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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
Thieves Siphonin 8
From u. S. Warehouse
Captured In Chicago

CHICAGO, March 5 P).-Four mem
bers of the Whliam (Klondyke) O'Don-
nell gang of liquor runners, including
the leader himself, were held under
bond of $4,000 each today after they
were arrested in a desperate pistol
fight before dawn while trying to loot
the only warehouse in Chicago housing
pre-war whisky More than so city de-
tectives and prohibition agents took
part in the capture.
Among other things, they were
charged with conspiracy to rob gov
ernment bonded warehouse, which car
ries maximum penalty of seven years
in a federal penitentiary. The prison
ers are: O'Donnell, James (Fur) sam
mons, convict upon parole; James Bar
ry and james (English Jimmy Dris-
coll, alias Davis wanted in connection
with a spectacular jewelry robbery
several years ago. Sammons, whose
real name is believed to be John Nolan,
is wanted in Baltimore, Md, in connec-
ton with a $4,000 payroll robbery.
The attempted robbery was at the
Morand brothers warehouse, in one
room of which are stored 500 barrels
and $4,000 cases of whisky, in bond
there since 1914.
Bungs had been taken from barrels
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
THE LINKS HOUND
by JAMES j. MONTAGUE

about where his shots are going he
will keep pulling his head up all the
time, with the result that they won't
| go anywhere, hardly and he'll tax
fifteen or twenty of them ON every
fairway. l figured that if could train
the dog to find the ball. and then
point it, instead of trying to retrieve
it, we could practically dispense with
caddies on the course, and thereby not
only save money but silence the CON
slant charges brought by the local
clergy that the little fellows were be-
ing taught Sabbath breaking and evil
language by men who ought to know
better
The dog seemed willing to learn,
and it was beautiful to see the intelIi-
gent way he would watch the arc of
shot, and then trot out on the fairway
after it. He was disposed at first to
grab every ball that 1 drove, and bring
it back to me, wagging his tail in a
highly pleased fashion. But I soon
showed him that what was expected
of him was to locate the ball, not to
retreive it, and after working with him
week, every evening after supper, I
made him understand me.
Then I began driving deliberately
into the rough, picking out the worst
places 1 could find. The dog would
follow the ball, dash into the long
grass after it, circle through two or
: three times and then stand immovable
with his nose headed for the lost ball.
1t was wonderful
But wanted to give him thorough
training before | demonstrated his
ability before the greens committee,
preliminary to suggesting that they
buy lot of dogs and keep them on
hand, to be used altogether in case of
caddy famine, or only now and then
by players who didn't want to be
/ bothered by too much conversation
So I kept on working him at night,
/ till the thing got to be talked about,
and everybody asked me what 1 was
doing and why. My mistake was in
not telling them. But guess I was so
eager to surprise them with perfect
performance that / made mystery
Of the business, and either answered
their questions vaguely or not at all.
Well, some business matters came
up one day and I had to leave town
for a week. | should have locked up
The dog while was. gone, but / didn't,
and that was another mistake The
beast, who had of late been very re-
sentful of the seedlings gave him,
when he tried to retrieve the balls,
saw his opportunity to get back at
me.
One day, when there was big
match on, he went over to the club Of
his own accord and began not only
pointing the balls shot by the cracks
who were entered, but making off with
them in the direction of my house.
Every time he disappeared, he returned
in about ten minutes, snatched another
ball, and departed with it. Nobody ever
saw him till he had the ball in his
mouth, for he sneaked on the course
through the rough, and did not dash
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
TWO BOYS, 10,
GUARD SECRET
OF GOLD FIND

TONOPAH, New, March P)-Twc
10 year old boys guarded well to-
DAY the secret of where they found
en- Thursday gold ore that assayed
$4,000 to the ton. Hundreds of
grizzled prospectors, cowboys and
city bred clerks followed them
through the streets, begging for the
word that would send them scurry-
ing over the desert to find new
mining camps, or to revivify some
ghost city of quarter century ago.
The boys, Frank Horton, Jr, and
James Traynor, remained firm in
their determination to await the ar
rival of Horizons father from Los
Angeles, an old prospector who for
that the dead camps would come
back"
Young Horton and Traynor, typI-
cal outdoor boys, spent much time
digging and blasting and sampling
rocks. Often in an old machine they
would cover a hundred miles or more
in week-e end prospecting trips. A
favorite location for their outing
was Weepah, a miniature ghost city
with a dozen well furnished houses
belonging to the mining company
which Frank Horton, Sr., organized
to work what he thought would de-
velop into a large body of low grade
ore. Money not being forthcoming
the elder Horton quit the place. But
if Weepah is where the find was
made, hundreds of diggers have not
proved it and the boys have refused
large sums for their secret.
dad made mistake and lost It,"
remarked young Horton, referring tc
his father having received million
dollars. cash for a mine in 1906. 81
am going to fix mother and other
members of the family for life, and
/ guess dad will have enough out
of it to build the mill he has been
figuring on.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

