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Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-23

To Build New statiol--A permit
for the erection of a service stat
ion at Sixth and Broadway was
issued by the building inspector
this morning to McNeece and Me
Neece. The building is already un-
Der construction and will be erect
I'd at cost of approximately
$500. The contract for the work
has been given to the Pacific
Building company of Los Angeles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14

forth that for the first eight years
of the life of the Aqua PrIeta Power
company no taxes shall be paid by
that company to the state.
The decree goes OH to explain,
however, that according to the con-
stitution no organization OF this sort
can be entirely exempted from the
payment of taxes SO that nominal
tax of 25 pesos will be assessed
annually during the eight year period.
Soto said that he was glad that
the state had taken this action for
two reasons. He said that the relief
from taxes would insure the success
of the venture and that at the same
time the action OF the Sonora author
tiles would serve as an example to
others On 10th sides OF the border
and might be the means or inducing
manufacturing plants to come into
this district.
The first unit for the power plant
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
SHERMAN SAYS
FARM RELIEF
Is REAL NEED

That the agricultural interests Of
the nation are harder hit by economic
condi. ions than many active in the
political life of the nation seem willing
to admit and that while there is an
available remedy, it is an impossible
one, paradoxical as that may appear,
is the statement of M. M Sherman,
of Crawford, KaI1s., who is passing a
lew days in Douglas on his way to
sNacozari where he has ranch and
livestock interests Mr. Sherman is
engaged in diversified farming at Craw-
ford and he says he knows from an
expensive practical experience some
thing OF the conditions which the
farmers Of the nation now are facing.
It is not all theory with me. The
records bear out my view in minute
detail" said the ,Kansan "Take the
fact that every year there are thou
sands upon thousands deserting the
land for wage employment in the in
dustrial centers; that there are mil
lions upon millions of acres of farm
land being abandoned; that the banks
in the agricultural areas, are the ones
finding il impossible to meet their
obligations, and I insist that my viewf
is sustained when say that there is
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14

something seriously wrong so far as
agricultural conditions are concerned.
do you realize that already there
have been farms abandoned of a total
area of $4,000 square miles? Do you
know that is almost equal to the state
of New York, and that it is -fifths
the size of your great state of Ari-
zona? Now when those facts stand out
with undeniable certainty, it forces us
10 unacceptable conclusion that some
thing is the matter with agriculture as
an industry.
"You ask me if there is remedy and
i can suggest it. Yes. There is a
remedy, but paradoxicaI as that may
sound, the remedy that would certainty
cure The trouble is JUS now impossible.
There were laws foisted upon us during
the Wilson administration that ought
to be repealed. One is the Adamson
law; the other is the federal reserve
banking act. One created a condition
OF class; the other ese seablished a cen
tralized power in our country's money
Both laws were fundamentally unsound
and both have contributed toward the
creation of harmful condition in our
economic structure.
"As to whether there might be leg
isla ion enacted which would help to
overcome conditions that now exist
and; thereby afford remedy that
would prove sufficient to bring. the
agricultural industry out of its present
sad plight is a matter of opinion, of
course. Theoretically, am inclined 70
the view that improvement might be
wrought but whether it would prove
efficient and sufficient is a matter
that would have to be tested out. The
NIcNary- -Haugen bill contained some
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14

features that did not approve but it
offered hope and it seemed to me that
it was worthy of trial because it
might have been possible through that
trial to have arrived at the right
method For example, I disapproyed
of the equalization fee being shifted
wholly to the farmer. 1t was an in
justice to have it so. That was not the
policy pursued in encouraging the in
FAINT industries when we were trying
to develop our industrial centers
through the fostering arm of pro-
tective tariff 1t ought not be the
policy pursued toward the farmer. And
let me say that ]. have always been
and am now republican. I voted for
Mr.. Coolidge; I believe in protective
tariff; I believe in the doctrine of en-
couraging industry, no matter whether
it be the manufacture of tin and
aluminium products or the growing of
wheat and cattle.
''These facts, I think, are sufficient
to cause US to give serious and in
sistent thought to our agricultural in
dustry and see that something is done
to try to make it more prosperous
Last year we grew wheat in Kansas
that we sold all the way from Slip
to $128 the bushel but if we had Sc
cured a price carrying profit with it,
our minimum would have been $1.45 3
bushel. And SO Kansas, one of the
greatest agricultural areas on the con-
tinent, is not as prosperous as some
would have you believe. We want to
see a change wrought that will bring
us back to a more certain condition
and larger chance for profitable en-
ploYment of our land"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
THO Of Boys Have
Bad Luck Yesterday
One Sees Jail Bars

