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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
DENNY GIVEN
GRELLtNG IN.
FALL'S TRIAL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8
(AP)-Edwin DENLY, who
was secretary of the navy
until he was swept from
the cabinet by the oil rev.
elations of 1924, emerged
from his retirement today
to again defend his official
record under the fire of a
merciless prosecutor.
On the stand as a defense
witness in the Fall-Doheny
oil conspiracy trial here,
the former cabinet officer
told the jury he accepted
full responsibility for the
navy's part in the 1922
leasing program, and per-.
sonally approved the leas-
es and contracts given Ed
ward L. Doheny's corpora
ton while Albert B. Fall
was secretary of the inter
iof.
Then under a pummelling attack by
Prosecutor o. j. Roberts, he stuck to
his story in the face of several ex-
,,,.,.,,+- fro,,, +1,o sopota raoord raxyaaJL
ing answers differing in important de-
tails from. those given in his direct ex-
animation today.
He explained he had been afforded
no opportunity to review official rec
ords before his senate testimony in
October 1923, but had refreshed his
memory on many. points since that
time.
DENLY said he personally suggested
to President Harding early in 1921 that
the naval reserves be transferred to the
jurisdiction of the interior department,
of which Fall then was secretary.
He said the leasing policy had been
determined upon by himself after he
had been convinced by subordinates
that drainage Of the public domain
through nearby private wells made
such action urgent, and that this sug-
gestion had come to him from naval
officers, rather than from the interior
department or oil company officials.
DENLY told the jury he had never
seen Edward L. Doheny until the Elk
Hills lease was signed, December H.,
1922, and that he could not recall Do
henys name having been mentioned in
departmental conferences until he was
called upon to approve the award in
April, 1922, of the Pearl Harbor, Ha-
waii, oil storage contract to Doheny's
Pan American Petroleum and Trans
port company. In cross examination,
Roberts brought the witness around
to the testimony of Rear Admiral j. K.
Robson, retired, last week, that Denby
had authorized him in December, 1921,
to acquaint Doheny with certain con-
fidential matters contained in an Of
ficial report from Rear Admiral
GIeaves, retired, commandant of the
Asiatic squadron.
DENLY, however, insisted he could
not recall Doheny's name ever having
been mentioned to him by anyone prior
to April 1922
Il do not know and II do not re-
call' frequently were his replies to
Roberts. unrelenting pressure for de-
tails of the navy's action in the nego-
tiations.
One question as to the factors which
led to his judgment in certain mat
ter brought the answer that it was il
the hands of ian agent whom
trusted
(Contjnued 0n page Eight)
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QUAKE SERIES.
SHAKE P ART S
OF CALF ORNIA

cALExIco, Calf, Dec. s GA
series of five earthquakes, two of
them very pronounced, shook Cal
exico today but no property damage
was reported. The. temblors started
at about 4:O5 this afternoon and
came at four minute intervals. Mexi-
cali, Lower California, across the
border in Mexico, also felt the shocks.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
AGAINST ANY.
STANDING CUT
IN TAX Rates

WASHINGTON, Dec. s
(AP) = With formal pre-
liminaries of the new ses-
sion out of the way con-
gressional leaders signaled
today for a clear track in
the hope of getting through
an assortment Of legisla-
tive proposals before final
adjournment early in
March.
Although the senate was
in session only a few min
utes, adjourning out of re-
spect of Senator Mckinley
of Illinois who died yester-
day, the house got down to
business in earnest. There
President Coolidge's mes
sage transmitting the bud
set was read by the clerk;
the democratic $685., 100000
tax reduction bill was shot
In the hopper by Repre-
sentative Garden, Of Texas,
and consideration was be-
gun on the first supply bill
"a mammoth measure car
rying nearly one billion dol
lars for the treasury and
postoffice department.
Reading in the senate Of the pres-
idents message, which forecasts az
$3.50, 100000 treasury surplus for the
fiscal year ending June 80, and
100000, 600 for the next year and
reiterated the executives opposition
to permanent tax reduction at this
time, was dererred until tomorrow
The budget bureau recommended
total appropriations for the coming
fiscal year Of $4,O14,571,124 or $1B,-
543,728 more than has been provided
for this year. Reductions in the
expenses of some branches of the
government including $30,OOO,OOO in
interest on the public debt, We're
more than offset by increases made
necessary by higher civil and Span-
ish war pensions and mounting costs.
of operating the. veterans bureau and
postal service. f
The bill carries the amount recoms
mended by the budget for prohibition
enforcement, which the president said
in his message should have what
ever funds may be necessary to vim
dicate the law.
Touching on appropriations for the
national def snse, the president urged
congress to postpone construction of
three light cruisers authorized at
the last session. This, he said, should
be done in vie wof negotiations now
in progress looking to further re-
duction of ornaments.
Failure of budget bureau to in
cIude provision for the cruisers IN
next years estimates, however,
aroused some members of the house.
naval Committee and Secretary will
bur was called into conference for
an explanation. The naval secre-
tary said the budget bureau had
ignored his request chat the neces-
sary appropriation be recommended.
Continued on Page Eaght)
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NEGR0 sLAYS GIRL

