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Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-30
NULATo NURSE, soUTHRoUND

NULATO NURSE, SOUTHBoUND
 Miss Edna Meibaum, we'll known nurse at Nulato for the last year, is in Seward for few days en route to the States where she will remain for couple of months. Miss Meibaum, who is a guest at the Overland hotel, plans returning North in time to spend Christmas at Nulato. She de- parts for the south on the s. S. Evans.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-30
WEEKS LAUNDRY PAYROLL
 CLEANED UP BY ROBBERS

OAKLAND, Aug. 30. (P)-Two un- masked bandits brandishing revolvers late today held up Mrs. Caya, book keeper and Mrs. Thumann, cashier tained the weeks payroll of six hund- red dollars. They made their getaway after a chase of two miles through the business district.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-30
SOUTH AMERICA AIR FLIGHT BY J. $. |S
 DIPLOMATIC MOVE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O., P)-Sec- retary Davis of the War department estimated today that the proposed flight around South America by five army airplanes would cost $54,O0O. He said it would be a wise inve stment.
 The purpose of this flight, MT. Davis said, is to strengthen the amicable re- lations already existing among the American Republics, to demonstrate the feasibility of aerial transporta- tion and communication between these widely separated nations and finally to subject the Amphibian planes to a severe test over both land and water.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-30
DEMPSEY TRAINING HARD

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 30. R-Jack Dempsey's wife said Jack goes thru training "that would kill the ordinary person"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
MRS. RUTH BLACKMORE, OF BISBEE, CHOSEN AS
QUEEN OF 9Th ANNUAL COCHISE COUNTY FAIR
CROWNED AT CORONAI ION BALL LAST EVENING

eager to catch Il glimpse of the local
miss who, by her beauty and charm
of manner, had been selected to
reign as queen.
At $3.50 o'clock the trumpet sounded
and a subdued hush fell over the
audience which the taxed the corona
ton hall to it's utmost capacity.
When the queen, attired in a charm
ing gown of white, with the train of
her magnificent coronation roneN sup
ported by diminutive train bearers,
entered the hall to the opening. strain
Of the coronation march spon-
taneous burst of applause resounded
throughout the hall.
Those who had pressed forward in
the crush along the glazed pathway
to the throne were not disappointed
when the queen and her procession
rassed in review. The queen, by her
superb bearing, dazzling beauty and
expressive eyes completely captivated
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08

The coronation ball in the audi
tor;um Of the Phelps Dodge Mercan-
tile company's store Thursday eve
ming, at which Mrs. Ruth Blackmore,
of Bisbee, was crowned queen OF the
sixth annual Cochise county fair, was
generally declared to be the most
brilliant spectacle of it's kind ever
staged in Douglas.
Nearly 400 court" visitors were in
attendance in the coronation nail a,
$3.50 o'clock Thursday evening when
the trumpet was sounded, giving the
signal for the queen and her royal
procession to enter, and many more
clamored for admittance rs the eve
ming wore on.
A throne, artistically draped in
royal velvets and illuminated in
pleasing contrast with the subdued
lighting effect carried out in the bali
room was situated at one END of the
long hall, along either side of which
pressed the throngs of court testers,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
Another Rose and Steve Now
Believed Found Near Wellton

YUMA, Oct. (AP) - investigators
for the office of District Attorney
Asa Keyes of Los Angeles believe they
have found the "SteVe" and Crosse"
mentioned in Aimee Semplc McPher-
sons story of her kidnapping as the
a.SiIuctOrs who took her from Ocean
Park Beach May 49,
Jack Chriss, spokesman for the m
vestigators, said today that at ranch
near Wellton, Ariz., he found two
persons, H. A. Hughes and an u:l-
named woman, who, he declared, fitted
into the evangelist's story perfectly
as Steve" and Rose" Furthermore
he said, the ranch house resembles
that described by Mrs. MCPHERSON as
that in which she was held captive
prior to her escape June 23.
Chriss offered no explanation of the
fact that this shack is removed by
several hundred miles from Aqua
Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, where tbs
evangelist turned up after walk CT
"15 or 20 miles" across the desert.
| Chriss said that the shack was on
land adjoining chat of H. A. Hollen-
beck. friend of Mrs. Mcpherson
mentioned prominently in connection
with the case after her temperance
He said that the shack is a wood
structure with wood floor and one
window.
| Hughes, however, told Chriss, the
/ Investigator continued, that he knew
nothing of the case except that an
unnamed man had worked for him
several months and on June II haG
drawn his pay and disappeared. Chriss
believes this is the man with whom
Mrs. Mcpherson is said by e. S.
Haynes, Yuma contractor, to have
entered Yuma in . large, black car
June 13 and bought a Los Angeles
newspaper.
The car, Chriss quoted Hagmas as
saying, left in the direction of Phoe-
nix ella Bend where Mrs. McPher-
son is alleged by Frank Blev.ns,
telegraph operator, to have sent a
message to Tucson June Is, rs on the
road from Yuma to Phoenix. Another
man was in the car which bore the
man and woman, Chriss stated.
Chriss said that Haynes cocaS
picked from collection of several
photographs of women chat of Mrs.
Mcpherson with no hesrrancy ant
identified it as the likeness of the
woman who bought the newspaper
here June 13. Furthermore, ChrIss
quoted Haynes as saying the con-
tractor identified Mrs. Mcpherson as
the same woman when the evangelist
came through here on the train going
to Los Angeles following her re-
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
COLORADO WARDEN OF
PENITENIARY GIVES
SELF UP TO OFFICERS

