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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-23
PLANS
u. S. WAR DEBT
PAYMENT 1927

PARIS, Feb. 22. R)-Equality of
treatment for the United States and
Great Britain in payment of war
debts is the policy of the Poincare.
government, as disclosed in a letter
from the premier to the finance COM
mittee of the chamber of deputies,
given out this afternoon. Premier
Poincare confirmed reports that me-
gotiations have been going on at
Washington respecting provisional
payment on the Mellon -Berenger ae-
cord, and said that he hoped the pro-
vision of the French government to
make payments for 1927 on the same
basis as the payments to Great Brit
ain would be accepted. He reminded
the committee that the debts in ques-
tion were payable at sight in their
totality and that the arrangements
Washington must consequently be
considered favorable since they gave
time to consider carefully both setA
Elements withot abandoning the right
to approve or reject them.
1t is exclusively an administrative
prerogative to decide how money,
available for foreign debts. shall be
applied, the premier declared. He
pointed out that payments already
have been made to other nations un-
der the same conditions MS proposed
to Great Britain and the United
States.
The premier's proposal to tho
American government. already agreed
to with Great Britain, is that France
pay the first installments under the
Washington debt funding accord be-
fore its ratification without mllitat-
ing against the right of the French
parliament to accept or reject the
agreement.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-23
LAFOLLETTE ASKS
SENATE RECORD
ON THIRD TERM
Wisconsin Senator Fathers
Resolution Limiting
Office Tenure

WASHINGTON, Feb. % pa reso-
luton to have the senate in effect de-
clare against another term for Presi-
dent Coolidge was offered by Senator
LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin, to-
day on the anniversary of the birth of
George Washington
The insurgent leader said he would
ask for action at the earliest oppor-
tunity and that it was his purpose to
force senators to go on record.
The resolution made no reference to
President Coolidge by name, but de-
clares that the precedent established
by Washington and other presidents in
retiring after two terms had become
'by universal concurrence part of our
republican system of government" 1t
added that any departure from "this
time-honored custom would be unwise,
unpatriotic and fraught with peril to-
our free Institutions"
Senator LaFollette presented his
resolution just after the senate had
listened to the reading of Washington's
farewell address. A dozen senators
were on their feet seeking recognition,
but Vice President Dawes gave the
floor to the Wisconsin member, whose
resolution was greeted with broad
smiles but no comment.
A similar resolution has been offered
in the house by Representative Beck, a
republican insurgent of wisconsin,
while another by Representative Fair
child, republican, New York, would
permit;a president to serve maximum
of ten years. There is little prospect
of action on any of them at this ses-
sion
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-23
CANTONESE BOMBARD PARIS OF EAST
House Fights Over School Military Training
Boulder Canyon Dam
FiGbuster Produces
Wind Power Sarcasm

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. P -
Boulder canyon power generated
by wind, rather than water, was
proposed for the Colorado river
states by Senator NeeIy, democrat,
West Virginia. i'm the senate to-
night after listening four hours
to Senator Cameron. republican.
Arizona, filibster against the
Boulder canyon dam bill.
Interrupting Cameron, NeeIey
asked how much longer it would
take him to conclude. The sena-
tor from Arizona replied cat least
two hours"
NeeIey remarked that he would
have to rescind his promise to
vote for the water power bill.
"because I feel you can get power
just as well from wind out there,''
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-23

WASHINGTON, Feb. % R-Sup.
porters of the Boulder canyon dam
bill ran into protracted filibuster
in the senate tonight in an appar-
emily hopeless attempt TO rorce
vote on the measure which faces
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-23
Canadian Wins Title
But Sheriff Beats Him
To the Gate Receipts

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. % NJ.-
Harry Dillon, of Winnipeg, today
possessed the title of heavyweight
boxing champion of Canada, but he
lacked the financial reward for his
victory won last night because dep
uty Sheriffs had seized the gate re-
ceipts tOtalling nearly $4,000.
John f. Allen, fight promoter.
owed Grace Travers $4,000, she al
legged, so she secured a writ of exc
cutiOn authorizing seizure of the
money. Deputy sheriffs took the
money while the fight was in prog
reSS.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-23

Copper steady; electrolytic
spot and futures 1890.
Lead dull, spot 7.40. Bar
silver .573s.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
Tornado Cuts Swath
Thru Indiana Town

