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Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
Trombone Long Popular

The trombone has been recognized
as q meritorious musical instrument
for centuries. The Romans knew 1t
as the tuba ductilis, and there is some
evidence that the trombone was known
to the ancient Greeks. The bands that
played at the fetes of the doge of Ven
ice when that city was queen Of the
Adriatic, consisted of trombones only,
according to some historians. 1t is
also on record that there were ten
trombones in the state band of Henry
VIII and six in the state bands of
Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.
Really eminent musicians have some
times played the trombone. Sir George
Macfarren preferred 1t to all other in
struments in the orchestra and fire.
quently played it at concerts conduct
ed by Sir Michael Costa. It also was
an instrument in which Alexander II
of Russia took great delight-Van-
couver Province.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
RooseUeItidn Wit

Chavis Kaye sends in a story OF
Colonel ROosevelt's ready wit The
colonel was visiting Tuskegee insti-
tute in company with Booker T.
Washington, and wished to meet all
of the staff. Finally the assistant
librarian and her little daughter were
presented TO him. Mrs. River" he
acknowledged, smiling his well-knOwn
smile, and extending his hand. Then,
glancing down at the little girl, he
said: And this, l suppose, is Miss
THE Outlook
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
Shields of Old Fighters

Hide was the only material used for
shields among the Indians of the
plains; their neighbOrs of the South
west. the Pueblos. made their shields
of wicker. The indigenous animals
which afforded hide of sufficient thick
ness were the elk and the buffalo. In
later times horsehide and cowhide
came into use.
The introduction of firearms might
have been expected to render the raw
hide shield obsolete, but the protec-
tion afforded by it was probably from
very early times conceived as magical
In nature. and the shield long con-
tinued to be a part of the equipment
of the mounted warrior armed with
the musket or the rifle.
Smyrna times., 1927-01-05
Too Easy

Cole Black had fallen foul of the
law and was having a preliminary
conference with his counsel
"Can you prove an alibi?" asked the
latter.
"Al-what's that, boss?"
"Alibi Can you prove where you
were at the time the offense was com
mitted?"
"Lawdy. boss, dat's jes' what abs
skeered dey's gwine ter find outr'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
AGenists Testify
Croarkinl Is Sane

CHICAGO, March IL P-During
the examination which convinced him
Harold j. Croarkin was and is In,
sane, the defendant confessed he hac
taken liberties with five OF six other
children before he killed little Wal
ter Schmfth, Jr.., last December, DR..
Charles F. Read, alienist for the
prosecution testified today Dr
Francis j. Cert, first of the alienists
to be called in rebuttal by he state,
maintained under cross examination
today that he regarded Croarllin as
sane and at the time Of the Staying
able to distinguish between right
and wrong.
The emotional responses, sharp
thinking, power to reason, and fear
of punishment, the three alienists
for the defense said they had been
unable to find in Croarkin, were
described in detail by the experts
for the state as they SAID they
were revealed to them.
DR.. Reed admitted he had not ex-
amined Croarlin physically but had
accepted reports of the other doctors
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT in GOLF
TOURNAMENT TO START SUNDAY

The championship flights in the
first round of the mems golf tourna,
lnent now in progress at the Douglas
Country club viii be played tomor
row
The qualifying round was played
last Sunday with SO players enter
ed. Several fine scores were turned
in with NJ. l.. Hartley, George Re-
Drysdale and A. b. Packard leading
the list with scores Of rs, 7S and
10, respectively.
Hartley, who is defending his title
as club champion in the present
tournament, is favored to repeat and
again cop the honors. He has been
shooting consistent golf all spring.
Several Of the other players have
been turning in good scores and may
upset the dope.
Hartley won the championship
through his defeat of r. S. Williams in
last years play. The tournament is to
be decided by low medal scores and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
FIRST BASEBALL.
PRACTICE TO BE.
ELDTOMORROW

The first baseball practice of the
season of tryouts for the local team
in the Southern Arizona Baseball
league has been called for Sunday by
Francis Ames, league vice president.
The practice will be held at Tenth
street park at 2:SO tomorrow afternoon
and all aspirants for the team are re-
quested to come out.
The opening of the league season is
only a little more than a month away
and it is hoped by supporters of the
sport here that Douglas will have a
representative team in the field by
then
The league, which was perfected at
a meeting Sunday, includes Douglas,
Nogales, Tucson and the 25th infantry
at Nogales. The season is scheduled
to open April II.
Teams III the league cannot have
more than three paid players on the
roster The other players will be To-
cal talent Some good baseball mate
rial is in Douglas and fans expect a
first-rate club to be placed in the field.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
TiIden Triumphs Over
Alfonso, Spanish Net
Star, for Fla. Crown

