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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
SECOND ATTEMPT
MADE ON LIFE OF
YAQUI EDWARDS

Yaqui Edwards, the colored pUgilist
who was shot in the wrist on 8uesday
night at house on + avenue, was shot
at again Friday afternoon, according
to police None Of the bullets took eff
feet. Police investigated and report
that they found where man had con-
cealed himself, ilrst under the floor
of the house on F avenue and later in
the loft
The Shots yes. .erday were fired from
the loft at Edwards and woman over
whom the first shooting is said to have
started. A man identified, police state,
as Frances Holland, colored, was seen
to crawl from window of the house
yesterday following the flight of Ed
wards and the woman. Police last
night extended every effort toward the
capture of Holland.
The trail led to Aqua Prieta when
telephone call from Holland to a
woman in Douglas was traced to an
Aqua Prieta hotel. Chief of Police
BoWden assisted by the chief of police
CT Aqua Prieta and a corps of men last
night searched every possible known
house in the Mexican city where the
man might have hidden. The customs
and immigration men on both sides of
the border were warned and the po-
lice night patrols of both cities were
on the alert
Military police from Camp Jones
we're notified and interviewed Edwards
and the woman following which they
dispatched guards to strategic points
where the wanted man might appear.
Holland is said to be an ex-soldier and
has been semployed here by local
contractor. He is described as short,
dark complexioned, wearing very
small moustache, a blue serge suit and
brown cap. He is supposed to be
armed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
WESTERN RVS.
CHALLENGE The
WAGE INCREASE

CHICAGO, Dec. 90 P-Western
railroads today challenged the author
ity of four members of a board OF
arbitration to award wage increases
to $4,000 firemen and enginenen by
petitioning the United States district
court to set aside a recent decision
Counsel for the SIS lines, comprising
virtually all the leading trunk systems
west OF Chicago, contend the board
had been dissolved OH December 5,
when it reported to the court here
it could not reach an agreement.
When Hazlett P. Burke, Chief
justice of the Colorado supreme
court, summoned the beard again to
meet in Denver the two railroad
members refused to attend, right
fully contending, the petition claims,
that the board had automatically
ceased to exist on December 5.
On December II the two employees
representatives and the two des1g-
mated as neutral members agreed on
an award of 80 cents a day moro
for passenger firenen and 80 cents
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginernen.
The majority, commenting in their
decision on the re-assen1bly at Den
yer, said it was authorized to do so
by the board of mediation, a per-
manent body having jurisdiction over
railroad wage questions, and the de-
partment OF justice
The four members who signed the
award included Judge Burke, Paul
A. Sinsheimer, San Francisco the
neutral member, and S. A. Boone
and Albert Phillips, vice president OF
the union. J. w. Higgins, executive
secretary OF the Western Railroads
association, and r. v. Fletcher,
general solicitor of the Illinois Cent
raj, represented the carriers on the
board.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
POLICE CHIEF
KILLED IN TEX.
BANK HOLD-UP

CISCO, Texas, Dec. 26 (P)-The chief
! of police, G.. E. Bedford wounded by
pursuing robbers who held up the First
National Bank here today, died to-
night. Louis E. Davis, also wounded in
the $4,000 robbery, was removed to
Eastland, Texas, to prevent possible
mob violence. A thousand men mean
while were combing the countryside for
four robbers who escaped.
A large crowd, incensed at the death
OF the chief of police, and at the use
CT children as a screen by the robbers,
had gathered about the hospital in
which Davis was under guard, to fore
stall possible violence when he was re-
moved in an ambulance.
In answer to questions OF officers
after physician had told him he
would probably die, Davis said that he
lived in Wichita Falls, where he had
three children, father and a brother.
Half 3 dozen persons in addition to
Chief Bedford and Davis were wounded
during the holdup, which. was staged
by robber wearing Santa Claus
costume and four others. Marion Oh
sen, Harvard university student home
for the holidays, was shot during the
gun battle.
Laverne Conner, II, and Emma May.
Robinson, 10, were the children forced
into the car and later abandoned in
it with orders to lie down SO they
would not see which way the robbers
went.
All of the money was recovered,
Cashier Alex Spears, who received a
bullet in the jaw, reported tonight. Its
recovery was due to the fact that the
Conner child, ordered to hand out the
money, passed over sack, but not the
one containing $4,000 in currency and
$150,000 in nOn-negotiable paper.
Police Chief Bedford was shot while
exchanging fire with the robbers.
George Carmichael, a police officer,
was shot in the head as he ran to an
swer the alarm. r. L. Day, cafe man,
walked up to the rear of one of the
robbers cars and attempted to fire into.
it, but the pistol snapped and he re-
ceived a scalp wound in return.
Brady Boggs was shot and fell,
breaking q leg as he rushed toward
the scene. Pee Rutherford was shot
in the thigh by stray bullet half a
block away Oscar Cliett, 2 customer,
was shot while in the bank.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
CHRISTMAS TREE,
FOR EVERYO ONE.
is NOW LIGHTED

