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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
don FLICKINCER,
DOUGLAS BOY, is
I'm YANKS' CAMP

Don Flickenger, son of A. W. Flick
niger, of Douglas, who was born here,
is one of the best looking rockies at
the Yankee training camp, according
to Frederick G. Lieb baseball writer
for the New York Telegram.
Don Flickenger is well known in
Doulas and it was here that he married
a Douglas girl, Miss Grace Struthers.
The following write-up of Flicl<enger
by Lieb makes it look as though the
young man was sure of a regular
berth with the Yanks:
"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March II.
A rookie infielder in this club, who
looks every inch ballplayer, is Don
Fliclenger, semi-pro from Phoenix,
Ariz AS Flinkenger measures six
feet two inches, there is lot of base
ball talent concealed about his person.
Seventy-four inches of it, to be exact.
Don is just a kid twenty years of
age and it will be necessary to send
him out for few years. There is no
job open for him on the Yanlls at
present But some day that boy will
win his spurs. He is lad from the
big open spaces with likeable care
free open countenance. Don was picked
up by Eddie Herr, who gave the kid a
nice boost.
zone can spot him Immediately as a
ball player There is a certain natural
grace to his actions when he picks up
a ball, grace which some players
never acquire. He is a little tall for an
infielder, but length never bothered
Herman Long or George Kelly When
Bob Meusel broke in with the Yankees
as a third baseman it would take him
quite a while to stoop for the balls.
"Flickenger also took nice cut at
the ball in the batting practice at bat.
He, too, showed that same grace about
his movement. Just remember the
name, Don Flckenger. There will be
more about him later on.
sThe bad weather continued yester-
day, and Higgins again curtailed his
teams activities to an afternoon prac-
tice The wind died down in the after
noon and by today this cold snap
should be over.
'"rhe team indulged in it's first real
batting and -infield practice. Even with
Dugan, Koenig and Lazzeri, of the
regulars, missing, the infield was
pretty well cluttered with talent. There
surely were plenty of infielders here.
"Gehrig and Dutch" Ruether took
turns at playing first base; Morehart
and Adams scampered around second;
Flickenger and Ferrel took turns at
short, and Gazella and Vera appeared
at third base. These two chaps are
dead ringers for each other. Vera is
feet inches and weighs ITO pounds,
while Mike is feet ~ inches and
weighs 1856 They are of the same
build and look as though they were
cast from the same mould
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
Times Have Advanced
Bring Your Own Kpife and Spoon
Was No Joke In the Days
OF King Arthur

Unless we glance back occasionally
at the successive steps leading to our
modern social customs, it is hard to
realize that we simple American citi
zens are enjoying as an everyday
comfort, luxuries that the richest
monarch of olden days could not
have.
The j. c. Penney company's local
store is offering a 26-piece set of
Rogers electroplate table silverware
as a special feature offering for their
silver anniversary year. Back in the
days of King Arthur every guest was
obliged to bring his own knife and
spoon and their own personal ser
Think of the horror with which q
modern hostess would greet the idea
of feeding and housing several dozen
personal servants of her guests. She
much prefers to supply them with
adequate table equipment.
Forks are a much later innovation,
coming over to England from italy
about 16OS.' We gather from ancient
historians that more discussion was
caused by their Introduction than
over the discovery of America. There
is a record in an old manuscript of
the payment of three shillings for a
single silver fork, weighing ounces,
but of course this was considerably
after their first use.
incidentally, this memento Offering
of the j. c. Penney company COM
prises the largest single order ever
placed for table silverware, being for
100000 sets.-Adv.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
new SPECIAL
DELIVERY ON
MEXICO MAIL

Effective April 1, 1927, ordinary
(unregistered) articles in the "egu-
lar mail addressed for delivery in
Mexico will be given the benefit Of
special delivery service when pre-
paid 20 cents, in addition to the
regular postage, by United States
special delivery or other stamps ar
fixed to each article This service
applies to letters, post cards, printed
matter, commercial papers and SAM
pies.
The articles intended for special
delivery in Mexico should have af-
fixed labels reading Express (spe-
cial delivery" However, until these
labels are received. the articles
should in all cases be marked in
led ink Express directly below
but never on the stamps.
Articles mailed in Mexico which
are intended for special delivery IN
the United states Will be subjecs
to the sane conditions in their de-
livery as special delivery articles in
the domestic service.
This makes 26 foreign countries
with which the United States has
established special delivery service.
The announcement of the service
with Mexico will be received with
pleasure along the border where
daily inquiries are made at the post
offices in regard to sending special
delivery mail to Mexico.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
SEARCH OF YEARS ENDS IN
COLONIZATION PLAN HERE

