Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-06-26

posses 16 miles souht of here near the
Cinezas ranch was not the one in
which she was held captive.
Returning to the Gadsden hotel.
Chief of Detectives Cline, Mrs. Nc
Pherson, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, A. b.
Murchison, police sergeant, and Chief
Of Police Bowden went into confer
ence in the evangelist's room. Chief
CHneI said he had no statement to
make, but that Mrs Kennedy probably
would have one to give out later in
the afternoon relative to the posting of
a reward for Information leading the
the apprehension of the preachers alb
ductors
The scheduled meeting between Mrs
Mcpherson and reporters, at which
Mrs Mcpherson was to conduct an
examination of newspapermen who
have been sending cut erroneous"
stories, did not take place. This meet
ing probably will be held this after
noon before the public mass meeting
at which the evangelist is to speak.
Chief Cline added that probably the
party would make no further trips
into the Mexican desert in search of
the shack or of clues to the where
abouts of the kidnapers. 1t is gem
orally understood that the Mcpherson
party, Chief Cline and Deputy District
Attorney Ryan will leave as planned
or the Southern Pacific train tonight
for Los Angeles.
Two rumors, either one of which
might prove of vast Importance In the
solving of the Mcpherson abduction
case, have come to the attention OF
r. L. Kirk, who is Going special in
vestigating work on the case for the
Douglas police department, of which
he is a member The first rumor is
that woman dressed in very simple
costume begged a ride in a passing
car on the Benson Douglas highway
on the morning after the recovery of
Mrs. Mcpherson, and this won1ln had
with her nothing but bundle of red
dish golden hair wrapped in a news.
paper.
The other incident is the strange
case of an employee of the Copper
Queen smelter of this city who drove
his car into the ditch beside the ceme-
terry which is situated just few feet
from the Mexican border fence on the
night on which the evangelist was
found, and while trying to extricate
the car, this man declares that he saw
woman struggling along toward
Aqua Prieta.
Touching tribute to the heroism and
God-inspired faith in her Creator,
despite her hardships and sufferings,
is being paid one of the worlds
greatest living evangelists, Aimee
Semple Mcpherson, not only by Doug
las people but by the world at large.
kilograms of affection and sympa~
thy, carrying messages from the
heart and soul of her following, are
being received hourly by the evan
gelist of the Four Square Gospel,
the kindly minister in the Angelus
Temple of Los Angeles. They are
messages which wiring the heart an1
bring tears-unashamed-t the eyes.
Those who are marching under
the blood-stained banner of the
Blessed Master are rejoicing all
over the land in the safe deliverancc
of our Aimee--for Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson belongs now as much to
Douglas as she. does to the rest Of
the world.
"The marvellous rescue of our be-
loved sister," reads telegram from
G. Augustus Jones, Los Angeles evan
gelist "in answer to a multitude of
prays, ushers in for this poor, lost
world the greatest day since the time
of our blessed Lord. Oh, no wwe thank
God for it ALL May His presence COM
fort and help and aid in Sisters speedy
recovery"
From the Angelus temple choir came
this touching greeting to their be-
loved minister: Words fail to ex-
press our unbounded joy and heart
God for your providential deliverance,
unframed. from terribly narrowing ex-
periences.
1--WE have unstinted admiration and
praise for your splendid courage and
endurance We join with millions
more in extending wide-open arms and
a royal welcome home. Also praying
for your speedy and complete recov-
cry
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Gray, secretary of
the Pacific Radio Trade association,
sent the following: members of this
association rejoice at your safe return
and anticipate an opportunity to have
you repeat your last years visit"
while w. S. Ellyer, recorder of the
Golden West commandery, knights
Templar, Los Angeles, sent the prayer
of that organization. 1t follows:
Golden West commandery, No. 4S,
Knights Templar, of Los Angeles, with
it's more than 900 members, who are
firm believers in the Christian relig-
ion and the practice of the Christian
virtues, who march under the blood
stained banner of the Blessed Master,
we are all SO happy and are praying
for your early recovery and rejoice
at your home coming. May God con-
tinue to bless you and your great
works..
Though Mrs. Mcpherson wants to
give her message of the Christ to the
world more than ever now, she said
today that she could not accept two
offers made by the West Coast theatre
cal men. One was from the Jean Fran
els De Willard productions, offering her
contract for filming her entire life,
the story to be written by the famous