WARSAW, Ind, May % PA
tornado struck Warsaw this after
noon, cutting a path from one to
two blocks wide Tor stretch OF sin
or eight blocks on the west side.
Houses and business buildings were
lnroofed trees uprooted and hun
dreds of windows broken. Reports
indicated there were no deaths or
serious injuries.
Men get pearls from oysters. That's
nothing. Women get diamonds from
nuts.-Federated News.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
LAY BLAME FOR
KERRICK DEATH
ON HOLLYWOOD

LOS ANGELES, May % (R.-The
finger of blame for the killing of Tom
Kerrick, broncho rider Of the films,
was diverted from his widow and four
other defendants in the murder trial
here today and pointed squarely at
what a defense attorney characterized
sinful Hollywood.
w. G. Maycock, attorney for Mrs.
Sarah Kerrick, who was Anita Davis;
Henry Isabel, Iris Burns and Joe Hunt,
all members of wild night-long
drinking party, are charged with
Kerrick's murder, spoke the widows
defense in her last argument to the
jury.
"Here is a grieving, heartbroken
widow Maycock said. what made
her so? A husband who came here
from the far stretches of Arizona,
busted bronchos before cinema's cam
era and who made more money than
he previously knew existed. What did
he do? He quickly fell into the life
that exists in Hollywood. A life of
gin, jazz and parties-sinful Holly
wood"
Maycock declared the shot that
killed the film cowboy was fired during
"a acuffle for possession of the gun.
When court adjourned for the day
only the reading of the judges in
structions to the jury remained before
the case is placed in the jurors hands.
The instructions will be read at the
opening of court tomorrow morning.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
KINGS AND DIPLOMATS
VISIT ZOO ANIMALS

BERLIN, May % Pl-The inmates
of Hagenbecks celebrated ZOO at
Hamburg received unusual callers
recently, when on the same Gay j
king, a diplomat and an editor, each
from a different country, came OF
pay their respects to the quadrlpeds,
ripeds anc, creeping things.
The king was Gustav v. OF Sweden
who dropped in to see The animals
Cn his way home from italy, Spain
and France. The diplomat was the
Japanese consul general at Berlin
The editor NJ. Perron, we'll known
Paris journalist.
Hagenbeck's has again become one
OF the cl'ief points OF interest tO
travellers from all over the world
1t is sometimes called the Sears
Roebuck tor animals" III view OF
the fact that directors OF ZOOS every.
where repRnish their stock from
Hagenbecks.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
ZOO MILE; Lake
EXPANDS OVER
FLOODED AREA
Tiny Boats Rescue Scores;
Others Seek Refuge
On Levees

NEW ORLEANS, La, May % (F9.-
A wall of flood water almost 20 miles
wide tonight was beginning to reach
the upper extremities of Grand lake
in it's movement to the Gulf of Mexico
Grand lake is situated at the mouth
of the Atchafalaya river splitting Iberia
parish and with but a narrow neck OF
land separating it from the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Behind it stretched a lake 200 miles
long from the south central parishes
along the gulf to the upper tier along
the Arkansas line It's width varied
from Is to so miles as it poured funnel
like from the Tensas basin in north
eastern Louisiana, where it covered an
area two parishes wide, through crew
asses along the Bayou DeS Glaises into
the western Atchafalaya river basin
narrowing to a width of one parish.
The New Orleans weather bureau eS-
timated today that the flood surface
alonge the line between Begg and Mel
vile had attained a level of about AZ
feet above mean gulf level and that
the water still was rising although at 9
diminished rate.
Immediately behind the advancing
waters scores of residents OF the lower
Atchafalaya were being rescued by tiny
boats which ploughed through the cur
rent to remove them from house tops
to which they had fled.
Scores of persons, unable to remain
in their homes, were living on levees
where they had found safety after the
first onrush Of the waters.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
GEO. JACKSON
ELECTED HEAD
OF c. c. HERE

