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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
One Word Bars Oklahoma
Women From State Slate
1By.pispatch A. 2. wire1

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 19-Women
political leaders in oklahoma are
praying for a legal miracle-the only
thing apparently that can make them
eligible as candidates for major state
Ioffices at the election in November.
One little word in the state con-
stitution-male : stops them from
holding eight of the most important
offices. Governor, lieutenant governor,
attorney general, state treasurer, Sec
retary Of state, state auditor, superin-
tendent of instruction and state ex-
aminer and Inspector.
Two futile attempts have been made
to remove the word from the consti-
tuition. The first, referendum vote
on an amendment, was believed for
nearly two years to be successful.
The second, a popular petition ask
ing for res submission of the amend
ment to the voters failed for lack of
signatures
Women champions of the amend
ment have retained an attorney who
is now briefing the case in an at
tempt to learn it's status and if pos
sible to establish it's validity through
judicial channels.
The amendment was adopted by a
substantial majority when it was sub
mitted at a special election called by
former Governor J. c. Walton in Octo-
her, 1928. In August, 1925, Miss Una
Lee Roberts, assistant secretary OF
state, made the discovery that the con-
stitution had not been changed She
hastily conferred with male state of
ficials who informed her that the
adoption had not been legal. Legis-
lative resolutions submitting proposed
constitutional amendments to the peo-
pie must be adopted by at least
two thirds majority of both houses.
The woTnen's amendment failed by a
few votes to receive this majority.
The women did not take the amend
ment into the courts because the SUI
preme court had declared void an
other amendment involving the same
questions.
They did, however attempt to bring
it to a referendum vote again by
the circulation of petitions. The num-
Der Of signatures required was near
Ivy $4,000 and the effort failed.
Unless the proposed amendment can
be voted on in the August primaries,
women candidates will be barred from
running for major offices in the gen
eraI election.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
New Method To Obtain
Winter Sunlight Found
(Rn Disnatch A. P. Mire1

/ BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 19.-Winter
sunlight for children-not the dena-
tured light that comes through ordi-
mary glass from which the healing
! ultraviolet rays have been filtered
but the real thing with virtually all
of its health giving qualities may now
be obtained inexpensively.
| DR.. A. Herman Pfund, associate
professor of physics at Johns Hop
kins, has found that between so and
70 per cent of the medicinal value
Of the suns ultra-violet rays remains
in the sunlight that passes through a
type of transparent wrapping paper
ordinarily used on candy bars.
The advantage in this discovery is
the cheapness with which ultraviolet
ray treatment may be made available
in homes, nurseries and santitariums
in cold weather. Scientists many
years have realized the curative value
of ultraviolet rays.
Several years ago one of the large
corporations manufacturing electrical
appliances presented the children's
section of Johns Hopkins hospital
with a window made of Is quartz
glass pa1ies costing $1,000 each that
admit passage of ultraviolet rays.
This window has been used largely
in the treatment of ricketts,, but ex-
pense of a SIS 900 window handicap
ped general use of the treatment
elsewhere.
The paper is made of cellulose, the
Substance that forms the cell walls of
plants, and gives stiffness to the stalk
of wheat as well as the tall spruce.
BY the use of routine developed
in Switzerland several varied ills are
treated by the SUMS ultraviolet rays
applied under medical supervision.
For years DR.. Pfund has been con-
ducting researches in the action of
light. His discovery affecting violet
rays was made recently while testing
the transparence of numerous sub
stances.
Until practical tests over a period Of
time have been made and the results
observed by physicians, he said, the
fact that the paper allows the heal
ing rays to pass should not be re-
garded as a certain indication of eff
fectiveness, particularly as ultra-vio-
let rays are much weaker in winter
than in summer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
NOT TO REBUuD CAMP

BINGHAM, Utah, Feb. 19.-Sap
Gulch will not be rebuilt The set
tlement destroyed by the two mile
snoWslide of Wednesday, will continue
only as a memory. When nature re-
moves the tons and tons of snow pre-
ciuitated upon the little cluster of
miners homes and boarding houses,
nothing but the scars will remain
and only nature will blot them cut.
But in another section of the High
land Boy mining district a modern
camp will rise as soon as building
materials can be brought in overs the
narrow snoWfilled roads.
Up in Frisco Gulch, less than half
mile from the point where it con
verges with Sap Gulch there is a
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
Lays Part OF Blame For
Crime Wave To The Public
(By Dispatcn A. P. wirel

FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb 19.-The
public is held by some inmates Of
the Kentucky state reformatory to
be in a measure responsible for the
prevalence of crime.
A story in the Mutual Welfare
League Courier, a magazine published
by the institution, says that the un-
friendly attitude of the public to-
ward convicts released on expiration
of their term is a great factor in in
ducing the convict "to follow the
path of crime, or the line of least
resistance"
"If people would stop and consider
the other fellow the story declares,
give him a helping hand, friendly
smile, the population of corrective
institutions would not be 50 great.
There would be less crime and more
respect for law and order"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
Officials of Legion
Meet In Phoenix
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Iegionnaires take a part in govern
ment and politics as individuals.
Judge c. C. Faires, as chairman of
the department Boy Scouts committee
gave an outline of the work of the
committee for the coming year. Shep-
ard Hiscox, Boy Scout executive of
Maricopa county and member of the
department Boy Scout committee of
the Legion described scouting and its
effect on the boys of America At
problem, each post was sHlted to
name man to serve on the depart.
ment Boy Scouts committee.
During the discussions of the dis
abled veterans problems, r.. H. Walk
er, regional director of the veterans
bureau declared tht the bureau would
cooperate TO the fullest extent with
the Legion in the interests of the
disabled. James Mulcare, represen>
tative of the national headquarters
of the Legion at the meeting of the
veterans bureau board of officials az
S1n Francisco urged each post to
name service officer who would
prepare claims of the veterans in de-
tail and put all obtainable facts in
legal form This Officer he said
should be either a lawyer or DOCTOR
L j. Andrews, chairman of the Lee
gion's aircraft committee, gave a re-
port Of his committee and urged the
establishment of school of aeronau-
.ticS at the university of Arizona a..
an air service r. o. T. c. unit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20

flat several acres in area Here
Frank A. Wardlaw announced tonight
the company plans to erect number
of bungalows and bunk houses. II
is also proposed to build several bun
galows directly across the road from
the office buildings. These will be
the only structures that will have
even a view of Sap Gulch, with AL
it's horrible memories.
This constructive work will repre-
sent an outlay of approximately $780,
900, Wardlaw said.
Mrs. j. T. Mcdonald, mother" to
most of the miner boys of the camp
will reopen her boarding house, she
said tonight She will lease one Of
the buildings which the company is
to build
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
OF BARRED
WIRE DIES AT AGE OF 100
1D, O;,ootob A Xx,u.N.

DEKALB, Ills, Feb. 49, = Jacob
Hash, SO, inventor of barbed wire
and said to have been the Oldest
bank. president in this country, died
he9e today <cf pneumonia. Haish
would have been 100 years old on
March 8. He invented barbed wire
in 1873, and on January 20, 1874, Sc
cured his first patent on an auto
matte machine for its manufacture.
He was born in Cilhul Baden, Ger
many. Haish came to this country
with his parents at the age of nina.
In 1916 he left his parents home in
Ohio and came to Dekalb county
Illinois, as carpenter
1t was while building wooden fences
for farmers that he conceived the
idea of barbed wire.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
Great Sun Spots Now
Visible to Naked Eye

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
80 Bodies Have Been
Recovered In Utah Mine

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20

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aging. However, he forecasts less
unpleasantness in weather conditions
in the southwestern states than in
c,her parts of this country
In looking for the sun-spot, care
should be taken to interpose colored
glass preferably red) between the
field glass or telescope, and the sun
as permanent injury to the eyes
might otherwise result The most
favorable time for the experiment is
about half an hour after sunrise or
half an hour before sunset or during
any time Of the day when smelter
smoke or light clouds are passing
over the sun in sufficient volume to
modify the intensity of its light.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20
MORE BODIES IDENTIFIED

BINGHAM, Utah, Feb. 19.-Sap
Gulch's identified dead stands at 81
with one man missing. New names
added to the list today include:
william O. (Billy) smith, 50, sim
gle, parents reside in Kentucky.
J.~J. Collins, Murray. Utah.
Mrs Ed Halvorsen, survived by
husband.
E. ]. Johnson, survived by wife and
two children
john Barrasco.
Slav, known only as shorty" body
taken direct to Murray, Utan.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-20

COPPER AND SILVER QUOTATIONS
The average daily quotations for
copper and silver as carried by the
Engineering and Mining Journal for
the week ending February 1S, are as
follows:
Copper, 14,O9.
Silver, 66.77.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
TIGERS GET MEMENTOES
OF TWO BIG VICTORIES

