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Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-12

Revolt Leader Says Full
Objective Is Control Of
Oil Fields.
REPORT MUTINY
Mexico City Reports Short
est Revolution in History.
Is Over.

NEW YORK, Oct. IL QP)-The New
York American will say tomorrow
that radio message from Colonel
Jose Ortiz. chief of staff to General
Arnulfo Gomez, to Martinez de la
Tore. at Vera Cruz, reports that the
battle between federal and insurgent
forces Sunday evening ended in a
draw and that the rebel troops are
advancing to obtain control Of the
oil fields.
The complete text of the message
follows:
''We have been here since Saturday
evening with three mixed columns
Of infantry and cavalry, with total
of about 1000 men.
"Gen Francisco Medina had an
encounter with federal troops at Bar
ranca Honda Sunday evening which
ended at nightfall without advantage
to either side.
Troops of Gen. Aguirre mutinied
at Paso del Macho near Perote, re-
fusing to fight against their ex-chief,
General Gomez. The mutineers were
soon overpoWered by Federal General
Escobar'S troops, who took many
R-2oO44CtG, WIZ pat CoStAPVA oA4O JOL4CO
us.
''Chief very busy organizing maroIl
across CasoneS rives forward through
CUxtan valley.
1--WE are moving headquarters to
Palma Sola on the river bsflks south
of Cuxtan.
My objective now is complete con-
troll OF. the oil fields
MEXICO CITY, Oct. II tR-Mexico
City settled down again to business
as usual today after the shortest and
most promptly suppressed revolution
the country has ever known Federal
forces in The mountainous region of
Perote in the state OF Vera Cruz,
continue &c pursue Generals Gomez,
Armada and Medina and their re-
naming handful Of followers, all that
is left Of the routed rebels after their
battle Sunday with the federal forces
under the command of General
Escobar.
Presidential headquarters made no
{ further announcement except to say
chat the federal forces were still
trailing the rebel generals, who with
LOG sItOI6 L1laL 1UU 1O1lOWefS III all
are fHgitives III the mountains. 1t
is considered certain here that Cen
eral Gomez and his companions are
bending every effort to escape to
the coast and to get away in a
fishing vessel i'll the hope of ultim-
ately reaching foreign country.
General Alvarez, Gales chief OF staff,
said, however, that he believed Gomez
would continue to hide in the noun
tainS rather than attempt to escape
to the sea coast.
Members of the presidential staff
expressed doubt whether General
Gomez will succeed in escaping but
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Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-12
= X + = y + y y = y
Americas S Discovery
Observed T Oday By
Banks And Schools

y The 435th anniversary of the
y discovery of America will be OBJ
Y served today throughout the
Y United States as Columbus day.
Y In Douglas all banks will be
Y closed in accordance with the
y custom Of banks and exchanges
y throughout the country. In
x other lines of commerce, how
y ever, the business as usual"
Y. rule will prevail.
+ The city schools, of course, will
Y devote considerable time to the !
+ study of the life of Columbus and
Y his memorable voyage from
+ Spain to San Salvador, now one
+ of the Bahama Islands, in 1892
T 1t was 48 years later, or 387 years
+ ago that the first white man,
+ under Coronado, penetrated to
+ the region which is now Arizona :
+ and New Mexico. /:
+ s:
+ * * X s. !. i. 81 * y * * * x. /:
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-12

Gomez Claims Draw in Battle With Federals
GENERAL GOMEZ STILL ACTIVE
IN MILITARY WAY AGENT SAYS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, II, that General Ar
nulfo Mexican
Mexico City, issued here today by his local agents who displayed
telegram asserting
The telegram which a agent New York
asserted that the town of Pachuca captured by the
Azar brothers who marching
red soldiers captured by the edera according to reports
Mexico City, of
of army, telegram
The telegram which addressed Alcar
Mexican consul Spain local
follows
General. Gomez at Martinez to
TuXpam with three columns of soldiers
presidential office
their old telegram City Mex1co-Pachuca
taken by brother Sixteenth
join
Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-12
Plane Carries $40 Gallons
Of Gas, and Small Ra-
diO Outfit.
CARRIES BIBLE.
700 Miles of Fog Confront
FIiers in Mid Atlantic,
Chart Shows.

