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The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-06-10
PLEAD GUILTY

John o. Peterson was arraigned before Acting U. s. Commissioner c. w! Russell Monday morning on a charge of manufacturing alde : holic liquors in violation of the AL aska bone dry law. The defendant pleaded guilty. His punishment was assessed at six months impri- sonment and a fine of $500.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

Probably the steadiest rain which
has fallen in the vicinity of Douglas
for many years during the month of
March, started about o'clock We'd
nesday morning and continued prac-
tically without interruption through
out yesterday and last night.
Readings at the Copper Queen
Reductions Works here at noon
Wednesday showed that a quarter
of an inch of precipitation had been
recorded up until that time and it
is estimated that another fourth
of an inch fell during noon and
dusk yesterday. Near midnight last
night it appeared that nearly three
fourths of an inch must have des-
cended since the storm broke early
Wednesday morning. Thus, the total
PRECIPITATION for the month of March
to date is estimated at about one
inch, a figure that is higher, with
three exceptions, than that for any
other March in the past II years.
For March 1912, the precipitation
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
SUPREME COURT
OF N. Y. REFUSES
RAY INJUNCTION

NEW YORK, March 24.-The SUI
preme court of New York today de-
MED the application of Frank G.
Armstrong, a stockholder in the Ray
Consolidated Copper company, for an
Injunction to prevent the merger of
the Ray company with the Nevada,
Consolidated Copper company. The
opinion was written by Justice Levy.
The companies own valuable mining
properties in Nevada and Arizona
Armstrong, who obtained a tempo
rary restraining order November 5,
five days before a meeting of stock
holders. of both companies to pass on
the merger, alleged Ray stockholders
would be defrauded by the exchange
of Ray stock for stock in the COM
bined companies. He estimated they
would lose about S12,0o0000 In his
decision denying the injunction, how
ever, Justice Levy wrote that, "the
only claims which the plaintiff urges
with any apparent degree of serious,
ness is that the proposed sale is the
result if a conspiracy on the part OF
the directors of the Ray company
and other defendants to swlndle and
cheat the Ray stockholders.
'.In directing my attention in search
of evidence his decision continued
that the directors, in recommending
it to their stockholders were influ-
enced by motives and interests IN
consistent with the welfare of such
stockholders, I find that the papers
before me are wholly barren in that
respect except for the claims-in
large part conclusions-of the plain
tiff"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
T.. W. PAGE HITS
AT A FLEXIBLE
TARIFF SECTION
Try Disnntch A. P. Mirel


WASHINGTON, March pa The
flexible provision of the tariff law
was attacked as threat and as a
deterrent to business by Thomas
Walker Page, former chairman of
the tariff commission. in testimony
today before the special senate COM
mittee investigating administration
of the law.
The charge w%s also made that
President Harding had sought to
influence the selection of members
of the commission, staff, and become
very angry" when he. failed to get
the commission to accept his candi-
date for the job of secretary.
Business feels that it is under
a constant threat and cannot make
future operations, he added. 1T is
a deterrent to business and adds a
speculative element that is highly
1t has subjected the
president to the charge of tinker
ing or refusing to tinker with the
tariff for political reasons"
During the entire four years of it's
operation, he declared there had been
only two reductions in tariff rates,
one on bob white quail" and the
other mill feed.
Pressed by Senator LaFollette, pro-
gressive republican, Wisconsin, for
an elaboration on his charge of
White House influence over staff
appointments, the witness said that
President Harding had sent for a
an drequested him to
vote to retain a staff man after the
had decided to oppose
him. The commissioner came back
from the White House, Page said,
and voted for the man.
At another time he related an out
slider made application for the job
of secretary and addressed his applica
ton to President Harding and former
Attorney General Daugherty. The
was satisfied with the
secretary then engaged and refused
to heed the request of the president
to remove him for the other man,
he said, and the president did not
like it at all.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
SUB w MAKES
TRIP AT DEPTH
NEAR 22O FEET
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March "a
The Giant submarine w returned to
the navy yard here tonight having
navigated at. 22O feet, record
depth for vessels of her class. Her
commanding officer reported that
the submersion test conducted off
Provincetown today had been ex-
tremely successful and that the sub
marine handled perfectly. The only
casualty was a burst pipe, which
collapsed under the heavy pressure.
This completes the shakedown voy-
age on the W. one of six vessels
being built The V-3 will be complet-
ed here by next. June, two other
v boats will be built here and the
sixth of the class will be construct
ed at Mare Island, California. The
W. will stay here for alterations
and then will join the fleet.
The W. made a hurried run back
to Portsmouth after her test be-
cause a few of the officers and men
SS in all, were suffering from in
fluenza. 1t was believed their con-
dition was not serious.
The depth attained today will not
again be required of the submarine
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
ARIZONA DISTRICT HAS
INCREASE OF $4,000 IN
INCOME TAX RECEIPTS