PRINCETON, N. j., December Is
Np).-Gold foot balls bearing the
scores of the Princeton-Harvard and
Princeton-Yale victories are dangling
today from the watch chains of
Princeton's last Big Three foot ball
champions.
The 26 youthful Tigers who drove
Princeton to the second championship
in two years sat around training
table" loaded with delicacies last
night and received the coveted deco
rations as well as varsity letters.
John Davis, captain of the squad, re-
ceived the white sweater with the
big black "P" emblazoned on 1t. the
symbol of a Princeton captain of a
Big Three foot ball champion.
Jake Slagle, star of the backfield,
with two other ball carriers, could not
attend the dinner, given by the
Princeton Athletic Association, be-
cause Of rehearsals, of the college
show.
Evening star., 1926-12-15

Ever since the short passing game
came into vogue 1T has been a main
stay of every team that could master
1t. 1t Is a whirlwind attack, indeed
difficult to fathom unless one is skilled
in the science of basket ball.
Princeton used it effectively in the
East last year. Stanford is converted
to it on the Pacific Coast. North Car
olina likes it for winning in the South.
There is no question about it's
strength. Let us take it apart and see
what it is. Suppose three of the
offense players are starting 1t in the
top one of the three illustrations.
In this picture No. / makes a short
pass to the player on his left as they
run toward each other. No. 1 is care
full to pass him, both going at top
speed, to his rear. Then he cuts up
the floor toward the basket. No no
more than gets the ball than No. 2
receives 1t from him, No. passing
behind No. 2, both at top speed mid
die illustrationl. In the meantime No.
/ is cutting towards No. Q and receives
a short pass from him Qower illustra-
tom.
In this manner the ball is worked up
the floor until one of the players is in
a position to shoot. When all five
members Of a team are working this
short passing game the man with the
ball is usually in the center of the
circle, the players in turn cutting
toward him to take a pass, a new cir
Gle forming a bit nearer the basket
following each pass. It takes stamina
to play this sort of basket ball.
copyright I926.)
Evening star., 1926-12-15

Split into two sections, a post-sea-
son series looms for the Washington
Basket Ball League championship.
Zach team in the league will play
he other once in each half under the
new arrangement. with a post-season
series assured unless the same team
wins in both sections Of the schedule.
AL Stern, formerly vice president,
is the new president OF the league,
succeeding Capt. John r. ID. Cleland.
who was unable to continue as execu'
tive because Of pressure Of other
business. Richard S. Tennyson Is the
new vice president.
A double-header will be played to-
night at Washington Barracks, with
Park View meeting the Elliott quint.
while Auth Seniors and Columbia VIII
take the court Immediately afterward.
Epiphany Chapel five dropped a
game last night to the Calvary Reds.
the latter outfit winning, 26 to 23.
Bill Woodward starred for the Victors.
American Railway Express scored
an easy victory last night at the ex-
pense Of the Laurel National Guard
five, 80 to 6.
Arrow Seniors rang up their ninth
straight win last night, 16.to-14 VIC
tory, at the expense Of the Live
Wires in the Eastern High gym.
Elliott Seniors annexed their fourth
straight game last night, defeating
the Nativity five. 80 to 81.
Peck Seniors nosed out the Ace
team, composed of former George
town students. in the Peck Memorial
gym last night. Peck winning. 80
to 81.
Columbia Juniors downed the Cal
vary Eagles in a hard-fought game
Yesterday in the Calvary Church gym,
winning "a to q.
Pontiac Juniors will practice Satur-
| day night at the Eastern High gym.
All members are urged to report at
Z o'clock.
The basket ball season of the Jewish
| Community Center will open tonight,
| with a clash billed at the center be.
tween Kanawha and Temple fives
Games are scheduled every Wednes-
day night in the circuit. which has
six teams.
| Park View and Cardinal quints. just
boasting two victories. will meet to-
night in a Petworth Senior League
game in the Wilson Normal gym.
Tremonts and Yorks will meet in the
curtain raiser to the senior clash at
| 7:15. Tremonts last night beat the
Peck Memorial FIVE, 40 to 90.
| WOOdside and Chevy Chase. Central
courtmen will meet tonight In a game
at Central High School at 7:30 o'clock
Epiphany Rose trounced the Wash
| ington Coliegiates last night in the
Epiphany gym by a 34-to-18 score.
w. III. West Company quint downed
! the Terminal "Y" courtmen last night
in the Terminal gym. ~ to s.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
HARRIS AND HOWLEY TALK
BUSINESS AT CONFERENCE
Washington Seeking Catcher From St. Louis i'm Ex.
change for Pitching Talent-Rumor of John.
son Leaving Criffs Discounted. ~