obtain made this a room Of dis
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH s. 1927
Shattered Airplane
Marks End of Flight
BY Uruguayan Aviator

PARIS, March 5 (P.-A shattered
seaplane lying near the mouth of the
Rivulet on the shore of Spanish colon
ial Africa, in territory inhabited by un-
friendly tribes, tonight marked the end
of the projected transatlantic flight
of the Uruguayan aviator, Maj Tadeo
LarreBorges and three companions
The fliers, who left Casa Blanca, Mo-
rocco, on Wednesday morning, have
since dropped from sight
Their fate was still in doubt tonight,
although admittedly the chance of find
ing them was SLIM
French and Spanish warships and
airplanes had secured the sea along
the African coast for three days with
out, finding a trace of the aviators,
and tonight the Spanish gunboat, Bon
ifaz, and two Spanish civilian planes
we're en- route to the spot where the
wrecked plane was reported seen. News
of the discovery of the shattered plane
was brought by the pilots Of a French
airplane nortnward bound from Dakar.
They reported that they sighted the
plane 60 miles north of Cape Jubi, and
that they flew over it at a height of
barely 20 feet. Although they did not
land the pilots were positive in their
Identification.
The French pilots said that the sea-
plane had been smashed to bits, the
cockpit plunged deep into the ground
and the motor 200 feet away. Every
indication was that the plane either
had fallen on the shore, or had been
wrecked while trying to cross the bar
of the river after making a descent,
possibly because of engine trouble.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
BY james j. Montague.

!
I'll probably have to get out of the
club. don't like to resign-well, if not
exactly under fire, under suspician
anyway But if / try to explain 1 shall
kbnly get myself in deeper. There are
kinds of explanations which people
simply won't believe So I'll just re-
store the loot and ask to be dropped
from the neutrality-suspicious. for a
vote of confidence, which l certainly
deserve after all the years I've spent
on their committees, in the days before
we knew whether we were going to
have a golf club or just sheriffs
sale.
The idea / had was a good one, and
it might be a good one yet if the dog
hadn't gone sour. The brute ruined my
faith in canine nature. Nobody can
tell me after this that a dog is mans
most faithful friend, and that only hu-
man beings are capable of wilful lar
ceny The dog disliked me from the
beginning. He merely pretended to be
fond of me, and to aspire to education
in order to put me in hole afterward.
And as soon as he had accomplished
his evil purpose he vanished.
One of the reasons L am writing this
story is to warn other people against
hsm. If any of my readers are pickle
up and followed by a partly liver coll
ored, partly white dog, with long hair
and eyes that look frank and affection
ate till you look at them closely enough
to. see the villainy in them, you will
be wise to take him to the pound and
give him up. He is a dog to be avoid
ed at all costs.
The misadventure began during the
caddy strike The boys ran out on us
because the GREEN'S committee refused
to allow them a dollar an hour, and
to print notice OH the score cards to
the effect that dollar tip was little
enough for the splendid service per-
formed by the little fellows. They were
well organized by little Machievelli
among them, who was smart enough
to keep on working in order to divert
suspicion from himself. He was to get
half of what they were paid over
aeveBty-five cents round if the strike
succeeded.
got my idea one day while out
watching a friend shoot pheasants. He
had a red settler dog which would
come to a standstill when he shifted
a bird, and look fixedly in the direc-
tion the scent of the creature came
from Then he would. advance slowly
forward till the bird flew UP, to flut-
ter down a moment later with his body
full of shot.
1t occurred to me that if dog could
point pheasants he could be taught
to point golf balls provided he was
made thoroughly acquainted with their
scent. So a few days later / bought
a dog from a dealer who guaranteed
him, and after locking him up for a
week in a room which was filled with
old and new golf balls, of all makes l
took him out on the course with me-
The real value of a eaddy is of
course III locating balls. Anybody can
carry his clubs, but if he has to think
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