CHESTER, Pa, Dec. S.-(P)-Emily
Collins, 19, was shot and killed tonight
on dark road near her home in Lin
wood Pa, by negro when she re-
fused to give the Christmas gift she
had just purchased for her invalid
father
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
FELT AT EL CENTRo

Ell CENTRIC, Calf, Dec. 8 (P)-Two
earthquake shocks occurred here at
4:1O and APO this afternoon. The
shocks were felt throughout the I'm
perial valley and seemed to be more
severe south of here. No damage
was reported.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

A coast guard patrol boat caught a
rum runner, the Arsene j., off
Biloxi, Miss, the other day, and
J. B. Matthews, assistant u S.
prohibition administrator for the
gulf states, stayed aboard the cap
tive craft while the patrol boat
sped back to the harbor for more
gasoline. While it was gone the
rum runners hauled up their an
chor and sailed away, carrying
Matthews with them. Coast guards
searching for him have located the
Arsene j. in Mexican port.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09
CALIFORNIA IS
SWEPT BY MANY
FREAK STORMS.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. P)-Freak-
ish storms including water spouts
thunder and lightning, hail, snow
and heavy rains, visited southern
California today. At Santa Monica,
a funnel-shaped cloud, cyclonic in
appearance, picked up columns of
water from the ocean about four miles
out while on shore, heavy rain
runctuated by sharp flashes of light
ming fell over the bay, district
Two other water .spouts were
reported from the vicinity of Cata-
lima Island, disappearing over the
eastern end of Long Beach. Old
residents said it was the first. time
they had witnessed such phenomena
there.
Whittier reported half inch of
rain falling there between II and
o'clock, accompanied by thunder
and lightning. Sewers and storm
drains were choked up when streets
were converted into rivers by the
torrent of rain. Hail fell at various
points, including towns in the area
between Los Angeles and the harbor
district. Hail stones as large as
peas were reported at several places.
While heavy rains fell generally
over the metropolitan area and sur
rounding towns, snow blanketed the
higher levels. Mountains back of
Glendale and Pasadena received a
covering ranging from hail an inch
to two inches thick
A terrific rain fell at Fullerton in
the orange belt, preceded and fol-
lowed by flurries of snow, the frs.
ever known to fall in this section,
old time residents said.
In one hour the precipitation
measured Ito inches. Hail also
was reported from several points
in the vicinity of Fullerton.
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LIGHTNING HTS OH TANKS

BREA, Calf, Dec. 8 tP9-Lightning
struck the tank farm of the Union
Oil company here today, for the sec
ond time in nine months, set fire to
a $4,000 barrel tank of gasoline, and
for time threatened to score. sim
liar tanks before the flames were ex-
tinguished through the use of chemi-
Gals. The lightning bolt struck the
refinery which was rebuilt after
being destroyed last April but no
serious damage was done.
The flames spread quickly to the
tig surface tank but were smothered
before gaining much headway.
The fire today marks the fifth
which has visited property on the
Union Oil company within a year.
At Santa Fe Springs, 25 miles from
aere lightning also struck shipping
tanks owned by the Oscar Howard
Oil company, each containing 5000
barrels of crude. Calls were sent out
for help and fire companies from
Los Angeles and surrounding towns
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NEW YORK.-The cynics millineum,
when the price of air win react to the
swelling cost of living, moved a step
nearer today. City Comptroller Berry
notified patrons of the water depart
ment that rates would be boosted Is
to 20 per cent. However, it is the first
jump in the price of that essential
commodity hereabouts since 1876.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

