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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
Canton Detective Is
Indicted for Murder
Of Editor d. R. .MelIett

CANTON, o., March up The
Canton police department linked by
rumor with the killing of Don r..
MeIlett, Canton editor, was drawn
officially into the case today with
the returning of murder indict-
ment against Floyd Streitenberger,
former city detective.
Streitenberger was arrested few
hours later at Springfield, o., and
brought Immediately to Canton.
Henry w. Harter, county prose-
cutor, refused to reveal the evidence
on which the indictment was re-
turned. 1t apparently, however, was
much the same as that which formed
the basis of murder indictments prev
iously returned against three other
men. There was no confirmation OF
reports that a confession had been
made by Patrick McDermott now
serving q life sentence in the Ohio
penitentiary for the killing, and
denials were voiced by both McDer
mott and the warden of the peni-
tentiary
In addition to McDermott and
Streftenberger, the other men in
dicted are Ben Rudner, who was
committed to the penitentiary Mon
day to start a life sentenced, and
Louis Mazer, whose trial is set fol
March 16.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
HUDSON RIVER
WATER FRONT IS
SWEPT BY FIRE
Nine Firemen Injured and
$1,OOO,OOO Damage Done
By the Flames

JERSEY CITY, N. J March Up
-Four blocks of the Hudson river
water front were swept by wind
famed flames TO-DAY, causing dam
age estimated at $1OO0,OOO and IN
jury to nine firemen. The fire
threatened Jersey City's entire water
front.
Bitter cold and the gale which
swept in from the bay brought suf-
fering to the firemen, who labored
for more than six hours before the
fire was under control One fire.
man suffered frost bitten feet, sew
erai were struck by falling lumber
and others were overcome by smoke
All required hospital treatment.
The fire consumed pier K, Of the
Pennsylvania railroad, SO carloads of
foodstuffs and merchandise, the
plants of the New York Lumber
Terminal Supply company, the Still
man Box company, A. Mullensteln
Rubber company and a railroad MAJ
cline shop and damaged the Astelle
Cement company building.
In the ruins of the rubber plant
today was great mass of molten
rubber from which issued pals OF
smoke that were visible for miles.
Firemen continued to pour tons Of
water on it and it was believed that
it would shoulder for days
Believed to have been caused by
defective wiring, the fire started
about midnight on pier K, and was
not discovered until $40 a. m.
Four alarms in rapid succession
brought 27 engine companies, two
fire boats from New York and more
than 80 tugs of the railroads which
have terminals here fought the
flames from the river.
Apparatus responding to the fire
alarm was halted a stones throw
from pier K. by strings of freight
cars in it's path, Captain John Burke
said.
rhe delay was 20 minutes and the
destruction could have been con-
fined to the pier if the crossing
were clear, he asserted.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
OPEN TOMB OF CHEOPS' MOTHER
ONLY TO FIND 1T is EMPTY

of the fourth dynasty, said that
Identification of the tomb was
based ON two inscriptions i'm gold
hierogIyphics on the back of ear
ryinG chair.
The report made public at Cairo
, last November said that evidence
had been found that Queen Hete-
phereS died some time after CheOps
came to the throne and was buried
at DashMr, ON the west bank of the
Nile and directly south of the great
pyramids. The tomb was rifIed by
thieves and when the violation was
discovered. the body was trans
ferred to new tomb at the en-
trance of the pyramid of Gyaz. This
new tomb is in vertical shaft
cut 100 feet through the limestone
with the chamber opening from the
bottom.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
REcnssEs ~ MDNIGHT

WASHINGTON, March g. lP-The
senate just before midnight went
into executive session to consider
nominations and agreed to recess un-
til $3.50 a. m. tomorrow at its con-
clusion shortly after the executive
session got under way, a row de-
veIoped over confirmation of the five
members of the new radio commits
sion. On meeting tomorrow the Reed
resolution to continue the life of the
campaign funds committee, which had
been before the senate continuously
since II a. m. yesterday, will still be
the unfinished business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
National Advertising
Praised by Visitor
At Kiwanis Lunch