And Manager Harris has stated that
, he is in the market for pitchers. re-
gardless. of the fact that he now has
| on his roster 10 PROSPECTS to- take. to
T the. Tampa training, catnp next season.
:. Pilots May Get Together
So.ali, things being considered there
Is a chance that Dan, -HoMley, new
pilot. of. THE Browns. and. Bucky .Har,
Aris may get. together dn q deal that will
transfer some Of. Washington's sur
pfus.' or;;fatfier >untgisd niound; talent,
to. the. Browns and that .one OF the
six .rAceiWars, ,'bf, the Mound City crew
may come TO the .Nationais, - -
There was little of moment to the
Washington .fans in: the first session
Of the American League meeting yes.
terday except a fight on a resolution
that Clark Griffith waged unSuccess-
fully.
After Nationals and Giants played
their exhibition series last Spring, the
American League mogulS decided that
hereafter contenderS in a world series
in the year preceding a championship
campaign in either league should not
meet in exhibition contests the fol-
lowing season.
When 1t was proposed yesterday at
the meeting that the Cardinals and
Yankees, opponents last Fall In the
world championship series, should
engage in a Spring series. Griffith
voiced a strenuous objection. But he
was overruled and the league decided
that these clubs might meet in games,
provided none of the Spring games
were staged in either Of their home
towns.
Harris May Hurry Home.
Stanley Harris announced last
night that he was not apt to remain
here until the joint meeting Of the
big leagues Thursday. Harris feels
that their Is not much to be accom-
plished in a trading way for the Ma
tionals. However. today's proceedings
may force him to change his mind.
Griffith was elected to the board of
directors of the American League at
Yesterday session. With him in the
directorate will be Frank Navin,
Phillip Ball and Thomas Shibe. He
also was put on the committee to In
vestigate the proposition advocated by
the Professional Ball Players >Asso-
citation of America to set aside por-
ton of the receipts for the needy
ball players.
The league voted to contribute
1000 to the family Of William Fow.
Ter, former secretary Of the Nationals,
who died last October.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
BIG TEN IS DRIFTING
TO "PLAYING LEAGUE
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December ia show
down in the Western Conference foot
ball schedule system, whether 1t
shall continue as an association fos-
tering sportsmanship or become a
playing league" is the aim of a
conference of six representatives
from each university, invited to Chi
cago next month by Maj. John L.
Griffith, athletic commissioner of the
big ten.
Most Of the university presidents,
regents, alumni. athletic directors
and foot bali coaches have promised
to attend, Maj. Griffith said In pre-
dieting the gathering probably
would be more far reaching in con.
sequence than any conference meet
ing previously held"
When the foot ball schedules for
1927 were drafted here week ago,
Maj. Griffith presented to the athletic
directors a letter from some Of the
university heads. asking that they be
consulted in future before the gridiron
agreements were given out, and the
conference next month was arranged
to lay before the prexies the demands
of alumni and public that schedules
be arranged to decide championships
officially.
EQUALIZATION of scholastic require
ments will be another matter to be
presented. A uniform agreement on
remission of tuition, scholarships. loan
funds and the activities of alamni Sec
retaries will be sought.
1.-THE conference originally was
formed for the purpose of establish
ing athletic standards and eligibility
rules" said Maj Griffith, but the
question has been forced before us.
whether the big ten should become
nlayinr league"
Evening star., 1926-12-15
u. S. is EXPECTING
BRITISH POLO Def

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 15.-While
a formal challenge has not been re-
ceived by the United States Polo AS
sociation, correspondence with British
authorities indicates that a challenge
for an international match will be
received here by February, Louis E..
Stoddard, chairman of the association,
said today.
Mr.. Stoddard and Capt. Devereaux
Milburn Of the American team have
held informal conferences.
In the event Of challenge, the
same plans will be followed as in 1924,
when the British failed to lift the in
ternational cup. In that year a
Nationwide call was sent out for
players and ponies and the team was
chosen after three months of practice.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
onak May Pull Deal With Bous Major uk Fail to Make Any Trades
Fights Last Night