PALM BEACH, Fla, March II Up
William 4. Tilden, II, Americas first
ranking net star, won the Florida
state mems tennis championship here
today in triumphing over ManueY
Alfonso, No 2 ranking player, in
the three out Of five sets, rs, 6-S
S-6, 60 GA.
The two staged a spectacular fight
eliminating a tourney in which an
array of representative American
players participated. Tomorrow they
Will resume hostilities in the finals
Of the doubles tournament with Til
den paired with Wilbur Coen, Jr.
Kansas City, Mo, against Alfonso
and Francis T. Hunter, New Rochelle,
N. r., Olympic doubles champion
Tilden and Alfonso played under a
terrific strain, at times careful to a
fault and again taking the most
daring chances to win the numerous
prolonged rallies which kept a huge
gallery on it's feet cheering almost
every play Neither was able to
command an appreciable advantage
and the result was. in doubt until
the former champion executed a bril-
liant placement from the net to take
the final point.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
University Baseball
Rockies Threaten to
Displace Letter Men

TUCSON March 11.-Coach J. F. Nc
Kale, director of athletics and base
ball coach at the University of
life For the first time in years
he has a string of baseball rockies
that are putting his letter men to
shame.
With the first appearance of his
rockies last week, the ten letter
men from last season began to have
vague doubts as to their status on
the 1927 wildcat ball club. From
the motley assortment of ball players
featuring in the annual intramural
series, Coach McKale issued call
for four coaches, four infielders, two
pitchers and a mixed assortment of
utility men.
These Is new men, added to Nc
Kale's list of ten veterans, are going
20 have a picnic for the next three
weeks attempting to make the var
sity nine At the present time Coach
McKale is little perplexed about
a shortstop and catcher. With the
death of John Button Salmon, former
varsity catcher, and the loss of Don
Flickenger, shortstop, to the New
York Yankees McKale lost two Of
his best and most experienced men.
Warren, Fields, Bailey and swick are
the new men called to try out for
catcher. At shortstop McKale is
trying two new men by the name
of HANDLE and Paintor, both fast
quick whipping infielders. The first
season game is with Tempe Teachers,
March "a, 25.
Eddie Harper, of Mesa and Buerkel,
OF California, are MaKales two chief
bets in rookie pitchers. Harper looks
good for one of the first varsity
suits to be given out.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
.HOLBROOK CLUB
TO BE HONORED
BY ROTARIANS

MESA, March il P.-The name of
Lloyd Henning of Holbrook, a member
of the smallest club in the forty third
Rotary district, will be recommended
to the eighteenth convention of Rotary
International at Ostend, Belgium, in
June, for district governor
He became the district nominee to-
day when he was chosen over Frederic
Shaffer of Globe in what Governor
Monte Butler described as one of the
closest ballot races he ever had wit
messed. His nomination, announced as
the final business of the third annual
district conference practically consti-
tuted election to the office.
Shaffer, as gesture OF good will,
moved that Hennimg's nomination be
made unanimous. Prescott Rotarians
were the only ones to enter their bid
for the 1928 district conclave at the
concluding business session. NJ. II.
Hazeltine told the convention that the
Prescott club would strive valiantly
to prepare program in Keeping with
the standards of the Mesa club. Final
selection of the next conference city
will be made next year at the presi-
dents and secretaries, meeting in the
fall, it was said
other clubs of the district, in ac-
cordance with Rotary custom, will be
permitted to enter bids for the meeting
at that time.
The conference trophy was awarded
to the Holbrook club on it's record of
eight of II members in attendance.
Second place was awarded Flagstaff
and Phoenix third. Tucson was fourth.
The convention adopted resolution
unanimously placing it on record as
opposed to a proposed change in the,
attendance rules,
Roy Wollam of Tucson described a
the sixth object of Rotary that to
promote international good will and
fellowship. Shaffer and Henning
spoke at the morning session.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
GOLD BOOM CAMP
SURVIVES WIND
STORM In DESERT