Deputy Probation Officer Mrs. G.
H. Hirst, Constable Gordon Newman
and Assistant Chief of Police A. B.
Murchison spent hectic day yester-
day among the outlaws of modern
age when three little boys played
hockey from the city schools and
went into the horse stealing business.
One of the boys ended his career in
the Aqua Prieta city jail from which
he was extricated with difficulty.
Activities among and between boys
and burros in the Douglas district
have always been a source of more
or less trouble but the authorities
feel now that the experience yes
terday may have taught at least three
youngsters that playing hockey from
school is pretty bad but that steal
ing horses and getting into the Aqua
Prieta jail is worse.
The story is that the boy who was
Jailed 'journeyed to Aqua Prieta and
took possession of horse and rode
it away He did not ride it far un-
Z til officers had him. He was taken
to the city hall and the Douglas Of
ficers were notified. A
Another part of the. episode or a
connecting episode, involving the
other small culprits, happened on
this side of the line. These boys had
some burros and, according to the
officers, plenty of feed for them but
they found a barn door open where
there was more feed. Officers say
that man shows poor type when
he neglects to shut his barn doors
when there are boys with burros
about
At any rate the three boys finally
found themselves at the Douglas city
hall, pretty much disappointed with
their days fun, and facing Chief OF
Police Percy Bowden. The chief pro-
ceeded to explain lot of things
to the boys He mentioned the re-
form school and the Aqua Prieta jail
and the truant officer and the dire
possibilities in store for all boys who
do such things as these boys had
done. They we're finally turned over
to their parents and to school auth
critics for further discipline and
someone noticed that the date was
Friday the thirteenth and remarked
that probably it wouldn't have hap
pened if it ha dbeen any other day.
In connection with the incident the
officers commented on the excellent
state of things international and the
cooperation of the Aqua Prieta police
and speculated on what might have
been the fate of the little fellow
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
See Our Ad Announcing the
Opening of Our New Store
in 7on1norrow's Dispatch

has been installed. There is big
diesel engine and generator and as
soon as the concrete base mas SEP
firmly, the installation engineer ans
nouncedi that he would START the
engine and test the first unit. He
expects to be able to do Silis BY
MONDAY.
The second unit arrived in the
railroad yards yesterday afternoon
and the work of unloading it viii
start today With the setting UP
of the second unit the plant will be
ready for operation OF its electric
equipment The ice making ma
chinery will be in place soon, ac-
cording to the officials, and they
expect to. have the entire plant in
running order within a month.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
HUMAN GROUNDS
DO NOT EXPLAIN
CHRIST, He SAYS

The largest audience since the
meeting began was present to hear
DR.. E. E. Violette last might at the
First Christian churcIIonn the. sub
ject, why Believe in Ghrist?'a More
interest is also being manifested in
the song service, most all the songs
being old familiar hymns. An in
crease in the attendance of young
are finding out the ability Of Dr.
Violette to not only edity but also
to entertain and interest them.
In his message last night from
Matthew, 9th chapter, on 4'Why Be-
lieve in Christ?'' he said in SUBJ
stance: eff you will study the great
characters of the world through MIS-
tory, you will discover that condition.
created them. That Isl, they can be
accounted for by world conditions
that produced them" lie then
Illustrated how julius Caesar. Alex
ander the Great, Shakespeare, WASH
irgton, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Wood
row Wilson came to be such out
standing men in their various fields
of achievement
Cali these men can be easily ac-
counted for" said the speaker, 'but
Jesus of Nazareth cannot be ac-
counted for nor explained on human
grounds. There were no conditions
that could produce such a marvellous
personality. He was a surprise to
the. people who knew Him and He
has bewildered all men since His day.
Everything, both before ana since
Christ, converges in Him, and every
been dated before or since His birth.
He cannot be accounted Tor except
as coming from heaven. Jesus did
not argue, he Just affirmed. He did
not philosophize on love. ne demon
strated it. From the alteration OF
angels to the crucitixlon ana resur-
rection on to the throne in triumph,
His life is a continuous revelation
of the Deity.
$50, today, it is the Bible or
nothing, it is the Christ or spiritual
annihilation. There is no Barabbas
to choose in the place OF Christ
or any other course for man. PLATE
thought he was sitting in judgment
OI1 OIuISG, UuG 1t was O14AASt S1CCI11S
in Judgment on Plate. And there
are people today who think they are
SO smart that they are sitting in
Judgment on the truths OF the Bible.
when, in fact, it is the truth sitting
in Judgment on them"
The speaker then called the roll
of great men and women like David
Livingston, Frances Willard and
others and asked, What made these
personalities so great? They were
just men and women plus Christ.
This accounts for their marvellous
achievements in righteousness.
Tonight DR.. Vlolette's subject will
be "The Holy Land and the Book. "
DR. Violette has made several jour-
neys to Palestine and did a lot OF
writing while there, and to hear his
message will be much like visiting
that interesting country. Extra seats
will be Installed today to fill every
available space for Sunday and Sun
day night. ftsl
On Sunday night the subject OF the
sermon will be, "If Christ Be Not
Divine, Then What?"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
TAX EXEMPTION
OF EIGHT YEARS
MADE IN DECREE