A search through five states to
find a spot suitable for colonial
ton plan brought w. G. Robins 10
the Sulphur Springs valley, where
ko has entered the farming end
chicken raising business on large
scale and secured % new residents
for the valley
Robins location is between the
Double Adobe school and McNeal, a
few miles north Of here He offers
to build two chicken pens, get eight
acres ready for crops, build two
acre chicken yard, give 200 chickens
and seed for eight acres for de-
posit of $500, a remaining $500 to be
paid within two years
Robins labors have borne fruit,
resulting IN the % settlers coming
to the valley. They are from Wash
ington, Utah, Arizona and other
states. one hundred colonists from
Cleveland, O.. are coming 20 the val
ley to take his farms, he said yes
terday.
All of the residents secured 70
cate have taken pieces OF land rang
/ ing from 10 to 40 acres. The soil
is fertile Chicken raising is one OF
| the biggest industries of the valley
An onion grown in the valley last
summer weighed four pounds ana
was as big as mans head. Robins
sent the onion to Omaha, Neb., and
the publicity given it there resulted
in his receiving more than 100 let
ters of inquiry regarding the Sui
phur Springs valley
A letter to friend in Nome
Alaska, was given newspaper public
/ ity there and as a result the pro-
noter received 27O inquiries.
Robins is a native Alaskan, ieav-
/ ing there 4our years ago. He saw
his first orange, lemon and palm
trees in California and while there
conceived the colonization plan. He
made a trip through California
| Washington, Oregon, Nevada and
Arizona, finally finding a suitable
location for launching his plan noaE
here.
II Travelled through the five states
ard found many likely places bE;
something was wrong with each
one" Robins said. FINALLY 1 came
to this valley and knew that I haG
found what was looking for. Its
place whore more can be produc-
ed. Gardening and chicken raising
are easy IN this valley"
For months Robins worked quiet
ly en- his colonization plan, taking
no one in this vicinity into his con-
fidence. Not until ne mad obtained
definite results in the way of new
valley residents did the story leak
out.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
GEI Thin WITHOUT
STARVING

Millions of people have learned the
way. You can see the results in every
circle. Countless people all about you
have attained a normal weight. Mar
mola Prescription Tablets embody the
modern method. They combat the
gland cause No abnormal exercise or
diet is required. People have used
them for 1o years. They have told the
results to others, until the demand for
Marmola has grown to very large pro-
portions.
All druggists supply Marmola at 81
a box. Each box contains an explanao
ton of why the results occur. You will
always be glad if you learn at once
what Marmola means to your good
health and good looks. ~
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
Billy
F'XA'ltlA{ISI n
How Do Veterans Look?

How Do Veterans Look?
FIT: MYERS, Fla-In what shape
are Cobb, Collins and Wheat?
Just how good shortstop is this
fellow Joe Boley?
AS I hit the various American
league training camps, other than
the Athletics, the above questions
are among the first. that are fired
at me by the managers and players.
It is apparent that the seven other
clubs in the league have whole
some respect for the Philadelphia
Athletics. 1t is also evident that
they believe the above mentioned
four players are more or less the
reason.
Here is the way I found the
much discussed athletes as watched
them do their stuff at Ft Myers
and in several exhibition games.
Collins in Great Shape
1 was agreeably surprised ct the
condition of Eddie Collins. He is
cavorting around second base like
a youngster, despite his SO years. He
shows no i'll effects of the leg injury
that has troubled him for several
years.
81 played handball and squash
during the winter in order to put
my legs to every severe test" says
Collins in explaining his condition.
"These two games are hard on
the legs will quickly bring out
any flaws. 1 managed to go through
the winter training without the
slightest handicap.
connie intends to start me at
second base. The way 1 feel now
see no reason why l shouldn't
still be there when the finish of
the season rolls around.
THAT is long way off and base
ball is a precarious business. How
ever, there is Max Bishop and Jimmy
Dykes, both capable of playing the
base as we'll as 1 can"
Cobb Takes 1t Easy
Much depends upon the ability of
Collins to do the route. His presence
ball club
True, Eddie has lost some of his
speed, but he is still able to cover
a lot of territory; knows the batters
and how to play for them, and is
a wonder at the bat.
Cobb was taking it easy when
1 saw Inc Athletics. That has always
been his custom in the spring. He
realizes his legs must be "nursed'
along.
1t is his intention to play regularly
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
Senator Johnson Will
Push Boulder Dam Act

