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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
WITH EDITORS
NEED OF HEAD OF STATE SCHOOLS
(Arizona Republican,


Miss candidate the republican ucKet o
public instruction making
a state backed by the good of educators
progressive education d
Miss Thompson a university and highly trained anc
experienced teacher has been engaged in her CHOSEN
familiar with the
gang defects OF our present
antiquated system
Whether remeded something that can be
such trained educator as MISS
application modern methods much may be acco
lished that otherwise be impossible
long dpoed the handas
labored sought
remodelng OF educational system
or bv the schools
rapid and has ataed SO
high place people to the schools
Willingness ungudgng for the support OF
the schools and to upon competent teachers
accomplished perhaps with less money
direction would be given by SO
trained as Thompson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
TEXAS-OKLAHOMA BOUNDARY
TO BE SET BY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-(AP)-The
boundary line between Texas and Okla
homa along the Tooth meridian must
be located by a special commission, the
supreme court ruled today. The ter
ritory in dispute runs north from the
Red river along the eastern side of
the Panhandle of Texas. The court held
tie present boundary, surveyed and
marked in 1859 by A. Fl. Jones and II.
M. c. Brown and retraced in 1860 by
John II. Clark, contended for by Okla
homa and the United States, and OPP
posed by Texas as being too far west,
did not accurately mark the meridian
of the ground.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE
AMBITION

AMBITION
I do not ask to live always,
I know no mortal can
Extend his earthly sum of days
Beyond the normal span;
I only want to tarry here
Until 1 make a score
Well under par-say somewhere neal
An eighty-four.
still am barely past my prime
I've shot three hundred, flat,
got 90 one time
And had two eights at that
I need to mend my brassie shot
Which 1 expect to do,
Improvemy putting quite lot
And driving, too.
I've got to learn to keep my eye
Upon the little pill,
cannot now-I don't know why
Yet some fine day I will.
I've got to keep my armsout straigh
And get free, loose swing,
And 1 shall do it, soon or late,
BY practising.
So I would only ask to live
little past my prime,
SO that I'll have chance to give
The game the needful time.
I'll work my golfing problems out,
have no qualms Or fears,
If I can stick around about
Two hundred years.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
LOCAL Y. M. c. A. NOW
CLEAR OF ALL DEBTS

At a meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Douglas Young Mems
Christian association, held in the
local building Monday night. 1T was
found that for the first time in more
than four years all accounts are now
paid in full, and that if the people
will support the association in the
future as they have done in the past
year there will be no reason to again
go in debt
The meeting voted unanimously to
thank the people of Douglas, ana
the various industrial interests, fol
the support which has been given
the "Y' and which has made possi-
BILE the freeing Of the association of
all debt.
Along with this good news, reports
show chat activities at the Y. M. c.
A. this fall have taken on a re-
newed interests. 1t was said that six
teams are now entered in g. volley
ball tournament, that 100 people are
taking part in the bowling privileges,
that there were 600 more participa-
tions in the physical department ac
tivities during September than a year
ago in that month, and three social
events were held in September with
an attendance of lat, and that con.
siderable interest has been mani
tested this year in the Bible class anc
Hi-Y club.
Just one note of warning was
sounded at the meeting, and it was
to the effect that 100 more members
must be secured between now ano
January /, 1927, if the association is
to meet it's membership budget for
1926. All other items in the budget
will be exceeded. Plans will be
made to secure these members, and
in few days the membership com
mittee will meet to arrange details
whereby 100 more members may be
signed up.
Fred d. Pierce, Interstate secre-
tary, was at the board meeting
Monday night and told of the work OF
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
Sixteen Years Ago

r. L. Van Dusen arrived in Doug
las yesterday after an absence of
several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Burnett
have returned from Tombstone,
where they were quietly married
Monday.
Tom Purcell mailed a letter in
Chicago addressed to THE Wise
Old OWL" Douglas, and Postmaster
Caldwell had no hestitancy in de-
livering the card to w. P. McNair.
J. H. Vaughn, who has been con-
fined to his home for several days
with lumbago, is much improved.
The funeral of w. II. kirkland
will be held this afternoon under
the auspices of the Elks' lodge.
Announcements have been re-
ceived here o fthe marriage in Ard
more, OKLA, September 2S, of Miss
Riordan and DR.. Hardy. Miss Rior-
dan was formerly head nurse at
the Calumet hospital.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
Abe Martin