to ward off any i'll fortune that
might Iurk over the night
shrouded Atlantic, Miss Ruth Ed
er, American girl flier who took
off today, was believed to be
zoOming toward Paris as mid
night approached.
No word had come from the
plane since it rose over Roosevelt
field at 5:O4 p. M, and pointed
it's nose eastward for the long
flight. Lack of reports, however.
were not considered alarming, be-
cause of the course Captain
George HaIdeman, the planes
navigator, had plotted, which
would take the plane out to sea
soon after the hopOfT but on
course south of the steamer lanes.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. r., Oct,
III R--An American woman today
placed her life in the balance IN
an attempt to be the first of her sex
to cross the Atlantic ocean in. an
airplane.
Ruth Elder, % year old Lakeland.
Fla, aviatrix, was the woman. Dressed
as if for game of golf, she hopped
off today with her pilot and towns
man, George Haldeman, in the Stin-
Scn-D -Detroiter, American Girl" The
hopoff was made at 5:O4 p. m. their
destination is LIE Bourget field, Paris,
where Col Charles A. Lindbergh con-
cldded his famous trans oceanic flight.
The american Girl" took the air
gracefully after speeding down the
runway for about 1000 feet.
Miss Elder also known as Mrs
Lyle Womack, waved goodby to the
few spectators from cockpit window.
She carried with her a tiny Bible
given by her mother a Chinese ring
and toy cat, all Of which she con-
sidered of equal value in bringing
good luck.
For rations on their 5000 mile air
journey, Miss Elder and Haldeman
carried each three turkey and three
Swiss cheese sandwiches, a flask of
bouillon and three TASKS Of coffee
Caffein tablets were carried in case
OF droWsiness.
The plane carried $40 gallons of
gasoline, 20 gallons of oil and a
radio sending outfit capable of flash
ing messages about rs miles. Their
course was to be 1924 miles due
east thence in a northeasterly direc-
ton, following the ship lanes, to the
English channel. The fuel supply
was considered sufficient to carry
them 4,4O0 miles. The radio call is
WPAC4. The plane is expected to do
100 miles an hour.
Ahead of the fliers was some un-
favorable weather. While most of
their Journey, according to weather
fcrecasters, will be good, there is
stretch of fog. an area of about 700
miles, in nlid-ocean. Some stormy
weather also was to be met, Halde-
man said.
In case of forced landing at
sea, each was equipped with rubber
life suit, with gear for covering the
head. A pocket in the front of each
suit carried a breath condenser, to
provide water to drink, and sealed
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Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-12

her health and from ali over the
world messages are pouring into
Brussels from kings, presidents
and many others of low as well
as high estate. They bring con-
gratuIatiOns to the parents and
also to King Albert and Queen
Elizabeth, who have now achieved
the status of grandparents.
A bulletin signed by Doctors
Spiess and Lie BOeuf stated that
both mother and child were doing
well this evening.
The princess was born at 8
a. m. A little later the booming
of 21 guns broke the news to
the populace. In few minutes
flags began to flutter and by
afternoon the Belgian and Swed-
ish colOrS frightened every street
in the capital.
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Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-12

