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PRESIDENTS TOUCH
WILL OPEN TUNNEL
Explosives Tonight Will
Blast Last Gap in Western
Railroad Enterprise.
BY the Associated Press.

DENVER, Colo, February 49,
Dreams of David Fl. Moffat, pioneer
railroad builder, to shorten the mile
age between the East and West
coasts neared reality today as work
men placed explosives for the blast
which President Coolidge will set off
tonight, to hole through" the Moffat
Tunnel under the Continental Divide
west of here.
Only s feet of rock separates the
east from tie west bore of the pioneer
shaft used to expedite work on the
main tunnel. Although a blizzard
has piled snCw over highways lead
ing To the tunnel and accidents to the
drainage system delayed work, engi-
neers said today the President will
he able to press the key at Washing
ton at $40 o'clock (Mountain time)
which will blast out the barrier.
Piercing James Peak SO miles west
of here at an altitude of more than
5000 feet, the east and west bores
will meet nearly 1000 feet under the
rugged crest of the mountain. The
main tunnel, which is scheduled for
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completion next August, will be used
by the Denver & Salt Lake Rail
road. 1t will shorten the route be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake by 173
miles. The bore is approximately 6
miles In length, the longest in the
country.
Gov. W. H. Adams of Colorado will
enter through the east bore to meet
Mayor c. Clarence Neslen Of Salt Lake
City, who will pass through the west
ern portal following the blast. The
explosion and the ceremonies will be
broadcast.
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not a single test which justifies med
ical practitioner IN reaching a deci-
sion as to drunkenness; that a cor
rect conclusion can only be reached
by a combination of many tests or
observations, sucn as general de-
meanor. the state of tongue and
breath, the character of speech, man
ner of walking, sitting and rising. of
picking up objects from the floor.
memory as to recent events, reaction
Of the pupils and the character of the
breathing.
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when MAN IS DRUNK
DECIDED BY EXPERTS
Condition Prevails if Unable to DO
Work Safely, Committee
Says.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 1S,-The CUES
tiop "When is a man drunk was
answered by the report Of an expert
committee Published today.
The answer Is when the person Is
so much under the influence of alco-
hol as to have lost control OF MS
faculties to such an extent as to rem
dor him unable to execute safely the
occupation in which he Is engaged
The committee worked under the
a,,snices of the British Medical Asso-
citation for IS months. It was mace
nm of IS doctors. magistrates, ana
Mai. Gen. Sir William MacPherson'
late of the Army Medical Service.
Its report points out that there is
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paratory to a permanent transfer TO
the Air Corps.
Under existing law transfers to the
Air Corps are contingent upon the
earning by the applicant of a pilots
rating. taking the same course as
cadets. and Col. Kruger, who is 46,
will be associated with youngsters In
their teens. The officer served az an
umpire on aerial defense problems dur
ing the Army and Navy maneuvers In
Hawaii, and has had considerable ex-
perience in flying as an observer.
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CHORUS COMING HERE.
Singers Will Be Feature of Booth
Meeting.

A male chorus of 80 persons will he
brought to Washington from New
York to lend effect to the lecture I'm
Rags" to be delivered by COmdr.
Evangeline Booth, head of the Saliva
ton Army in the United States. in the
Washington Auditorium Tuesday
night at o'clock
Special scenery will also be sent here
for the lecture. Miss Booth while
talking will be clad in the same sort
of tattered garments she wore many
years ago While doing Salvation Army
work in the tenement districts of large
cities.
Mai. George Darby will conduct the
singers. Solos by Brig. Walter Mabee
and Lieut.. Col. Samuel Hodges are
also on the program. Reservations
may be had by writing Staff Capt.
Ernest r. Holz, Potomac divisional
commander, Salvation Army, 607 e
street.
Less than one-fifth of the population
of Mexico are white, the remainder
boipC Indians and ha .hroodr
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them a greeting and the population
enthusiastically cheered
Without landing at any point along
the way, the flyers continued on to
Mejillones, in accordance with their
schedule.
Forty automobiles went to Mejil-
Jones from Antofacasta with the local
authorities, the American consul and
members of the foreign colonies. A
special train took the aviators from
Mejillones to Antofagasta and then
carried them back to Mejillones.
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Staff Sergeant Retired.

