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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
EL.VIS ASHBY is
ACQUITTED ON
MURDER CHARGE

After deliberating for almost %
hours, verdict of not guilty was
reached today at 2 o'clock by the jury
serving in the case of State VS.. Elvis
Ashby
The defendant shook hands with
each juryman as he left the court
room.
Ashby, who 'was charged with the
murder of Bud Gilman, 10 year old
Bisbee boy, is a young man % years
old who was born in Kentucky and
came to Arizona about five years ago.
lie has been accompanied by his uncle
and aunt of Warren during the whole
trial and left Immediately for Bisbee
when acquitted.
This trial aroused considerable in
terest and sympathy both the deceased
and Ashby being well known in Co
chise county.
The case was tried before Judge A.
M. Sames. Alexander Murray and
Frank Thomas represented the de-
fendant, while James T. Gentry was
assisted nthe prosecution by Rheasa
Cornelius and j. d. Thompson.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
JENSEN GOES IN
SEARCH OF LOST
DOLE AVlATORS

HONOLULU, Aug. %, R-Martin
Jensen of Honolulu who drove the
monoplane Aloha from Oakland, CAL,
to this island Oahu last Wednesday
to finish second in the Dole flight
race, piloted the plane to island
of Hawaii today in search for the two
missing planes of the flight, the
Miss Doran and the Golden Eagle. A
third plane, the Dallas Spirit was
believed to have fallen some 600
miles from Oakland with Pilot Will
lam P. Erwin and Navigator A. H.
Eichwaldt, while searching for the
two Dole flierS which carried four
men and one woman.
With Jensen in the search went
his wife and Major Henry, Beckley,
aide to Governor harrington, as
passengers. Jensen intended to Cir
Gle Mauna Kea whose peak is 49,
1875 feet above the sea, seeking signs
of airplane wreckage.
A seaplane from the Pearl Har-
bor naval air station, while search
ing for the fliers alighted three
miles off Kaneohe Bay owing to
motor trouble, which was not be-
lieved serious. It's position was on
the opposite side of Oahu island
from this city.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
AIRPLANE, 1000
FT. HIGH TURNS
GROUND SWITCH

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. % lP-
The hum of an airplane a thousand
feet in the air, tonight closed the
switch that lighted bank of flood
lights at Belts field, McKeesport, in
the first demonstration of the sound
sensitive automatic lighting agency
developed by T. Spooner, research
engineer of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing company
Merle Northrup, pilot attached to
Belts field, completed the experiment
by bringing the plane to the ground in
the glare Of powerful lights turned on
by the steady throb of the ships, mo-
tors. The device, in effect, uses the
drone of the airplane to control elec-
trio energy. From tiny current at
first this controlled energy is increased
in power by amplifierE until it is
strong enough to throw a good sized
lighting switch.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
Plans Are Working To-
wards Placing Douglas
On Aerial Map.
SENATOR MOVES
Will Urge Post Office De
partrnent to Route Mail
Airway here.

| Further steps have been taken i'll
connection with bringing the air mail
route to Douglas, Fred d. Hubbel,
chairman of the aviation committee
of the Douglas Chamber of Commerce
, and Mines, has received the following
communication from Senator Henry
F. AShurSt:
Dear Sir:
Yours of August 18th received
calling attention to the air route
how outlined by the post office de-
epartment. %
You are assured that 1 shall Wig
orously urge the post office depart
ment to see to it that Douglas is
supplied with proper facilities for
air mail.
AS soon as any decision is reached
in the matter, will advise you.
This Is one of the many encourag-
ing indications that Douglas will III
the near future have landing field
and mail and passenger route.
At present George E. Buxton is
in Los Angeles interviewing and con-
ferring with important and influential
aeroplane potentates as to the pos.
sibility of placing Douglas on the
route OF the passenger service OF the
Ford planes. Among others he is
comforting with j. j.. MadduX, Ford
representative, and of the National
Airwaya Transport corporation. Mr..
Maddux stated some time ago that
he believed that Douglas was a
splendid place for a landing field.
Mr. Buxton is exerting all his influ-
ence in bringing this new phase of
activity to Douglas.
Aqua Prieta has also offered tD
cooperate with this city in an effort
to make the border city an inter-
national airport, and one square mile
Of ground has been set aside fol
this purpose by officials in Agua
Prleta.
E. j. Huxtable is also working for
the furtherance OF the project. He
will present his plan when the ma
tional postmasters' convention con-
venes in Niagara. He will GO te
Washington, D. c., if necessary, in
an effort to place Douglas on the
air route.
Fred d. Hubbell is corresponding
with several aviators who are IA.
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
Demonstration Made At u.
S. Consulate in Geneva;
Halted.
AMERICAN HURT
Military Forces and Police
Combat .Sacco, Vanzetti
Sympathizers.


