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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04
Letter To Dispatch

Letter TO Dispatch
In letter to the Dispatch. Mrs
Viola Seeley, who formerly resided
III Douglas, but VINO is now living in
Los Angeles, states that her mother,
Mrs NJ A. Smith, OF San Angelo,
Texas, and her sister, Mrs. B. o. Tay-
lor, OF Dryden, Texas, are owners OF
an oil well at San Angelo, flowing at
The rate OF IS barrels an hour The
we'll is said to be in a good produc-
ing field. Mrs. Seeley stated she soon
will join her mother ir Texas.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

Here From Tijuana
E. E. Johnson and Blondy David
son, of Tijuana, are visiting in Doug
I las.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04
NOTICE

NOTICE
The public are hereby notified that
will not be responsible for or pay
any debts contracted by my wife, Mary
P. Thomason.
JEFF P. THOMSON.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

pispatch Telephones 81 and 80.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

undergoes Operation
N. Haravy at the Calumet hospitts
is doing well following delicate
and serious major operation FRIDAY
morning. DR.. E. w. Adamson per.
formed the operation.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

Ed Miller will leave the Calumet
hospital today for his nome.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

No Breakfast Complete Without
ss'' The Dispatch.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

On Yacation
MsFsE. Irwin is on vacation at
Mormon like and the White noun
Mins. dis assa's Il
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

To Ell Pasc =
Miss Nellie Daniels is spending q
few days in Ell Paso.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

Goes To Work
Frank Stone will start to work 70
day at The Copper Queen smelter
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

Accepts Position
Miss Margaret Spar has accepted
. position in the Phelps Dodge Of
ticeS.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04
Visiting Mother

WISHING MOther
Mrs William j. Hcoten, of FL Paso,
is in Douglas visiting her mother.
Mrs. G. F.. Bull. Mrs Hooten is &C.
companied by her husband and small
son. She Will be in Douglas for q
week.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

Visits Sister
Mrs. Thelma Mattingly has arrived
from El paso to visit her sister. Mrs
C. K. Hash, 1921 Twelfth street. Hel
mother, Mrs. Belle Reagon, will ar
arive this morning.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

Here From ROdeO
Miss Elizabeth Jones was in DOUG
las yesterday from her home in Rodeo.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

70 Tombstone
Mr.. and Mrs James Powell motored
to Tombstone last night to attend
the picnic OF the county assessors
office. They returned to Douglas late
last evening
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04

-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
ANOTHER crime
LAID TO SACC0,
VANzE'TTI MEN

DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. s. (P)-
The Dresden police are more inclined
to consider the attempted assasslna-
ton Of Emil Teger, secretary of the
American consulate here, in the light
of -reprisal on the part of Sacco-
VanzeJti agitators, rather than an
attack in which mistaken identity
figured. Steger was shot by an I'M
identified assailant Sunday afternoon
and in some quarters it was thought
he may have been mistaken for the
american consul, Arninius T. Hae-
berle.
This theory has been virtually
abandoned since there appears no
palpable reason to assume that any
one would seek the consul's life,
whereas the duty Of carrying on
negotiations with many Sacco-Van-
zetti delegations devolved solely on
Steger. Since the execution of the
two Italians many threatening letters
have been received at the American
consulate.
1t was one chance out of hundred
that Steger escaped death, the bullet
entering his back and coming very
close to the heart. When he, ac-
companied by Mrs. Steger and q
friend, went to the observation point
on Baecknitz heights to enjoy the
view, a tall man suddenly loomed
up behind them, then just as sud-
denly vanished. When, the Steger
party had proceeded short distance
he reappeared from behind the Bis
mark statue and fired a shot into
and the two men thought she was
wounded and both tried to support
her. Then Steger noticed that it was
he himself who had been hit
hTe shooting attracted other stroll
lers and in the general excitement
the assailant disappeared.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
QUARTER CENTURY INTERVENES
BETWEEN FIRST, LAST AIR RACES

Pegasus, the rival flyer that has
been stabbed at Manhattan, and
which has made one or two false
starts.
This afternoon both navigateds
the. air.
Dependent on their own mech
anism the ships maneuvered at.
the will of their heImsmen. They
rose and circlcd 0bedient to the
rudders, set courses and held them,
while thousands of people craned
their neeIcs to follow the sNght.''
Confiding that "as a matter of
fact, neither ship had planned to
make so important am experi-
ment" it was explained that the
competition was wholly impromp-
tu.
Boice had ordered his ship
taken out of its. shed for. exI1l-
bitiOn TO- two friends. He got
into it and was suddenly seized
with the impulse to attempt a
flight.
The dispatch continues: "Let
co. nc shouted to the men Juggling
at the drag line. The next in
slant the line was out of reach.
he little party knew what this
meant. The wOrkmen gave
mighty cheer. Mrs. Boise drew
her children toward her.
1T was all SO sudden that his
Continued on Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
LIGHT KEEPER
SIGHTS PLANE
OF PRINCESS
Government Agent Reports
Seeing British Plane
Over Labrador.

OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 5 H0-The
The missing transatlantic plane St.
Raphael may have reached this con-
tinent. and in confusion put out over
the ocean again, it was indicated in
detailed reports today of the sighting
OF an unidentified plane over Belle
Isle Friday night.
When first seen the plane was
travelling in a northwesterly direction
and proceeded out of sight over the
coast line OF Labrador, the lighthouse
keeper of Belle isle reported to c. p.
superintendent OF radio Tor
the department of marine and fish
cries.
Two and a half hours later it
reappeared, he said, pursuing an er-
ratio course to the southeast. This
course would have taken it out over
the Atlantic, although veering to the
west would have brought the plane
over the eastern coast of NeWfound-
land. y
1t was pointed out that no Canad-
ian plane was known to be in the
vicinity of Belle isle, and at the
time the plane was reported seen
there the ST. Raphael, bearing Prin-
cess Lowenstein- Wertheim, Colonel
Minchin and Captain Hamilton, from
Upavon, England, to Ottawa, was not
many hours overdue.
Belle isle lightkeeper could not
see the plane for any distinct mark
ings," said the report, "other than
red light, as it was too dark. When
it was first seen it would have been
about 1000 feet in the air in the
vicinity of Battle Harbor, travelling
steadily in northwest direction.
They watched it about 80 minutes
until it became lower and lower, fin
ally disappearing behind the highland
Of the coast at 1890 a. m.
'"The assistant lightkeeper saw the
red light and is quite positive OF
hearing the noise of an engine aC
intervals The light was then erratlc,
Continued on Page Eighth
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
Militant Leader OF
Dry Forces, Wayne
B. Wheeler, Is Dead.

