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Evening star., 1926-04-18
OIL MAN IS LOST
ON NORFOLK BOAT
Missourian, in III Health,
Leaves Note in Stateroom
on NorthIand.
By the Associated Press.


NORFOLK, Va, April 17.-While
not overlooking the possibility that he
may have fallen overheard, the Nor
folk police, after an investigation, are
of the belief that Alfred II. Ramage.
wealthy oil man, of Joplin, Mo-. leaped
to his death in the waters of Cheasa-
peake Bay early this morning, while
en- route from Washington to Old
Point on the steamer Northland.
He was last seen about am, walk
ing toward the stern of the steamer
and clad in his bath robe and shoes.
His valuables, including a sum of
money, watch and $4,000 worth of
liberty bonds, were found in the state
room with q note addressed to John
II. Copelli, sos Frisco Building, Joplin.
The note, written on a telegraph blank
and tied in a bundle with the bonds
read: For you Cappy. My blessing
with you--Alf."
Ramage was en- route to Pinehurst.
N. C., to visit his parents. his father q
=. Y. Ramage, a retired oil maQ
having established a Winter homey
there. Young Ramage, who was.
about 35 years Of age, was declared
to have been in bad health recently
as the result of overwork, which re-
suited in u nervous breakdown.
Although he boarded the steamer
in Washington yesterday afternoon.
he did not obtain d stateroom until
shortly before midnight. He appear
ed preoccupied and several times in
dicated lapses of memory.
Coast Guard authorities have been
requested to keep d lookout for the
body.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
FREE PAID TRIBUTE
BY CALIFORNIA BODY
State Society Meeting in Honor Of
House Member Brings Fore
cast of Reelection.

Predictions that Representative
Arthur Free of California would be
returned to Congress for many terms
and that he would receive even higher
honors for his faithful service and
good record, were made by fellow
Congressman last night at a meeting
of the California State Society, at the
Hamilton Hotel.
The meeting was held in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Free, on the occasion
of the retirement of Mr.. Free as
president of the society. a position he
has held four consecutive terms.
Maj. Charles w. Freeman, new
president of the society, presided, and
Harry f. Ashton was chairman Of
the entertainment committee. Ad-
dresses were made by Representatives
Henry E. Barbour. Albert f. Carter.
Clarence f. Lea and Philip d. Swing.
and by Patrick j. Haltigan. reading
clerk of the House of Representatives
and by Guy w. McCord, vice presi-
dent. James II. MacLafferty, as
sistant 10 Secretary Hoover, was
toastmaster.
A musical program was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Loria of Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
SUFFRAGE BACKED
AS MOST PRESSING
ISSUE IN DISTRICT

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Evening star., 1926-04-18
AMUNDSEN LEAVES
FOR SPlTZBERGEN
TO AWAIT AIRSHIP
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than we hope for. we may reduce the
crew to Is or even IA men and re-
place the weight thus saved with
gasoline. If conditions are favorable
we may reach Nome but, of course,
Point Barrow remains our real OBJ
jective."
Lieut.. Riser Larsen, the Nor
wegian vice commander OF the
Norge, expressed no less satisfac-
ton at the ships performance in the
flight from Rome to Leningrad than
Col. Mobile. to whom Larsen PAID
high tribute for his conduct of the
operation in trying conditions.
Shown Every Courtesy.
Larsen also said the Soviet au-
thorities had given most efficient as
sistance. Not only was the handling
splendid, but 1000 soldiers were set
to clearing the road between the air
drome and Gatchina and every cour-
tesv was shown to the expedition.
The lieutenant was optimistic in re-
gard to the final flight across the Pole.
He said the perpetual light obvlated
the need of Holmes lights, which were
dropped between Pulham and Oslo to
indicate any drift from the wind.
Drift will be calculated by taking a
line from a prominent ice hummock
with sufficient accuracy to give APP
proximate position. lie said there
would be no attempt at landing at
the Pole, but the flags would be drop
ped as a symbolic gesture. Currents
undoubtedly will remove or ice de-
stroy them before long, just as
Peary's traces doubtless long have
been obliterated. He thought it pos
sible that land would be discovered
toward Canada, and perhaps toward
Alaska.
Between Spitzbergen and the Pole
we do not eXpect%to find much rev
data" he said, but there are great
possibilities on the other side. BY
that time the ship will be lightened
and we can fly 500 or 1000 meters
high, which will give visibility for 100
kilometers on either side. Even at
that height we can easily tell by the
formation, variation and height of the
ice above sea level whethep there rs
land or sea beneath.
This will be most interesting as
Evening star., 1926-04-18

