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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
OLD SOLDIER Is SUSPECTED OF
KILLING WOMEN IN JEALOUS FIT

VENICE, Calf, May rs Up
MRS. Victoria Woods. SIS, leader
of an old time dancing cIu0,
was beaten and slashed to death
in her home here today, anc Ier
assistant Mrs. Emma O'Dell, G5,
was seriously cut about the legs
and ankles with razor by n
man whom police believe was
Joe Hardemann, so. a resident
of the Old Soldiers Home at
SaWtelle, near here.
Investigating officers. who be-
gan search for Hardemann
after Mrs. O'Den, though in Il
serious condition, accused him or
the crime, said correspondence
found in the Woods home, where
the attack occurred, indicated
that jealousy was the motive.
Letters from Hardemann ex-
pressed resentment ut Mrs.
Woods receiving attention frOm
other men.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
MARINE CAPTAIN KILLED GUNMAN
OF NICARAGUA IN SELF DEFENSE

MANAGUA, May 2S Ep - Al
though Captain william p. Rich
ards, of the United States ma
rine corps, shot and killed the
Nicaraguan bandit CabuIIa In
self-defense at Ell Viejo ON May
rs, it has not been determined
whether another bullet from his
pistol killed woman who at
tackled him with a machete, or
whether she fell from a bullet
from an automatic rifle fired by
another member of the marine
patrol.
Captain Richards had under
taken to demonstrate with Ca
buIIO against his cruelty to the
natives. Cabulla with members
of his band and the woman were
found in an isolated house. AL
most Immediately Cabulla reach
ed for his pistol, but the ma
rine officer was too quick Tor
him, firing three shots and kill
ing him. The woman sprang
forward with upraised machete.
A rifIernan fired almost sImui-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
HUXTABLII.E'I' FIRM
ADVOCATE FOR
TOURIST Hotel.
Postmaster Believes Good
Investment; Stock
Going Fast

Il believe construction OF first
class tourist hotel in Douglas to be
Ioile of the nlosU AUrward steps plan
ned in this city for many years;
that is why I am doing all III my
power to help bring the stock sell
ing campaign to a speedy and sue
cessful conclusion said Postmaster
E. j. Huxtable yesterday. Huxtable
is head of the volunteer organlza-
tion of leading business and pro-
fessional men OF Douglas who are
working to construct the tourist hotei
here.
"I believe the tourist hotel here
will be absolutely a safe and prof1J-
able investment" Huxtable continued.
"It is being backed by the best and
most reliable men OF Douglas and /
expect the campaign to sell stock
to be brought to an end soon with
all the stock subscribed for
"A good tourist hotel Will bring
the right kind of people to Douglas
They will spend money with mer-
chants here and increase the general
prosperity of the city. The fact that
line hotel is to be managed by the
Hamilton chain assures us it will be
put On o paying basis within ssloro
time Hamilton and his associates
now control % hotels, and he has
never yet had a house to lose money
for him All the hotels III his chain
are paying good dividends. 1 see no
reason why he cannot make a hotel
pay here.
Douglas close to Aqua Prieta, and
many people will come mere for q
few days to make short trips into
Mexico. At the Gabllondo rancn
down in Sonora fine fishing and
hunting may be enjoyed. 1t is the
opinion Of Hamilton that the tour1sC
hotel here will be used as headquar-
ters by many hunting and fishing
parties into Mexico
''Near here is some Oh the best
scenery in the entire United States.
The Wonderland OF Rocks is un-
equaled anywhere. Cave creek,
Rustler's park, Pinery canyon, Ram
sey canyon, Turkey creek and other
such retreats are well supplied with
resorts. L consider Douglas an ideal
city for tourist hotel"
At the recent meeting OF the four
leaders OF the main division of the
Hotel Executive committee, consist
ing of Geo. E. Buxton, Fred Hubbell,
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