By the Associated Press
WILKES BARRE, Pa.--Abe Attel
Goldstein, New York. beat Johnny
Dunn, Wilkes Barre t10).
ALBANY. N. Y.-Sammy Marco,
Detroit, defeated Red McGee, New
York Q2).
WEST PALM BEACH, F'la.-Bat.
tling Finch, Savannah, Ga, knocked
out Pete Stamaty, Boston (0.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Kewpie
Trimble, Chicago. beat DANDY Kid
Dorland, Oklahoma Q0).
DES MONIES, Iowa-Louis Mays,
Des Moines, won a technical knock
out over Billy Morris, Milwaukee (S)
Jack Horner, Sheridan, Wyo., drew
with Dutch Kimball, Des Moines (6)
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Ernie
F1iegel, Minneapolis, defeated Stewart
Mclean, st. Paul Q0). Carl Angus
tine, st. Paul, knocked out Harry
Berg, Minneapolis (6).
VERNON, Cal.-Harry kid Brown
Philadelphia, beat Joe. Cans. Sar
Diego G0).
BUTTE, Mont. - Corpl. IZzy
Schwartz, New York fyweight, and
Dixie Lahood, local bantanweight
fought draw Q2).
Evening star., 1926-12-15
TUNNEY NOW FACING
SUIT ON TITLE BOUT

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 15.-Gene
Tunney, heavyweight boxing cham
pion, has stepped from one court ac-
ton into another.
Although he is clear of the charge
that he violated the State boxing
law by appearing in an unlicensed
exhibition during a vaudeville act.
he is being sued for breach of con-
tract.
While the champion yesterday
heard Magistrate Silberman dismiss
charges against him and six other
men connected with his act on the
grounds that the proceedings were
not instituted in good faith, he was
served with papers in suit by Tim
Mara, sportsman, to recover $1S,0Oo.
Details were withheld, but Mara Is
SAID to seek a percentage of Tunney's
$500. 900 share of the Dempsey fight
receipts. Mara is understood to base
his claim on attempts to gain Tunney
a championship match with Dempsey
in New York.
Billy Gibson, manager of the title
holder, declared that Mara's agree
ment was with himself and not Tun-
ney.
MARA has absolutely no claim on
Tunney," Gibson said. ''He agreed to
execute commission and gave me
every assurance that he would exc
cute such a commission which was
not in position to do myself. Mara
subsequently failed to live up to his
promises"
Tunney and Joseph Emmett. man
ager of the theater. where the cham
pion gave exhibitions, are consider
ing bringing suit against James A,
Farley, chairman of the New York
Boxing Commission, on the grounds
of false arrest.
Evening star., 1926-12-15
SUITS WILL BE WORN
IN SWIMMING CONTEST

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. December 15
to swim the English Channel, who
has criticized the plans of some long
distance swimmers to enter the Cata-
lima Island contest clad only in grease,
was advised today that bathing suits
would be required.
The assurance was contained in an
invitation from the Los Angeles Surf
Club, which Is in charge of the ar
rangements for the swim for William
Wrigley, T., millionaire Chicago
sportsman and donor of the $25, 900
prize. The club wishes her to wear its
colors,
Evening star., 1926-12-15
COMISkEY is SOLE
CONFAB ABSENTEE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 15.--The only
American League executive absent
from the annual meeting is Charles
A. Comiskey, who remained at home
while his son, Louis, and Secretary
Harry Grabiner represented the club.
The aggregate attendance at the
American League cities for 1926
showed considerable decline, it was
understood the annual report stated.
ST Louis, Boston and Washington
failed to draw as well as usual while
New York, Chicago and Detroit led in
the at-home money makers.
The Yankees and the Cardinals WAL
be permitted to play exhibitions IN the
Training. series next Spring.. under. an
anne endmeht to an. old "Ainarfcan q"
League, rVle. but. they wiu"I1ot be per
-naitted TO play each other. in. 'eithe:'
hofiie town. ~.
-, George Moriarity, new pilot. Of the
Detroit Tigers, told the scribes he has
framed a speech for the frst umpire
who pulls a bum decision on his team.
George said he is going to say: II
know how rotten you fellows guess,
because I was one of you once my
self"
Inquirers. tracing the recent ru-
NOR of proposals to sell the Cleveland
Indians, learned that Mrs. James
Dunn, the owner. has so far refused
to accept an offer by Cleveland inter-
ests.