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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
]. 5. ENDS ITS
INQUIRY IN
MURDERS

GUTHERlE, Ol1la Jan. 5-The
United States government today ad-
vanced it's final phase an investiga-
tion of many months duration into
the mysterious deaths of IL persons
in the Usage country. A federal
grand jury here virtually cleaned it's
docket Of number of preliminary
matters. it was indicated by at
taches of the district attorneys of
flee and tomorrow is expected to
plunge into the task of reviewing
a mass Of evidence gained by secret
service men In more than a year Of
quiet inquiry.
Awaiting to testify are w. X.
Hale, a wealthy ranchman of the
Usage Hills, and his nephew, Ernest
Burkhart. Hale and Burkhart were
arrested Monday in Pawhuska on
state warrants charging them with
the murder of w. e. Smith, white
man who was killed with his Indian
wife and servant girl In the dynamit-
ing of their home at Fairfax, Okla.
in March 1922.
Burkhart's wife, Mollie, as Usage.
is sister of Mrs. Smith, ana the
dynamiting Of the Smith home left
Mrs. Burkhart the sole surviving
heir to the rich estate of Lizzie
Queue, her mother, and three sisters
Bert Lawson, a federal prisoner,
is scheduled to testify. He is one
of more than $50 persons, several
of them convicts from state and
federal prisons. who have been
brought here to go before the jury.
Hale, Burkhart and Lawson arrived
in the early hours today from Paw
huska, making the trip by motor
car under heavy guard Lawson's
whereabouts are a secret, federal
agents having spirited him to a
hiding place, as precaution for his
life.
simultaneously with the arrival of
Hale and Burkhart from Pawhuska,
federal officers reached Guthrie from
Kansas with prisoners from the
United States prison at Leavenworth
and the Kansas state prison at Lam
sing A few hours later another
contingent of prisoners came from
the Oklahoma state penitentiary.
Never in the history of Oklahoma has
such an array of convicted criminals
been assembled for a court session
and small army of officers are
in Guthrie tonight on the alert.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
DEMOCRATS IN
SENATE PLAN
TAX CHANGES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Secretary
Mellon expressed his approval of the
house tax reduction bill, in general.
to the senate finance committee to-
day, and it started actual work on
the measure, passing over important
controversial provisions, however, fol
future decision.
Republican members indicated a
willingness to follow the admins
tration in support of the house bill,
but action on the vital income tax
rate provisions was postponed at the
request Of some democratic mem
bers.
Senator Simmons of North Carroll
ma, ranking democrat on the COM
mittee, later called the democratic
members into conference, and it was
announced they would present pro-
gram calling for several changes In
the bill. No details of their plan
were disclosed, but the program liz
expected to call for greater tax re-
duction than proposed in the bill as
passed by the house.
The committee did approve the
learned income" section of the bill,
which increases from $4,000 to $20,>
600 the maximum amount of which
the 25 per cent reduction under this
classification might be applied. Some
consideration also was given pro-
posal to increase from $4,000 to $lO,-
600 the amount of the income auto
maticaIly regarded as earned and
entitled to the reduction.
Despite the impending party fight
on the bill leaders ol both sides de-
clared their intention to work Tor
early action so that the proposed
reductions in income rates may be
taken advantage Of in the payment
of first installmen;s of these taxes
March Is A suggestion that night
meetings of the committee be held,
however, brought objection.
The controversial inheritance tax
rates were the subject of discussion
by Secretary Mellon before the com
mittee and Senator Fletcher, demo-
crat, Florida, IN speech before the
senate.
Recalling that ne had urged re-
tirement of the federal government
from this field of taxation, Secretary
Mellon told the committee he had
no objection to the modified inheri-
tance rates provided by the bill. the
measure cuts the maximum 1nherl"
tance rate from 40 to 20 per cent
and increases from 25 to so per cent
the credit to be allowed for payment
Of state inheritance taxes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Injunction Argument Heard
To PreUent Consolidation OF
Ray,C Chino, NeUada CopperCo.

ifs attorney said only the Chino
md Nevada concerns were destined
10 profit by the merger. He also
aid there had been no report of Ray
eserves since 1920, though the Ray
mines in Arizona were richer than
hose of either of the other two, and
he promoters of the merger knew
here was a large amount of unde-
yeloped ore in sight.
He described the Ray company as
young and vigorous" and said the
consolidation would saddle it with
''decrepit rheumatic and practihal-
ly exhausted company"
The suit was brought in the name
of Frank C. Armstrong, Ray stock
holder claiming to represent other
stockholders. William Wallace, de.
Tense attorney, asserted that Arm
strong was the only dissatisfied
stockholder and that the Ray com
pany would not lose in the combine.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
WILL SEEK BLESSING

