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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
NIAGARA FALLS
DRY BECAUSE OF
HUGE ICE JAM
(By Dispatch A. P. 9e7

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. Jan. 20
Thousands of persons today viewed
a dry Niagara-one of natures rarest
spectacles. Only few gallons of
water trickled over the American
fall because of the formation of an
ice jam from Goat Island to the
Main Land at Port Day.
The jam commenced to form
week ago of Port Day where the
river is Swallowed and the ice moves
slowly. High winds loosened ice
further up the river and in Lake
Erie, aiding in forming the block
ade. The gale Thursday together
with zero temperature completed the
big dam.
The water which usually slides
over the American falls and drops
in a seething mass of foam and
spray on rocks below was diverted to
the Canadian cataract.
Venturesome spectators were re-
fused permission to walk across to
Goat Island from the mainland by
reservation officials. When the same
phenomenon occurred in 1909, num-
ber of persons walked over the dry
river bed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30

Douglas Farrell, field representa-
tive for the American Red Cross in
the state of Arizona, arrived in Doug
las Friday from Bisbee on his first
tour of inspection since being ap-
pointed to that post last November.
Youthful and interested in his
work, Farrell expressed a keen de-
sire to ascertain what was being
done. by the Douglas chapter of the
Red Cross and to offer whatever as
sistance and suggestion toward the
perfection of it's program that he can
From this city, he will go to Clifton
and then on through the northern
section of the state. He intends to
remain in Douglas until Tuesday
Although the Red Cross is general
ly considered to be a wartime or
ganization Farrell states that it is
promulgating an extensive peace-time
program which in case of emergency
will form a skeleton for the mobili-
zation of its forces, if needed quickly.
Each chapter of the national or
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
VICE CONSUL OF
Aqua PRIETA TO
ARRIVE SHORTLY

Word has been received in Douglas
that Charles A. Amsden, who has
been named as vice consul of the
United States, to be stationed in Aqua
Prieta, Sonora, will soon arrive in
Aqua Prieta to take up his official
duties. Amsden has been serving as
vice consul at Nogales, and will
come on to Douglas and Aqua Prieta
as soon as his successor, Edward H.
Mall, arrives in Nogales and gets
lined up on the work at that point
American Consul Henry c. A. Damn
of Nogales, Sonora, has received Of
ficial notification of the location of a
vice consular agency in Aqua Prieta,
according to word from him. The
vice consulate, it is explained, is diff
ferent from the consulate, in that
the consular agency is headed by a
citizen engaged in other business,
who gives part of his time to the
government work. In a vice consular
agency, the vice consul gives all of
his time to the work of the govern
ment The vice consul will have
authority to wise emigrants, where
heretofore they have been forced to
go to Nogales to have such matters
attended to.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
TURNKEY SHOOTS
MAN ATTEMPT TING
TO ESCAPE JAIL

