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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27
ARNE,GIVNIAN
PLANES DUE To.
FLIGHT
Aviator Also Expected to
HOp-Off From Honolulu
At Same Time
FOKKER READY
Giant Army Plane Will
Weigh 1850 Pounds,
Smiths 4,732 Pounds

OAKLAND, Calf, June 81 R)-Two
planes here and one in Honolulu
were reported ready tonight to hop off
within the next few hours on nom
stop flights over the Pacific between
San Francisco and Honolulu.
The giant tri-motored army Folzker
and its smaller silvery monoplane
opponent here were expected to take
the air from Oakland's municipal
airport early tomorrow for flights
westward over the Pacific toward the
Hawaiian Islands.
Reports received from Honolulu
stated that the specially constructed
runway on the Barking Sands near
Mauna, on the island of Kauai was
completed for the takeoff of the third
plane, piloted by Richard Grace, who
plans to wing eastward toward the
American continent at an early,
undetermined hour.
Following an official inspection for
the army by Major General Mason
Patrick here today Of the plane to
be flown by Lieutenants Lester j.
Maitland and Albert Hegenberger.
Assistant Secretary Dawson of the
war department announced receipt
of word from Crissy field, San Fran
cisco, the arrny's air. field, that the
army plane was ready and, weather
permitting, the start was planned to
be made tomorrow morning.
The civilian monOplane, to be pilot
ed by. Ernest L. Smith, with Charles
Fl. Carter of Los Angeles as navigator,
was being given its final tests late
tory These tests over, there was
nothing to hinder the plane from
taking off as soon as the weather
man announced the pathway clear
of weather adversities. His forecast
today said conditions were "excep-
tionally favorable" for fliers hopping
off from the California coast but
not so favorable for flight in the
other direction.
It was deemed possible that Grace
might be delayed few hours after
the time the local fliers anticipated
starting for the arrival aboard the
liner Maui Of new propeller. The
ship is due to reach the islands
tomorrow.
Provisions we're stored aboard the
army plane late today. An airplane
from Crissy field arrived at the
Oakland airport with filled water bags,
packages of concentrated foods and
cushions with which to make the
long hours as comfortable as possible
for the filters.
The reports that General Patrick
might accompany the army fliers on
their record-aspiring hop we're de-
ciared without foundation" by the
war department today. General Pat
rick, however, gave newspaper men
no such assurance himself. When
asked if he intended going he replied
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27

LOS ANGELES, June ~ F.-
Paul Kelly, screen juvenile, has
said his farewell to Dorothy Mac
kaye, whose husband he was con-
victed of killing with his fists over
the actress love.
Despite the fact that Kelly is
under sentence of from one to
ten years in the penitentiary and
Miss Mackaye herself is on trial
charged with felony as an out
growth of the actors death, he was
permitted to attend dinner Sat
urClay watched over by deputy
sheriff while Miss Mackaye and
her chum, Helen Wilkinson, par
took of chicken with the man who
was convicted of beating Ray Ray
mOnd, the actress husband, to
death with his fists.
Claude Peters, deputy sheriff,
under whose care Kelly was re-
leased temporarily Saturday to at
tend to business, is authority for
the statement that the actress and
her chum were dinner guests at the
home of a motion picture director,
to whose house Peters took the
film athlete after attending to
business downtown.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27
KELLY'S DREAM OF LOVE WITH
81 LAIN MANS WIDOW DISAPPEARS

When the report reached Sheriff
William /. Traeger that Kelly had
PARTED" during his temporary re-
lease, he started an investigation.
When questioned Miss Mackaye
and Miss wilkinson vigorously de-
MED that they had been at the
dinner. Kelly himself said the
women were not there, but asked
defiantIy: Whose business is it il
they were?"
Sheriff Tracger dropped the in
veStigation later when Superior
Judge Charles S. BurneII, who is
sued the order permitting Kelly
few hours liberty, said he did not
think the screen juvenile or his
official escort was in contempt and
indicated he was satisfied with
Peters action.
In his first report to his superior,
Peters said he took Kelly to the
home of the athletes sister and
that there with two women at
tended a chicken dinner but he did
not know them. Later he identified
Miss Mackaye and Miss Wilkin-
SON as the two women. Miss VIII
kinsOn has been the constant court
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27

WASHINGTON, June 27 R.-The
Anti-Saloon league was called the
''tool" of the republican party in
statement issued today by Senator Ed
wards, democrat, of New Jersey,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27
PONS-WINNECKE COMET WAS ONLY
100000 MILES AWAY LAST NIGHT