BRUSSELS, May %. GA royal
welcome awaited Captain Charles
Lindgerbh, who flew from Paris to
Brussels today. Within two hours
after he brought the Spirit of st.
Louis" down upon Belgian soil, King
Albert had received him at the pal
ace, showered congratulations on him
for his conquest Of the Atlantic and
pinned on his coat the insignia of
knight of the Order of Leopold.
A little later in the afternoon he
was presented with the highly COW
eted gold medal of the Royal Aero
club, an honor that only five other
airmen, all Belgian citizens, have re-
ceived. These are Willy Coppens,
Lieutenant Theirry, Maurice Medaets,
Jan Olieslager and Ernst De Muyter.
The Belgians say that Lindbergh has
become sixth member Of this little
family and thus is a sort of adopted
son of Belgium"
Today the Belgians showed they
love heroic proWess, and as the best
proof of this they emphasize the fact
that Captain Lindbergh is the only
foreigner thus far admitted to the
family of Belgian heroes of the air.
The. American airman was escorted
all the way from Paris by flotilla
of French airplanes and was met at
the border by two squadronS Of Bel
gian army planes.
Lindbergh landed through the cen
ter of the wide circle of escorting
planes, coming to earth as gently as
bird alighting. Thousands on thou
sands of Belgians and others had
watched his silver plane encircling the
city, and he was cheered by the vast
throng as he came down. James c.
Dunn, the American charge daft
faires, and Henri Jaspar, the Belgian
premier, met him. Within the neXt
! two hours he had not only been re-
ceived by the king and the roya
! family, but had shaken hands with
most of the members of the cabinet
and several ambassadors.
! Everywhere he went through the
streets the popuiace hailed hin
heartily. He met the members 0.
the American colony at his country
embassy and visited the tomb of the
unknown soldier and the monument
to the Belgian airmen who had dice
in battle. At both places he de-
posted wreath.
Tonight he was the guest of honor
at dinner given by the American
club In the course Of the Afternoon
the flier made his first speech from
balcony, although he had beer
called out upon many of them b!
| the European crowds.
"a week ago this very moment
he said, 81 was over the Atlantic
There were two desires in my mint
first, to reach lie Boirget; the sec
ond, to visit Brussels. landed a
LIE Bourget and now I am in Brus
sells. Both of my wishes have COM
! true.
Unfortunately, I cannot remain
long with you, but shall never for
get Belgium and France, and som
day I shall return"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

Mrs. Woods apparently was
first beaten over the head with
an iron pipe, wrapped in paper,
which was found ON the kitchen
stove. Officers said the attacxer
then had SIashed the woman
about the ankles.
Mrs. O'Dell said she was in an
adjoining room to where Har6e-
mann and Mrs. Woods had been
talking. When she heard a
scuffle and entered the room, the
dance leader was lying on the
floor. Hardemann then attacked
Mrs. O'Dell, knocking her to
the floor and SIashing her legs
and ankles with the razor.
The tragedy was discovered by
Iohn TreshOr, in search OF a
room to rent. Hearing Mrs.
O'DeIEs grOanS he entered the
house and called the police.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

taneOusly with Captain Richards,
and the woman dropped.
The official reporte OF the oc~
currence received from Brig
adler General Feland, marine
corps, read:
"El ViejO, $3.50 p. m., May %:
Captain w. r. RicharG2s o.
complaint of native OF MAJ
treatment by CabulIa, went with
q patrol of two squads to in
veStigate. Cabulla was located in
a house with a woman anu
eight other men, upon the ell
trance of Captain Richards ana
the patrol into the room occupied
by CabuEIa and the woman, Ca
bulla reached for a pistol.
Capt. Richards fired three
shots killing CabuIla. AT the
same time the woman advanced
armed with machete. An
automatic rifIeman fired. The
woman WAS killed either by a
pistol or an automatic rifle; II
is impossible to determine which"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY
CEREMONIES TO
Be HELD HERE
Douglas Will Do Homage
At Cemetery to Heroic
Soldier Dead

Memorial Day will pe fittingly
observed by the people of Douglas to-
morrow. Practically all business
houses will be closed and many will
attend the ceremonies at the cemetery
honoring the heroic dead of the
nations wars.
A program has been arranged for the
ceremonies at the cemetery, in which
troops and officers from Camp Harry
j. Jones will take conspicuous part. The
program follows:
Public assembly at cemetery, 9 a. m.
Song, america" Qed by choirs).
Invocation, Rev. Tolbert F. Weaver.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Geo.
A, Bergfield.
Band selection, Camp Harry j. Jones
band.
Speaker of the day, Rev. c. A. Fore
man.
Song, "Star Spangled Banner"
Benediction, Rev. Tolbert F. Weaver.
Band selection while troops march
to Soldiers plot.
Salute to the dead, firing squad from
Camp Harry j. Jones.
Taps, Camp Harry j. Jones bugler.
H. C. Stillnan will be master of cere-
monies. Those in charge of the pro-
gram originally intended that Harry E
Pickett, attorney, should give the
address of the day, but he was called
out of the city on important business.
This will be Rev; Foreman's last public
appearance in Douglas, as he intends to
leave June for southern California.
Following are excerpts from the code
of etiquette of the flag for Memorial
Day This code was adopted at the
national flag conference, washington.
D. c., June IA and Is, 1928
When the flag of the United States
is displayed in manner other than by
being flown from a staff, it should be
displayed flat, whether indoors or out
When displayed either horizontally or
vertically against a wall, the union
should be uppermost and to the flags
own right, i. e., to the observers left.
When displayed in window II
should be displayed the same way
j. e., with the union or blue field to
the left of the observer in the street
When feStoons, rosettes or drapings
are desired, bunting of blue, white AND
red should be used, but never the flag
When flown at half-staff, the flag
should be hoisted to the peak for ar
instant and then lowered to the half
staff position; but before lowering the
flag for the day it should be raised
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
CIVIL WAR IS.
THREATENED.
OVER WATER
Expert Riflenen Ordered
To Owens Valley to Pro-
.tect System.
SHOOT TO KILL.
Second Explosion Causes
Mobilization of Forces
To Defend.