Its restin' some easier t'day," says
Tree Doctor 9ike Soles4 speakin' o. tn
big sycamore on tn ole Means home
that suffered a stroke on Mondays
storm. Mrs. Tilford Moots brother,
she brags so muc habout wuz in town
t'day an his cigar didn' even have a
band on it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
PLUCKED FROM THE PLAINS

st. Peter met him at the gate.
Now here's your harp, your robe
and WINGS"
But Hiram gravely shook his head.
Before / take them golden things,
Show me the union mark" he said.
--Aggievator.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
THE CoMING MILLEN1uM

One of these days well have a per-
feet government but it will not be till
as many able bodied citizens go to
the polls as they do to the heavyweight
prize fights
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
WRONG IMPRESSION

Old Lady (visiting the state PRISON.
Il suppose, my poor man, that it
was poverty which brought you to
this.
mum, 1 was just coming money to
beat the band!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
NE(aLECTEITL

Life Guard-Whats the necklace for,
grille?
Girl-To keep my neck from getting
sunburned.
L. G.-And the bracelets?
Girl-To keep my arms from
getting sunburned.
L. G.-Gosh, why didn't you leave
your garters on too?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13

habtua criminals to life
becoming and
severe banditry
livelihood will Life imprison
in bandity will make
the criminal
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
TOO RAD

Unhappily for Mr.. Dempsey there
aren't any more good jobs in ship yards
nowadays.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
ANOTHER ONE

Q.--Why does the scotchman love
the thistle?
A. Because it holds tight to every
thing.
Colgate Banter
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13

A move has been launched for
speechless dinners. If that succeeds,
how'll we ever keep tab on Pat and
Mike?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
EIGHT AND ETGHTY

Eight-Grandpa why is it that
you have no hair on your head?
Eighty-Grass does not grow ola
a busy street.
Eght-Oh, 1 see. 1t can't get
up through the concrete.
Green Goat
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
MAIL TRUCK

See that truck? Look at him CO."
You shouldn't refer to truck as
him.; use her"
mot this time. That was mail
truck
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13

A New York grandmother cooked
dinner for 13 on her 105th birthday.
How old do you have to be to earn
little rest?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
BA|BE|S

New York is a city where everybody
is trying to push everybody else out
of the subway.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
.eruANKS For THE

Said the nut to the driver of the
crazy wagon as he got out at the
insane asylum: Thanks for the
buggy ride"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
TWO MORE sCOTCHMEN

How come you aren't a golf
FAM"
"oh, am. but lost my ballP
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13

Headlines you never see: MOVIE
ACTRESS MUM ON SELF.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
COMPETITION

Our conception of the height of
competitions travelling salesman
and a sailor rushing the same girl
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
A NOES LIFE

my husband is leading me a dogs
life"
How so?". Y0
scraps"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
NEEDS BETTER LINE

He lin a fit of passion after
being turned down)-Pm not worry
ing; there's lot more fish in the
sea.
She-Yes, and If nobody's got ID
better line than you have theyn
all stay there.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13

Yale and Princeton have agreed
mutually to quit scouting. Now if
they'll only stop playing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
BUsINESS OPPORTUNITY

There are 1900 millionaires in Amer
lea, which indicates that the primary
industry will continue to flourish.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
TRIPLE SHOOTING WIPES
OUT A VERMONT FAMILY

BARRE, VT, Oct. IL (AP)-A triple
shooting tha wiped out a family of
three last Sunday night was dis
covered today. The dead were P.
Russell Morrison, a 2S year old farm
er, his young wife and year old
daughter, Joyce The police express
ed the belief tonight that Morrison
in a sudden fit of insanity, shot his
wife and daughter after they had
retired Sunday night and then ended
his own life.
1t is known, they, said, that Nor
rison had long brooded over his health
and farm affairs.
Morrison was found dead on the
floor of the kitchen. On a bed in
the next room lay Mrs. Morrison with
her daughter clasped i'll her arms.
shot gun found on the floor be-
fside Morrison's body apparently was
the weapon used in the killings.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
GATHER A CROWD

Piebald-Rolling stones gather no
moss.
Governess-Yeah, but rolled stock
ings gather q crowd.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
Loyal,