& Y. Soto, of the international Com
mission company, and one oi the
heads of the public utilities, corpora
ton of Aqua Prieta, which is IN
stalling an electric light and power
plant, in that city, announced yes.
terday that the government OF the
state of Sonora in order to promote
the success OF the power plant mas
issued decree number nine OF the
state OF Sonora which decree sets
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
BASKETBALL

At Flagstaff: Northern Arizona
Teachers, 40; Phienix Junior college
two.
At Thatcher: Gila college, 35; Globe
American Legion, A..
At Miami: Morenci. high, %; Miami,
Al.
At Gilbert: Chandler, 2; Gilbert,
%. .......
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14

who was apprehended below the bor-
der if there were not good under
standing between the two groups or
officers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
RTRTHs EoTIAL DEATHs

TUCSON, Ariz., JAM 13 P-There
we're the same number of births and
deaths recorded in this district dur
ing December, according to DR.. R. B.
Durfee, city physician who stated that
records showed 10 births and an
equal number Of deaths.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14

mo Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01
TOURNEY OF ARIZONA EDISON
INTERESTS DOUGLAS GOLFERS
HARTLEY MAKES Is HOLES 73

The results of the second round
matches in the Arizona Edison tourna-
ment are as follows:
In the first flight j. W. Tardy de-
feated H. w. c. Wiley 3 and 2. A.
H. Key edged out a win on Mrs. H
wv. Williams 2 and l. j. S. Williams
defeated B. G. Thompson up M L.
Hartley defeated Mrs A. H. Jolly 4
and 2.
Second flight matches as follows
G. Stone defeated H. W. Williams 2
up, T.. j. Leeson won from Mrs. G.
Vernon Roark and A. G. Causey
defeated Mrs. Joe Wright 2 and l.
Alex Baird Jr., defeated D. W.
Stockham and 4.
Third flight matches were as fol-
lows r. L. Hoyal defeated Ben Levy
p up. George Roark was forced to
extend himself to win from Joe
Wright l up. j. H. Fairbanks won
from H. G. Warnock l up.
Fourth flights matches resulted as
follows L. E. Mcdaniel defeated G.
Wulff and 8. A. c.. Crouch won
from j. Adams 3 and l. c. C. Nc
Bride defeated L. S. Palmer 8 and l.
In the consolation tournament in
the first flight K Melcher won from
N. M. Thompson. Dr. G. w. Patter-
son defeated DR.. John R. Newcomer
5 and A. w. v. Mahon defeated Mrs
Geo. R. Drysdale 5 and A. j.. P
Sexton won from George Jackson 2
and 1.
The second flight of the consolation
tournament resulted as follows; R. s.
Williams defeated Mrs. r. L. Hoyal
2 and /. Gerald Sherman won from
Mrs. w. Mahon and g.
In the third flight Chas. Legrand
defeated E. Fortin and 1. j. H.
Davis won from Miss Harriet Shedd
8 and l. G. N. Posten defeated Mrs.
James L. Hastings 2 and l. Tom Da-
vies defeated Miss Verne Rogers and
two.
WINNERS OF BLIND BOGY
In the blind bogy played Sunday
r. L. Hoyal and j. P. Sexton tied for
first place. j. S. Williams came in
second, j. w. Tardy and j. Davis,
third. and Carl H. Cole. fourth.
GOOD BRAND OF GOLF DISPLAY
ED SUNDAY
According to Alex Jolly, instructor
at the Douglas Country and Golf
club, better brand of golf was dis
played Sunday on the links than ever
before since he has been here. Among
the exceptional scores made and men
toned by jolly were M L. Hartley
with a score of 73, Ralph Williams
VS., T. j. Leeson made a 70 and Sun
shine Joe Tardy 79 also. M. ".
iNGahon made score of 83, Alex Baird,
Jr., S5, and Tom Davies an 85. There
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01