PHOENIX, March 2s.-Despite ex-
emptions from taxation on incomes
brought about by the 1926 internal
revenue act, an excess of more than
$4,000 was collected in the Arizona
district during the first three months
of 1926 over similar period last
year John r. Towles, collector, re-
ported today. The financial condi-
tion of Arizona, the collector said, is
good.
More than $552,OOO in taxes was
collected during January, February
and up to March 20. During the
filing period last year. the number
of returns made by those with In,
comes of less than $4,000 numbered
about S4OO as against 1900 this year,
Corporations last year made 24O
returns; this year they made 200.
In 1925, Towles' report shows, more
than II 900 persons were required to
make non taxable returns. This year
no non-taxable returns We're made, In
accordance with the law.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
WET DEMOCRAT
TICKET IS sure,
BRUCE ASSERTS
Try Disnatch A. z. M1rel


WASHINGTON, TarcI1 "a. = The
democratic presidential ticket in 1928
will be led by some man like Alfred
Smith of New York or Alberl Ritchie
of Maryland, pledged to see that con-
ditions of law observance, decency
and responsibility are restored in the
United States" Senator Bruce, demo-
crat, Maryland, told the senate today
in a speech on prohibition.
But some members on the demo-
cratic side, including Blease of South
Carolina and Glass, Virginia, greeted
the prediction with vigorous Mega
tive headshakes.
Senator Bruce's address was in re-
ply to the recent speech of Senator
McKellar stressing the benefits of
prohibition.
Asserting there was nothing he
abhorred more than drunkenness, he
insisted 'the law is absolutely un-
enforceable" and declared that "the
only reason why more liquor is not
made in homes is because it is
cheaper and easier to buy bottles
liquor"
Senator Mcclellan remarked that he
did not want every other mans
home in America to become brew
cry, winery or bootleg joint
Declining to name "what senator's,
what citizens or what judges I have
seen taking a drink since prohibi-
ton, because I leave that to sociar
workers." Senator Bruce said that he
"was a gentleman before and after
prohibition was enacted"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
THREE SUSPECTS
HELD IN MEXICO
PAYROLL THEFT
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

HERMOSILLO, Mex, March "a
Apprehension of three persons, be-
lieved by authorities to be connected
with the murder of two Mexicans
ana the robbery of a $4,000 payroll
Sunday near here was reported to-
day.
The trio is held for investigation"
One of them is declared by police
to he one Of the band of 20 ba ldits
which conducted the holdup. He is
q man by the name of Guerro, former
workman at the Placerites Mine, 80
miles from here to which the money
was destined He was taken at Quay
mas in company with a woman,
Patricio Morales.
The third person is a man named
Agurlar on whose person, police re-
ported they found huge sums of
money. All three will be given hear
ings upon the return here to those
of Guaymas. Those killed in the
holdup were Miguel and Octavino
Losteneau, father and son, who were
shot from ambush.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
u. OF A. DEBATE
TEAM SAILS FOR
PORTO RICO U.
1Rv Dispatch A. P. Wiref