LONDON, Aug. 20 R)-Forty
persons, including four women,
were injured tonight near the
Marble arch when mounted and
foot police charged a Sacco- VAN
zetu Sympathizers endeavOring TO
form procession In defiance OF
police orders.
What the Sympathizers called
memorial meeting was held in
Hyde park and the trouble
occurred when those who at
tended the meeting began TO
march.
1t is declared the procession
was to proceed to the American
embassy. The police, with drawn
batOns, waded into the demon
statOrs who, in several Instances,
attacked policemen and their
horses with sticks. Reserves were
then called out and they drove
the manifestantS from the streets
and made a number Of arrests.
Several tube stations in the
vicinity Of the arch became
crowded with demonstrators seek
ing refuge. The police estimate
that the manifestants and spec
tators numbered between $4,000
and 10000.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
Conference Shows Prefer
ence to $3.50 Plan; Cali
fornia Objects.
COUNTER PLAN
Other States Position on
Final Solution of Differ.
ences Due.

DENVER, COLO, Aug. %, QP)-The
seven state conference, being held
here to attempt to iron out differ
ences regarding the Colorado river
was faced with an impasse tonight.
California and Arizona both have
presented their views to the general
conference and present appearances
are that neither proposal is satlstac-
tory to the other.
Governor G. G. Young, Of Cali
fornia, today presented what he
termed the "last word of that state
in an attempt to compromise with
Arizona Representatives OF Arizona
did not reply to the California ul-
timatum, pleading they needed more
time to study the proposal and to
draft reply.
AS a result of this state of af
fairs the governors of Wyoming,
Utah, New Mexico and Colorado
were to meet tonight in an executive
session to determine the future course
of the conference. Whether a coun-
ter proposal if California's last
word is unacceptable to Arizona, will
be presented by the governors of the
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the conference is being held, will be
determined at the conference. The
position of the upper states with re-
gard to the working out of a final
solution of the differences between
California and Arizona will be made
known at the resumption of the ses-
sion tomorrow.
Following the declination of the
Arizona delegation to make known
its answer to Californias propos-
ais at the Afternoon session, Charles
L. Childers, general counsel for the
Imperial Valley irrigation district, of
southern California, explained in de-
tail California's position with re-
gard to the Boulder Canyon dam
and the construction of the all-Amer-
development at the site of the pro-
posed Boulder Canyon dam was
touched slightly by Childers during
his talk He told of numerous con-
ferences which have been held in
the past between Representatives of
the two states and also of the fail
ure Of these conferences to bring
about an equitable adjustment of the
difficulties existing between the two
states.
At the outset of his remarks he
chided Arizona for what he termed
''its peculiar attitude" with regard
to the construction of the proposed
all-American canal by. the use of
government funds without interest
and cited the amount Of money that
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
Flares on HalUaiiar1
Mourltair1side Raise
Hopes for AUiators

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %, P)-
Phantom flares and hopes drew the
efforts of the United States army
and navy farther down the Pacific
ocean today in search for the six
men and one woman lost IN the
$4,000 Dole air race.
While seven destroyers were deploy-
ed along q 81 mile front across the
great circle steamer lane between
San Francisco and Hawaii, and the
airpiane carrier Langley and the
aircraft tender Aroostook sent out
sea and land planes to scout an
so mile patch of sea- army aircraft
stationed on the Hawaiian islands
were dispatched to search the slopes
of Mauna Kea, on the island OF
Hawaii, several persons reported
having seen a green flare rise and
die out about 5000 feet up on the
rugged mountain side Sunday night.
Major General Edward M. Lewis,
hearing the reports ordered three of
the army's De Haviland planes to
leave Luke Field Honolulu today, and
search over the island of Hawaii us
ing the Halemaumau landing field on
Hawaii as >their base. They are ex-
pected to A,turn to Luke field to-
morrow.
The green flare on the mountain
side was regarded as an encourag-
ing note After ascertaining that no
camping parties would be in the vi
cinity where the flare was seen
Captain E. r. Block commander of
the Kilauea military camp informed
Major General Lewis of the lights.
1t was deemed entirely possible that
one of the Dole planes might have
swung south of it's course and, un-
aware it had reached the Hawaiian
chain of islands, crashed against
Mauna Kea, the loftiest peak in the
islands $4,000 feet high.
Injured or marooned on crag the
fliers could only call help with their
flares.
Residents of Iilo also reported
seeing the flare, a green light that
rose from the mountainside glim-
mered and then died in about tWen-
ty seconds.
So far as the nevy's Hawaiian
headquarters were concerned the
search for the fliers ended today,
except for the activities of two sea-
plane patrols operating oyer the same
area northward. of a line between the
islands of Oahu and Kauai which
was covered yesterday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
BODIES OF SACCO AND VANZETTI
WILL BE CRENIATED NEXT SUNDAY

