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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-02-26

How much Of the ocean this little
group 81 selfzahhoihted has arrogated
to itself the dispatches do not indi-
cate. Nor are we informed as to
what precautions have been taken to
prevent water froln hoi polloi infested
sections Of the blue deep from infil-
trating into the sacred precincts.
But surely some device must have
been found to keep this little section
Of the ocean pure and undefiled and
likewise to keep adjacent sands from
blowing over onto the pristine pebbles
Of the Biddlea and the Stotesburys.
And even more important that that,
it is devontly 10 be hoped that no sand
once sanctified By the contact Of these
super-aristocratic posteriors win ever
be allowed to drift over where It can
Be sat 81 BY the1unholy anatomies q
the pretenders and the scoffers, the
mere nobodies Of this Mundane sphere.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-02-26

What a glorious mocksry there il
about much Of this business of hum
an self-demafcatioh, this business Of
grading humanity into A, B and C
groups Of good. better and best, or
bad, worse and worst.
4 am as good as you easily glides
into II am better than you" as many
an observer has observed. And after
it is all over. and the just and the I'M
just have become metamorphosed into
about the same grade Of dust, who
shall say which was the better and
which was worse. which was good and
which was bad, which was Of the elect
and which q poor, derided Babbit7
The monkey shines Of humanity are
BY no means confined to the cradle
days, either Of the race or the indi-
vidual.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-02-26

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, 1926-11-23

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than our a. Is; slowing REQ is
typical Of cur ,ood ~. ich. if necessary.
viii be cTifced in its defence. ii su
are gcco boy (mind. am MT saying
that you ere Q good boy; if you are .
good girl end don't know whether you
are or not)s you are patriotic enough fer
me. And believe me, it's easier TO be
good than II is TO be 5a5-lhaC is. easier
~ The final analysis Sc give attention
to your aluli7e; b school or at home. DO
y.ar very best. / wish you every posi-
la Qccesg.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
OF
M E XICO WANT
| .AW SUSPENDED
Try Dispatch A. ?. Wire)

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 10.-Another
Catholic overature for the ending OF
the religious conflict has been made.
Archbishop Vera Y zuria of Puebla
has sent communication 10 President
Gales asking the chief executive 10
suspend the religious regulations untll
congress- convenes in the hope that less
severe regulations will be enacted and
the controversy ended.
President Gales has not made any
official reply, but it is said in reliable
quarters that there is no prospect
whatever of the president accepting
the nroposal or ordering a suspension
of the regulations.
Archbishop Vera's communication de-
clared that the government was mis-
taken in thinking Catholic churches re-
be1lious in ordering a suspension of re-
lioious services. He said the church
had not repudiated the law, but mao
merely placed itself outside the re-
ol,irements of the law, exactly as any
professional might do under similar
circumstances if law demanded OF
him certain requirements impossible
Of fulfillment by him.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
MRS. A. STOKELY
GOES FREE ON
MURDER CHARGE

Eight Douglas men were on the SUI
perior court jury in Tombstone which,
after less than two hours of delibera-
tion Tuesday night acquitted Mrs.
Alice Stokely, charged with the mur-
der of her husband the night Of June
"a, according to dispatch received
at midnight. The prosecution had ask
ed for a verdict of second-degree mur-
der
The case has been in progress at the
county seat since last Saturday morn
ingi reaching the jury at 6:15 Tuesday
evening after an entire day of argu-
ment by the state and defense
Mrs. Stokely shot and Killed her hus-
band, Charles, Bisbee miner. about
o'clock in the evening after having
previously called the police in for pro-
lection. She claimed he had threaten
ed her life, following a quarrel over
money matters. The prosecution at
tempted to prove that the slain man
fled from the Stokely home during a
quarrel and was returning when he
considered time enough had elapsed
for his wife to calm down. The shots
were fired from the front door, Stoke
ly running across the street and falling
dead from bullet wound through the
neck.
That she shot at her husband merely
to frighten him and that the killing
was accidental was the unexpected de-
Tense put up by Mrs. Stokely when she
took the stand in her own behalf, de-
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
8 OVERCOME BY
HEAT I'M KANSAS
CITY TUESDAY
(By Dispatch A. 2. wirel

