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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
MANY INJURED
WHEN THEATRE
CEILING FALLS
lBx Dispatch !. 2. wirel

Will K E SBARRE, Pa,
May "a score of persons
were injured, several seri-
ously either by falling
debris or in the mad rush
for safety when a section
Of the ceiling of the Savoy
theatre fell today.
The accident occurred when the
theatre, one of the largest movie
houses in the city was only partly
filled. The section which fell, was
As feet wide and more than so feet
long and weighed approximately II
tons.
Charged electric wires were car
ried down by the debris and several
persons received severe shocks and
burns as well as decorations and
bruises.
City officials expressed the opinion
that the collapse was caused by the
vibration of large electric motor
beneath the stage, used to operate
the organ bellows.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
J. W. Thompson, Under 2
Year Sentence in Vets
Bureau Fraud, Is Dead

ST. LOUIS, May 3.--JOhn w.
Thompson, "a. millionaire st. Louis
railroad contractor, died this
morning of acute heart disease,
one week before his application
for probation from a twO-year
prison sentence for conspiracy to
defraud the government in veter-
ans bureau hospital contracts was
to have been argued in federal
court in Chicago. Death came sud-
denly at his home while he was
cOnversing with his wife and
nurses.
ThOmps0n'S conviction with
Charles IL. Forbes, former director
of the veterans bureau, was up
held last March 15 by the United
States supreme court. Both men
were fined $4,000 ON conspiracy
charge and sentenced to two years
imprisonment, at the LeaVenwOrth
federal peilitentiary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
PULITZER GOLD
MEDAL GOES TO
GEORGIA PAPER;
OTHER AWARDS
w. B. Miller Wins Prize for
Reporters Work in Floyd
Collins Story.
LEWIS NOVEL BEST
"Craig's Wife" Best Amer
lean Play; ''What O'Clock"
Best Poetry.
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

NEW YORK, May 3.-The Pulitzer
gold medal for the most disinterested
and meritorious public service rem
dered by an American newspaper dur
ing 1925 has been awarded the CO.
lumbus Ga, Enquirer Sun. The
judges announced today that the
award was made "for the journals
brave and energetic fight against the
Ku Klux Klan, against the enactment
of law barring the teaching of
evolution, against dishonest and in
competent public officials, against
lynching and for justice to the negro"
William Burke. Miller of the Louis
Vile (Ky) Courier-J Journal was
awarded the $1,000 prize for the best
example of reporters work, 'for
his work in connection with the story
of the trapping in Sand Cave, KY,
of Floyd Collins"
The test was strict accuracy, terse
ness and the accomplishment of some
public good commanding public at
tention and respect.
For the best editorial, selected for
clearness Of style, moral purpose,
sound reasoning and power to influ-
ence public opinion in the right di
rection due account being taken of
the writer's work for the year. a
prize of $500 was awarded Edward nj.
Kingsbury, of the New York Times.
The editorial was "The House of a
Hundred Sorrows" d. r. Fitzpat-
rick, of the ST. Louis (Mo) POST
Dispatch was awarded the $500 prize
for the best cartoon of the year for
his The Laws of Moses and the Laws
of Today" published April 12, 1925.
Sinclair Lewis was awarded the
$1,000 prize for the best novel pre-
senting the whole atmosphere odf
American life and the highest STAN
dard of American manners and man
hood The book was "Arrowsmith."
"Craig's Wife," written by George
Kelly, won the $1,000 prize for the
original American play, performed in
New York, best representing the edu-
cational value and power of the stage
in raising the standard of morals,
good taste and good manners.
The late Amy Lowells What's
O'Clock, was awarded the $1,000 prize
for the best volume of verse. The
Life of Sir William Osler," by Harvey
Cushing, was awarded the $1,000 prize
for the biographical volume teaching
patriotic and unselfish services. For
the best book of history of the
United States, Edward Charming was
awarded the $4,000 history prize for
the sixth volume of his History of
the United States"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
AQUA PRIETA TO.
CELEBRATE MAY.
5 WITH PROGRAM.