obtain, made this a room of dis
tinction.
Rose CoIored Drapes
Twin beds in one wild flower room
made two youngsters happy. 1t is
not related whether they fought over
the chaise Tongue with its quilted
rose coverlet or not (for sisters
sometimes have slight disagreements)
and with delightful painted sec
retary, they might both feel inspired
to write letters at the same time.
That would be tragic. Rose colored
drapes filled the windows over net
glass curtains. And on the wall
We're adorable old color prints of
wild flowers, below them stilted
lettering, laboring with their unwieldy
Latin names
Sometimes an artist has a try at
designing children's furniaure-and
the results are usually charming
Imagine round chairs-really round.
all made of rattan and a round
cradle. Imagine a covered bed with
it's French hanging. And do contem-
plate toy cabinet with open shelves
above, coming to a peax-and a
cupboard for the "hurry-up" times
below.
Early American Room
An early American room felt the
shelving Influence and broke out
with the most original ideas. One
shelf all across the window top wore
a pongee ruffle edged with red.
shelf covered with an old
pattern in oil cloth held
pots of geraniums, in sunny window
And inside the curtains were more
shelves OF necessity these were
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

hooked rug. Either side of The
walls We're covered with bookshelves
Tapestry of Books
Book shelves can be as dull as dull
-or they can be- utterly fascinating.
An unconventional arrangement made
these quite joyful to behold The
colors of the books were delight
fully mixed, and then there were
gaps. How terrible to the precise
person! Yes--an empty place here
and there, sometimes filled with a
Buddha-sometimes holding trail
ing ivy plant Did you ever think
of tapestry of books? These
shelves presented such a colorful fab
ric with ivy for the grace of folds.
Divans, with their fat cushions
down filled and covered with glazed
chintz invited one to rest before the
hearth. And then to make ones
book more enjoyable, there were small
tables with lamps conveniently placed,
shedding their soft light
Old Fashioned Desk
Across the room, an important
looking old-fashioned desk reigned
serenely. Tt had it's groupings of
large chairs deeply cushioned and its
lamp too. The last was made of a
green glass bottle, vase shaped
filled with water. Why water? Well,
why not? It deepened the tone of
the green and with its faint move
ment, now and then added tiny
stir of charm to the room
Green glazed chintz curtains COM
pleted this room with cream net
close to the glass An air of hos
of comfort, of easy infor-
malitN. those nIIAIitiaS 60 hard to
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SEVEN

by a cork screw arrangement and 500.
feet of rubber hose led out of the fifth
floor window into another house rent
ed by the ODonnell gang, where is
barrels already had been filled. The
agents watched while the contents of
eight barrels was forced through the
house with hand pumps, and then dash
ed upon the robbers. O'Donnell and
Barry dashed to the warehouse roof,
where they stood off the officers un-
til their ammunition was exhausted.
Then they surrendered.
lie was estimated that within a week,
the contents of the entire 500 barrels
could have been siphoned away
The robbery plot was revealed when
government gauger found small
pump in the warehouse two days ago.
He notified Pat Roche and Clarence L.
Converse, special intelligence agents,
who previousk had learned of an at
tempt to raid the place, and they set
watch Friday night.
Possibility Of the men making bond
was considered remote, since in each
case unincumbered real estate of $780,
900 would have to be scheduled. Hear
ing for them was set for March Is.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

out till a shot was played. Then no.
body could catch him.
But at last one of the caddies chased
him with bicycle, and found out
where he was caching his loot. 1t was
on my front porch, and he had, since
my departure collected about a hun
dred golf balls there, most of which
he has evidently nosed out of the
rough after dark Well, if / had ex-
planned what / was doing in the first
place, I might not have got under such
a cloud But you can't convince any of
the upstage birds on the green's COM
mittee that I wasn't training that dos
to provide me with my supply of golf
balls. You see, l had kicked about the
rough being SO long that balls We're
easily lost in it SO easily and COM
planned about the high cost of new
ones.
1 might have thought the dog was
not actuated by motives of malice if
1 had found him at home. But he was
not there that night, nor did I ever
hear from him again. So I write this
to warn people to look out for him.
He doesn't bite, or even growl, but he
is a vicious dog, for all that.
Copyright, 1927, by the Bell Syndicate,
!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