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Jan. S.
The blessing of Clarence H. Mackay
.on the marriage vfs~yAis daughter,
Ellin, to Irving Berlin, jazz song
writer, will be sought by Mrs. Berlin,
she asserted here today. Mackay,
head of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany has been quoted as saying that
the marriage had neither his knowl-
edge nor his consent. Mr.. and Mrs.
Berlin, who were married at New
York City hall yesterday, were sur
rounded by reporters and photo
graphers as they emerged from the
elevator at the Ritz-Carlton hotel
late this afternoon.
''We are very anxious that father
should give us his consent and his
blessing said the bride when asked
if they intended to seek her fathers
forgiveness. The author of a score
of joyous melodies nodded his acquis-
ance in this desire, and added an
emphatic 1--WE are hopeful that it
will be granted"
The couple motored to the shore
late last night following their ro-
mantle elopement. The first per-
SOu 10 greet (I0i WhCi lACJ oNSPPSN
from the elevators here this after
noon was William K. Vanderbilt, Jr,
millionaire friend of the brides
father.
When the newspaper men swarmed
about them the bridal pair blushing-
ly capitulated to the storm of ques-
tions, but were reticent to say more
than that they were anxious to re-
ceive parental forgiveness,
Mrs. Berlin added that they had
decided upon the ceremony impul-
sively."
The love ballads of Irving Berlin
won his bride, she admitted. "Of
course his songs won me" she
said, "at least they made me inter-
ested in him." And Berlin is going
to write more than ever now, "be-
cause l have >Ellin to support"
Mrs. Berlin, who has recently writ
ten articles for periodical telling
Of her repugnance for some of the
persons with whom she had to min
gle. in society affairs, seemed of the
opinion that henceforth she would
not engage in literatary efforts. ''I
have Irving to support me now," said
the. heiress to a part of the Mackay
millions. 'and / suppose / won't
have to-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
TNTEEI0R APPROPRIATION DRAWS FIRE
MACKAY STATES
HE WILL NEVER
FORGIVE CHILD
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NEW YORK, Jan. B.--Clarencs 81.
Mackay let It be known today that
he intends neither to forget nor
forgive" the secret marriage of his
debutante daughter Ellin, to Irving
Berlin, popular song writer and
former singing waiter in Bowery
saloons Through another sonin-law,
Kenneth o'Brien, Mackay revealed
revealed himself as unaltered in his
opposition to the romance, and mot
interested" in the present where
abouts Of the runaway couple.
His assumption of the role of the
unrelentina -:cn faUn"r left only one
element missing to make it per-.
feet story book plot-the kind that
might have been staged with some
of Irving Berlin's sensational music
as accompaniment.
The daughter of the millionaire
president of two telegraph companies
has run away with the young man of
her choice, against the wishes OF
her father-but size isn't going to
any humble cottage Wnm 10 snare
his honest poverty.
Instead, the young couple are in
seclusion in the presidential suite
in the Ritz Carlton, at Atlantic City,
and they booked to sail Saturday on
the Leviatian occupying again a
presidential suite, which costs $4,000
a crossing.
If Mackay's lack of forgiveness has
exiled his daughter forever" from
Fifth Avenue to Broadway, she ap-
parently will not suffer SO far as
wealth is concerned. Berlin, who
once juggled beer trays in Niger
Mixes place on Pell street, is re-
puted to have an income of 100000
year from his songs, and to be
worth $1,5OO,OOO. He lives i'm
luxurious roof garden cottage atop
an apartment in west 46th street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
colo. GOVERNOR
COMMUTES BANK
MANS SENTENCE

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 5.--Governor
Morley late today commuted the SEN
tence of Maurice Mandell, convicted
of completely in the wrecking of the
Hibernia Bank and Trust company
here nearly three years ago, from a
term of nine to twenty years to one
of from four to ten years, Under
the Communication Mandell will be
eligible for parole July z, next.
In commenting on his action, Gov
ernor Morley said the "culpability"
of Leo P. Floyd and John Harring-
ton, likewise convicted fater the
hank crash, was mot less than tina:
of Mandell'' and therefore Mandelrt
sentence should not be longer"
Harrington and Floyd N'ere re.
leased from thea Canon City peniten.
tiary last October on the completion
of their sentence.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
lBx Dispatch A. T. Wrel

