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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23
c. D. |. HOUSE.
LEADER LAYS
OUR PROGRAM.
Advocates S3OO,OOO,OOO Re
duction Only, Despite
Huge Surplus
FLOOD RELIEF
TilsOn Recommends River
Control Scheme That Will
Be Final

RAPID CITY, S. D., June % tP--
Tax reduction legislation should be
given the first call of business of
the next session Of congress, in the
opinion of Representative Tilson, of
Connecticut, republican leader of the
house, who came to the state game
lodge today for a conference with
President Coolidge.
Holding an open mind on the
question of an early special session
Mr.. Tilson did tell the president he
believed it would be impossible to
complete an adequate flood control
program at this session and that tax
relief and appropriations should be
given the right Of way.
However, the republican leader does.
believe congress should enact some
immediate flood relief legislation and
then go thoroughly into a compre-
hensive plan to prevent further flood
disasters. M
Mr.. TilSon thinks congress should
hold its tax reduction to about
$500, 100000 despite surplus for this
year of $6O0,000,000. He feels that
any slight reduction in business would
wipe out considerable of the surplus
in future years.
Although he is leaving the writing
of the tax reduction bill to the house
ways and means committee, Mr. Til
son does think that the corporation
tax which was,sraised to 1872 per cent
last session, should be given prefer
ence in the prospective slash. He
thinks the income rates are about
right but would wipe out as much
as possible of the remaining nuisance
taxes.
While he has not formulated a
tax program, Mr. Tilson believes the
corporation levy could be reduced at
least II per cent. He would go slow
on the proposed repeal of the auto
mobile tax, which was cut last session
to 3 per cent He feels automobiles
might be givne reduction, if the
revenue is in sight, but he is Of
the opinion that some tax should be
paid by the cars.
MIR. Tilson also brought with him
a report on the Philippine Islands
which he visited earlier this year.
He described economic conditions
there as, very satisfactory and lauded
particularly the administration of
Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood, who has
advised President Coolidge that he
will visit him tomorrow.
Like the president, MIR. Tilson is
showing some concern over the health
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23
DISARM A N EN- I
PROPOSALS OF
i. S. LAST word
State Department Describes
Only Basis For Treaty
Negotiation

WASHINGTON June % lP.-The
American proposal to Great Britain
and Japan at Geneva for limitation
of naval auxiliary craft was described
today at the state department as rep
resenting the minimum naval needs OF
the United States and as not suscep-
tible to radical change.
Worked out in detail long in advance,
with careful consideration given by
President Coolidge and state and navy
department officials, the plan for eX-
tending TO cruisers, destroyers and sub
marines the 5-5-3 ratio was held to
embody virtually the only basis on
which the United States is willing tc
negotiate a treaty. 1t was described
by officials as elastic only to a degree
but to what extent Ambassador Hugh
Gibson, leading the American delega-
ton and president of the three-power
conference, is authorized to revise it,
has not been disclosed.
Lacking official reports from Gibson
as to his own view and those Of his
naval advisers regarding the British
and Japanese counter proposals,
spokesmen for the administration
would express only general Opinions OF
the progress of the conference. They
remained hopeful that the Gibson plan
would be written into any final agree
ment.
With state department officials be-
lieving that it would not be in order
to bring up the Washington treaty of
1922 so long as France and Italy are
not participating in the present con-
ference, the British proposal to revise
capital ship factors is considered to
have almost eliminated itself as talk
ing point
The only features of the English
plan deemed pertinent to the present
discussion are those which would re-
strict future cruisers to maximum OF
| $500 tons with siX-inch guns after the
Continued on Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23

"This is a great day for Douglas.
It is a red letter day marking the
opening of a weeks campaign to
sell stock to put over the new tourist
hotel for Douglas. The closing day
Of the campaign will be another big
day, for Douglas will have accomp-
lished what she set out to do"
With these words from L. A. Web
ster, representative of the Hockenbury
hotel system, the weeks drive to sell
sufficient stock to assure the hotel
for the city was officially launched
at luncheon at the Presbyterian
church annex yesterday
"Others will s5e watching us" Web
ster continued. "The eyes of Tucson,
Phoenix, Chandler and other places
in the state will be turned toward
Douglas and the question will be
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23
GALLONS AGAIN
.RECEDES FROM
RUSSELL SCOTT
Supreme Court Remands
Case With Criticism of
Trial Judge