Aqua Prieta is preparing to vel
come the famous Mexican national
holiday, Cinco de Mayo, Wednesday
with proper celebration and COM
plete program will be available today.
There will be the usually decora-
tions in that city and places of
business Of course will be closed
with big dance scheduled for to-
morrow night Whether or not there
is to be a parade this year is not
certain.
General indications are that the
exercises here this spring will not
be as extensive as they were last
year but Cananeaf is to celebrate with
a vim on Wednesday.
On this side of the international
line the holiday, although it will
be observed by all Mexicans is not
to be characterized by any special
celeration, according to Juan Mar
shall, Mexican consul in Douglas.
Many Douglas Mexicans will go to
Aqua Prieta for the exercises there
ut a dance will probably be held in
this city by the labor organization,
Sociedad Mutualista de Obreros Mex
icanos, and there may be a few adj
dresses at that time.
The Cinco de Mayo holiday is OBJ
served in re embrance of the Mexi-
can victory at the City of Puebla
on May 5, 1862 against the French
which largely resulted in the failure
of. the invasion of MaXimillian.
Many years ago it was set aside as &
national holiday by the Mexican gov
eminent and each year has been
extensively celebrated with great
color and ceremony.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
o. C. STRAUS, 76,
DIES IN N. T.;
F AM ED CITIZEN
Cny Dispatch A. P. wirel

NEW YORK, May S.-Death today
ended the long career of Oscar ).
Straus, who, coming to America at
the age of four with his parents,
Jewish immigrants from Bavaria, rose
TO prominence as a merchant, finan-
cier, philanthropist, diplomat and
willing servant of the public.
He was 76 years old and for two
years had been troubled Wlth heart
attacks His public life began IN
1887 when he was appointed minister
to Turkey by President Cleveland
AS secretary of commerce and labor
under President Roosevelt, he was
the first member of the Jewish race
to become a cabinet member. In l9l2
he was progressive candidate for gov
ernor of New York.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
s.FIDDLTNG" CARPENTER
OWNS VALUABLE VIOLIN

LIVINGSTON, Mont, May 3.-Clar-
ence c. Cal Fenton is an unobtru-
sive little carpenter of indeterminate
age and he amuses himself by playing
the fiddle" at country daLces when
not following his trade.
But his 'fiddles'' are little more
than just "fiddles," the Livingston En-
terprise has discovered. One of the
instruments upon which he scrapes
the strains of Turkey in the Straw
is a genuine Stradivarius, the Enter
prise will say tomorrow, while another
bears the inscription "Anonn 1873
Caria bergonza Fecit in Sremona" and
a third is Jacob Stainer instrument,
made in 1925.
The Enterprise will say that Cal,
has BEEN offered $4,000 for the Strad~
ivarius, but has declined to sell.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
ACCIDENTS, SLAYINGS, SUICIDES
CLAIM IL IN REGION; SCORE MORE
INJURED. SOME QUITE SERIOUSLY Y
(By Dispatch A. P, wirel

DENVER, May 3.-The toll of dead
in Sayings, suicides and accidents
over the weekend in the Rocky
mountain region grew today until the
total list stood at 10. More than a
score were injured, some seriously in
accidents.
The body of Mrs. Hazel Johnson an
automobile tourist from Los Angeles,
Calf, was found in the Williams,
Ariz., public camp ground by her
husband after he returned from a
short absence The slayer apparently
had mutilated the body with a hatch
ct that was found nearby.
Mrs. J. William Sherman and her
four year-o old grandson were burned
to death in fire that destroyed
their home at Jireh, Wyo., today.
Roy L. Crutcher, engineer on a
Denver and Rio Grande Western
freight, was killed when the cab
overturned near Cresco, Colo. Joe
Dalla, fireman, was injured.
The body of an unidentified man
was found on the Union Pacific
tracks near Rock River, Wyo., ap-
parentiy the victim of train that
cut of both his legs and otherwise
mutilated his body.
At Casper, Wyo.. J. M. Van Coulter
shot and killed his wife Sunday and
then ended his own life.
w H. Pape of Daniel, Wyo., was
killed at Soda Springs, Idaho, by a
town marshal after he is said to have
become deranged and attacked sew
eral persons. Ray Barhurst, Denver
high school boy, was killed Sunday
by the accidental discharge of COM
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
WORK SUPPORTS,
MADDEN FIGHTS
PLANS

