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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
HIGHWAY DEPT.
is POLITICAL
MACHINE, REPORT
Joint House Senate Com
mittee Reports On Facts
Uncovered

PHOENIX, Feb. Is R)-Carrying
charges of excessive expenditures
and conversion of the state high
way department into a political ma
chine the report of the joint SEN
ate-house fact-finding committee ap
pointed to receive data on the fl
nancial status of the department was
filed today with the president of the
senate, the speaker of the house
and Governor Hunt.
The committee of six recommend
ed that the shops and mechanical
department of the department be re-
organized and politics eliminated
therefrom; that better system of
bookkeeping be set up in the de.
ganization be effected; that con-
tract and not under force account;
that employees be paid on warrants
issued by the state auditor and that
the "imprest fund" now being used
as the payroll account, be reduced
to not more than $4,000.
The committees report said that
this fund had been created by the
legislature "to facilitate the pay
ment of small accounts" In 1919
the legislature boosted the original
5000 provision to $4,000, and the
financial code adopted by the sixth
legislature required that the fund
lnever exceed $4,000 and be used
only to expedite the payment Of
small accounts. The fund was com
parable, it was said to a merchants
petty cash. account
The committee found that the
highway department. had deposited
, in the fund as high as Sill ,2S9.06 in
one month and had withdrawn in
the same period as much as $780,
233.34. Inquiry revealed" said the
report, that the entire bi-lnonthly
payroll of the department was paid
out of the imprest fund by the state
engineer, as well as bills fo1 large
amounts of supplies and equipment,
| torney general, the report said this
was a gross violation of the law
| Senator Suffer- chairman of the
! fact-find.ng committee, moved in
the upper house that 5000 copies of
the report be printed for dlatribu
tion. The motion AIRED He NOV
! ed also that the entire report-com
/ rrising 72 typewriter pages be
read in open session next Monday.
/ The motion carried by a vote of Q
to s with two senator's not voting
after a demand for a division of the
vote had been made from the floor
Senator Donnelly, Pima, was one OF
| the two not voting. Had he voted
negatively, Senator Winsor, Yuma
president, would have had to cast
! the deciding vote.
What possible action the two
houses would take on the basis ot
the report, authorized to be made
under the terms of a joint resolu-
tion introduced during the specia
session of the legislature and agar
by a concurrent resolution by Sena-
tor Sutter in the regular session
neither President Winsor nor Speak.
er Crawford was prepared to say
i Governor Hunt was not in his office
when the report was filed
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
RY-HAUGEN
BILL PASSAGE IS
SURE, REPORTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 P)-Conff.
dent of victory, house farm leaders
supporting the McNary- -Haugen re-
lief bill today whipped into shape
plans for the final drive toward a
vote on the measure in Identical
form to that already approved by
the senate. A vote is expected be-
fore the end of the week. Although
certain barriers have been set in the
course, they We're so certain that
the bill would be passed by the
house that virtually all speculation
was directed to the size of the ma.
jority and to the attitude of Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Representative Dickinson, republic
can, Iowa, one of those leading the
fight for the proposal, predicted that
the house would give it majority
of 55 votes, while a poll conducted
by other advocates of it fixed the
margin at 20.
sidetracked today to give othe1
legislation right of way, the Me,
Continued on rage Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17