CHICAGO. June % t4H-Six times
within the shadow Of the gallows
and four times saved by last min
ute reprieves Russell T. Scott, sem
fenced to death Tor murder gained
a new trial today when the state
supreme court remanded his case
with severe criticism of Judge Mar
cils Kavanaugh and the office OF
Robert E. Grove, Cook county states
attorney.
"We wish it distinctly understood
that we have not even considered
the question Of whether che defend
ant was shown by legitimate evl-
dence in this case to be sane or ir-
sane within the meaning CT SEs
statute" said Inc court.
The last phase of Scotts case
went before the high court upon an
appeal from "a decision that he had
recovered sanity and was subject to
hanging after mis- life once lad been
saved by last minute finding that
he was insane and alter he had
served many months in the state
prison for the criminal insane.
IL is apDdAe1lI Uldt LllS GSlCAAudAAs
has not had a fair and impartial
trial, read the decision Judge
l<avanaugh was held incompetent
and the jury was held to have been
incompetent because it was "unduly
preiudiced by the conduct Of the
judge and the misconduct OF the
prosecutor.
eve have had to reverse many
Continued Oil Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23

Adamson, DR.. E. w.
AIessi, DR.. N. v.
Anderson, 1.
Anderson, M. ].
Armstrong, DR.. ]. ]. p.
Arthur, r. G..
Bailey, Mrs. III. E.
Bassett Lumber Co.
Baxter, Geo.
BcaIs, Guy M.
BrOdy, b. E
Buxton Smith Company
Cook, DIR. John
Cooper, ]. ID.
COwden, G. S. alsss
Cravey, Ben
Crouch. A. G.
Crow, Leroy
Davies, T. C.
Dicckman, Byron
Dispatch Publishing Co.
Doubleday, Geo. 3.
Douglas F'urn. g. Outfitting Co.
DowelI, S. G.
Duncan, Frank E.
Dunno, Geo. M.
Dwyer, o. ID.
Egland, A. B.
Ferguson, j. p. IN
Gardanier, S. A.
Genardini, ID. j.
Gilmore, w. G.
Glenn, Tom
Graves, E. w.
Greenberg, Sam
Hancock. L. r.
Hart, John b.
HaymOre. MilIard
Henry, Harold L.
Henry, w. r.
Hinton, A. E.
Howell, James A.
HoyaL r. L.
Hraste. Vincent
HubbeH. Fred ID.
Huxtable, E. J.
Jmsland. John
International Commission Co.
jackson, Geo. E.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23
Thermometer Varies
When Warm Weather
Comes to Douglas

Temperature since simmer
came to Douglas has varied
from 72 degrees to 100 degrees,
according to the readings at
the assay office at the Copper
Queen smelter.
The coolest day was on June
IL, when the mercury fell to 70
degrees. The reading yesterday
at noon was 100. 1t was 81 on
Tuesday.
This time last year, when
Aimee had just completed her
hike across desert sands, the
thermometer at the Copper
Queen read 96 on June % and
one degree higher on June %.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23
Tax Cut Urged BY Leader Visiting President
Honor Roll of Hotel
Boosters In One Day

In the Of
following placed
Douglas The following
represent the
yesterday the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23