You might not believe it possible
that this question was asked in all
seriousness, What is the newest thing
in antiques?"
1t is sad, and a bit disconcerting,
just when you've learned to identify
a Currier and Ives print, and have
absorbed some of the enthusiasm of
the collector to find that some one
has gone to the trouble of writing a
lengthy magazine article to the effect
that Currier, and Ives print is in
atrocious taste, and closely akin to
former bulbous chromes issued with
calendars by the local grocer.
For fads and fancies come and
with the fashion of your home AND
its decoration.
An Old English Room
It is a far cry between the austere
simplicity of a colonial room in the
New England style-pioneer days.
and the muchly be-ruffled Victorian
interior, with it's abundance of ribbons
and sashes, and tides and cushions.
A new arrangement struck a happy
medium and called itself just "an
old English room 1t omitted many
of the Victorian flouncings and yet
was cozy looking. It's cushioned seats
We're much more restful to tired
bones than are the prim Colonial
chairs and settees
3 The fireplace was quite properly
lthe center of interest on one wall,
and was treated with utmost SIM
plicity. An old portrait in a black
frame hung above it with a pair
of old rose Chinese jars with lids,
on the mantle shelf At it's foot lay
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

narrow and each held a pretty bit
of pottery or pewter. Maple furni-
ture, ladder backed chairs, drop
leaf table, a settee-these were all
in keeping with ones ancestors
early days.
French Room Attractive
Not so simple or severe, but equally
attractive is a little French room.
figured carpet, and flowered
pattern in net for curtains harmonize
pleasantly. Screens are used so
often for decorative backgrounds
and this room had smart one,
original in treatment 1t was covered
with stiff looking prints of buildings.
cream tinted and covered with
shellac. In front of the screen stood
an inviting arm chair with a lamp
at hand and a tiny tea table. The
tea table had a glass top on which
stood set of old French china
To fit in modern schemes of deco
rations are many beautiful rugs
Copies of old Spanish rugs have
been made to fit in the vogue for
Spanish interiors. Gayly patterned
modern rugs are pretty for sun
porches and breakfast rooms. Hooked
rugs are of great interest,-whethe
antique ones to fit in with early
American interiors, or modern ones
made by the housewife herself, in a
renewal of old time craft.
Chinese rugs fit in admirably al
most anywhere. Their patterns in
dicate reserve both in color and
design, and their quality is of the
finest. A room need not be at all
in character to use a Chinese
rug, most appropriately
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
Michigan Has Big en-
Crown Nearly CIinched

CHICAGO. March 5 R-Micnigar
all but clinched the Big Ten basket
hall championship tonight by de-
feating Chicago "a to Is The VOL
verines have only one more game to
Play against Iowa Monday night
Indiana and Purdue also won, re-
tanning the faint hope of triple tie
for the title if Michigan falters
Iowa, the fourth member of the
quartet which tied for the cham
pionship last year and seemed likely
to repeat was knocked out of the
running by Ohio State, 80 to rs.
Indiana wen easily from Northwest
ern, A to 25, and Purdue, less hand
lily from Minnesota, 30 TO %.
Wisconsin overwhelmed Illinois, 80
to e19
Minnesota and Illinois have COM
pleted their seasons, while the other
teams have one or two more games.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

I'm not a bit sorry. I'd do
it again." said Calvin Freder-
ick, Jr., 11-year-old Harrison,
Ark, boy, after shooting his
father. The boy told police
his father was striking his
mother with a chair. The
father died shortly afterward.
Mrs. Frederick, grief-stricken,
is in serious condition.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06

Dispatch Telephones-81 and 50
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
ARIZONA OPENS
ARMS TO GREET
GOOD WILL TOUR
By GOSH