Out of the air came the latest infor-
nation today. Radio messages from
San Diego to Hollywood told that
ranchers near the former city were
fleeing from their homes to higher
levels because of the continuing down
pour. San Diego was virtually isolated,
while the Mission valley was said to
be under five to ten feet of water.
Automobile travel in all directions was
practically impossible and fire and
police department forces in many sec
tions assisted persons in getting to
places of safety
The postmaster appealed to naval
officers at the destroyer base to pro-
vide mail transportation by sea to San
Pedro.
Government engineers proposed dyna-
hitting of the Santa Fe railway bridge
across the San Diego, river as an extra
ordinary measure to prevent the river,
swollen by torrential rains, from
sweeping through a residential section
Of the city. Fears were expressed
that the river might break through
the government levee at Old Town and
re-enter the bay after rushing through
section crowded by hundreds of
homes and threatening destruction Of
the marine base.
The Tijuana river to the south, flow
ing bank full, threatened to sweep, the
border bridge, visibly weakened, be-
fore it. Though the stream left it's
banks at some places below the inter
national line, no serious damage was
reported. Rain fell constantly today,
and Escondido reported the tremendous
total Of 6.63 inches for the past "a
hours and 1895 inches for the storm.
Ell Cajon had 4.73 inches and 1913
inches; Bonita, 100 and 84S.
Between 400 and 600 persons were
driven from their homes in the South
Beach section of Venice, near Santa
Monica, during the past "a hours. The
flood situation was relieved somewhat,
however, when authorities dynamited
the old flood gates at Playa Del Ray,
permitting the waters in the Venice
canals and the Dey Rey lagoon to es-
cape. And while the storm was re-
ported passing, the conditions that
brought it to head and filled it with
pounding winds, cascading snowfalls
and flood-like rains, still existed. These
conditions were centered in and around
a series of law pressure areas that ex-
tend from the Aleutians to the sub
tropics.
The great toll of human life came
in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Is
miles east of Fresno, where a snow
slide buried camp of the Southern
California. Edison company.
There are % in the hospital at Biz
Creek, of whom five are expected to
die. Five bodies have been recovered
and there are five known dead whose
bodies have not been recovered. Three
others missing are thought to be dead
Workmen attempting to recover bodies
were called off today because of the
danger of further slides.
Near Whittier last night a Union Pa
cific train went through an under
mined steel trestle over Puente creek
killing one trainman and injuring
! others of the crew and one passenger
| A -year-old boy was drowned
when he fell from a bridge near Sar
/. Diego into a raging creek, while two
Continued on Page Eighty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
The Day In Washington

The senate took up the radio
control bill.
More marines and aircraft were
ordered to Nicaragua.
House fight jokers drew a
challenge from Blanton of
Texas.
Senator Glass, Virginia, pro-
posed banking lobby" inves-
tigation.
The McNary- -Haugen farm re-
lief bill was sidetracked in the
house for other measures.
The branch banking and corn
borer bills passed the senate and
went to the president.
Secretary Kellogg informed
the senate concerning the status
of American oil properties in
Mexico.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
Smiling Sky Greets
Women's Golf Play in
Delmonte Tournament

DELMONTE, Calf, Feb 16. R-
A smiling sky and a kind sun today
made playing conditions in the Pebs
BILE Beach championship for women
practically perfect in contrast to the
conditions under which the qualifying g
round of the tournament was played.
There were no upsets to mar the
first round of play.
Miss Marion 1Iollins, of New York.
four times winner of this cham
pionship, played better than par golf
to defeat Mrs. Amos Dutra of San
Francisco, 7-6. Mrs. Lee Mida of
Chicago, won from Mrs. T.. M. Van
Meter of Denver, by default. Mrs
f. C. Let's of Chicago, defeated
Mrs Margaret Sayward of Victoria
3. c., 2 up. Mrs. Melvin jones OF
Chicago, won from Mrs. Henry Rob
bins of Pasadena, Calf, and 4.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
.9l ARE KILLED IN
EARTHQUAKE IN
HERZEGOVINA

BELGRADE, Feb. 16 (P-Earth-
quake has followed earthquake since
the first shocks early Sunday rock.
cd large, though sparsely settled.
section of Jugo Slavia. Latest dis
patches from the devastated region
report that terrific movement or
the earth's surface shook down
many buildings and killed 81 per-
sons at Ljubinje, in the province OF
Herzegovina yesterday. This town,
along with several others felt the
full force of the earth tremors ON
Sunday, scores of residents being
driven from their homes out into
the intense cold of the night and
streets filled with snow. Rescuing
parties have been dispatched to the
scene of the destruction, which is
known to cover a large area along
the Harenta river, but communica-
tions have been cut off in almost
every direction.
The reports reaching Belgrade are
highly conflicting. Some tell OF the
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
so Persons Trapped
By Colorado Blizzard
Are Rescued by Party