officer testified they did not appear
angry, at the time, but, a moment
later after he had turned corner
he heard the shots Of a. rapidly
fired pistol and running back found
Ford. crumpled against the wall of
a bcnk building and Parker, gun In
hand, standing in frcnt Of him.
Crowds leaving a theater close by
rushed to the scene
Parker claimed Ford drew his gun
first, that it was Ford who had
tried to fire, but that his gun had
failed him. 1t was on this phase
of the case that the trial was fought
out, some. witnesses testifying that
Ford's pistol was found unfired, free
of it's holster, OH the sidewalk near
him. others declaring they did not
see it,
Parker was freed under bond until
today when he was brought into
court to sit, silent, watchful, as
his attorneys and the attorneys of
the state wrangled through the list
of $40 men to finally obtain IL to
try. the cease. The first testimony
will be taken tomorrow morning:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01
MACK OPENS UP
NEGOTIATIONS
WITH SPEAKER

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 81 R =
Manager Connie Mack, of the Phila-
delphia Americans. has established
communications with Iris Speaker,
famous outfielder, and the leader Of
the Athletics said tonight he may have
an important announcement" to make
from Mount Plymouth, Fla, the last
of the week
Speaker receives his official release
from Washington tomorrow and he
will then be free to sign with any
major league team Mack would like
to have the veteran fly chaser if sat-
isfactory terms can be arranged.
Mack leaves for Mount Plymouth to-
morrow to rest up and play some golf
before the American league campaign
opens
Mack announced that Earnest Sobo,
a first baseman from Elizabeth, N. j.,
and Johnny Lyons, q local ,sandlot
pitcher, would go south with the
Athletics.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01

Zig Bill' and Little Bill would
bear the brunt of battle, this season
will develop an open contest for
places on the team.
Recognizing this, the United
States Lawn Tennis association al
ready has notified a list of some 20
lor 25 players throughout the cohn-
try they will be considered candi-
dates for the team. The younger
talent will have more stimulat-
i ing prospect than at any time since
the Tilden-J Johnston dynasty got
the upper hand.
The chance for he younger
stars, such as George Lott, Bud
Chandler Johnny Doeg, Johnny
Hennessey, Lewis White, John Van
Ryn and others, will be frightened
lif Tilden and his 1927 doubles part
ner, Frank Hunter, stick to their
determination to make an early trip
abroad, thus foregoing the Ameri-
can zone elimination matches.
! The tennis rulers feel that if TIL
den and Hunter do not share in the
preliminary contests, they should be
! excluded from selection for inter
zone and possible challenge round
competition, assuming that the
American team wades that far
through the ranks of Frances chal-
llengers.
Japan looms as the only threat
to a sweep by the United States
through the American zone and lin-
less Takeichi Harada returns to his
1926 form, the Japanese would not
be likely to upset even team COM
posed Of Youngsters.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01
were about 70 players on the links
Sunday.
DOUGLAS WOMEN MAKE GOOD
SHOWING IN STATE
TOURNAMENT