The national advertising campaign
of Douglas was praised by DR.. Zaf.-
riser of Pittsburgh, Pa, in an ad-
dress at the weekly luncheon Of the
tianis club held at the Gadsden
hotel yesterday
Miss Lippitt, travelling secretary
for the national Young Women's
Christian association, spoke in the
interests Of the organization. Miss
Marjorie Williams, of the local Y.
w C. A., was also a guest.
Arthur Prescott and Charles Huisn,
who will represent Douglas in the
debate with Bisbee tomorrow night,
gave their constructive speeches on
the question: Resolved that a Sec
retary of Education BE Added to the
Presidents Cabinet" Joe Causey
and Douglas Cary, debaters who up
held the negative side of the ques'
ton, We're present.
DR. John r. Cook attend his first
meeting as a club member and an
attendance prize was awarded to w.
j. Jackson.
Guests at the meeting other than
those mentioned were Phil McCabe
and H. Gabilondo, VINO is owner of
the Sonora ranch which was visited
by DR. Zahniser and party OF
Douglas men on hunting trip last
week
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
COW MEN FEAR
TROUBLE FROM
ROWING BANDS
Serious Food Shortage Dis
rupts Social System, Is
Report.
SOME LOOTING
Rowing Indians Have United
States Money in Large
Quantities.

Information that American owned
cattle being grazed in Sonora, Mex.
ico, are being brought north across
the border was received last night
by the Dispatch through officials OF
the United States customs services
which issues crossing papers for
these herds. Most of these cattle
are being brought through at the
port of Naco and along the border
cast Of Douglas as good grazing land
is plentiful directly south of the bor-
der in the Douglas district.
Cattlemen coming out with their
herds report that conditions in So,
the grass is fine this year but that
because of an unrest, and the ex-
treme poverty of the people of the
farming and grazing districts the
Eerds are preyed upon for food,
These men report that rowing bands
of Yaqui Indians with some Mexi-
cans with them are moving freely
over portions of the state. These
movements are for the most par;
peaceful, the cattlemen state, be-
cause the Indians are not molested
by federal troops.
Miles l.. Pollard, pioneer resident
of the border country, who has been
in Sonora through some Of the most
stormy days of the southern re-
public arrived in Douglas on We'd
nesday bringing out a large herd
Of cattle. This herd has been pas
tured on the Bernardino grant just
south of the international line. Other
herds that have been brought north
so as to be near safety in the event
of serious trouble are also pastured
in that district.
Pollard told a Dispatch reporter
yesterday that starvation is staring
the people of Sonora in the face
He says that the crops planted dur
ing last summer were very light
and that the floods washed away
what food was grown. He expressed
great relief in having been able tc
bring out his stock without trouble
His herd was pastured in the Can
anea district.
Asked if he expected serou.
yet The cattleman said that there
had been some disorders and loot
ing by the rowing bands of Yaquis
He said that they went about il
large numbers there being from 81
to 100 in the average band and tha
they were living off the country
they passed through
He said that small village hat
been looted and some people rough
ly handled. The Yaquis took clotn
ing, both mems and women's, an'
whatever foods they could find
That cattle interests in the stat
are expecting serious trouble is born
out by the sta tements of many VIII
have come out of Sonora recently
They all point out that between tn
dissatisfaction over the closing o
the churches, the lack of food an
the raids by the Yaquis a situation
Continued on Page Eight(
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
POT
In CHINA MAY
COME TO BOIL
Shang hal Dispatches to
Washington Show New
Realignments Tried

WASHINGTON, March 5 P--Indr-
cations that the nAAAinese political
Lot is bubbling with activity and
may come to a boil in new align-
ment of the rival military forces are
Shanghai and elsewhere reaching
Washington.
The reports have to do, to a large
extent, with unconfirmed rumors in
Shanghai as to intentions of various
Chinese generals.
They present the possibility, how
ever of a new military alliance be-
tween disaffected commanders of the
defeated army of Sun Chuan-Fang,
the forces of Marshal Wu Pei-Fu in
Honan province and the Cantonese
war lord Chang Kai-Shek, in op,
position to the northern group head
ed by Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian
dictator and which includes Chang
Tsun Chang, whose troops have now
taken over the Shanghai area.
The basis upon which such re-
alignment is believed to be impend-
ing is upon the overthrow in the
Cantonese party of the radical wing
OF that party now controlling civil
activities.
In. the midst of speculation as to
Chinese politics, Consul General
Gauss, at Shanghai, reported today
that the international settlement re-
mained quiet.
1T was insisted at the state de-
partment that the Washington gov
ernment remained neutral as be-
tween the factions warning Tor SUI
IRENE control in China.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
Murderer Of Chicago
Boy Was SubnofmaI, Is
Neighbors' Testimony