lations to create an additional zone
to be known as "AA" restricted. In
this zone, under the terms of the
amendment, no so-called community
houses" or row houses. could be erect
ed. All would have to be detached
houses with side yards, while super
vision also would be authorized over
depth of yard and landscaping fea-
lures.
A resolution that a building regu-
lation be made that would require
for every new building operation In
undeveloped territory in Washington
an official certificate that the struc-
ture will conform to the established
grade was carried.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
SENATE YIELDS TO SPRING
Takes Saturday Haf-Holiday, De-
laying Buildings Bill.

The call of Spring proved too
strong for the Senate yesterday and
Saturday half holiday was taken.
After two and one-half hours Of
debate on the $165.000,000 public
buildings bill and with less than a
score of Senators in the chamber,
Senator Curtis, the Republican lead
er. moved for adjournment with the
consent of Senator Fernald, Repub-
lican, Maine, manager of the meas
ure.
There was no objection and the
Senate adjourned to golf courses and
the base ball park. Saturday ses-
sions have been running we'll after
pm. the same as any other day.
Evening star., 1926-04-18

ance of the ship and it's low price as
compared with rigid airships or sea
warships cannot fail to appeal to the
Russians. whose naval strength is
vastly below the average of the great
powers.
The reception by the Academy of
Science to the visiting airmen has
been postponed until o'clock We'd
nesday. In the evening Col. Mobile
is to address the aeronautic engineers.
Meanwhile. excursions and visits to
museaums and other points Of interest
have been prepared for the members
of the expedition.
(Copyright 1926 by the New York Times
and ST Louis Globe Democrat. Released
through Current News Features. All
rights reseryed.)
Evening star., 1926-04-18
MILLS W|THDRAWS
CLAIMS BILL AID
Author of War Reimburse
ment Measure Finds His
Company Is Affected.
By the Associated Press

The legislative course of the Mills
bill to adjust German-American war
claims, took an unexpected twist yes
terday when its author, Representa-
tive Mills, Republican. New York, an
nounced in the House that he would
withdraw his support from the
measure.
He has learned, he explained, that
he was a director and stockholder in
a company that would be affected by
the measure. Under such conditions,
irrespective Of House rules. he said.
he considered 1t proper to decline fur
ther to support the bill
Mr.. Mills informed the House he
would not participate in consideration
of the proposal either in the ways and
means committee, before which it is
pending, or on the House floor. In
formation, which he confirmed, that
he was an official in one of the corpora
tons affected. he said, had been con
Veyed to him by Representative
Garner, Democrat, Texas, who yester-
day characterized the measure a
"stupendous steal"
Doubts Most Could Vote.
Addressing the House after Mr..
| Mills had made his announcement,
Mr.. Garner said he doubted If 25
| members. under House rules, had a
right to vote on the bill
! 1t was introduced several weeks
ago by Mr.. Mills after it's provisions
had been worked out by the Treasury.
1t proposes adjustments of war
| claims between the German and
| American Governments and citizens
| through issuance of bonds. 1t is
| estimated that unsettled claims total
| about $3.50 900 900.
| 1t is indicated that some other
Republican on the ways and means
committee would sponsor the bill in
| stead of Mr.. Mills. AT the same time,
| Democratic members made plans to
| oppose the measure to the limit.
Showed Great Surprise.
| Mr.. Garner said that as soon as
| he found out definitely that Mr.. Mills
would be personally interested in the
| measure, he felt it his duty to call
his attention 10 1t, adding:
| when ] did he expressed surprise
| and said he did not know that the
| company had claim or an award
| under the Mixed Claims Commission.
| l want to commend him and all other
| members who will investigate and ex-
| cuse themselves If they find that they
have special interest in it.
! THE Secretary of the Treasury, so
| far as / can ascertain, and / think
| have conclusive evidence, is a stock
| holder in seven different firms which,
| have had an award from the Mixed
| Claims Commission amounting to
| something over S1,000.000. The Sec
retary, according to the records. is
| the gentleman who made up this bill.
He says that the President has
examined 1t and is anxious that 1t
| shall become a law"
Evening star., 1926-04-18