DENVER, Feb. 16 R-Fifty per-
sons trapped by a blizzard on the
West Portal. Others fought their
rescued early today by party from
West Portal, 20 others fought their
way through the storm back to
Idaho Springs.
The party was enroute to West
Portal for a lodge initiation and
celebration in honor of TIE opening
cf the pioneer bore of the Moffat
tunnel when a blizzard came up
suddenly, catching the automobiles
Oh the crest of the Continental
Divide.
James Cohig, resident engineer at
West Portal, took teams of horses
and men and after struggling
through twelve miles CT snowdrifts
reached the marooned party and
took them to West Portal.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17

Copper quiet; electrolytic,
spot and futures 13 asked.
Lead dull; spot 740. Bar
silver 81.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
NAVY ASKED TO CARRY MAIL
Six Hundred Persons Driven From Homes Near Venice;
Flood Gates at Playa del Rey Dynamited to Permit
Escape of Waters; Union Pacific Announces All Lines
Out of Los Angeles Blocked by WashOuts and Mud.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Feb 16-(A.P)-A pano-
of widespread death and destuction Frustrated
wire communications, great andsides over rails and
and rainfals so tremendous that they
founded the most seasoned weather Observers to-
day made up the wake Of the greatest storm that has
visited the Pacific coast in it's known history.
At least "a dead scores injured and huge property
damage the extent of which cannot be estimated because
of wire conditions remained evidence of the vastness
ofthe disturbance in California.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
"a DIE AND SCORES
INJURED; DAMAGE TO
IS HUGE

San Diego Virtually Isolated by Abandonment of All
Train Service, While Mission Valley Said to Be Under
Five to Ten Feet of Water Communications Pros
trated Over Wires, Rails and Highways In Unpre-
cedented Storm
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
BIG OPERATORS
Refuse to Attend Peace
Meeting

By International Labor News Service
Washingt gton.-Despite urgent ap-
peals by Secretary of Labor Davis to
bituminous operators to join in a con-
ference here to consider peace in the
bituminous coal fields, big bituminous
operators again attend the confer
ence. Last minute appeals by tele-
graph sent by Secretary Davis met
with refusals from the operators to
reconsider their decision. A number
of smaller operators were present.
The United Mine Workers cooper
ated fully with Secretary Davis by
sending President John Lewis, Vice
President Philip Murray, Lee Hall,
James Marks, Van A. Bittner and
Patrick Pagan.
After comforting with the operators
Secretary Davis met operators and
miners at a joint conference, where
he made fervent appeal for peace.
Discussing the refusal of the big op-
orators to attend, he said: 81 regret
that some operators have found it
necessary to decline the invitation.
They tell me there are no difficulties
existing in their operations and that
everything is satisfactory in their
business. While | do not question the
honesty of their statements and have
no reason to dispute their claims,
must record the fact that representa-
tives of the mine workers register
contrary statements"
Davis declared too many mines and
too many miners was the trouble with
the coal industry and scored the "tre-
mendous waste" of coal mining He
closed with another appeal for set
tlement, saying common sense and
common honesty" pressed for solu-
ton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

so far as we have pushed our abil-
tiles, then just so far should we use
them for the finest development. To
do less is sheer waste of Invaluable
material. To do less is being false to
ourselves. To do less is SHINING
against truth.
Convictions may change from year
TO year: we should keep stride with
them as strong men--not take il out
in thinking but demonstrating them by
doing. Ii we are good workmen-be
it in the woods or in the shop, coun-
try or town-and do not do that work
for the glory of doing it wei, then
we never should have been trusted
with ability For ability is a two
edged sword-if not sharpened for the
gallant battle of life, it turns to rend
the owner
Let this years console nee be nour.
ished by that higher, unwritten re
sponsibility which answers the quiet,
inner knowledge of life carried for
ward with the utmost strength and
courage.
Happy New Year to our con-
sciences!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
&netp9ear's s
Conscience, I
BY '!par96e
' BANNING Bss
Thomas s "

q ONE of US were born In New Eng
land and have that kind of
conscience. Why New England
should produce a particular conscience
different from any others conscience
seems a little difficult to explain
However, there seems to be a ira
dition about 1t. If you possess New
England conscience you are supposed
to be responsible to the last degree.
You go one point further than actual
ly necessity and worry for fear you
won't think up all the possible things
you might have done under a certain
set of circumstances.
Well, then
We all rather like to think we obey
our conscience: 1t gives US a faint
glow of saintliness. (Though, of
course, to admit this publicly would
ruin us for lifeD Whatever CON
science is-"a STILL small voice." un.
broken habits of right thinking, an In.
stinct that urges US toward the best
most of us possess an inner law of
some sort or another: and we either
follow this law, or push it off irritaby.
At New Years we take stock OF our
affairs. And very often conscience
sits as judge And let US never for
get that we are responsible Not to
be responsible is a kind of crime Just
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

