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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
PROGRAM WILL
BE SPLENDID

fitting and appropriate program
to mark the significance of Memorial
day has been arranged by the general
committee in charge of the observ-
ance here of which Mayor A. e. Hin
ton acting as chairman.
The exercises ar to be conducted at
the cemetery at o'clock Sunday
vocation by A. w Cotton, chaplain of
the Fred Hilburn post, American le-
gion, of this city, and close with taps
to be played by q Camp Harry j.
Jones buglar.
DR.. f. II. Wright s to act as chair
man of the program, presiding at the
gathering, while Professor George
Hammond of the University of Ari-
zona will give the Memorial day ad-
dress The Camp Harry j. Jones
band will offer two selections. Miss
Carmen Larison will sing a solo as
will Leo Schwamm, while Isadore
Kline is to read Lincoln's Gettysburg
address.
Veterans of the various wars and
members Of the patriotic societies of
the CITY Will nc Oll lcIllSA ~ III iOS
honor the war dead and to decorate
the graves following the exercises.
The complete program as announced
yesterday afternoon by the general
committee is as follows:
Invocation, A. w. Cotton, chaplain
of he Fred Hilburn post, Legion.
Nearer My God to Thee" Camp
Harry J. Jones band.
Soprano solo, America the Beauti-
full" Carmen Larson.
Prayer, Rev. c. A. Foreman.
Address, Prof. George Hammond of
the History department. at the Uni
Iversity of Arizona.
Reading, Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress, Isadore Kline.
B ari o II e solo, "Invictus," Lee
SchWamm.
Benediction, A. W. Cotton.
"Star Spangled Banner" c m 7
Harry J. Jones band.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
3 MORE MORO
FORTS TAKEN
BY TROOPERS S
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MANILA, May 26.-Three more forts
held by Moro outlaws of Lanao dis
trict have been captured in new
attack by the Philippine constabulary,
in which the government forces lost
three men killed and two wounded
asys a, dispatch to the Manila LII
bune today from Iligan, Lanao.
Despite the capture of these strong
holds. it is believed that the outlaws
have other centers of resistance pre-
pared in the mountains where they
will be able to make a stand, since
the nature of the country makes II
difficult for troops to follow them.
Lieutenant Lilis of the constabulary
was slightly wounded in the head
during an attack on one of the out
law strongholds, in which the Moro
sultans, Saraya and Saboisan, We're
entrenched. Accurate reports of the
Moro casualties are still lacking but
thew are estimated at between 40 and
70 killed.
Heavy rains have added to the
difficulties of the constabulary force
of 90 pursuing the outlaws, com
pelling temporary suspension OF
operations.
Previous reports to Manila had re-
ported the capture of three Moro
forts at Che cost of two men killed
and eight wounded for the constab-
ulary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
GRAND JURORS
ASK WARDEDS
TO OUT JOBS
Wardens of Two Mems
Prisons And One Won
ans Institution Affected.
SMALL is SILENT
Governor Makes No Com
ent-Parole Sales Evil
Causes Row.
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JOLIET, Ills, May 20
Scrutiny Of affairs at three
Illinois prisons has con-
vinced a.special Will county
grand jury that John l..
Whitman should resign as
warden at Joliet, that Will
Colvin should surrender his
post as head Of the state
prison and parole board,
that Mrs. c.. Elinor Rulien
should be dismissed as head
Of the women's prison, and
that six subordinates at the
institution should be dis
charged.
These recommendations, together
with findings that the honor farm of
the state prison should be abolished,
and that a disciplinarian should be put
over the mems prison and a sugges-
tion shat Chauncey Jenkins should
have resigned as head of the state
department of welfare are the salient
points in report submitted by the
jury today to Circuit Judge Frank
Hooper and transmitted by States At
torney Hjalmar REIN to- Governor Len
Small.
A short time before the Will county
jury report was made public, Attor-
ney General Oscar Carlstrom at Chi
cago reported to the governor that he
recommended the discharge of Jen-
,kins and Colvin. The attorney gem
eral said there was no concrete evil
dence to involve either man, yet the
situation had become bad in connec-
tion with paroles.
Governor Small at Springfield had
no comment to make.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
.BACKFIRING ON
DRY QUESTION
YET CONTINUES
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WASHINGTON, May 26.-More back
firing on the prohibition question
was heard today in both houses Of
congress as the senate judiciary com
mittee prepared to discuss tomorrow
the legality of President Coolidge's
order authorizing the employment of
state and local officers as federal
enforcement agents.