was attempted on foot with sleds one
would have to work against the polar
drift to the south, and because of the
high hummocks the drift would more
than counteract the speed of the ad-
vance over the ice. 1t just could not
be done. That one feat alone shows
the superiority of air travel over
travel on foot in polar exploration.
The Poles have been the object of
adventurous men for many, many
years. There has always been the
mystery of the unknown about these
great white fields, a greater mystery
probably than has attached to the un-
known parts of the world in the
tropics. Just why it should be so l do
not know. unless it is that the Poles
are so devoid of life. There is only
silence there--a dead, complete silence.
What secrets they have stored up
they have kept these many years. and
never has man on his own feet been
able to wiring these secrets from them.
Little Known of the Poles.
True, the Poles have been con-
quered, but how much do we know of
the territories around them? Virtu-
ally nothing. They have lured men
for centuries. but they have kept their
silence; their secrets are locked in the
ice. For man to be able to take to the
air, to free himself from the him
ORANGES of terrestrial contact, to fly
over that on which he toiled painfully
for so long, will give him a new and
quicker insight into these secret
places of the earth than he could gain
in any other way.
The Poles have kept their silence
long and well, but If they have any
further mysteries they will not retain
them, now that man has made himself
independent of his earthly path.
There will soon be no more unknown
places, and nothing for explorers to do.
l am glad that I did not live much
later. The moon would be theA only
possibility.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
Swift Travel Possible.

That is another valuable point about
travel by air in the cold regions. On
our last trip, for instance, we survey.
ed 10000 square miles in IL hours.
1t was not the extent of the survey
which was significant. 1t was that
never before had man been able to fly
over that part of the polar ice. If 1t
Evening star., 1926-04-18
GIRL HELD UP IN STORE.
Colored Robber Loots Cash Reg
ister in 18th Street Grocery.

Holding up Miss Frances Epstein.
16-year-old daughter of Lewis Epstein.
grocer. at 1929 Thirteenth street, with
a pistol in her fathers store last
night. young colored man looted the
cash register of SIS and escaped.
The man entered the store two
hours before the hold-up and bought
a few lemons, the girl said. Detec'
tives Varney and Brodie said the de-
scription she gave was similar to the
one given of the young colored man
who recently held up several women
at different times and robbed them of
small amounts.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
Region of Perfect Quiet.

To see people--live, human beings
on any land in the midst of the Arctic
ice would make the traveller in diri-
gible pinch himself hard and blink
many times to make sure he was
awake 1t just couldn't be, and yet
it is not impossible. Nothing is.
TO one who begins to speculate on,
Athe unexplored Arctic there are many
Evening star., 1926-04-18

giving data about currents in the
Polar Sea, which in turn affect
currents in the North Atlantic. We
have aboard 81 cases of gasoline and
as each is emptied we will drop 1t
with q stamp bearing the date and
also the name of the Norge. Some Of
these cases doubtless will be found
and are expected to give valuable in
formation regarding currents"
Russian aeronautical circles are
enormously interested in the Norge's
flight. Today the ship was visited by
group of As officers of the aero
nautic school, who examined every de-
tail and made sketches and photo
graphs. Col. Mobile said some months
ago there had been a question of the
purchase of one or more of his dirl-
gibleS by the Soviet government. An
expert visited the factory and made
an elaborate study of the question.
The same expert visited the dirfgible
at Gatchina, but Col. Mobile said:
II do not think the subject will be
raised now, as we are pressed for time
and have other things to think about.
Moreover, you must understand that
my factory works exclusively for the
Italian Government, and any purchase
of airships would have to be discussed
by the respective authorities.
Asked to Address Group.
He added that he had been asked
to speak Thursday at the Institute of
Engineers of Ways and Communica-
tions on the following subjects:
/. The dirigible factory from the
financial and technical viewpoint.
2. The technical details of the
dirigible Norge.
8. The flight from Rome to Lenin-
grad and the lessons therefrom.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12
PHIPPS HAS HIGHEST
PRAISE FOR CAMERON
AND HIS GREAT WORK

PHOENIX, Get 11-tAP)-Senat or
l.. c Phipps, cf Colorado. here 20.
today. issued g statement in support
of the candidacy of Senator Ralph Fl.
Cameron, of Arizona, for reelection
in the. general election. The state
ment referred to Senator Cameron's
great work in reconstruction follow
ing the war, his assignments to sen
ate committees, his fight for "a duty
on long staple cotton, his work in
initiating the measure for the Cool
idge dam and his securing of $3,000,
00e relief for the Yuma project farm
ers as a member of the committee on
irrigation and reclamation.
Cameron" the statement said, "is
strenuously opposed to the adoption
of plans for dam on the Colorado
river until the lower basin states
come to an agreement that will prop
erly protect the rights Of Arizona"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12
DOUGLAS CITIZENS TO
TAKE PART In NlBANQUET
FOR Ell PASO VISITORS

