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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23

The meat of their evidence dealt
with footprints believed to have been
made by the evangelist in her re-
ported flight from kidnapers, which
they found as far as Is miles distant
III the desert in Mexico. from Douglas.
Mrs Mcpherson declared she fled
Is or 90 miles across the sands, while
the prosecution testimony placed her
footprints not more than three and a
half miles from the American MeXi-
can border line.
In the midst Of this evidence-tdk :
ing, the defense offered to defray the
expenses of the court to the desert
to look over hte scene, but JudSe
Blake declined to consider the pro-
posal: The expenses Of Mrs. McPher
son, incident to bringing defense wit
nesses here from Arizona to testify
in her hearing, were revealed on the
stand by Leslie Gatliff, police officer
of Douglas. Ariz., and member Of
Mrs. McPherson's Arizona committee.
Gatliff said he received Sl,1OO at
different times from Angclus temple.
He distributed a portion OF this for
expenses among half dozen Doug
las ard Aqua Prleta, sonora, reSlueH- -S
who came here to testify.
Gatliff told of several trips into
the desert and of tracks he found,
which disputed the prosecutions con-
tention that the evangelist left an
automobile at point three and one :
half miles from Aqua Prieta and
walked that distance to the border
town to tell the kidnapping story in
explanation of her 35-day absence
from Angelus temple.
4 Gatliff said he penetrated the des-
ert to a depth of more than Ia miles,
and found many shacks OF varied de-
scription and size. Like several pre-
cedipg witnesses, the police officer
exhibited his shoes to the court. de-
claring he wore them on his desert
searches. They, like the rest, did not
show much hard usage.
Judge Carlos Hardy, member OF the
superior bench of Los Angeles county
and admitted advisor to Mrs. McPher-
son, took the stand late in the day
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
GREAT RECEPTIoN IN n. Y,

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-(P)-The dizzy
whirl of Americas reception for roy
atty today carried Queen Marie of Ru-
mania through another phase fo ac-
tivities such as have crowded in upon
her so thick and fast that she has been
able to snatch only few hours Of
sleep the last two nights.
Today's program gave her an oppor-
tunity to glimpse the gigantic scale of
American finances and education. New,
istration of sums aggregating more
than seven billion dollars, received her
at luncheon at the Bankers club.
Major Radu Irmiescu, r u m a n
banker and one of the speakers, point
ed out that the money represented by
one of the hosts whose name was not
mentioned, was alone four times
greater than the entire national debt
Of Rumania
After luncheon the queen was driven
to Columbia university and there in
spected one of Americas biggest edu-
cational institutions. She was remind
ed by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president Of the university, in his ad-
dress of welcome, that it was one of
her direct ancestors, King George II,
who, six generations ago, gave author
ity for the charter creating, what is
now Columbia university.
Passing through Central park on the
way to Columbia university, the queen
had shown unusual interest in this
playground of half mile in width
and two and one-half miles in length,
situated in the very midst of the city.
So interested was the royal visitor
that she had the top of her automobile
pushed back so she could get good
view of the landscape When people
gave shouts of recognition, she waved
gaily back at them. Tonight the queen
was guest of honor at a dinner given
by the Iron and Steel institute. Here
again she met men representing indus
trisc worth billions of dollars
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
STORY OF WOLF GIRLS
CAUSING FISTICUFFS
AMONG STAID BRITISH

LONDON, Oct 22.-(Pj-The story of
two little girls found living in VOLTS
den in Bengal, British India, as told by
the Westminster Gazette yesterday,
brought members of a well known
London club to fistcuffs today after
heated arguments as to the authen-
ticity of the story
Many unnamed and a few named COR
respondents also communicated their
views to the Westminster Gazette.
None seemed willing frankly to dis
credit the story, while many acquaint-
ed with India recall authenticated
cases Of similar nature.
The Westminster Gazette story re-
pcated that of Bishop Walsh of Bish
ops College, Calcutta, who told how
the Rev. Jal Singh of Midnapur, Ben
gal, had discovered the two girls in a
distant part of the district. They were
described as about two and eight years
of age running on all fours, making
gutteral sounds and in every respect
living like wolves. The supposition
was that they were abandoned as ba-
bies and adopted by the she wolf.
An officer recently from India as
serts that such stories are more fire.
deunt than is generally believed Sew
eral cases came to his personal knoWl-
edge but almost without exception the
children died within year of being
separated from their foster parents" "
while efforts to civilize them We're in
variably abortive. According to a
story told by this officer, one such
girl, who seemed to be about ten years
old, had so absorbed the traits of her
rearing that her knees and elbows, on
which she moved with incredible
speed, had developed porous pads like
the paws of animals. All mere marked
ly carniverous, even after two months
of training, and all We're more at home
with wild animals than with humans,
whom they Stunned
Professor Julian Huxley, professor
| of zoology, Kings college, London,
thinks the present case is just feast
BILE" He said it might be possible for
mother wolf to adopt human babies
if she had lost her own cubs.
Lady Dorothy Mills, noted author
! and traveller, said that in West Africa
she had often been told by natives of
small children being taken and reared
| by a large species of monkey, but that
! it did not seem probable to her that
anything but a very small baby could
be reared by a Wolf One would think
she said, that when a child reached the
I age of three or four years it's behavior
would arouse the animals suspicion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
rLEA DOPE .K1LLs car

