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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
IN
GREAT STRIKE.
is UNCHANGED
1Rr nlspntch A. P. wirel

LONDON, May 4.-Sev-
eral millions of Londoners
spent most of the morning
Of the first day of the ma
tion-wide general strike
getting to work and most
of the afternoon getting
home again. A-foot, astride
bicycles and in automobiles,
they poured in from the
suburbs, creating unpreced-
ented traffic jams as the
converging streams Of hui
manity entered the narrow,
twisting streets Of the an
cient city. Tonight the jams
of the mornings were re-
peated by good natured
crowds.
LHe SCTIKe SITUATION STANDS JOnlBhJ
exactly where it was at midnight last
night, when the order for the general
tieup of industry went into effect.
Nothing tangible was done today to
bring about a settlement. The house
Of commons sat for three hours taking
up various matters of routine nature
without discussing the strike. In
government circles, however, the opin-
ion was generally expressed that every
hour that the strike lasts, decreases
it's chance for success. Throughout
the day volunteers continued to offer
their services to the government and
woman's emergency corps was inau-
gurated to take care of the welfare of
women and children. The transport
companies began strike breaking ef-
forts and announced tonight that half
hourly service would be maintained.
Some underground and interurban
routes with occasional trains. to the
south coast or provincial cities were
opened.
kilograms received at the head
quarters of the labor unions in the
course of the day from score of
provincial centers, were unanimous in
reporting that the shutdown of indus
try was the most complete in British
history. Labor leaders professed
amazement at the solidarity shown by
the trades unionists in the strike,
which they consider a Sympathetic
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
4 DAY DEBATE.
ON FARM BILLS
OPENS IN HOUSE
fBy Dispatch A. p. wire)

WASHINGTON, May 4. " After
months of committee deliberation,
four days of debate on farm relief
began today in the house under q
rule providing for the consideration
of three bills reported by the agri-
culture committee-the Haugen price
sterilization measure, the Tincher
credit plan and the Curtis-Aswell
commodity marketing proposal.
The Haugen bill was given techni-
cal right of way with the other
measures in position to be called up
as substitutes. SO insistent are the
demands for time to speak that night
sessions are prospect later in the
week to pad out the allotted four
days.
The house will devote tomorrow to
other bills resuming the farm re-
lief debate Thursday and continuing
it uninterrupted until Sunday night.
Chairman Haugen of the agricultural
committee opened the debate with a
plea for enactment of his bill, which
he said, would place agriculture on
a parity with industry and redeem
the pledge of the republican party
to the farmers. He maintained that
the measure would make the tariff
"one hundred per cent effective for
agriculture and that it was sim
pie remedy, mot complicated and not
paternalistic."
The rule to consider the three bills
simultaneously, was adopted after a
general discussion of the parliament
ary procedure involved, during which
Representative Pou, North Carolina,
ranking democrat, on the rule com.
mittees said the rule was so un-
usual, it ought to be put in a
museum"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
COUNTY SUPERVISORS LAY OFF
COUNTY ENGINEER, ASSISTANT,
AND SECRETARY AS OF MAY 10

to dispense with the services for the
time being of one foreman and three
workers in the ROAD department in
each district, thus practically elimin-
ating the entire road department. In
letter to the board, Smyth re-
quested a leave of absence without
pay until July l, 1925.
The complete resolution which was
passed by the board Tuesday is as
follows:
Whereas the funds in the budget
for .the road department for the
present fiscal year of this county
are nearing exhaustion, and it is
necessary to reduce the expenditures
in the road department and be able
to continue the necessary mainten-
ance of roads and bridges now under
repair
1T is hereby ordered that the serv-
ices of the county engineer and his
assistant and secretary are dispensed
with as of date May 10, 1926 until
further order of this board.
"Be it further ordered that the
clerk of the board of supervisors be
and he is hereby instructed, to take
charge of the books and records of
the county engineers office.
"Be it further ordered that each
supervisor be and he hereby is au-
thorized, to take full charge of and
care for the work on roads and
bridges in his respective district up
to the extent of the balance of funds
available out of the budet corre-
spending to his district, and he is
further authorized to take charge OF
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
FAKE PROMOTER
2 YE AR
PRISON TER NJ
(By Dispatch A. P. wirel