Mrs. Warren Macarthur, Jr.,' one OF
the outstanding women golf players of
Phoenix, won the championship OF
the Arizona Women's State Golf as
sociation when she defeated Mrs. L.
Skov, of Benson and 2 in the 49,
hole final match Of the women's
state tournament played in Phoenix.
Mrs. Macarthur and Mrs. Skov start
ed we'll in the qualifying round last
Tuesday and worked their way through
until they reached the finals Mrs
Skov displayed a finished type of golf
and it will be remembered that she
took the state championship with her
to Benson last year.
In winning the state title Mrs. Nc
Arthur played superior brand OF
golf and at the end of the first nine
holes Mrs. Skov was three down
Mrs. Macarthur won the first, third
fifth and eighth holes, the second
fourth and sixth and seventh breaking
even and the ninth going to Mrs
Skov.
On the second nine Mrs. Skov won
the tenth hole and was only down.
put her four down and only five re-
manning holes to be played Then
she won the fourteenth and was three
down with four to play
The main event of the match oc-
Cured when on the fifteenth hole Mrs.
Skov had to make a 25-foot putt in
order to tie the score on that hole,
Mrs. Skov accomplished this and it
was one of the best plays of the tour
nament and gave her O. chance to GO
through as she was three down and
there remained three holes to be play
ed. Mrs. Macarthur finished the match
on the sixteenth hole, however, by
winning it and the contest to 2.
AS whole Douglas women made a
good showing in the state tourna-
ment Just finished, three coming home
with prizes and Mrs. A. j. Houle win
ming place in the championship
flight.
Mrs. L. S. Palmer won runner up
prize in the first flight. Mrs. George
Dave won the consolation of the
third flight and Mrs j. L. Hastings
won in Sae fourth flight and also the
approaching and putting contest.
WINNERS OF FLAG EVENT
SATURDAY
In the flag event played at the
Douglas Country club Saturday morn
ing. Mrs. H. w. Williams was first
and Mrs. Henney, visiting lady, came
second. ~
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01
.HONORS Even in
SINCLAIR, BURNS
CONTEMPT CASE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 tR-H Honors
in the legal battle to eliminate much
of the governments evidence from
the record of the criminal contempt
proceedings against Harry F. Sim
clair, William j. Burns and their
four associates, we're even when court
recessed today after hearing seveis
motions by defense counsel to strike
out portions of the testimony.
OF the seven motions the govern
ment won three, the defense three
and the court took the seventh under
adyisement over night. From point
of Importance, however, the govern
ment was leading the defense.
The defense motion to strike out
all original reports of Burns operatives
who Swallowed the Sinclair oil
conspiracy jury while employed by
Sinclair were overruled. These re-
ports the government counted upon
to show that the purpose of the
surveillance was to prepare false
reports" about the jurors for the
purpose of bringing untrue reports
Ol1CIl1 IL ~ WdS 1OuAlQ tOAAA%
clair was in danger of being con-
victed.
The prosecution rested its case
early in the day after introducing
the record of the oil trial as its
final bit of evidence. George P.
Hoover, counsel for Sinclair, on three
motions succeeded in having stricken
from the record part Of the testimony
Of Edward j. Kidwell, Jr., regarding
telephone cells, made to his place of
employment; the testimony of Dan
NJ Jackson. that he looked up a
government employe, reported to have
approached juror for a member
of the defense counsel and part or
the testimony of a policeman that
he saw one detective in the neigh
borhood of jurors home.
The government kept in the record
the Testimony of three jurors, Gardner
P. Grenfel, Mrs. Amelia Bailey and
Miss Bernice Heaton. The testimony
of the jurors contradicted reports of
detectives and that Of the women also
was intended to show that Kidwell
was conscious of being shadowed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01
GENE And JACK
RETURN MATCH
IS ABANDONED

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 81 P1-TeX
Rickard indicated today that Jack
Dempsey had been eliminated from
further consideration so far as an
other match with Gene Tunney is
concerned.
Told by the Associated Press that
the Miami Daily News was publishing
a story saying it had learned through
reliable sources" that Dempsey would
never fight again, and adding that
Rickard and Billy Gibson, gTunney's
manager, were unable to announce
the champions opponent for a sum
mer bout at present, the promoter
said:
eff I were you, I'd go ahead with
about the same sort of story"
He declined to elaborate on this
statement
Meanwhile, in New York, Richards
bankers posted the 100000 forfeit
necessary to bind the option on the
champions services for 1928 in ac..
cordance with the promoters contract
entered into last fall
The Daily News, however, said it
was in position to say that Tunney
Woulu 1lgnC III NEW 1ork III JUNE
and added:
Dempsey, already greatly affected
by punches he has absorbed, espe-
cially at the hands of Tunney at
Philadelphia and Chicago, does not
want to jeopardize the benefits pllr
chasea5le with the million and half
dollars he is said to have amassed
trading punches"
For that reason, the paper added.
Dempsey will never enter the ring
again.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-01
GIANT COMP PANIES ARE
INCORPORATED In ARIZ.

PHOENIX, Jan. 81 R)-Four com
panies with an aggregate capital stock
of nearly $4,5OOsOO0, were Incorporated
today under the laws of Arizona, ac-
,cording to the records Of the corpor-
alton commission
Two of the four companies were the
Arizona Realty Construction and Sub
Division company of Tucson with a
capital stock of $2,O0O,OOO, and its COM
panion, company, the Consolidated
Building company, also of Tucson, cap
italized at $2,OOOOOO
The incorporators in the two COM
panies we're Stanley Williamson, G. M.
Kirby and D. S. Stevenson, all of Tue
son.
The other companies incorporated
were Holbrook and Phoenix corpora
tions