That's her, Pard'! I'd do any
thing on earth for that" and he
slapped the picture vehemently, only
to meet his "Pard's" sour looks
There amt no time like tonight to
begin all over again. Tonight starts
New Year. an start with this Ia
my possession means sure-enough sue
cess. I'm young She don't know
went to the dogs, 'Pard. She never
will-if you're friend. I'll pay you
fifty dollars to leave that stuff right
where it is an beat IL. This is all I'm
taking, and her father will never miss
that" Sam gazed into the eyes of one
who meant so much TO him, then into
"Pard's" glowering ones.
''To think my years work was to
turn out like this. softy, a sap
what thinks New Year says a new
start-and after that thing too"
His laughter subsided as the scrap
Ing of Ley and the tumblers of the
lock gave warning note. Four feet
found their way over the window sill
into the darkness of the night.
(6. 1927. Western Newspaper Union,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
AS the Old Year Dies

To most people the passing of the
year, even though the new period
holds hope of advance and greater
happiness, has its sad aspect. There
lies behind neglected opportunities,
wasted hours and days, chances for
worthy endeavor ignored. The retro
spect is in many cases not pleasant
But 1t is well to look back, to review
that which has just passed, and to
note the things left undone as well
as those that have been done as a
guide and warning for the year to
come
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
NEW BUSINESS PLAN
MAY INCREASE COSTS

Washington.-Hi pressure sales
manship does not impress Ray M.
Hudson, of the department of COM
merce. The new business plan is
supposed to lower costs by increased
sales volume. J :. Mr.. Hooker seys:
"We may question whether high
pressure selling, either to combat
d-to-mouth buying or to absorb
hitherto idle fr E'uSel productive ca
pacity, has not ircs cased the costs of
doing business"
The demand for style, for more
beautiful things and for art in indus
try also increase costs. Mr.. Hoover
questions whether the new, or inter-
industry competition, has lowered
prices.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
TAX RE-
MOVED; OWNERS
IGNORE PURPOSE

New York.-"The loudest obiectors
to taxes on buildings in this city are
those whose property was exempted
during the war;" said Mayor Walker
at a public hearing.
more than one billion dollars
worth of property has been exempt
ed" said the mayor. "This was done
ostensibly SO that the poorer classes
could get decent homes at moderate
rentals, but instead of building apart
ments to rent within the means of
such people, these owners built
apartments to rent at $25 a room
or more.
"And these are the very apartment
owners who are so vociferously rep
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
STOP INTERVENTION
In Latin America, Says Pro-
test Note

BY international Labor News Service
New York City.-Protest against
armed intervention in Latin America
and demand for re-interpretation of
the Monroe Doctrine is contained in a
declaration just issued, signed by a
group of educators, other professional
thew Woll is among the signers of the
statement, which says in part:
"The Monroe Doctrine is regarded
by the American people as having
been designed to prevent interference
by any European government with
the independence of an American
state or the taking of its territory.
The Monroe Doctrine should not be
converted into an instrument of ag-
Of the functions of Americas arm
ed forces they declare:
''The armed forces of the United
States are maintained for national de-
fense and not for armed interven-
ton or the threat of armed interven-
tion in other countries in order to
police any part of the globe where
the property of our citizens is threat
ened. The use of our armed forces
abroad in case negotiation has failed,
without recourse to international ar
bitration, is not national Defense but
armed attack on other peoples and a
violation of their territory, their ma
tional independence and their SOW
ereignty.'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
TRUST "BUSTING" PAYS

New York. 1911 the United
States supreme court ordered the
Standard Oil Company to dissolve in
to state units. The decision was a
victory for the trust busters"
1t is now shown that the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey. the
original of this combine, has paid
stockholders more than $3,000,0 200, 900
in cash and stock dividends since 1911.
Nearly $4,000, 100000 was in cash.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