TUCSON, March 24.-On 1870
mile journey from Tucson, Arizona
to Port Au Prince, where they VIII
hold a two language debace with TIE
University of Porto Rico, Richard
Pattee, Fenimore Cooper and Carl
ton Wicart of the University of
Arizona debating team sailed today
from New York. This is the first
time that a team from the United
States has gone to an insular pos
session for q two language contest.
Both teams will debate in English
on March 80, and in Spanish on the
blowing night, exchanging sides
on the subject. The Porto Rico de-
bate is the climax of tour which
includes over 25 college debates in
every section of the United states.
The Arizona team will return from
the islands to debate Boston ,;ni-
versity April 6.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
AVOWS
DEBT FUNDING
BEST FOR ALL
(By Dispatch A. P. wirs)


PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-Amer-
ica's war debt settlements with Euro
pean nations were the most favor
able which could be obtained short
of force. Secretary Mellon declared
here tonight in an address before the
Union League club. Touching on the
moral obligation to assist other
peoples to clear away the wreckage
of war, Mellon said 1--WE do COVE this
obligation) and we will carry out
this duty.
The administration believes in help
and not charity. he continued. and
our financial policies toward Europe
are backed not by sentiment, but by
sense" The address Of the treasury
head had been prepared prior to the
remarks made in the house of COM
mons today by chancellor of the ex-
chequer Churchill, who also discussed
the moral aspects OF the war debts"
Mellon confined his remarks chiefly
to a defense of the settlements so
far made, one of which, that with
Italy, is under fire in the senate
pending a vote on ratification. He
called attention, also, that negotIa.
tions were pending with France,
Greece and Jugo-Slavia, the only
European nations which had not
funded their debts.
If Europe is to be re-estabIished on
a sound basis, he declared, it must
balance it's budget, its war debts
must be funded, and the American
investor must intelIgently and prof
itably invest his surplus capital stock
abroad. All of dhis is taking place,
he added, and financial reconstruc-
tion of Europe is in sight, with an
improved and healthy market for this
nation as the probable result.
'"rhere is a surplus" he explained,
"and to dispose of this surplus we
must reach markets abroad, which
means having purchasers abroad with
money or credit to buy. If the ex-
portable surplus cannot be disposed
of abroad, then prices in this counv
try will drop. We ali need our best
customer"
Referring to criticism that the
debt settlements were to lenient, the
secretary said he preferred to have
solvent customers with prospects of
a profitable business in the future,
rather than force his customers into
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
nv Dispatch A. P. wire)


SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.-,Dl-
vorces granted California citizens
in Yucatan, under Mexican laws are
invalid in this state, Superior Judge
walter p. Johnson ruled here today,
hclding that divorce obtained by
Harold M. Dinsmore, San Francisco
broker, in 1924 in Yucatan was null
and void.
Under the decision, Dinsmore has
two wives, but Judge Johnsors de-
,cision did not touch on that phase
of the question. After obtaining
his Yucatan divorce from Mrs. Viola
Dinsmore it was brought out that
Dinsmore married Miss c. p. Scott
San Francisco school teacher.
The decision which is said to be
the first clear cut pronouncement Of
an American court on the. status Of
the hurry up" Mexican divorces,
Is expected to be far reaching in
its effects.
Judge Johnson directed that di-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
MARSHALL FACES
10 TO 20 YEARS
IN MURDER CASE

PHILADELPHIA, March 24-David
I. Marshall. convicted today of sec
ond degree murder for the killing Of
Anna May Dietrich, faces sentence
of 10 to 20 years, if he is not granted
a new trial The unregistered chiro-
practor. who admitted dismembering
tbe wornan's body after she died in
bis office. heard the jury verdict with
little outward emotion.
The jury reached ias verdict in less
than five hours. Marshall's greatest
regret in connection with the trial
appeared to be the absence of his
wife, who did not attend one session
of the court. After his arrest, Mrs
Marshall said she would stand by
him. but she went into retirement
when the case opened.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