The order was defended in the
house by Representative Swing, re-
publican, California, in whose state
it is first to be put into effect. He
said it was not in conflict with the
constitution, was not without preced-
ent and added that he felt confident
the people of California as a whoel
would be glad to cooperate with
federal officials in enforcing the dry
law.
In the senate, Senator Edwards
democrat, New Jersey, leader Of
the vets, renewed his assault on the
order, while Senator Caraway, demo-
crat, Arkansas, dry, delivered a gen
eral prohibition speech, assailing the
vets for what he termed their propa-
ganda and asserting that no one who
believed in law enforcement wanted
a national referendum on the prohi-
bition question.
While the discussion was develop
ing into sharp tits between wet and
dry senators, Chairman Cummins OF
the judiciary committee, announced
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
Arizona Holds Universal
Membership in General
Federation Women's Clubs

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May 26.-
Arizona and New Mexico We're included
in the list of states announced today
as holding universal membership in
the General Federation of Women's
clubs, the eighteenth biennial conven-
tion of which is in session here.
This allows individual clubs in the
two States to belong to the general
federation without necessarily belong
ing to the state group.
Mrs L. 1. Taylor, New Mexico, state
president, in an address tonight be-
fore the convention, said:
81 bring you greetings from New
Mexico, the sunshine state; we hold
it to be delightful privilege to oc.
cupy our place among our sister
states in this convention.
"You have the ceaseless throb OF
the mighty ocean, the confusion of q
busy city's life and the throngs OF
people We have Gods boundless blue
a canopy over our great open spaces
and majestic mountains and silence.
But common to both and all of us
is the womanhood of our country, i'm
pelleu by IHe eCeIHdl u 90 ~ w.
my state 1 would pledge unity OF pur-
pose with the general Iteration, loyal
ty to our president and her able corps
of officers and co cooperation With oul
fellow states, knowing that in the
possession of these three we insure
safety and we'll directed progress for
our most cherished, and to me. oul
most important heritage, our young
America"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
'M'NARY FARMER
RELIEF MEASURE
BEFORE SENATE
ALL WEDNESDAY
Agricultural Leaders Conf
dent Of Ability To Secure
Passage Of Bill.
NO DISSENT HEAR ID
Discussion Will Be Carried
On Again Today; Similar
To Haugen Bill.
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WASHINGTON, May 26.-Confident
of their ability to get the McNary corn
belt farm relief bill through the SEN
ate, agricultural leaders kept it be-
fore that body today as the dominat-
ing topic.
During. a two-hour endorsement by
Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa,
of the bill, which is similar to the
Haugen bill rejected by the house, not
voice of dissent was raised, although
numerous senators interjected support
to his arguments
The discussion will be carried on to-
morrow by Senator Mcclellan, demo-
crat, Tennessee, another supporter OF
the proposal, although the migratory
bird bill is the unfinished business be-
fore the senate.
In the midst of the veteran Iowa
senator's argument, Senator Wheeler,
democrafl Montana, inquired if the
President would sign the bill if it is
passed
Il have never inquired" responded
Senator Cummins. eve have our own
responsibility to discharge and pas
sage Of the bill would influence the
president in his consideration"
Taking a hand in the debate, Sena-
tor Simmons, democrat, North Caro-
lima, declared there would be no real
prosperity in this country until the
farmers prospered.
Senator Cummins asserted that all
thinking men and women were agreed
that "the government should do some
thing to arrest the decline in farm
prices and farm values"
The McNary bill, he declared, is not
q price fixing measure, as it's critics
oon9end, and only provides for the re-
moval Of the exportable surplus after
which the law of supply and demand
would control.
.Neither is it subsidy, as not a
single penny would be permanently
taken from the treasury" he contin
ued. "The government simply would
advance money for each crop to be
paid back out of the equalization fees
collected from the producers.
But even if it were a subsidy, SEN
a,tor Cuhmmins said, the government is
now granting subsidies to a govern
rnent merchant feet, to business by
high tariff duties and during govern
ment operation to the railroads.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
MADE
IN REQUIRED
SENIOR S TUDY

In a letter to Principal J. E. Carl
son, Jr., of the local high school, the
state department of public instruction
announces the changes made in the
minimum requirements for the high
school course to be effective for grad
uation in the spring OF 1927.