A PSALM FOR NEW
YEARS EVE
BY Dinah Muioch Craik

4 FRIEND stands at the
"A door:
In either tight-closed hand
Hiding rich gifts, three hundred
and three score;
Even as seed the sower.
Each drop, he treads It in,
and passes by;
1t cannot be made fruitful till
1t die.
0 good New Year, we clasp
This warm shut hand Of thine,
Loosing forever, with half sigh,
half gasp,
That which from ours falls
like dead fingers twine:
Ay, whether fierce its grasp
Has been, or gentle, having
been, we know
That it was blessed: let the
Old Year go.
o New Year, teach US faith!
The road of life is hard:
When our feet bleed. and scourg.
ing winds US seattle,
Point thou to Him whose Wis
age was more marred
Than any mans; who saith,
make straight paths for your
feet" and to the opprest,
"Come ye to Me, and | will
give you rest"
Yet hang some lamp-ike hope
Above this unknown way,
Kind year, to give our spirits
freer scope
And our hands strength to
work while 1t is day.
But if that way must slope
Tombward, oh, bring before
our fading eyes
The lamp of life, the Hope
that never dies.
Comfort our souls with love
Love Of all human kind;
Love special, close-in which,
like sheltered dove,
Each weary heart its own
safe nest may find;
And love that turns above
Adoringly, contented to re-
sign
All loves, If need be, for the
Love Divine.
Friend, come thou like friend,
And whether bright thy face,
Or dim with clouds we cannot
comprehend,
Wen hold out patient hands,
each in his place,
) And trust thee TO the end,
Knowing thou leadest on
wards TO those spheres
, Where there are neither days,
nor months, nor years.
. !.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
A Good Resolution

One of the New Year resolutions
that would mean increase of happiness
In many family is this: Not to speak
of mistakes which make no difference.
How arguing over nothings mars the
home harmony. An erroneous opinion
may need correction, but what pos
sible difference does 1t make whether
Aunt Jane came to dinner Tuesday
or Wednesday, or whether 1t ra.ned
Friday or Saturday.-Adyent Chris
tian Mis- us
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
TEACHERS SALARY
LOW

Washington.-The annual salary
for high school teachers, principals
and supervisors in 1926 averaged
S1,252 in this country, says Federal
Commissioner of Education Tigert in
his annual report.
The average in 1910 was S485. This
increased steadily until 1924-25, when
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

resented at these meetings, always
kicking to the board of estimates,
and afraid that the city budget is
going to be too high. What are they
alarmed about, since they don't have
to pay taxes?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
Every Year a Milestone

Every year is milestone. A step
ping-stone or stumbling block Your
life is part Of many lives and these
many lives are part of yours. Char.
acter is the estimation of your con-
duct in life by those who dwell about
vOu.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
WAGE INCREASES ASKED

San Francisco.-More than 1000
city employees asked the board of su-
pervisors to raise wages to standards
of private employers. Many munich
pal workers have secured no increase
in Is years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

T HE window fran, shivered,
creaked and gave way under the
prying force of the Jimmy. The
fiat palm of massive hand finished
the raising process. A foot thrust
over the easement was firmly planted
on the floor of the darkened room
After hasty survey of the apart
ment, the man called out the window,
"Pard !" then whistled softly.
In due time "Pard' arrived via the
window route. A systematic search
of the house was instituted, and the
valuables deposited in the living room.
New Years means lots of parties,
and party for us, uh, Sam?"
"Pardw Sam painfully exclaimed
from the depths of one of the bed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30
1928 Greeting

The Lord bless thee and keep thee.
The Lord make His face to shine upon
thee, and be gracious unto thee. The
Lord lift up his countenance upon
thee, and give thee peace.-Numbers
6.24-26
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

rooms, you boZo,
drop every last
thing in your
hands"
"Sam, you sap"
growled the other
disgustedly, you
amt gone senti-
mental again? /
thought If | got
you through Christ
mas all right, you'd
come out all o. K.
Sam walked over
to him and put his
hand on his friends
shoulder. "You
have been a friend
to me. See this pic
ture? 1t was there
&b ol,;ec
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-12-30

if you believe in unionism, smoke a
sc Standard cigar.