All Douglas citizens who desire to
join in entertaining the members OF
the El Paso Goodwill Mission in
banquet at the Club Sociale in Aqua
Prieta Wednesday night are request
ed to notify Secretary Doubleday, Of
the Douglas Chamber of Commerce
and Mines, so that reservations can
be made. The banquet is not being
given by the local chamber of COM
merce nor by the Ell Paso visitors
but all Douglas citizens who wish to
attend are invited to 40 so. A tele'
gram was received from D. A. Ban
deem, of the FL Paso, party, Monday
asking that reservations be made TO"
a party Of SO at the club.
The Ell Paso. party comprises about
Is members, including the Seventh
Cavalry band from Fort Bliss. The
party will arrive here at 1880 Wednes-
day night and will be met at the
station by a delegation of local
chamber Of commerce members and
business men. They will remain here
until Thursday morning, when they
will go to Bisbee. The trip is Tor
the purpose of meeting and greeting
the people of Douglas and other Arl-
zona cities.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12

they are planning to build Buropes'
most exclusive and luxurious gaming
palace on the 100000 franc site they
recently purchased on the Promenade
des Anglais, Nice The original plans
calling for the erection of deluxe
hotel have been discarded. Mr.. Gould
is at present heavy stockholder in
the casino of Juan les Pins.
The new casino will be unique on
the Riviera as 1t will be practically q
closed club, catering only to the very
wealthy. Application has been made
for a no limit baccarat play license.
The structure will be furnished as
a luxurious American private club with
swimming pools. and garage in the
basement, a subterranean passage to
the beach, private saloons, gaming
rooms and a private hotel for the use
of members on the upper two floors.
Although Mr.. Gould is the only AM
actively interested in such a venture
on the riviera, it is reported that ia
group of British financiers are plan
ming to build rival to Monte Carlo
on the outskirts of Monaco.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12
Douglas, Ariz.
April 81, 1851.

douglas, AIlZ
April 21, 1851.
Dear Bill:
10 use a trite but expressive phrase,
YOU could have knocked me down with
a feather when I arrived in this city
today after an absence of 25 years and
beheld an entirely different Douglas
than that which you and knew when
we were attending high school here
in 1926. GAS you will note from the
stationary, am writing from the
Hotel Cameron, which replaced the old
Gadsden, and towers Is stories in the
air--completely modern throughout
But this is not the tallest building
here. You remember the First Ma
tional bank building was the sky
scrapera Of our kid days in Douglas.
Well on that same corner there has
been erected building twelve
stories high, and next to/it there is
another building 10 stories in height
The old town has grown like bad
weed and the Douglas Dispatch, which,
by the way, still is the leading morn
ing paper, carries line atop the front
page about 100000 by 1907 1t al
ready claims population of more than
$4,000.
Enough Of Douglas for the time be-
ing. I have just got back from a tour
of the Sulphur Springs valley. Bill,
yon couldn't possibly imagine the
changes that have come about in what
YOU and Il used to caustically refer to
as the Suffering Springs valley" 1
went right past our old homestead,
which is now the home ranch of the
Cochise County Dairy company. They
haven't got a barn as small as the old
house you and spent so many happy
years in, and the pasture in which
we used to turn old Jim loose after
school is now a reservoir which i'm
pounds the water from several wells on
the place. The dairy company bought
Smiths place and the entire $50 acres
isain alfalfa that looks good enough
to serve as salad. They also have
taken Garrwetsons place, and the farm
next to it,. Il don't know who that
belonged to since Sherreps moved
away. These two places are planted
in oats and wheat.
couldn't believe my eyes when I
looked out of the car window soon
after I boarded the electric train at
Bowie, and saw. acre after acre of sugar
beets on each side of the track. There
are five refineries in the county (you
can spot them 20 miles away by their
200 foot smokestac.ss) and they are
thinking of building another one in
the San Pedro valley. The conductor
told me that the beets are not only
the. finest, but also have the highest
sugar content of any beet in the world
and that the growers realize profit
of $1,000 an acre on them. I remem-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12