All high schools of the state must
conform to these requirements and
only one change will need be made in
the Douglas high school course of
study, substituting one full year Of
American history for half year as
has been in effect heretofore. In ad-
dition to the full year of American
history, a half year of civics will be
given, which includes the study of the
constitution Two years of social sci
ence is required, so some other his
tory, ancient, world or English his
tory, will be given for the additional
half year.
The letter from C. o. Case, secre-
tary of the state board of education,
states specifically that the two years
of social science must include one full
year o1 American history, one-half
wear of civics and >one-half year of
economics or some other history.
All seniors will therefore be re-
quired to take full year of history,
beginning with September Z, 1926,
when school re-opens for abe school
term.
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
STATE ATTORNEY
TO SEEK MAN In
CASE OF MISSING
|. A. EVANGELIST
First Person To Be Ques-
toned Will Be Former
Radio Operator.
HE is ALSO MISSING
Wife Reported Him Gone
Is Now Located AS Auto
Salesman In Seattle.
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LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 26.-
District Attorney Asa Keyes an
nounced today that, if the body OF
Aimee Semple Mcpherson, missing
evangelist, who disappeared at the
beach last Tuesday, did not come
ashore by tomorrow, he would start
vigorous investigation of the case
and as one of his first moves would
seek for questioning Kerneth G. Orm-
iston, formerly radio operator at Mrs
McPherson's temple and one of her
close friends.
Ormiston superintended installation
of the Angelus Temple radio station
in 1923 and operated it until few
months ago when he left. On jan
uary 23 he disappeared, according to
his wife, who reported him as miss
ing to the sheriff's office here. Later
Ormiston appeared in Seattle as an
automobile salesman.
Friends of Ormiston report him as
having returned to Los Angeles as
late as two weeks. ago, but lately all
trace of him has been lost.
Keyes stated that he had been i'm
PEELED to enter the case by scores of
letters received at his office urging a
thorough investigation of Mrs. Nc
Pherson's disappearance and he de-
clared that he would turn his detec-
tives loose on all trails omorrow if
the body of the missing evangelist
had not been found then. In this
connection, he said, he could not
overlook the fact that Ormiston had
baan close 1friand of the lost Dneach- =
er, and he said that he felt their
close association might provide val
liable lead in tracing the woman.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
.SIAMESE T WIN S
OF SOUTH BEND
ARE STILL LIVING
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Wednesday 80. $129.31 $11S69
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 26.-The
two girl babies, perfect in every re-
spect save that they are linked to-
gether facing each other, who were
born here Saturday, are being sus-
tanned by bottle feeding and gave
every indication today of living ana
growing like normal babies.
"The babies are here; a doctors
duty is to do what he can for them"
was the comment of DR.. Thomas A.
Swantz, attending physician for the
twins, Lucy and Bessie Medich. He
said an operation to separate them
would prove fatal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Medich are
deeply shaken by the strange birth.
The mother, torn between love and
the anguish of the handicap of her
daughters, has expressed the hope
that the babies will pass from the
mortal scene to which they are so i'll
adapted.
Unlike the famous Siamese twins
who were jointed in such a way to
permit locomotion, these twins, who
are joined at the pelvic girdle, would
never be able to walk or move in
anything like a normal manner.
The babies seem to live separate
lives. Sometimes one sleeps while the
other is feeding. Physicians say that
should illness come to one it would
affect the other Similar twins, how
ever, have been known to survive for
years.
x-Ray studies show that each child
is complete as to heart, lungs, stom-
ach and other internal organs, except
that they share one colon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
WITNESSES. SAY
THE Y BELIEVE
EARL TRUTHFUL.
(By Dispatch :. z. Mlrel

NEW YORK, May 26.-Joyce Haw-
ley, II year old show girl who by
her own testimony was the bath tub
occupant at Earl CarrolFs party in
his theatre on Washingtons birth
day, continued the storm center of
testimony at CarrolIs perjury trial
today. Testimony and summation
were concluded late today. Judge
Goddard will charge the jury tomor-
row and then that body will decide
whether Carroll told the truth when
he said at a grand jury investigation
of his party that no one sat in d
bath tub and no liquor was served.
Miss Hawley, the governments chief
witness, has testified that she sat in
the tub unclad and that she was
drunk at the time on liquor served
her in the theatre.
Eight defense witnesses testified
today. Augustus Thomas, playwright,
and AL Jolson, black face comedian,
testified to a good opinion of the
producers veracity and number of
CarroIl's associates sought to prove
that Miss Hawley's testimony had
been given in revenge because Carroll
would not give her money she de-
manded.