NEW YORK, June ~ P.-Re-
turn of the PonS- Winnecke comet
and a total eclipse of the sun
both occurring within As hours
will provide viewers of the heavens
with an unusual treat this week.
The eclipse, however, will not be
visible in this country.
After a six-year cruise through
the heavens, the PonS- Winnecke
comet will return to its nearest
point to the earth tonight, while on
Wednesday in northern Europe and
Asia the moon will blot out the
rays of the sun.
A patch of light travelling 1,00O,-
600 miles day in a path 100000
miles from the earth is all that
will be seen of the comet. 1t will
appear in the northeastern sky.
Distinctive without a tail, POns-
Winnecke will approach the earth
nearer than any other comet since
177O, when Lexell's comet was only
1,4OO,0O0 miles away.
Scientific expeditions have been
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27
Opposition to Gambling in Aqua Prieta Strong
Tourist Hotel Stock
Sale Near 500, 900;
Efforts RedoubLed

Bad weather intervened to Slightly
cut down sales Of stock in the new
tourist hotel over the week. end, but
with the opening OF a new business
week statesmen were redoubling theil
efforts yesterday with every tndiCa-
tion that the hotel will go over.
The downpour OF rain Sunday :and
Monday interfered with the work.
ers, their total, however, being cred
liable, taking the weather IN con-
inection.
With the stock sales nearing the
100000 mark and the salesmen
reaching their stride more and more
people are getting on the band
wagon" and signing up TO show
their pellef in the future OF the
Ielty o. Douglas
The fifth enthusiastic luncheon OF
the weeks drive to make the hoGel
F;l reality was held at the Presby-
terian church annex yesterday with
q large crowd OF statesmen in at
tendance despite the threatening
weather.
H A. Wimberley's group took the
goat" away from George e.
Doubleday's group with high to-
tal fer the day OF $1700 worth OF
sales r. E. WebSter's men Iell short
of getting the "goat'' only by $500.
Laughingly, Doubleday loaded his
Eornler property on bis shoulders
and carried it to WlnbelleyS table,
vowjng to turn the tables with the
reading OF the reports at the lunch
con at noon today,
Reports up until yesterday noon
show that 1856 Douglasltcs have az
tested their faitf3 in their city by
subscribing to hotel stock amounting
to $4,000.
There can be no question new as
to whether the hotel is going over,
Il A. Webster, Hockenbury system
representative who . is assisting iii
he campaign, told the assembled
group Of business men.
"Ihe hotel means progress for
Douglas. At the end OF the CAM
tpaian we will be able to announce
TO the rest of the world tnaJ Doug
las has made a go OF it."
Ignacio Soto. one of the foremost
business men of northern Sonora,
Mexico, addressed the meeting. tell
ing the saleslnen OF the NcgaIes
campaign for a tourist hotel in that
city.
"The hotel for Douglas is a better
investment and better for Sne town
than that planned Tor Nogales, . said
Soto. "Only few men Will be IN
tcrested in the hotel there, as the
minimum subscription amount there
is set at $500.
"The LicEglas hotel will be coni-
nunity affair with the citizens in :
terested in it and receiving the prof.
lis aad benefits, Gen. Fausto To-
pete, recently elected governor OF
Sonora, was cne OF the subscribers
:here and I am sure that he Will
subscribe tc stock in the Douglas
hotel
One of the most popular songs OF
The drive was uncovered at yeSter-
days meeting. It is to the tune OF
LONG, Long Trail Here it is:
There's a good old town called
Douglas,
1t has a great big open heart;
And its people are uniting
Each to do his part.
And this good Old town OF Douglas,
The town we all love SO well,
She will never stop until she's got
This fine new tourist hotel"
Douglas goes OH on tile all next
week to broadcast to the world that
J. Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27
YOUTH DENIES MURDER

LOS ANGELES, June 81 (R.-Dur-
valid Wittenmeyer, 16-year-old con-
fessed slayer of Mrs. Fannie Weigle
confectioners wife of Pomona, east
of here, pleaded not guilty today to a
charge of murder. His original plea
of guilty was withdrawn on the rep
resentation that there had been mis-
understanding between the boy and his
attorneys. Preliminary hearing Was sci
for July II.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27

sent to Norway and Sweden with
elaborate apparatus to photograph
the gradual blotting out of the
sun and to record with spectO-
graphs the "flash'' spectrum seen
for few seconds Immediately be-
fore and after totaIity.
The eclipse begins at sunrise
Wednesday, southwest of the
British isles, and successfully
sweeps over Wales, England, Nor
way, Lapland, Finland, Nova
Zembia, Siberia and the AIeutian
islands. A partial eclipse will be
visible all over Europe as far south
as northern Africa and as far north
as Alaska. -. 4
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27
IT, S. Is Unalterab[y
Opposed to British
Plans Despite Japs