WASHINGTON, May 8. - Proposed
construction of the Boulder canyon
Irrigation, power and flood control
project on the Colorado river today
became the subject of renewed in
terest with Secretary Work urging
its immediate undertaking and Chair
man Madden of the house appropria
tions committee opposing the $125,-
900 900 government construction plan.
During the day, Chairman Smith
and two other me bers of the house
irrigation committee told President
Coolidge their committee probably
would report measure similar to
that now pending in the senate.
Urging the creation OF an expert
engineering board, Secretary Work,
who has just returned from tour
of the west, said:
"The first step towards construc-
ton should be the selection of a
board of the most competent engi-
neers to be found in the country
none of them now in the government
service;; this board to pass on and
approve every step before it is tax
en-. The selection of these men will
be of more Importance than any other
single administrative feature of this
proposed project"
The secretary of interior added that
the Boulder canyon program is "the
most constructive legislation now be-
fore congress-" and Reclamation
Commissioner Mead who accompanied
him on his trip declared the con-
struction now was necessary to pro-
tect the Imperial valley of California
from flood and drought.
Madden who announced he woulc
soon made speech in the house OF
the subject asserted that it's ex
perience at Muscle Shoals shoulc
lead the government away from sucf
undertakings as contemplated a
Boulder canyon. He favored plac'
ing the project under the fedora
power commission with private finan
cling, construction and operation.
Those who visited the White Hous'
with Chairman Smith were Represen
tatives Swing and Sinnott of Oregon
republicans. They indicated tn
committee would begin drafting
bill as soon as hearings close.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04

Throughout the day and night every
effort was put forward to bring about
an agreement. The debate in the
commons adjourned about 1880, Will,
nothing accomplished and large crowds
remained assembled outside the par
li;ment buildings waiting the final
Yarnc uncement.
/. The scenes at Westminster were
reminiscent of July, 1914. Downing
street was completely impossible and
the crowds lining both sides of Bridge
street, leading to the houses OF par
lament, and parliament square itself
weer estimated at MANY thousands,
silently but anxiously watching the
coniEgs and goings of the members
OF parliament and other prominent
personages.
A. ]. Cook, secretary of the Miner
federation, ob leaving the precincts
Of the house shortly before midnight,
said to the newspaper men:
They have failed; the general strike
is en- tomorrow"
/ Similar scenes were witnessed
around the Headquarters of the trades
uLion congress in Ecleston square,
which throughout the evening was
beseiged by volunteers offering their
\ services Late in the evening from
the room where the council was Sit
ting came the strains of Glory, Glo-
nv. HalIejah,,' and the singing contin-
uea for several minutes
Printers Also Out.
1t seems as if a general stoppage Of
the press will be immir ent as many
of the London papers Were able to
issue only early editions for the eoun-
try, the printers quitting at midnight.
All the wartime foutine measures,
so far as concerns vital supplies, are
being put into effect at once, and
there probably will be wartime regu-
| lations for the protection of the pub
llic. Theater managers held meet
iLg last night to discuss whether they
should close down during the strike
| but no decision was reached. A sec
ton of the crowd outside of parlia-
ment amused itself for nearly an hour
Ibv singing "The Red Flag and cheer
Ing for the miners. Another section
vigorously sang God Save the King.
| tt looked at times as if trouble were
brewing, but the police managed TO
| keep the crowds moving and thus pre-
vented disorders.
Cooks Statement.
A. J. Cook. in a statement, said:
The government right up to the
| last has taken the side of the owners,
and has interpreted the royal COM
missions report to mean an immediate
reduction OF wages for the miners.
That we have refused to accept and
will continue to refuse by the help OF
the whole trade union movement.
The only terms Of peace that are
possible are terms that will insure
the status DUO for the miners in the
coal fields while reorganization is
taking place.
One Evening Paper.
Only one evesing paper published
in London yesterday. All the other
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
Former Los Angeles Mayor
Named ReceiUer For Daily
News, A Vanderbilt Paper
M ,1isnatch A u Wirai

LOS ANGELES May 3.-Meredith
G. snyder, former mayor of Los An
geles, was named receiver for the
illustrated Daily News, tabloid news
paper here in federal court today
following the filing of a petition for
a receiver by Vanderbilt Newspapers,
Inc, the holding company for the
three tabloids established in Los An
geles, San Francisco and Miami Fla,
by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. The
Daily News Publishing company filed
an answer to the petition in which it
ioined in asking the appointment of
a receiver,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
Members Of Staff of
San Francisco Herald
Get Out Final Edition