A loyal man is Hiram Gray
OF Tinsmfth's Union No. 8.
He died-and went above, they say
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13

the national council Among other
things he stated that the Y. NJ. c. A.
was the only protestant organiza-
tion, manned by foreigners, which is
now permitted to operate in Mexico.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13

Lots of people swim the English
channel, but you still can drown in a
bucket of water.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
Stewards Washington Letter
by CHARLES p. STEWART
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON-For 23 years the
government has been fighting to com
pei the meat packing industry to COM
ply with it's Interpretation of the fed
eral antitrust laws.
The fight has been umpired, round
by round, by a succession of lower
courts, and now the federal supreme
bench is about to be asked to take
over the job.
The bell rang for the first round
in 1903 with a suit for an injunction
against Swift & Company, restraining
various trade practices contended in
violation of the Sherman acts The
packers fell into clinch, consenting
, to a decree forbidding most of the
practices complained of.
The packers won a round in 1905
when the governments case against
Armour & Company and others fell
through because the packers argued
they had admitted their faults to the
corporations commissioner and having
been witnesses against themselves
could not be prosecuted.
| In 1910 the government brought an
other Sherman act Indictment but the
! packers were acquitted by jury. In
| 1917 came a federal trade inquiry
land the government won round
with decree restraining the packers
from "perfecting monopoly"
/ Round began in 1924 and is still
going on. The packers motion to have
! the 1917 decree set aside was denred
and the case was taken to the District
! of Columbia court of appeals.
| The next step is the supreme court
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-13
GEORGE SELLS IT

Canada Dry?"
Nav. Pretty wet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
Eighty Feet Get Runaway Rastus
jagged When Charleston Stuff Fails

