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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17

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The announcement followed con-
ference between Assistant Secretary
Olds and Lieut.. Col. Edward c. Davis,
military attache at the Mexico City
embassy, and from whose offices Sc
cret documents are said to have been
stolen.
1t disclosed that the officer is here
in response to state department re-
quest, although as late as yesterday
department officials disclaimed any
interest in his visit, declaring it was
a war department matter. The an
nouncement revealed also that Consul
General Alexander w. Waddell, at
Mexico City, and members of Ambas-
sador SheffieId's embassy staff also
had been questioned concerning the
theft and forgery stories.
War department officials went to
pains to emphasize, however, that
Davis mission was not in the least
derogatory to himself, and they are
known to have been kneenly concern
ed lost fragmentary and speculative
accounts of the incident reflect dis
credit to Colonel Davis, who has an
unblemished service record. He has
been attached to the embassy for a
year and has three years of his de-
tail remaining.
~Concern over it's communication
system between Washington and
Mexico City some time ago moved the
state department to abandon use OF
diplomatic pouches in the mails in
favor of special messengers. Whether
that development touched on the
theft and forgery reports is not
known At the department building
itself, however the system of gather
ing and dsposing of waste paper
from the offices of officials has been
changed, and on one occasion, at
least, secret service operatives were
on duty in the building at night.
MEXICO CITY, April 16. (P-While
desultory fighting continues between
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17

scattered bands of rebels and detach-
states notably Jalisco, new troubles
have developed in the state of Chi
which overthrew Porfirio Diaz and
paved the way for the present regime
first gained ground, and where Panco
Villa long held sway.
Only developments can determine
whether Chihuahua merely is indulg
ing in a local political fracas, or
whether this state of turbulent past
has again initiated revolutionary
movement of serious Importance.
Despite newspaper dispatches from
Chihuahua that Governor Jesus An
tonic Almeida and Mayor Socorro
Garcia of Chihuahua City have pro-
claimed a rebellion and with their
followers are in the nearby noun
tains pursued by federals, President
Gales clings to the belief that AL
media is his personal friend and
casts doubt upon the reports of a re-
bellion. Likewise, prominent Chi
huahua politicians in Mexico City
expressed the opinion that Almeida's S
alleged rebelling is only a local row
between the governor and his politi-
cal opponents.
General Marcela Caraveo, military
commandant of the state of Chi
huahua, is a candidate for governor
and political feud exists between AL
media and Caraveo and groups of
their respective supporters in the
state Legislature. The legislators op-
posing Almeida have declared him
ousted from office and have appointed
Manuel Mascarenas, Jr., governor in
his place. The reason they give for
this action is that Almeida was al
ready in rebellion.
Almeida's friends in Mexico City
declare the charfge of rebellion
against him untrue and characterize
the appointment of new governor
as an illegal political coup.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
Mighty Flood Flowing
Down Mississippi. Being
F ought by Thousands
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Cepths tonight and row boats oper-
ated regularly through portions Of
the uptown residential district. The
flooded area was confined to an
area above Canal street and between
st. Charles avenue and. Lake Font
chartrain.
Members OF the New Orleans base
kall team, many of whom resided in
the flooded section, Fere forced to
Journey 20 the baseball park in
wagons.
The thousands who were expected
to attend the opening game, how
ever, were waterhound and only
about 1900 were present The lower
M saissippi river levee system came
through the rainfall in splendid con-
cition, engineers reported.
Weaknesses which developed in
spots along the line above New Or
leans were quickly strengthened,
sand bags were used to fill threat
cned breaches and they still were
holding.
The. river rose A Of foot at New
Orleans during the last "a hours.
1t had reached 2O.2 feet today.
still almost two feet below the ex-
pected. At I.utcher the banks are
being topped with sandbags. Water
was trickling over the railroad en-,
tankment which, since break in
the main levee has protected st.
Francisville. An all night watch
was being kept as water had reach
ed the lower rart of the town.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
JEWELS, ADVENTURES,
WEALTHY SON In TOLLS