WASHINGTON, March 20 P.-Sen-
ator Johnson, republican, California,
left today for his home with the an
nouncement that he planned to organ
ize the people of southern California
for the Swing-Johnson Boulder canyon
dam bill, which will be pressed again
at the December session.
The contest before us has assumed
national proportions" he declared. "It
is no longer a mere local problem. 1t
has become fundamental and unless the
government wins the right to legis-
late as it deems necessary for the pro-
lection of it's peoples and the develop
merit of it's resources it may as well
deliver to private corporations for pri-
vate gain what belongs to all alike" !
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
EXHIBITION BASEBALL

HOUSTON, Texas, March 20 R.-
Playing scrapping baseball all the way
and getting superb twirling from three
moundsmen, the Houston Buffalos
Tuesday afternoon defeated the Detroit
Tigers second string team. 2 to l, in
IL innings. The score by innings:
Detroit (A) .OO1 900 900 OO-1 /
Houston (T) 100 600 900 OIL 3
Wells, Smith and Mcconnell, Wood
all; Carlson, Clough, Whitworth and
Burns.
Ell PAso, March 20 P.-
CHICAGO (N1 ..o1o 300 200 o-s 1s !
Amarillo (W) ..1O1 12O O1O II II
(Ten innings)
Osborn, Blake and Hartnett; Reppy
Thinning and Lyle, Adams
wAYcRoss, Ca, March 80 lP.-
Albany (E) 900 900 600 6
Philadelphia ca 600 zl}Ia LII 10 and smith
Mum: Rommel and Cochrane, Fox
TAMPA, Fla, March QP.--
ST. Louis (Np ............. 2 5
Washington (A) .............. 3 10 0
Reinhardt, Dyer and O'Farrell; Brax-
ton, Hadley, Ruel, Berger
I49,,-- r. H. e
Baltimore (D =. 900 600 1OO--1
Cincinnati (N) .OO1 030 00X-4
a Ernshaw and Lake; Mays and Har-
grave.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, March 20 tR--
~ lft r. TT, E
New York (N) ..O01 1O2 OOO--4 8 :
Levsen. Karr, Hudkin and Sewalli
Grimes, Marquard and Handy.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
Albert Rookie
Makes His Comeback
Wins six>year fight for health. Noav eveI and strong
at 90. Husky as eOer, he braises TanLac

At 1880 West Both Place, Los An
geles, lives Albert A. Rookie, a re-
spected citizen with SO years of active
railroad experience. He tells Of very
interesting experience.
"About seven years ago" says Mr..
Rookie, "my stomach and liver went
back on me. 1t was most distressing
experience. Nothing seemed to agree
with me; lost all desire for food. A
sound nights sleep was out of the
question, so rose each morning tired
and pepIess. Then constipation de-
veloped and made life continuous
misery. lost weight and could hardly
drag myself around a good deal of the
time. After six years of that | was all
in. Along came the flu when had
no resistance left. That was about the
last straw. Nothing seemed tohelpme.
"On a friends advice tried Tanlac,
and that certainly did help. | soon
began to get refreshing sleep again, to
eat with old-time zest. The distressing
stomach and liver troubles disap-
peared. Briefly, Tanlac put me on
my feet, with all my old-time vigor
and enjoyment of life. | put on weight
and after FIVE bottles was as well as
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
ruGAzY WINS nATrLE

NEW YORK, March 20 H9.-Hum-
bert j. Fugazy today won his first
skirmish with Tex Rickard in the re-
newed competition of the rival pro-
moters for major outdoor pugilistic
attractions when the state athletic
commission approved worlds welter-
weight title fight between Pete Latzo,
champion, and Joe Dundee, of Balti-
more. Unexpected withdrawal of op-
position to the match by Rickard was
followed by a postponement of the
contest from May "a to June, 8. 1t will
be held at the Polo grounds.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
MIAMI BOSS KILLEI1

MIAMI, March 20 P-Carroll F.
Faulker, a shift boss employed by
the Inspiration Consolidated Copper
company at Miami, was instantly
killed late yesterday when he was
crushed between an ore car and ait
electric tram motor. The accident
occurred under ground. Kaulller
was riding on the motor when u
chain coupling parted The motor
was brought to stop but the tram
rushed on crushing the shift BOSS
against the motor
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
Gains 5 Pounds
Since Taking Vinol