The public was reminded last eve
ming that this city has a. beautiful
community Christmas tree. 1t is in
the very center of Church Square and
was covered last evening by hundreds
of many colored lights. The Christ
mas tree is made up of a large circular
group of tall, slender evergreens which
grow all the year in the center of tne
square so that during Christmas week
they may serve as q symbol of the
season.
In the center Of the circle of trees o
tall pole is erected and from the top
of this down over all the trees of the
circle the Arizona Edison company
each year strings hundreds of tiny
light bulbs of many colors The tree
will be lighted each evening now until
after the New Year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
SENATOR SMOOT
DEMANDS LESS
TAX REDUCTION

! WASHINGTON, Dec. % GA par
ing down of the S29O, 100000 tax re-
ductlon bill passed by the house TO
well under $250,000.O00 was demanded
! today by Chairman Smoot OF the
senate finance committee which Will
work over the measure after the
holidays. s
Under pressure from the White
House that the original limitation Of
S225000000 set by the administration
be adhered to, senate republican
leaders are admittedly puzzled as to
how it is to be accomplished and
some delay in action on the bill
seems probable.
Restoration to the measure of some
OF the corporation levy wulcn was
cut from 13 liz tos IL 1-2 per cent
by the house and also restoration
OF part Of the automobile sales tex
OF 3 per cent which was wiped out
by the house are seen by Chairman
Smoot as two possible means of trim
ming down the total reduction to
somewhere near the administration
limit
However, Senator Smoot has no
definite program and he says the
senate is in mood to repeal the
inheritance tax which would add to
the total reduction by about $7OOO,OOO
the first year. The house, after a
fight refused to eliminate the tax,
Strong hints have been dropped
that the administration is willing ITO
wait until March Is, when first tax
payments of 1923 are due to prove
it's contentious on the prospective
surplus for this year, While he said
there is some favor toward the senate
taking up the alien property bill
already passed by the house before
considering the revenue measure,
Senator Smoot denied today that the
tax bill would be shelved until after
March IS.
He did say, however, that he pre-
ferred to see how far congress would
&c in making appropriations before
acting finally on the tax bill and
| if this program is followed it would
be several months before the revenue
measure could be put into law.
There is one thing certain" Sen
ator Smcot said, "if congress is going
to authorize all the appropriations
for special work such as flood con-
troll, farm relief, Boulder canyon dam,
4 the Columbia, river basin reclamation
project and others, it cannot have.
much it any tax reduction"
The chairman does not plan to
have meeting OF the committee
before January 7 and not until then,
he said, will a decision be reached on
the program for the tax bill.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

Dispatch Telepnones-8l and 80.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
HEAD For WAsHINGToN

WASHINGTON, Dec %. up - The
state department. was advised today
by the legation at La Paz, Bolivia, that
the French aviators, Costes and Le-
brix, who arrived there Wednesday in
the biplane Nungesser- Coli, would hop
off December % for Lima, Peru, and
after visiting Quito, Bogota and Pan
anna, would fly to Washington via New
Orleans. They hope to reach Wash
ington. January 80, spend week here
and fly on to New York.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
BOWLING SCORES

Tigers: Riley, ass; Hunsaker, 424;
C. Ward, 423; Vaughn, 429; Fl. Nelson,
509 Total: 2239.
Panthers: Stephenson, 532;; Hale, 384;
Harris, 447; Patterson, 4O1; Wilcox,
407. Total: 2178
The c. and A. took four points from
the Eleventh Streeters by forfeit last
night on the "Y" alleys Ballentine
was the high man for the team. Score
follows:
G, and A.: Ballentine, 518; Hansen,
45O; Best, AT; Negri, 508; Smith, ATT.
Total: 2370
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
COPPER SALES INCREASE

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 P9-Figures
available today show that sales OF
copper abroad have increased,
amounting last Thursday to more than
5,5OO,OOO pounds. Good foreign buying
is expected to continue after Christ
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
Christrnss Cantata