} The prohibition enforcement unit
and the department Of justice be.
came .entangled in the melee and FL
nally an unusual situation was cre>
ated where the sergeant at-arms was
forced to issue formal statement
on the subject at issue-whether in
wet days his chief duty was to drag
drunks off the house floor.
Representative La Guardia, pro-
gressive socialist, New York, stated
the battle of words by charging that
Franklin l.. Dodge, formerly a JUS
tice department Investigator, had at
tempted to dispose of 100000 worth
of liquor permits obtained from the
wife of George Remus, convicted Gin
cinnati bootlegger, and it did not
end until Representative O'Connor,
democrat, New York had called DR..
Clarence True Wilson, of the Metho-
dist board of morals, "a liar" DR..
Wilson was quoted by O'Connor as
having asserted congressman in pre-
Volstead days gave the sergeant-at- :
arms a hard task to perform, and as
having said his information came
from the sergeant at-arms. Then
Sergeant-at-arm Rogers extricated
himself from the situation by saying
he did not know DR.. Wilson and had
come to work in the house since
prohibition became effective.
In making his charges, Represent
ative La Guardia asserted that a
general dry law enforcement inves =
tigation should be made and that
the prohibition unit and the justice
department would be good places to
start it. A special effort was made,
he said, to keep Remus in the At
lanta prison although the govern7
ment had accepted a court ruling un-
der which his associates obtained
freedom.
when a United States official he
added, "and one who was a promi-
nent Investigator in the department.
of justice, leaves the government
service to go into the bootlegging
business, and to traffic the very
same goods for which others were
convicted and sent to Jail, it is about
time that congress take notice.
Representative O'Connor resented
especially a press clipping quoting
Dr. Wilson as saying that before
prohibition the rum element" con-
trolled congress.
cts lie,' he shouted; sits de-
liberate, dastardly canard."
Representative Blanton, democrat.
Texas, objected to O'Connor referring
to minister of the gospel in such
language and demanded that the re-
marks be eliminated from the con,
gressional record. He later with
drew objections upon request of Rep
resentative Madden, republican, Illi-
nois.
Represent n4ative Celler democrat.
New York, both in a statement and
on the floor, assailed Wayne B.
Wheeler of the Anti-Sa1oon league,
for his attitude toward District At
torney Buckner of New York, who
has urged a referendum on the dry
law in that state. He accused
Wheeler of being drunk with his
power over lot of maudlin women
and mawkish prohibitionists."
Meanwhile, wet members in con-
gress prepared at conference called
(Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

Two years ago the senate .passed
a similar measure, 54 to %, but it
failed of action in the house.
Senators from every section of
the country were divided on the
measure which was non-partisan in
natLre Two senators from the inter-
mountain territory = Phipps and
Means of Colorado-voted against
the bill. Likewise, there were di-
visions among senators from the
south, the middle west, west and
east.
The recent decision of the inter-
state commerce commission deny
ing seven trans continental railroads
permission to invoke the Ions and
short haul principle in rate re-
visions to permit them to meet
water transportation competition was
cited repeatedly by opponents of
the bill as evidence that it was not
necessary.
The vote followed a three hour
debate equally divided between pro-
pon.nts and opponents Among those
who spoke in favor of the bill were
Senators Goodin Pittman, democrat,
Nevada; Cameron, republican, Ari-
zona; King, democrat, Utah; Smoot,
republican, Utah and Reed, republi-
can, Pennsylvania. Those speaking in
opposition included Senators Len,
root, republican, wisconsin; Over
man and Simmons, democrats, North
Carolina; Jones, republican, Wash
ington; Fletcher, democrat, Florida
and Fess, republican, Ohio.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Wednesdays Rain Steadiest
In Years; March Precipitation
Nears Record of Past II Years

figure at the Copper Queen Re-
duction Works was 1:49 while for
March 1915 it was 1907 and for
March 1924, it was 1889 inches. At
the present rate of the rainfall
this month, it is quite possible
that before March 1926 goes out, it
may establish record rainfall for
the month of March in the past
II years.
The average rainfall in March for
the period of II years, has been but
4S of an inch while in 1925 it was
but 10 of an ich.
What pleased the cattlemen and
farmers most about yesterdays rain
was the steady rate at which it
fell, there being but few times
throughout the day that the preci-
pitation stopped at all. At times,
it rained real hard while at other
times the moisture came down rather
gently bu tquite persistently. 1t
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
Blind Man, Sentenced
To Death, Goes On A
Prison Hunger Strike
(By Dispatch A. P. wirel

