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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
CITY IS WELL SUPPLIED
With BEAUTIFUL PARKS
DEDICATED TO YOUTH
Fine Trees Grass and Flowers AdOrn the Parks Which
Are Used By Everyone and Are Very Popular and
Well Cared For

People who live close to the great
open spaces do not give much thought
TO parks, but in big cities it has been
noted that parks are in great demand
III the poorer districts Of New York
streets are roped off for the children
to play in under the hot sun on the
concrete.
Douglas will never have to rope off
streets for it's children to play in. At
the present time this city has plenty
of park space and provisions are made
from time to time SO that as the city
expands more space will be set aside
for that purpose.
The Tenth street park, with con-
crete walks through it, with band
stand in it's center and with fine
grass and hundreds of beautiful trees
is an ideal city park. This park is
set down almost in the center Of the
city, but two blocks from the buSi-
ness district.
1t occupies an entire city block and
is the center of many activities dur
ing the summer months. The band
from Camp Jones plays there several
evenings every week and the place is y
sort Of community center where great
numbers of people sit on the COM
Portable benches and enjoy the cool
breezes of the evening, while thou
sands of children play about the well
kept lawns
The city employs q regular froce OF
gardeners to care for the parks. The
trees and shrubs are Watere1 and
trimmed, the grass is cut and every
thing is kept neat and clean at all
times.
The Fifteenth street park is dcdi-
Gated to the children of the entire
city. An effort was made come years
ago to change the name of the park,
giving it some more special designa-
ton than that of the principal street
leading to it, The attempt was q
failure, because everyone called this
park the Fifteenth street park and
they could not get used to any other
name.
This park has a beautiful hedge
about it. 1t is large It is filled with
fine shade trees. A beautiful thick
carpet of green grass covers it. There
are many shrubs set about Though
its green aisies.
In addition, there is a wading pool
for the children. An entire set OF
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
PERSONAL SERVICE GIVEN
TO PUBLIC BY employees
OF DOUGLAS POST OFFICE
Mail Men LIN Office and On the Street Have the Spirit
Of NeighborIiness and the Wish to DO Their Work
Efficiently

A pOStoffice is o government owned
public service institution run under
the rules and regulations of the gov
ernment. 1t is not supposed to have
a soul or a recognition of persons or
situations over and above that knowl-
edge necessary for the efficient trans
action Of the functions required of it.
In theory this may be very true in
some communities, but not SO in
Douglas. This city has a beautiful
federal building set in a good loca-
ton, and properly built and furnished
for it's purposes. The entire first
floor is given over to the postoffice.
On the second floor are the offices
of the deputy collector of customs
for this port and other federal Of
ficers
The Douglas pestoffice is COM
munity affair, operated by men and
women who are part of this city
and whose service is given to the
city in which they live. They dc not
Just deliver letters and packages. They
do not just sort mail and sell stamps
and take money orders and give out
information They do all these things,
all the duties of their various posi-
tions, with that personal touch which
is described as perfect service.
They give individual service. Tt is
the pride of the local postoffice en-
ployes that they almost never fail 10
deliver a letter to its proper ADDRESS,
that residents of this city arc almost
always located by inc mail man,
whether they turn in change of ad-
dress card or not.
The government enjoins these pco-
pie to be polite to the customers of
the postal service. The employees here
need no instructions or orders from
washington on that point. They
feel that the people they are serving
arc their friends and neighbors and
they go far ahead of any. crisply
written orders on the manners they
are supposed to adopt toward their
patrons.
The postoffice is home-like. 1t is
filled. behind the wickets, with peo-
ple out of the homes along the street
on which you live They have met
YOU many times when they were not
behind those wickets. They know
all about your particular problems
concerning mail matter. They can
tell you what you wish to know about
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
By ). w. TARDY. President