ToNoPAH, New, March H. (R-
the wastes of purple sage, woke up
today to shake it's canvas homes
back into shape again after yester-
days 3O-mile gale, which tried it's
hardest to relocate the town on some
other patch of the wide terrain.
The desert sun was back on the
job again. Those who abandoned
their tents and sought comfort in the
cosy little frame houses of the cleo
trio company when the blow came,
debouched from their new quarters
and set their tent homes Alright be-
fore going on to the diggings.
Frank Rapp, first mineral surveyor
to arrives here, began to straighten
out the claims of the Betty group,
sold to Salt Lake interests on a $4,000
first payment basis yesterday. The
Betty claims were first located dur
ing a blizzard and when the storm
had lifted it was found that four of
the claims had been squatted on the
lands of the electric company. There
had been no intention of jumping.
1t was just case Of not being able
to square off the proper lines in
blizzard weather. lThe thing was
quickly cleared up when Rapp set
out with his transit and his stakes.
A supply OF wood has been found
on a timber tract seven miles from
Weepah and a contract was made to
deliver 40 cords to prevent serious
consequences in the event of another
storm The weather seems to have
formed an odd conspiracy against
the camp as though jealous of its
presence or it's prominence. For
three years drought conditions pre-
vailed in the Weepah district. In.
fact the name Weepah itself is the
Ute Indian worda for little water"
The drought covered an area of over
a thousand square miles, of which
Weepah was the center, and in the
three year period scarcely a drop of
moisture fell. 1t was an arid, nearly
forgotten land of glaring sun and
biting winds.
Then the change. On the day Wee
pah was discovered the SHOWS came.
The billiards. followed. The first
hardy settlers We're forced to throw
a few frame houses together as best
they could. Fear of the pneumonia
plaques that visited Tonopah and
Goldfield when those camps were in
the making sat astride the lone little
Weepah settlement. This fact ex-
plains why so many of the old pros
pectors make the 80-mile round trip
daily between Tonopah and Weepah,
so that they can get a warm, COM
Portable bed and good, well cooked,
sustaining foods in this old silver
camp.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
Race Track Officials
Arrested by Sheriff
After F irst Race Is Run

MIAMI, Fla, March II (P-Defying
orders from Sheriff Paul G. Bryan
cf Broward county, Pompano Horse
club officials today ran a test race
en- their Pompano tracks and were
promptly arrested. The supreme
court Of Florida recently upheld All
injunction entered against the club
to prevent the use os betting certi'
ficates.
Calling off races yesterday upon
receiving the sheriff's notice that
he would arrest all those in charge
of races il they were held, the
Fompano officials today issued a
statement through Paul M. Beacom
vice president saying that races
would be held.
A large crowd came from sur
rounding resorts to watch the re.
suits Sheriff Bryan stationed men
at the paddock and in the stands
Officials of the club changed the
betting system slightly and more
than an hour after the announced
starting time the horses were led tc
the post Immediately after the
race the sheriff and his deputies ar
rested Mr. Beacon, ]. E. Downs, sec
retary and manager of the CLUB, w
f. Tilford and Frank Beckelheimer
The men were released on thetl
recognizance, but did not return tC
the track.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
BOWLING SCORES


The Panthers took four points from
the Copper Queen last night on the
"Y" alleys. Childers was high for
the Queen with 519, while E. Jorgen-
son was high for the Panthers with
4S9. The total pinnage for the Pan
theirs was 2479 and that for the Cop
per Queen, ,2311.
In the second match of the evening
the Merchants forfeited four points to
the Warriors. Taylor was high for
the Warriors with 3S7. The total pin
mage for the Warriors was 1S49. Score:
Copper Queen: Struthers, 465; Chill
ders, 519; March, 456; Linder, 427 Hart
444. Totals, 2311.
Panthers: Handicap, 1876; Bise, 1872
Hill, 4S3; J. Jorgenson, AS; Swain
1872; e. Jorgenson, 4S9. Totals, 2479.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12

il being played earlier this year to
avoid contests to be played with
other clubs later.
The paiIings in the championship
flight for the first round to be
played tomorrow are as follows:
NJ. l.. Hartley VS.. j. w Tardy.
j. Fl. Davis VS. S. A. Gardanier.
j. S. Williams VS.. J. p. Sexton.
II. G. Warnock, VS.. A. y. Packard.
r. J. Leeson VS.. r. S. Williams.
c. l.. stone VS.. j. M. Williams.
l.. L. Mcdaniel VS.. II. w. Williams
A. Fl. Key VS.. Geo. #. Drysdale.
Second flight matches are:
W. V. Mahon VS.. c. G. Weaver.
G. w Patterson VS.. Geo. a. Jack
son.
J. L. Adams VS.. Grady Causey.
Allen Hood VS.. A. II. Grant.
L. r. Budrow VS.. c. o. Rice.
i. S. Palmer VS.. A. G. Crouch.
Tom Davies VS.. Alex Baird, Jr.
L. L. Fcrten VS.. r. L. Hoyal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
Schaefer and Cochran
Tied for First Place

