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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
DOUGLAS BLAMED
FOR INDICTMENT
OF HIGHWAY DEPT

PHoENIN, Feb. 21 R-W. c. Le-
febvre, state engineer, in review
of the report of joint legislative
committees findings of the highway
probe, asked 70 him by Governor
Hunt and made public today, blandly
states: 'I believe this attempted
Indictment of the highway depart
ment is merely a continuation Of the
efforts Of James A. Douglas to direct
its affairs
Lefebvre's reply further states: Il
am of the opinion that the purpose
of this investigation was to destroy
any possibility of any bond issue be-
! ing voted for the development of our
state roads and the matching of fed
eral aid as he (Douglas) has ex-
pressed himself as opposed to match
ing federal aid"
There is no actual deficit in the
highway department today" the state
engineers reply reads. "The highway
department has never been on cash
basis 1T has certain credits estab-
lished for its use.
"If the legislature will place the
department on a cash basis" Le-
febvre continues, then we can pay
our bills Immediately and save money
for the state. If it does not do so,
then the same situation will continue,
only it will be worse because the
highway investigating committee has
done a great deal toward destroy
ing the credit of the state highway
department"
Regarding force accounts, the Le-
febyre reply says: ct is no secret
that there have been in the past
combines of contractors doing certain
classes of highway work, which has
materially raised the price,
AS for the committees findings on
the imprest fund Lefebvre states:
eve call attention to the fact that
the highway department has been
using an imprest fund to meet it's
payrolls under the authority of an
act passed by the second Legislature
of the state in 1915" He adds fur
ther that it has been the custom of
the department from 1915 up to this
time to meet payrolls in the present
manner. The reply reads: "It is diff
ficult to understand how any man
who processes to understand the fl
nances of the state would suggest
that the imprest fund might be
manipulated"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22


troops in Kiangso province to OPP
pose the nationalists who are threat
| ening to advance against Shanghai
Yang Yu-Ting, credited with be-
ing Marshal Chang Tso-Lin's right
hand man, declared emphatically thai
compromise with the south west i'm
possible until Russian bolshevists
had been eliminated. He believed
it inevitable that the Manchurians
and Cantonese shortly would clash
in Kinagsu, Honan and AnhweA
provinces.
eve are not fighting Chang Kai.
Shek Commander in chief of the
Cantonese or nationalist forces), but
we are fighting the Russians" as>
serted Yang.
While the Manchurians, he said,
did not believe in unifying the whole
country by force, they did believe IN
holding everything north of the
Yangste river by force (The Peking
government has claimed jurisdic
ton over all China).
Yang charged that both Marshal
WI Pei-Fu defending 'Kiangsu, the
last of his five eastern provinces.
from the Cantonese) were hindering
planned advances of the Manchur-
ians against the nationalists.
Yang asserted positively that while
the nationalists were attacking
Shanghai the northerners would at
tempt to retake Hankow from the
Cantonese (nationalists- who had
held it since their defeat of WI
Fei-Fu last August.
After the situation in Honan is
settled where WI is refusing it
passage, Yang said the whole Man
churian army of the west would
cross the Yellow river within .
week.
They then would advance westward
into Shenshi province and eliminate
the Kuominchun, the wandering
army of the Peking government.
In conclusion, Yang said that after
long waiting, things had come to
clear issue between north and south
The interview was believed signi-
ficant as indicating that ManchurialA
conservations had been won over to
the plan for war against the ma
tionalistS.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22