CLEVELAND, O., April 16 H0-
wentY-seven thousand dollars In
amuggled jewels from Ceylon I,
leautiful adventures and the son
of wealthy family the plotting of
thieves, substitution of paste imita-
tions for jewels.
All this and more was revealed
here today IN the conflscation of
$4,000 in smuRgled jewels, announce
cd by c. w. Pollock, assistant col
lcctor of customs
Three pearls valued at $4,000, the
rize of a $4,000 necklace, are still
sought by customs agents, who to-
night refused to reveal the names OF
II rcipals in the affair pending
elimination of the search.
Pollcck's announcement of the con-
fiscation read like the intrigue of Il
test selling detective thriller.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17


Cirty politics"
81 see where Senator Fred Sutter
III Il speech the other night compared
me to u king Well, / have always
thought of kings as being in two
classes, one of them as a king among
men. l guess he meant the other
kind about me.
"What 10 I think of the present
legislature? wouldn't like to say
lit wouldn't Go to print
The governor called at the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company to pur-
chase a watch, complaining that his
cid time piece was "all right but
loses little time" He purchased
a S2.25 watch, peeling off $50
bill to pay for it, laughinGly offer
ing to trade his old time piece
enc of similar make-in on the new
Cne.
The governor said that he had not
visited Aqua Prieta but might cross
the lire to get something to eat.
Many of his friends called at the
Gadsden hotel, where he is regis
tered, to renew acquaintance with
the executive.
Others passed the first man of
the state on the street, seemingly
not aware that the elderly man was
the governor of Arizona.
Hunt was dressed in a light gray
suit with cap to match, dark
green bow tie, and black shoes. He
was wearing his horn trimmed spec"
tacles. The governor is slightly
more rotund than in former years.
His bristling mustache is as brist-
ling as ever.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
ARIZONA STATE BALL
LEAGUE OPENS MONDAY

PHOENIX April 16. up = Official
opening Of the Arizona State baseball
league in Phoenix is slated for 2:3O
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when the
Phoenix Senator's meet the Mesa
Jewels, newcomers to the league, at
Riverside park. Manager Tony La
Sale Will send a hard hitting club
into the field this year and tonight
was optimistic about the Senator's
chances this season.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
New WoolIy Sweater
Combines With Silk

PARIS-Paris has taken a fancy
to a new woolly sweater which II
Russian dressmaker shows exclusively
the traditional v neck and straight
lines of the pull over sweaters women
have worn for several seasons. But
the material is a sleek combination
of silk and wool which gives an
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
Usage Murder Trial
Ends In Disagreement
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trial ON a charge of murder, ad-
mitted ON the witness stand that
he shot Anna Brown while Byron
drunk. he said, and took her out
to pasture, where she WAS slain.
They were acting, Morrison testi-
fled. under orders from Hale. Later
Morrison, appearing in federal
court on a liquor charge, said that
his confession was not true. He
has been charged with the murder
of Annie Brown, however, and is
held here awaiting trial.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17

entirely new effect to the garment.
For the sportswoman who looks
for warmth as we'll as beauty in a
sweater this new Paris design has
only one drawback. 1t is expensive.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17

The Mesa team has shown up well
in preseason play and are given an
even chance to win tomorrows game,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
Desire for Bath Saves
Girl In an Explosion
That Kills s People
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and brought to the inquest. An em-
pIOye of the gas company testified
"cverything was tight i'm the pipes,
and there was no leakage any
where" He said he did not believe
the explosion could have been
caused by gas.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17

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come from her.
A wireless dispatch from Wuhu says
have occupied the American hospital
that Cantonese troops arriving there
and other foreign property, despite
protests.
MARINES TO SAIL
SAN DIEGO, Calf, April 1G (H1.-
With the arrival today of the Dollar
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
Mystery Not Clarified
By State Department

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
Executive In Douglas
For Greenway Cup

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-17
Sd Regiment Marines
Are Ready to Sal

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The Washington times., 1927-12-16
10000 IN QUAKE
HOMELESS

YALTA. Crimea. Soviet Russia,
Dec. 16.-Ten thousand sufferers in
recent earthquakes throughout
Crimea are still without homes or
adequate food, and are threatened
with lingering death from starva-
ton and exposure, according to re-
ports received here today.
There are no funds on hand with
which 20 carry on relief work.
Since the 800 quakes rocked
Crimea province beginning in Sep
TENDER, thousands Of families have
been living in blanket tents, cook.
ing their meals over open fires.
Winter weather now prevails with
deep snow and intense cold.
Ukraine is the only Soviet state
that sent its quota of relief funds.
The federal government has do.
mated about $4,000, 900, but the dam.
age done by the quakes is placed at
more than $50, 900. 900.
Communist newspapers are urg-
ing immediate action to prevent the
sufferings Of the people from lead.
ing to political disorders.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
fluent HUBBY
SUED BY WIFE