George E. Jackson, of the Southern
Arizona Automobile company, last night
was unanimously elected president of
the Douglas Chamber of Commerce and
Mines at the regular annual election
of that organization w. E. Graves, of
the First National bank, was elected
vice president. John CroWell was re-
elected treasurer, and George B.
Doubleday was again named secretary.
Graves and j. P. Boyle also were
installed as the newly elected directors
of the chamber.
In taking the chair as president of
the chamber, Jackson made motion
that vote of thanks be rendered Fred
Hubbell, retiring president. This was
made and seconded. Jackson said also
that if he was able to fill the office
anywhere nearly SO satisfactorily as
Hubbell that he would be satisfied.
Various routine matters were dis
cussed by the officers and members
A motion was carried to send $40
monthly to the San Diego Chamber OF
Commerce as expenses for a man who
works with that body in directing travel
over the southern routes. 1t is the
opinion of the chamber members and
officers here that this money will bring
large returns in the way of increased
travel through Douglas.
The matter of appointing man to
organize force of fire fighters to CO.
operate with the forestry service in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
/ DEAD, 22 INJURED
in TRAIN ACCIDENT
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| AT first it WIS announced that
no one had been killed outright, but
later trainmen found the body OF a
| woman, identified as Miss BerniCe
! Watson Of Los Angeles, III the lava
tory of the rear Pullman observation
coach.
| At the investigation held by q
coroner's jury late today, D. G. Sim
mons, engineer of the second Sec
! tion of the crack flyer, testified that
he was travelling at a rate OF eight
miles an hour when his engine JAM
med into the rear coach OF the first
section Of the California limited.
81 was at mile post BAT and was
just rounding the curve when my
fireman. yelled a warning" Simmons
!! testified 81 put air into the emer
gency about ten car lengths from
where I saw the first section OF tne
] limited standing. I did not have
time or the space enough to stop
! before the engine smashed into the
rear end of the car.
81 had been running 80 miles an
+! hour for the last 20 miles and had
been following caution signals all
| the way My air was tested at SeHg-
man and all cars were reported in
good working order. Two torpedoe3
were set out by the brakeman on
| the first section and when I tlrSc
saw the flag the brakeman was
sbout oIle-half car length back,
Simmons added
! 1t was brought out in the testi-
nony that the rules OF the Santa
Fe railroad called for torpedoes to
be placed half mile from where
! the last car stood.
One Of the most dramatic stories
of the crash was told by John Gra-
ham, Of Los Angeles, who had both
legs fractured in the crash.
/ st was standing on the rear plat
form of the first section and had
been talking to G. F. Palmer, brake
man, when our train had started
to slow Town." Graham said. 81
think they told ne the air brakes
were not working good. Anyhow
| the brakeman started down the track
with torpedoes. He had not walked
over 500 feet when heard three
sharp whistles from the engine and
saw the brakeman place the tor
pedoes on the track and came run
ming toward our train. saw the
huge engine coming upon us, as
the brakeman yelled look out jump.
"I ran back into the car to get
my wife and get as far as the vesti-
bule of the car Iuts ahead when
was caught in the wreckage.
Trainmen said it was more thar
.1wo hours ber.Ire Graham could be
taken out from under the stee
beams OF the car.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
Standard Oil Fire
In China Put Out

LONDON, May % CR).-An Exchange
telegraph dispatch from Hongkong
says the fire in the Standard Oil COM
panys tank at Chinkiang caused by
shells falling in the property during q
bombardment by northern Chinese
across the Yantse yesterday, has been
extinguished Local Chinese, alarmed
at the possibility of further fire, have
requested the oil companies to with
draw their stocks from the city.
Dispatches from Marking report the
continued arrival of reinforcementS
there from Ching Kai-Shek.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
Firestorae Round Tread Balloon