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 10.-Three per
sons were overcome by heat here to-
day when the mercury touched SO de
grees. Although the temperature was
slightly lower than it was yesterday
when the mercury hit 1913, a record
mark in eight years, the humidity was
greater and the warmth was more un.
comfortable.
p O'Connor, weather forecaster, sale
tonight that an eight-degree drop was
in stree for Kansas City and vicinity
tomorrow, with the additional posi-
bility of thunder showers.
I. H White, 20, motor car me-
chanic, overcome while at work, was
in a critical condition at General hos
pital. Roland A. Weipert 38, who
was stricken while on his way to pur.
chase an ice cream cone for his six
year-old son, also was thought to be
in dangerous condition. A. W.
Rhodes, "a, a laborer, overcome while
at work, was not seriously ill.
Points in Kansas ana western Mis-
souri, which had expected relief today
found that the mercury still was
clinging to the high points. Tempera-
lures rose almost as high as yesterday
and Sunday in many points of the
state, Salina reporting los degrees,
hutchinson 1O7, Pittsburg 106, Wichita
100, Atchison SO and Topeka 81.
In Kansas City many persons again
sought relief in the city parks, and
hundreds gathered in the open air in
an effort to escape the excessive heat
in apartments.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
VATICAN FIRM
IN STAND UPON
MEXICAN L AW S
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

ROME, Aug. 10.-In behalf of the
Holy See, the vatican organ, Osserva-
tore Romano, says that so long as the
Mexican governments "persecutive re-
ligious law remains in effect no ne
gotiations are possible between the
civil and ecclesiastical authorities"
From the holy father to the last OF
the faithful it adds, "the entire Cath
Ollie church will trust to the invincible
arm of prayer as all it's force and all
its hope
The vatican newspaper devotes a
three column article in this evening S
edition to analyzing Mexico's religious
law, and points out to the Mexican for
eign minister "the true cause of the
present disturbance"
"This cause" it says, lies entirely in
the governments anti-religious action
eliminating in the law which was put
into effect July 81"
After describing the articles of this
law, the newspaper continues:
"If religious activities are suspend
ed whose fSult is it? The government
with stroke of the pen decreed vio-
lent and immediate suppression, as fal
as possible, of Mexico's ecclesiastical
life. If this was President Gales in
tention, he might have saved himself
the trouble of compiling the articles Of
law, by limiting himself to repeating
the ancient order of prosecutors of the
Christians-it is unlawful for you tc
exist had he done this, he would have
been more sincere.
"It was not necessary to formulate
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
OF
STAGE
FIGHT
(Bv Dispatch A. P. Wirel

CHICAGO, Aug. 10. Gangsters
made a battle ground of Chicago's
smartest business section today, trad
ing shots on Michigan avenue near
the Standard Oil building. One
spectator was slightly wounded,
traffic was stampeded and pedes-
trians dashed to cover.
Vincent Drucci, long figure in
fueds was attacked by gunmen as
he walked up the avenue carrying
$4,000 in currency
With a torrent of bullets flying at
him, he lodged, emptied his own
gun at his assailants, and was about
to make his escape in a car whose
driver he threatened with his empty
weapon, when police captured him.
His claim that he was Frank
Walsh, a real estate salesman and
the victim of holdup, was dis
PEELED when police compared his
finger prints with those of Drucci.
He Immediately started habeas corpus
action to win his release. Police
say Drucci belongs to the gang once
led by Dion O'Bannion, slain many
months ago by enemy guns and
indicated an interest in Drucci's pos
session of large amount of money
The most imperturable witness of
the battle among the hundreds who
were unwilling bystanders was
Wyoming cowboy, e. d. Jackson, OF
Gillette, here to perform in the Chi
cago rodeo. He said he was within
Of
can automobile drew, up" he re-
lated, "and three men started firing
This fellow '(DruccD pulled out a
revolver and let 'em have it right
back. He fired every bullet in his
gun and that didn't take long. Then
he ran to a passing automobile. The
three men ran off and left their
car. 1 sure wish I'd had gun
This is more fun than I've seen since
i left Wyoming"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
.COCHISE COUNTY
FAIR, OCTOBER
7, 5 AND 9, TO
BE BEST EVER
Short Automobile Races
and Splendid Cowboy
Sports Are Planned.
TO IMPROVE GROUNDS
Extensive Horticultural
Display Will be Feature
This Year.