FLORENCE, Colo, Oct. 7.-(AP)-
Thomas j. lyman, warden of the Col
orado state penitentiary, surrendered
tonight to Sheriff Clifford r. Glasson
on warrent charging him witn
criminal assault and gave $25O0 bono
to appear before Justice of the Peace
r. NJ Belt for preliminary hearing
Saturday afternoon. The charges
grew out Of an alleged attack on
Mrs Bernice Konick, of Virginia,
Mimi, in hotel in Canon City, Colo.'
last June while she was there to
obtain a parole for her cousin, who
was in the prison.
lyman refused to comment on the
charges when arrested mere.
The complaint against him was
made by Mrs. Konick yesterday.
lyman at that time was At his sheeb
anch nem' Yampa, Colo. ReceivinG
word that the variant had been is
sued for him, he drove to Denver
last night and arrived here late
today. He has employed as his at
torneys, he said, S. Harrison White,
of Denver, and Fred Sabin, La Junta,
who acted as his counsel in hearings
before the state civil service commits
sion year ago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
REPnRr DENIED,

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7.-(AP)-Mrs.
Minnie Kennedy, mother of Aimee Sem
pie Mcpherson, today denied reports
from Denver that the evangelist def
initely had agreed to nationwide
speaking tour to follow her prelimi-
nary hearing here on charges of con-
spiracy to obstruct justice. The an
nouncement of asserted plans fer the
tour was made by Ben B. Laska, a
Denver attorney.
I'VE have made no definite plans for
any future moves" Mrs Kennedy said.
1--WE are going to stay right here and
fight this battle out to the last ditch
There is absolutely nothing definite In
the report and any time Mrs. McPher-
son goes on nationwide tour the an
nouncement will ccme from Angelus
Temple in Los Angeles
Mrs. Mcpherson did not comment on
the report other than to say she had
heard nothing of it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08

There will be a bigger program for
the Friday and Saturday visitors, a
larger attendance, people from more
places and more of them to see, hear
and do. to repay them for their jour-
new. Do not miss the fair this year.
Do net miss the different exhibits and
do not miss the sports. Such is the
cry of those who attended the fair on
opening day Such is the urge of all
the boosters of the county. They have
voted the sixth annual fair of greater
educational value, of greater boosting
value and of greater sporting Value
than anything that has ever happened
in this county, and they do not want
anyone to fail to see it.
Lights died out and music dimmed
away to sweet echo shortly after
midnight last night tc the ending OF
perfect day, bringing to close the
first day of the greatest fair ever held
in the state of Arizona in any one
county The sixth annual Cochlse
County Fair, opening at o'clock on
Thursday morning to crowd twice as
large as any opening day crowd In
past year, with an exhibit list fully
so per cent more diversified and, IN
MANY departments, many times better,
be tn as to quality and the quantity OF
the exhibits, the opening fair needed
only the crowds of visitors to make 1t
successful in every way.
The crowds came, slowly through the
morning, more rapidly during the att
ernoon and during the evening IN a
| constant string until by o'clock the
| fair grounds and the exhibit and re-
Icreation buildings were literally pack
ed with merry makers and those whc
were interested in the showing OF the
different departments and the different
localities Of. the county.
Mayor A. E. Hintonsof Douglas, after
inspecting the fair grounds during the
afternoon of the opening day and hav-
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
Exhibits Pack Structure
From End to End
Judges Still Busy.
BOOTHS ATTRACTIVE.
Mexico Has Interesting Dis
play Melon Big Enough
to Make Pie for 1000