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Argument:
on a petition for injunction to pre-,
vent consolidation of the Nevada
Copper company and two others now
known as the Ray Consolidated COP
per company, operating in Arizona
and New Mexico, was begun today
before Justice Levy, in supreme
court. The plaintiffs allege the pro,
posed combination virtually would
wipe out the Ray company and mean
a loss of $12,OOO,OOO to it's stock
holders.
Former Justice Daniel F. Cohalan
attorney for the plaintiffs charged
in his arguments that the, directorss
Of the ,hree companies involved plan
ned virtually to obliteratte the Ray
company, though it was the richest
of the three. The Ray Consolidated
Copper company includes also the
Chino Copper company and the plain
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
IA YEAR OLD BRITISH
GIRL INHERITS LARGE
SUM FROM AMERICAN
fRv Disnatch 4. 2 Wirel

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-A IA
year old school girl in far off Nut
Hill, which is in Surrey, England,
came into a legacy of more than
$4,OO0,OOO today through the termi-
nation of a trust fund in the estate
OF Claus Spreckles, pioneer San
Francisco sugar king and financial
power The fund was terminated by
action of the superior court here
upon motion of the trustees, Claus
A. Spreckles of New York and
Rudolph Sprec1Ics OF San Francisco,
sons of the testator
The girl is Jean Ferris, daughter
of Mrs. Emma c. Ferris, deceased
daughter of the sugar magnate. The
trust fund was created ~ years ago
in the name of Mrs. Ferris and in
cluded some of the finest business
property in San Francisco,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
RUSSELL SCOTT
AGAIN In PRISON
in MURDER CASE
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SAN QUENTIN, Calf, Jan. 5.-John
lice and the prison authorities here
believe to be Robert Scott, wanted
in Chicago, for murder for which
his brother, Russell Scott, now In
sane, was sentenced to die, is back
in the state prison here after being
brought from the prison road camp
at Briceburg, Mariposa county Red
ding's supposed identity as Robert
Scott was learned five days after
the state board of prison directors
were to have acted on his parole and
possibly liberated him,
States Attorney Grove of Chicago,
has ~e1egraphed to the penitentiary
officials to hold Redding, stating that
he will send detective to return
the suspect to that city. The San
the prison that they will hold Red
ding for the Chicago police in the
event that he is. paroled
Redding refuses to make a state~
ment, but has expressed his willing
ness to return to Chicago and face
trial,
1t developed today that. Redding
was in a San Francisco city prison
on a burglary charge while the
country was being searched for him
as Robert Scott. He was sent here
after conviction on the burglary
charge and went to the Briceburg
road camp as a result of his good be-
haYior.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06

One chicken equals five days in
Jail.
This is not an ironhound mathmat-
ical conclusion to be proved and
conclusively tested by professors but
it came into being and was adjudged
sound enough in the Justice court
at the city hall Tuesday.
Elfred Lange, negro and retired
soldier, who is now sojourning in the
city Jail is responsible for the state
ment and he is ready to give testi-
mony to it's creation. And 1t all
grew out of his wishing to buy a
chicken from neighbor who would
not sell 1t to him. So he just ap-
propriated the fowl and when that
did not appear 20 be working to
his advantage he tried second
time to pay for it. Now he is in
jaiA.
According to the story which was
finally presented to the court. Lange
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
No RESULT IN
COAL STRIKE
CONFERENCE
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NEW YORK, Jan. b
The anthracite wage con
ference adjourned early to-
night until Il a. m. tomor-
row without result.
At $50 p. M, the follow
ing statement was issued:
"The conference met this
afternoon and considered
the possibility Of reaching
an agreement. The discus
sion was along the lines OF
previous sessions. The con-
ference adjourned until to-
morrow at II a. M"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06