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 20 W1-
Two applications of flea exterminatUr
killed the cat. The question is-did
it, kill the fleas too? Mrs. Mary
Proto, of Westhaven sues drug
company for $500 saying her prize
tabby died when she used a liquid
flea exterminator. She says the
clerk should have sold her powder.
Counsel for the defendant filed II
motion for more specific state,
ment to learn if the preparation lived
UP TO promises
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
FORMER NUN AND HER
SOLDIER SWEETHEART
TO WE'D In CAPITAL

NEW .BEDFORD, Mass Oct. Zz ND--.
Childhood sweethearts, who for y
quarter century had remained un-
married and served society, one as
a soldier the other as nun, are
making preparations for their wed>
ding. ee
The nun resumed her name of Miss
Anna LIE Brun six months ago. The
soldier is Sergeant Frank Levesque,
company C, 18th engineers, For>
Humphrey, Va
Duty still holds him so that the
ceremony will take place in wash
ington where Miss LIE Brun is going
en- November s.
Twenty-Five years ago they met in
New Bedford. She was Is and he was
81 A few months later she bade
farewell to her family and entered
the Gray nunnery at Montreal. Two
Years later she took her vows as "a
sister of charity for life. She taught
the sick in, Montreal, Minneapolis,
Toledo and Lawrence, Mass.
Last April, after long consultation
with her superiors, she obtained
Special dispensation from the pope
releasing her from her vows because
"the world called her and she must
return"
With recommendations and a God
speed from the sisters she returned
here to train as a nurse.
Meanwhile, Frank Levesque had en-
tered the army. He went to France
during the World war and entered
Germany with the conquerors
Most of his leaves while stationed
in this country We're spent with ais
mother in New Bedford. She died a
short time ago but on a visit he met
Miss lie Brun and old acquaintance
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
American Red Cross Is
Appealing for Aid for
Cuban Storm Sufferers

WASHINGTON, Oct. % The
American Red Cross sent out
DatiOn-wide appeal today for con-
trfbntiOn for relief of sufferers In
stOrmswept Cnba.
Within few hours after the
atfOns had been received, amOne
them $500 from Secretary Kellogg.
The organization will make an
appropriations. probably $25.O00,
from it's disaster fund to provide
for immediate relief work.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
Salt RiUer Valley Water
Users Association Is TO
Profit From POwer Line

PHOENIX, Oct. % "A quartes
of a million dollars revenue for
farmer members of the Salt River
Valley water Users associations
WAS predicted today by II. A.
Reid, association president, as
consequence of approval by the de-
partment of the interior OF
power contract between the aN-
SOciatiOn and the Nevada CONSOLE
dated Copper company. The con-
tract calls far the delivery of A.
lOO kiIOwats. to be generated mt
the Horse Mesa dam and delivered
to the cOmpamy's mines at Ray.
The company will build IL miller
OF One-yvay transmission line, cOsy.
Ing about $3OO.OOO. from the as.
kOciatiOn's sub-StatiOn at Superior.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
Tom F. Sims, Harold L. Henry,
Lieut.. Leslie GatZif Testify In
Aimee Hearing During Friday


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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
Il AMERICANS
|. FIRST
NEWS FRIDAY