NEW YORK, March 24.--Harry
w. COwan, blind slayer convicted
last night for first degree muir
der for the Staying of Miss Edith
Burton Inst December. went ON
hunger strike in his prison cell
today.
He is to be sentenced on Nom
day. Death in TIE electric chair
IS the only possible sentence.
COwan, blinded ny shot fired
into mis- head in an attempt at
suicide, claimed Miss Burton kill
ed herself in suicide pact with
him.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
SENATOR R. CAMERON,
ARIZONA, SPOKE FOR
MEASURES PASSAGE
(By Dispatch A. +. Wire)

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The senate today re-
ected 46 to 39 the Gooding long and short haul BILL
Thus representatives Of the nternountain territory
again lost in their 4Oyear fight to prevent ransconn
entail carriers from granting lower rate for haus to
Pacific coast ports than to intermediate points.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
PROHIBITION DEBATE
IN CONGRESS GETS TO
VERY HEATED POINT
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire)

WASHINGTON, March "a. - Prohibition debate
reached the point today in the house where the old
edging forward in their seats like crowd watching the
end of a tense race.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

vOrce proceedings instituted mere -Dy
Mrs. Dewitt Dinsmore be resumed.
NORBECK STRENGTH GREATEST.
(By Dispatch A. p Wire)
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March "a
Measured in votes of Tuesdays state
wide primary, Senator Peter Norbeck,
emerged the stronger in
the pre-primary CLASH between the
republican faction he headed and
that led by Governor Carl Gunder-
son.
While both were renominated for
their respective posts by decisive
majorities, Senator Norbeck ran
ahead of the governor. If no inde-
pendents come out between now and
August Senator Norbeck will contest
with Howard Platt, farmer-labor, and
c. ]. Gunderson, democrat, in the
fall election. Governor Gunderson's
contests then will be with Tom Ayers,
farmer-labor candidate.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
TWO DEAD AS TWO

JAPANESE PLANES HIT
TOKYO, March 24.-Two officers
were killed and a third probably
fatally wounded when two naval
bombing airplanes collided and crash.
ed near the air station at Kasumi-
gaura near here today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
AMERICAN SLAIN
AT TEPIC LAID
AT REST THERE
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TEPIC, Nayarit, Mex, March "a
Funeral services for Joe Hall. %
year old American reported killed
in an encounter VITA Mexican out
laws at a Southern Pacific of Mexico
camp, We're held at the
little town of Ixtlan today. The body
had been taken there shortly after
the tragedy.
Details of the actual killing were
not made known here. The body was
stretched across a small gasoline
railroad motor car when it arrived
here.
Interment took place there in OBJ
servance of the Mexican law which
provides that the body shall be in
tered within "a hours after death
occurs. Notice was sent HalPs
mother, Mrs. M. M. Hall of Albu-
querque, N. M.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
MAY BE ARIzoNAN

NOGALES, March 24.-Joe Hall,
believed to have been victim OF an
assault by outlaws at Titxlan, Mexico
Monday was taken into Mexico three
or four years ago by D. A. Green,
manager of the Nogales, Sonora, OF
flee Of a Mexican express company.
Green procured the boy job as
'chain boy with a surveying crew.
Young Halls widowed mother, who
had been dependent of him for
living, today wired Mr.. Green as
follows:
please go to Topic and see if it
was my Joe Hall who was killed"
Among persons here who know
the Mexican West Coast, the belief
obtains that Hall met with foul
play, though it was reported that
he was killed by fall of rocks
ONE ASSAILANT CAPTURED.
MEXICO CITY, March 24.-One Of
the men who murdered Joe Hall, an
American employe of the Mexican
national railways, last Monday, near
Ixtlan, is reported to have been cap
tured. This information is contained
in telegram from the American
consulate at Mazatlan, received at
the embassy here today.
It is understood troops are search
ing for the assailancs Of Hall, who
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25
DiDorces Granted Citizens of
California in Mexico Held Not
Valid BY San Francisco Judge

vorce proceedings instituted here by
Mrs. Dewitt Dinsmore be resumed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-25

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