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.-An
order suspending the Daily Illus
trated Herald, the Vanderbilt
paper. was received today from the
headquarters of the Vanderbilt or
ganfzatiOn in Los Angeles. The
last edition will appear tomorrow
morning. being gotten out by the
employees on their own responsible
ity.
The staff was advised that ethe
suspension order was effective eat
once" but remained in the shop
and went to work on tOmOrrOw's
edition.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
Colonel Fred S. Breen
Being Doomed For The
Gubernatorial Chair
Especial to The DispatchO

MIAMI, May 3.-FOllOwing the
withdrawal of Dwight b. Heard
from the race for governor, friends
of Colonel Fred S. Bree1l. publisher
of the COcOninO sun, have started
a boom to nominate him for the
chief executives chair. Colonel
Breen is admirably qualified for
the place and is deserving of con-
sideratiOn at the hands of his
party, his friends here declare.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
MILLION MINERS ARE
JOINED BY UNI0NESTS
in GENERAL WALKOUT
lRv nisnatch A. ?. Wirel

LONDON, May 4. (Tuesday)-A. general strike IN
all the great industries throughout the country began
at midnight It affected close to 100000 workers IN n
suspense Of hopes and fears ended with complete
breakdown Of last hour negotiations between the gov
representatives and the trades union congress-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
DEBs is BETTER.

rERRE HAUTE, Ind, May a.
Eugene V. Debs, socialist leader who
is confined to his home by physical
relapse which followed his return
from a trip to Bermuda, showed
slight improvement today. His con-
dition is not regarded as serious by
attending physicians.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04
RANKER GIVES BoND

DUNCAN, May S.-John r. Jones,
cashier of the defunct Bank of Dun
can, arrested recently on a charge OF
embezzlement, was released today un-
der $4,000 bond.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-04

NEW YORK, May a.
Copper quiet, electrolytic
.13Mm14. silver 649s.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-05
THE GORILLA

Mystery plays. such as "The Bat. " "The Cat and the Canary. "The Last Warning and similar oGerings.which have been conspicuous on the theatri- cal menu for several seasons are m roariously travestied in "The Gorilla . which will be the attraction at the Bradley Theatre next Monday evening. Nov s. This unique entertainment has created a whirlwind ef merriment during ifs successful runs in New York. Chicago. Boston and London. where critics proclaimed it the most screamingly and furiouslv funny show staged in long time. In presenting a mystery drama in a fareieal manner if is said Co completely eclipse Seven Keys to Baldpate." ]" and "The Tavern Y" Despite it's satire and its travestv. it also has some thrills. and plenty of ex- citing situations.
 Ralph Spence. author of "The Cor fila" whose comic contributions Co the "Follies" and other notable produc- tions are well known is said to have amusingly mocked every known trick of the mystery play in fashioning his travesty. There are runplavs. secret panels. nrowling gorillas. lights that % out. dangling skeletons. tran doors shadows and what not In "The Goril- la" there is every situtaion new. old and ancient. that is surefre. all con- tributing to the series of amusing sit nations. It would be hard te find fun nicr characters than Nr Mulligan and Mir. Garritv of contagion of merri- ment that prevails throughout the per formnnce The dialoeue is rich in wit and humor and the players enact their roles with a seriousness that makes the parody all the funnicr
 For the local engagement "Tho Cor fila" will be interpreted hv east of evceutional excellence Included among ifs members are such facorites as; Wilbur Cox. A. C Henderson. Mary Hubert. Wm. J Malonev John O. Meara George Saunders. Frank Dane Al Mathews. Geo Spelvin. Phil 0'Kay. John proe
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-05