WASHINGTON June 27 RAThe
United States was pictured today by
state department. officials as unalter-
ably opposed to acceptance of the
British proposal to revise at the
Geneva conference, the Washington
arms treaty provisions affecting
battleship and cruiser tonnages.
Declaration by Viscount Ishii,
Japanese delegate at Geneva, that he
recognized merit in the British plan
and had asked his government for
instructions whether to support it
gave officials only slight concern, and
served merely to add emphasis to
their opposition.
The oft reiterated contention of the
administration is that there would
be little value in revising now
treaty which in all probability will
again be changed in 1881, with the
participation of all five signatories.
Furthermore, any revision of capital
ship tonnage would not become eff
fective until 1881, when first re-
placements are possible under the
1922 treaty.
1t was believed here that the Jap
aneSe government would not consent
to formal consideration by the three
power conference of the British plan,
but might authorize it's delegation to
discuss it informally with a view
to preparing material for the 1881
meeting.
Finally, it was stressed that any
agreement must be unanimous and
that this would be impossible since
the United States would not alter
it's position.
Another feature of the British plan,
that concerning substitution of 1875
inch guns as the maximum for the
present 16 inch weapons, was held
up today as additional reason for
delaying any revision until 1881. Great
Britain now has many guns of that
calibre while the United States uses
16 and IA inch arms, with a reserve
supply sufficient for naval needs
beyond 1886, the possible termination
date of the Washington treaty.
| Acceptance now of the 1875 inch
gun maximum would require this
country to scrap it's commissioned
and reserve weapons, melt and recast
the material and prepare new molds
That would entail tremendous cost,
| it was explained, in the face of the
possibility that different calibre
maximum would be decided upon
! four years hence.
GENEVA, Switzerland, June q up
I-ViScount IShii is understood to have
visited Hugh S. Gibson, head of the
American delegation, late today and
to have informed his officially that
the Japanese delegation was so i'm
pressed with the British proposals
to discuss capital ships at the tri-
partite naval conference that it had
decided to request fresh instructions
from Tokyo.
Three opinions prevail concerning
the sudden shift in the Japanese
attitude The first is that Japan has
been definitely won over by the
British to a position which is sturdily
opposed by the Americans. The Sec
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27
OLD PIONEER. DIES

NOGALES, June q R.-Nicolas
Rodriguez, 81, father of General Aber-
lardo Rodriguez, governor of the north
ern district of lower California, died at
his home here yesterday. He had re-
sided in Nogales for more than so
years.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-27

ond is that the Japanese will utilize
the question of capital ships as a
lever to obtain American consent for
an increased ratio for Japan in
Auxiliary warships.
The third is that the Japanese,
seeing the conference in danger Of
collapse, wish to find middle ground
which would permit settlement of
the Anglo-American conflict.
In the course of his talk with the
newspapernlen Viscount Ishii explain
ed that because of the promise Of
diminished naval expenditure con-
tanned in the British proposal the
Japanese delegation had no hesita-
ton in telegraphing home for in
structions as to whether they could
discuss the problem raised by the
British.
''The mandate in our hands," he
said, "does not cover this novel
proposition emanating from the Brit
ish delegation"
The first reaction in American
circles to this development was that
the Washington accord could not be
treated at Geneva except in some
form of protocol resolution link
ing Geneva's projected convention on
auxiliary warcraft to the second
washington conference in 1881, when
the size of battleships and also the
calibre of guns on these will be
discussed by the five signatories
including France and Italy, who are
not participating in the present parley'
WASHINGTON. June q NR.-The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-29