A Christmas cantata "The Evening
Star will be presented this evening
at the Mexican Methodist church at
7:30 o'clock. Some very beautiful
,9o'7eic has been included in this cam
tata and the public is cordially invited
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
-~-- -~>~~~~- -
Visiting Here

Visiting Here
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Wenzel and son
Bobby, are here from Tucson to spend
the holiday season with Mrs Wenzel's
mother, Mrs Henry Gilbert and sister,
Mrs. B. 0. Dean.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

Miss Blanche Watson OF Covington,
KY, is manager OF the business al,
fairs OF the former bootleg king,
George Remus, of Cincinnati O., VINO
is being tried for the Staying OF his
wife. She has held power OF attorney
in Remus' financial affairs since he
started serving his second sentence at
Troy, o. She has been paying the
bills.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

They came to New York seekin'
gol dior their alma mater did Glad
US Anderson and Ernest Nicholson,
students at the work-your-way Col
lege of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Ark.
Fellow undergraduates sent them and
they travelled in day coaches and car
ried lunch. And they'd hardly reach
ed Gotham when benevolent woman
added $4,000 to the college endoW-
ment fund.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, April Omitted States
Department of Agriculture)-Cat
Receipts, 5000 head fed steers steady
to weak; weighty kinds holding fully
steady; almost a runaway market on
fat cows and cutters; other classes ex-
cepting vealers, steady; latter class %
TO so lower; best heavy steers, 1925;
few loads of light and medium-weight
offerings, 10.50a12.00; bulk beef cows,
1.00aS50, with choice kosher cows up
to $50; low cutters. 5.00a5.25; vealers,
10.50al1 so; outsiders, 13.00a13.50.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; fairly
active; heavy butchers generally
steady with yesterdays average; light
hogs around 10 lower; top, 11,50; nu'
merous sales at that price; bulk $50
to 200 pound weight, 11.25a11.50; 210
to 240 pounds, 11.00a11.25; 260 to 800
pounds, 10.65a10.90; most pigs, 10.75a
1925; packing sows, largely 9.60a9.So;
heavyweight hogs, 10.40a11.00; medi-
um, 10.50a11.40; light, 10.90a11.50; light
light. 10.80a1L50; packing sows, 9.25a
1000; slaughter pigs, 1060a11.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; slow;
early trading confined to a few
weighty wooled lambs and lower grade
clippers around steady; desirable
weight held fully steady; 80 to SO
pound wooled lambs, 1926; few good
clippers, 1900 sheep fully steady; best
Wooled ewes, 11.00.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
Wall Street Briefs

NEW YORK, April s 0p).-Recent
omission of dividends by Pan-Ameri-
can Western and the dropping of
Richfield Oils extra of 1914 cents
have centered attention on the possi.
BILE dividend action by Union Oil of
California late this week, particularly
with reference to the extra, the COM
pany having paid so cents in addition
to the regular quarterly of SO cents in
the last quarter.
The index of security prices COM
piled by the New York Trust Co.
shows the average price of stocks and
bonds changed little during March. OF
113 stocks, representing 13 Industrial
groups the average was 81 points
greater than on February 2S. In the
list of Sc bonds, representing 6 indus
trial groups, there was slight ad.
vance averaging IA points. The high
est increase took place in the bonds
Of 20 railroads, which increased 1859
during the month.
Eli B. Springs Of New York bought
a seat on the New York Stock Eek.
change for $4,000, unchanged from
the previous transaction. The rec
ord price was Sl85, ,000 a few months
ago.
The management of the Southern
Pacific lines has no misgiyings about
earnings this year. says William
Sproule, president. although it is too
early to make an estimate for 1927.
Earnings should reflect anticipated
Improvement. One of the most inter
esting developments among growers
and producers in the Pacific Coast
States is the wise direction of their
efforts toward such cooperative
methods of disposing of perishable
products as may contribute to orderly
marketing"
Preliminary figures of General Mo-
| tors retail sales. for March indicate a
record around 40 900 cars and trucks,
about 1900 units more than in March
| last year, making the total for the
| first quarter about 900, against
! 224,120 in the same period of 1926.
( March sales to dealers were more than
| 16l 600 cars and trucks, a new high
| record, exceeding the corporation 3
| best previous month, September. 1926.
| by more than 1000 cars and trucks.
American Brass Co. has reduced
| prices en- all products Il cent q pound,
Evening star., 1927-04-08
GOOD GRAIN WEATHER
AIDS BEARS IN WHEAT
Lower Liverpool Prices and Heavy
Argentine Shipments Also
Factors Today,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April S.-EXcellent
weather for the new domestic crop
had a fresh bearish effect on wheat
early today. Lower quotations at
Liverpool and large shipments from
Argentina and Australia tended fur
tber to bring about downturns. Open
ing at Il to 9s off, wheat soon
showed some further decline. Corn,
oats and provisions were also easier,
corn starting unchanged to 1s down
and later receding all around.
In addition to favorable weather and
TO big shipments from south of the
Equator, prospects were that the
United States Government crop re-
port this afternoon regarding wheat
would prove bearish. The majority
of traders were expecting that the
report would suggest n Winter wheat
yield of between 575 100000 and $780,
900, 900 bushels.
Mention Of green-bug infection Of
wheat in oklahoma was the one new
unfavorable development given today
by advices from unofficial crop OBJ
servers. 1t was specifically stated,
however, that no damage from the
bugs was noticeable. and that the APP
pearance of the Oklahoma crop as a
whole is elegant.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
PRICE DECLINES CUT
TOTAL OF WORLD TRADE
Drops in Values of Commodities
Bring Aggregate Exports Of Is
Nations to $20,75s, 100000.