Jacob Bleetstein, Of 462 H st.
s. W., speaks four languages flu
entity. which may or may not be a
credit to him.
According to his wife, Mrs. Ray
Bleetstein, he curses her in Russian,
Italian, Jewish and English. She
seeks limited divorce and separate
maintenance, in the suit filed in the
District Supreme Court by Attorney
Dora Palkin.
The husband spends his time rum
ming q delicatessen store, playing
cards and playing around" with
other women, the wife declares. As
an example of his. cruelty, on Sep
TENDER the wife says that he locked
her in their house at II p. M,
so she could not follow him, and
went away, returning at $3.50 a. m.
When she demonstrated with him
the wife charges her husband turned
linguist and spoke to her In vile
terms.
!, The couple were married In New
York in 1915.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
Tirpitz' Novel Of 1902
Prophesied Defeat
By England

BERLIN, Dec. 16.-Grand Ad.
miral Won Tirpitz. creator of the
German navy and instigator Of
relentless submarine warfare,
wrote a novel in 1902 forecasting
Germany's defeat in q war with
England and predicting that
America would become the
worlds supreme economic power,
it was revealed today by Vice
Admiral Hollweg.
1t was written under an as
sumed name but never published
owing to objections from the for
eign office.
Won Tirpitz's novel was intended
to awaken the German people to
the perils of a war with Eng
land, for the writer was con-
WINGED that the British fleet could
never be defeated by Germany.
Won Tirpitz forecast a naval
engagement in which the German
fleet would be destroyed and the
loss Of all Germany's colonies.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
AND JUDD
FOUND SANE

Y Copyright, 1927. n. Y. Daily Mirrorl
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE three
State alienists detailed to make a
third examination of Ruth Snyder
and Judd Gray. have found them
sane and will so report to Governor
Smith. 1t il also understood
Governor Smith will not interfere.
That this would be the Cover
last week, when Mrs. Josephine
Brown, Ruth's mother, made an
unexpected trip to Albany to plead
for her daughters life. The Cover
nor intimated he saw no reason to
interfere with the mandates of the
courts, and the verdict of the jury,
which had already passed on her
daughters case, and that Of Gray.
Report Confidential
The. report to be forwarded to
the Governor by the State alienists
will go, as a matter OF routine,
first to Edward Griffin, the Cover
nor's lawyer, who will study it
and then pass it on to his chief.
The alienists are known to have
taken into consideration reports on
Ruth and Gray made by prison
keepers, who are known to have
reached the same conclusion as the
alienists, that Ruth and Judd are
sane.
Commissioner tKieb said. today, the
report Of the Governor s examiners
will be confidential, but the eom-
mission still has time to- receive
reports or information on either Of
the defendants cases. s
Samuel L. Miller, chief counsel
for Gray, verified the fact that the
Snyder legal forces had asked Dis
trict Attorney Newcombe and him
to permit them to file with the
Governors Commission the report
Of four alienists upon the. mental
condition of Gray before he was
placed on trial.
Hope for Retrial
Dana Wallace, attorney for Mrs.
Snyder, who has been collaborating
with David Chambers on his third
conspirator" theory, announced to-
day. affidavits purported to contain
sufficient evidence to instigate re.
trial will be in the hands OF Governor
Smith before Monday.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
GOOD FELLOWS
ARE NEEDED
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10. I have two brothers, two sis.
tiers and only my mother to work
for us. She has been sick and !
just know she worries all the time
about Christmas. Mamma went
hack to work. but our rent II due
and l am afraid unless someone
helps us the children won't get
anything for Christmas.
my dad Is dead and try to
help mother but can't do much. /
know IL some Goodfellow could see
my dear sisters and brothers they
would help. am going to watch
for you"
win little Ralph watch in vain or
will some Goodfellow step forward
and volunteer to make Christmas
happy for this family?
A mother who Is facing one of
the worst possible situations writes
this letter.
Il am writing to you to please
help me this year as / have six lit.
tie children, and their father Is gone
to prison for a year, and l have
no food, coal, or clothing for the
children so please help me and
make my Christmas happy"
If you want to brighten the holt
day season for these poor people
and the hundreds of others in SINH.
lar straits, join the Goodfellows. Fill
out the coupon and send it to us.
and we will send you the name and
address Of needy family.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16