Travellers Aid officials and members
of the Women's Police Bureau have
had their hands full keeping track Of
Jakey Ford, a 10-year-old colored boy,
who started to dance his way from his
home in Wilmington, n. c.. to the
home of his aunt in Rochester, y. Y,
winning his transportation funds by
gyrating through the Charleston" be-
fore groups of passengers.
Jakey arrived in Washington Sat
trday in the clutches of serious
minded colored porter of Wilmington
train, who had listened to his story of
his charleston" abilities, but who
couldn't believe the boy had reached
the "age of discretion" Jakey, con-
sequently, was placed in custody of
the Travellers Aid. Those good-heart-
ed guides, at loss to know how to
keep Jakey still, sent him to the House
of Detention.
There. Jakey's natural propensities
for shaking his feet were tremendous
ly augmented. There were "ha -ants'
in the house, he declared to Sergt.
Milliken of the Women's Bureau. Not
only that. Jakey declared. but these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
STATE SHODDY BAN
DECLARED INVALID
Supreme Court Holds Law of
Pennsylvania Is UnCon-
stitutionaI.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The PENNSYLVANIA law prohibiting
the use Of shoddy in bedding was to-
day declared void and unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court.
In an opinion by Justice Butler the
court held that ali danger from the
use of shoddy could he eliminated by
sterilization. and that to prohibit use
of sterilized shoddy was arbitrary and
unlawful.
Justice Holmes dissented from to-
days Supreme Court opinion. deClar
irg that if the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture believed the use Of shoddy was
dangerous to health it had the right
to prohibit it.
Justices Brandeis and Stone also dis
scented, but did not file written opin-
ions.
The Pennsylvania law prohibited
the use of shoddy in making or
renovating mattresses, pillows. boil
sters comforta bleS. cushions or ar
ticles of upholstered furniture.
Twenty seven states are interest
ed in the validity of the law, and 70,
Ala bama, Indiana. Iowa. Kentucky.
Louisiana. Maryland, Missouri. Mon
tana, North Carolina. New Jersey.
Tennessee and Utah, and the city of
Spokane. have laws prohibiting its
use in certain articles but none as
broad as the Pennsylvania statute.
The Pennsylvania law was Chal-
lenged on the ground that it discrir-
mated against shoddy. The Palmer
Bros. Co. and other manufacturers
contended that shoddy could he
rendered harmless 10 health by steril-
izing, and that it was unConstitu-
tional for any State to prohibit its
use when sterilized and disinfeCted.
while permitting the use of other
second-ha materials after steriliZ-
ing. 1t was no more difficult for a
State by it's inspection service to de-
termine whether shOddY had been
thoroughly sterilized than to tell
when feathers were properly steril-
lied. they asserted, insisting that
feathers and other material permit
ted in mattresses and bedding were
as dangerous to health as shoddy.
Picturing the. various sources from
which material is obtained for manu-
facture into shoddv including rag
pickers. textile, clothing and other
factopies and workshops. Pennsyl-
vania contended that it was impossi-
BILE. except by expensive and tedious
chemical analysis. to determine
whether shoddy had been properly
steriliZed.
Shoddy manufacturers asserted that
no State except Maryland had tried to
go as far as Pennsylvania. From
public health viewpoint, they insisted.
there was more danger of the spread
of contagious diseases through the
making-over of mattresses and arti
cIes of bedding. containing feathers
and other permitted material. coming
from hospitals and Sickrooms, than
from the use of properly sterilized
shoddy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
$95O,O00 Discussed
FROM GARLAND FUND
Despite Payments and Pledges,
Assets Nearly Doubled in
Four Years.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. March s.-Oficers Of
the American Fund for Public Service
have distributed or pledged consid-
erably more than the $3.50 900 donated
to the fund by Charles Garland four
years ago. but still have on hand a
balance Of $750,000. according to their
report issued yesterday Phenomenal
increase in the value of the bank
stock in which most Of the fund orig
inally was invested nearly doubled the
assets.
Up to July, 1925, the report show
ed. donations from the fund totaled
$325.556, and $751;, $50 was then out
standing in loans. with 100000
pledged as future advances. Activ-
tiles in the last half OF the year car
ried total disbursements nearly to the
million mark.
Periodicals and publications re-
ceived $31. 500. workers education $2S.-
500, research s1s.500. educational
propaganda $1,000, legal defense
$500, negro agencies $500 and
$500 for civil liberties.
Gifts to organizations for their
ordinary operating expenses took UP
80 per cent of the money given during
LIic lHlIu year dS against OF per cent
the year before.
The total amount loaned in the
funds three years of existence has
been approximately $3.50, 900, of which
100000 was repaid.
Our gifts and loans continue to be
made chiefly to enterprises in the
labor movement or in its interest. and
for the protection of minorities." the
report said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
TWO DISPUTE SIZE
. OF 'WOLF'S ESTATE
Lawyer Says 100000
Was Left-S25O.OOO.
Daughter Holds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March S.-The contro-
versy over whether John w. Wort H.
ington, the Wolf of LaSslle Street. "
left an estate of s3.00O.0 900, or merely
$3.50 900 continued yesterday.
Alice Worthington, daughter of the
confidence man who died in Atlanta
Penitentiary Tuesday. maintained
that the entire estate was valued at
the smaller sum and that she pos
essed a will leaving it all 10 her.
This assertion was countered by
Robert l.. Cohan. an attorney. who
represented the sick 1nancier when
he returned to Chicago from Mexico
last October. He produced a mass
of papers purporting to he revoca-
tions of wills, blank checks to be
filled out on half dozen European
banks. confidential correspondence
before and after THE Wolf" was
sent to prison. and bank statements
from abroad showing billions of Ger
man and Austrian marks, Italian lire
and Austrian kronen on deposit to
the credit of John Whitehouse Worth
ington. Cohan declared that he was
left $250,000.
He explained that he drew up the
will when Worthington returned to
Chicago last October. that there were
no witnesses because of the fear that
Worthington would be arrested If
his presence here was known. Worth
ington had more than 100000 in
stocks. bonds and negotiable paper
piled on his bed at the time, Conan
related, but he said he did not know
what became of the securities.
Among the documents held by
Conan is paper purporting to be
revocation Of all previous wills and
codicils It is dated Los Angeles.
October %, 1924. and is witnessed by
Henry P. Leavitt and Alva Harsh
man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
WESTERN RAILWAYS
ASK HIGHER RATES
Increase on Freights at Earliest
Practicable Date Demanded in
Brief Addressed to I. G. G.
: BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March S.-1ncrea sed
freight rates, to be made effective "at
the earliest practicable date are de-
manded by attorneys for the Western
railways committee in brief to be
presented to the Interstate Commerce
Commission today in connection with
the Western freight rate advance
case.
For five years the Western rail-
ways have failed under existing rates,
to earn the fair return upon their
properties contemplated by law" the
brief says. During this period the
net earnings of railways in the East
and South have steadily increased.
but returns to the Western roads have
failed to show corresponding improve
ment.
THE Western carriers have no
means of recovering past losses, nor
do they seek to do So They have.
however, applied to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for relief, in
order that in the future they may
maintain an adequate system of trans
portation under conditions which will
be fair to their shippers, passengers.
employees, investors and owners, and
in the interest of the public at large"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
DESTINY is OUR OWN,
LENTEN SPEAKER SAYS
Rev. Samuel Judson Porter Speaks
at Theater-Stuart B. Mar
shall Presides.