WASHINGTON, March IL. lP-Wel-
ker Cochran, youthful Californian cue
hstar, took his first defeat in the
world championship 1872 balk line
billiard tournament tonight from
Willie Hoppe, titleholder 400 to S07.
The defet served as a temporary halt
in what appeared to be steady
march to the championship. Cochran
now goes back into a first place tie
with Jake Schaefer of Chicago, both
with four wins and one defeat
! The two meet tomorrow in the
: final match of the tournament which
will decide who is to receive the
world billiards latest crown. Hoppe
( victory does not change his position
near the cellar. With two wins and
! four defeats he tops only the Jap
anese player, Matsuyama, who stands
iO-6.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
CooIey-White River
Road Bill Approved

PHOENIX, March II. P)-Governor
state with hiss signature the Akers
of Maricopa bill appropriating $780,
600 to defray half the cost of con-
structing a wagon road from Cooley
to White river on the Fort Apache
Indian reservation as a link in the
Rice -Springerville highway.
An emergency measure, the bill is
now law and the 100000 is avail
able for the work. indian funds will
provide the other half of the money
to defray the cost. The construction
of this road will open a new trans
state artery of travel.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
Spring Training Camp
NelUs From the Majors

Tesmir, Minitree; Knott, Wright, Orr,
Dearment and Billings, Hungling,
Berry
At st. Petersburg r. H. E.
St Louis (N) .............3 Z 0
Boston (N) ........,...-.-....., l
Reinhart, Haincs and snyder; Ed
wards, Goldsmith and Benton.
At Sarasota: r. H. E.
New York CN) ...............S 3
Washington (A) ............6 IL 1
Clarkson, Barnes. and Devormer;
Lisenbee, Jones, Crowder and Tate,
Berger.
At Orlando: r. H. e.
st. Louis (A) .....,..-......11 1S 0
Cincinnati (N) .......... IL /
CASTOR, Zachary, Beck and ONeil;
Rixey Donohue, Lucas, Jablonowsl1i.
Williams and Pfcinich.
At San Francisco: r.. HE.
Denver (W) ...4 U
Missions Co ................6 10 0
Greer, Sonju, Shanklin and Pierce
Shroyer; Barfoot, Weinert, Dumovich
and Walters, Whitney.
Los Angeles R. H. e.
Hollywood Co ....... 9 3
Chicago (N) ............... 8 2
Shellenback, Hulvey, Fullenton and
Murphy; Jones, Roy, Brilliant and
Hartnett.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
Army Aviators Given
Up as Dead by Dept.

WASHINGTON, March IL R.-
Lieutenants william A. Gray and Will
lard L. Harris, missing army aviators,
were officially given up as dead today
by the war department. Their records
with the army were closed with the
simple notations died in the sea-"
The two aviators were lost February
IL, while flying along the. New Jersey
coast. Lieutenant Cray was from
Chelsea, Mass, and Harris from Will
liamsoort, Pa.
Old newspapers in bundles for sale
at Dispatch office-AdVt
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
Six Quintets Survive
Flagstaff Tournament

high school basketball teams sur
vived the first round of the North
ern Arizona Teachers college annual
basketball tournament today. They
were Flagstaff, Eagar, Clarkdale,
Prescott, Winslow and ST. Johns.
Winslow defeated Snowflake, last
years champion, 81 to 18, in a game
which see-sawed back and forth
throughout. Other scores were: Ash
Fork, 8, ,Eagar, 20; Humboldt, II,
Flagstaff, 80; Clarkdale, 3S; King
man, IL; Prescott, 40; Williams, 1S;
ST Johns, 81, Teachers college high
school preps, 8.
The second round was to be played
tonight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12