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| all property in the state to two mills
for the fiscal year 192T-zo, liz mills
for the year 1928-28 and one mill for
each year thereafter. The state treas
urer under amendment will not receive
mony from fines and penalties for vio-
lation of the proposed law for inclusion
in the highway fund in his office. The
bill now stipulates also that the salary
Lof the highway engineer and his staff
shall be paid from the state highway
fund.
Perhaps the most drastic amend
ments so far ws the travelling public
is concerned were those boosting
! the gross receipt tax rate on COM
mon carrier to four per cent and the
registration fees to from $40 to $50
according to the tonnage of the We
hicle. Trucks under the proposed
law would be required to pay 5
per cent of their gross receipts.
Extensively amended so as to work
no hardships on local talent" pro-
ductions and established theatres the
Orme (Maricopa) bill, proposing to
impose stiff license tax on carni-
walls and other under canvas shows
was also approved by the comh=tte"
cf the whole.
The senate bill by Favour, Yava
pai, introduced at the request ol
the joint senate-house committee on
code revision, proposing the appoint
rlent of q code commission or six
members from the legislature TO
carry on the work OF Judge Fred c.
Struckmeyer, code commissioner re
ceived the approval of cthe senate
committee of the whole, Vby a mar
row squeeze of two votes. As amendA
ed, however, by the committee on
style revision and compilation, of
which Senator Favour is chairman,
the bill is practically a new one
AS approved by the committee 8 to \
with three senators absent the bill
created legislative committee
known as the code committee, to pe
composed of six members.
The committee would be empow.
cred to contract with a publishing
company for the printing in pamph-
let form of the revised code as
drawn by Judge Struckmeyer under
authorization by the 1925 legis1a,
ture.
The publishing company woulo
print 500 copies of the codified laws
for distribution to the bar, the legs
Tslature and the public at a price
not to exceed $4,000. The commit
tee also would be authorized to
contract for publishing of the code
after it was enacted into law, and
would prepare for submission to the
next session of the Legislature bills
for such re-enactment. The final re-
codified law books would be sold
to the state for not moro than $15
per set. The amended bill carries
an appropriation of 100000 but on
the motion of Favour, the emergency
clause was stricken.
Approval of the bill was fought
by Senators Golfer, Kinmball anti
Joyner The senator from Apacnc
contended that consideration of the
code should be oegun and the sem
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
POST OFFICERS
WILL AID MEN
TO GET BONUS

The attention of the ex-service men
of the World war is again called to
the fact that this year is their last
chance to apply for their adjusted
service certificates Commonly called
bonus). The longer it is put off the
more the value of the insurance is
lessened for it is computed according
to the mans age at the time of appli-
cation.
In order to be of service to the ex-
service men of this community in as
sisting them to apply for their ad-
justed service certificates officers of
Fred Hilburn Post No. IL, American
legion will be at the offices of the
chamber of commerce and mines Tues
day evening from 6:30 until o'clock.
They have the necessary forms to be
filled out in making the application,
and ask that the ex-service men bring
their discharge from the service with
them, if they have it.
Any ex-service man who has lost
his adjusted service certificate can
apply for duplicate The legion will
also have the forms for application for
duplicates with them Tuesday evening
at the offices of the chamber of com
merce and mines.
1t is the wish of the local post of
the American legion that all ex-service
men of the World war who have not
applied for their adjusted service GER
tificates do SO now.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
Take Eastern Visitors
For Hunt In Mexico

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Tardy, of Douglas,
and J. William Schatz and daughter,
Dorothea, of Poughkeepsie, NY, re-
turned yesterday from Tucson where
they attended the opening of the rodeo.
Mr.. Schatz is an eastern manufacturer
and came to Douglas to spend a two
months vacation through advertising
of the Borderland Climate club, of
which Mr.. Tardy is president.
Mr.. Schatz Mr.. Tardy, r. G. Arnold,
Rev. Tolbert Weaver and two business
men from Pittsburgh, Pa, and one
from Phoenix will leave today for a
hunting trip on Fl. Gabilando's ranch
Mexico. The eastern men are inter-
ested in the mineral and lumber in
dustries and expect to make surveys
of this section of the country.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
Are You Too Thin9
Writer Says Folks Unde4
weight Should Consider
Question Seriously

One does not need to be "fat" in
order to be healthy-but folks nuder-
weight should try to correct their
weakness at once.
You do not need to be a Doctor to
understand this danger. Common
Sense and the fact that Life Insur-
ance companies refuse to sell insur-
ance to folks who are "too thin" fur
nish convincing daily proofs.
nj the opinion of the writer, if
you are five or more pounds UNDER
weight, you ought to try a few
weeksI use of McCoy's Tablets at
once. Tiny, tasteless tablets, con-
tanning the world known flesh Civ
ing value, the physical power and
of Cod Liver Oil. At the
Douglas Drug Co., and other drug
gists go tablets 60c) on money back
if not satisfied plan.-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
Manufacturer Surveys
Dairy Situation Here;
Hunting Factory Site