PUEBLO, Colo, Jan. 29.-William
Rosseman was believed to be dying
tonight as the result of being shot
during an attempted jail delivery at
noon today, at the county jail here
One trusty was slightly injured
in an encounter with Rosseman and
T. P. Kelley, another prisoner.
Rosseman, a federal prisoner held
for robbery of the postoffice at
Walsen, Colo, had been i'll several
days, and when Turnkey Coats en-
tered his cell he leaped from bed.
Coats attempted to shut the cell
door, but Kelley hiding in a bath
room, grappled with him. Rosseman
and Kelley put Coats in the cell.
TRUSTEES freed Coats and battled
Kelley and Rosseman. Coats obtained
a revolver from the jail office and
fired one shot into the fighting
crowd. The bullet struck Rosseman
a few inches above the heart.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
CONFAB
EXPENSE VOTED
BY U. S. SENATE
sBy Dispatch A. P. wire)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Plans for
American participation in the parli-
amentary disarmament discussion at
Geneva crystalized into a definite
project today when the senate adopt
ed without debate the resolution
providing $4,000 to pay the expenses
of an American delegation. The
house already had approved it, and
the next step will be communication
to the council of the league of ma
tions of an official acceptance of
the invitation to take part and an
nouncement by President Coolidge
of the personnel of the delegation.
Meanwhile preparation of instruc-
tions for the delegating is well ad-
vanced. The American group will be
ready to sail from New York Feb
ruary if there is no decision in
Geneva to postpone the meeting of
the preparatory commission to
later date.
Minister Hugh Gibson at Berne,
Switzerland, will head the American
delegation and Rear Admiral Hilary
P. Jones and Brigadier General H.
A. Smith who have bee in collora-
DOIdllOA Will OldIO OOpclA I1lCAlA VI
ficials in preparation of instructions,
now are slated for appointment as
chief technical advisors. They will
have the assistance of other officers
of both the war and navy depart
ments, and will be authorized to
draft military or navay attaches
now abroad for service.
The instructions will be gone over
by President Coolidge and Secretary
Kellogg, before they are finally ap-
proved. They will stress the desire
of the Washington government to
continue in every practical way to
the success of the attempt to find
basis for subsequent conference
where actual international commit
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
SENATE PASSES
MANY SECTIONS
OF TAX BILL
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Clearing
the revenue bill of on-controver-
sial provisions, the senate gave ten
tative approval today to widespread
tax reductions in the first reading
of the measure.
Provisions approved by the house
slashinga the normal income tax
rates, increasing the personal ex-
emptions and repeating many of the
miscellaneous taxes, were accepted
without debate.
In acceptance some amendments to
the house bill proposed by the fl
nance committee, the senate approv-
ed repeal of the capital stock tax
along with several technical changes
in the administration provisions.
Among the amendments which
went over the future consideration
and which are expected to furnish
the basis of the fight over tax re-
duction in the senate were those
proposing repeal of the inheritance
ductions in the surtax rates increase
in the corporation tax and reduc-
tions in the 1evies on automobiles,
admissions and dues.
Provisions accepted today and over
which no further controversy is ex-
pected by leaders included:
Reductions in the normal in
come tax rates from two to 1 IL
on the first $4,000 of taxable in
come; four to three per cent on the
next $4,000 and from six to five per
cent on the remainder
Increase from $4,000 to $4,000
in the amount on which the $4,000
reduction for earned income" may
be applied.
Increase in the personal exemp-
tions from $1,000 to $1,5OO for single
persons and from $4,000 to $4,000
for married persons.
Repeal of the taxes on automobile
tires and parts, jewelry, cameras,
Photographic films and plates, fire
arms and ammunitions, smokers ar
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
RAIDS
COLO. SCHOOL IN
STUDENT JOKE
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire1