, The enlisted strength Woulu re-
main at 1850 but the announce
ment said "inasmuch as a lesser
amount is available i'm the budget
for pay of the army during the fis-
cal year 1927, it wills be necessary
to reduce the number of non-com-
missioned officers, privates first
class and specialists below that au-
thorized at the present time"
There would be no demotions, the
reduction being effected through eX-
piration of enlisuments or retirement
of 4.347 men of high rating and the
Withholding of promotions to fiji
these vacancies. Simultaneously the
lowest paid rating in the army, that
Of private, would be recruited up by
approximately 5000 men, thus re-
placing high paid men with low paid
men.
The secretaryss statement served
to bring to the surface officially the
chief point of conflict between the
war department and budget authors
ties when the army estimates were
being framed. The provision made
last wear for the pay. of enlisted men
was $51,9O0,S46, while for 1927 the
figure recommended was $4S,9734S5.
There already have been lndlca
tions that the reserve officers assoc
iation was preparing to make a fight
before congressional committees
against any reduction in the number
Of on-commissions officers, or spe>
cialists of the regular army now act
ing as instructors and equipment
caretakers with organized reserve
units.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Negro Who Stole Chicken for
Nev Years Dinner Spending
FiiUe Days in Jail As Result

decided that his New Year dinner
would not be complete without
good, fat wholesome chicken to
grace his table. Knowing that one
of his white neighbors possessed
such bird, he sent a youth to a
certain nearby house to purchase
the desired fowl. It's owner, how
ever, refused to sell the chicken, for
reasons best known to himself, and
of which he did not care to make
an explanation to the prospective
purchaser.
So-overwhelmed with his desire
to have chicken for dinner-it seems
that Lange crept up gently to his
neighbor's yard and made off with
the chicken. Unfortunately, he was
seen making away with 1t and to
square things. he again sent an
emissary to his neighbor-this time
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Man Locked in Box Car
For Four Days Without
Food, Is Now Recovering

PROVO, Utah, Jan. 5. John
HindseIman. "a. tOf Cheyenne.
wyoming, is in the Utah county
infirmary, recovering from the ef-
fectS of being locked In a box ear
for four days without food. He is
suffering from hunger, exposure,
thirst and lack of sleep. His con-
ditiOn Is serious.
HindseIman was found when the
ear doors were unlocked here, A
RAILROAD empIOye discovered him
in a semi-cOnsciOus condition bur
led in a heap of papers. The man
said that he had been looked in
the car on New Years day hy
railroad special agent despite his
pleas to be released.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
STILL DEADLOCKED

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-"Still dead
locked" aptly described the situa-
tion in the negotiations between the
anthracite miners and operators, VINO
are attempting to end the hard coal
str;ke now in it's fifth month.
Shortly before O'Clock 1tonlgnt
after a session of nearly hours
announcement was made that the
5oint conference of 6 miners and .
operators had adjourned until IL
o'clock tomorrow morning.
No amnlification of their brief
statement could be had from either
side, as both operators and miners
remained in seclusion at the Union
League club, where the meetings are
being held, as the guests at dinner
of Alvin Markle, of Hazleton' ra''
chairman of the joint conference.
The only other word that drifted
out of the meeting was that pro
gress was being made.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
RECLAMATION FUNDS
DECREASE AR0USINC
IRE OF WESTERNERS
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. - The annual appropria-
ton bill for the interior department reported today
to the house and drew the immediate fire from two
western members the administration of reclama
fiscal year The measure carries total of 1926 0OO
for the fiscal year 1921 decrease Of $77O00O0 below
current appropriations and also decrease Of 100000
from hndpAt estimates
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
WASHINGTON CLUB PAYS
40 PER CENT DIVIDEND

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-A 40 per
cent dividend-the same as was de-
clared last year-was voted today by
the washington American League
baseball club. Clark G. Griffith was
reelected president, William NJ
Richardson vice president and Ed
ward B. Eynen, Jr. secretary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
BUDCL CUT MEANS A
PROMOTION DELAY TO
1000 ENLISTED men
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WASHINGTON, Jan Budget limitations on en-
listed pay for the regular army for the fiscal year l92
reduction Of $3OOOO0O, if effected, will make un-
avoidablen four months or cessation IN army
nromotions affecting more than 1000 enlisted men, Sec
retary Davis of the department asserted today n
formal statement a ,, m
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06