I'm completely sold on Douglas.
With those words, o. S. Akers,
president of a dairy specialties manu-
featuring compony bearing his name
in New Castle, Ind, who is planning
to install factory in some south
western city, expressed his opinion
OF Douglas
Akers made a survey of the dairy
business in the city and conferred
with chamber of commerce officials
relative to the subject. He said that
he will build his factory either in
Arizon or southern Clifornia.
The factory will employ between 35
and SO men and women and bottles,
bottle tops and like articles are the
manufactured products.
Akers is en- route to Long Beach,
Calfi., to spend vacation. He re-
quested chamber of commerce Off
cials to keep in touch with him rela-
tive to the dairy situation here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
Chinese War Lords
United Against South

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22

ator from Graham, asked Favour Il
over on u.s." in asking for Immediate
approval of the BILL
! 'T decline to answer the question:
replied Favour, because it is an
insult"
Senator Jones of Maricopa was OF
the opinion that Governor Hunt
should be consulted before any action
was taken.
| Senator Donnelly of Pima, president
pro tenn in the absence of Senator
| Winsor of Yuma, saw his own meas
ure, proposing additional compensa-
tion for state examiner and exam
| ination of the accounts Of school
district officers, voted down on third
reading. Bettwys, Santa Cruz, bill,
making uniform the incontestibility
provisions of life insurance policies,
met like fate.
Confirming it's action in committee
of the whole last week the house
passed a bill repeating the motor
vehicle title law and another for the
relief of a Chicago auditing firm
which conducted a survey of the state
Highway departments books five
years ago. A motion by Represen-
tative Wisener that a committee of
three be appointed to investigate the
operation of the motor vehicle title
law under the secretary of state was
carried unanimously. Another bill
approved by the house committee Of
the whole today was that proposing
a new fish and game code, amended to
include an emergency clause and to
strike a paragraph which was said to
recognize the authority of the secre-
tary of agriculture as superior to
the state laws in the disposition and
control of Kaibab deer. The senate
approved for passage a bill by Rep
resentative Pickett of Cochise provid-
ing pensions for firemen, and one by
Akers creating four state ware
houses for the storage of farm prod
ucts. The latter was amended to
place one warehouse each in Mari
copa, Navajo, Yuma and Greenlee
counties.
The state treasurer's second tax
anticipation bond bill was placed on
second reading under suspension of
the rules and will be voted on to-
morrow A bill by Senator Donnelly,
proposing state board of barber
examiners, was indefinitely post
poned, while that by Senator Golfer.
pl oposing an appropriation of $5
100000 to defray the cost of prelimi-
nary work on dam at Glen canyon
on the Colorado river, was adversely
reported by the senate committee on
agriculture and forestry in asmajority
report. A minority report recon-
mended it for passage.
The senate was adjourned over
Washingtons birthday; the house
will meet tomorrow.
A bill by Senators Kimball of Gra-
ham and Lyons of Gila providing for
the sale of $4,000 acres of state lands |
to raise money for a state hospital |
for old and disabled miners, was APP
proved by the senate committee of the I
whole today. The bill was amended |
to read that the hospital would be at |
Hot Springs Junction, north of Phoe
nix, that prospective beneficiaries
must have been citizens Of Arizona for
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22

demand to collect revenue from the
waterpower to be generated He
described the bill as a reclamation
measure and said all of the states in
Volved would share equally.
California agrees to permit Arizona
one dollar per horsepower for the
for the power, Senator Ashurst
said, instead of six dollars de-
manded, and therefore had admitted
the principle of it's right to this claim
California might be willing to be
held UP for one dollar a horsepower"
Senator Johnson said, but to concede
the principle-never" Both Senators
Ashurst ard Cameron agreed to sup
port an independent measure to afford
flood protection from the Imperial
valley, but both served notice that this
would have to go unheeded if it were
coupled with the Boulder dam project.
Declaring the bill sectional in char
acter and wholly III the interests OF
California;" he asked:
what would California say if our
state should drain the oil wells of
California through a single conduit
What a perfectly silly analogy" put
III Senator Johnson.
YES, all is silly except what my
friend from California says" Mr.. Ash
urst commented.
Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada,
gave notice he would speak on the bill
tomorrow and Senator ShortridSe, re-
publican, California, expects to talk
then also.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
California and Arizona
Battle Over River Bill

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
House Votes Four
Cent Gasoline Tax

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
More Palms
To Beautify City