CHICAGO, March P)-Neighbora
Of Harold ]. Croarkin, slayer or lit>
tie Walter Schmith, Jr., today testi-
fled of his eccentricities which they
believed set him apart from his fei-
low playmates. The defense corr
tends that Croarkin is subnormaI
and suffering from mental weak
resses, and that he was insane when
he, slew the boy in the loft of a
riding academy by beating him with
a hammer.
That psychiatrists X-ray pictures
and scientific methods will be In
troduced to further the defense of
their client was indicated by attor-
neys today shortly after the state
rested its case. Mrs. j. +. Spang1er,
lifelong friend of the well-to do
Croarkin family said "Hally" was
undeveloped and did nothing like
other boys of his age, while his
companions played, he stayed back,
or remained aloof from their boyish
pranks and smiled.
Miss Agnes F'urlong, to whom
Croarkin was attentive before the
Schmidth childs death, and to whose
home he rushed Immediately after
he had beaten Walter with the ham
mer, will testify for the defense, 1t
became known today. She originally
was called by the prosecution but
was not placed upon the witness
stand
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
LEGISLATURE
IN MESS, SAYS
THE GOVERNOR
Administration M e m bers
Serve Notice On the Re-
caIcitrants.
IGNORE PLEDGES
Senators Favour and Akers
Engage In Bitter Verbal
Tilt.

PHOENIX, March s (P.--A verbal
exchange of more than ordinary inten-
sity, executive veto of the joint code
committees bill looking toward re-en-
actment of the Struckmeyer recodified
laws and unofficial announcement that
administration members intended to
introduce companion general appro-
priation bills in the house and senate
tomorrow, even while the house ap-
preparation committee labored over the
original bill, served today to enliver
some otherwise dull proceedings in the
state legislature. The exchange was
between Senator'S Favour, Yavapai, and
Akers, Maricopa; the veto was Gov
ernor Hunts, and the announcement of
a second appropriation bill came from
those administration members who
were quite free to say that their COM
panion bills were intended to supplant
that introduced by the appropriations
committee when iris. returned TO the
legislature with a veto message at
tached.
Governor Hunt on Tuesday opined
that things were in something of a
mess" in the Legislative chambers on
the floor above his office, and the ad-
ministration members of the senate to-
day virtually served notice that there
would be no cessation of hostilities-
renewed some days ago with the veto
of the Jones, Maricopa Colorado river
commission biil-until the "recalci-
trant' democratic members of both
houses had been whipped into line and
had redeemed their party pledges.
Those pledges, they said, were hardly
being carried out when almost every
action of the legislature ran counter
to the suggestions of the governor.
The new appropriation bill is expect
ed to embody all the suggestions of
the administration, as contained in the
fifth biennial budget, provide for the
$4,000 gubernatorial contingent fund
and carry healthy appropriation for
the agricultural and horticultural COM
mission. Since such bills must orig
mate in the lower house, the introduce
tion of the administration appropria-
tion bill in the senate, it was explain
ed, would be primarily for moral eff
feet
Senators Favour and Akers shot it
OUT verbally on the floor OF the upper
house when the Akers state warehouse
bill came up for consideration. The
senator from Maricopa was the aggres-
sor His banking bill, providing for
commission of five bankers to as
sumo supervision over the state banks
ing department previously had been
brought up for consideration by the
Yavapai senator. He put motion to
jack up the number, of the bill, scrap
the remainder and run a similar bill
by Representative Boville of Yavapai,
title and all underneath it. The motion
carried
Then the Allers warehouses bill, pro-
viding for state storage warehouses
for farm products in Maricopa, Navajo,
Yuma, Graham and Greenlee counties,
came up for third reading. Favour ad-
dressed the chair.
"As 1 recall this BILL" he said "at
first it provided for just one ware
house. Now four other warehouses
have climbed on it's back. / don't be-
lieve this represents sound legisla-
ton" He concluded his remarks by
Continued on Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
VETO NTENSIFIES STATE HOUSE FIGHT
American Cattle Being Moved From Sonora
Senate Holds Up Names
Of TwO Men Nominated
On Radio Commission

WASHINGTON, March 8 -
The nomination of three of the
five men selected by President
Coolidge to be members of rae
new radio commission were APP
proved early today by the senate.
Those confirmed were Rear
Admiral w. III. G. BuIIard, re-
tired, of Media, Pa; John r. Dill
lon Of California, and Eugene o.
Sykes of mississippi. Action ON
the nominations of o. III. Caid.
well of New York, and II. "A.
Bellows of Minnesota, was s.e-
lferred with the undyN standing
that the interstate commerce cOAi-'
mittee would consider them to-
morrow. Even SHOULD their
nominations fail the commission
could meet, organize mad function.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
.DAUGHERIY 5
JURY AGREES
ON ONE ONLY.
Report Inability to Get To-
gether On Other Defend
ant I'm Case.
II LOCKED UP
Judge Says It Is Possible
To Find One Guilty, One
Not Guilty.