With the great agricultural building
on the fair grounds packed from end
to end with the exhibits from one OF
the greatest agricultural areas in the
enthusiastic and wondering throng
viewing the spectacle of finest produce
presented from a land that was a
short time ago supposed tC' be barren
desert, the sixth annual Cochise County
Fair was fully launched Thursday to q
larger opening day CROWD than ever
attended county fair in this state be-,
fore
Every available space in the agricul-
tural building was taken up with ex-
hibits. The spaces about the center of
the big hall were taken up with the
commercial exhibits among which were
represented II different business firms
and agencies. Each of these booths is
appropriately decorated to- properly set
off the particular display set up there
in.
Owing to a mistake in train sched-
ules, the judges, coming through from.
the University of Arizona and from
other points, were late in arriving and
the judging was not completed at
late hour last evening. In several de-
partsments the judges stated that they
did not expect to complete the work
before noon today.
With music of the very best playing
throughout the day in one of the COM
mercial booths of the agricultural
building, with another firm with sup
ply of ice cold water with which to sup
ply the thirsty crowd, and another
booth serving hot coffee, ecokies and
sandwiches throughout the day, the day
the bodybuilding was well arranged to
keep the crowd comfortable and inter-
ested.
Many late arrivals on the grounds
expressed satisfaction that the judges
had also arrived late as this gave more
people a chance to view the judging
which is of great educational interest.
The judges get to work at once after
| their arrival shortly after IL noon.
The judges for the agricultural de-
Ipartment spent the entire AFTERNOON
and evening in checking the different
exhibits, but said they could not pos
sibly finish the entire exhibit before
some time today. They all expressed
great surprise at the extent of the ex-
hiblbit and remarked on the great i'm
proyement in every department since
! last year.
Not until some time today will 1T be
possible to announce the long and in
teresting lists of prizes and the sta
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
DENVER FOLLOWERS OF
AIMEE REQUEST THAT
SHE MAKE u. 5. TOUR

DENVER, Oct. 7.-(AP)-Plans for a
tour of the United4 States by Aimee
Sempie Mcpherson, Angelus temple
evangelist of Los Angeles, after her
preliminary hearing on charges of con-
spring to defeat justice, in Los An
geles, were announced here today by
Ben B. Laska, Denver attorney.
"The tour will not be tour tf
celebrity, but a direct statement OF her
story of her kidnapping for the beneftt
of her hundreds of followers through
out the country" Laska declared.
''The evangelist has not been permit
ted to give her story in all its details.
Important facts, facts that Will sub
statiate her story, are being suppressed
by the authorities. Mrs. Mcpherson
has thousands Of adherents throughout
the country and it is the purpose OF the
proposed tour to permit her to meet
these followers and to tell the story OIL
her disappearance. Stories, many of
them untruths, are being circulated,
and her followers are entitled to know
the facts. My only connection with
the tour, if it is arranged, would be,
according to my plans, for me to act
as her attorney merely in an advisory
capacity
In announcing the proposed tour,
I.aska declared friends of the evan
gelfst in Denver, where she conducted
revival few years ago. sought to
employ him to aid in her defense at her
preliminary hearing. This Laska de-
.clared he declined to do because he
wanted Mrs Mcpherson to make the
request personally. The idea of u
tour of vindication" he also explained
was the outgrowth of the desire of the
evangelist's followers in Denver to aid
in her defense.
All plans for such a tour are in an
embryonic stage Laska ammo unced.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
Jackie Coogan to Have
Role Of Sampson, That
Is, Locks to be Shorn

Los ANGELES, Oct. 7.- (AP) -
Jackie COOgan will play welcome
part i'm "a tragedy tomorrow. The
setting will be a barber shop, and
the child films role that of youth
full Sampson.
A weighty conference of the house
of COOgan today ended with the de-
cisiOn that ON the morrow those
Lord FaunteIrOy locks are to be
sacrificed for a more bOyish bob.
TOday's decision was made by the
boys parents only for s'the kid' had
made mp his mind ON the matter five
years ago and only the pIeadings of
his parents and the demands of the
screen kept those childish curIsl in
tact.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08