ATLANTA Ca, March il (P)-An
unkind fate has laid it's hands on
four Of the American leagues great
est stars but in only two instances
is it expected to hinder the pennant
aspirations of individual clubs.
Walter Johnson, acclaimed as one
Of the greatest hurlers of all times,
has received a fractured leg at the
Tampa training camp of the Wash
ington Senators.
The accident occurred in a prac7
tice game Wednesday when Joe
Judge veteran first saeker of the ma
tionals lined one straight for
"Barney's" shin. The leg is in a
plaster cast and Walters mishap has
Gampened the enthusiasm of the re,
iuvenated Senator's Johnny Mostil,
brilliant centerfielder of the Chicago
White SoX, remains in a serious con
dition at Shreveport from self-ln-
flicted wounds. The Sox gardener
had been expected to bolster the
team in it's search for honors under
the guidance Of Ray Schal5, long a
leading catcher in the circuit but
new to the purple of leadership.
Babe Ruth, the fletcher of home
runs and paid admissions, has q
strained tendon at the st. Petersburg
camp of the New York Yankees, but
is expected to recover rapidly and
get off to the season in fine style.
Eddie Collins, considered by many
as one of the master minds" of the
four-pointed greensward, still has =
blue leg, suffered much in the same
manner as Johnson's. The second
sacker of the Athletics continues to
go to the Fort Meyers training
grounds each day.
Ruth's injury was taken seriously
tonight, for the Bambno had been
confined to his hotel throughout the
day and trainer worked with the
leg some time.
Meanwhile exhibition games held
the spotlight in Florida. Six teams
We're in action today
The Cleveland Indians had time
to rejoice when the popular Sewell
brothers. Joe and Luke, arrived at
Lakeland.
The two younger stars popped up
the McAllister practice quite a bit.
Some members of the squad werd
allowed to try their hand at fishing
during the afternoon
Stuffy McInn1s sent his Phillies
through couple Of drills todays at
Bradenton The venerable manager
is still shy Fred Leach, outfielder.
and Jack Scott, pitcher, and is be-
ginning to count them as holdours.
Connie Macl,s brigade at Fort
Myers did the working today while
hc talked dope. He said he would
carry eight infielders, five outfield-
ers, three catchers and eight pitch
ers during the regular season. Joe
Boley, who came from the BaIti-
more orioles, is showing nicely with
the AS at the short field position.
Jack Hendricks hoped for the early
arrival of Hugh Critz at Orlando
as the Cincinnati Reds continued to
prepare for the big show
over in Texas the Detroit Tigers
bent their backs in preparation for
their official exhibition opening SAT-
urday against the San Antonio Bears,
Of the Texas loop. Holloway, Kneisch
and Gibson have been nominated by
Moriarity to work three innings each
in the game. Bassler and Shea will
do the backstopping.
The Red Sox of Boston took things
lightly at New Orleans, confining
themselves mostly to fielding and
hitting practice. Harriss, McFayden,
Russell and Lundgren are expected
to pitch tomorrow's game against
the New Orleans southern associa-
tion club.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
MISSION WRECKED

LONDON, March IL tR)-The Lon
Gon missionary society received &
cable message from Madagascar to-
day reporting that a cyclone believed
TO be the second which struck the
island, wrecked the missionary sta
tion at Imerymandroso, killing the
Rev. r. p. Lees, and a child of an
other missionary named Jones, with
two native members of the house
hold.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12
GOLD ORE IN PRISON

OSSINING, N Y, March IL lP-A
report that gold bearing ore had
been found in the environs of Sing
Sing prson-doubtless an echo from
Nevada and Colorado strikes-tra-
Versed the long stone corridors and
brought inquiries, largely academic,
to the stolid Keepers. A contractor
turned over to Warden Lawes sew
eral chunks of possibly ore bearing
rock found in new excavation. The
authorities do not expect the usual
lush to ensue, however.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12

WASHINGTON, March IL lR-The
Greek information service here today
announced receipt of a cablegram
from Athens which said that in a
small riot there, engineered by
communists who took advantage
against a shopkeepers strike against
increased rentals, two persons Were
killed and Is wounded.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12

Fifty-two foreign students, repre-
senting every continent but Africa,
are studying law, medicine and
dentistry at Loyola university of
Chicago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12

Here Wis Y Henry v coggeshall.
Southern California jumping star,
who thinks he can lower the
worlds mark for the high jump
this season. He went almost 6
feet 6 inches the first time he
Jumped this season. The mark is
a few inches higher.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-12

At Mineral wells: R. H. F
is. Paul CAD ..,............20 20 20
Dallas (TO .................
Thomas, snodgrass, Stringer an