The Borderland Climate club was
originally sponsored by the Kiwanis
club of Douglas. 1t was their child
adopted and nourished by them un-
til the good qualities and possibilities
of the child were recognized by the
entire community. After that it be-
came child of the Chamber Of
Commerce and Mines and the busi-
ness and professional men of Doug
las and under their care and atten-
ton ut has grown to be guiding in
fluence in all progressive movements
for the betterment of the city of
Douglas.
1t was recognized by the fathers
of this movement that Douglas was
the third city OF Arizona; that it was
the best located city from the stand
point of natural advantages and eli
matte conditions; that it had the
widest streets and many other things
indicating that it was intended for q
CITY. vet it was one Of the few Ari-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

best. No riffraff came, and any that
wrote for information got a discour-
aging answer. No people seeking
work were encouraged to come, for
the best they could do would be to
take some other working mans job
here. We have stood by our own
laborers by discouraging this class
also.
Many of our leading men were
skeptical the first year, some made
donations on hope only, others stayed
out altogether, but it is significant to
note that this year over 40 new ones
have come in, having seen the re-
suits of the first campaign. New
things have come into being as q
result of this advertising, permanent
assets of many kinds are being added
to our town and county. Guest
ranches are opening UP and tourist
resorts also, and these are being made
prosperous through the cooperation
that this organization is giving them.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

! slides, swings and bars for them to
deSport themselves ON, is kept in good
condition the year around and during
the summer months when the chill
dren of many cities are left to roam
the streets and alleys, this park is
turned over to them in full with paid
adults in charge to teach the kiddies
new games, tell them stories and help
them to organize teams and leagues
for various athletic contests.
This park is headquarters for the
activities of the younger generation
in Douglas all during the year, and
especially in the summer it is literally
sthronged with youngsters.
The American legion park is an
other popular place. This park is
built along the Aqua Prieta river and
is situated two miles from the city
at the city water plant, A big fine
swimming pool is the chief attraction,
with large expanSe Of green lawn
for picnics.
The international Speedway situ-
ated at the fair grounds is the scene
several times year of the largest
gatherings ever brought together on
the border The fair is one great
three-day attraction attended by per-
sons from all over the state. Auto
mobile races arc staged there every
few months and attract many people
Cowboy sports and horse races are
also listed among the events at the
international Speedway. This speed
way is q mile oval dirt track and is
said to be one of the fastest and
best constructed dirt tracks in the
country.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

mailing that certain product or Gocu-
ment which you come N contact with
most They are interested in your
business because they know you and
want to see that as far as they or
the postoffice is concerned you get
real service.
What q feeling of security this re-
lation breeds One is notified that q
letter has been sent containing money
or important papers. A change OF
address has just been made. The ad-
dress on the expected letter may not
be right Douglas people who have
learned about their postal service do
not worry about such things. They
know that somewhere in that group
Of employees there is a man or woman
who knows where that letter should
go. They know that every effort Will
be made; to get it there
The Dispatch has been printing
during the past few weeks q list OF
hints and suggestions edited by the
postmaster on how to mail letters
and packages and what to do about
the postal question in general. These
arc WIiDICII Wy OllC AAC1Si@t(NA W O'~-0-
ncighbors in o spirit of friendliness
in an effort to improve something
tlot is alrHadv GOOD.
The enirit Of this postoffice service
is that thoro 2ro NJ secrets about the
business Of ha7dIing mail. The thing
belongs To the public. II you don't
171,derstard or don't gct treated right,
report it and let the postmaster cX-
plain or take steps to Get things
right. If you are puzzled about
somethine that has come ND in con-
necticn with your postal service, ask
the man at the window. lie Will
spond all the time necessary in eX-
plaininc what you don't understand.
He wants you 70 ask him. lie Is put
there TO answer you.
There is no organization IN the
world that is more closely in contact
with all the people all Of the time
than the postoffice. Men may be
buried without benefit Of clergy, they
may live without patronizing a gro
cerv store doctor or lawyer but
the man who does not send or re-
ceive some mail matter during his
lifetime probably does not exist. On
the American continent.
Through cooperation alone can this
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
StanIey's Congo Boat
To Be Put In Museum

PARIS. GA small boat, 40 feet
long, which Henry M Stanley used
in his explorations on the Upper
Congo is to be brought to France by
the government as a museum relic
Stanley used this boat when he
was representative of the Interna-
tional African association from 1879
to 1894. The association was formed
to further discoveries in Africa long
after Stanley's famous trip to find
Livingstone.
The boat will be shown first at the
Colonial Exposition soon to open at
OStend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06