NEW YORK, oct. 7.-(AP)
Copper easy; electrolytic
spot and futures Az. Bar
silver 56M; Mex. dol. AZ.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
PROGRAM
October 8, Second Day
Sixth Annual COchise County Fair

ae judging
the forcnOo
the crow
100 p. M.-CA ROPING CONTEST
80
3:sOP M.-CO RACE
$
created such wild excitement ON
of during
Iul in
P NJ son Domes
the prxe Beautiful display
C,dsdep Hotel Lobby. eston COnteS IN
$500 Ma erican LegiO
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
World Record Shipment
OF Sheep, Grown By One
Producer, To Denver

DENVER. Oct. 7.--(AP)--What
was declared to have been "a
worlds record consignment of
sheep from one shipper produced
by himself to arrive ON market
for sale one day was received
from l.. G. Wintler, Hayden. Colo.
today by the Denver livestock mar
ket. according to l.. M. Paxton,
traffic manager of the Denver
Union stock Yard company.
The shipment consisted of "A
ears, 1O.G97 head of lambs, ewes
and mixed stock, which brought
$11O,OOC in round numbers. Winlder
is general mnnMger of the Utah
Colorado Land and Livestock COM
Pany, which is owned by himseir.
his father and brother.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08

o. A. s1-openng Final ulsin
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
LARGER ATTENDANCE,
MORE EXHIBITS and
"A GREATER INTEREST

the annual
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
SEEK LARGER ROSTER
FOR BOARD OF TRADE
Committee Members Prepare for
Effort as Dinner Is Given in
Honor of Ex-Chairman Ross.

A program which calls for a fugther
increase in the roster of the Wash
ington Board of Trade was outlined
by Edwin c.. Graham, the president,
at a dinner given by the membership
committee in honor Of William War
field Ross, former chairman of the
committee, at the Continental Hotel
last night.
Mr. Graham lauded the efforts of
Mr.. Ross during his Craftsmanship last
year, which brought the membership
of the board up to 2 800, the largest in
it's history. Samuel j. Prescott and j.
Harry Cunningham, both past presi-
dents, also praised Mr.. Ross work
The former chairman was presented
with pair of silver military hair.
brushes.
The work of Richard L. Conner. as
sstant secretary of the board, who is
i'll, was also praised, and approximate
ly 100 members of the committee and
their guests signed a Christmas greet.
ing to him, with expression Of hope
for his speedy recovery.
An entertainment program, under
the direction of William Ellis, chair
man of the entertainment committee,
included Fred East, Florence Adams,
William +. Raymond, w. Z. Braith-
waite, l.. s. McCabe, DurWood Bow
ers, Raymond G.. Moore, Emma Cal
vert and Peggy Little. John Saul,
present chairman of the committee,
presided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
BUSINESS HIGH GIVES
DRAMATIC OFFERING
Three Pills in Bottle" Presented
Twice-February Senior Class
Has Election.

The Business High School Dramatic
Association gave Three Pills in a
Bottle" before the school in two
assemblies last week. Those taking
part in the play included Ruby
Collins, Sylvia Mink. Sarah Korosover,
Marie Poston, Willard Higbie, Vernon
Shoots, William Keller and Virginia
Kettley.
Election of class officers was con-
Quoted by the senior class of Febru-
airy on Monday. The following officers
were elected: Frank Prevail. presi-
dent; Catherine Green, vice presi-
dent: Isabel Heffner, secretary;
Dorothy Rock, treasurer.
The employment department of
Business High School is open for
period and through the afternoon
session. 1t has for it's director. DIR.
Frances NJ. Butts; secretary, Sylvia
Mink; assistant secretaries, Helen
Casale, Dorothy King and Morris
Fox. Fro a small department it has
grown steadily. During the last year
about 500 positions were reported to
the department. The greatest demand
Is for young men stenographers and
for highly trained girl stenographers
and typists. This department has
become well known among business
men of Washington, who have taken
advantage of its service.
The Amikeco Club of Business High
School had it's first meeting recently.
with 1875 girls present. The officers
elected were as follows: Lavinia
Smith, president; Rose Ferro, vice
president. Alpha Chapter. Katherine
Green, secretary; Molly Kellner,
treasurer. Beta Chapter. Elizabeth
Green. secretary; Ethel BOnde. treas
urer. Delta Chapter. Evelyn Wooden,
secretary: Helena Williams. treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
SNYDER GETS REPORTS
OF SESQUi CIVIC BODIES
$453.72 Is Balance, Arrangements
and Finance Bodies Are Informed
as Result of Fete.