developed and said he did not know
when Mrs. Lilliendahl would leave
the Mays Landing Jail.
Sheriff Cimino admitted that his
mind was made up" when he
plans to take the widow and Beach
to States prison at Trenton, but
asserted that the time would not
be revealed until the day set for
the trip.
mot even my warden knows the
time" said the sheriff.
Despite the reports that DR..
I4ilIiendahl was wealthy man, 1t
became known today that he left
an estate of only $2,500, which was
bequeathed to the widow. Attorney
Phillips is making efforts to pro-
bate the will. The stamp collec-
ton owned by the doctor was
willed to his son, Alfred.
Carried Insurance
The doctor, however, carried con
siderable insurance. according to q
point raised by the State, which
had alleged that the. couple had
slain the doctor because Of their
love pact'' and the desire to get
'big insurance money"
Besides his term for manslaugh
ter, Beach is also beset with
more legal tangles. He has been
sued for $500, said to be an unpaid
balance for putting roofs on the
poultry raiser's chicken coops
Beach's wife has been made a party
to the suit. Beach refused to pay
the bill because he claimed the
roof leaked.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16

The widow has turned her bunga-
low over to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Reinhart, of Vineland, whose nome
was recently destroyed by fire.
When she learned OF the fire she
sent for Sheriff Cimino and asked
permission to telephone to a former
neighbor, Mrs. Pedrick, who ap-
peared at the trial and testified in
her behalf. Mrs. Pedrick was
asked to come to the Jail and bring
the Remnants with her.
They were told by Mrs. Lillien-
The Washington times., 1927-12-16

dahl that they could have the use
of her home until such time as
they could build home OF their
own or rent one.
Rent Free
II do not desire anything in re-
turn she widow said.
Charles M. Phillips, personal
counsel for the widow, paid her a
visit in the Jail today. He was re.
ticent about discussing the case.
He declared that nothing new has
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
Baltimore Gas Men
Not Dry 'Snoopers'
Chief Saws

BALTIMORE. Dec. 16.-The
business Of meter readers OF the
local light and gas company Is
to read meters. not to "snoop"
for stills.
Commenting upon published re-
ports that meter readers of
Providence. r. l., public utility
concern had been instructed to
report stills found in the homes
of utility users, Herbert Wagner,
president Of the local concern,
declared he would not have it.
I'VE would be kept too busy
hiring new meter readers, any
way, even IL we wanted our men
to do this kind of work." said
Wagner.
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
HAMMER
SLAYER 7 N|D

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q timid dog that bites at you a.
you pass. The dog is afraid Of
you and In its terror it bites.
Her career has not been vicious.
Her mind does not function with
normal speed and exactpess. Sup
pose she did love music and the
dance? What of it? That is no
indication of hard character. Her
personality is negative. She has
been described as being calm and
unmoved by events in court and
jail The fact is she has not fully
realized their import"
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
\, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TOF|RE REFUGEES

1 MAYS LANDING N j.. Dec. 16-Although Mrs Margaret
Liendah, convicted with Willis Beach for mansaughter in
the killing of her husband will find little for cheer in
the Christmas spirit this year. she will be the of bring
The Washington times., 1927-12-16

THE FIRST Central American "sob sister, to come to
Hollywood in search of feature story material for her
newspaper arrived in Los Angeles the Panama mail
liner Venezuela from Guatemala. She is Grace Rodr-
guez Mata, prize beauty of Guatemala, who married
to DIR. Guillermo Mata. Mrs. Mata is feature writer
American republic. While she is study Hollywood her
husband who is dentist will be taking special gradu-
ate course at the University of California
The Washington times., 1927-12-16

The Veterans Bureau and costs
Of the war, an article OF interest
to every person in tho nation, by
JudsOn c. Welliver, win appear in
Sundays Herald. Order your copy
now. @
The Washington times., 1927-12-16
Short Wave Sends zoo
Words a Minute
Over Atlantic