The sixth annual Cochise county
fair, to be held in Douglas October
Z, 8 and g, IS to be the best in the
history of the fair association, ac-
cording to a prediction made by the
board of directors and Manager L. H.
Herring Tuesday night. The directors
and committee chairmen met in the
chamber of commerce rooms Tuesday,
night for the purpose of adopting a
budget for the fair and discussing
plans for improving the fair gen
orally.
Among the appropriations made by
the directors was one of $500 for a
series of automobile races, and an
other Of $1,000 for a cowboy sports
program. Instead of a single long
distance automobile race, such as has
been held during the fair in the past.
the directors are planning to hold
four or five shorter races. The direc-
tors. feel that the people will realize
considerably more thrills out of the
shorter and more numerous races
C. ]. Gardner, of McNeal appeared
before the directors with bid and
plan for conducting the cowboys
sports program. Gardner has had
considerable experience IN conducting
shows of this type and the directors
feel that under his supervision the
cowboy sports will be an outstanding
feature of the fair.
An added feature this year will be
a variety of amusement and entertain
ment features to be held at night dur
ing the fair, the directors now being
engaged in trying to secure scarhl-
val The business men of Douglas nave
already demonstrated their Willingness
70 sunport the fair by contributing
nrizes and cash toward it's expense
w TT Meicher, chairman OF the
building and grounds committee, mas
PLANNED number of extensive I'M
nrovements for the fair GROUNDS ina.
,,,iu he nermanent, and the aim OF the
an+ire hoard of directors is to make
the fair this year better than ever
before An added feature this season
viii he an extensive horticultural ols-
n1av under the supervision OF MISS
Winifred Paul.
The directors and officials VINO az
tended the meeting Tuesday night IN
cluded J. p. Sexton, president Oh the
fair associations; Il. h Herring MAJ
ooor of the fair; j. B. CroWell' D W.
powell, w. H. Meischer, w a. Daves'
A Sundin and George w. Doupie
dav. secretary of the Douglas Chailoel
of commerce and Mines
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
CONFESSES
TO SLAYING OF 5
COAST WOMEN.
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

SAN 'BERNARDINO, Calf, Aug. 10
"A man giving the name of p. H
Brown, who was arrested at Needles
Calf, is said to have confessed to
having strangled at least five women
in this state. Sheriff Walter Shay
went to Needles to question Brown
and bring him to San Bernardino.
The sheriff reported TO his office
that Brown had confessed to him to
having strangled "half dozen
women in the San Francisco bay dis
trict. The prisoner, who was arrested
on vagrancy charge, was said to
have admitted having strangled two
women in San Francisco, one IN Santa
Barbara, one near Oakland and one
in San Jose.
Police III san Francisco said that II
Browns confession can be substan-
tiated it will clear up the murder of
Miss Clara Newman, wealthy spinster
of San Francisco; Mrs. Ollie b. Rus
sell. proprietor of Santa Barbara
rooming house, and Mrs. Laura J..
Beals, manager of an apartment
house in San Jose. Circumstances sur
rounding the deaths of these three
women almost We're identical. Brown
told police he "had trouble" with II
or more women "along the coast" in
the samd manner as with the San
Francisco woman. He said he had
been confined in Patton, Calf, state
asylum for the insane with a man
named Wells, and that they had
broken out by means of a bar
He said Wells is in San Quentin
prison. Brown declared he had a
brother in the Patton asylum who
is more daring than myself when not
in confinement"
Brown said his name was Philip FL.
Brown and that he was formerly OF
Omaha, Neb, the sheriffs office was
informed. He said he had served
terms in the Colorado and Idaho state
penitentiaries.
Efforts of Sheriff Shay's officers
here to get detailed information from
Needles were practically fruitless on
account of no telephone connections.
They understood Brown would be
brought here late tonight or tomorrow
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
Los Angeles County Grand Jury Adjourns
Without Definite Action Being Taken in
Connection With Evidence Disappearance
(By Dispatch A. p. wireA

/ LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1O.@The county
grand jury adjourned late today with
out definite action being taken in con-
nection with vanishing of valuable evil
dence in the Aimee Semple Mcpherson
disappearance case. The evidence, con-
sisting of two slips of paper on which
grocery lists had been written and
which were found in a cottage at Car
mel-by- -the-Sea, rented by Kenneth G.
Ormiston, radio operator, and occupied
by a mystery woman, is said to have
been destroyed by a member of the
grand jury.
A complete report of the disappear
ance and reported destruction of the
evidence will be forwarded by the
grand jury to Superior Judge Keetch,
who presides over the grand jury.
Jurors would not say whether their re-
port to the judge made recommenda-
tions as to what action should be taken
against the juror suspected in the case.
The accused juror is said to have en-
tered a complete denial when charged
with the act by William Carter, fore
man of the grand jury.
District Attorney Asa Keyes issued a
statement in which he said that he
proposed to take no action in the mat
ter until recommendations are made by
the jury
The jury was reported to have cast
an to vote on the question of dis
missal of the juror under suspician.
Foreman Carter announced that as far
as the grand jury was concerned, the
matter of the theft evidence was set
tied
MAY DISMISS JURYMAN.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10.-The Eve
(Contiuund on Page ThreAl
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
SHEFFIELD NO T
TO MAKE DIRECT
REPORT, BELIEF
lBy Dispatch A. P. wire)

/. PAUL SMITHS, N. Y, Aug. 10.-Al-
though President Coolidge expects that
James r. Sheffield, American ambassa-
dor to Mexico, will come to the United
States this summer, he does not as
sumo that the ambassador is coming to
make any direct report which he has
not already made, or would make in
the ordinary discharge of his duties.
Coolidge, it was said at the executive
offices today. has no direct or definite
information concerning Sheffleld
plans this summer, nor has he been in
formed that the state department at
washington has dispatched any note TO
Mexico City in the immediate past on
the land question.
Directions for a general policy, 1t
was explained, have been laid down by
the president for the guidance OF the
state department in accordance with
agreements entered into by the United
states and Mexico when recognition
was accorded the government of the
latter country three years ago, and
notes are sent as conditions arise. IT
any communication has been sent re-
Gently on the land question, it was in
dicated, it was not of character re-
during special instructions from the
White House.
The views of Coolidge concerning the
Mexican situation were made known
during a visit of the chief executive to
the executive offices, where he attend
ed to a number of routine matters that
had accumulated during his absence ut
plymouth, VT. He was accompanied by
Senator Ernst, republican, Kentucky
who was a guest at White Pine camp
last night, and who left today for his
home state by way of Washington to
enter the campaign in which he is
seeking re-election.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
MEXICAN PESO
SILVER SHOW S
ANOTHER SLUMP
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1O.-The Mex
lean business world, whose nerves
already are on edge as a result of
the economic boycott called by ad-
herents of the Roman Catholics
cause in the present religious con-
troyersy today felt additional alarm
at the continued slump of silver.
Today's silver exchange showed the
silver peso reaching APO per cent
discount as compared with yester-
days $50 to 4 per cent
Bankers, however, repeated their
denials that the depreciation of the
silver peso, in terms of the gold
pesa, has been caused by the boycott
which the Catholics hope will create
a business depression sufficiently
acute to cause the government to
modify it's religious policy. Mean
while, a government committee Of
financial experts is completing it's
organization to investigate the eco
nomic situation on the disordered ex-'
change.
The boycott is continuing to re-
duce the luxury trade, the womenSs
apparel trade and the motion picture
theatre attendance in Mexico City.
1t is reported to be operating more
severely in other portions of the
republic although Mexico City is
without anything even pretending to
represent accurately general condt-
tions elsewhere. The deadlock over
the enforcement of new religious
regulations continues between the
Catholic church authorities and the
government. The government still
fly it's stand while the church auth
critics express equal resolution not
to accept the religious regulations.
The Protestant churches apparent
ly are unaffected and there seems to
be little likelihood of their becom-
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
FRANCE GETS
ENDOW MENT
SINKING FUND
(By Dispatch A. p wirel

VERSAILLES, France,
Aug. 10.-Mid the most
tumultuous scenes ever wit
messed in the national as
sembly, that body, made up
Of the chamber Of deputies
and the senate in joint ses-
sion, late this evening en-
doWed France with a sink
ing fund having a sound
constitutional basis.
This sinking fund had to
be Incorporated into the or
ganic law Of the land and
therefore the vote of the
national assembly was nee
essary, The fund will be
used to effect amortization
Of the country's floating
debt, and is one Of the
schemes with which the
government hopes to re-
lievee the tangled financial
situation.
The triumph of the Poincare gov
ernment by vote of 671 to 14f
came after several suspensions of
the assembly, because of the obstre-
porous tactics of the committee.
AT one time there were fist fights
between the extreme right and ex
treme left members. The one-armed
general, Pelletier, acting as sergeant
at arms, mounted the rostrum TO
drag down the communist deputy,
Doriot, while other communists sang
the Internationale.
After Deputy Doriot's expulsion and
subsequent resumption of the sit
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
TWO AGED MEN
DEAD IN TEXAS
RIFLE BAT IL +
fRv Dispatch A. P. wire)