when that battle was won, he fought
no less stubbornly against every ef-
fort to modify those enactments.
Typifying as he did, the very spirit
of the Drys, Wheeler took the lead
ership around the halls of congress,
about the capitol and even at the
White House in opposition to every
move by legislative, administrative or
executive branches Of the government
which he thought would disturb the
dry balance which he and his CO.
workers had set up.
1t has been said that Wheeler was
abused for his activities by the Vets,
but that his energetic fighting quail
tiles had at least earned the secret
admiration of some of them. While
the Vets heaped about his head an
unprecedented quantity of stinging
phrases, the Dry leader worked unt1f-
ingly to put more teeth into the en-
forcement act which they denounced
SO bitterly.
Although ostensibly, the Anti-Sal-
oon League General Counsel was
merely the instrument of the League
so far as Washington was concerned
Wheeler was the League and in his
activities there he was credited with
welding an enormous influence on
legislation affecting the dry cause.
There was no move to amend the
Volstead act, however slight, that
escaped the sharp eye of this Ohio
born lawyer. He was inquisitive to q
superlative degree of every bill touch
ing upon prohibition which was drop
ped into the senate or house bill box
es, and he was lightning like in
striking at the measures he consider
eel Objectionable.
In his battle for his cause, Wheeler
depended to considerable extent on
the value of the printed word, and
he came to be one of the most ex-
pert phrase-makers in public life. His
statements bristled with epigrams,
and early in his career he found
that brevity was a great asset in get
ting his ideas before the public. Few
of his statements issued to the press
exceeded a typewriter page, and
most of them we're made up Of two
or three urgent paragraphs.
Some of the most stirring times in
the Washington life Of Mr.. Wheeler
came during the 69th congress when
the Anti-Saloon League counsel en-
gagged in his famous exchanges with
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri,
chairman of senate funds COM
mittee was advertised far and wide
as a clashing of the wits OF two
outstanding leaders who were dia-
111ntrino1lU OIonOcn6 nc tO t1oa vyicrln1,o
of one section of the laws of Ameri-
ca, but the decision as to the victory,
so far as outside appearances went,
rested with the individual sentimnet
of those who undertook to render it.
But this was only one of the con-
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
Port of Brunswick Was
Then Within 165 Miles of
Venezuela Coast.
CIRCLED S HIP
Missing Aviator Apparent
ly Was Having No TrOu-
BILE With Plane.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. S (P)-The
Norwegian steamship Christian Krohg,
docking here late today reported that
it had sighted Paul r. Redfern and
his airplane, Port of Brunswick,
August 26, when he was within 1e5
miles of the South American coast,
Redfern circled about the ship for
some time, it. reported, and dropped
five notes, three of which sought
directions.
He was last seen, officers said.
heading in the direction of the
Venezuelan mainland, 165 miles away.
Between him and the mainland was
group of islands, but 100 miles
from the point where he was sighted
by the ship.
Officers expressed the opinion that
Redfern had either reached the mann
land or had landed on one of the
islands between the ship and the
continent.
The ship was proceeding from Port
Au Spain, Trinidad, to Kingston,
jamaica when the plane was sighted
At the time the plane was sighted
the ship was in latitude 1877 north
and longitude 60-3T west.
The plane descended to within hail
ing distance of the deck and circled
back over the ship, dropping note
enclosed in round paSteboard box
The note read:
Please point ship toward nearest.
land."s
Apparently he was not satisfied that
the ships officers had understood
the note, they said and he dropped
q second note before his request could
De complied with. A boat had been
lowered and the first note recovered
before the second landed in the
water.
The second fell near the boat and
w. T. NOtWeet, fireman on the Chris
tan Krohg, leaped overheard and
procured it. The second note read:
Point ship toward nearest land
and wave cne time for each 100
miles distance"
A third note picked up by the
boat was similar to the others and
was signed 'Redfern, thanks"
The ship turned her bow toward
the west, where 100 miles away lay
the group of islands of which the
Cayo Grande and Ell Rogue are the
largest. These islands are 65 miles
west of Venezuela.
In addition to waving a flag TO
indicate the distance to nearest land,
the ship sounded two blasts on its
whistle. The aviator circled about
the ship several other times before
turning his nose toward the west,
officers said.
The weather was splendid for fly
ing, they reported
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
TRADE OFFICIAL
SAYS EUROPEAN
CONDITION GOOD
No Hostility to U. s. In.
Business Circles lin
Europe, Is Report

WASHINGTON Sept. S, B-Al-
though there remain few ''unfavor-
able spots" to be cleared up, Europe
on the whole is we'll on the road
to economic recovery, in the opin-
ion of DR.. Julius Klein, director
of the bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce, who has just re-
turned from long study OF Eu-
ropean conditions.
In a report to his chief, Secre-
tary Hoover, the trade official de-
clared today that European coun-
tries generally had shaken off the
Calamity complex" or mental haz-
ard for a stronger business NOR
ale, and were rapidly becoming con-
vinced that the problem is zone OF
trade dislocation rather than down
right destruction"
He also noted an almost COM
plete absence of "any bitterness or
hostility" toward the United States
in European business circles, find
ing instead steadily increasing
appreciation of the need for mu-
tual transatlantic good will for the
facilitation of capital advances and
the steady increase of merchandise
movements, which have been grow
ing regularly in both directions"
Widespread expansion of air, rail
and ship traffic, completion of cur
rency and budgetry stabilization in
nearly all countries. advances in
savings and reduction of unemploy-
ment by normal post war exploitation
of colonial projects, were some OF
the important strides the trade
expert found for the last twelve
months.
AS illustrations, he cited definite
plans for expanding air services not
only on the continent, but to the
trade centers of Africa and the
far east and for combination air,
rail and ship facilities to South
America: several luxury trains" add
ed to the rolling stock and an in
crease of 10 per cent in savings in
Germany That country also had
brought her ship tonnage up al
most to pre-war figures in terms of
actual carrying power by further
replacement of steam by motor
power.
AS to the attitude toward Amer
lean business, DR.. Klein said the
value of American loans had been
"all too keenly appreciated to per-
NIT OF any serious interference
through impulsive, superficial hos
tility."
Since 1924, he said, more than
$780, 100000 had been advanced by
this country to Germany. He added
this was esponsible TO "at least
a substantial portion of the in
dustrial and commercial recovery OF
that country, with consequent help
full reactions to its neighbors." {"
A note Of warning was sounded
by the officials in connection with
the intensive development of the
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5 R-
Just a quarter century has in
tervened between what was hailed
as, Americas "first race of air.
ships" and the aerial derbies from
New York and San Francisco to
Spokane set for September 1921.
A glimpse back to the afternoon
of September 20, 1902 presents the
picture of mans maStry of the air.
The feat that thrilled an amazed
public on that date was but a
feeble aerial gesture compared to
the impending trans continental
contests, but relatively it was as
epOehal in nature as any Of the
present day.
New York, starting point of the
latest cross country. derby, saw
both the start and finish of the
first competitive flight. 1t was
between Edward G. BOice in his
gas bag, Santos Dumont, No. g.
and Leo Stevens in his equally
venerable peril, "The Pegasus"
The distance covered was ap-
prOximateIy two miles! But of it,
press dispatches said:
America had its first race of air.
ships today.
"The contest was between San
tos- DumORty No. 6, the big airship
which the Brazilian would not go
up in and which has been at
Brighton Beach all summer, and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
Estimates Are That $500
Children Will Enroll To-
day.
RECORD NUMBER
High School Has Is More
Than On First Day Last
Year.