BY the Associated Press. 80
IN the nip.and-tuck scramble IN the
National League pennant ciEiSe,
a squirt By the Giants TO-DAY llau
1 pulled them up to six ana one
half games of the crest oelehoe"
by the Pirates. c,, eor
The Giants bowled over the CUPS 1or
their fourth consecutive victory yeS
terdav. by G to 5. thwartinG ehorts Vi
the Bruins to jockey into q flfst'''doe
clinCh with the Corsalrs. VINO III t"i liz
we're tumhlcd by the Robins, ( 10 o.
Rogers Hornsby fastened the Chl'
caeo downfall by producing ms SeN.
cntcenth home run of the season ~
tho seventh with OFT on base. WHICH
knocked Guy Bush out or inc w
and eventually proved to ne tle We
Gliding blow Of the game. 1lot!,9nS > >
triple in the previous session stai'e'
three run SplurSe.
Hill Shelled From Mound.
Carmen Hill, pride Of the Pitts
blrgh pitching staff and erstWhile
leading hurler of the Natlonai circuit
was shelled off the mound ny Brook
lyn in the fifth during three-luii
harrage. Umpire Mclaughlin gave
cant ,rravnor the gate during the
same session for objecting when MAN
Carey stole third.
Bill Doak had the Buccaneers mas.
tered through seven innings, ana
then had to give way on account Oh
the heat, Petty and Clark finishing.
Cincinnati chung to its meager one
point grip on fifth place by hammer
ing Genewich and Wertz for 16 hits, 10
defeat Boston by II to 6.
Meanwhile, a siX-run rally IN tue
eight allowed the Cardinals TO top
the Phillies by 10 to 8. Cy Williams
enlarged on his performance as
leading home-run hitter in his league
by smashing out a pair OF four bag-
gers, for total of %.
The Yankees kept breeZlnS along "
the American League walkaWay by
saddling the much-buffeted Browns
with 9-to-4 defeat. 1t was the
fifteenth triumph of the New York
ers over st. Louis. The Browns nave
not been able to take single game
from the Yanks this season.
Babe Ruth left Lou Gehrig In the
lurch in the home-run gallop by hang
ing out No. "a, in the eighth with J. on
base. The fans gave the bambino a
big hand and also rooted for Gehrig
but he struck out. However, Lou is
but one run in arrears.
Detroit made it three out of five In
the series by topping the Athletics
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GIANTS GAINING GROUND
AS HIGHER CLUBS FALTER

: to ., in the closing fray. Holloway
came to the relief of Gibson when the
Mackmen threatened in the eighth.
The lowly Rel SoX maintained their
recent reversal OF form by whacking
out double triumph over Cleveland,
3 to 0. and to 8. Boston has won
II out of the last 16 games. Mac
Fayden held the Indians to six hits
in the shutout.
Umpire Vangraf'an chased Manager
McCallister, Buckeye and Cullop off
the field when they objected to de
cision in the ninth inning Of the sec
ond contest
A summary Of yesterdays games;
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
cIrvnIand ooOOOoO O0--0 q o
Boston ....... 00I0 x--3 13 j
Buckeye. Grant and Autry; MacFayden and
Holman.
Second game
Cleveland 49,. 00oOoo03o-3 9 I
Boston .,.... O11O1 Oft 8 O
and Hartley.
New York ....... b00O1 OF x-9 10 2
vangilder Stewart and Dixon: shocker and
Collins.
Detroit .........1200C0oo2-S,s
Philadelphia 49,. 00001 % IL 3
Gibson, Holloway and Woodal; Rommel
Wetzel. Walberg and Cochrane.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn 2OO13OO1 O-7 10 @
Pittsburgh ..... 00002 0021 -5 IA
| Doal<. Petty Clark and Hargreaves Hill
| Milyus Cvengros and Gooch
c GGw york: ooSoooo663$99oo--5is
Grimes, Henry. Barnes and Taylor: Bush
| Jones Brilheart and Harnett.
| BOSTON 100000 o 4
Cincinnati .... 4OO0232 0 XII 10
Genewich Wertz and Graves: Rixey and
| Picinich.
Philadelphia 00004120 1-814
| St. Louis .....02 100000 x-10 Is
| Mitchell Scott and Wilson: Alexander
! Keen Sherdel and Snyder. Schultz.
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SIMMONS LOST TO AS
FOR REST OF SEASON

PHILADELPHIA, July 20 Rp.-Al
simmons. outfielder. who was leading
the American League in batting when
he was injured last Sunday in game
against Cleveland. may he lost to the
Athletics for the remainder OF the
season.
Manager Connie Mack said today
the club physician had informed him
that Simmons probably would be un-
able to play base ball any more this
year.
simmons hurt his groin sliding into
second base.
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KENNEL CLUB rs SUED.

NEW YORK, July 20 R.-Thc
United Kennel Club of Kalamazoo
Mich, has brought suit in the United
States District Court here against the
American Kennel Club of this city
asking for damages and Injunction to
restrain the defendant company from
interference with dog shows and pub
licationS
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NAVY NETMEN TO CLASH.

NEWPORT, r. l., July 20 R).-The
annual tennis tournament between Of
ficers of the British and United States
naval forces will be played at Bar
Harbor, Me-, from July % to August
s. it was announced here today. The
American team, which will be headed
by Comdr. c. G. Gill, will be chosen
from officers of the cruiser Raleigh.
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TROTTER SETS RECORD.