all their winters in Florida or Europe.
dropped into the Dispatch for few
minutes, but they told me Jim Logic
spent most of his time travelling with
Mrs. Logic. At present he is in Wash
ington. There are two other news
papers here now, one of them an after
noon sheet.
Aqua Prieta is the same old place,
except that it is about 10 times as
large. There is a tourist hotel out
east of the city, with an 1S-hole golf
course as fine as any in the country.
Needless to say, the 10Th hole is in
Aqua Prieta.
1 haven't seen Bisbee yet, but they
tell me that it is considered one of
the richest cities of it's size in the
world. Senator Cameron secured a
six cent tax on copper in 1927. With
copper selling at 80 cents, the miners
get higher wages than plumbers and
the mines are working full force. The
payroll there is said to total $2,0oO,000
a month. Hot dog! Times do change,
Bill
Well, old top, think I'll turn in now.
I've seen so much during the past few
hours it has made my eyes ache. And
also my heart, Bill, when I think of
how we left here because we couldn't
see any future for u.s. 1t we haG held
on to our $50 acres until now we could
have sold every foot of it at $500 an
acre, only we wouldn't have turned it
loose even at that price, if we had any
sense. But it's too late to cry over 1T
now, so I'll go to bed and try and think
of some way to get in on some of this
gravy that's being passed around to
strangers. I may need your help, Bill,
but if you get one look at this part of
the country I know you'll be as anxious
as am to come back and try to get
another introduction to Mr.. Opportun-
ity. whom we didn't recognize rs years
ago. I'm going to hit the hay now and
get some sleeps so 1 can get up early
| and look around some more tomorrow
Will keep you posted. Ia, ia for this
! time.
AS ever, your brother,
Henry.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12
REyTEw PARTY's RECORD.

PHOENIX, Oct. 11-(AP)-In "A
statement issued here tonight, Sena-
tor Lawrence G. Phipps, of Colorado,
chairman Of the national republican
senatorial committee, reviewed the
party's record as regards agricultural
relief.
'"The republican party has shown
during the little more than five years
It has been in control of the govern
ment," the statement said, that It
is always ready to give constructive
relief to the farmer"
Pointing out that the problems
confronting the farmer and stockman
reached their crisis prior to the adj
vent of the present republican gov
ernmental control" Senator Phipps
said that since 1921 the government,
through enactment of republican
policies into legislation, has extended
$2,357 100000 in credits to agricul
tural interests and has Just now con-
cluded arrangements to loan $780,
100000 additional to aid cotton grow
ers in the cooperative marketing of
their crops"
He quoted from the annual state
ment made to the American farm bu-
reau federation for 1929 by it's legis-
lative agent, Gray Silver, democrat:
'Tt is not too much to say that the
26 laws passed by the 67th congress
are of far more importance to Amer-
lean agriculture than all the legisla-
tion relating to agriculture passes
since the adoption of the constitu-
ton"
The question of extending further
cid in the marketing of farm prod.
ucts was not disposed of, the state
ment concluded, by the congress in
recent session because of the wide
differences in opinion on the part Of
farmers organizations, as we'll as
that existing between the members
OF the house and senate"
Old newspapers for sale at Dispatch
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12
GIFTS AWARDED A

Mrs. Charles Amsden, wife of the
American vice consul in Aqua Prleta,
was given the picture presented by
representative of the Pacific Mutual
Life Insurance company. at the fair.
John B. Kendrick, aged 8, 134l Four
teenth street, was given the child's
prize. S. L. Butler and f. H. Walter
were in charge. s
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-12
ANTI-COLLAR LEAGUE,
FOUNDED AS A JOKE,
RECEIVES SUPPORT

PARIS, Oct. 9--(AP)-The "anti-
collar league known also as the Anti
pillery league" founded more or less
as a joke by group of French writers,
has received the support of eminent
critics, musicians and artists. 1t has
advanced so far in Importance that it
has a clubroom of it's own and gem
eral headquarters. Branch leagues are
soon to be established in the provinces.
Prominent in the movement, which
pledges it's members to do away with
the time discarded" collar and cravat,
are Gustave Carpenter, composer of
Louise" and Romain Coolus, eminent
critic Noted writer's who have given
the league their adherence are Robert
de la Peyrad Jean Herve, Maurice
Labre and more than a score of others
whose names are household words in
France.
The collar and cravat are as Injurious
to men as corsets are or were to wo-
men, says the league. 1t finds the
comparison of modern women, in her
light dinner dress, with her escort in
boiled shirt and checker collar, humil-
iating in the extreme to the man.