1SCTlDCu I'd StOCk III tlC NCAtuAC
epOrted in carly in the evening:
Jennings Lumber Co.
Joss, Joseph
Kaiser, Conrad
Kline, Joe
Lange, M.
Levy Bros.
Liddell, A. w.
Logic, James
Lyric Amusement Co.
Massey, Thos. M.
Maxwell, Earl
Meadows, Russell
Mcguire, S. F.
Meredith & Wimbcrley
Miller, James
MOhr, John
Macarthur Bros.
Mcbride, G. G.
Mccartney, L. ID.
McCOrd, C. F.
New Saddlerock Cafe
O'NeiI, d. C.
O'NeiI, Jas. T..
Packard, 3. A.
Palmer Plumbing Co.
Patterson. DR.. g. w.
Paul. Alfred
Perrin, L, S.
PirtIe, Mrs. e. II.
Posten- Arthur Hdwe. Co.
Reay g. Johnson
Rice e. Company
Richelieu Cafe
Salem, r..
SammarceIIi & Williams
Scheerer,, Jacob
Schofield, It. t.
Schwantes, III. C.
Sexton, J.. P.
Sheriff., M. p.
Simon, Mike E.
Smith, b. G.
Stillman. HI. c.
Tardy, j. w.
Taylor, J. w.
Thompson, w. #.
Windhain. w. w.
Wallace, VIM. E.
Wasscrman, Morris
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23
PHOENIX BEAUTY REVIEW

PHOENIX, June % Up PhoepiX
is 10 do an atlantic City" in july
by staging q bathing beauty review,
baby bathing review and a swimming
meet all in one day. 1t will be a
statewide program, with many ma
tionally known stars competing, ac-
cording to Vic II. Householder, gen.
cral manager OF the Phoenix Athletic
association, the organization staging
the thrills. The exact date for the
'eviews has not been announced.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-23

South Dakota got it's first peek
at a president when the special
train bearing President and Mrs.
Coolidge to the summer white
house at Rapid City passed
through the state. And South
Dakota came from far and near
to see The upper picture shows
the crowd that gathered at Huron,
S. D., with the President and Mrs.
Coolidge indicated by arrow on
the rear platform greeting them.
At the right are President Coolidge
and Gov w. ]. Bulow of South
Dakota motoring through the
streets of Pierre, state capital,
during a short stop there.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08
Observations On The Weather

Washington. NoV.. S.--l'orecast for Southern New England: Rain or snow tonight and Wednesday. Not much change in temperature, Gentle variable winds becoming castcrly and increasing late tonight and Wednesday.
 Forecast for Eastern New ! ork: Rain on the coast and snow or rain in the interior tonight and on Wed noSday, Not quite so cold tonight; increasing east and southeast winds.
 Conditions: Pressure has in creased over New England but is falling rapidly in the central valley and heavy rains Were reported from Arkansas, Tennessee. Kentucky and portions of the Ohio valley and snows in the lake region and west crn Pennsylvania.
 The center Of the southwestern disturbance is now over' Oklahoma. The minimum temperature in New Haven this morning was 26 degrees, the lowest for this season to date.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08
MAYOR WADE OF BRISTOL

Mayor Wade of Bristol was type of public official possessing the good will Of all cIasscs in the community. At the last election he was re-elect- d without opposition; and a great cr compliment cannot he paid any candidate than that.
 The Bristol mayor had come 10 be regarded as the apex or public aprit as a -principled leader z,alous Of the welfare and progress of his city, yet consistently maisting that all types of citizens should share in ,h" general civic prosperity. He could not have attained such widespread confidence without these fine and rare qualities.
 And it was crcdltablo from tue oiret that Mayor Wade was so well received in the city and given such opportunities for brilliant civic service. Born in Georgia. the new comer 10 the city 4 years ago brought with him his policies, and he kept a fairly tight hold upon the the principles of Jcfforsonian Democracy until his death Good sotarnmnt in Bristol, how,>,r. does not lay nolch c:nl:.aa.a wcn party assignattous, and in the do .ns Of good works the mayors party prcr,r-nc" was never held against him by sensible m,a, From the beginning of his reaGcnco in Bristol ae was an indcfmisablc worker for the benefit Of the city md Hr.stol realized fully that noth- ing olso could take the place of this valuable attribute. and that compar- d with tt morc party afnIjation Was as uHhlms'bras4
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08
"PIAYING WITH MATCHES"

The brave fight for life being wagcd by little Edward Ziegler at the New Britain hospital has touched the hcartstrings of the city. The threc-year-o boy, after undergoing skin grating and blood transfusions, is said to have a fair chance for recovery. Two of his brothers have sacrificed portions of their skin in the endoavor 10 save the little lad, while a brave city fire man gave a pint Of his blood and another is prepared 10 do a similar act next week. Every resource Of medical science is being utilized to keep the child in the land of the living and doubtless many a prayer has gone up in his behalf.
 The little lad has undergone this terrible suffering as q result Of find ing a box Of matches and playing with them. What a potential fate lies in every match stick if child can get hold of it. Nothing seems to come more natural to a child than to make fire" as he sees his elders do; and nothing is fraught with such dire consequences on so many occasions.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08
LIFE. ON THE STAGE