FRANKLINVILLE, n. Y.-Although
the postal regulations popularity are
bracketed with the tabled laws of the
Medes, (which altereth not" an ex-
ception is in order. Miss Jessie McCaa,
one of the few female carriers in the
service, has just been raised to first
grade, and unless Postmaster General
New interviews, must don the regulation
uniform.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-09

N. ", Dec. S.-P-Copper
steady; electrolytic spot
and future s 1885. Lead
quiet; spot 100. Bar silver
SO 1s.
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LAST MINUTE FLASHES

NEW YORK.-Two knotty problems
of etiquette are unravelled by more or
less authoritative mentors in the local
press: A divorce, when registering
at hotel, should sign both her own
and her husbands name, thus: Mrs.
Elliott Brown" and All chastising of
children should be left to mother, with
fathers lending moral support"
NEW YORK.-The "Quo Vadis" tap
estry valued by experts at $1,000 a
square foot, has been brought to Amer
lea. 1t was woven-about $50 square
feet-in 147O for the abbot of a church
near Lyons, France. The title is taken
from the central motif, which shows
st. Peter inquiring of the Savior,
(Which road, Master?''
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Indians with only Indifferent success
For seven sessions they laborcd
With only three hits charged against
the homo hurler and but five scattered
Safeties chalked up on the visitor. al
though the run count was 2-l in
favor OF the invaders, due TO the
tlmeiineSS of their taps.
Then things started to happen. the
Champions tieing it up in the eighth
with the aid Of some SnaDpy base
running, after Murray had pitched
himself out of a hole in clever style.
and coping in the ninth following
another alien threat when Young Bob
Reeves. subbirg at third for the all
ing Biuege, proved Il potent factor
on defense.
SoX Tally in Opener.
A measly Texas Lacquer was on the
producing end of the tally the White
SoX registered to open the battle
Mostil drew a walk. advanced on
Eamm's death and. after neatly steal
ing third. scored when Barrett lifted
little fly TO short center and Myer
and Goslin couldn't make up their
minds which should take it.
Rice attained to the far corner in
the starting session by stealing after
his infield safety and Barrett's poor
toss put him on the midway, but he
was left, as was Joe Harris. who
walked and stole While Stan Harris
Was tanning in the second. Murrag's
single in the third also was unSup-
ported. but the Griffmen contrived to
tie up the proceedings in the follow
ing frame with alien abetting. Two
were gone when stan Harris singled
to center. The boss then stole second
and when Grabowshi threw low kept
on to third from where he counted on
Hunnefield's bum chuck of Ruel's
roller.
Murray Is Niclied Again.
After his unlucky start Murray
pitched hitless ball for three frames.
but was nicked for a marker that
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lVOlved National League team.
are guided by past perform
Gnces, 1ciH be prone to string
along 1Uith achicheuer team
prores to be the front runner at
that time, regardless of ho,r
small its margin may be.
Three of the four exceptions
to the September rule were
outstanding outfits. something the
National League doesn't boast of
this year. The Dodgers of 1920
were only an ordinary outfit, but
the Cubs of 1908 were two-time
pennant winners and destined to
win four flags in five years. the
Braves OF 1914 constituted the
most sensational outfit in the his
tory of base ball, and McGraw's
Giants of 1927 went on to run
their string of consecutive cham
pionships to four. a record for
big league base ball.
IN ITCH RUETHER'S release
to the Yankees by the
waiver route has proved
puzzling to the diamond
dopesters as we'll as great ma
jority of the fans, although TO
close followers of the Nationals
it did not come as stunning
surprise.
That the deal was not merely a
waiver transaction. but involves
more than the cash payment of
$4,000. also is intimated in the
Gotham press, as the following
from The New York Times of to-
day makes clear:
- Base ball men everywhere were
completely mystifed by the deal.
They were amazed to learn that
six American League clubs had
waived on the Senator's most eff .
tective pitcher, southpaw who
won IL games last year and al
ready this season is one of the
leagues leading twirlers
"Washington's willingness to
dispose of Ruether probably
means that the Senators will be
repaid in kind next Winter. 1t
is believed that this is the first
step in deal involving several
players of the two clubs-some-
thing like the. deal last Summer
which sent Andy High to the
Braves as the forenunner of the
Winter trade involving Jess
Barnes, Mickie O'Neill, Eddie
Brown and Zach Taylor"
Mebbe so, mebbe So All sup
porters OF the Gri1men hare
been Uouchsdfed regarding the
transfer is that it 7Cds strictly 4
1CaiUer proposition and if any
other players are to be inrolUed
time alone 1CiU tell.
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BY humbling the Hose Yesterday
the Champions pulled up to even
terms in interClub clashes. each haV-
ing nine victories. and a win for the
General this afternoon will assure the
Griffs an edge when the final three
engagements are staged in Chicago
next month. 1t is likely Crowder
will draw Aiphonse Thomas, who
served his apprenticeship with the
Baltimore Orioles. as his slab rival.
\ walter Johnson day" will be
celebrated in Boston this week. 1t
so happens that Barney has not APP
reared in the Hub SO far this sea-
son. His many friends there have
appealed to the local management 70
have the old master work at the
Fenway before the campaign ends.
and as the forthcoming trip is the
last Of the Nationals to the City of
Beans and Culture this season Boss
Bucky has promised to have him on
view. AS Walter is due to face the
Yankees in New York tomorrow, 1t
probably will be Saturday that he