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May Ali
bert c. Johnson, 81 years old pro-
moters whose companies victimlzed
hundreds of persons through prom
ises of untold wealth in Mexican
land, pleaded guilty to charges OF
using the mails to defraud in fed
eral court today and was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary. The
sentence was the last act in the
Ponzi-like drama in which Johnson
play the principal role.
Through the Mexican Land com
pany of Kansas City, the West Coast
Agriculture and Land company OF
Los Angeles, and a number of branch
offices in Ol1laohma, Colorado and
Texas. Johnson drew thousands of
dollars for worthless Mexican land
which he painted in his advertise
ments as far off Eldorado.
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
SEVEN MEMBERS
OF FAMILY AR E
DEAD IN FIRE
(By Dispatch A. 2. wire)

BELLEVJLLE, III, May 4.-Seven
members of a povertystricken fam
ily were burned to death today in a
fire which destroyed their three-room
dwelling.
The dead are John Haas, IS, coal
miner, his four children, Vernell, 8;
Marguerite, Z; Eleanor, 6, and Ray
mond, 4, and two children of his wife
by a former marriage, Irene Malone,
II, and Billy Malone, IA.
The mother, her Oldest son, Morton
Malone, 20, and twomonths-old baby,
oliver, who escaped, are in the hos
pital suffering from burns but will
recover.
Mrs. Haas said her husband per-
ished IN an effort to warn the chill
dren after he had assisted her and
the boy from the house.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
PADRE RICARD'S
HIT
VERY MINUTELY
(By JACK o'CoNNoR).

In submitting the monthly weather
forecast of FIR. J. S. Ricard for the
month of May, it is opportune to
comment on his prophecies for the
past four months, and summarize the
accuracy shown for that period.
Readers of the Dispatch will re-
member that on January | of this
year, the Dispatch published an ar
ticle dealing in part with FIR. Ricard's
conclusions as to what kind of
weather might be expected generally
in 1926 He foretold at that time
that the spring would be colder than
normal, with much more than nor
NAL rainfall, that this condition
would probably continue to some ex-
tent throughout the year, but that
while the summer over the United
States would generally be more in
clement than for many years, the un-
pleasantness would be less noticeable
in the southwest than in other parts
of the country. For the past four
months these predictions have been
verified to the letter, for though Ari-
IONA has experienced more cold and
rain than is usual in this period it
has been free from the billiards. and
snowstorms which have ragged with
such fury in the north and east.
The forecasts of the Santa Clara
observer are mainly confined to the
coast states, Washington, oregon and
California, as in order to issue pre-
dictions for Arizona and contingent
states it would be requisite to have
observing stations fArther inland,
whereas Santa Clara is the only place
where such station now exists.
However, frequent reference is maze
in his bulletins to disturbances on
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
Nicaragua in State of
War As ReUolutiOnists
Seize 2 Coast Cities

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May A.
After declaring state of war to-
day, the government sent a milf
tarv force to the Atlantic coast to
cope with revolutionary move
ment started by liberals, who have
captured the towns of BluefieIds
and Rama.
News leaking through from Blue-
fields, despite censorship estab-
Eished by the reVOlutiOnists, says
the governor and director of police
have been imprisoned. A general
and two of his soldiers were killed
II. fighting Sunday and the rebels
arc reported to have sacked the
national bank.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05

In accordance with a resolution
adopted by the Cochise county board
of supervisors Tuesday at Tomb
stone, which pointed to the near eN-
haustion of funds in the budget for
the road department for the present
fiscal year, the services of County
Engineer sgd Smyth are to be dis
pensed with as of May 10 until fur
ther order of the board
The order also effects Robert
Wehr of Hilltop, the county engi-
neers assistant and his secretary
Miss Isabel Nishan, formerly of
Douglas, now of Tombstone.
1t was also agreed by the board
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
Tornado Lays Strip OF
Washington Prune Land
Waste; No One Hurt

VANCOUVER, Wash, May "A
strip of Clark cOunty's finest prune
orchards was laid waste by a small
tornado which swept a path about
eight miles long north Of this city
today. Trees were uorOOted, build
ings were demolished, unrOOfed or
torn from their foundations by the
freak storm.
While the surrounding country
was enjoying fine weather a black
fuIEneI-shaped cloud swOOped down
and within six minutes spread "a
ribbon of destruction about 200
yards wide between Vancouver ami
the town of Orchards.
No one was injured, said reports
late today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
Dry Agent Fined For
Assaulting Globe Man
On A Downtown Street

GLOBE, May 4.-Bert Russell was
the victim of severe pummeling
here this afternoon at the hands
of Vernon La Moore, prohibition
enforcement officer, who subse-
quentIy entered u plea of guilty
to charge of assault and was
fined $15 in Justice court.
Russell's face was covered with
bruises from which blood flowed
freely after the encounter with La
Moore in the downtown district.
The fight is sand to have been the
result of uncOmplimentary remarks
Russell is alleged to have made
concerning La Moore. Russell
sought the services OF n surgeOH
to dress his hurts.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
BRIsToL NOT AFFECTED.