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LOS ANGELES, May % d49.-Pros-
poets of civil war in Owens valley
cockpit of the 20 years fight over water
between the ranchers and Los Angeles
city, cast its shadow over the situation
there tonight.
Following two dynamite explosions
each of which severely damaged the
Los Angeles aqueduct, main artery of
the citys water supply, within the past
two days, expert riflemen were ordered
into the valley with instructions to
shoot to kill any suspicious persons
found lettering near the WatercOurSe. I
Herman Cline, chief Of police detec-
tives, in dispatching the special officers
to the valley, stated that 600 men could
be started Immediately for the dis
turbed area if further outlawry de-
veloped
Wen send the whole police force if
necessary" Cline said.
Il have 900 men ready to start on a
minutes notice. The automobiles are
waiting for them to leap into. A word
would set them in motion"
Hardly had the echoes from the first
blast near Little lake, at the south por-
tai of the fertile valley, died away
against the cliffs of Mt. Whitney,
tallest peak in the country, than the
word was flashed back from city
water official, in the valley at the time,
that "the dynaniters are known to
u.s."
Every measure within the bounds
Of the citys authority will be en-
ployed,'' an official of the bureau of
water and power said, 'to repulse with
deadly force any attempt to continue
the present campaign of outlawry"
The city will not call upon Gov. G. G.
Young for state troopers to invade the
valley, as at first decided however.
Although the governor said he would
give serious consideration to such
request after the city's intention was
first announced, officials later decided
to invoke every means within their
authority before calling for assistance
Officials of Inyo county reported
little progress late today in efforts to
apprehend the gang of ten armed but
u11masked men who set the first charge
of dynamite in No Name canyon yes
terday morning. Officials of the water
bureau here believed that the same
band of men was responsible for the
second blast, occurring about midnight
last night about rs miles north of No
Name canyon.
A section Of 42O feet of steel siphon
which raises the water over range
of mountains was blown out in the
first explosion. The armed men over
powered two Los Angeles city guards
held them off at the points of rifles
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

Lie Bourget field a week ago tonight
1t required music and the inspiring
spectacle of his silver bird gliding
gently over the earth to stor the
Belgians.
Lindbergh, in no hurry to come to
earth, continued to circle over the
airdrome,. making his turns with re-
markable grace, and finally gliding so
softly to the field at 3:15 that more
than half the crowd did not realize
he had landed until the machine was
moved up, with the pilot still in the
cockpit toward the platform where
it was to remain on exhibition dur
ing its stay in Brussels.
Lindbergh jumped lightly to the
ground. Charge Dunn ran up and
seized him by the hand Premier
Jaspar was the second to greet him,
clasping both his hands warmly A
round of the field was made after
his presentation to notables, and an
automobile took him to the American
embassy, where his leather coat and
knee breeches we're exchanged for a
natty gray suit.
1t was joy ride for Lindbergh
from Paris. He talked about it with
great zest. He told how at the re-
quest of the people of Senlis he
circled over the town and dropped
an American flag. He rejected an
intimation that he had indulged in q
little stunt on. reaching Brussels
Some of the watchers in the capital
imagined that they had detected the
Spirit of st. Louis" looping the loop
But" said Lindbergh, it was only
what we call in the United States
'chandelle' I was not looping at
all; I was simply climbing current
The pilot of the Spirit Of st. Louis
is sorely wanted in Holland, Sweden
and divers other countries, he was
informed this afternoon by very in
sistent people.
"All depends on the news I get
from the United States was his in
variable reply. st am making no new
engagements. I should like to go tc
Holland and good many other
places, but I cannot decide now"
Lindbergh is certain to hop off fol
London tomorrow, but the exact houl
remains in doubt He wants to know
just when his arrival would be most
convenient, and it looks tonight as i!
he would take the air at the houl
originally fiXed-1:30 p. m.
He was urged to remain another
! day in Brussels, but was prompt tt
reject that idea.
LONDON, May % R)--Londoner'
are determined not to be behinc
Parisians in their enthusiasm II
greeting Captain Charles Lindbergf
when he lands at Croydon airdrome
/ He is expected to reach there abou
$50 tomorrow evening. The air
! drorne authorities expect fully 100
OOC spectators; at least they hay,
prepared and roped Off extra grounC
space t. accommodate that number
Derby week has drawn enormous
crowds to the metropolis and al
| Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
ARMY BOMBING
PLANE CRASHES
KILLING SOLDIER
Propeller Breaks When
Craft is 1000 Feet In
Air; Four Escape