makes his only appearance of the
year down East.
No less than seven sacks were
stolen in the course of the contest
yesterday. five OF them being ac
credited to local lights. 1t was a
redletter day in that respect for Joe
Harris, for his theft in round was
his first of the season and he added
another when he pilfered with Myer
in the eighth.
Chief interest centered in the run
way activities of Mostil and Rice,
however. 1t happens this pair is en-
gagged in a neck and neck for the
base stealing championship of the
league. Mostil sneal1ed from second
10 third in the opening round and
Rice duplicated his effort in the flag
end OF the frame. Sam thought he
had the middle sack purloined in the
fifth, too. but was informed other
wise by Cmps Hildebrand, SO when
Mostil got away with another steal
In round he obtained a lead of two
sacks over Samyouell, who now has
81 theftS to his credit as against %
for the Sox sprinter.
Rob Reeves failed to shine in an at
lacking way yesterday while filing
IN for Oss Bluege. who slightly
w1enched his trick knee in Fridays
game and is giving it a rest. but the
Georgia Tech graduate showed to ad-
vantage on defense. Reeves play on
Eamms hot shot close to the bag in
the sixth and his handling of Falk's
stunt in the ninth both were snappy
bits.
Bib Falk enjoyed the distinction Of
earning a 1000 batting mark for the
day, with one hit, the SoX fiychaser
getting q sacrifice and two walks be-
fore he singled in the final frame.
Ruel was shaken up in a collision
with Barrett at first base in round 1.
but resumed toll after taking time
out, apparently none the worse for
I. Barrett was substituting at the
initial sack for Shelly, who strained
i shoulder in Fridays fracas.
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put the Hose out in front again in the
fifth. the trick being turned on More
harris triple to left center and
Grabowskis clean smack over the
center sack.
Rice's bingle in the fifth was a lone
affair.". and a safety by Joe Harris in
the sixth led to naught, although he
reached second on a passed ball and
Ruel then coaXed a pass. but the
Champs succeeded in again knotting
the count in the eighth. With Cos
past Edwards. Joe Harris pasted one
to left, and the pair Of them pilfered
their way forward notch. Stan
Harris then bounded to Hunnefield.
The latter's throw headed Moon off
at third and Kan ran him down on
the line, while Buddy counted with
the tying tally.
George Strong at Finish.
Murray had baked the Sox in the
eighth after Mostil had attained the
far corner on his Texas Lacquer and
steal that resulted in RueIs throw
hitting the runner and bounding on.
by whiting kamm and causing Bar
rett to loft harmlessly.
The portly pitcher then turned the
SoX back in the ninth. after FalI had
opened with safe shot, when Reeves
raced in for Spencer Harris bunt and
forced Bib with a perfect peg to
Myer.
Then the finale was staged. With
Reeves out of the way Murray cracked
a line single to left Earl McNeely.
who had proved a total loss on attack
up to this point. drilled a safety to
center and Murray trundled around
toward third. He appeared to have
little chance of beating the strong
armed Mostil's throw but it happened
this particular heave was a bad one
and when the ball bounded past
kamm to the stand Murray drilled on
to the block with the winning marker.
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an exception to this rule and each
The first of the exceptions was
in 1908, when New York led Chi
cago by one and a half games,
only to have the Cubs ultimately
triumph. The second exception
was noted in 1914 when the Giants
were ensconced in the leadership
by half contest. but were nailed
by the sensational Boston Braves,
who came from last place on July
4, ultimately acquiring the flag
with a margin of 10 games over
the McGrawmen and walloping
the Athletics four straight times
to land the world title.
The gear 1920 found Cincim-
mott q fe,1 points ahead of
Brooklyn on the night Of Sep
nailed 'ent at the finish. and
triumphed orer Pittsburgh, a.
though the Pirates acre pos
SeSSed of one-gGme lead oDer
the Ne1o Workers the erening
of the key date.
Since early in the season the
rather unexpected strength dis
played by the Yankees has left
little doubt as to where the
American League end OF the blue
ribbon event will be staged and
with the lead they possess now
may safely be regarded as "in,"
but if their margin OF advantage
were much smaller, victory for
them might be regarded as settled,
judged by past performances.
The closets case to an exception
to the September l rule in Ban
Johnson's wheel was in 1908 when
Detroit led after shutdown on
that date and afterward dropped
to third place, only to come back
with a rush and win out in the end.
Different in Old League.
An entirely different situation
is presented in the National
League this season, however. A
month of big league play still
remains and mathematically one
, month may be figured good as
another to cut down the margin
of a leader, but actually it is
much easier of accomplishment
in the Spring than in late Summer.
Ordinarily when a team has
undergone a gruelling battle that
finds it in first place as Septern-
Der opens it usually is a club of
grim determination with world
series gold in sight that pos
sesses a physiological edge over
the runner-up outfit even though
the margin is small. but in the
National League this season the
Pirates, Cardinals and Reds all
have taken turns at leading the
procession and there should be
no inferiority complex to prove a
factor.
This morning finds the Pirates
on top acith an advantage of
one game ouer the third place
Cardinals, the BUGS possessing
q four-point margin orer the
Reds tcho, in turn, are leading
the Cards by only eight points
Hoao they ariA stand merit We'd
neSdGy ereninq Is prObtemGt-
seal, bat the bunch players, lcho
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CROWDER FACING THOMAS
ON SLAB THIS AFTERNOON