Copper steady; electrolytic,
spot and futures, 13.25c;
lead steady; spot 6.25c.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
PRESIDENT ASKS
APPROPRIATION
TO BUY SITES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 P)-Con-
gress was asked today by President
Coolidge to appropriate at this ses-
sion $19,878,700 to initiate the public
building program which contemplates
an expenditure Of $29G.000,000 over
five year period. Of this totay
s75.00O,0O0 would be expended in the
District of Columbia and the re-
mainder in other sections of the
country.
Of the amount requested today
e17, ,6O3, 700 is for acquisition Iof
sites or to start construction of post
Offices - other federal buildings in
more than 125 scattered cities and
S2,275,000 for the District of Co1ums
bia. Submission of the request by
the budget bureau caused consterna-
ton in some quarters of the CAPT.
tol, as the list of projects to be
started at once failed to mention
that any cities included in the
building program recently made pub.
lie. To apprehensive representatives
and senators, however, it was ex-
planned that cities not included III
today's request probably would be
cared for early next session.
Chairman Madden of the house
appropriation commsttee said tha
equest for funds came tooo late for
inclusion in the second deficiency
supply measure now being drafted
by his committee, but that a separate
bill would be reported so that the
required funds would be available
July 1, the beginning of the next
fiscal year.
OF the total amount to be spent
ever the five year period, a $165,O0c
expenditure is authorized in bill
approved by congress East year,
while n bill for the remaining $125,s
100000 already has passed the house
and is pending in the senate.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
BOULDER DAM.
BILL IS TAKEN.
UP BY SENATE.
Little Possibility Seen That
1t Will Come to Vote In
Session.
FIGHT SHOWN
Senators Ashurst and Smoot
Announce Intention to
Fight Act.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (P)-The
s;wing-Johnson Boulder canyon dam
bill finally was taken up late today
by the senate with little possibility
that it will come to a vote there in
this congress.
Opponents permitted the motion Of
Senator Johnson, republican, Cali
fornia co-author of the bill, to have
it made the unfinished business to.
Prevail, but served notice that with
in a few days, they would move to
dlsplace it. Leaders predicted that
such a move would succeed.
Meanwhile supporters of the meas,
ure in the house revived hopes that
it could be brought to a vote this
session. Chairman Smell of the
rules committee indicated a decision
Us likely next week by his commit
tee on request that the bill be
given preferred status on the cal
cndar.
Assailing the measure in the sem
ate as an attempt to coerce Arizona
into signing the Colorado river
compact, Senator Ashurst, democrat,
Arizona, announced he would pro.
pose an amendment to strike out
the vital provisions, to appropriate
s125,O00,000 for construction OF the
dam and an all-American irrigation
canal.
Senator Smoot republican, Utah.
served notice he : also would fight
the bill, with all the power in my
body" and that next week he would
move to disp1ace it.
Cano+or T0hpcon 1pnortpd that Ia
was not surprised. The senator from
Utah "will use all his power against
this measure because it's a human
interest" bill, but he pleaded that it
be given consideration at least.
Senator Watson, republican, In
diana, urged consideration also and
declared a demand for action on
the bill had been received from the
west.
''From restricted area Senator
King, democrat, Utah, put in.
Senator Ashurst declared if the bill
became law Arizona was condemned
"to an insignificant future" it's
growth would be forever stunted.
He contended the Colorado river
pact which was originally signed by
six states, but not by Arizona, now
actually was four-state treaty.
Recalling the recent withdrawal Of
Utah. he said California likewise
was not a member OF the agree
ment Because it's signature was
predicated upon the passage OF the
bill Il do not intend" he continued,
"that California shall come here un-
der the c2ver of sheep and plead
for flood protection and then be-
come wolf and demand our water
and power"
senaor Ashurst said he was will
ing to vote $5OooO,OOO, if necessary
for flood protection in the Imperial
valley but he contended the valley
had almost been abandoned.
More over, he argued that Arizona
actually owned the bed of the Colo
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
COMRADESSAY
BOTHDROWNED.
SEARCH
A viatOrs Leave Mitchell
Field Thursday and Not
Seen Since.
WING IS FOUND
Hope That FTiers May Be
Alive Although Plane Is
Destroyed.