Declines in the price Of important
commodities in 1926 lowered the valu-
alton Of general world trade during
the year, according to figures made
public by the Commerce Department
yesterday. The compilations disclosed
that the is most important nations
during 1926 exported goods valued at
$50, ,758, 100000, against 1925 exports
Of $4,000, 100000. The same coun-
tries had imports during 1925 of $22,
672 100000, which was $S7S,S00 900
less than their products of $23,551,-
100000 during 1925.
Important commodities which sold
for lower prices in 1926 than during
the previous year included cotton,
sugar, wheat, silk and rubber.
Great Britain and France were
among the countries which showed
the greatest declines, while the United
States and Canada increased their
total world trade. German exports in
creased and at the same time Ger
many was successful in reducing the
amount of her imports.
The figures showed that toward the
end Of 1925 monthly figures in all of
the countries showed increases over
the totals Of trade for the early
months of the year.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

Northeastern Power & Electric Bond
and Shares all were active and
higher.
There was nothing official concern.
ing a capitalization plan upon which
to base buying in Tubize Artificial
Silk stock. But the rise of almost SO
points in the past two days was an
indication of the Wall Street belief
that share owners are soon to receive
substantial stock distribution.
American Cellulose common rose five
points to new top at 129, although
the preferred lost two points at in
tervals. National Sugar gained an
other point, Borden established new
top and Ford Motor of Canada rose
substantially. These were merely in
stances of stocks easy to move be-
cause of the small floating supply and
comparatively high selling prices.
The Durant announcement having
spent it's force, there was nothing inn
mediate upon which to base further
operations for the rise. At 13 the
price was unchanged from last night 8
close. The action of the oil shares
continued disappointing.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
LUMBER TRADE GOOD.

NEW YORK. April OP).-Opera-
tions of 316 Of the chief softwood lum-
ber mills in the United States for the
week ended April were abreast or
ahead of the preceding week in pro-
duction, shipments and orders. the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
citation reports. Considerable decreases
in all three factors are shown in com
parison with a year ago. Hardwood
operations indicate slight decreases in
production and shipments from the
week before and q pronounced falling
off in new business. Unified orders
of 1S3 Southern pine and West Coast
mills were 514.016, ,S2S feet, against
626.860,948 the preceding week.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
COTTON ADVANCES
IN TRADING TODAY
Early Buying Is Attributed to
Reports of Unsettled
Weather in South.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April S.--The cotton
market opened steady today at I'M
changed prices to an advance of 6
points on covering and commission
house buying attributed to reports OF
unsettled weather in the South.
July contracts sold up to 1888 and
December to 1475 in early trading, net
advances of about or Z points, but
the higher prices brought out some
realizing and a little Southern selling.
This was absorbed on reactions of 3
or 4 points from the best and the
market was quiet but fairly steady at
the end of the first hour.
Private cables reported hedging and
Bombay selling in Liverpool, but said
there was trade calling and also re-
ported fair clearances of cotton goods
at the Shanghai auctions.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS, April P).-
With rain reported in the belt and a
bullish mill taking for the week, an
ticipated cotton prices showed gains
Of 4 or S points at the opening today.
Nav traded up to 14.1S, July 1888 and
October 14.47, 6 to 8 points above yes
terday's close. At the end of the first
half hour prices were l or points
under the highs, with the market
quiet.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, April S.--Public utilt.
ties and high-priced industrial special.
ties were the prominent leaders in the
upward movement on the Curb Ex-
change today. At the same time there
were other sections which were ne.
elected almost entirely, or influenced
by profit taking sales. However, op-
erations for the rise were in the ma
jority.
The market for utility issues appar-
emily was giving more consideration to
the benefit to be derived by various
companies through impending con.
solidations and new acquisitions.
Added to these prospects was the ia
vorable rate of operations and earn.
ings. United Gas and Improvement
continued in demand at practically top
prices. American Gas and Electric
gained more than points. Common.
wealth Power, which recently sold ex
the quarterly dividend and rights, re-.
traced good part OF the amount de.
Quoted from its price.
Pennsylvania Water & Power, new;
Following is a list of bonds and
stocks traded In. on the New York
Curb Market today.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
FOREIGN WooLs ACTIVE.