The Douglas public schools open
this morning with corps of lis
teachers and an estimated enrolment
of 1890 for the first day. Basing
estimates on previous years attend
ance records it is possible that the
total enrolment the first month will
reach 5000 or more. Many new
families have moved into Douglas
during the late summer months to
give their children the privileges of
a first class education.
The enrolment at the high school
is already Is more than the en-,
rollri1ent the first day last year, with
prospects of more registering today
and tomorrow A few students are
still on vacations but will enter the
latter part Of the week
The general teachers meeting yes
terday was attended by ia teachers
of the public schools. The last two
to arrive in the city were Miss Mary
McDiarnlid and Miss Agnes Watt,
from Wisconsin and North Dakota
respectively.
Supt. j. F.. Carlson, Jr., welcomed
the teachers back to Douglas and
told them of their splendid oppor-
tunites for leadership and for the
making of enduring friendships among
the boys and girls of Douglas.
The teaching corps has been care
fully selected and every teacher is
qualified for the work to which
he or she has been assigned.
Regular full day sessions will be
held at all schools.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06

OLD ORCHARD, Me-, Sept. S (H9
: Two trans Atlantic airplanes
squatted on the main sea coast
tonight, one ready to hop off from
ScarborO at daybreak tomorrow
and the other from the beach here
some time later in the day.
Impatient at delays which have
held the FOkker mOnOplane Old
Glory from its STAR for Rome
from here for two days, Phil Wood,
navigator of the Canadian. mono
plane Royal Windsor, announced
that he and Duke" Schiller, his
pilot, would hop from ScarbOrO
fOraWindSOr, Eng, at dawn tOmor-
row.
He first had planned to hop with
the Old Glory TO take advantage
of the radio which the American.
plane carries, but two days of de-
lay caused him suddenly to change
plans especially after learning that
his rival Canadian plane, the Sir
John Carling, had resumed it's
flight from London, Ont, to Lon
don, Eng, with a hop from Carl
b0u to HarbOr Grace, N. F.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
GERMANY WILL.
NOT BLOCK HOP
Off TO STATES
Transportation Ministry
Has Great Confidence
In AviatOrs.

BERLIN, Sept. 5 GP)-The trans
portation ministry will not attempt
to block the trans Atlantic flights
OF the planes Germania and Bremen
in spite of recent frowning on such
attempts by single motored land
planes, it developed today.
In case the aviators Koennecke,
Loose and Koehl decide to risk a
westward flight in their two planes.
despite recent disasters, the ministry
will pursue a hands off" policy, for
it is no secret that the ministry
has great confidence that these men
will undertake nothing rash.
1t. is unnecessary, Professor Evere-
ing, the ministry's expert on aerial
matters, said, to pass in Germany
laws such as was suggested by the
American Bar association, as the
ministry has power to refuse flight
permission for any airplane deemed
insufficiently manned or equipped.
The American Bar association last
week moved to have congress urged
to extend powers of the secretary
of commerce to permit him to regulate
extra hazardous flights and to refuse
permits to those whose planes were
thought unairWorthy or whose flying
experience was not considered suT-
ficient.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
Globe GirdLers Arrive Safely at Calcutta
y + y y y 4 y y i. 4 y y = 3 /.
/. Levine ArriUes At
Starting Point For His
transatlantic Hop