| mitchell FIELD, N. Y, Feb. 1S
(A9-Two army airmen were missing
tonight, and although comrades of
toth army and navy continued In
search of them, it was believed they
were drowned. The fog ceiling"
under which they were flying clos
cd down and forced them into the
sea it is believed.
Lieutenant William A. Gray, pilot
Of the dirigible TC-5 ana Lieuten.
ant willard J. Harris. took the afr
for the home station at Langley
field, Va. yesterday with .ieuter-
ant Harris at the control sticks Of
o De Haviland army plano.
They dld not reach Langley field
at supper time or later, as their
comrades waited and anxiety grew.
Cause for worry was seen by those
Mho knew flying conditions in that
shortly after the fliers left this
field the fog-swept in densely from
the sea and the flying ceiling
descended down until roster on the
waves.
And then late at night, the COM
manding officer here received a con-
fidential message from the coast
guard station below Asbury Park.
N. j. The wing OF an airplane had
been found tossing in the combers
and it bore army regalia.
Messages were exchanged with
Langley field and officers were dis
patched to investigate the wreckage.
Finallyy it was announced through
official channels that the wing had
teen found and that everything
pointed to its having been a part
Of the plane in which the two lieu
tenants had started for Virginia.
Still hope existed that even though
the plane, lost in the fog, had been
forced into the waves and beaten
to fragments, its occupants might
still be alive When they left here
they had worn parachutes so con-
structed that they were effective as
life prcservers as we'll.
And so searching parties were as-
sembled and started out Coast guard
boats were sent scurrying along the
coastal waters. The non-rigid navy
dirigib1e J-S was hauled from it's
hangar at Lakehurst, N. j., and
sent out with four mon to swim
the waves. Two airplanes were pre-
pared to fly to the scene from
Langley field and four others held
in readiness here.
Continued bad weather forced Of
ficers at Mitchell field to put off the
airplane search for today but all
planes were made to institute it in
the morning
Lieutenant Gray was 2S years old
and Lieutenant Harris 3s. Both were
unmarried Gray was too young to
have seen service in the war but
Harris was with balloon company
i'll France and held a temporary
commission as captain.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
PRESIDENT IS
CONSIDERING
FARM MEASURE
No Intimation Given as to
Whether Coolidge In
tends to Veto

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. R-Presi-
dent Coolidge already has begun con-
ferences with members of his cabinet
over the McNary- -Haugen farm relief
bill, which has been passed by con-
gress, but no intimation was given
today at the White House whether
he intends to veto or approve the
measure.
In advance of the receipt by the
executive of an engrossed copy of
the BILL it was said, in his behalf,
that he intends to consider it just as
he would any other piece of legisla-
ton. The proposal, which would levy
an equalization fee on six basic farm
commodities, with a view to controll-
ing crop surpluses, was passed by the
senate last week and was approved
in identic form last night by the
house.
The president has ten days after
the bills arrival at the White House
to decide what he will do. Congress
sional speculation has been divided,
some predictions being that he would
sign the proposal and make it a law,
while others are that a veto is in
In arriving at a decision, the presi
dent is expected to be guided, to an
extent at least, by the advice of Sec
retary Jardine, and Secretaries Mel
lon and Hoover as we'll. Also it is
likely that the views of certain con-
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
Mofat Tunnel Bored
Through Great Divide
AT $40 Friday Night

EAST PORTAL, Colo, Fb. IS (P).-
The Moffat pioneer bore was holed
through at S:1Ol o'clock tonight as
President Coolidge from the White
House at washington touched a golden
key which released an electric spark
that exploded a charge of dynamite in
the tunnel. The charge removed the
eight feet of remaining rock in the
heretofore impenetrable barrier,
AS the gunpowder smoke created by
the removal of the last eight feet of
rock in the pioneer tunnel poured east
ward 955 feet, enveloping the crowd
of 60 persons, including Governor W.
H. Adams, of Colorado, and Mayor
Neslen, of Salt Lake, gathered about
microphone at Crosscutt Number 13,
a program of speeches in which mes
sage from President Coolidge was read
was held while worlSmen pulled down
canvas bulllheads to keep the smoke
from suffocating the crowd.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
.DAUCHERTY CASE
EVIDENCE IS IN;
TO JURY MONDAY

NEW YORK. Feb. 1S P-All the
evidence is in for the Daugherty-
Miller trial
The defense of Harry M. Daugn,
erty, former attorney general, rest
ed this afternoon. It began yes,
terday. Aside from testimony show
ing practice in the department of
justice and legal debate between
sinia and United States Attorney
I;nory R. Buckner as to the validity
of claims passed by Daugherty and
Thomas w. Miller, former alien prop
erty custodian, Daugherty's defense
was virtually one of character.
Miller offered no defense. Neither
defendant took the stand
Daugherty and Miller, as govern
ment officials, are charged with de
frauding the United States of their
honest and impartial services in that
they are alleged to have conspired
with the late John r. King, then
republican national committeeman
from Connecticut, and Jess w. Smith,
Daugherty's handy man, to pass
claims for the impounded assets of
the American Metal company amount
ing to approximately $7OO0,00O. The
total of the claims is the largest
ever passed by an alien property
custodian and was effected in three
Gays, the government contends.
Defense attorneys Will begin their
summations Monday morning. Buck
,ner said he expected the case to GO
to the jury late Monday.
Senator Goff was the principal wit
ness of todays session. He assumed
all responsibility for allowance of
the Merton claims He was assist
ant to the attorney general at the
time the claims We're passed, and
lis letter of allowance was admitted
as an exhibit.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19