1851 oUE-Three comfortable rooms, bath
same floor: ouiet home of two adIlts; rent
reasonable: gentlemen only: call after L"
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1414 BUCHANAN sT---In. smell n-Ti'at"
family. warm we'll Furnished room. with or
without board: convenient location; reason
Ablo ~
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II5 EYE NV. fcor New Jersey HOUSE
keepiue: nicely tnrniShe ! large Ft-nno
corner room. lltchorntte: range electr'"N
nhane. b ". d CENTRAL. =
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Ss5-DOWNTOWN

$55-DOWNTOWN.
1919 n So. N.w-5 R.. B.. AMI.
DISTINCTIVE DESIRABLE
new apartment on fashionable
Connecticut ave-; sunny rooms;
unusually attractive rental; 2
spacious bedrooms, large living
room, kitchen with servants en-
trance, dining alcove, bath. foyer
and private porch; luxurious
lobby and many unique features
installed for your comfort. In
sPect today; open and lighted
until 9 pm. SLIP Connecticut
ave,
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vc1y large double rooms. excellent heat
shower bath: S15 to $50 each man. Man
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ROOMS AND BOARD.


1926 @1st NV. near, Dupont Circle Double
room $. SINGLE beds nicely furnished all mod
en- at so. S12.50 and SO each ner month
kind that vou would enjoy. North 1904. 50
III EYE ST. Nw-walking distance all
th"aterss and departments: double room.
p PR excellent table reasonable Frank
2la6 R, N.w.-Beautifully furnished well
location: excellent meals. individual tables
dining room open TO outside guests.
1874 MASS. AVE NW.--Downtown: two
large. clean. ami cheerful rooms. fer. two
every day: +. and b., SO per week. 6'
SHEPHERD HOUSE. 10th and f sts. nv
Board and room - per week: table board.
good home cookin% So
1T6" LANIER PI-Beantifnl room With
shower for two Young jewish m1n or
Col:mbia G5.g
1888 10th ST N.w-Delightful home for
business woman: every comfort: delightful
home table.
IL eth sniendid place 20 room az. and
Very reasonable. Fr. $500. -
DUPONT CIRCLE. 21st Si.-Cheerful.
warm rooms: comfortable home; good meals:
tel: cleo: hot wafer.
1116 9th ST NW.-Clean, light, comfort
able rooms: delicious meals; finest i'll city
$3.50 week.
l46s K. /. AVE. N.W.-Cah accommodate
several young ladies' rooms have private
baths. second floor. 6'
13or RANDOLPH ST. Nw-DoubIe room.
southern exposure. private lavatory: private
home $40 per month.
It4O RHODE ISLAND AVE. Ant. DIX
ceIlent room: walking distance of downtown
with or without board. Potomac 4a76-J.
1914 PARK RID Desirable single room.
also double in we'll heated home.
TABLE BOARDERS accommodated at 300
Que ST. Hw Southern cooking. 6'
1924 VT AVE. N.W-Single and double
rooms. with excellent meals. Call Fr. 1893.
1877 18th ST Nw-vacancies in girls
club North 1880.
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s2I JEFFERSON pL.-Araiy family with
large house will let large front room south
crn exposure: instantaneous hot wafer:
n =, a N
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1914 10th ST. NV. downtown-Beautiful.
warm. baths telephone; $50 and SO.
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1927 G. NW-Large room for three: pirate
bath Single room shower and tub; Baths.
running water in all rooms. Meals Il &c
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t4II X ST NV Beautiful. large room
and kitchen. furnished il new MAHOGANY
BEDROOM suite: adjoining bath, gas. elec ana
linen f;lrl.i shnl. 81 nar Meek.
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DOWNTOWN, 50" CONN. AVE. tsrross from
Rochan1baayl Nicely furnished. warm. cor
tinuous hot water: conveniently located MI
afa hail
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+20 9Th NM large completely furnished
basement rooms So weelSlv: electricity. gas:
fine Housekeeping room. So; room and porch,
g. 90 -
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4o1 G ST. NM connecting housekeeping
electricity: also Ink: hot water, SO week:
81
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353 |. ST Sw.-Near car barns: > or 3
rooms with heat: reasonable. Call after
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

1915 f ,N.E.---3 r.. B., ENCLOSED PORCH
steam heat. gas. cleo pulley lines gas
range. 3 large closets: neatly decorated. IT,
RoYDON, NEAR 10th ST. NV.
large. outside rooms. bath: 5000 See
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RENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