BRISTOL, Eng, May 4.-Bristol
suffered only slight inconvenience
today on account of the general
strike, as the tramway and busses
were all running and the railways had
partial services. Both morning and
afternoon papers were issued, but the
compositors responded in the evening
to the call for strike, and the
papers are expected to stop pubhca-
tion. Dock work has been suspended.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
soUTH DAKOTA FOREST FIRE

RAPID CITY, S. D., May 4.-Uh-
confirmed reports tonight of for
est fire ranging over two sections
of woods Is miles southwest of here
declared that several cabins have
been destroyed and that the ranchers
were forced to flee to escape the
blaze. A call for fire fighters was
received from Carter's Mills, lum-
Der camp which is reported Destroy
ed Men left here to assist in fight
ing the fire.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
BIRTHs ExCEED DEATHS

PHOENIX, May 4.-The stork still
has the jump on the grim reaper in
Arizona. Birth for March exceeded
the deaths by 1872, the state board Of
health reported today. Girls led the
boys by 4S and six pairs of twins
were reported to the board during
the month.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
MUcHRAIN At WILLIAMS

WILLIAMS, May 4-The forestry
service reports precipitation here
during April, of 5.7S inches, mark
exceeded only once since 1888.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
SEES D1cTAroR1AL SETTLEMENT.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Settlement of
the strike within a fortnight by die
tatorial decree of Premier Baldwin
was foreseen today as a possibility
by Rennie Smith, labor leader OF
the house of commons, now in TINS
city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05
SIDELICHTSON
BRITISH TIEUP
(B, Dispatch A. P. wire)


Londoners got thrill out of the
first day of the tieup. Nobody be-
Iieved that so many motor cars ex-
listed until the stream of vehicles be-
gan to jam the streets and London
was converted from an omnibus and
tram city. toa motor car city. Incl
dentally the going was rough for pc
destrians who had to show lot Of
feotwork.
Word of mouth, supplemented with
an occasional news bulletin, was about
the only way most folk had any chance
to get information of the strike or
the outside world; for there was
complete absence of newspapers RAJ
dio fans Jared better, however, for
available news was broadcast through
out the day.
Traffic jams were frequent. The
swiftly moving automobile descending
on the min great hordes were almost
too much for the boobies, who are
used to the orderly and leisurely flow
of trans and omnibuses.
Huts, tents and all kinds of port
able buildings are springing up uike
mushrooms in Hyde Park, which is
the center for the distribution of food
suppliesI during the general strike.
Lorries come and go with a rush char
acteristic of war days. There is an
air of suspense and hurry everywhere.
|. Where soap box orators spoke for
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-05

NEW YORK, May A.
Copper quiet, electrolytic
1874. Bar silver 659s.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-06-05

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Community teamwork this year in
Beulah, Carroll county, Ca, has re-
suited In substantial and attractive
woman's clubhouse, which Is not only
used for the monthly home demon
stration meeting but for girls club
work, community reading room and
other uses. The small cost of $2S.S5
In actual money was made possible
because no gru,.nd WAS purchased,
permission beth. given TO use the
community Schuol grounds and all
material except Il, u i'ig and brick
for the chimney was donated. The
labor was furnished by the men Of
the community.
The house is built of logs. Gables
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-06-05

inside and out are Of birch poles. and
these were also used inside the cabin
underneath the rafters. On the front
gable is the date Of erection cut from
smaller pieces Of birch. Cracks be-
tween the logs are daubed with gray
mud. Around the walls inside are
cushioned puncheon benches. The
house Is furnished with the most
needed articles, donated by the men,
bers Of the woman's club. It has at
present a stove, table, curtains and
utensils for demonstrations. The
monthly club meetings are alternate
ly demonstration programs and rec
reational meetings attended by entire
families. A library will be gradually
developed.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED
ON JOY-RlOlNG CHARGE
Accused of Misusins Employers
Car--companion Is Held as Con-
cealed Weapon Carrier.