5 GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Feb. Is o.
Donald D. Stewart, former clergyman,
whose record contains at least four
charges of bigamy and others of for
gerry and embezzlement, was in Jail
here tonight, awaiting arraignment on
charges Of forging a check for $3.50.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
SECRETARY Of
STATE IN FOR
INVESTIGATION
Legislators Inquire Why It
Costs 100000 to Collect
$4,000.
DISSECT REPORT
Expense of Collecting Fees
Eats Up Entire Income,
Is Claim.

PHOENIX, Feb. 18 lP.-Another de-
partment of state was put on the
griddle by the state legislature today.
Following in the wake of investiga-
tfons and Neutrality-suspicious. of the
state highway department, the depart
ment of vocational education, the state
industrial commission and the Univer-
sity of Arizona, the house of represen-
tatives turned it's attention to the
office of secretary of state and voted
unanimously in committee of the
whole to repeal the motor vehicle reg
istration act Of the seventh legislature.
BY that act, characterized by Repre-,
sentative Wisener, Yuma, as zone of
Sthe dirty acts crammed down our
throats the last session"-the secre-
tary of state was given complete con-
troll Of the registration of motor We
hicles and the handling of money Incl
dent thereto. The bill repeating the
act introduced by Representative
Orme, Maricopa Harmon, Greenlee, and
Mccormick, Gila, makes no provision
for transferring the work to some
other department.
Representative Orme introduced for
reading a copy of the report of James
Fl. Kerby secretary of state, filed with
Governor Hunt August 2, 1926 and
covering the period from October i,
1926, when the act went into effect, to
June 80, 1925. The representative from
Maricopa wishes to know why it had
cost STOP, 900 to collect $4,000" The de-
tailed disbursements and receipts in
kerbys report showed that receipts
from title fees, Transfers of title,
operators permits, fees charged used
car dealers, license fees and money
from other sources amounted to $107,-
419.42 for the nine months period Dis
bursements amounted to $93, 405.07, di-
vided, according to Kerby's report, as
follows:
County assessors expense, 25,S73.74;
operators fees remitted to assessors,
$7OO50; operators permit refunds and
expense, $21,309.63; overpayment of
fees refunded, $353.42, and the secre-
tary of states expense, $45, 1918. Five
thousand dollars was RENTED to the
state treasurer and incumbered cash on
hand amounted to $9,014.35.
In his letter of transmittal, Mr..
]xerby pointed out that no county
assessor was "out" any money in the
in the operation of the law and that an
examination of the figures would show
that the amount paid out for expense
by each assessor was, in most in,
stances, more than the amount taken
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-19
DEPARTMENTAL
IS
0. K.'D BY HOUSE:
Allen Bill Would Abolish 81
Offices, Commissions
and Boards

PHOENIX, Feb. 18 (P)-The Allen,
Maricopa, BILL proposing to turn
the affairs of government inside ous
by abolishing 81 offices, commits
sions, boards and agencies now ex,
istent and establishing eight civil
administrative departments under d1-
rect control of the governor, bobped
up on the floor of the house com
mittee of the whole today to re-
.ceive approval for passage. Only a
scattering of mos" was heard when
the chair, Representative Brooke OF
4avapai, called for vote.
AS soon as the bill had been re-
ported out by the judiciary ana
efficient government committees,
with recommendations that it 90 pass,
Mahon, of Maricopa, moved that it
be Indefinitely postponed. The mo-
tion was defeated. There was little
discussion and only two minor
amendments were made.
AS drawn, the bill is almost pre-
cisely the same as that introduced
by the Campbell (republican) ad-
ministration in 1921, when the line
of demarcation between republicans
and democrats in both houses was
so finely drawn, that vote for
or against the bill became purely a
party proposition. Allen, the author,
and a republican, today seemed to
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