Defense witnesses testified that
after the bath tub incident the show
girl demanded $1,000 and promised
to give any testimony. desired before
the grand jury if she were paid. She
had previously testified that she had
been offered $3.50 by Chris Scaife,
Carrolls assistant, if she would tell
the grand jury that there was no
wine at the party.
Scaife today admitted he had COM
plete charge of the bath tub at the
lCnntin1nd c,, Dn % rIrnnN
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
STOKES FAILED
TO LEAVE WIFE
ANY OF ESTATE
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NEW YORK, May 26.-The will of
w. E. D. Stokes, millionaire hotel
owner, was filed for probate today,
making no bequest for his wife, Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes, and their two
children. Mrs. Stokes attorney I'M
mediately announced that the will
would be contested.
Mrs. Stokes won a separation from
her husband and custody of their
children after Stokes had tried in
vain for five years to obtain a di-
vorce from her on chargse of in
fidelity.
The entire estate, mentioned in the
will as 'over 100000 but estimated
as high as S1O,OOO,OOO was left to
w. e. D. Stokes, Jr., son of Stokes
and Mrs. Rita De Acosta Lydig, who
divorced the hotel owner shortly
after their child was born.
Shortly after the will was filed to-
day Samuel Untermyer, attorney for
Mrs Stokes, received telegram from
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver,
where Mrs. Stokes lives, directing him
to take immediate legal action to
safeguard the interests of the young
er children, both of whom are wards
of Judge Lindsey's court.
.Untermyer said the will would be
contested on grounds of undue in
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
ABD-EL-KRIN,
RIFF LEADER,
SURRENDERS
Official Announcement To
That Affect Made In
Madrid Wednesday.
ELATED
French Announcement
Leaves u. S. Debt Settle
ment To Come Up Today.
fRv D,spatch A. wirs,


MADRID, May 26.-Abd-
El-Krim, the Riffian war
lord, has surrenderd. Of
ficial announcement to this
effect, has been made here.
Krin entered the French
zone in Morocco in flight
from the Boukouya tribes
men. Details of the sur
render are not yet avail
able.
Rather than fall into the hands of
the sultan and having 10 face native
justice, Krim is declared to have pre-
ferred tol put himself at the mercy OF
the French.
There was much rejoicing through
out Spain when the foreign office
made the announcement of his sur
render.
France and Spain sometime ago
ago agreed on the procedure to be
followed should Add Ell Krim capitu-
late.
A commission has been sent to Taxa
in French Morocco, to take charge Of
the Spanish prisoners released by the
Riffians. Future operations in Mo-
rocco, it is said, will consist merely
of clearing the region between Tetuan
and Sheshuan of the bandits infest-
ms it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
ARMAMENT MEET
SUCCESS SEEMS
ASSURED FAC T
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GENEVA, May 26:-Both Hugh s.
Gibson, American delegate and Wis
count Cecil, British delegate to the
preparatory commission on disarma-
ment today expressed the opinion
that the commission has made a
splendid start on it's work and that
all the representatives have shown
great sincerity.
The commission adjourned today,
turning over mass of technical ques-
tions to committees, and prob
ably will resume it's work some time
next autumn.
Viscount Cecil, for one, does not
consider that a separate naval agree
ment, as suggested by Japanese
diplomats is an impossibility. Be-
fore departing for England tonight
he told the correspondents that it
might well apear during the progress
of the preparatory work at Geneva
that it would be possible to treat
special phases of disarmament apart.
He said that he could see no rea-
son why the Geneva effort should
hold up other negotiations.
He emphasized, however, that it
would not be desirable to arrange
any conference that might seem to
compete with the Geneva meeting.
His idea was that any naval negotia-
tions should dovetail into the main
effort which is now being under
taken by the preparatory commits
sion.
Meanwhile the Japanese have not
lost heart that their suggestion for
three power naval conference be-
tween the United States, Great Brit
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
AMERICAN HELD
BY A MEXICAN
BANDIT GROUP
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MEXICO CITY, May &c. G. Bra
den, a mine owner of Laredo, Texas,
is being tortured by bandits who are
holding him captive in the state of
Durango, according to a special dis
patch received by Ell Universal from
Torreon.
The dispatch says that B. F. Yost,
the American consul in Torreon, has
received a letter written by Braden
frcla the camp of the bandits. Bra
den is reported to have said he was
i'll and had been tortured when hang
ed up by the thumbs. The bandits,
the letter added, would hold him un-
til they received six thousand pesos.