Albert Art hur Williams. colored. -
wears old. nf i:1i First street. was
held in te.0oe hond for he grand
jury in Police Court today on a
charge Of Joy riding, followed his ar
rest early this morning with two other
colored men in the car Of Harry King,
1879 Lanier place, for whom Williams
is chauffeur.
Floyd Armstrong. a wears old. of
1884 Sixth street. one of Williams
companions. was charged by the court
with carrying concealed weapon. He
dema nded q jury trial and was held in
s. 900 bond. The charge of joyriding
entered against Henry Bailey. 20, a
porter, of 1911 First street, when he
was arrested with the other two men
was dismissed by the court.
The three men were arrested by De-
tectives Brodie and Varney at Massa.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
DISTRICT MANAGER
STUDY IS URGED
Swanton Asks Michigan Park
Citizens to Review Plan
as Possibility Here.

A study OF the city manager form
of government a. 1t might he APP
piled to the District OF Colum bis was
urged by w. l.. Swanton. a member
of the Citizens Advisory ''ouncil.
last night In an address before the
Michigan Park Citizens Association.
at 1900 Thirteenth street northeast.
Mr.. Swanton. while not advocating
the city manager plan as the solu-
ton OF unsatisfactory conditions
which may arise under the commits
sion form Of government here. point"
ed TO the growing movement among
American cities for the one-man en- =
ployed expert manager type Of ad-
n,inistration. There are now 36l
cities over the Nation functioning
under this form Of government. he
said.
MIR. Swanton also urged the abol-
ton Of the Michigan avenue grade
crossing over the tracks OF the Ba]ti-
more and Ohio Railroad. provision
for which is made In bill which has
been passed by the Senate. but
which. 1t Is feared. will meet with
opposition when the House takes
IL up. s-. ... e,
Harry \. sStuiI. another member cf
members Of citizens sssocia tions
make constructive criticisms OF the
work Of the council.
The associs tion took action on
number of projects affecting the de-
velopment Of the community.
Additional fre apparatus is urgent
ly needed. speakers pointed out and
the attention Of city ofiEja)s will he
called TO the situation. The f1re sta
tion nea rest to Michigan Park is nov
located at Twelfth and Monroe streets.
and the nearest ladder company is
about two miles away, speakers said.
Other needs Of the community are
quicker postal deliveries. additional
temporary school facilities and street
repairs and paving. 49,,
committee Of Ave was appointed
10 attend the hearings on The Michi-
gan avenue viaduct bill when II comes
before the District committee Of the
House and to- ask prompt ccnsidera
tion OF the measure. The Citizens
Advisory Council also Is to be asked
10 support the proposal. The commit
tee consists of J. A. Kiernan, chair
man Of the committee on laws and
legislation: Mai. w. w. Vaughn. r. !.
Brennan. r. z. Pettus and r. A..
Gillis.
The association voiced it's hisa p
provai of the proposal that bus serv.
ice he substituted for street cars now
serving the Michigan Park area.
Mr.. Brennan, chairman. Of the ION
ing committee, urged members of the
association. to attend the public hear
ing before the Zoning Commission at
TO o'clock May 20, with view to pre-
venting any change in zoning which
would permit erection of "commu-
nifty houses in Michigan Park.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
SCOUTS RULE CITY
| TO OLEARN SYSTEM
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alexandra Mayor and Other
Il Officials Yield Reins for
i Days Routine.
Special Dispstch tn The Sta.