Staff Sergt. Lloyd d. Martin, de-
tached enlisted mems list. at Wash
ington Barracks, having had more
than 80 years active service, has been
placed on the retired list of the Army
on his own application.
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COL. KRUGER is CADET.
Officer, 46, Will Study Flying with
Youths.

By the Associated Press.
Lieut. Col. Walter Kruger. ed In
fantry, Fort Mcpherson. Ga, will be
the highest-rankin student at the
Army Flying School, Kelly Field, Tex,
when he joins the class March /, pre-
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PAITA, Peru. February Is P).-
The San Antonio, the fifth plane OF
the United States Army pan-Ameri-
can squadron. arrived here yesterday.
1t Is about two or three days behind
the others, having been delayed by
necessary repairs.
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GOOD WILL PLANES
FLY ALONG COAST
Four Leave MejiIIones, Chile,
for Coquimbo-Fifth
Still in Peru.


MEJILLONES. Chile. February
1S.-The four leading planes of the
United States Army good will squad
ron left here shortly before 8 o'clock
this morning for Coquimbo, 900 miles
to the south.
SANTIAGO, Chile, February IS
@,-The four United States Army
planes making the good will' tour
appeared yesterday morning flying
over africa at height of 5000 feet
and proceeded toward the south
They passed over Pisagua, Iquique
and Tocopila.
Greeted by Whistles.
Over Tocopila they few we'll down
and the whistles of the electric plant
of the Chile Exploration Co gave
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
Border Patrol Men
Conduct Classes
On Douglas Roads

Three members of the border patrol,
under command of Senior Patrol In
spector John i. Stevens, last night
aroused considerable curiosity among
motorists coming into and leaving
Douglas by stopping cars about three
miles from Douglas on the Bisbee road.
The border patrol men used canvas
sign suspended on a small line across
the road to halt cars.
When interviewed at the time cars
were being stopped, Inspector Stevens
said that he and his men were stopping
cars last night in order to educate mo-
torists to the fact that they must stop
when they see the canvas sign across
the. road:
eve are out here tonight stopping
cars so local drivers may become
accustomed to stopping when sig
naled," Inspector Stevens said 'This
will greatly simplify our work any
time we really come out on the high
way to look for aliens or contraband
goods in transit. Tonight we are just
conducting little educational class.
Investigation revealed that parties OF
border patrol men are on some of the
roads near Douglas nearly every night
with their canvas stop sign. Since
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
San Diego lrippers
Are Phoenix Visitors

PHOENIX, April IA. P1-San Diego
good willers" more than 100 strong
visited Phoenix and the Salt river
valley today following entertainment
here last night at the Arizona club
as guests of the Phoenix chamber
of commerce. Howard Worth, presi-
dent of the San Diego chamber of
commerce, declared here today that
one of the first projects necessary to
link the southern California metropo-
lis with central Arizona should be
paved highway between San Diego
and Phoenixle
The San Diego chamber head based
his claim upon the fact that the
southern transcontinental highway is
open the year round He urged that
the two cities combine their efforts
to the end of completing stretches of
now unpaved highways.
Women members of the California
party were guests of the Phoenix
chamber today on a motor tour of
the valley and a luncheon.
The good will'' special will pull
out of Phoenix tonight eastward
bound after having circled southern
and central Arizona.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
THINK HOBOES ROBBED
DRUG STORE AT BOWIE

Hoboes travelling through Bowie
are believed to have committed the
burglary there last Tuesday night by
which the Bowie Drug company lost
merchandise and jewelry valued at
approximately $500, Deputy Sheriff
0. A. Ash said yesterday when, he re-
turned from investigating the crime.
Sheriff Henshaw was at Bowie for
the investigation. Deputy Ash went
to Bowie principally to get finger
marks, he said.
Entrance to the building was made
by 'tjmmying'' a rear window, Dep
uty Ash reported. The officers be-
lieve two men were engaged in the
burglary and that they went east on
the railroad. Ash and Henshaw went
to Lordsburg seeking clews and then
returned. There is a good chance to
get the burglars if they attempt to
sell the loot, Deputy Ash said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15

WASHINGTON, April ii (F1.-Nation-
alist forces are withdrawing from
Marking and Chinkiang and northern
troops have reoccupied the north bank
of the Yangtse from Yangchow 10 q
point opposite Wuhu, Admiral E. Will
liams, commander-in- chief of the
American naval forces in the Orient,
reported tonight to the navy depart
ment.
He said that 20 radical labor agi-
tators We're killed and more than 300
wounded in street fighting with Can
tonese troops in the Chapel district of
Shanghai yesterday
A mob of about 1000 adherents of
general labor union attacked a small
military post, demanding return of
arms recently taken from them, the
message said.
THE military opened fire with ma
chine guns and the mob dispersed and
started sniping, but the snipers were
hunted down by the military and quiet
was restored. The general strike con-
tinues but is only partly successful.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
FRED HILBURN
POST OUT FOR
new MEMBERS

concerted drive to increase MEM
bership will be launched this evening
by Fred Hilburn post No. II, American
legion, it was announced yesterday by
G. A. Bergfield, post adjutant.
All members Of the post are urged
by post officers to be present at the
Moose hall at p. m, when the plans
for the drive will be completed and the
workers start on their work to secure
new members. At o'clock the workers
will return to the hall, where Il lunch
will be served. Following the lunch
the legion men again will set out to
secure new recruits for Fred Hilburn
post.
The present membership of the local
post is II, Adjutant Bergfield said. He
said also that at least 80 new members
are desired, SO the roll will have 100
names The membership drive will con-
tinue for at least a week, it was an
nounced. A consultation will then be
held and decision reached as to
whether to continue the drive.
There are many ex-service men in
Douglas and vicinity who are eligible
for membership in the legion, Berg
field said. 1t is the intention of the
post officers and members that every
eligible man in this district will be
visited and urged to join up with the
legion.
Fred Hilburn post meets the second
and fourth Friday nights of every
month and special plans are made for
entertainment at practically every
meeting. The post holds dances,
smokers and other affairs and good
cats are provided for the eX-doughboys,
gobs and devil dogs at almost every
meeting J. A. Weiss, post commander,
and Adjutant Bergfield are uring the
members to all go out and over the
top in the membership drive in real
American army fashion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
BLIZZARD GRIPS
WYOMING; HALTS
TRAIN SERVICE

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April IA. GA
spring blizzard which is exceeding in
intensity any of the storms of the
winter gripped Wyoming tonight.
Train service was halted in the
central and northern portions by a
snow which approached three feet in
depth, h g h w avs were blocked
throughout the state and the air
mail service was not operating be-
tween Omaha and Salt Lake City.
Beginning Sunday with rain and
light snow, the storm has icreased
in intensity until today the tempera
ture remained below freezing and a
sharp wind whipped the steadily fall
ing snow into high drifts.
Stockmen who welcomed the storm
for the benefit it would do the ranges
today were working to prevent losses
among their cattle and sheep. DR..
B. NJ. Balmer, secretary of the state
board of sheep commissioners, said
tonight he had received no reports of
flock losses and if the temperature
did not reach zero and the blizzard
abated tomorrow, damage might be
aVerted. The Union Pacific used a
snow plow to clear side tracks west
of here today, but reported no serious
difficulty on the main line. Train
service had been halted, however, on
the Burlington and Chicago, and
Northwestern roads. A northbound
Colorado and Southern passenger
train which left here at 5 p. m. pre-
ceded by snow plow had made but
20 miles in two hours, officials said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
Admiral Latimer Says
Nicaraguan Liberals S
Routed by Government

WASHINGTON, April IA GA de-
tailed report of the recent battles be-
tween Nicaragua conservative and lib
eral forces at Muy Muy and Tiera Azul,
received today at the navy department
from Rear Admiral Latimer, said more
than 200 soldiers of General Moncada' S
command had been killed and that the
conservatives had captured 10000
rounds of ammunition, with rifles,
seven machine guns and three field
pieces.
The dispatch said that the liberals
in anticipation of their retreat before
the victorious government forces de-
stroyed a large number of rifles in an
effort to keep them from falling into
enemy hands Liberal troops, retreat
ing through the mountains in the vi
cinity of Muy Muy and Tiera Azul, it
added, numbered about 500.
All of the other liberal troops, the
report said, "have been put to rout or
have been destroyed
Douglas is on the border, patrol Off
GERS are constantly alert here in their
efforts to prevent aliens and contra
band from coming into the United
States over roads in this district.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
Death Adds Six More
To Total at Rock Spgs.
Continued from Page One)

when they were hurled through the
air and thrown to the ground, or
struck with flying debris. Almost
every resident of the town received
an abrasion or bruise of some de-
arription, but only those whose in
juries were serious enoug hto make
death q possibility We're brought to
the hospitals here.
. ROCK SPRINGS, Tex, April II (Pl
Virtually all of It's dead buried
without benefit of clergy in graves
GYnamited out of solid rock by Unit
cd States soldiers, it's injured either
in hospitals in San Antonio, or in
temporary quarters here and tho
curious who crowded through the
rorgues and about the ruins de-
parted, what is left of the citizenry
turned today to the task of rebuild
ing Rock Springs, torn from it's
mountain seat by tornado Tues
day night.
The number of dead here is Al
with eight known to be dead in San
Antonio and other cities making a
total of 55.
With the excitement over, the
keenest sorrow merged into the cruel
necessities of the present and the
town tried to show a brave counten-
ance through it's mask of death.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
REV. M'INTYRE.
URGES THAT WE
ALL BE GODLIKE

Taking as his text the scriptural
injunction, BE Ye Holy For / Am
Koly," Rev. Mcintyre in the revival
services at the Methodist church
last night made u strong appeal
for holy living. "If we are God like
IN our hearts" he asserted, 1--WE viii
lie God-like in our conduct. If we
are like him on the inside we will
he like hiE on the outside.
God is our Father and Jesus
Christ is our elder brother and God
wants us to bear the family resenl-
blance. If we are to live with him
we must be like him.
I'VE must yield up all we have to
God. All we have belongs to God.
The earth is the Lords and the FULL
ness thereof The silver and gold
In the earth ana the cattle on Il
thousand Mills are his.
"Our talerts and our ability be-
loEg to God. He gave us our voice
and we should use it in his service.
1--WE cannot even claim our own
selves for we belong to God. We
are his by right of creation. We
yield up not only all we have to
I'm, but we must yield up ourselves
to him.
eve must take him into life's
Partnership with us, Not only must
we pay him the one. tenth which is
due him, but we must prayerfully
consult him when we invest the other
rine-tenths."
Tonights meeting will be the last
until Sunday. On that day there
Will be three services, viz: 10:45 a.
M, 2:30 p. m and 1:30 p. m. The
afternoon meeting viii be a special
service at which time the evangelist
will discuss domestic relations from
a scriptural standpoint. All persons
ever Is years of age are urged to
he present ut this special service.
The series of meetings will Gloss
with the Sunday night service.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15

took off Tuesday morning
Through sunshine for q day and
half, and a day of clouds and threat
ened rain, through a misty night in
which beacons and fog penetrating
rays lit the way, and through last
nights stars and moonlight, the two
determined young pilots, isolated IN
space, kept the grip on the control
sticks of the constantly droning
plane.
Breakfasts of soup, water. coffee
and chocolate bars, and lunches ana
dinners of the same limited diec
came and went, with no relief for
the fliers in any external thing, back
and forth for IL, "a, 4S hours they
coursed over the rolling familiarity
of Long Island, with no new strange
objective of landscape to look for
ward to.
Acosta and Chamberlin We're try
ing to. "ride out" time, not distance.
and to keep going as long rs there
was a drop Of gasoline left of tho
SS5 gaallons in the fuel tanks. They
achieved their schedule anC II addi
ton ran ap mileage. as tney idfed
seemingly lazily over the fields,
equal to a trip to Paris, and rougn
II, then some
The Chronicle of the trip was
available from time TO time to army
and civilian observers, when the
fliers dropped message; once they
were "interviewed in u sign lang
uage 0y reporter in a passing
!,lane. once at dusk last night,
dropping from 200 feet Chamberlin
decided to communicate with his
wife. Swooping low over Il cottage
in Westbury, where she had been
staying he leaned out OF the window
Of the cabin and shouted down
few words of greeting to three
women in the yard. Mrs Chamberlin.
who told reporters shortly after
dawn she was certainly not eX
cited" was not among the women.
she was at Mitchell field, she Ia
nented today.
"Wasn't / sorry?" she exclaimed.
."Gee, but was mad"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
CANTONESE LOSE
GROUND TOFORCE
OF NORTH CHINA

HANI1OW, April II (P).-Eugene
Chen, replying tonight to the re-
cent five power note demanding
reparatiOns and apologies for the
Nanl&ing incident proposed fOrmR-
tiOn of an international commits
sion to investigate the affair.
Chen'S reply to the American and
British notes declared those ma
tiOns "bOmbarded defenseIess Nan
king" To the French and Brit
ish he asserted they had "bom-
barded defenseIess shameen," fOr-
eign settlement at CanSOn). other
wise the reply was identical in all
respects to the powers involved.
The Cantonese foreign minister
stressed that such incidents would
occur as long as unequal treaties
exist and proposed Il commission to
revise them. He would not admit
that nationalist (CnntOnese) troops
were responsible for the Marking
incident.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15

well above the record set in 1922
The flood of hat year was marke
by crevasses 1T Poydras La, below
New Orleans, and at Weecoma, near
Natchez. Engineers, however, after
inspection trips, said that the banks
had been raised since 1922 to such
a point that they would care for
stage well over that the river reach
cd that year.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April IA
R.-Northeastern Oklahoma tonight
was bearing most of the flood burden
that has borne down on virtually the
entire state during the last two weeks
Conditions were acute on the Arkan-
sas river near the Arkansas state line,
where the village of Blaine, Okla, was
reported to be cut off entirely from
the outside world by flood waters.
The entire male population of Fort
Gibson, a small town near Muskogee,
ceased all other work this afternoon
to build a levee in an effort to repel
threatened invasion of the Grand
river into a -ich farming section east
of the town.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15

SANTIAGO, Chile, April IA P.-A
strong earth shock, lasting almost d
minute, which was felt over a thousand
mile stretch of the Chilean coast today,
took the lives of at least rs persons and
caused the injury of fully so more.
The quake was felt over an area
from Copiapo southwark to Naldivia
and caused property damage and injury
in the cities of Santiago, Valparaiso,
San Bernadro and elsewhere. Police
reports gathered in Santiago from
various parts of the city set the num-
ber of dead here at seven and the in
jured at 55, while two persons, a
mother and her three-month- old baby
were killed in San Bernardo when their
house collapsed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
BAILEY DENIED REHEARING

PHOENIX, April IA. P1-A petition
for a rehearing of disbarment pro-
ceedings brought against Weldon j.
Bailey which resulted in an opinion
by the supreme court of Arizona di
recting that Bailey be restrained from
practicing law in the state, was de-
MED today by the supreme court. At
the original hearing of the case it
was found by the supreme court that
Bailey had been guilty of unethical
and unprofessional actions as an at
torney at law. His disbarment was
ordered on these grounds.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-15
WARRANT FOR WOMAN

DENVER, April IA. P-Warrants
alleging manslaughter arrived in
Denver today from st. Johns, Ariz.,
and will be served tomorrow upon
Mrs. John H. Porter, wealthy Denver
society matron, and her chauffeur,
Earl w. Mann in connection with the
death of Mrs. b. Y. Duke. a "a