:}i 18th ST Me- large. warm rooms for
lh.E.: convenient TO ears: S2S pr month;
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NEAR NORTH CAPITOL AND OLE STS.
n.w--Five large rooms all modern inn
provements; janitor service Potomac 3935-J
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1892 ST NW.-3 ROOMS. KITCHEN
and bath. THOS. z. FARRELL co. Nam
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517 9th ST. N.w.-Large and small rooms;
heat. electricity: S15 monthly and UP: use
nt large Kitchen if desired: home accon,rlo-
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MOTEL CHASTLETON = LARGE LIVING
room alcove bedroom bath with shower,
completely furnished: maid service. North
10000 Branch I3S sc
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W'NTED-POONS

Young BUSINESS WOMAN wants attra"-
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give details. Address Box 329-Z, Star
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~ ST Nw.--3 ROOMS AND BATH.
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Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
Screen and Stage
Strand. Smyrna

Friday and Saturday-One of the
best red-blooded pictures of the year!
This is an apt description of Cosmo-
politan's "The Flaming Forest" Like
all stories based on the works of
James Oliver Curwood, 'The Flaming
Forest" is replete with thrillingly
dangerous situations and gradually
works up to gripping climax that
will bring any audience to the edge of
the seats. The story is interpreted
by an all-star cast with Antonio Mo
reno and Renee Adoree is the leading
roles Of Sergeant Carrigan of the
Northwest Mounted Police and Jean
neMarie, beautiful daughter of the
proprietor of a trading post in the
great wilderness of the Northwest.
Monday-Say girls-you ought to
see Sally's new one She was a won
der as "Mike"-but as Frisco Sally
Levy she's the cutest, snappiest lit
tie charmer that anyone ever envied.
Sally O'Neil has been a pet Of the
f1apper fans Of the screen for some
time-ever since "Sally, Irene and
hdIy, Inc auction Dloch, asa Ine
rest Of her triumphs-but as the Jew
ish-Irish daughter in the new story
she has every role she ever played
faded to mere nothingness like a pair
of chiffon hose! Sally O'Neil just is
the character She romps through it
like a game, rather than a serious
drama intended for laughing purposes
only. She must have laughed herself
as she made it-her humor is 20 spon-
taneous She's a San Francisco flap
per with a Jewish father and an Irish
mother with two lovers, an Irish
traffic cop and a Jewish stock broker
@and-the Jazz craze.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
Mandy Speaks

When or Mandy, rated as treas
ure by the white folks she washes
for, first came to the neighborhood
she let fall the remark that IF folks
hasn't got eddication dey jes' got to
use dey brains"
So anybody might have known she
would have her own views on this
business of Christmas presents. The
other day, when the holiday demands
of the fine fat and shining little picka-
ninnies loomed up mountain high, how
do you suppose she settled them?
Simply informed the five that Santa
Claus was dead "He daid, do you
hear?" says Mandy, "and what's mo
he amt goin to come to life again,
nuther y How many other heads OF
families would have followed her ex-
ample if they dared?-Philadelphia
Record
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
Arcadia Theatre. Wilmington

Lon CLANCY, master of a thousand
faces, has turned "leatherneck" and
joined the Marines, at least for the
time necessary to make that stalwart
drama Tell 1t to the Marines" which
will be presented at the Arcadia The
atre in Wilmington for the entire
week of May End. Despite the title,
'1Tell It to the Marines" is not a ro-
nance Of the late war. 1t has action
aplenty and there is some real fight
ing, but it transpires in a sunny cline
down in Hawaii and about the South
Sea Isles. CLANCY is forceful as the
"roughneck" Sergeant whose daunt-
less courage, striking loyalty, and
great humanity, makes him typical of
the Marines in whose ranks he serves.
William Haines is the young "devil-
dog" who becomes real Marine un-
der the instruction and guidance of
Clancy and Eleanor Boardman is the
girl in the romance. "Tell It to the
Marines" has much to recommend it
as entertainment. It's action, its love
element and its humor are all in such
well-balanced abundance, that there
is not tagging moment in the whole
performance.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
Witty Professor GaUe
Nickname to Students