BOSTON, April 8 ciaD.-Foreign
woods hold the chief interest in the
Boston wool market. with most of the
sales for export. The effect has been
to strengthen prices here somewhat
and to retard the movement Of domes-
tic sorts. With the exceptions of
fleece woods, the market was firmer
today. Fine territory was quoted at
1,09a1.12, clean basis: French combing
at 1.00a105, half blood at 9S.1.02,
three-eighths blood at SSa92 and quar-
ter blood at 7Sa82. Ohio quality fieeces
sold at the low side Of the recent
range, with fine delaine at 45a45ta, +,
grease basis; half blood at 45, three
eighths blood at HAAS and quarter
blood at 43a44.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
POTATO MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO, April s CP).-Potatoes-
Receipts, new, 5; old, 70 cars; on
track, new. 1S; old, 170; total United
States shipments, S54; old and new
stock supplies moderate; demand and
trading moderate: market steady;
Wisconsin sacked round whites, 2.00a
2.20, mostly 2.10a215 bulk, 2,20a2 .25:
mostly 2.15a2.20; Idaho sacked Rus.
sets, 3.15a3.25, mostly 3.25; fancy
shade higher; new Florida, barrel,
Spalding Rose, No. /, S,00aS.50; No.
2, 6.00a65 so; Texas sacked Bliss Tri-
umphs, 450a4.75.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
SEMINOLE OUTPUT UP.

NEW YORK, April 8 GP-Crude
oil production in the general Seminole
area OF Oklahoma established a new
peak Of 339, 600 barrels in the "a hours
ended i.m. yesterday, 1900 barrels
above the previous record output on
March 81. Continued expansion in
the Lima district helped the gain.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
DECLARES EXTRA.

NEW YORK, April CP.--Penn
Ohio Edison Co. declared an extra diYi-
dend of one.fftieth of share in COM
mon stock and an initial quarterly
dividend Of 25 cents on the common,
both payable May 2. Penn Ohio Sc
curities Corporation declared an in
itial quarterly dividend of Is cents,
payable May 3.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 0P).-Rye
easy: No. Western. 1862 f. o. b.
New York and LIZA C. i. (. export.
Lard easier; Middle West. 12.S0a12.90.
Tallow easy. special loose, rs; extra
loose. Ti5 Wheat futures opened
barely steady; domestic May, 1864
Other articles unchanged.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
SCHEDULES WILL GAIN.

NEW YORK, April [P).-Sched-
ules of Youngstown Valley producers
next week will show increased output
Of tin plate, which sagged sharply this
week. Sheet mill schedules also will
show improvement. New sheet and
strip business is holding to recent
levels, but no appreciable gain is re-
ported.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
IS LARGE sTOCKHOLDER.

NEW YORK. April s Youngs-
town dispatches to Wall Street say
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co., is
now one of the largest. if not the
largest. individual stockholder in that
company.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
EARNINGS SMALLER.

NEW YORK. April S OP).--The Chi
cag0 & Western Indiana earned $l288
share in 1926. against Sl7.30 a share
in 1928, net income dropping TO $644.-
2t8 from $S65 ,000
Evening star., 1927-04-08
ELECTRIC OPEN HEARTH.

NEW YORK, April S CA)--A new
electric-driyen open hearth. costing
$3.50 000, viii be erected by Central
Alloy Steel Corporation at the Can
ton, Ohio. plant.
Evening star., 1927-04-08
@0ULTRY MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO. April CE).-Poultry
alive steady; receipts. ! cars; prices
unchanged.