swEETW Texas, Aug ~
TWO men of the Texas cattle cou'.
trv both grandfathers, TUESDAY see
fled with automatic rifles the quai
vol thew were unable to settle VIII
fists a month ago.
AS a result of their duel at C"l,p ~
snrings. S5 miles north OF here' "
6 Reed, 65, a ranch owner anu .
n Ware. 70, a tenant farmer wno
leased land from Reed, are oeau.
sixteen children, seven OF thenl a.
home. survive Ware, and eight chil-
dren survive Reed.
There were no witnesses 10 tuo
shooting, but Reed gasped out hlS
version of the affair to SchurlS
county officers before he died. an
hour after having been wounoeu
The Reed and Ware homes were
separated by about 100 yards ana
Reed related that he walked throusn
Wares yard going to pig pen
Ware met him, Reed said and de-
manded: -,
Are you going to run over me-
Reed said he replied mot hardly-
Thereupon, officers quoted Reed as
saying WARE lifted his rife anu
fired" Reed said he fell, got TO ms
feet and emptied his own rnle'
Ware was almost instantly killed
Neighbors said that ill-feeling pc
tween the men grew out of quar-
rel a month ago over labor per-
formed for Reed, by a son. of ware
The quarrel led to a fist fight OF
which Ware had the better, ana
both men have gone armed SINCE
officers were informed.
Reed had resided in this county
more than Is years and owned con-
siderable property The Ware family
moved here three years ago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
DONAHEY, WILLIS
AND P,O M ERENE
LEADING OHIO
PRIMARY LISTS
Former Two RenOminated,
DOnahey for Governor and
Willis For Senator.
COOPER TAKES LEAD
Alabama, Nebraska, Ark
ansas all Held Primaries
During Tuesday.
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1O.-With re.
ports received from near one-third OF
the 1894 precincts in today's primary
election, the denomination of Governor
A. V. Donahey, democrat, and United
States Senator Frank B. Willis, repub.
lican, was assured and Atlee Pomerene
for United States senator, assumed g
commanding lead over Florence +
Allen, supreme court justice, for the
democratic nomination for United
States senator.
The totals gave:
Donahey, 4OS33 in 2,499 precincts, 9
lead of more than $4,000 over his near.
est opponent. Senator Willis had a
total vote of 40,388 in 1897 precincts
with c. @. Hildebrant second with 10,-
975.
Returns from 1899 precincts gove
Pomerene 25,2O6; MAsa Allen 16,529,
and Charles e. Wharton 3,3S0.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
CIoudburst Does SeOere
Damage in Jugo-SlaUia;
Riuerfs OverfIow Banks
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

BELGRADE, Jugo-Slavia, Aug. 10
Severe damage was caused in various
sections of Jugo- -S1avia last night by
a cloudburst, railway communication
was interrupted by washouts and
tho Vienna and Seagreb express was
derailed near Lloubiana, several pas
seneers being injured. The city OF
Agram Croatia was one OF the places
which suffered most Some OF lts
large buildings, including the custom
house, were submerged when the
river Saveourt overfloWed
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
U. S. Seeking Pirate
Trio Off California
Who Stole $5OO,OOO

SAN PEDRO, Ca1if., Aug. TO-
Search for trio of modern pirates
whose operations in waters within
20 miles of this port are said to
have netted them $5OO,OOO In liquor.
money and various va1uableS. was
begun by federal officers following
a conference today between repre-
sentatives of the United States at
tOrney's office and department. of
Justice agents. The three pirates,
who specialized in "high-jacking,"
were said to have worn masks and
operated with motor boat. board
ing several fishing boats and pleas
ure yachts, taking money, watches
and jeweIry when liquor was not
found.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-11
Three Meet Death In
Series of Religious
Riots in JaIiscO, Mex.

NOGALES. Aug. 1O.-The Herald
leans that four persons have met
death during the past few days i'm
religious riots in the state of Ja-
IiScO.
At Guzmnn three were killed, says
the Herald, one a woman, and the
house of the mayor was stoned. At
CocuIa, several soldiers were badly
beaten when they attempted to dis
perse band of church followers.
In the second religious riot at Qua
daIajara, a town official engaged
in conducting an inventory OF the
temple, was so severely injured that
Ilc died later.