oy NSo1I
PHOEN1A, Ariz., Nov. 14.-What
a time we are having. and gosha-
mighty what a great gang these Ari-
zona folks are!
We landed in this city last night
after record run over the new
Southern Pacific short line and Cap
tain II. b. Minor of the Phoenix
Chamber of Commerce had the whole
outfit down at the station to meet
US.
They gave us a real. royal, Ari-
zona dinner at the Arizona club,
and then took US for a ride about
the city. The Arizonans split us up
so that ''boys and girls We're
mixed up every which way, giving
all a chance to become acquainted
Some of these desert rats on the
trip think they can sing, and the
result was that Phoenix sounded
like a cats convention as Dave
Roberts. johnny Johnston and
Ross Hickcox .'bore down. en-
"Sweet Adeline' and a flock of
other new songs.
This noon they rounded up up for
an informal luncheon at the Ari-
zona club and row we are ready to
90 out and see the industrial and
agricultural sections. The girls
are being entertained with strict
ly hen party by the ladies of Phoe-
nix. Even Walter Havekorst was
barred from attending.
Tonight there is to be dance at
the Adams hotel and all the boys
are sticking up their extra shirts.
Yuma gave us a bang up reception
Yesterday and added Is members to
the party. They pitched right in,
made themselves acquainted and are
now members of the family. And a
great gang they are to. The ''girls -
are vamping them, trying TO induce
them to settle in the valley.
Judge Myers does the talking for
US and is making a big hit.
"'Fuzzy'' Frizzell knows every
woman aboard and makes out he
knows all the men. He strutted
lot over the record run from Yuma
and is doing everything to make
the trip ENJOYABLE, particularly for
the ladies. He lets "us fellers' go
hang.
We are due to leave here tonight
bound for Tucson and hate to 60.
Only that we know Tucson has the
same sort of welcome waiting for US,
we would be tempted to stay longer.
After Tucson comes Nogales. - Bill'
Costello used to live there and says
the gang in that city will try to out
do Yuma. Phoenix and Tucson in dis
pensing hospitality.
Oh yes, We all know the "El Cen
tro" song and we sing it all the
time.
We may have some more tonight
and YOU can tel il to the folks over
KGEN if Frank Bowles isn't too
hoarse.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14

defendants failed to anear in an.
Swer to charges. Mrs. Clara Fincy
lad posted bail in the sum of $50 to
answer to charge of reckless driv-
ing while T. d. Tedrow, charged
with being drunk, had posted S25
bail.
Trial cf VIII Lee, colcred, on
charge Of vagrancy was continued
aver until tomorrow morning by
fudge Perkins. Lee pleaded not
guilty to the charge last week and
vas to have been given hearing
this morning.
John Fancolf, 25, of Los Angeles,
picked up by city police last night
was released with no charge brought
against him hut was warned n
gainst proving about the streets
late at night.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Hernandez Gets
Jail Sentence
For Vagrancy

Amelia Hernandez was found gull
~ on a charge of vagrancv when
given a hearing before Judge Per
lins in city court this morning. Pa
trolman Frank Van Bezel testified
relative to a raid conducted last
week on house at the corner of Or
ange and Fourth streets during
which the defendant was apnrehend-
I'd by the police. The defendant did
ot take the stand. The court pro.
nounced sentence If $50 firn or 81
DAYS in the county jail. The de-
fnndant was remandcd To the Gus
todv of the sheriff in default Of the
cash.
Two cash bail forfeitures were or
Gered by Judge Perkins when the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14

Captain Lon Cromcr picked up Bak.
er at the Southern Pacific depot and
he was brought to headquarters.
Baker is alleged to have admitted
giving the bad checks when he was
questioned and asked that the
money which he had, representing
all but about S. of the money real
lied, he returned to the persons
whom he had given the worthless
checks. He said that he had been
in FL Centre three or four days.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
to Kill
Obregon Fails

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 14.-Three
men were held today, two Of them
seriously wounded, in connection
with Yesterdays attempted bomb as
sassination of General Alvaro Obrc-
gon. former president Of Mexico
and candidate for reelection to
succeed President Gales.
a fourth man is believed TO have
escaped.
Police announced the names OF
the three men as Francisco Olvera,
Lamberto Ruiz and Antonio Tirado.
When Obregon was returning yes
tcrdav from Chapultepec Park in
an automobile, another motor car
drew alongside the Obregon car.
Two bombs were tossed at the for
mer presidents automobile. Both
exploded. Obregon received slight
wounds to his face and his automo-
bile was badly damaged.
Friends accompanying Obrcgon in
two other automobiles Joined the po-
lice in pursuing the would-be assas-
sins.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14

ing to the report, buying some mer-
chandise and at Salomon S he pasesd
a check for $4220. He gave still
another check at the Army and
Navy branch store, it is claimed,
and visited two other stores in
town.
NJ. Marcot of the Army and Navy
store reported the matter to Patrol
man Seebeck, saying that he was
suspicious of Baker and city police
Immediately started on his trail.