BOSTON,, Aug. 23 up - The
bodies of Nicola SaccO and Bar
tOlomeO Vanzetti who were execut-
ed early today at the Charlcstown
state prison, will be cremated at
Forest Hills, Boston, next Sunday,
the Sacco- Vanzetti defense COM
mittee announced tonight. The
ashes of Vanzetti will be taken
abroad by his sister, Miss Luigi
Vanzetti, who came to this country
from Italy to visit him before his
death.
In making public these plans to-
night, Gardner Jackson of the de-
fense committee, said final ar
rangements for the funeral had
not yet been completed. A preVi-
GUS plan for exhibiting the bodies
of the two men in various Ameri-
can cities had been abandoned,
jackson said, because it was deem
ed a physical impOSSibility."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24

Practical importance of the dis
covery lies in the greatly reduced
possible cost of constructing still
larger telescopes, DIR. Pease said.
A model enbodying the new ideas
has been constructed and named
the "Aplanatic telescope Like
the great MT. Wilson instrument,
this also is of the reflector type
in which mirror takes the place
of the usual lenses. A cOncave
mirror reflects the starlight back
toward the star to smaller
mirror from which it travels back
again. through a hole in the teIe-
scope. In the model, the mirror is
about f61s inches in diameter,
though the entire telescope is less
than four feet long.
DIR. Pease has suggested plans
for an instrument with a 3OO-inch
mirror to cost approximately
$12,OOO,O0O.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
RI0TING M GENEvA

GENEVA, Aug. % GA heavy
thunderstorm and drenching rain
early tonight led to the dispersal at
least temporarily Of large crowd
outside of the American consulate,
gathered in protest against the Sacco-
Vanzetti executions. Most of the
members of the mob fled into door
ways for shelter.
The building in which the American
consulate is situated was completely
occupied by some 800 police and de-
tectives. Beginning late this after
neon the police made their head
quarters at the stock exchange OH
the ground floor. Firemen attached
two hose lines to hydrant in front
of the building.
With nightfall big crowd slowly
congregated, some real manifestantS
as we'll as many curious bystanderS.
Suddenly the leading rioters began
an attempt to force the police lines,
shouting imprecations against the
United States. A police captain called
upon them to disperse. The. cnaI.
lenge-. was refused, whereupon the
police charged and arrested about a
dozen persons.
[ At the same time the firemen
turned streams of water on the. moo
and caused. it to fall back but not
to disperse
In the meantime detectives, by
questioning prisoners, got the names
Of some of last nights riot leaders
and, mingling with the mob, picked
up some men whose names had been
mentioned. These were handcuffed
immediately and led to the consulate
building, which virtually had been
transformed into police headquarters
The consulate was closed this after.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TAKES
STEP TO STOP STUNT FLIERS

WASHINGTON, Aug. % tP-An
early meeting of the contest commit.
tee Of the National Aeronautical asso.
citation to consider steps to discourage
long distance stunt flights is planned
by Porter Adams, president of the
association, who returned to Wash
ington today from a vacation in New
England.
Cali the contest committee can do
to prevent recurrence of the Dole
prize accidents Mr.. Adams said to-
day, "is to refuse to sanction any
event in the nature of a stunt which
does not, on the face of it, contain
elements for the advancement OF
aviation commensurate with the risk
involved
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
WORLD RIOTS FOLLOW ELECTROCUT5ON
Colorado Riuer Conference Confronts lmpasse
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Congressman James On
3,OOO-Mi. Airplane Trip
Inspecting Army Posts

y LOS ANGELES, Aug. % R-
y Congressman w. Frank James,
y acting chairman of the house of
= representatives commit tee on
y military affairs, reached here
4 late today aboard the war de-
* partment's tri-motored Fokker
4 plane in which he has already
y flown more than 5000 miles on a
!. tour OF inspection of military
y posts and flying fields.
4 He declared that he would pre-
y. sent bill at the next session
& of congress asking for funds with
~ which to build permanent quar-
* ters at the Sawtelle soldiers
* home to replace those destroyed
y. in series of mystery fires this
y year.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
WORLDS LARGEST TELESCOPE. IS
LARGER THAN NECESSARY-RITCFIIE