ENDICOTT. y. Y, July % Up
Daonn. hay golding. by The Extract.
n winning the 3-year-old trot here
Established world record for horses
If his age by stepping the first heat
in 2:O7at. He Is owned by L. S. Had
10y Of Wilson. y. G.
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VESTS LEG INJURY
IS HEALING RAPIDLY

Sam Vests charleyhorse that he
sprung in St Louis Sunday is re-
spending to treatment nicely, but the
Young National outfelder still is limp
ing painfully. Although it may make
him uncomfortable otherwise, the
warm weather Is helping West great
deal. and Trainer Mike Martin be-
licves he will have his patient in good
working order within few days.
Several times i'm yesterdays engage
ment Johnson's pitches went uncom-
fortably close to Roger Peckinpaugh,
causing the former National to jump
away from the plate with more speed
than grace. But Peck managed to
get one Of the six hits cleaned off the
veteran, singing to center in the
third.
Grouse, White SOx catcher. had the
base of his right thumb split by n
foul tip from McNeely's hat in the
first inning, but after having the
wound tapped continued in the fray
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G. P. 0. NINE SCORES.

Taking the lead in the second in:
ming, G.. p. o. never was headed, and
defeated Post Office, s to 3, in the Col
ored Department League. Adams and
Bland each got homers, and Brown,
winning pitcher. got a double and
triple.
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STRONG NATIONAL ORDER.
NEEDED FOR TIGER SERIES
McNeelv to Continue in Right Field Until Veteran
Gets Back-Johnson in Tune.up Game Allows
Chisox Six Hits and Wins, II to 2.

Walter. He was noticeably tired In
the fifth inning when he walked
Grouse, but he recovered sufficiently to
carry on to the end. In the last four
frames. he seemed to be working un-
der wraps, but at that he still had
enough on the bali to battle the Chi
soX. Johnson also figured prominent
ly in his clubs attack. singing to
start three-run rally in the second
session and again hitting for base in
the sixth. He followed his single in
the second with run from first to
home when McNeely crashed a two
Dagger. stepping over the paths
smartly.
The Nationals faced the pitching of
Charley Barnabe, Blankenship and
Cole in order, the first and last named
being hurlers of portside persuasion
They took toll of each, but did their
scoring at the expense Of the first
two. Eight hits were made off Barn
abe before he retired with two out in
the second inning, seven were CLEANED
off Blankenship, who toiled until the
end of the seventh inning, and Cole
was reached for one in the eighth
Manager Stanley Harris headed the
attack with four blows in five efforts,
but all in the Nationals lineup except
ing the two catchers, Ruel and Benny
Tate, and Reeves broke into the hit
column.
Nationals Hit Sharply.
Successive singles. all we'll hit, by
McNeely, Harris, Speaker and Joe
Judge brought two runs in the first
round. After two were out in the
second Johnson's single, McNeely's
double and one-basers by Harris and
Speaker accounted for three more
markers. That ended Barnabe's day.
Blankenship got along smoothly un.
til the fifth that Harris began by
scratching single to Ward. Bucky
took second when Aaron made a wild
heave, then Judges two-bagger and
Goose Goslin's single netted two tai
lies
With one out in the seventh, the Ma
tionals got to Blankenship for five
runs. Speakers single, Judges stroll
and a scratchy hit by Goslin crowded
the cushions. Willie Kamms tumble
of Ruels roller let Spoke get home.
then Bluege tripled three more over
the big base. Ossie counted after Bar
rett collared Reeves long hoist.
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Two-base hits-McNeeIy: Bank.nship.
Ward. Sacriffces-Barrett. Reeves. Double
nisys-Ward TO .Peckinpaugh to Clancy.
Clancy to Peekinuaugh. Left on bases
bails-OR BIankenship. Ii; of johnson. B.
Etrnck 0ut-By Barnabee, J.: by johnson, J.
BianIxenship. Z in 51a innings: off Cole. / In
i inning. Wild pitches-JohnsOn. Losing
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Umpires-Messrs. Evans
Mc(iowan and Hildebrand. Time of game
hour and As minutes.
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National pitching proved too strong
for Bil Barrett during the White SoX
four.game stay here. lie got sinGl"
the first time he stepped - the plate
in the opener Of the double-head"r
Tuesday, then came up II more times
in the series to get nothing better
than one pass.
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HAMEL MAKING GOOD.

Pickles Hamel, local boy, is making
good as a pitcher and outfielder with
Chambersburg in the Blue Ridge
League. Recently Hamel not only
pitched his team to a 81 victory over
Frederick. but crashed homer to win
his own game.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Washington. I2: Chicago. =.
Detroit, n; Philadelphia. :.
Boston. 81: Cleveland. O-3.
New York. D: st. Louis, 4.