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct. %
(AP)-The Isle Of Pines
was severely ravaged by the
Carl bbea a n storm Of last
Wednesday, 80 persons be-
ing killed, among them II
Americans, and about 100
injured. =
This was the startling
news brought to Havana
this afternoon, after more
than 48 hours without word
from the Isle Of Pines,
which lies about 35 miles
south of Cuba.
From all sections of Cuba affected
by the storm reports came in today
which added to the steadily mounting
list of dead and injured. 1t is now
estimated that more than GOO persons
were killed about 1900 injured and
more than $500 families were made
homeless.
1t has been estimated that the losses
in money total nearly $1O0.OOO,O0O.
Many towns from which meagre news
came today appear to have been COM
al
noa, San Antonio, Del Rio Blanco, Cuira
De Melena, Jamaica, Cuatro Caminos.
Gabriel, Batabano, and on the Isle of
Pines, Santa Fe Santa Barbara and
San Francisco.
Throughout the area affected high
water seems to have done almost as
much damage as the hurricane With
the path Of the storm officially re-
ported to have been from the Isle of
Pines, through Batabano and on to the
north coast a few miles east of Ha
vana, every village in that path from
which word has come tells Of inunda-
tions of part or the whole settlement.
The story of the destruction wrought
on the Isle of Pines was told by three
Americans and Cuban newspaper
man when they reached the capital
this afternoon. They left Neuva Ge-
roma, Isle of Pines, Thursday after
noon on the steamer Cristobal Colon,
with SO gravely injured. The steamer
landed at Batagano, which is about 40
miles south of Havana, early today
and thcy came here to seek aid, They
said that few buildings were left
standing on the Isle of Pines.
Roads leading out of Havana still
arc cholSed with fallen trees and debris
an0 considerable difficulty is being
met by relief workers trying to reach
the injured
All the forces of the government are
working strenuously to relieve suffer
ings. Lines of trucks left this morn
ing for the interior with cargoes Of
, supplies. To protect the people, presi-
!! Dental decree has been issued regulat-
ing the price of foodstuffs and heces-
sary articles.
Havana itself is rapidly assuming its
normal aspect.
The famous course at Oriental park
was partly wrecked.
| Many horses were killed, among them
few which only recently arrived from
the United States. The residences of a
number of Americans at Mariana are
reported to have suffered damage
! 1t is believed that many members of
crews lost their lives when their ves-
sells were sunk or dashed against the
rocks in Havana harbor. So far "a
bodies have been taken from the bay.
/ The Isle of Pines, wnich is reported
| to have suffered severely through
Wednesdays hurricane, lies 35 miles
south off the coast of the island OF
! Cuba and has an area of about 900
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
GETs on THE AIR

NEW YORK, Oct. %. = Up = Queen
Marie Of Rumania went on the air late
tonight in a speech at a dinner of the
American Iron and Steel institute at
the Hotel Commodore. Her speech was
broadcast by station WIZ, New York.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
TWO DEAD AS ELECTRIC
LEAVES RAILS IN CALIFORNIA

CLAREMoNT,' Calf, oct % R-
Two persons We're killed and II
others injured, one probably fatally
here tonight when the first car Of
n. Los Angeles bound Pacific Electric
train rolled down a steep embank-
ment after crashing into q heavily
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
CALIF0 0RN|A'S 5
LEGISLATORS
REJECT Plan

SACRAMENTO, Calf,
Oct. % (AP)-One Of the
quietest chapters in the
long and turbulent Colorado
river controversy was writ
ten by the California legis-
lature here today. Called
into extraordinary session
by Governor F. w. Richard
son to ratify unconditional
ly the six-state pact, provid-
ing for apportionment Of
the waters Of the Colorado
river between upper and
lower basin state, the legis-
lature Internationally, but by
overwhelming vote, shelved
the governors resolution OF
ratification and adopted a
substitute, assuring upper
basin states that California
will ratify the six-state pact
as soon as congress passes
the Swing-J ohnson Boulder
dam bill.
The session was brief and peaceful.
1t began about 10 a. m. and was all
over at O'clock in the afternoon. De-
bate was limited by agreement, and
when the question of ratification came
to vote there were only three sena-
tors who opposed the anti Richardson
resolution, and in the assembly only
eight members voted no. In the senate
the vote was "a to 3, and in the assem-
bly,, 67 to s.
The joint resolution was introduced
in, the senate by Senator Ralph Swing
of San Bernardino brother OF Repre-
sentative Phil d. Swing, co-author with
United States Senator Hiram Johnson
of the Swing johnson bill; and in the
assembly by A. C. Finney of Imperial
county author of the Finney provis-
ional ratification resolution adopted by
the legislature in 1926
Governor Richardson expressed no
surprise over the action of the legis-
lature and in statement issued to-
night asserted he was confident the
resolution adopted would prove often
sive to the other states in the conf
pact. He said:
'sThe legislature has declined to un-
conditionally ratify the Colorado river
compact, but has adopted a resolution
reaffirming the Finney notification OF
1925. The political bosses of the Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson machine were here
in full force, carrying out the orders Of
their masters. Senator johnson thus
must assume complete responsibility
for the resolution adopted, which fee
confident will prove offensive to the
other states in the compact. Today's
work may defeat action in congress
this winter, although ] hope it vii
not
II am more firmly convinced thar
ever that Senator Johnson fears a set
Element of the Colorado river problem
would rob him Of campaign issue ant
that he is more interested in his po.
litical fortune than in the best interes
of the state OF California.
II predict that before any fedora
legislation becomes effective the Cali
fornia Legislature will have to repudi
ate the Finney resolution and uncondi
tionally ratify the pact I called th'
special session because L am deepl,
interested in the settlement of th
Colorado river problem and 1 believed
the unconditional ratification neces
sary at this time"
American Rcd rrOsS Es
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23