FEDERAL COURT, NEW YORK.
March 3 (P)-The II peers of Harry
M. Daugherty and Thomas w. Miller,
had failed to agree on a verdict TO-
day So hours after taking the case
1t was INDICATED, however, that
the jurors were nearing an agree,
ment on the question Of guilt or
Innocence, of either the former at
erty custodian Late in the after
noon the jurors sent two sealed
notes to Judge John Knox. 1T
was the first official call from the
jury today. In the morning note
sent out by juror to be telephoneG
his wife caused excitement in the
crowded corridors of the federai
building near the jury room.
The notes caused an assembly of
then court with the jury in it's box
Paler than ever in the first trial OF
the present one, Daugherty sat with
his counsel. Mrs. Miller sat with
her husband.
Rumors had spread about that the
jury were to report a disagreement.
Counsel for defense were prepared
Off that But reading of the notes
disclosed that. the jury had not re-
ported a disagreement.
One Of the notes asked for in
structions as to whether single
verdict could be returned Judge
Knox said it was possible to find
one guilty and the other defendant
not guilty.
The other note asked the court at
what time a jurors vote was fina!.
The judge explained that his own
consciousness of inability to change
his vote should be the only guide IN
the matter, although he should lis
ten to the arguments of other jurors,
not abdicating until conscientiously
convinced that his former opinion
was untenable.
Daugherty and Miller are charged
with conspring to defraud\ the Unit
ed states Of their services as gov
crnment officials in allowing claims
for $7,0O0,00O proceeds of the sale
Iimpounded enemy owned shares of
the American Metal company. II
was alleged they got part of a
| SAL, 900 fee paid to effect allowance
of the claims.
At 1I:20 the jury again went into
the court room. They had previous
| ly sent in a note.
| The jury reported inability to
agree on one of the defendants.
They said they had been able
to agree on the other. Juror No.
appeared to be the one holding UP
the verdict.
At 1880 Judge Knox ordered the
jury locked up until tomorrow.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04

LONDON. March 3 (P-Dr. Geo.
A. Reisner, assistant professor of
EgyptOIOgy of Harvard university,
today opened the tomb containing
the sarcophaGus of Queen Hete-
phereS, mother of CheOpS, builder
of the great pyramids, says an EX-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Cairo.
Details of the opening of the
tomb were not available, but it
was found that the sarcOphagus
was empty. The opening of the
tomb took place in the presence of
the American minister.
Professor Reisner has spent sew
craI years making excavations near
the Ghiza pyramids. His report
describing the work he has done
ON the tomb of the queen who was
the wife Of Senefru, first sovereign
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
PHOENIX SURRENDERS
WOMAN SLAYER SUSPECT

PHOENIX, March 8 (R)-Sheriff A.
r. Webster of Rio Grande county,
Colo, left here tonight with Guy
Hall Brannon, alleged slayer of Mrs.
Mable Drake-Chandler of Monte
Vista, Colo.
While Brannon, who has been
found to nave a criminal record at
McAlister prison, Okla, refused to
talk, Sheriff Webster stated. 81 am
positive of Brannon's guilt, but it
viii be difficult to prove our case
as there were no eye Witnesses :
Two guns, which Brannon has ao-
lnitted selling in Amarillo, Texas, arc
be.sg forwarded TO Monte Vista.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04

CHICAGO, March B (P)--A former
Syracuse, N. ", nevvsbOy today be-
came head of the Standard Oil
company of IndiRnn.
A man once a railroad messenger
boy and another born in Cleveland's
rolling mill district, became vice
presidents.
Outstanding in an annual report
bristling with figures was the am
nOuncement of their promotions.
Edward G. Seubert, the new press
ident. peddIed the old Syracuse
Courier, then edited by Milton
Northrup, until 35 years ago when
his father. "a Standard Oil empIOye,
brought him west to Whiting. Ind.
There, at the age of Is, he he
came n machinist'S helper. With
in Il year, however, he was trans
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
SENATE OK
CREDENTIALS OF
WARE AND SMITH
Chairman Says Action Will
Have No Bearing On
Move to Bar