COLUMBUS, O., May % tFp--Fan-
ing a thousand feet with it's pro-
peller broke, the big army bombing
plane XYB-5 OF Langley field, Va,
crashed today near here, carrying
four comrades had leaped to safety
from the hurting machine in para
chuteS.
Private Daniel Leroy Yeager, un-
able to leave the plane with his
companions, yfell with it. AS Il
crowd gathered the two gasoline
tanks exploded throwing flames in
all directions and incinerating the
body of the trapped tlier. 1t Is
not known whether Yeager was
killed in the crash or whether he
was burned to death.
Lieut.. Bernard NJ. Bridges, pilot,
UNSUCCESSFUL in steering his para
chute to open ground, was caugn'
in telephone wires and hUrtIed to
The ground. He suffered q badly
bruised leg and possible internal In
juries He was removed to a nos
pitaI here where it was said his IN
luries did not appear serious.
Major L.. Fl. Brereton in charge
ct the plane; Staff Sergeant Fred P
Miller and Master Sergeant Clyde
M. Taylor made successful landings
and were uninjured.
All the men were members of the
twentieth NIGHT bombing squadron
at Langley field and had peen al
Kelly field San Antonio, Texas, tc
participate in the air-land maneuvers
recently concluded. They were re-
turning to Langley field and hac
stopped shortly before at Norton
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
NORTH ASKED
TO AID SOUTH.
MONEY.
Secretary of Commerce
Reviews Devastation
Wrought by Flood.
PEOPLES NEEDS
Help Is Required In Great
est of All Peace Time
CaIamities.

NEW ORLEANS, May %. A9--Her-
bert Hoover tonight called upon the
north to aid the south in her battle
for rehabilitation from the tragic
abyss into which the rampant waters
Of the Mississippi cast it. The task
of giving 100000 victims new start
in life. confronts the southern states,
devastated by the greatest Mississippi
valley flood in history
The appeal of the commerce Sec
retary, who has directed the great
relief machine of the flood, was
broadcast by 40 radio stations. He
asked the nation to contribute $2,-
100000 more to the Red Cross and the
northern bankers and industries to
subscribe $1,500,0O0 to the financing
agencies which will supply funds for
the reconstruction Of the refugees of
the three hardest-hit states.
Hoover reviewed the devastation
wrought by the flood and described
how the relief agencies-the greatest
in the nations hiStory-was organized
in the southland. He also outlined
the great task of reconstruction which
confrontS Arkansas, Louisiana and
Mississippi after the waters recede.
Six hundred thousand Of the 100000
homeless are destitute, he said.
The reconstruction should be the
task of a generous north to reso-
lutte and courageous SOUTH" he said,
"and we of the north have the right
and duty to bind their wounds.
"The outstanding Americans Of the
south who have. suffered in the flood
have asked for loans, not assistance,
in many cases." Hoover declared.
The method of rehabilitation was
described tersely as giving the people
seed, clothing, a stock Of food and
feed, shelter and household goods and
a minimum of animals and imple-
ments so they will in measure be
restored to production, "and II we
strengthen the credit agencies they
should be able to carry on ne SAID.
Hoover said his address was "a
report of stewardship to all who
had contributed to the Red Cross
relief fund of $14O0000O and his ap-
peal for more funds was for the new
stage of thisN greatest peace Time
calamity in the history of our country
reconstruction of its victims" He
said the toll of the flood was double
since his radio appeal a month ago
from Memphis for the present RELIEF
fund.
Mr.. Hoover said the machine con-
structed to cope with the flood was
divided into three parts-the rescue
stage. the stage of exiles from home,
and the stage of return and recon
struction.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
Shanghai Communists
Urge Filipinos TO
BlOuu Up Naval Dump