GOLDEN, Colo, Jan. 29.-The COM
'bination army dining hall and dormi-
tory of the Colorado School of Mines
in which SO students are housed was
raided by Sheriff Walter H. Johnson
Of Jefferson county, and eight depu-
ties today. The raid, Sheriff john
son said, followed a "tip' by two
students that liquor was being made
in the dormitory. two hour search
lailed to reveal evidence of possess
sion or manufacture of liquor in the
dormitory, he said last night.
"The only thing which appeared
even suspicious" Sheriff Johnson
said, "was an old chemical retort in
che of the rooms, which was being
used for experiments. The whole af-
fair is either the result of student
joke, or of a grudge"
DR.. Melville F. Coolbaugh, president
Of the school, expressed surprise that
the sheriff should have conducted n
raid on the campus without consult
ing the school authorities He said
his first knowledge of the incident
came several hours after the raid.
Il believe the whole affair is the
result of what some students consid-
cred a joke" he said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
RESIGNATION
Of MITCHELL
IS ACCEPTED
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-By direc-
tion of President Coolidge, the resig-
nation of Colonel William Mitchell
from the army was accepted today,
effective next Monday.
The presidents decision was an
nounced ~ Secretary Dwight Davis
who issued the actual order that the
air officers commission be vacated
as he had requested.
The court martial sentence which
carried a five year suspension with
reduced compensation for the air Of
ficer critic will thus expire in just
one week from the time it was ap-
proved and made effective by the
president. The effect of the resigna-
tion is to restore Colonel Mitchell to
civil status and automatically com
mute the sentence passed by the court
finding him guilty of violating the
96th article of war. Formal notice
of acceptance of the resignation was
prepared tonight for publication in
army orders and for communication
to Colonel Mitchell, through Briga-
dier General Samuel D. Rockenbach,
commander of the district of Wash
ington. The official order will head:
."The resignation of Colonel William
Mitchell, air service, of his commits
sion as an officer of the army is ac-
cepted by the president, effective
February 1, 1926"
Word that the resignation had
been accepted in the form presented
was received by Mitchell without
comment. Informed that the army
orders would mako no mention of
the good of the service" stigma, the
officer only smiled
In deciding to stick to the routine
course in preparation of the army or
der of notification, Secretary Davis
ignored the question whether the
resignation of Mitchell Should be
made TO show in some official way
that it was for "the good of the
service His decision was satisfac-
tory to the president and was reach
ed on the basis that the court martial
sentence and approval of
sentence, all are matters of official
record and sufficiently shown the
under which the Of
ficer will leave the army Monday.
Today's action from the war de-
partment's viewpoint made the Mitch
ell case "closed incident" From
the viewpoint of Colonel Mitchell and
his friends in and out of congress,
however, the resignation is merely
stone from a restricted acti-
witty to complete freedom that civil
ians enjoy but which army officers
are denied by service regulations and
It is an open secret that Mitchell
intends to take advantage of that
freedom, Immediately his resignation
is effective, by resuming with re-
doubled vigor his attacks upon the
air policy of the war and navy de-
partments which led to his trial and
conviction.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
THREE KILLED
IN COLO. Mine
GAS EXPLOSION
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TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. ga gas
explosion, which travelled swiftly
through mine number of the Bear
Canon Coal company, 25 miles north
west of here today, like hot black
wind snuffed out the lives of three
men, but 33 miners escaped the dead
ly effects of the blast.
The survivors, however, all were
burned and scared by the explosion,
five receiving serious burns. The hot
blast burned off most of the cloth
ing of the survivors.
For more than six hours after the
explosion, several score of rescuers,
summoned from nearby mines, pene-
trated the thick smoke of the mine,
bringing out overcome and burned
men. When thirty three men had been
rescued alive 1t was at first reported
that all the miners had been saved,
but check later revealed three men
were missing.
The rescue parties again plunged
into the gas filled tunnel and found
the bodies of three miners, who had
been assigned to clean out an old
working, far back in the mine tunnel.
Two of the victims were found sit
ting down, their tools nearby.
The explosion was graphically de-
scribed by survivors as "a hot black
wind which knocked us down."
Many of the miners were stunned
by the force of the blast.
A gas pocket is believed to have
caused the explosion, although no Of
ficial determination of the origin
was announced by the mine general
manager, Charles Beachat tonight
The explosion occurred several hun
dred feet back in the mine, which is
a slope tunnel working and wrecked
a considerable section of the tunnel
in the vicinity of the blast.
The dead are:
Tony vegry, Christ Scarmes and
Jim Karaniss.
Skarmes was brother Of J. Skarmes
who was killed week ago in the
same mine by rock fall.
The four most seriously burned
are:
Elias Chavez, Abe Cattani, A. Mar
tinez and Max Sandi. Lewis Moser
was also badly burned.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
President and Vice President
Arizona Edison Company In
City; Meet Local Men Today

would not say definitely but they
were very emphatic that they mean
to remedy any present troubles, wher-
ever possible. In few days. two
experts on soil and agriculture viii
come here at the request of the Afi-
IONA Edison company to make gen.
eral survey of the potentialities Of
the valley. And if these two experts
believe that conditions justify the
establishment of a power line up the
valley, the Condons stated that the
company will seriously consider
building it.
'The Arizona Edison company is
distinctly an Arizona concern and
not directly connected with any othec
public utility company" J. e. Condor
declared Friday night. 1t has taken
over the public utility plants in Bis
bee, Douglas and Yuma, and in the
latter city already has already com.
pleted many improvements. In back
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
M'READY FAILS
TO BREAK WORLD
ALTITUDE MARK
fBy Dispatch A. P. wirel