The number of orders given to the
chamber of commerce for palms and
plants has assured second shipment
to be used in the identification of
residential streets, according to George
ID. Doubleday, secretary of the cham
Der.
Thirteen orders had been received
yesterday afternoon and the number
was expected to reach 20 or 25 before
the placing of the order. The plants
are ordered from Tucson.
The first shipment last week in
cluded S5 palms and their beauty
caused an overflow of requests for
them to be received The palms were
issued to those who had placed their
orders through the chamber of COM
merce.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
Women Golfers Arrive
To Play In Tournament
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ment. A buffet dinner and dance for
visitors and club members is the fea-
ture of the entertainment program to
be given Friday evening at the club
house. The committee in charge is
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Meredith, Jr, Mr.. and Mrs. M. L..
Hartley and Lieut.. and Mrs. A. T.
Wilson. Saturday morning a break
fast and business meeting will take
place at the club at 10 o'clock.
Approaching and putting contests
will be staged Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50. Prizes will be offered for
various accomplishments in each
flight and in the putting contest AMI
mixed foursome.
The committees in charge of the
weeks events are announced as fol-
lows:
Tournament: Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Jolly j. L. Hastings and G, r. Drys-
dale.
Entertainment: Mrs. H. J. Bishop,
Mrs. p R. Collins, Mrs. j. P. Boyle
and Mrs f. C. Robinson.
Decorating: Mrs. B. A. Packard and
Mrs. Carl d. Cole.
Housing: Mrs. J. L. Hastings.
s.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
Banks and Offices
Closed for Holiday

Banks and large majority Of the
business houses and offices will be
closed today in celebration Of the
birthday anniversary of George Wash
ington.
Schools will close in the afternoon
and a dramatizatioa of the Declaration
Of independence will be given in some
schools in the morning. Speakers from
the American legion will address pupils
in six of the schools
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22
Juarez Vice Consul
Visits In Douglas

John e. Jones' Jr., American vice
consul in Juarez, chihuahua, Mex
leo, arrived in Douglas Sunday
morning to visit his mother at 1928
Eighth street.
Jones formerly lived in Douglas
and attended high school here. He
called on r. E. Souers, superin-
tendent of city schools, today. Souers
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-22

was high school principal when
Jones attended school in Douglas
Harry Anrsden, vice consul In
Aqua Prieta, was assisting in en-
tertaining the visiting official to-
day. Jones will leave tomorrow
night.
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AUCTION SALES.
El'TIfRHr NAYS
ADAM A. WESCHLER & son. AucIloneers
Trustees Sale of Valuable I'm.
proved Real Estate, Being
Premises No. 1850 Jackson
Street ME-

BY virtue OF pertain deed OF trust duly
recorded March 10. 1927. being instrument
No. 50 of the land records of the District
Of and At the Of the pasy
will offer for sale by PUBLIC auction, n
FIRST DAY OF "AUGrsT, 1927. AT FIVE
O'CLOCK PM. the following described land
and premises, situate in the District OF Co.
Ia in BENJAMIN, F. Leighton and Richard
land" as per plat recorded in Lber County
q at foliOs t03 and 104. as per plat recorded
in the Office of The suryey3r for the Dis,r,e,
no building or buildings shall be erected on
said land within Is feet of the front line
thereof subject also to other covenants OF
record Said property known at this date
for purposes OF assessment and taxation as
Terms of sale: The above property will
be sold subject to a prior deed Of trust for
$4,000 at 6T. due March 10. 1880: balance
payable IN 'he following manner, to Wit:
$500 cash and balance Of deferred purchase
money in monthly installments OF $50 per
per annum. secured by a second deed OF
trust upon the property sold, all cash
over trust. at option of purchaser. A de-
post of $500 required OF purchaser at time
o9to aria +, fees at cost q
days from day of sale. otherwise the trus.
tees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur-
chaser after five days advertisement of such
' - ~ &. ALBERT WHITE.
JOHN B. HARRELL.
iv2f-d&ds.exSu Trustees
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THOMAS BOWLING CO.. AUCTIoNEERs
Trustees Sale of Brick Dwell
ing, No. 1907 Fifth Street
Norfhxesf