1T is not a pleasant thing to believe
that our lives are shaped toward an
unalterahle destiny" the Rev. Samuel
Judson Porter, of the First Baptist
Church. asserted at the MONDAY
Lenten services at keith's Theater
today. How much more pleasant 1t
is to believe that we can shape our
own lives with the assistance of
divine guiding intelligence. The true
significance of Christianity" he said.
lis to go out into the world conscious
of the fact that we are under a divine
influence
Stuart r. Marshall presided at to-
days session. and the Rev. G.. r. Aus
tin of West Washington Baptist
Church pronounced the benediction.
DR.. Howard a. Kelly of Johns Hop
kins University, will speak at tomor-
rows session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
Shakespeare Fete Not Halted.

STRATFORD-ON -AVON, England.
March 8 LP).-The managers of the
Shakespeare Memorial Theater, which
was destroyed by fire yesterday. an
nounce that they have obtained an
other large and suitable building in
the town, where they will carry out
the plans already arranged. The per-
formances and plays for Shakes
peare's birthday anniversary festival
in April and the Summer festival in
July will be rehearsed and given as
scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. March S.-Americans in
France have become quite used to.
and usually take in the best of good
humor, little digs on Uncle Sans
role as hard hearted creditor, and
their reputed habit of profting on
the slipping franc. In recent months
they have had frequent opportunity
of hearing all about this in carabets
and music halls. and even from such
casual acquaintance as taxi drivers
and fellow passengers in busses and
trans.
But once in while there has been
too much vindictiveness even for
good nature, and so the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
Herrick Calls Halt on Theater Jibes
AT Uncle Sam as Hard-Hearted Creditor

Ambassador. Myron T. HerriCk. was
forced a few days ago to call the au
thorities' attention to a number of
'impolite" songs on tap in the music
halls. The offending ditties were
then voluntarily withdrawn.
There is some hunor in the fact
that one of the songs regarded as
the most objectionable was being
sung in a music hall that appeals
almost entirely to American and
other foreign patrons, most of whom
sat blissfully unaware that they
were being lampooned. They even
applauded the comedian Justify, not
understanding the words couched in
Partisan slang
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
MABEL NORMAND RETURNS
Will Re-Enter Pictures, She Says.
Interested in Murder Clues.

Los ANGELES. March P).-
Mabel Normand. film comedienne, re-
turned to Los Angeles from the East
Yesterday. after an absence of more
than a wear to re-enter motion pic.
lures. Discussing the recent revival
of interest in the William Desmond
TAYLOR murder case, which took DIS
trict Attorney Asa -keyes East on
the trail of new clues. she said that
she was the most anxious person In
the world to see the mystery solved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08

"ha 'nts keep pulling de cover off me
so all CANT Sleep
Money was sent from Jakey's home
to transport him back to Wilmington,
and he was taken to Union. Station
yesterday to he placed on a south
bound train. But he wouldn't stay
put" the Travellers Aid reported. He
refused to board the train. The con-
ductor eyed the lively Jakey with con-
Germ, and declined to be responsible
for him. So Jakey went back to the
House of Detention and the "ha 'nts. :"
He is being held there until a rela-
tive can arrive here to take him back
to Wilmington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08
SPANISH COLONEL DIES.
Founder of Foreign Legion Shot in
Eve in Morocco.

TANGIER, Morocco. March up.
Col. MILAN Astray, founder of the
Spanish Foreign Legion in Morocco.
died Friday night of wounds he re-
ceived In the fighting of last week.
In this fighting his right eve was
shot out while he was leading his
men against the hidden Moroccans.
He lost his left arm in 1924 as a
consequence of wounds received in
the Moroccan fighting.