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 2s.-Although
Lieutenant John A. MacReady Nc
Cook field iflAer was unsuccessful
today in his attempt to set new
worlds altitude record, he did estab-
lish an American record, and in ad-
dition, proved the soundness of sew
eral advanced engineering principles
incorporated in his special plans.
Unofficial reading of the planes
barograph showed he went to a
height of $1,000 feet. His goal was
40, 900 feet or more, necessary to
eclipse the mark of Callise, French
aviator, who has assembled to 39,596.47
feet, the present worlds record. The
former record set by MacReady was
35,2S9 feet.
The super-charger on the motor of
MacReady's special CzO-5 plane failed
to function after $4,000 feet, when
it should have delivered sea level
pressure to the motor at $4,000 feet.
This, as far as engineers at the
field have been able to determine,
was the only reason for the failure
of the flight.
MacReady felt no i'll effects from
the flight.
The plane was designed and con-
structed at McCook field. Several
new principles were incorporated in
it, including an adjustable propeller
and special wing construction.
Today's flight, MacReady said,
proved the soundness of all prin-
ciples and demonstrated that they
can be applied to<other planes.
MacReady encountered a tempera-
ture today of So 1-2 degrees below
zero, centigrade, which is approx
mately 80 degrees below zero, fab
renheit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
EARTHQUAKES In
BULGARIA CAUSE
PROPERTY Loss
(By Dispatcn A. P. wirel

SOFIA, Bulgaria JAM 29.-Two Sc
we're earth, shocks took place a few
minutes after midnight this Friday
morning at Gornya- Orjechovica, nea1
Tirnovo, the ancient capital of Bull
garia. Many houses were partly de-
molished, and the chimneys and walls
fell everywhere.
The population was in a state of
panic, fearing a repetition of the dis
aster of - years ago in the same
area, but so far as is known no one
was killed
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
Field Representative Of Red
Cross Visiting Organization
Branch in City; Tells of Work

ganization is asked to promote those
sections of the mother associations
program which are best adapted to
local conditions, the field man de-
clared. The national board insists,
however, that each local unit be ac-
tive in home service work to veter-
ans and in disaster preparedness.
This latter field of activity makes it
possible for the hundreds of Red
Cross units to unite in emergency
work without the least delay.
Another broad field of activity
which the organization is fostering,
falls in the line of life saving and
first aid. Much is being done, Far
rell asserted, to broaden the activi-
ties in this line and to supplement-
the work of physicians in cases of
drowning or accidents, whenever pos
sible.
In Bisbee as in many cities, this
work is being carried on through
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THREE DEAD IN WRECK

MACHIAS, Maine, Jan. 29.-Two
men and child were killed and
about twenty other persons were in
jured, six or seven seriously, when
two cars of a passenger train, bound
from Calais to Boston late today
were derailed as the train was cross
ing Cold Stream bridge on the Wash
ington county branch of the Maine
Central railroad, two miles west of
Marion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
WARMER in DENVER

DENVER, Colo. Jan. 29.-While a
a. blizzard ragged along Broadway, the
northern middle west states We're in
the grip of a cole wave, and the
Pacific coast sloshed in rain and
snow today. the mercury in Denver
and throughout the Rocky Mountain
region climbed to the so degree mark.
Today was the sixth day of spring
like weather since the end of the cold
wave which swept this region nine
days ago.
Overcoats have nearly disappeared
during daylight hours.
The warm weather, the government
forecaster said, is due to high bar
omatic pressure and a chinook wind
sweeping down the eastern slope of
the Rockies from Montana.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
STORMS IN EAST and.
WEST TAKE TOLL OF.
LIVES AND PROPERTY.