LONDON, Dec. 16.-After sew.
eral weeks of secret tests the
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com,
pany today opened for CONNER.
cial use two short wave beam
systems to North and South
America. capable of transmitting
200 words per minute.
Representatives Of the Post.
office Department and British and
foreign newspapers witnessed the
first commercial messages dis
patched from London to New
York. Rio Janeiro, and Buenos
Aires.
The Marconi company says that
the new service can handle 50O.-
900 words in 20 hours. The send.
ing station for the Americas Is at
Dorchester; the receiving station
is at Somerton, 80 miles from
Dorchester.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-One Of
the first radiograms flashed from
London today via the short wave
beam system was addressed to
International News Service. 1t
was In the New York office Of
International News Service two
minutes after 1t was sent at
London.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-10-07
Egyptian Leaders in
Manufacture of Linen

That the manufacture of linen was
known thousands Of years ago to the
Egyptians is proved by the cerecloths
or wax-covered winding sheets of the
most ancient mummles that have been
found, since these we're made Of linen.
Pharaoh arrayed Joseph In vestures
of fine linen In 1910 b. c., and that
was nearly 1000 years ago. The gar
ments Of the priests of the Egyptians,
as well as those of ancient Hebrews,
were of the same fabric. Many varle-
ties Of fax are known and more than
% have been cultivated, but the plant
is said to rapidly exhaust the soil,
and so its cultivation suffered severe
ly except In Egypt. There the nbers
of this product were manufactured In
very early times and the secret was
carried to Tyre in 5SS b. G. From
Tyre the Phenlclans carried the Sc.
cret of working fax to Europe and
tradition is that the Irish were among
the first to get 1t. As one of the
products Of Egypt fax Is referred to
in the Book Of Exodus. TO this day
Egypt cultlvates large quantities Of
this product.-DetrOlt News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-10-07
Mcn of Genius Often
i'm Pessin1isfic Mood

Some authors have had sudden re-
vulsi0n of feeling, usually brought on
by overwork, and have condemned
everything they ever wrote. LORD
byron llew into rage one day ana
ordered his publishers to destroy all OF
his poems they had In hand. Those 10
bookstores he tried to forestall from
literary channels by the process OF
buying every volume he could lind
but found the expense prohlbltive.
John Ruskln, the English author, art
critic aud social reformer, had q sim
liar morbldlty overcome him while
sitting for his portrait, writer In the
Kansas City Times recalls. Turning
suddenly to Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
for whom he was posing, he declared
he had lost all faith In revealed re
llgion, that he regarded all he had al
ready written as bosh, that he should
write nothing for some years Zone
blographer says ten), and that ne
should then vigorously pull to pieces
all his previous writings.
II Is Il fact that nearly all OF Rus
kln's best books were written prior to
the time OF this alleged change OF
opinion, 1862, but he' published at
least two well known works as soon
thereafter MS 1865, when Sesame and
Lilies" appeared, and In 1859, when
"Praeterlta" saw the light. A preface
to book in 1871 gave the first public
ntlmatdn Of his revised Ideals.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-10-07
Great Ones of Earth
Not Aluovs Imperial

have met royalties, informally
and formally, and always as simple
citizen socially inclined. They i'm
pressed me that they are rather visit
full creatures whom no one would
ever suspect OF royalty without being
told. ! make one exception, an Afri-
can, the king of Wallo-and he sent
tremor through me with single flash
of the eye at the instant of his com
plete humiliation.
A very impressive queen called on
me In the wilderness somewhere
southeast of Lake Eyassi In what
was then German East Africa. She
came at nlghtfall with beating drums
and bodyguard of powerful war
riors armed with shields and spears.
Behind her walked two landmarks,
and slaves carrying pots of wild honey
and ground nuts as gifts for my aska-
ris. This lady was a genuine queen
and respected and obeyed ms such,
But she was rather fat, and waddled
as she walked, and her only garment
was a single string Of blue beads
hanging about her creased hips. She
was as coy in our interview MS play
full splnster.
have in my possession a beautiful
little gold watch presented to me by
an authentic princess of distinguished
royalty. There is no doubt that among
those who know her she is one Of the
most beloved bearers of title in Eu-
rope; yet at that time she was serl-
ously considering abandoning her title,
since 1t was an embarrassing impedi'
ment to travel.-Willlam A. Ander-
son, In Adventure Magazine.