Tn" dead body Of Florence Mills Negro song and dance artiste, lay in q coffin costing $1o0oU; thou sands Of emotion -rached persons stormcd the vicinity or the Harlem church where the funeral rres took place; there was noed for police rc- saryos, and overhead zoom,d q movie alrnlane.
 In life Miss Mills had attained in
 .ornatjonaI fame. She sang and danced in leading Broadway shows and stald London bowed to lor charm when she jazzed up 1hc
 Strand and riccadilIy. Incidentally she left large fortunc-mongy earned during a few short years of glory on tho e;ago. On the same day the papers car liad the story or Marceline, the greatest clown of all tino. When the
 Hippodrome was opened i'll New
 York l.. was brought from England, and for seven years he was the star character in the great spcctaclos
 given at this monster playhouse His fame seemed secure; everybody
 knew he was the most clownish Of
 clowns and everybody laughed until
 the buttons burst when he did his stuff.
 ! But the body of Marcc!Inc was
 found in q small room he had oc- cupied for several years. Nearby , was d revolver, and before him on q i bed was spread his collection of newspaper clippings relating to his
 triumphs on the stage. His assets were SC and pawn ticket.
 The story is short and an all-too ! familiar enc. He had been a seven | years wonder at the Hippodrome, i but not much longer. Tastes chang 1 eI and cloWning lost estate. He went { into other businesses and did not 1 prosper. His landlady told the po- [ lice that he had lived in her house
 under another name, and that for
 months he would come and go with
 out talking to anyone, that he never received mail. and that he never smiled.
 Then his body was found and the
 sad tale Of fame and failure came
 to light.
 Life has 1t ups and downs, it is
 said; and the stage merely reflects what Shakespeare said.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08
A DOUBLE EXECUTION

It is widely held by the white race that a Chinaman is by nature q stoic, a believer in fate with which he rarely quarrels, and that he is an individual not inclined to hold life too dear
 How such an impression became general must be due to a misundcr- standing of the Oriental character due to the taciturn disposition Of Chinamen In their contacts with the whites.
 Delivers into Chinese customs. however, bring forth q different conception os their traits. They toll us that they are as fond Of living. and living well, as the rest Of hu- manity; that they like some joy mix ed in with their toll when they cgu get it. and that they arr subject to pretty much the same reactions all around as the whites.
 The state has just pono through the formality Of executing two Chinamen who were found guilty O. causing the death Of q lau0dr2- worker during a tong war. \ don6Ia execution does not come yery os'.u in this state, and it is iutorcstjnr f. note how the two Chiuamyn Ieaara- ed their fate before tho last grim act of punishment r>ac.oI by out ragad justice.
 They went 10 their doom cljrcinr to the hope that a last-miuuto com mutation would save them: and when the negative word from inc pardon board was brought they burst into tears, just like many white would have done. The wife of one of the men appealed 10 prison officials through her innate woman- lincss, and her pleas for inc uta of her husband caused tears 10 flow from the eyes of those whose grim duties needed their presence.
 Whether this double execution amounts to much of victory for the state is questionable. One ol tho men, 1t was clearly stated and not denied. was convicted through what was testified by some expert as be- ing his Gnger-print on gun. This
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08
\ SCHOOL CELEBRATION AND IDt CATION WEEK