The Isle of Pines, wnich Is reported
to have suffered severely through
Wednesdays hurricane, lies S5 miles
south off the coast of the island OF
Cuba and has an area of about 800
Continued on Page ,Threel
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23

N. Y, Oct. 22. up Copper
futures 14k asked. Lead
dull: electrolytic spot and
steady; spot S.35. Bar sill
yer 51A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
VIOLENT DECLINES
IN STOCK MARKET
Foundation Company Tum-
bIes Fl PointS-Strong
Support Given U. S. Steel.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February IA pear
drive against common stock OF the
Foundation Co, which collapsed Il
points. was the feature of toddy's II
regularly lower stock market. Re-
sumption of bear attacks against
number of vulnerable specialties, com
ing after the sharp break of Xester-
day. brought out another large volume
of forced liquidation from traders who
were unwilling or unable TO meet their
margin calls.
Strong banking support was pro-
vided, however, for United States
steel common and number OF other
high grade industrials.
The excellent January earnings
statements shown by several of the
leading railroad systems also served
10 restrain the selling of the railroad
shares.
American Brake Shoe and Foundry
dropped 10 points, General Electric
scored ar extreme loss of (, and New
York Gamers dropped 10. On the
other hand, South Porto Rican Sugar
was bid up So points, Commercial
Solvents A 52, May Department
Stores AZ, and Union Tank Car,
United States Cast Iron Pipe and du-
Pont to 312, but most of the top
prices were shaded when acute weak
ness developed in Foundation Co.
The closing was heavy. Total
sales appropriated $4,000 shares.
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. February - tSpe-
cian.-White potatoes. 100 pounds,
2.00a4 30: beans, bushel. S.00a 10. 90:
Brussels sprouts. 15a25; beets. bushel,
2.00a2.50; cabbage, hamper, 2.50a3,00;
sweet potatoes, Barrel. 2.00a5.50;
vans. barrel 2.00a4.50: carrots,
bushel, l.50a1.75; caulitiower. crate,
1.75a2.50; celery, crate. 4.50a6.00; GU
cumbers. crate. 6.00a10.00: kale, bar
rel. 2.00a3.00: lettuce, basket. 150a
$50; onions, 100 pounds. 250a3 90:
oyster plant. 100. 6.00aS00: eggplant
crate. 3.00aG.0o, tomatoes. crate, 3.00a
$50; spinach. barrel. l.75a2.00; Savoy
cabbage, bushel, 75al.00; turnips,
b. sket. 20a35.
Apples. barrel, 9.0Oa6.5o; bushel. -
a2.00; grapefruit. box, 3OOa4 so;
oranges. box, i.O0a4.50; tangerines.
box. 3.o0a2.75; strawberries. quart,
50a60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
TODAY'S GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, February 27 R.-With
talk current that probably on Monday
private estimates of domestic farm
reserves of wheat would be smaller
than have been looked for. wheat to-
day took an early swing upward. The
fact that prices here recently have
had a severe setback and that Liver
pool quotations this morning showed
an unexpected upturn tended also to
induce buying here and to give values
a lift. Besides indications pointed to
a liberal decrease of the United States
visible supply total Monday and to
smaller world shipments. Chicago
opening prices, Il to / cent higher,
May new 1.64A to 1.641a and July
1.42&. were followed by moderate
further gains.
Prospects that receipts of corn will
continue small for a time gave indie
pendent strength to corn. After OPEN
ing unchanged to ~ higher. May 1879
TO 1873, corn scored a decided general
advance.
Oats were firmer. sympathizing with
corn. The start was unchanged to a
shade higher, May, AIS and slight
upturns all around ensued
Higher quotations on hogs helped
70 strengthen provisions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
BONDS IRREGULAR
IN MARKET TODAY
Middle and Second-Grade Is.
sues Sold FreeIy-Reces-
Sions Slight.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
pecia, Disnatch TO The Star