81 felt sluggish, drowsy and weak.
A friend suggested vinol Now I feel
fine and have gained pounds =
r. H. Bailey. The very FIRST week
you take Vinol, you begin to feel
stronger, eat and sleep better For
over 25 years, this simple, strength
ening iron and cod liver compound
has been helping nervous, down
women, tired men, and pale, sicl1ly
children. Contains no oil-pleasant
to take. Douglas Drug Co.-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
Rabbit Drive Will
Be Staged April 9

held at onion Miller's farm, north
of the Double Adobe school, Sunday
april TO- Miller and w. g. Robins
ar" promoting the rabbit shoot.
Soft drinks will be sold and Doug
las people are invited to attend the
shoot and bring their lunches for
an all-day picnic Hundreds of rab
hits will be in the drive Robins
and Miller intend to continue the
Crives throughout the summer.
"No Breakfast Complete without
The Dispatch"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
Phoenix aper Gives
Douglas Publicity

The Douglas Chamber of Commerce
and Mines has been requested to
furnish the Arizona, Gazette with a
story on the subject, "What Douglas
las been doing in the way of de-
velopment; its assets and what the
future holds in store for Douglas"
The newspaper requested a column
story. 1t was written and maileG
yesterday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30

tatives to a second seven-state Colo
RADIO river conference at any time
selected by Governor Dern. It was
intimated by the Nevada official
however, that this state was we'll
satisfied with the original Santa
Fc compact and with the Swing
Johnson bill but that as matter of
courtesy, it would further confer
with Utah and Arizona on any points
they might raise in the proposed
second conference
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30

1 OAKLAND, Calf, March 30 %
r. H. e..
Missions IL 0
Oakland
Pillette and Walters, Whitney;
Hasty, Delaney, Krause and Baker.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, March 20 (R),-
r. III. e.
HOLLYWOOD 8 1
Sacramento 10 IA
McCabe and Murphy; Vinci and Sew
ereid
+. H. E.
Portland ........ 2
San Francisco ................ 0
Kinney and Yelle; Kunz and AgneW.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30

The idea FOR the distribution OF
the cards was. that of Fred Hub
bell, president of the chamber of
commerce. Five hundred of the
cards have been ordered for early
distribution.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
NENAnA Is READY

N 1IV AHA Is EAKllkDN y
RENO, New, March 20 R-Gov-
ernor Balzar, of Nevada, notified
Governor Dern.. of Utah, this morn
ing that Nevada. will send represen-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
MEXlCANS HOLD
AMERICANS FOR
$4,000 RANSOM

MEXICO CITY March 20 R1.-The
United States embassy has been in
formed that Edar Marks Wilkins, an
American, was kidnapped last Sunday
by bandits and is being held for ran
som of 10000 pesos (about $2O00O)
The embassy has sent a note to the
Mexican foreign office making urgent
representations for wilkins release.
The information reaching the en-
bassy said that wilkins was Kidnapped
with his ten-year-old son on the out
skirts of Guadalajara and carried into
the neighboring hills by bandits.
The boy was sent back to the city
with a note demanding 10000 pesos
ransom
Federal troops, learning of the kid
naping, pursued the bandits and en-
gagged in fight with them yesterday,
but the band escaped. The pursuit is
continuing.
WASHINGTON, March 20 tY.-Un-
successful efforts of Mexican army
officials at Guadalajara to rescue Ed
gar Morris wilkins, an American, kid
naped with his ten-year-ol son on
Sunday by bandits and held for 10000
pesos ransom, were reported to the
state department today by Consul D. G..
Dwyre.
Dwyre said he considered the pre-
dicament of wilkins very dangerous" :"
although the boy had been released
and sent into the city with a note de-
manding ransom. The kidnapping oc-
Cured on the outskirts of the city.
NEVADA IS READY
RENO. New, March 20 R)-Gov-
crnor Balzar, Of Nevada, notified
Governor Dern,. of Utah, this morn
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-30
COAST LEAGUE

OAKLAND, Calf, March 80 o.
The Washington times., 1927-06-23
BY
Beatrice Fairfax
GOOD TIME
AND INNER
UNREST
By Lucy Lowell