Braden said that he was ignorant
of the whereabouts Of the American
engineer who was captured the same
day as himself. He thought Gala
gler W, a prisoner of al.o her bandit
gang st4 ong 70 'c=s Of .cderal troops
arc sea ching for ne taAdjts.
MEXICO CITY, May 26.-The kid
naping by Mexican bandits of J. J.
Shanklin an American employe of Ell
Potero Sugar Plantation in the state
of Vera Cruz, was reported today in
a telegram to o. M. Brown of Mex
leo City, manager of the plantation.
The plantation is American owned
and when the Unitd States embassy
was informed of the deed a request
was forwarded to the Mexican for
eign office asking that steps be taken
to rescue the man.
Shanklin is the third American re-
ported to have been kidnapped within
the last few days c. c. Bramen, an
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
Convicted Wife Slayer
Asks for Communication
of His Death Sentence

PHOENIX, May 26s-The petition
of Ramon EscObar, convicted wife
murderer sentenced to hang at the
state prison june 25, for cOmmu-
tatiOn of the death penalty to one
of life imprisonment, Will be con-
sidered by he state board of par
dOnS and paroles in Florence June
i. Attorney General Murphy an
nOunced today. Murphy is secre-
tary of the board.
The supreme court about n
month ago sustained the judgment
Victed EscObar of the crime.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
FORMER MEXICO
REBEL is KILLED
BY F EDERAL S

NOGALEs, May 26.-Ernesto Silva.
former rebel captain in the revolution
of 1916, was shot to death in Nogales,
Sonora, Mexico, yesterday afternoon
when he made an alleged attempt t.,
escape from military authorities who
had arrested him. Details of thG
shooting were made known tonight.
Silva had been living in Los Angeles
as q fugitive until recently and had
gone to Tucson, Arizona, where he
was supposed TO have been told by
General Ancheta, commanding office
in Nogales, Sonora, that he could re-
turn to Mexico safely. A cousin of
General Ancheta was killed by de-
tachment of rebels led by Silva III
Saharuita, Sonora, Mexico, in 1917,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-27
SCHOOL
ADOPTED
BY BOARD; SAME
AMOUNT AS 1925
School Commits Tax
payers Associate .hly
Compliments s. "a
HAD 1O2 MORE PC 10
Usual Repair Work To- =
Done Around School Bull, Z
This Year. y

The public school budget for he
school year 1926-27 was adopted by
the school board at a meeting in the
grammar school Wednesday afternoon
and calls for $225,S5O.O0, the same
amount as for the previous year.
1t is estimated that the amount to
be raised however will be reduced to
about $205, $4,000. as it is planned to
take approximately $20,00O.00 out of
the balanc which is now available.
The school committee of the Co
chse County Taxpayers association.
of which DIR. F. L. Wright is chair
man, was present at the meeting and
after giving its approval to the pro-
posed budget highly complimented r.
E. Souers, school superintendent, and
the school board, on the efficient and
economical manner in which the local
public school system is conducted.
Interesting enrolment data was
presented by superintendent Souers,
showing that there were 102 more
pupils enrolled in the schools here
during the term 1925-26 than was the
case for the term of 1924-25 Total
enrolment in the pubic schools of
Douglas for 1924-25 was 9,165 while
for the term 1925-26 it amounted to
3,267, an increase of 102.
The usual repair work in the
schools will be done this summer, in
Guiding paining and tinting, while
the board has also authorized the re-
pairing of the patio roo fin the
grammar school and the laying of
new pipes for the grammar school
furnace system.
A balance of $56,5S2.S6 is on hand
now and as there is still $11, 1,131.03
left over from the 1925-26 budget it
is likely that the balance as of July
1, 1926, the beginning of the new
fiscal year, will be approximately
100000. Thre are still several items
of expense to be met, however, out
of the $11,131.03 left over from the
1925-26 budget since the school year
does not terminate until July l, 1926.
DR.. Wright was accompanied at the
meeting yesterday by Rex r C e /,
Charles Nichols Russell Meadows and
w. H. Meischer, who make up the
other members of the school commit
tee of the taxpayers association.
superintendent ouers submitted
the following financial. statement of
School District No. 81, as of May 26.
for the boards consideration.
Financial Statement, school District
No. %
May 26, 1926
Budget for 1925-26. 1925, $50. 90
Expenditures to date....H. 214,71S.97