The final joint meeting of the com
mittees on arrangements and on
finance for the 150th anniversary of
the establishment of American indie
pendence was held last Tuesday in the
hoardroom Of the Franklin admins
tration building, called together by
Chairman Edgar c. Snyder to hear
final reports of all committees Of the
celebration
Chairman Snyder reported on the
outstanding success of the ceremonies
at the Capitol and the Monument
Grounds, mentioning the work Of the
big chorus choir as a great achieve
ment of the occasion, out of which
has grown a permanent organization
the Washington Federation of Col
ored Church Choirs.
The report of the auditing commit
tee was read in full, showing q total
expenditure of 81 .945.7S and a balance
on hand of $453.72 In the Commercial
National Bank. Members of the com
mittee expressed themselves as highly
gratifled that so magnificent a cele-
bration had been put over in the Ma
tional Capital at 30 small a cost, par
ticularly after the financial failure of
the Sesqui at Philadelphia.
Commissioner J. Franklin Bell said:
1.-THE July fourth pageant was the
finest thing Of It's kind that 1 have
ever seem
A vote OF thanks was extended to
the suditing committee, composed of
G. Vaughan Darby. Mark Lanshnrgh
and J. Harry Cunningham. The com
mittee by vote agreed to turn over to
the community center department the
balance of $453.72 for future civic cele-
brations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
MlDYEAR EXERCISES
PLANNED AT EASTERN
Two. Year Graduation to Be Held
January ~ and Four-Year on
January %.

THE n,id.year exercises or Eastern =
+wo.vear graduating class will be held
on January 81. The four-year mia.
wear graduating exercises VIII pc helo
on January ~. ,..x,x,u,
TI.e exercises of the Mckinney
Manual Training School will be held
In Eastern's auditorium on January
26. On January %, at 1870 pm;
Langley Junior High School VIII nolo
it's exercises in the Eastern High
Schools auditorium.
The Latin Club, inaugurated by the
members of Mrs. Ruth Denning y
Latin class, is planning a christmas
program for December II.
The programs for the Alumni Re-
union on the night of December ~
will be featured by a one-act play
Not Quite Such a Goose.
Eastern had it's annual cadet as
sembly at o'clock on Thursday.
The three dramatic classes worked
together In the making of cadet
program. After the other pupils were
seated, the cadets marched In, LED by
their company officers. The members
of the staff marched in together also.
The company officers and staff mem.
bers were introduced by members of
the senior, junior, sophomore and
freshman classes This was followed
by a soldiers drill, Before and
After" Manuel Rice and Norman
Kirby gave dance. Members of the
dramatic classes gave a clever cadet
sketch. Purely Personal came next.
It was a song. the words being made
up to the tune of "Ho Ho, Ha Ha, Me
Too" Marjorie Keim wrote the
words.
After he program the cadets
marched out in a body before the
pupils were dismissed from the
auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
K. orc. EVENING SCHOOL
CLOSED OVER HOLIDAYS
Glasses Will Resume on January
3-P1ay Presented Under Mrs.
Hartnett's Direction.

Glasses closed at the knights Of
Columbus Evening School on Friday.
They will resume on Monday, Janu-
airy 8.
A one-act play, THE Obstinate
Family" was given under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. James F. Hartnett, head
Of the dramatic art class, on Tuesday
night. The leading characters were
Miss Angelina Carabelli and Richard
Fl. Roberts. Other members Of the
cast Included Edward Walton, Miss
Margaret Bean, John J. Leahy and
Miss Margaret Monroe. Mrs. Hart
play to be given at the Knights Of
Columbus Hall in the latter part of
February.
a program Is planned for the
Santa Maria Club tea to be given
this afternoon at $50. Miss Bertha
O'Shaughnessy will render vocal Sc
lections; Miss Ellen Daschiell will give
a reading; Joseph Bober will play the
violin, accompanied by Richard Carey,
and the newly organized school or
chestra will give several selections
many of the past and present stu
dents Of the school and their friends
will attend. The entertainment COM
mittee in charge of the tea consists
Of Misses Louise Kelly. Mary Eike
and Mrs. Barbara O'Brien.
Rev. DIR. Ignatius Smith will give a
course of public lectures on the
philosophy of st. Thomas at the
knights of Columbus Evening School
In January.
number Of the girls of the Santa
Maria Club attended a shower given
last week in honor OF Miss Helen
Pahler, a former vice president of the
club who will be married on Deem
Der 81.