MANILA, May % (R.-The
Manila Times, in an exclusive
story, says that Shanghai com
munists, in q communication to
the Philippine labor union
"Legionaires Del Trabajo'
urged the legionaires to blow
up the naval ammunition dump
) at Cavite navy yard, six miles
across the bay from Manila,
and that the Cavite lodge of the
union, discussing the matter a
few days ago, favored such
action in the erroneous belief
that it would block the supply
of ammunition to American
warships in Chinese waters.
Naval authorities have refused
to comment.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
Belgium Gives Royal Welcome
To Chas. Li1dbergh, As Plane
Descends on Field in Brussels

The pilot of the Spirit of ST. Louis,
planning gracefully down on Evere
HILL near Brussels, this afternoon,
must have found the number Of spec
tators awaiting him seemingly small
in proportion to the frantically en-
thusiastic Parisians who surged on
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
Rifle in Every Reds
Hand Is Watchword
OF Russia Since Break

+ MOSCOW, May % QR.-'AA
+ rifle in the hand of every red
+ soldier state bond in the
+ hand Of every worker" is the
+ watchword for the defense of
+. the Soviet union in face of the
break yesterday with Great
: Britain.
Mobilization of the unions
interior resources now has be-
come its most important de-
: fense, says Nicholas Brukhan-
off, commissar of finance.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

NEW ORLEANS, May % 0P-Two
last-ditch levee fights we're being waged
in the Atchafalaya basin tonight as
the flood waters moved down both sides
of the river in their final destructive
blow at Louisiana before sweeping into
the Gulf of Mexico
Already more than 800 square miles
of the east side of the Atchafalaya had
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
DE PINEDO's COMPANIONS SAM

DI3 A4NA1OU . UO4VAA IA4NAVINo oAAH
NEW YORK, May %. QP)-Three of
Commander Francesca De Pinedo's
mechanicians sailed today on the
Comte Biancamano for Horta, Azores
to repair his plane, which was forced
down on it's Newfoundland Azores
flight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

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HOOVER PLEADS MORE FLOOD RELIEF
Los Angeles Prepares 10 FIGHT FOR Aqueducl

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The Washington times., 1927-01-26

effect in determining the future
steps.
President Coolidge is expected to
take eognizance of the Senate's &C.
ton, either by means of message
to Congress, similar in purport and
expression to that which he recently
sent concerning Nicaragua, or by
the publication of formal state
ment, setting forth the funda-
mentals of the Mexican problem
from the White House viewpoint.
Such message, addressed either
to the Congress or to the public
generally, would simply put the
Administrations case before the
country.
Some of Mr.. Coolidge's advisers
believe he should ignore the Senate's
action, letting his silence constitute
a "rebuke" to the Senate for en-.
croachment upon the Executives
direction Of foreign affairs.
Mr.. Coolidge has consistently
maintained that the only Ques-
ton at stake in the. Mexican con-
troversy is ''Shall American property
be confiscated without being paid
for?" He has stated his belief that
If the American people once realized
this fact the opposition to the Ad-
ministration's Mexico policy would
vanish,
The Washington times., 1927-01-26
BIRTHS

Ramon H. and Emily Hays. girl.
Henry A. and Libby u. Glascoes boy,
Francis A. and Frances K. Ostmann,
girl.
James B. and Carman Evans. boy.
John T. and Erna A. Rawlings. boy.
Jerome A. and Eugene e. Lee, girl.
William +. ana Nina Hopkins. girl.
Albert and Florence Klein. boy.
John II. and Rena Langsdorph, boy.
James W. and Helen Parker. boy.
Robert q. and Fannie n. Hutchinson,
boy.
Lewis and Abbie smithers. boy.
John NJ. and May Hendrix, girl.
Charles William and Doris o. Armen-
trout. girl.
Edwin william and Elizabeth Shock
lock. boy.
John w. and Pheabe Beall. girl.
Eugene z. and Margaret Stevans, boy.
Samuel NJ. and Jamie Clayman, girl.
Harold B. and Anna ]. Graham. girl.
Joseph H. and Edna NJ. Rothgeb, girl.
Alfred w. and Margaret c. Duvall,
boy.
William H. and Thelma e. Scott. girl.
John e. and Mildred o. OBrien. girl
Charles B. and Marguerite Schrider.
boy.
Walton o. and Eleanor s. willis, girl
George A. and Ivy D. Watts. boy.
Morris and Riva Nouranes. girl
George e. and Sadie NJ. Glenn, girl
Harry A. and Mary ]. Patterson, girl
George and Virginia Shields. boy.
John and Alice jackson. girl.
William and Heghttell Chas. girl.
John and Nora Wilson, boy.
Joseph and Mary Burr, boy.