sho" that in the case of many small s9Whs, the reduction was substantial m GoFernor Irumbuil the state has a ehlet executive who is in thorough sympathy with the rural towns of the state and who believes that theIr i'm. portance to the commonwealth should not be helttied.
 Tuesdays Results
 With the state election within A lew days q prediction of the results Of the voting next Tuesday is not necessary. lt may suffice Co say that the indications favor the election of the Republican ticket. IL does not seem that the Democrats have proven their ease to the satisfaction of tho voters. II it turns out that they have the result may well be attributed to the apathy of the Republicans. In passing il Is well to direct the at tention Co the loyalty of John NJ. Wadhams, who was defeated for the nomination for lieutenant governor. to the Republican party when he ad- vised. by public letter Co the electors. the support of the ticket nominated by their convention It showed that Mir. Wadhams was good loser. If there is any character more admirable than another in politics it is that of being a good loser. That character is manly and dependable
 Politics have no place for the per son who cannot accept a defeat The next session of the general assembly will be one of unusual importance and it is to be hoped that the two houses will be made up of persons who have the personal character and intellectual ability to solve the problems that will come before them to the satisfaction of the state. A great deal depends on those who will be appointed to the ehairmanships of committees whether the legislation enacted is satisfactory or not. In the senate the committees are made up by the president pro tenn and in the house by the speaker The bonded indebtedness of the state is taken care of by the sinking fund and the appropriations are the only source of expense for which the legis- lature will be required to provide But these sources will have to be watched with unremitting attention.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-05

rector who already has to his credit such successes ss Scaramouehe, @The Four Horsemen of the Apoca- lypse." and "The Prisoner If Ienda. 2
 Mare Nostrum" is 8 powerful story of the sea at the time of the great World War. Ingram produced 1t on the original locations in Spain. France and Italy described by the author m his book. The result is delightful combination of strong dramatic story and pictorial and historical beau. ty such as only Ingram is capable Of making.
 Alice Terry and Antonio Moreno enact the leading roles and share hon ors ip the success of the picture with Ingram and Ibanez. Miss Terry and Moreno have played many parts DC fore inc camera but nothing either of them have done previously matches up to their performances in Mare Aos- trum.
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-05

Hartford, Conn. Oct g. I926- Chairman Walsh. of the Democratic state central committee, made an egregrious hlunder in his figures in a recent statement that the public ser vice corporations of the state paid only s20,000 a year in taxes to the state treasurer. As a matter of fact they. for the last fiscal year which ended June 30. 1926 paid the sum of S3.743.3S2 No one thinks that Chairman Walsh made an intentional error in his statement. He was simply misinformed But his misinforma- ton could have been avoided if he had taken the trouble 10 look into the matter more closely. He is the head of one of the two leading politi- cal organizations in the state and he should have remembered that his statements have an additional import ance from the high political position which he holds. If he is capable of erring SO fagrantly in this matter he must expect that other statements. which he may make, will be received at considerable discount and that even his own political followers will find t difficult to credit them. 1t was not fair to the corporations to which the figures applied IL is hard to believe that Mir. Walsh who. in his business relations is trustworthy and honor able. would falsify figures even for political purpose. or that he would say anything to encourage corpora tions-baiters in their attacks on corporate interests.
 There has been too much dema- eoguery in the references which some people make to the relations between corporations, of all kinds, and the state. The state last year received in taxes $29 ,610,677 and a glance through the state treasurer's state ment will show large amount of this sum was paid by corporations. It cannot be said that corporations shirk their obligations to the state.
 Credit 10 Gov. Trumbull
 The state tax on the towns of the state were assessed this week by the state board of equalization The total amount of the tax was sl,500.- 900. A few years ago it was S2.o00. 900 T. may not be generally known that t was to the suggestion of Gov ernor Trumbull that the reduction was due. Governor Trumhull was the senate chairman of the committee at the time when the state found that the sinking fund. established to meet the bonded indebtedness of the state. was growing at a rate which made f certain that 1t would be able to meet the bonds on maturity by it's own natural growth. The question then occurred that q reduction in taxation could. with safety. be made Tn his position as chairman of the committee on finance Mir. Trumbull suggested that the state tax on towns be reduced by a half million dollars His colleagues on the committee agreed with his suggestion and the legislature took action which gave effect to the committees report. NIT. Trumbull knew from personal know ledge. derived from his experience on a farm in the town of Ashford, Wind ham county. that the farmers of the state needed relief from taxation more than any other class of the population. It was a happy thought which suggested to him to reduce the state tax on towns and q glance through the figures of the report Of the equalization commission will
Putnam patriot., 1926-11-05
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