PASADENA, Calf, Aug. % (R-
Scientists have discovered that in
making the worlds largest teIe-
scope they made it a whole lot
bigger than was necessary.
The 1O0-fOOt dome which houses
the lO1-inch mirrOred telescope at
Mt. Wilson observatory, above
Pasadena, could just as well have
been only 40 feet to house an in
strument approximately 60 per
cent smaller, according to DIR. g.
w. Ritchie who designed the
record star gazing apparatus. The
smaller size, he says, would have
been equally effective.
The discovery will have no ef-
feet on work now progressing on
Mt. Wilson, DIR. f. G.. Pease of the
observatory staff NsaiG after re-
ceiving information of the new
finding from DR.. Richie.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
Wide REACTIONS
TO EXECUTIONS
OF ANARCHISTS
Argentine Labor Circles
Would Boycott American
Products

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. % tP)-It was
declared in labor circles today that
agitation in protest against the execu-
tions of Sacco and Vanzetti would be
continued assuming the form of a
rigorous boycott of all American
products and that "olack list" would
be prepared in order to enable work.
men to distinguish American made
goods.
The police today maintained the pre-
cautionary measures which have been
in effect some time.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
Aug. % P-The American flag was
burned on the steps Of the town hall
tonight by Sacco-Vanzetti Sympathiz-
ers One of the manifestants made
speech advocating a boycott of Ameri-
can goods.
OSLO, Norway, Aug % up THE
labor press denounces the Mass
achusetts executions in violent terms
but no special comment appears IN
the. other newspapers. The labor party
declared a five minute cessation of
tice but the order was obeyed only by
virtually few.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. % tP)-rA man
was arrested this afternoon for throw
ing stone through a window of she
American consulate here Nobody was
injured.
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Aug. % Up
AS consequence of the execution
of Sacco and Vanzetti, the executive
of the trade union congress of Fin
land has called upon Finnish workers
to boycott all American manufacturers
or products offered for sale in Fin
land.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Aug %
H1--Many young communists who
gathered last night to protest against
the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
today were nursing sore backs and
heads.
The communists gathered in local
hall and many more were crowded
outside but strong force of police
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
BIIRO IN BIG LEAD

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. % Up =
Theodore e. Bilbo held $500 vote
lead over Governor Dennis Murphree
in the run off primary for the demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomipation in
Mississippi tonight on returns from
They gave; Murphree, 1882; Bilbo,
52,S53.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24
news BRIEFS
BY The Associated Press


NEW YORK--The news of the
day interests the typical American
song poet not at all as subjects
for the Tyre, returns for a contest
being conducted by the Associated
Glee Clubs Of America indicate.
Lindbergh figured only once and
aviation was the theme of only
four offerings. The high rank
ings went to love, mostly unrc-
quilted, with So entries; flowers
SO and home and mother %.
Misunderstanding that the
high cost of living affects the
clergy as well as the Iaity, the
bishop OF Madrid has authorized
a doubling of the cost of masses.
He says, however, that should
Pensioners be reluctant to meet
the increase, priests should give
ground rather than provoke con-
flicts with their fIOcks.
BEVERLY, N. J.-Bathers here
want to discard ancient restric-
tiOns and enjoy at least one good
swim before the summer is gone.
A petition has been placed before
the two commissioners asking re-
peal of an ordinance of 1874
which prescribes bathing suits
reaching from the neck 10 the
knees"
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-A fly
ing ambulance TO transport emer-
gency cases from the wastes Of
= Lapland to BOden, Sweden's chief
stronghold on the edge of the
Arctic zone, having proved bene-
ficial, Oscar H. Hirsch, industrial
magnate, has donated a new
machine. After three years. fly
ing, the first was considered OBJ
sOIete.
CHICAGO-JOhn II. McSwee-
ney, state representative, gave a
novel excuse to the United States
commissioner here today when he
answered charges of prohibition
law violations and won dismissal
Of the case for lack of evidence.
McSWeeney was arrested when Ie
caShed check for prohibition
agent in payment for liquor.
Il was just relieving the
cashier, who was absent" Me-
Sweeney said.
"Case dismissed" droned the
commissioner.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24