Specla! Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Irreg-
ular changes marked the course Of
bond trading in today's short session.
There was a good deal of selling of
the middle and second grade issues,
with a weakening of price, but very
slight. Bethlehem Steel Consolidated
Gs were fractionally lower today, and
the same was true of most of the
Erie bonds. st. Louis-Southwes
Consolidated As, a middle-grade in
vestment issue, dropped back n half
point. Missouri Pacific 6S yielded,
and so for a time did Anaconda 6S.
The high-grade investment bonds
were steady, and some of them high
err, such as Atchison general as and
New York Central SIS, while the Lib
erty 312s made a new high record
for 1926 above 101. Demand for these
tax-exempt securities has been the
surprising development of the month.
Liberties were either firm or A,her.
Speculative bonds held their ground
remarkably well. considering the re-
cent proceedings in the stock market.
Some of the oils were almost strong
at times. Sinclair 6s and Skelly 6IRs
went up. There was more uncer-
tainty in the traction group, and the
marlborough bonds were inclined to
sag.
Third Avenue Adjustments and New
York Railway IS were barely steady.
There was no weakening in sugar
bonds. which have resisted all unfa-
vorabe influences all the week
Changes in the foreign list were not
significant. Some of the French bonds
We're fractionally up and some were
down. Brazilian issues sold off some
what.
The weekly report Of the member
banks OF the Federal Reserve System
shows q drop in holding of invest
ments other than United States obliga-
lions and an increase in commercial
loans. Evidently the support which
has made the bond market so strong
in the past month has not been COM
ing alone from the banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
WOOL MARKET DRAGGY.
Prices in Favor Of Buyers During
Past Week.

BOSTON. February q P).-The
Commercial Bulletin today says
THE domestic wool market is mark
ing time for the most part. Prices,
consequently. favor the buyer, al
though there has been no noteworthy
decline in values. Some reports from
the goods market Indicate better buy
ing of fabrics, especially of worsted
lines, but this evidently has not be-
come sufficiently general to force the
mills into q general buying campaign
for wool.
The foreign markets are generally
steady. and merinOs are strengthen
ing slightly in Australia and also at
the Cape. Europe is buying more
freely in South America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-27
SWINDLE CHARGED.
Nine Officials of Chicago Brokerage
Office Are Indicted.

CHICAGO, February 81 CR.-A ST..
100000 fraud. alleged to have been
perpetrated by NJ. L. Meyer & Co. a
brokerage concern, was disclosed YES
terday with the return Of Federal In
dictments against nine officials of the
company, charging them with using
the mails to defraud
Those ramed are Max l.. Never.
president: Milton Appleman. Murray
NJ. Heitell, Eli ]. kleinmann. Sam
Harris, David e. Reinwald. Jake T.,
Eggleston, Nelson S. Murray and l..
J. Boyle. The specific charges are
that the company and individual de.
PENDANTS induced numerous persons
to buy original stocks and bonds of
well known corporations, but instead
of buying and delivering these. sub
stituted other securities Of much less
value under the pretense that these
securities would pay large dividends.
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COTTON|SLOWER
IN DAYS TRADING
Report Acreage Is Not Being
Cut Proves Bearish-CIoth
Sales Slow.

NEW YORK. February 27-The
cotton market opened today at de-
cline Of to IL points, active months
selling about to Ia points net lower
during the first few minutes in re-
Spouse to lower Liverpool cables.
continued good weather in the South
and rather less favorable reports
from the cloth markets.
July and later deliveries made new
low ground for the movement. but
there was a good deal of covering
at the decline and the market soon
steadied, prices showing rallies Of
s to points from the lowest with
May selling around 1881 at the end
of the first. hour.
A report that a private survey Of
the cotton belt showed no indication
of an intention to curtail acreage at
tracted bearish comment, but reac-
tionary sentiment was considerably in
evidence after a decline of over a
cent a pound since the end of last
week.
New York futures closed barely steady at
net decline of 13 to & points.