BY virtue of a certain deed of trust re-
s of hs gn 1s 1g No
Columbia. and at the request of the party
secured | will sell at public auction. in
FOURTH. 1927. AT FOUR O'Clock Pm,
the following-described real estate. being lot
commissioners'. subdivision Of SQUARE sn D' No.
51O. as per plat recorded in the office Of the
surveyor OF the. District of Columbia. to-
Terms: Sold subject to a first deed of
trust Of SO $50 and q second deed of trust
OF 81 .66b.1O. accrued interest and unpaid
taxes: all particulars announced at sale:
500 deposit required at time of sale. All
conveyanclng and recording at purchasers
within thirty days. or the deposit will be
forfeited and the property may be resold at
the discretion of the trustee.
GEORGE E. C.. HAYES,
Jy2S.3O- au2,3.4 Surviving Trustee.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
trict of Columbia. holding an Equity
Court In re dissolution of Vanity Beauty
ton In the above-entitled cause filed herein
on the 25th day Of July. AID. 1927. recites
engage in business and that the business in
which the said corporation had been engaged
is now. conducted by Alice s. Herman in
luton Of said corporation. Upon tss1 consldera.
tion thereof, it is by the court this goth day
decreed that all such persons as are inter
ested in the Vanity Beauty Shoppe. Inc, be-
and they are hereby required to show cause,
on or before the 2Sth day of August, 1927.
if any they have. why the said corporation
should not be dissolved as. prayed in the
order be published in The Evening Star once
a week for three successive weeks. BY the
court: JENNINGS BAILEY. Justice fSeal)
A true copy. Test: FRANK f. CUNNING
HAM. Clerk. BY M. LEE ASHFORD. Asst
Clerk. iy2S-all4 IL
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AUCTION SALES.
Future DAYS.
Trustees Sale of Modern z
Story Brick Dwelling, No.
1926 r Street Southeast. p

By virtue Of a certain deed Of trust; duly
Of the land records Of the. District OF Column;
bia. and at the request Of the party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustees will offer
for sale by public auction in front Of the
6F xGGusr 5I At TH FIVE FTH neK
Pm. the acknowledgements land and prem
wit: Lot 100 in Douglas G.. Monkeys sub,
division Of lots So. 80. 81. so. 63. 81 and
65 in square 5005 as per plat recorded III
the office Of the surveyor for the District of
Columbia in I.iber ~. at folio 90. subject
to covenants of record.
Terms Of sale: The above property will
be sold subject to a prior deed of trust for
$4,000. at = per cent. due. July T. 1928:
balance cash. A deposit of $500 required
OF purchaser at time of sale: All convey
ancing. recording and notarial fees at cost
Of purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied
with within thirty days from day of sale,
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to
resell the property. at the risk and cost OF
the defaulting purchaser. after five days ad.
published in the city of Washington. d. C.
CUVIER A. METZLER
FRANK B. GUEST.
iy26-d&ds,exSu ,-F Trustees
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FOUR BOYS, BROTHERS,
RUN Thirteenth FIRM
Twelve Businesses Bought, oper-
ated and Disposed of with
Profit by Quartet.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, July 2s.-In a single year
four Omaha boys have bought, OPP
Grated and sold 12 businesses. Now
they are running their thirteenth ven-
ture, and it is a striking success.
The boys are Louis and Jack Drew,
twins, and their brothers Clyde and
Howard. and they range in age from
IL to IS years. Their father gave
them a start, encouraging them to
try a number of business ventures
and to dispose of them one by one
when they could do so proftably lie
says 1t is giving them lot of good
experience.
ITS fine training for them" says
Drew senior. land they get a big
kick out of it. They have lost some
money by short-changing themselves.
and they have learned TO be cautious
about checks"
Right now the foursome is in the
department store business.
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pROEOSAT.S

OFFICE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PUB.
lie Parks, Of the National Capital, Washing
received until August IL, 1927. and then
ing. for constructing a Bath House. Beginners
Pool and SWIMMING Pool located on the s.w.
corner of the Mckinley High School grounds
near LIST and SITS. ne, Washington, D. c.
Further information upon application to
SEALED PROPOSALS, IN TRIPLICATE.
will will be received in the Office OF the Chief
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NV. Wash
ington. D. c.. until pm. August l.. 1927,
and then opened for steel cases for holding
patents and trade marks Blanks for sub
plicatiOn to the Chief Clerk of the Depart
m s at the above address, P PT99 81 or, No
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE
Bureau Of Supplies and Accounts. Navy De;
O'clock am. August ., 1927, for, delivering
telescopes. air, and sprinkling tanks to the
Navy Yard. Washington. d. c. Apply for
PROPOSALS to the Bureau Of Supplies and Ac
counts. CHARLES MORRIS. Paymaster Cen
eral of the Navy. Iyo1 %