CsWTHAT," friend writes to
w ask, lis happiness? What
is a good time?
What I wish to know" she
goes on, "Is whether I am diff
ferent from every one, and. IL
SO, what / ought to do about it"
She is a young married woman,
she explains, with a 1ovable hus-
band and set of friends most Of
whom are successful young mar
ried folk like themselves.
And every now and again they
step out" as she describes 1t.
They doll up and visit Broadway;
take in night club perhaps and
have a rarebit and a few dances
even a cocktail on occasion.
And they all feel they're hav-
ing q gorgeous time" she informs
me. And OF course try to act
as if I thought so, too. but /
don't. 1t seems sort of forced, as
if we all were working so hard
for bit Of gayety.
81 think / ought not feel so.
and I'm trying to overcome it
but making no progress. Do you
believe, Miss Lowell, / shouldn't
go on these parties-they don'A
~ T., -
something wrong with me
should changer"
As far as / can see, there "a
nothing wrong with this young
woman, and somehow 1 hope she
will change neither herself nor
her viewpoint.
She strikes me as a whole
some person with. true. sure
understanding of values, and that
is a thing all too rare in this
age of jazz and false merry-mak-
ing.
For it is false and forced.
Watch those who sit about you
four-fifths of them at least-in
any Broadway resort where there
is too much rich food, too much
hilarious dancing and too many
cocktails.
They laugh great deal-yes.
But does their laughter ring
true? Isn't it rather as il they
laugh because they believe it the
thing to do?
Real happiness never is a thing
that can be made to order. It
comes from an orderly, peaceful
habit of mind and from sweet
Mss. of heart. And these are de-
pendent upon genuineness.
Go to the night clubs il you
wish, but take them in as an ex.
pertinent. Look upon them as you
would upon play; portrayal Of
a side of life which you would
not necessarily care to have for
your own.
Laugh at them, but do not be
dazzled by the lights. And, re-
member, happiness is within you,
and no outside scenes or circum-
stances can take it from you, IL
it is, truly yours.
The Washington times., 1927-06-23

) The worst that it does to them
Is to implant impressions that
Will come back in later years.
And the next worse things it does
is to destroy their interest in other
kinds of literature.
They like the quick action, the
intriguing plots and the excite
ment of such stories. And now
smart writers of juvenile stories
are taking tip from the popular
fiction writers and are also pro-
ducing stories that have stirring
-. plots, thrilling climaxes and real
red-blooded human beings for
characters. But the stories are
clean and wholesome and have a
charm and appeal that wins the
interest of any normal young
girl,
If you will take the time to go
to the nearest library and find
out about the books that, are
available for young girls, it may
prove a revelation. It may also
start your child to reading the
right sort of books.
If the library only offers the
nambypanby books that were
deemed suitable for girls years
ago. then perhaps a number of
intelligent mothers might offer
suggestions that would bring
about a change.
The fiction that your young
daughter reads is no trifling mat
ter. 1t is well worth your care
full consideration and some real
effort on your part.
The Washington times., 1927-06-23
FLY TO MOON
IS OBJECT

IVAN FEDoRov, mechanic of
1 Keil, Germany, is planning to
fly to the moon IN an apparatus
called a rocket" 80 yards long.
half airplane and half projectile.
The inventor expects that land
ing on the moon, which he thinks
should be reached after is hours,
will be difficult, but he believes
it feasible if the explosions are
used as brakes.
After flying as an airship to a
height of nine miles. the moon
machine" vii! fold its wings.
simultaneously exploding a terrific
mixture OF three secret gases in
lateral cylinders opening toward
the tail, thus acquiring velocity
of $50 miles second, according
to the plans. This velocity being
kept up by regular explosions will
at 5000 miles suffice to defeat the
pull of the earth, and thereafter
only occasional explosions will be
required ito keep her steady"
The Washington times., 1927-06-23
By L. Lamar Matthews
WHAT is your little daughter

WHAT is your little daughter
w reading?
That is a question Of vital i'm
portance and yet the majority Of
mothers and still greater ma.
Jority Of fathers would probably
answer, II don't know"
A well-informed young woman,
who moves in the literary circle
of New York City, had this to
say recently about books for
teen-age girls:
I'm all off on this subject.
The girls 1 know of IL and 10
years are reading the same sort
of books that I am-only more
So"
To this her companion replied:
Perhaps your acquaintance
among young girls is limited to a
few who have been surrounded all
their lives with the influences
and the atmosphere Of a big city.
believe you viii find that in the
smaller cities and in the country
towns the girls are not quite as
sophisticated as the little girls
who are growing up in the big
Eastern centers."
Then the third member OF the
party spoke up.
THE size of the city doesn't
determine their tastes" she said.
II work in a newspaper office in
a Southern town, and for weeks
a crowd of little girls 10 or II
years old have been coming by
on their way home from school
in order to get the next chapter
of the most sensational sex story