NJ 1our old Tres fires Offering YOU liberal allowance
on new set of Gum,Dipped Balloons.
Firestone Dealers are given the advantages of at-
tending Tire Educational Meetings held throughout
the country where tire design and construction are
discussed The sections ofused tires reproduced here
are Dart of this program Study these two sections
and Won too. will understand what Firestone means
bv tires built for service and tires made to SELL
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
HONORS AMER. PILOT
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fly to Brussels Saturday, and on
Monday will take his plane over th6
channel to London.
In the meantime all his days in
Paris arc likely tc be as full OF en-
gagements as was today.
IT am not in any hurry to get
home, for want to see little OF
Europe, while / am over here, tho
hoyish genius of the air said this
evening. ST haven't accepted any
offers that have come tc me from
America and am not going to
consider any until get home We
didn't make the flight with that idea
in mind. We didn't come over here
with any million dollar ambitions"
While he was busy today visiting
President Doumergue, Premier Poin-
care ard the Aero club, where most
Sf the great airmen OF France hat.
assembled to see him receive the
clubs gold medal, officials OF many
other governments called at the en-
l,assy to present the CONGRATULATIONS
OF their peoples to the gallant young
American.
Among the messages was one from
the king OF ENGLAND, delivered to
Captain Iindbergh by the British
ambassador.
There were little dark rings o.
fatigue beginning to show beneath
Lindbergh's eyes tonight, but he re-
ceived two delegations OF newspaper
men. The first group, Swedish re-
tnI hx1
of their legation called on the young
flier whose father was born in their
country. They wanted to know il
Lindbergn would visit Sweden. He
told them he had not yet made up
his mind.
Ambassador Herrick informed them
that Lindbergh already had been lr-
vited by government officials to visit
almost every country in Europe, but
that he could not accept or decline
the invitations.
After the Swedish reporters had
EOne, others from almost as many
lands as know what newspapers arc,
flocxed into the embassy. Lind
bergh tired as he was. consented
to talk with them while.
"What do you think OF Paris. Now
fllHI YOU nave UGCIl tIOullO ~ wv!
was the first question.
Fine can't say too much for
Paris But ! haven't really seen Paris
at ALL I should like to walk through
Paris if possible"
"Alone?" someone asked. But this
his questionerS thought would be a
more hazardous adventure than
crossing the Atlantic.
Several silly questions we're asked.
ta each of which ne replied, "Oh,
that's one OF those things you can't
answer"
Then ne was asked how it felt TO
be kissed on both cheeks, President
Doumergue having given him this
customary French accolade in pre-
snnting him with the Legion Of
Honor.
'"That's another one,'' said Lind
beruh.
He light-heartedly parried casual
questions that touched on sunGry
subjects, but when anything was
asked about his plane or his flight,
nl something germane to ovation
his smile would pass. His slim body
would bend over little nearer to
the man who happened to be adj
dressing him and stream OF words
would flow from him in precise SEN
tences, finely phrased.
General Pershillg was one OF the
few Americans who succeeded ir;
getting past the concierge on guard
at the gate OF the embassy. today.
Paul Claudel, French minister to the
United States, was another OF those
who saw Lindberg. 1t was his sec
oad visit the flier being still asleep
when he called yesterday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
Wife of Mexico's
President Enters
Hospital in L. A.

LOS ANGELES, May % (A9.
Sonora Natalia Gales, wife of
President Plutarco E. Gales, Of
Mexico, entered the California
Lutheran hospital here today on
instructions from her physician,
Dr. A. Wallace, who will keep
her under observation to deter
mine whether an operation will
be performed. No information
concerning her ailment was
given out.
DR.. Wallace said his diagnosis
would not be completed until
after Sonora Gales had been
under his observation for
couple of days, but present in
dications were that the presi-
dents wife was suffering from
gall bladder trouble. He said
he would issue a statement on
the patients condition WedneS-
day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
mrs. ROGERS DIES

WORCESTER, Mass, May "a LR).-
Mary E. (Wright) Rogers, wife of
William F. Rogers, of the nationally
known vaudeville team of Will and
Mary Rogers, died at her home here
early today. She was born in Phila-
delphia, but had lived here since she
retired from the stage a few years ago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24
SUBMIT COCHIsE CASE

PHOENIX, May % R,--The case
Of George Janovich, convicted OF
the murder of his wife and SEN
fenced to pay the extreme penalty
for the crime, was submitted to the
supreme court today tor decision
without cral arguments. The case,
appealed from the cochise county
superior court was submitted on the
record and written briefs OF counsel.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-24

subduing fires in the mountains also
was discussed. This will be done in the
near future, it was decided.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-18
Redden

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Moore of
Philadelphia were recent guests of
Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reid Boyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Allsbrook and
daughter, Miss Naomi, of Patterson,
N. j., were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Jester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bristow had
as recent guests, Mrs. VIM. Wink and
little daughter, Charlotte of Phila-
delphia.
Harvey Wilson is improving his
farm house by a new roof and wea-
Their boarding.
We are glad to state that Frank
Alger who was seriously hurt while
helping to load mine props here, is
able to be out again.
A jolly bunch of friends gathered
at the home of Mrs. Frank Spicer
last Tuesday evening, November 8,
and gave her a genuine surprise, it
being her 54th birthday anniversary.
Refreshments were served in album
dance. Mrs. Spicer received many
beautiful and useful gifts. At a late
hour the guests departed wishing
Mrs. Spicer many more returns of
the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Veasey enter
tanned on Sunday last Mr.. and Mrs.
Shooth, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank In
gram and little daughter, Margaret,
all of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Jester are en-
Pertaining this week Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Donovan of Wilmington.
Harvey Penuel is rebuilding and
otherwise improving his house in
Glendale.
Jack Jeffries of Philadelphia spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Jeffries.
Mrs. Lenora Jones Of Marcus
Hook, Pa, spent a part of the past
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Good. Mrs. Jones will be
remembered as Miss Lenora Good.
Mrs. Harvey Penuel spent Friday
with her brother, Henry Warren and
family, near Lincoln City.
Sunday school at McColley's Chap
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-18
UNVEIL MEMORIAL
TO INDIAN WOMAN
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ciety of the Colonial Danes in Della
ware"
The unwilling exercises took place
at 2.30 o'clock. The ceremonies con-
sisted of an invocation, in Indian
dialect, to the Great Spirit by Chief
Wyniaco with several tribal rites
and dances under the leadership of
the chief. Chief WyniacO presented
the deed for the 25 foot square plot
of land on which the monument is
to stand. The deed was accepted by
the president of the Colonial Danes,
Mrs. Janiver. One of the descend
ants of Nau-Gka-Ok-Wa, a great
great-granddaugh unveiled the
monument. The flag salute was
given by the Nanticoke descendants
as the monument was unveiled.
DR.. Frank G. Speck, head of the
department of anthropOlOgy in the
University of Pennsylvania, and
recognized throughout the world as
an authority on the American In
dian, was the principal speaker of
the afternoon. He told of the habits
of the original tribe, some of their
characteristics and gave a genealog-
ical sketch of the foreparents of the
Nanticoke Indian Association. DR..
Speck, more than any one man in
the country, has unearthed tradi-
lions, traits and abode of the orig
inal NanticOkes. In company with
some of the other professors in an
thropology of the University of
Pennsylvania, the entire country
side along the Indian River was
explored, mounds opened and i'm
plements and relics discovered.
They thoroughly convinced them
selves that the original Nanticokes
inhabited the territory bordering on
the river and also the surrounding
country for several miles.
The Nanticoke descendants, dress
ed in their tribal robes, gave sew
eral of their dances, which proved
very interesting to the crowd. DR..
Speck thoroughly familiar with the
different dances and songs of many
of the tribes throughout the United
States, assisted them in the tribal
rites. In fact, it was DR.. Speck who
taught Chief WyniacO and his
tribesman the long-lost customs Of
their forefathers and assisted great
ly in the formation of the Nanticoke
Indian Association and obtained re-
cognition for them. He is an hon
orary member of Chief Wyniaco's
clan as we'll as some of the other
University of Pennsylvania profess,
sors of anthropology.
Milford chronicle., 1927-11-18
SUSSEX MAY GET
NEW TYPE ROAD
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sand-asphalt roads will be con-
structed.
If such a plan is followed it is
probable that the State Highway
Commission will purchase a NOV
able asphalt sand mixing plant that
could be utilized by contractors.
The objection to sand-asphalt roads
heretofore has been the cost of set
ting up and afterwards removing the
sand-asphalt mixing plant.
The cost of such a plant it is be-
lieved would be covered by the saw
ing effected in the building of five
or six miles of sand-asphalt as COM
pared with concrete. Such roads
would not be available in New Cas-
tie or Upper Kent county because
of the clay-like condition of the soil.
If the weather continues mild for
a few weeks the experiment of
building a sand asphalt road at
cost of $1,000 a mile will be tried in
New Castle county, Mr.. Buck states.
Within few days Brisbane Walker,
of Denver, originator of this $1,000
mile dirt road will come to Whining
ton. In Colorado he asserts that
this character of road has been con-
structed and proven satisfactory.
But it is a question whether the eli
mate of Colorado will compare
favOrably as far as road building
goes with Delaware. Colorado is
high, dry state. Delaware's physical
position is low and damp.
One of the essentials in construct
ing a dirt road is to take care of the
frost, when it comes out of the
ground in the spring, that is the
reason why in building concrete and
asphalt roads excavations are made
for sufficient depth to guard
against this tremendous lifting pow
er of frost in the early spring. But
Mr.. Walker claims that he can roll
the dirt with sufficiency as to make
it frost proof.
1t is Mr.. Walkers intention to
build a mile in New Castle county
this fall so that it can have the frost
test in the spring. According to re-
presentations made of this character
of dirt road it will Withstand normal
traffic.
According to the receipts from
gasoline tax, Engineer Buck believes
there will be sufficient money in
1928 to build as many miles as was
built in 1927. Owing to the fine fall
weather contractors have been able
to continue with most road work.