Following terrific storms the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans and along both coasts we'll in Rocky noun
tain states and in New England, the weather seemed
to be moderating somewhat at early hour today Six
deaths were reported from storms in the east In the
Pacific the u S. S. Colorado was unable to make head
way against the storm, Arizona Friday experienced
beautiful weather. almost like spring, with warm sun
shining and little wind
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
CHANGE RAILWAY OFFICIALS

TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 29.-F. G.
Fox, general manager of the eastern
lines of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railway, has been granted
an indefinite leave of absence and
r. H. Allison has ben named acting
general manager. This announce
ment was received at the Santa Fe
offices here today from A. G. Wells,
vice president in Chicago. The
change will become effective Feb
ruarY /
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
MANY HURT; 1888 GET
out ALIVE IN WIDELY
SCATTERED BLASTS

Three mine disasters in widely scattered areas
claimed 46 lives inuring many more while 1888 men
lin the mines in which the accidents occurred escaped
alive on Friday. Birmingham, Alabama West Frank
fort Illinois and Trinidad Colorado the scenes Of
disasters. In the Illinois mine, 1926 men escaped with
their ives DUE it is believed prepared rock dust which
had been scattered an explosion preventative
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
NAMED DEAN OF MEN

FLAGSTAFF, Jan. 29.-Walter E.
Niles, professor in the department Of
history at the Northern Arizona
teachers college was today named
dean of men, according to an an
nouncement made by DR.. F. A. Cot
ton, president of thei Institution.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
CHINESE DEFY BOXER PROoToCo1

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TIENTSIN, Jan. 30.-Chinese troops
defying the Boxer proctocol have
mounted guns on Taku forts and
threaten to fire on any steamers
entering the river after dark. AS g
result pilots are not proceeding out
side the bar to meet steamers arriv-
ing by the night tide.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
CALIFORNIA HARD HIT

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.- The
boisterous storm that struck the Pa
cific coast yesterday from the Brit
ish Columbia line to San Francisco
was breaking up tonight, after hav-
ing left thick deposits of snow in
the high places and soaked the low
lands with torrentia1 rains. The storm
gave coastwise shipping few thrills,
as it brought high southeast gales
along a thousand mile stretch of
coast line. Several big vessels, in
cluding the battleship Colorado, one
of the navys mightiest attempted to
put to seea from San Francisco at
the height of the blow, but turned
back when the Officers saw that the
bar was breaking from end to end,
and the sea beyond it was tumbling
up enormous waves.
SIX DEAD IN EAST
NEW YORK, JAN 29.--The most
bitter cold of the winter that rode
into the northeastern states on the
wings of yesterdays gale relaxed it's
grip tonight as the wind moderated.
The cold and the snow that accom-
panied the gale in parts of New York
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63 MEN ENTRAPPED

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 29.-Sixty
three miners We're trapped late this
afternoon in Mossboro mine of the
Premier Coal company near Helena,
and it is feared SS of that number
are deaed Twenty-Five men have
been brought out alive. The known
dead number ten, that many bodies
having been recovered.
The mine is in an isolated spot,
difficult of access and cut off from
wire communication. A relief train
was enroute to the scene from Birm-
ingham carrying doctors, nurses and
mine rescue crews. No rescue help
is available in the vicinity of the
mine except local crews which are
said to probably lack experience.
Twelve men alive were brought out
in one group to be followed by an
other squad of 13 workers, reports
reaching here said.
The cause of the accident is unde-
termined. The men were entombed
just at quitting time
News of the disaster spread rapidly
and within thirty minutes wives and
children and other relatives were
about the pit. A biting cold wind
added to the misery of those waiting
word from their relatives.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-30
12a5 MEN ESCAPE

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-I:ock dust pre-
pared and placed as an accident pre-
vention measure smothered an eX-
plosion today in the worlds greatest
coal mine and turned what otherwise
might have been a serious disaster
with 1895 men underground into q
minor accident, which cost five lives.
The accident occurred in the new
Orient mine of the Chicago Whining
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NEW YORK, Jan. %
Copper dull, electrolytic
spot and futures IA asked.
Bar silver 81.