NEW YORK, Jan. s.
electrolytic spot and fut.
ures 14v. Bar silver esh
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-30
REVIEW OF CASE DENIED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 R.-Re
view of q case against the Belridge
Oil company in which the govern
ment sought to challenge the validity
of naval oil reserve leases made by
the interior department was denied
today by the supreme court.
Acting on another case. which also
involves validity of such leases, the
court ordered government counsel to
file by December their objections
to the appeal of Harry F. Sinclair
for review of the circuit court OF
appeals decision cancelling his Tea
pot Dome contract. The government
ceedings be held in allegiance until
the Doheny civil suit, involving the
Elk Hills reserve lease, IS decided by
the court. In both Doheny and Sim
clair cases, the contracts We're can
celled on the ground of fraud and ir
the Doheny case an appeal was
granted by the supreme court
In the Belridge case, no charge of
fraud was made, but the department
of justice attacked the Elk Hills res
serve lease made to the company by
the interior department as an invalid
delegation of authority by the navy
department. The solicitor general
also contended unsuccessfully in the
lower courts that the lease was in
valid because proposals had not been
invited, there had been no advertis
ing and an opportunity had not been
afforded for competitive bidding.
Government counsel contended that
the Doheny and Sinclair cases pre-
sented substantially the same ques-
tions of law. making 1T unnecessary
to go into the Sinclair case, if the
lower courts were sustained in tine
Doheny case.
Counsel for Sinclair asserted, how
! ever, that a decision in the Doheny
case would not necessarily dispose
Of the legal questions which they are
seeking to raise.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-30
FUNERAL OF MRS.
BRANAGH LARGELY
ATTENDED SUNDAY

The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Bra
nagh, who died at the family home,
934 Sixteenth street, Friday afternoon,
was held from the Presbyterian church
at o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
funeral was attended by many friends
and relatives and there were many
beautiful floral offerings.
Rev. c. A. Foreman conducted the
services The pallbearers were Harry
Wilder, Joe Lockhart, Ralph Pereau,
Oscar Byers, Harry Lusk and A. r..
Kleinschmidt. Mrs. Brana g h was
born in Ireland and had made her home
in Douglas for the past II years. She
was an active member of the Presby-
terian church until her health failed.
The members of Mrs. Branagh's fam
lily were all in Douglas at the time of
her death. She is survived by her hus-
band, Andrew Branagh, Sr.; three
daughters, Miss Agnes Branagh, Mrs.
]. J. Rymer of Yuma and Mrs. w r.
Grant of Eel Centre, Calf. and two
sons. Andrew Branagh, Jr., and James
Branagh, both of Douglas Mrs. Grant
and Mrs. Rymer We're with their
mother for week before she died.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-30
NACOZARI MASONS
OPEN NEW LODGE
THERE ON SUNDAY

With full Masonic ceremonies and
a fair number of charter members
present, Masonic lodge No. 10 was
installed at Nacozari Sunday morn
ing. Installation of the new lodge
was conducted by the officers Oh
Aqua Priet Pro-Patria lodge No. z.
Sunday evening the installing Off
GERS We're guests of the Nacozart
Masons at a banquet given at the
Nacozari hotel
Officers of the aqua i'rieta lodge
who carried out the installation In
GUIDED A. F. Gomez, worshipful
master; A. Garcia Diaz. secretary
Luis Margaillan, treasurer; H. Ro-
chin, Chaplain; Lucas Arviso, senior
warden, and Francisco Soils, junior
warden. Others who attended from
Aqua Prieta were Leo Lubbert, Adolf
pho C.sneros, t. de la Garza, A.
Saturo, E. B. de Lucas, Ignacio Lovio,
Francisco Quezada, Modesto Pintor
and Zacarias Miramon. DR.. c.. T..
Guilfoyle, of Douglas, also attended
Alfredo Reyes Gonzales and Victor
F.. Priego were present as delegates
from the Nogales lodge.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-30
ARIZONA SERVICE
BUREAU OPENS A
NEW OFFICE HERE

A new office of the Arizona Serv-
ice bureau, connected with the Inter
mountain Building and Loan company
and handling insurance of all kinds
as we'll as real estate, loans, rentals
tand farm investments, has been
opened at 531 Tenth street. The new
business will be under the manage
ment of S. L. Butler, who has been
connected with the Pacific Mutual
Insurance company in this section FOR
the past ten years and is wen known
in Douglas.
The real estate department of the
new. firm will be incharge of w. r..
Henry. Butler will retain his con-
nection with the Pacific Mutual COM
pany while acting as manager of the
new firm. Concerning the opening
of the new office here, Butler states:
II have long considered the opening
of such business in Douglas and
feel that the present time is partia1-
larly proptious because of the sound
condition OF local business and the
lfeed for more homes in Douglas q.
present"