Law students of the freshman class
In the University Of Texas are desig-
mated 6s J. AS. The term is used by
all students on the campus, but few OF
them outside the law school know its
import and origin.
When Judge w. S. Simkins was a
member Of the law faculty, he was ex-
planning one day to large freshman
class some Of the weightier matters Of
the law. 1t was springtime and the
students apparently were thinking
more of mapping on the grass in some
shady nook than of what the professor
was saying.
Suddenly upon the clear air there
came the discord of a donkeys bray.
Simkins paused in his lecture while
the students giggled over the animals
"hee-hawing." When the noise had
subsided, Simkins remarked:
Some poor jackass is calling his
long-lost brother, SO I'll let all of you
out to go comfort him" Since then,
every f1edgling lawyer in the school
has been designated as a J. A.-Kan-
sas City Star.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
Kevx to Ancient Cities

When the mayor of city today
presents "key to the city" to dis
tinguished visitor, it means nothing
more than an expression of good will,
but there was time when 1t meant
actual access to a city. That was in
the days when European cities were
surrounded by walls. When such
city was surrendered the keys of the
gates were turned over to the con-
querors. Gates usually were closed at
nightfall and if a distinguished vlsl-
tor wanted to go and come as he
pleased he was entrusted with the
key. 1t is upon this ancient custom
that the modern ceremony is based
Pathfinder Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
Famous Eastern City

Hippos was one of the cities of the
Decapolis in Palestine, its precise To-
cation being uncertain. In the Tai
mud it occurs under the name of
Susita, and the Greek name Hippos
is probably simply a translation. 1t
was the rival of Tiberias, and the two
towns stood opposite each other on
the sea Of Galilee.
Hippos is spoken of as an example
of heather city in the midst of the
land of Israel, but it seems to have
been an important place, for the whole
region around it was called after it,
Hippene.
Smyrna times., 1927-04-27
New Dover opera House. Dover

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Whenever the announcement comes
that Douglas Fairbanks has done an
other motion picture, the question is
Immediately asked, "What is it this
time 2" Fairbanks through his pion-
eering work on the screen, is looked
to for cinematic innovations. His
leadership in the production field is
undisputed, due to his record Of past
achievements The films with which
he has commanded much attention are
his robin Hood his "The Thief of
Bagdad" Don @" and others. Now
he comes forth again with another
very speedy adventure story in color.
1t il "The Black Pirate story of
18th century piracy. "Who can think
of pirate story and not think of
color?" Doug asked when questioned
as to why he had made his decision.
THE days Of the pirates constitute
perhaps the most colorful period of
history, a fact lending itself naturally
to color treatment" The locale of
the story is in Tropical seas In the
beginning, the star is not a pirate.
In fact, he becomes a pirate through
force of circumstances. The story
deals with his innucerable adventures
in avenging the death Of his father
who dies as the result of hardships
inflicted by sea rovers. There is a
lovely girl to be rescued, for which
role Billie Dove was selected, and in
the end she succumbs to a Fairbanks
ian wooing with much delicacy and
grace. The story resounds with the
clash of cutlasses, and carries with it
the whine of the wind and the swing
of the sea. The cast was selected
with usual Fairbanks care, every at
tention being devoted to the types.
There are only two women in the
piece, Billie Dove and Tempe Pigott.
Among the men, whose histrionic
ability ranks high, are Anders Ran
dolf as the pirate Captain, Donald
Crisp az a one-armed pirate, San De
Grasse as a sinister second mate,
Charles Stevens, Charles Belcher, Al
MacQuarrie and others. The pirate
crew is made up of x-pugilists.w .wrest-
lers, cow-punchers and others whose
New York Hippodrome Vaudeville Act
For the first time in the history of
the Dover theatres the management
of the New Dover Opera House an
nounces that their big feature vaude-
vile act for this Friday and Saturday
April 29th and Both, will be the Sut-
cliffe Troupe, Scotland's famous and
versatile entertainers, which comes
direct from the New York Hippo
drome to the New Dover Opera House
for the first time at popular prices.
It is an offering that is sure to please
everyone and judging from the COM
ments heard on every side by the
theatregoers of Dover and vicinity
this Friday and Saturday promises to
be the two biggest days in the history
Of the Dover Theatre business.