, Nov z3 R-Harry
F. Sinclair asked the supreme courc
today to permit him to attack the
constitutionality of the> Walsh act,
which guided the District of CoIum
bia. court of appeals in dismissing his
appeal challenging his indictment for
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
TRADE COMMISSION CASES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 QP-The fed
eral trade commission, whose peren-
NAL effort to regulate the practice
of American business has kept il IN
constant litigation, won 4 trick and
lost two today in the supreme court.
The court agreed with the commits
sion that the Western Meat Company
|cf California, must give up control
of the plant of the Nevada Packing
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
B O W LIN G
Y. Nj. c. A.

Y, NJ. c. A.
The Panthers took four points from
the Railroaders in their game on the
"Y" alleys last night. Swain was
high man for the Panthers, rolling
446, while Johnson was high for the
railroaders, with 469. The total PIN
mage for the Panthers was 2,2S7, and
that of the Railroaders, 2,050.
PantherS.
Bise, 37S; Jorgensen, 434; Swain,
446; Smith, All; H. A. Hill, 4o2. Total
2,2S7.
RaiIrOaderS.
Johnson, 469; Klutz, 429; Young
42O; Klingsworth, 432; John Doe, 500.
Total 1850.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
Smouldering Disputes With
Mexico Over New Land
Laws Nearing a Showdown
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American citizens since in such cases
it (the Mexican gbNernmenD will be
disposed to repair such, violations
For the moment the situation rests
there.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24

Rv constructing crate with a long
POLE on either side 1T was possloie
to shift Nthe heaviest load onto two
horses. This worked very wen ON
the straight stretches, but at the
2igzags it was necessary TO remove
the load and pack tbs bulky affair
around the turns by human hands,
1t took professional piano movers,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
Chicago Mill Agreement
Is Held to Be Illegal
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spiracy to restrain interstate COM
merce.
The government in it's appeal to
the supreme court insisted that the
evidence did show Il conspiracy to
prevent the shipment to and sale IN
Chicago OF outside millWork.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
RaiIrOaderS.
" w. c. 4.

The Eleventh Streeters won from
the Y. NJ c. A. team last night at
the "Y" alleys. Adams was high
man for the visitors, with 495; while
Magma was high for the losers, with
3S7. The total pinnage for the Win
ners was 1874, while the losers
rolled 1908.
Y. w. c. a.
Hickox, 393; Mogana, SS7; C. Boals,
345; C. r. Foster, 27O; +. Foster, 500.
Totals. 1903,
Eleventh StreeterS.
Richards, 432; Davis, 276 Adams,
495 Reese, 43S; Krunskog, 333. Total,
1874.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
Twenty-eight Men in Slope,
Three Bodies Are Found
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An improperly packed charge OF
dynamite in wall of coal known as
windy shot" was believed 20 nave
caused the blast.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24

reopened when an advance in the
price of quick silver made it pror-
liable.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
Reading Road Wins
Race to Acquire
PIG Mile Pa. Line

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Around a
219-mile railroad, extending from
Tamaqua, Pa, to Campbell Hall, N. Y,
will center one of the biggest railroad
fights the interstate commerce com
mission has encountered since it re-
jected the Van Sweringen billion-dol-
lar railroad merger.
This became known today when the
commission gave notice that it would
conduct hearings, beginning tomorrow
on the application of the Philadelphia
e. Reading to acquire control of the
Lehigh & New England by lease and
other trackage arrangements.
This apparently insignificant road
which is devoted largely to freight
movement, was prize for which five
great systems angled for months and
which the Reading finally landed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
FIVE Die IN LABOR DAY
WRECK IN HEART OF CITY;
BIG CRASH AT JUNCTION

An overloaded excursion train of
tho Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road was visited by death as it was
bringing Labor Day Vaeationlsts
from Wisconsin towns late Monday
at cIybourne Junction. Five per
sons were killed and more than
half a hundred seriously injured
when another train bit the rear car
and sent il crashing thru the one
before II, teIescoping them and i'm
prIsoning the terror-stricken passen-
gers In the twisted iron and spIIn-
tered beams.
The driver OF tho suburban train
that crashed into the death cars
has been held responsible. The en-
gineer, however, in his own defense
said he was following instructions
to 90 slow, proceeding at no more
than ten miles an hour when sud-
denly the lights of an oncomlna
train blinded him and next he
knew he was upon the other train.
The scene Of the wreck revealed
that not only were the cars over
loaded, people being forced to stand
in the aisles, but that both the cars
in which the greater number Of
Victims were killed and injured
were Of wooden construction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
MExICANS nab
GROUP INTENT
ON MISCHIEF
Eight Lose Lives In At
tempted Overthrow

MEXICO CITY, Sept. S.--An at
tempted counter-revolutionary move
ment In the state of Colima has been
frustrated and eight of the leaders
executed and forty persons arrested,
according to a dispatch to Excelsior.
Further executions may take place,
il Is said.
The Excelsior also reports that a
party of 4esfsls is operating near Las
Vegas, and that trains from Mexico
City and Vera Cruz are operating un-
der heavy guard
Federal Deputy Moza Ledosma was
MORALLY wounded, Domingo Cuenca,
a local political leader, was killed and
two others were seriously wounded in
a pistol battle in Guadelajara, accord
ing to reports received today. The
battle occurred as Ledosma passed
the headquarters of his political op-
ponent and there was an exchange of
words preceding an exchange of bull
lets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
Daugherty Trial Gets
Under Way in New York

NEW YORK, Sept. 8. Trial Of
Harry NJ. Daugherty, former attorney
general Of the United States, and Col
Thomas w. Miller, former alien prop
erty custodian, opened today in federal
court before Judge Mack.
The defendants, both officials during
the Harding administration. are
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government The morning session
passed without the acceptance of a
single Juror. Fifteen we're questioned
and FIVE definitely rejected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
WOODEN COACHES
RESPONSIBLE FOR
HOLIDAY DEATHS
Coroner's Jury Lays
Blame on Road

An engineer in bad health and
over-crowded ancient wooden coaches
are held as the real causes of the
Labor Day wreck on the Chicago and
railroad at Clybourne
Junction that took a toll of five lives
and severely injured more than so
holiday passengers, by members Of
the coroner's jury now investigating
the disaster.
Coroner 5lames Road.
The officials of the road, after an
conducted by them, have
laid the full blame on the engineer of
the suburban train that crashed into
the fated rear coaches of the death
train. But the coroner's jury has
heard evidence to show that the en-
gineer had been in poor health for
years and had poor sight. Coroner
Oscar Wolff, after he viewed the
wreckage said it was marvel to him
that so few people were killed.
Anticipated Coaches.
He openly laid the burden OF the
blame on the Northwestern road for
using the Anticipated wooden coaches
to care for surplus fares on holidays.
The coroner charged that If steel
coaches or even more durable wooden
had been used, no one would have been
killed and few injured.