II is gratifying to note that the new Lincoln school. now fully com pletrd in every detail, will be for mauy opened tonight; 1t has been in use for some time. of course, but not untr now has there been plan ned general celebration designed .or the parents Of those children who attend the daily sessions al this splendid new building.
 The occasion comes In rltiingly, too. in view of the celebration ot education week in this city. Mayor Weld, anxious 10 call the attention ot ci'iz,as generally to inc vastly improved school system, made hearty proclamation drsign,d to awaken lis 10 q realization that the schools grr public property and that parents are welcome to visit them md syo at first hand just wha, progress has been made during 1hc past several years.
 h addition to the Lincoln school, another largo school bmIding,-thc Roosevelt school--was opened for students laet year. while the Vance school is nearing completion and will ho formally opened in ,nc near future. h addition to these, there have been other capital improve ments, such as the Nathan Hale Junior high school. while the Ben Jamin Franklin school on Clinton street is under construction.
 The number of pupils in the pub lie schools this year, approximately 1@,o00, represents larger gain than at any previous time When to this figure is alled those studying in parochial schools the total goes Ep 10 between 17,ooo and 1S.oo0-an army of youth to which the city owes the best it can give; and it is a satisfaction to realize that the city is giving of it's best.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08

Q. What was the highest price ever paid for race horse?
 A. s265,ooo, for Tracery.
 Q. On what date did the presi- dential election fall in 1888?
 A. November 6.
 Q. Does the President of the United States receive all of the s25, ,oo0 allowed each year for travel ing expenses whether he uses it or not?
 A. The allowance is drawn from the treasury on the presidents war rant as used. Any part of it that remains uneXpended at the close of the fiscal year remains in the treas ury.
 Q. What is conscience"
 A. It is defined as the activity or faculty by which distinctions are made between right and wrong conduct or character: an act or power of moral discrimination.
 Q. Do all the players Of the world series in baseball share in the receipts of all games Of the series?
 A. Only in receipts from the first four games played.
 Q. What positions has Ty Cobb played in baseball?
 A. According to the record Of Ty Cobb as given in the Baseball Magazines publication Who's Who in Baseball he played first base in 1918 as well as the outfield, but for all other years he played in the outheld exclusively.
 Q, What is the address of tho producer of the musical comedy Honeymoon Lane"%
 A. X. l.. Erlanger is tho pro- ducer. His address is 9l4 West 49d street, New York city.
 Q. What is the rank of Prior in q monastery?
 4. He is q monastiC superior ranking next below an abbot.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08
COMMUNICATED
Traffic Problems on Church Street

Nov. :, 1927. Editor,
 Now Britain 1ferald:--
 In line with the efforts 10 work out solutions for the ever growing traffic problem in and near the cen- ter of the city, l propose the follow ing:
 believe Church street is now the narrowcst street in the center of the city on which the trolleys run. It is a busy street from Main to the F. R. station and when a trolley car is passing through traffic is blocked one way and very often both ways. The Hartford trolleyS could be routed around the Triangle and out Chestnut street the same way they come in. Chestnut street has been Widened and again, has not as much other traffic as Church street. This would help the traffic prob lem at Main and Church. the city's busiest corner and at Church and Elm street, where conditions arc getting more troublesome while al the same time improving conditions on Church street near the center. 1 do not believe it would do any harm to Chestnut street as this street is the trolley headquarters and already Widcncd.
 Yours,
 GEO. C ROGERS
New Britain herald., 1927-11-08
THE FLOOD AT WATERBIRN

The Naug&tuck river has also been on a rampage; take it from the Waterbury Republican that ter rible scare was thrown into the population of the Brass city. Inci- dcntally, too. the Waterbury paper alludes to a fact that persons else where will quicker an eyebrow about, as Illustrating the ncfarious potcntalities of political wire pull ing.
 To mix a flood story with politics is not done every day. nor every time there is bursting of the dams.
 The trouble in Waterbury seems 10 be that the last late lamcnt,d Legislature passed a ripper law ap- plying to Waterbury-one O. those things the Legislature does so well if somebody with enough influence pulls the wires. This ripper law pro- vides that the city is obliged to re- duce the width of the river al Waterbury to 10 feet, instead os the present ITO feet.
 Instead of comprcssing the width of the river, the citys engineering department realizes it needs wid,n- ing; but the ripper law is for do ing thc >llogico,-and it still is Oh the books.
 With q width Of l7o feet at Wa tcrbury the river ovorfloWcd and spread damage far and wide. Wha, would happen with river only 150 feet wide can be imagined. Which leads the Republican to make some bald sta;cHrnts: