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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-08
four GENERALS
ARE VICTIMS OF
FIRING SQUADS
Opponents of ObregOn's Re-
election Eliminated
BY Bullets.

NOGALE,S. Ariz., Oct 7 lH9-Mex-
can federal bullets late yesterday and
today swept four more leading OPP
/ ponents of the Obregon re-electionist
program from the field OF politics
into the graveyard.
The quartet. latest to be added
to the long and growing list of dead
in Meico's newest revolution, was
composed of:
Alfonso De La Huerta, former
brigadier general and brother OF
Adolfo DE La Huerta, once provisional.
/ president;
General Alflsdo Rodriguez chief OF
federal troops at zacatecas, state of
the same name;
General Norberto Olvera, chief OF
staff to General Rodriguez:
! General Pedro Medina, companion
! of De LA Huerta.
De La Huerta and Medina died late
| yesterday about 70 mics south OF
the American border, when they were
| cornered by detachment Of $50
federal troopers. They shot it OUT
against the overwhelming odds, and
De La Huertas bullet-riddled body
placarded another rebel general was
exhibited today in the plaza at
,NcgaleS, Sonora, across the line from
here.
Rodriguez and Olvera looked into
the gun mllzzleS OF q firing squad
When their proposed mutiny Of the
troops at Zacalecas failed.
Hard on the heels of between so
and 40 executions this week, which
started with the killing OF General
Francisco Serrano presidential can
didate opposing Alvaro Obregon.
friend OF President Gales, came a
proclamation today from the attorney
general in Mexico City confiscating
the property of those on the list of
dead.
/ Two outstanding developments were
chronicled today in the swift march
OF events which started as a political
campaign and flared up as a revoiu-
ton.
F! General Aware Obregon teIephoned
4 IRON Mexico City to his wife at
/ Nogales, Sonora, that he was leaving
the capital tomorrow to return to
I Nogales.
Obregon is the storm center of the
bullet-swept political field in the re.
public. A former president. he is
seeking election again following the
! Mexican congress action in elininat.
ing the constitutional barrier which
! prevented one man serving two terms
I as chief executive. He has the
Supnort CT President Gales.
His opponents, the living Arnulfo
Gomez and the dead Serrano, fought
the re-electionist program.
/ The second announcement, regard.
| cd here as important, came nom
Mexican military headquarters at
I Nogales. Sonora, and was tothe effect
that Yaqui Indians again were in
arms against the government. Recent
federal official statements said that
the Yaquis had been pacified and
i were surrendering Today General
Pablo E. Macias, commandment OF
I Sonora, informed the Nogales Herald
That his troops were pursuing a de-
tachment OF Yaquiss 70 miles south
! OF the American border.
/ AdVices from the state of Vera
Cr,z. coming through Mexican Of
tlclal channels in Nogales, Sonora,
i reported two minor engagements be-.
( tween federal troops and Gomez. SUP.
porters in both of which the revo
/ lItiNOiStc lOct yro1141I
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-08
CHILEAN VOLCANO ERTJpTs

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. Z, R,-The
eruption of the Chilean. volcano
Llama which is throwing out huge
columns of ashes and smoke has
alarmed populace in the Andes re-
gion and many are reported fleeing
their homes. The eruption is accom-
panied by strong temblors.
The ashes are falling many miles
away and in some instances it was
believed that it was raining ashse.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-08

PARK HERE-Largest Park
ing Space in Business District
Of Douglas.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
MEXICO EXECUTES ARTILLERY CHIEF
 AND l3 OFFICIALS
(Continued from First Page)

Mexico City, Oct LP-Brought to bay by pursuing troops General Arnulfo Gomez, principal remaining leader in the military revolt against President Gales government, is re- ported preparing to give battle against overwhelming odds with his life al stake,
 General Hector Armada, former commander of the Mexico City gar rison who led a body Of his men from the capital Sunday might in support Of the revolt, has succeeded in joining forces with Gomez but they are greatly outnumbered,
 The pursuing troops were last re- ported close to their quarry at Fl Triunfo ranch, near the old fortress of Perote, state Of Vera Cruz, with a battle imminent.
 Report Gomez Executed.
 (Mexican diplomatic officials in the United States last night received report that Gomez had already been captured and executedD
 President Gales, issuing sum mary Of the situation, expressed hope that the rebellion would be completely quelled within twenty four hours.
 Capture of two more rebel officers Is announced by General Alvarez, the presidential chief of state. Gen ,ral Rueda Quijano and Lieutenant Colonel Anitua, who were com manders Of the 26th regiment of cavalry, one of the units deserting from the Mexico City garrison, were made prisoners by their own sol diers. Quiiano and Anitua are be- ing brought to the capital for court martial.
 Expel g Deputies.
 Following up it's vote of conf dence in the government, the cham ber of deputies has expelled iron congress twenty-five deputies wht supported the presidential cam paigns Of Gomez and Serrano.
 Similar action was taken by tn Vera Cruz majority" legislatur (rival legislatures are functioning il that state). Five deputies being eN pelled and remanded to the court for trial on charges of complicit in the revolt.
 General Arnulfo Gomez Is a veter an soldier, known for his bravery and an expert tactician. A farr boy, he joined the Madero revolu ton as a private soldier and worke his way upward through the rank to become commander of the fedel al garrison in the state of Tamaul pas.
 He commanded the Mexico Ci' garrison during the De La Huer' rebellion against Obregon and "; said to have executed many of tl enemies of the Obregon regim Obregon Is the man he opposed his present presidential campaign
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
Tn Atlanta Scandal.

Atlanta Ga. Oct 6 LP}-Although he was not called to testify George Remus, who shot his wife today in Cincinnati, figures prominently in the 1924-o5 investigation of condi- tons in the Atlanta federal pcniten- tiarv which resulted in the convic- ton of the warden. Albert F. Sar- tain, of conspiracy to accept q bribe from prisoner.
 It was alleged that Remus, who began serving q two year sentence January %, 1924, for conspiracy 10 violate the national prohibition act, was receiving privileges not usually accorded prisoners. Chief among the charges were that he received food and other articles from outside the prison in violation of rules.
 Rcmus came 10 Atlanta in pri- vate car which was shunted onto a railway siding near the prison where the wealthy convict was rushed in- side the walls before neWspapermen had an opportunity to question him 1 Mrs. Remus, with the avoWed ln- tention of being near her husband moved to Atlanta and took up resi- dence in a suite of rooms at fash, ionabIe hotel Later she rented ( house in an exclusive part of the city. It was during the investiga' ton at the prison that the Remus marital troubles began.
 The trouble of Remus and his wifi
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
WONDERFUL NEW REMEDY FOR
 RHEUMATIC ACHES AND PAINS
Lininent They Use On Big League Ball Players Like
 Walter Johnson
Stops, Aches, Pains, Stiff
 ness Quickly

Biz league baseball stars like Walter Johnson Bucky Harris, Ty Cobb, Herb Peuuock, Alexander and others cannot afford to be laid up with aches. pains, swollen joints or stiffness single day, so they must use the best remedy money can buy.
 The llnirent they use out at the ball park works like lightning and In jilty relieves aches, pains, stiffness or swollen joints que to sprains, rheumatic troubles ueurLtis, neuralgia, etc. 4 thousand times each baseball season this wonderful lini- ment does it's work in big leagues, pro tessional and amateur baseball circles, and vet this liniment they use is so mild It would not harm a habys skin and never hlisters no matter how much you rub 1t in or bariage it up.
 The llniment Is named after the Ia nous trainer, Mike Martin, the man who
 for wears was trainer of the New York "Yankeez" Cincinnati Reds" Columbia university, etc, and who now is trainer of Washlngtons l92i-'25 American League champion baseball club.
 IL is called Mike Martins LiHiment Local druggists are featuring it Any nerson suffering with aches, pains, lame ialk. rheumatism. swollen joints. stiff ness neuralgia or neuritis should get 6 ! bottle. It Is pleasant 10 use never stains land by rubbing a little into the sore stH. achy parts you get alMost magL.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06

out the republic, wherever rebel leaders have been captured, attest to the thoroughness Of the Gales meth cd.
 And throughout the capital people are saying, in effect: "Calles IS boss. Whether you like it or not, he Is boss. No revolution in Mexico has been dealt with so quickly and ef- fectively as this one"
 The presidential bureau declared today that the combined force Of General Gomez and General Armada was the only rebel group in the field in the entire republic and represent l. d it's total combat strength. The presidential bureau was of the opin- ion that the rebellious troops could not number more than 1000 or l. 500 men and that il probably "ou'd be found to be less.
 Summary court martials were started in Mexico City to try Gen cral Alfredo Rueda Quicano and Lieutenant Florencio E. Anitua who are charged with being responsible for portion Of the Mexico City garrison troops.
 Organized labor in Mexico is rep resented as solidly supporting the Gales government in a telegram sent to the president by Jose Lopez, cortez, secretary general of the Mex Iican regional federation of labor generally known as Crom, winch + the dominant labor organization II the country.
 Special dispatches from the outly ing districts say that agrarlan com mites and municipal authorities throughout the state of Tamaullpa , have elegraphed their adhesion ar, loyalty to President Gales.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
REKUS, BOOTLEG RULER, MURDERS
 WIFE ON STREET
(Continued From First Page)

received by the first Mrs. Remus in q stirring account in newspapers Of the part she played in a clash with a plumber who had been called to do some work in the Holmes apart ment. Attorney Remus was in Mrs. Holmes flat when Herbert Youngs, the plumber, became involved in an argument with Remus.
 Youngs swore out a warrant for the lawyer alleging he was attacked. Mrs. Holmes and Remus denied this, declaring the plumber struck Re mus The news of the trouble leaked out and gossip connected the names of the lawyer and Mrs. Holmes. A divorce followed and Remus mar ried Mrs Holmes July 21, 1920, less than a year later.
 A short time later Remus gave uI his law practice here and went tc ] Cincinnati where he was reported i to have made millions in illicit
 booze traffic.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
Warships Prepared.

Vera Cruz, Oct. 6 t4'-The MeNi- can warships in the harbor here are reported preparing to sail. It is believed they have been ordered 10 watch the coast against possible at tempts by the rebels to flee the country.
 Andres Gomez, who was chosen governor of Vera Cruz state by the legislature which deposed Governor Heriberto Jara, has arrived here ac- companied by the legislators and the majority Of the court of justice.
 Shortly after his arrival he issued a. manifesto saying that the govern ment had been forced 10 move from Jalapa, the capital, 10 Vera Cruz because of the abnormal conditions caused by the revolt of General Arnulfo Gomez
 GA rival legislature under Senor lara, who still claims the governor ship, was last reported funct!onlng in Jalapa)
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06

Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 6 tP-MeXi- can military authorities today gave promise that unrest and revolt which have harassed Mexico City and nine states Of the republic, would find no foothold in the border state Of Sonora.
 Dispatch from points as far south as Mazatlan also reported quiet reigning along the west coast of Mexico.
 In the sames of Vera Cruz, More los. OaXaca, Pucbla, Nichoacan, Ja-
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
Justice Department Not
 fo Interrupt Elections

Washington, Oct P-The de- partment of justice will not inter vene in the election situation i'll Louisville, Ky, where it has been charged that negroes were being prevented from voting at the polls
 William NJ. Bullitt, former sollcl- tor general, and Charles A. Middle ton, chairman of the city and coun- ty republican executive committed made a personal complaint few days ago to the department Of jus tice about conditions in Louisville.
 After consideration, the depart ment held that the facts did not jus tify intervention and that unless ad- ditional information was obtalned, 1 no action was contemplated,
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
Cincinnati bank alone.
 Dribed Everyone

For two and one-half years Re- mus was able to bribe everyone who stood in his way. Then he ran into Franklin Dodge, a prohibition agent. It was largely because of Dodge $ activities that Remus went to prison. He took plenty of friends with him.
 Mrs. Remus had filed suit for di- vorce in Octobed. 1925. charging gross neglect and cruelty, declaring that Remus struck her one day while she was visiting in Atlanta.
 His answer and cross petition charged her with intimacy with Dodge and alleged that they had conspired to keep him in prison be- cause his wife had made away with all of the money he left in her care.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
N F NJ. ELECTS OFFICERS

Mrs. A. A. Mills has been elected vice-president of the Women's For eign Missionary society of Trinity Methodist church Other officers are as follows: Treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Burdick; secretary Mrs. Charles Waters; corresponding secretary Mrs. Arthur Burdick. No president has been elected.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06

lisco. Eastern Chihuahua. Sinaloa and Nayarit, however. rebellion was reported to have broken forth or to be incipient.
 Vera Cruz. where loyal federal troops were reported closing in upon forces under General Arnulto R Gomez, presidential candidate, and one Of the leaders Of the revolt, and Jalisco were the states in which rebels appeared to be showing their greatest strength.
 Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco. was reported torn by revolt while skirmishes between federals and rebels were said to have occurred In Atontonlco. PortezueIo, Aneca and Las Cruces. The federals reported IS reyolutionists killed and 52 wounded at Portezuelo.
 Unofficial advices to the Nogales Herald yesterday said several per sons were killed in street fighting in Mexico City. Tomas Robinson, con- grcssman from Sonora, was tdentl- fled as one of those killed. Guillermo Robinson, brother of Tomas and Mexican vice-consul here, confirmed this report.
 Funerals Without Show ! Mexico City. Oct. GPt-The fu- rorals of General Francisco Serrano and his thirteen companions, exc cn.ed as revolutionists, passed of euiarly without demonstrations ot any kind.
 Serrano and eleven Of his com rades were buried yesterday in tho French cemetery. which despite 1t: name is not confed to any one na
 tionality. while the other two were
 inferred in their family plots in tn
 Pantheon Dolores. There were n' religious ceremonies at the grave.
 More than 6 thousand person
 followed General Sarrano's coffi'
 from his mothers home to tn cemetery. There were smalle groups in the other processions. B
 arrangement the twelve going [ !. the French cemetery started fror the respective homes so timed as | arrive there simultaneously. All the executed men were prom : ncnt in professional. political C
 military life or were members
 well known families, and every col . fin was heaped high with wreaths = General Serrano, who for most l his life wore a military uniform ) was buried in civilian dress, as wei = all his associates.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT

Suspension of operators licenses Of the following was reported 10 the police today: Wasil Zaiko of o- Farmington avenue, George kuklsh of S6 Sexton street Eshoo NlchoIas of 84 Broad street Arsene Boucher of 143 Washington street, John Plt- ko of 1928 Whiting street, J. Douglas Rankin of West Main street.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06

relief,
 Ball players often catch cold, get sore or buugled up and come to the ball park hardly able to walk, yet out they come from good rub with Mike Martins Eminent, as lively, full of pep and gln- ger. as anybody could wish. Watch them scalnpcr and prance in rain or shine Youf never dream they ever had an
 ache or pain in their lives. Mike Mar tin. by making this linment available to
 the general public in drug stores, is do- ing a great thing for those who suffer.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
Mexico City. Oct 6 Pl--President
 Gales smiled today.


 His always strong and sternly lin- d face, made more rugged by sleep- less days and nights in directing the campaign against the rebels, reflect ed in its expression confidence that, as the official press statement said the government completely dominat- ed the situation and the rebellion would be quickly crushed.
 Gales is being called everywhere even by those who differ sharply with some of his policies - the strongest man Mexico has produced since the days of Porfrio Dlaz. who so ruthlessly dealt with disturbers,
 The present head of the govern- ment has shown that his mailed fist can strike as swiftly and mercilessly as did that of Diaz, If in his opinion it is necessary to take drastic ac- ton to maintain the government
 The activities of the courts mar tial and the firing squads through
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
Flapper Vote Wins Big
 Victory in Party Meeting

Cardiff. Wales Oct. P-The "flapper vote" proposition. as the equal suffrage project in Great Brit ain has been termed, won a big vic tory at the conservative party con- ference today when a motion giving votes to women at the age Of Fl instead of at 30 was carried by an overwhelming majority.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-06

Imogene, goes back to the conclu- sion Of his bootlegging operations which ended with prison sentence about three years ago.
 Remus, reputed to be worth about S6,5OO. .000, paid out about sl,ooo'ooo in his defense and departed for At lanta with $5,000,00O salted away. some of it in the custody of friends that he since has charged cheated him of the money, and $l,000,OOO in securities and cash in the possession of his wife.
 She sued for divorce while he was in prison and Remus declared at the time he feared for the S1,o00,OOO he had entrusted to her. From 1924 until last April, Remus was in prison or iail, and when he regained hls freedom last April. he declared his intention Of collecting every penny of the fortune he had amassed in his liquor operations
 Remus was a bootlegger for a comparatively brief period, but his ! onerations made those of all tha other liquor manipulators seem . 1rlNldl. III iNp ei4iA ciiN At''i y ~''' he bought and sold about 3,ooo,ooo gallons of whiskey, or about one third of the entire bonded stock Ill the United States in that period.
 Remus testified that the plants and whiskev he handled cost about $20, 900 900 and his sales grossed $75,O00. .oOO. He paid in graft corrupt ing municipal, state and federal of- ficials of high and low degree, .S20,- 100000 divided among thousands Of persons.
 Was Largest Operator
 Starting with a capital of $lo.Oo0 and a belief that every man has hls price. Remus pyramided his profits until he Wa the largest operator Tn the country He employed 5000 per sons. male and female. His business covered eight states, stretching from New York to the Missouri river from the Great Lakes to the lower Ohio river valley
 He kept scores of bank accounts under assumed names. Income ta> officials were able to prove that 1T three months of the summer ol 1921 he deposited $2,7oO,o0o in onf
Evening star., 1927-10-09

on in the former happy channels of
life as if nothing had happened.
Such cases as these are exceedingly
numerous. AT their worst they are
Of course, easy to recognize. But in
the early stages and in mild cases
throughout the cycle of depression
they frequently fail of recognition un.
til too late to avert the tragedies of
failure which are almost sure to oc-
cur. These tragedies are of various
sorts. Suicide is. of course, a common
one, but there are others. usually due
as much to the misunderstanding of
the situation by outsiders as to the
condition of the patient. Hence this
article. which aims to present some of
the facts about a cause of preventable
failure.
There, for instance. was the tragedy
of George D.. a real man to whom
have given another name. On GER
tain afternoon. not many months ago.
he sat staring despondently at his
desk. 1t was piled high with work.
1t seemed to him like an insurmount
able mountain. For weeks the world
had been growing daily more drab and
dreary. Everything seemed too hard
Tasks that he would ordinarily have
run through within short order
seemed totally beyond him. The most
pressing matters were no more stimu-
lus to his energy than the most tri
fling; 1t all seemed useless, futile, i'm
possible. He had no interest in any
thing-Just the booming in his ears
and the dreadful weight on his chest
He felt as if he were sinking into
quicksands Of immobility, his will par
alyzed. his head leaden.
The phone had been ringing. but he
Evening star., 1927-10-09

heard it only as a faint and irrelevant
tinkle. His secretary had spoken to
him twice, but the effort of acknowl-
edgment was too great. He made no
reply, but sat silently broodihg.
Finally he caught hnr words.
that appointment with the president" ."
He felt as ii tons of coal had been
dumped in upon him. burying him in
black abyss of helplessness. He re.
called that this interview probably
meant his promotion. but this horri-
fed him. How utterly incapable and
unworthy I am he thought to him
self. The mere thought of the effort
required to cross the office appalled,
him. but as the lesser Of two evils he
struggled to his feet. took his hat and,
hurryins down the hall to the eleva
tor. he left the building.
In an adjoining room the president
was in conference with other eXocu-
tives. But l don't see why he doesn't
come he was wing He is usually
so prompt. And especially today
when-'
He has been looking little bad
here lately volunteered one. "A lit
tie glum and pepless. And letting his
work pile up
It's one Of his slumps. He's the hest
executive we've ever had in this office
turns out more work-and better
work-and makes more contacts
and puts into operation more ideas
th3n--'
Until he gets one of his slumps,
Then he's no good. He's had 'em be-
fore
Family trouble. I suppose"
1T couldn't be. Everything's per-
feet there. Exceptionally happy. Wor.