Instead, he added funeral pro-
cessiOns will be held ON Sunday
in various cities at the same time
as the ceremonies in Boston.
Where professions cannot be ar
ranged, memorial services will be
held.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24

BOSTON, Aug. % ,tP-A plan
to have the bodies of Nicola SaccO
and BartOs0meO Vanzetti lie in
state in number of the principal
cities of the east was tentatively
outlined today by the SaccO- Van
zetti defense committee. 1t was
announced that the first place
would be the committee headquar-
tiers on Hanover street in the north
end of Boston.
The committee was not prepared
to say what the itinerary would
be. Its members gave no infOrma-
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24

Copper easy; electrolytic,
spot and futures, 13.121sc;
lead firm; spot, 6.75c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
REGATTA IS SLATED
BY OLD DOMINIONS

ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 2s.-The
annual regatta Of the Old Dominion
Boat Club will be held the latter part
of August. probably the Goth. accord
ing to Emmett E. Lawler, jr.. chair
man of the committee.
Several crews from the Potomac
Boat Club. Washington. are expected
to compete against Old Dominion oars.
men.
Bill Hammond will take his Pirate
A. c. to Gapland, Md, for game Sun
day. The BUGS are casting about for
junior and midget opposition. Ham.
mond may be reached at All Queen
street.
Cardinal A. c. has booked the Lou
don y. c. for a game at Pentagon
Park Sunday at 8 o'clock.
Columbia Engine Company will
journey to Warsaw, Va. to play the
semi-pro club of that town Saturday
afternoon.
A meeting of the Alexandria Junior
League team managers will be held
at 317 King street tonight at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
1928 JAUNT ABROAD
BY JONES UNLIKELY

By the Associated Press.
s. S. AQUITANIA, July 2S.-Bobby
Jones, returning from England with
the British open golf crown still
perched on his brow. said today that
it was improbable that he would de-
fend his title in 1928.
Bobby was the guest Of honor at a
big Rotarian luncheon, at which Clar-
ence II. Howard presided. and Vivian
Carter. the British secretary Of rotary,
spoke.
Wen call him Longfellow." said
Howard, when Bobby sat down after
making a speech that lasted just about
10 seconds thanking the Rotarians.
Later Jones said that it was improb-
able that he would defend the title
next year.
I'm just out of college," he said. II
simply figured I would take a little
two months vacation and-well. I did.
Golf? No more golf for month"
Bobby, who has led quiet life
aboard ship. was rather bashful today
In giving his reaction to his successful
trip abroad.
II have nothing to say, except that
I am delighted to return, although it
was a fine trip" Bobby said. II was
overjoyed at my reception in England.
They are wonderful sportsmen."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
HEAVE NOT GIVEN A REAL
PLACE UNTIL 1906 GAMES
Not Adopted Generally Until 1910, When Most of
Teams Made 1t Integral Part of Ofense-Yost
Is Happy as Guide Appears.

quarterback. had held an opponent.
So Princeton had no chance for a
score.
Pictures showed that Dillon was
not near an opponent, and a few years
ago Col. Hackett told the writer that
this was the one game he had ever
worked which he would like to work
over again.
Anyway, this seems the one case Of
nodding by Davis, who goes on to
show how after two years delibera.
ton on the part Of the coaches, 1908
saw most teams employing the pass:
but mainly as threat to spread the
defense.
In 1910, however. the most impor-
tant teams began to use it as an in.
tegral part Of the offense. Yale launch.
ing it, Howe to Fitzpatrick, to beat
Princeton and Michigan throwing it.,
Wells to Borleske, to beat Minnesota.
The further history Of the aerial
heave. changes made in stipulations
covering it from time to time and
brilliant incidents which have grown
out of its use make up highly inter.
esting paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28
PLAYGROUND ATHLETES
WILL STAGE DUAL MEET

Track and field athletes. of Cooke
and Johnson Fairgrounds were to en-
gage in dual meet this afternoon at
2 o'clock on the Cooke Playground.
1t was to be the first formal compe-
tition leading to the annual Municipal
Fairgrounds department championship
to be held August 20.
A number of other dual meets are
planned. These will be in addition to
the usual elimination tests held on
each playground. Jim BirthrIght,
American University athletic star, Is
coaching the Cooke squad.