sAbeJ4l MenAtch tn Fhe SaE
Il ALEXANDRIA. Va. May "a
Boy Scouts of the city are running
Alexandria today. At O'Clock every
Scout assigned to Office ny his re-
l4pectiVe troop was on the job, and
learning how the city government
lis operated.
II The youngsters were attired In
Khaki uniforms, and with the greatest
amount of dignity met the patrons
Iof the various offices they were as
signed to and helped in giving serv-
tees in every department.
II At 1890 O'Clock this afternoon the
Scouts, So in number, were guests
sof the local kiwanis Club at the
clubs weekly luncheon at the George
Mason Hotel The hovS had seats
al a front table and heard talk
made by Houston Thompson. Wash
inSton. honorary ScoutmaSter in
that city. and now a member of the
Federal Trade Commission.
Sit With City Council.
This afternoon at 3 O'Clock Ave Of
the Scouts will sit in with city cOur-
eli at an adjourned meeting. Don
aid King will serve as mayor. The
other members OF council will he
Robert Emerson. Elmer Mover. Ed
ward Lannon ard James Simpson.
The mayor will sir beside Mayor
W A. Smoot and the other Scout
councilmen will sit beside the re-
spective members Of CITY council.
and Richard Parker. Scout city man
aSer, will sit beside City Manager
Paul Morton.
Varied Duties for Eoys.
other offices being aled are: Cha rles
Strauss, collector of gas receipts:
Harry Schafer. Judge Of the Corpora
tion Court: Howard Lanhar. city
sergeant; Julian Milan. clerk of the
Corporation Court: Frank Williams.
civil and police justice: Blake Parker.
hailiff of Civil and Police Court; Viii
liam McCaffrey. George Spann. col
lectors of taxes; Marshall Beverley.
captain of police: Charles Brown.
commonwealth attorney; Robert
Emerson, judge of the Circuit Court:
Elmer. Meyer, president Of the Cham
ber of Commerce; Curtis Backus. city
postmaster; Tracey Aitcheson, United
States marshal; Malcolm Moore.
House of Delegates; James Simpson.
editor of The Gazette; William Moore.
city engineer: Charles Stump, city
health cficer; George Bartlett, com
missioner Of revenue: Carl Mess, Alex.
andria Hospital: Fra nklin Parker.
public health nurse; James Garvey,
tr.. internal revenue Offices; Robert
Wolf. superintendent of schools:
Charles Stanford. mana ger OF George
Mason Hotel; Kirk Lindsey. public
school nurse: Frank Buckley. superin-
tendent Of gas office; Lowell Wilcoxen.
referee in bankruptcy: Edward Ian
non, Alexandria Light and Power Co.
Evening star., 1926-05-13

chustts and New Jersey avenues about
O'Clock this morning. after they had
forced their speeding car into the
curb. Williams is said To have ad.
mitted To detectives that he had driven
his two compa MONS to a party in
Southeast Washington wit houi con
sent Of his employer and was return
Ing home when arrested
Armstrong is said 70 have admitted
ownership Of loaded pistol found
in the car claiming he carried il for
protection as agent for police Of the
Evening star., 1926-05-13
BANKING BILL VOTE /
|sPOSS|BLE today
Lenroot Protests Removal of
Hull Amendments on Branch
Controversy.

The Senate may vote this afternoon
ON the bill, which ps ssed the House
recently. revising the nationa ba n king
act end the Federal reserve act TO
BRING fbese laws into conformity, with
modern banking conditions md to deal
particularly with branch banking.
The only important controversy
which developed during debate In the
Senate yesterday was the attack made
by Senator Glass, Democrat. Of Vir.
ginia. on the s0-cslled Hull amend
ments. placed in the bill in the House,
and which were cut ont by the Senste
committee which considered the legis-
lation.
Senator Glass explained that the
Senate committee had stricken out the
Boitse amendments offered by Repre.
sentative M. ID. Hull. Republican, Til.
nois. because they divided the country
into half branch banking and half unit
bankins. while Senator Lenroot, Re.
publican. Wisconsin, declared the Sen
ate bill would permit large ba nks to
effect monopoly by creating
bra nches and crowding out weaker In
stintions. He urged retention OF the
nun amendments. without which. he
said. Congress would surrender its
power to determine the right Of
branch banking.
In its report TO the Senate the ba nix.
ing ana currency committee explained
the purposes OF the bill as follows:
some OF the provisions in the bill
extend and enlarge the powers OF ma
iionai banks. but only in ways in
which state banks and trust com.
panIes generally have been operating
successfully within recent wears.
Other sections Of the bill affrm and
regulate practices which have grown
up within the national banking sys-
tenn under the exercise Of fncide mt I
corporate powers. These practices
are common To both State and ma
tional banks. Other sections Of the
bill relate entirely TO questions OF pro.
cedure and moi 10 banking powers.
An attempt Is made to eliminate some
NJ the rigid formalities in this direc-
ton. The bill also declares Federal
governmental policy with reference
to branch banking"
Evening star., 1926-05-13
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