y CRANWELL, Eng, Sept. G up y
Il esday)-Charles A. Levine, a
y arrived at the Cfanwell airdrome y
y: at $50 o'clock this morning, Civ y
* ing rise to the belief that he was y
*aboAt to start his transatlantic y
y: flight. y
* Mr.. Levine was accompanied by y
y. Miss Mabel Boil, wealthy Ameri- y
y can resident of Paris, whose Of y
* fer of $4,000 for passage in Le- y
y vines plane is said to have been y
* declined. y
T. Shortly after o'clock the y
* plane, the Columbia, was on the y
= field and Levine with his pilot, y
y Captain Walter Hinchcliffe, y
II stood by her. 1t appeared that y
y they were waiting only for the y
*mist to lift somewhat before hop y
4 ping off. y
:x y
4: r. T. 81 Il y x 81 * - T. 81 - y i
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06

DetrOttN arrived mere from AHA
habad at 1l:4O4 o'clock this MORN
ing. a.,s.,. as
ALLAHABAD, British India,
Sept. 6 (F9 Tuesday = The
American monopIane Pride of De-
trOit, .pil0ted by William. S. Brock
and Edward #. SchIee, left at Z
o'clock this morning for the 4S5-
mile flight to Calcutta in con-
tinnation of its round the world
attempt.
ALLAHABAD, India, Sept. (R
The two American globe circIing
fliers, William S. Brock and Ed
ward F. Schlee, spent tonight rest
ing here for their hop to Calcutta,
485 miles away, tomorrow. Only
a few reporters were present when
the Stinson DetrOitcr with 1855
miles on its trip around the globe
behind, landed at the airdrOme
here today,
Tfle airdrOEac is near a Wayside
railway station, six miles from the
city. But in short time few
hundred villagers, ambIing out of
their countryside dwellings, group
ed themselves wondefingIy around
the Pride of Detroit.
Within half an hour, two military
officers from the A1Iahabad bri-
gade office, which had only re-
ceived a telegram announcing that
the Pride Of Detroit had taken off
from KaracIi, 925 miles away,
came to visit the filters. Officers
arranged for provisions and the
bedding down of the airplane for
the night, establishing a guard
over it.
Brock and Schlee were in ex-
cellent spirits, but both confessed
being somewhat tired. They show
ed signs Of strain and fatigue from
their arduous flight. Both spoke
highly of the efficiency of the
airpIane.
The fIiers still have many miles
of their round the world flight to
cover.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
THREE PLANES STREAMING AT
LEASH FOR ATLANTIC FLIGHT

The Old Glory which arrived
here Saturday from Roosevelt
field, has been hung up by the
delayed arrival of its complete
load of gasoline and reluctance of
its backer, William Randolph
Hearst, to permit take off until
the government had Ok'ed the
machine, both difficulties were be-
lieved to have been smOOthed out
today, but Phil Payne, the flight
director, postponed the take-Off
until tomorrow.
Due to tide conditions on the
beach here, the Old Glory prob
ably will not take to the air until
some time tomorrow. afternoon.
HABOR GRACE, N. F., Sept. 5 P-
The London to- London" plane SiI
John CARING, piloted by Capt Terry
Tully and Lieutenant James Medcalf
landed on the Harbor Grace flying
field late today after flight of nearly
700 miles from Caribou, Me. Prepara-
tions were begun immediately for TAX
ing off on the transatlantic leg O1
Continued on Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
Pride of Detroit Has Com
pleted 8,120 Miles On Its
Journey.
MANY MILES YET
Last Hop Of 925 Miles From
Karachi Was Successful
ly Negotiated.

CALCUTTA, British India, Sept.
6 CP) Tuesday - The American
round the world plane pride of
Detroita arrived here from ALA
habad at 1l:4O4 o'clock this MORN
ing. ax,m iA4s
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06

Generally fair Tues
day and Wednesday-ex-
cept unsettled northeast
portion-warrner Tuesday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06

Copper steady; electrolytic
spot and futures, 13.25c;
lead steady; spot, $50.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-06
(By the Associated Press.l

The dynamic character of Wayne
B. Wheeler for years cast tis shad-
ow over every one of the bitter
fights that have waged around pro-
hibition and it's enforcement in the
United States, because his name
had come to mean prohibition in
it's every sense.
Backed by the Anti-Saloon League
and the vast religious organizations
supporting it, Mr.. Wheeler fought
long and stubbornly for the 18th
amendment to the constitution and
the Volstead act to enforce it, and