WASHINGTON, March 5 (P-Cred-
entails of William S. Ware, senator,
elect from Pennsylvania and Frank
l.. Smith, senator-elect from Illinois,
We're unexpectedly and unanimously
approved today BY tee senate cleo.
tions committee.
Action was taken after the formal
certificates of election from the state
senate in the midst of a filibuster
against a resolution to continue the
life OF the special committee which
reported huge expenditures on pe-
half of both in their primary cam
paigns last year.
Chairman Ernst and other members
of the election committee said ap-
proval by the senate before ad-
journment tomorrow would have nc
bearing upon the efforts that will be
made to bar Ware and Smith at the
next session.
The credentials were in proper
form and there was no other action
the committee could take, said SEN
ator Ernst.
Both on and off the floor of the
senate predictions We're made that
neither Ware nor Smith would be
seated. It was stated that even IL
their credentials were approved at
this session they, would merely mean
the placing of their names on the
payroll during the recess
The senate last january refused
by a decisive vote to seat Smith as
Governor Smal1's appointee pending
q further investigation of contrI-
buttons made to his primary cam
paign fund by Samuel insult, OF
Chicago and other public utilities
operators.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
FORMER NEWSBOY IS PRESIDENT
OF STANDARD OIL co. OF INDIANA


ferred to the main office. From
junior clerk he advanced to cash
Ter at whiting and later was cost
accountant in the general office at
Chicago. general bOOISIxeeper of the
notwithstanding department., office
manager mt NeOdeshR. Kans., dur
ing the construction of the refin-
cry there. chief clerk of the man
ufacturinE department and I'm 1911
auditor of that department. In
1919 he became assistant secretary
treasurer.
In 1920, he was named vice pres
Sdent. He is 80 years old and en-
dowed with strong constitution
aud good health, which promises
him years of activity. The man he
succeeds is DIR. William Nj. Burton.
who has been president of the COM
pany nine years.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
Fred Dalton, Son OF
Arizona Pioneer, Dies


NEW YORK, March R-Fred
Dalton actor and writer, was found
6ead today in his hotel apartment
by his wife, Josephine Dalton, who
was known on the stage several
years ago as Josephine West. He
had been i'll a month, and died OF
pneumonia.
Dalton, who was as years ola,
played with otis Skinner, Willard
Mack and many other stars and at
one time was under the management
of David Belasco.
He was taken i'll before the show
opened.
Mrs. Dalton said her husband was
son of the late Texas Jack Dalton,
gambler of the early days in Ari-
Zona.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
Detroit Police Have
Man Wanted Here On
EmbezzIement Change

Daniel Lynch, former proprietor Of
an Aqua Prieta resort wanted here
on charges of having embezzled ap-
proximately $4,000, was arrested
yesterday in Detroit, Mich. Local
police have been notified by tho
Detroit authorities and it is expect
ed that a deputy sheriff armed with
the proper papers will be sent for
him at once.
According to the charges against
Lynch he was operating a resort for
another man. There were diff
culties and Lynch came TO Douglas
and drew from local bank a large
sum of money that belonged to the
owner of the business. He has not
heen seen since
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-04
0. He'll, Of Germany, Has
Name Changed to Hall In
Natural lization Papers

OREGON CITY, Ore, March )
Otto Hell who came to this
country from Munich, has taken
out citizenship papers, and stated
his Intention of changing HIS
surname to Hail. He objected TO
folks using just the initial o. Os
his first name in addressing him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-25
NAVAL RESERVES
TRAIN At SEA

Naval reservists of the Atlantic
seaboard and the Middle West. some
5000 strong, will go down to the
sea in ships this summer for a
period of training that will bring
them into contact with actual
naval work in all its various
phases.
Destroyer squadrons of the scout
ing fleet will be used in accord.
ance with the policy laid down two
years ago, which provides for the
employment of active units of the
fleet for the training cruises of
reserve officers and men.
The training program, to be con.
Quoted in the vicinity of Long
Island N. Y, and Newport, r. l.,
calls for maneuvers in squadron
formation, general drills, target
practice and certain forms of tor.
pedo and mine practices.
The training period will be di.
vided into four cruises.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-25
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