tn Alvin Crow the cool and collected hight hand acquisition from
will ntrusted the task Of putting the Nationals
l Of White Hose in
the wnd-up of the series here today
for the Red Sunday a
Labor
Grfmen
tonight xday New York and Boston, and
hike will
with tits Philadelphia the down the
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LIMIT OF 200 METERS
SET FOR WOMEN'S RACES

Gothenburg. Sweden, August %
P).-The Congress of the Women's
International Athletic Federation has
decided to have no more. races beyond
200 meters.
for women viii be held at Prague in
1880.
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RUTH'S HOMER FAILS
TO SAVE THE YANkS
By the Associated Press.

the ABsOC1ateu FTSSS.
NEW YORK. August 2S.-Detroit
defeated New York here today. s to 4,
In spite of q home run by Babe Ruth
in the field bleachers to open the
eighth inning.
Bob Fothergill. the leagues leading
hitter. led the Tiger attack with two
at bat.
Neither of the starting pitchers,
Hoyt and Wells, was able to go the
distance. Hoyt was relieved during n
rally by the Yankees. sending Wells
to the showers in the fourth inning
Shawkey followed Hoyt and Stoner re-
lieyed Wells.
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PIRATES ARE OUTFIT,
BUT DEFEAT GIANTS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. August 2S.-T h e
Pirates made a clean sweep of the
three-game series with the Giants,
taking the final game, to Z. although
outhit.
The visitors assumed one-run lead
in the eighth, but lost the advantage
in the home teams half when Pitts
burgh scored four times. The advan-
tage was needed, as the Giants raj
lied in the ninth, falling one short of
a tie.
Giant errors proved costly.
Pittsburgh left Immediately after
the game for st. Louis to open an i'm
portant five-game series with the
Cardinals with a double header tomor-
row.
The game marked the end of the
Giants Western trip. in which they
played IL games and won only ?.
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REDS BLANK ROBINS
ON LUQUE'S HURLING
By the Associated Press.

11J 4kbSUNIhttU ICSe
CINCINNATI. August 2S-Cincin-
natl beat Brooklyn the third straight
game, Z to 0, today, due to the keen
pitching of Luque.
The game marked the eleventh vic
tory out of II games played against
the Eastern teams on their last swing
through the West.
1t also marked the thirteenth vic
tory out of the last IA games played.