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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18

stricken areas Heavy cordons OF
officers will be thrown about the
section tomorrow morning.
First steps toward what were ex-
pected to result in demands fer
damage were taken in Ventura county
today when property owners who had
suffered losses were instructed TO file
an estimate with the newly created
board of claims.
The Los Angeles board Of harbor
commissioners tonight informed May
or Cryer that $l,000,O00 Of harbor
revenues was available for immediate
transfer to the city treasury, which
transfer the commissioners offered to
make that it might be used at once
to aid in the rehabilitation work.
The program calls Tor the board to
meet Monday morning to arrange for
the transfer, Mayor Cryer havinG
approved the action.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18
R. |. BATTALION
CONTROLLED BY
KLAN, BELIEVED

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March II tA0
The second battalion of the first
light infantry regiment, chartered
command of this city, today was or
dered by Colonel Harold A. Braman,
regimental commander, to surrender
its arms. The battalion was rGllcT7-d
from duty and forbidden the use OF
the regiments quarters in the Grams
ton street armory, pending an in
vestigation into charges disclosed this
morning by the Providence Journal
indicating that the three companies OF
the battalion were being used by the
Iu Klux Klan in an effort to get
control of the personnel and equip
me- of the armory.
The Providence 'curnal tomorrow
will publish aft oavitS by four mem-
bers of the first light infantry whicn
have been given to Attorney General
Charles p SisSon by Adjutant Gen.
eral Arthur G. Cole indicating that
all but one of the officers of the
three companies involved are members
of the Ku Klux Klan that recruits
30 the companies were obliged to join
the khan before being enrolled and
that enrolment in the tirst lignt
infantry was promoted at meetings CT
te khan held in this city
Adjutant General Cole has requested
oe the attorney general information
as to the right of chartered com-
mand to purchase firearrci and equip
ment without the cpnsert of the
state authorities and as TO the le-
gaIity of information Gl5cl'sed in tha
affidavitS submitted. Information
has been obtained indicating that the
three companies in question had jur-
chased and were equipped with Spring
field rifles, as well as one machine
gun.
Company A. the original nucleus OF
the first light infantry, is not in
volved in the charges.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18
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cident to the work OF restoration
would be borne by the city.
Great CAKE was being taken by
health officers OF the two affected
counties to prevent the outbreak OF
any epidemic. Although rumorS were
current that disease was present aifd
spreading, these officers denied them.
Surface pools in the river bottom
have been drained and residents for
hidden tc drink any but tested water.
Red Cross headquarters was furnish
ing water in some sections today.
The extent to which farm and
orchard lands were devastated was
shown in an estimate that 10000
acres of producing area were inun-
dated and badly damaged. Work of
restoring this area also will be under
taken by the city. Mayor Cryer de-
clared a bond issue to raise money
for such work would be floated.
AS the weekend season OF heavy
auto travel approached, traffic officers
laid careful plans to prevent any
great influx OF sigltseers into the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18

that have crept into the presidential
campaign is the disclosure that Harry
F.. Sinclair gave the republican party
$26O00O to wipe out its 1920 deficit.
S1sO000 Of which was retained and
the testimony offered senate investi-
gators at Chicago that the democratic
national committee treasurer was in
on an agreement to keep contributions
in 1923 to both parties under cover
a charge that promptly was denied by
Wilbur Marsh Of Iowa, who then had
charge of democratic finances.
On top of this, Borah of Idaho has
started raising fund to repay Sin
clair-and the whole situation is caus-
ing speculation as to its result. 1t is
generally agreed that thus far it has
not reacted unfavorably to the can.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18
$4,000 REWARD WITHDRAWN

HONOLULU, March II (R-After
seven months without a sign of the
six men and one woman lost in the
Dole California Hawaii air race James
Dole of Hawaii, sponsor Of the race,
withdrew today the $4,000 reward
money posted to stimulate search for
the missing fliers In giving notice
of the withdrawal Dole stated he felt
that the possibility of finding the
fliers had passed The missing en-
trantS flew the planes Miss Doran,
Golden Eagle and Dallas Spirit
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18
HOUSE, SENATE
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Davis said that the conferees had
approved a declaration OF principle
that "the people OF all the zones
are entitled to equality of broad
casting service both OF transmission
and reception"
He added that the bill also would
provide that in the event of rack
of applications for licenses, wave
lengths, time allocationS ana station
power to which any zone is entitled.
that the commission can assign these
facilities temporarily to another zone.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18
ISSUE is STILL
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than that Of any other aspirant for
the Kansas City nomination Whether
he can muster the necessary majority
in convention remains a debatablc
question, which probably will be clear
ed up to an extent by the primaries in
Ohio where he is pitted against Willis,
and in Indiana where his foe is Jim"
Watson.
Besides Hoover, Willis and Watson,
others out in the open for thel repuoli-
can nomination include Lowden, whose
supporters appear encouraged by Che
lineup of delegates thus far selected,
and Curtis Of Kansas, who already Is
assured the support Of his home state.
In the back ground, among others, are
Dawes, who insists he is not candi-
date and is for Lowden's nomination.
Borah, who has been endorsed by
Idaho republicans and has taken q
| lead in demanding that the Sinclair
100000 gift to the republican national
committee in 1923 be wiped off the
books, and Coolidge.
Despite the presidents announce
ment that he doesn't want another
term, talk of drafting" him has not
died down, and booming stock mar
ket during the last few days has been
attributed by some to renewal of re-
ports that he will be Communicated
for another four-year hitch in the
White House.
Dawes boosters, in spite of his atti-
tude, are not remaining silent. They
predict that Hoover will be stopped,
say Coolidge meant what he said, and
are passing along the word that the
Kansas City convention will turn to
the vice president. His close alliance
with Lowden, his friendship with
Watson, the fact that he is a native
Ohioan and has many friends who
probably will be in the convention vot-
ing for Willis in the early stage are
pointed to as making Dawes very
part of the republican presidential
picture.
During the week, New Hampshire led
off with presidential primaries, and on
Tuesday North Dakota voters will eX-
press their preference, with only Low
den and Smith making bid for the
delegations from thN state.
In New Hampshire the entire re-
publican delegation at large selected
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18
WOMAN. 100. WEBS

PHOENIX, Ariz., March II tP-Al
records for marriage licenses in the
superior court were broken here to-
day when Walter S. Wilson, clerk OF
the court issued. a license to David
Valverde and Francisco Grijalva whose
combined ages total 1913 years. The
woman, according to her affidavit, is
100 years old.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18

didacy Of any particular republican or
democrat, but many party leaders
predict it will upset plans for financ-
ing the coming campaign, making rich
men chary about pouring money into
campaign chests and also will make
presidential candidates bit Jerry about
spending money to line up delegate
support in the conventions.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18

favors the nomination of Hoover; the
entire democratic slate Of delegates at
large lean toward New York's governor.
Hoover and Smith also will have the
support in convention OF district dele
gates.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18
SUBMARINE RAISED
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careful search viii be made for let
ters or messages which may have
been left by the six men who were
imprisoned alive in the torpedo room
hCoirs after the vessel sank.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18

Other development during the week
included the lavding for Smith of the
solid democratic delegation of "a from
Minnesota. A state convention placed
the delegates under instructions to vote
for the New Yorker until he is nomi-
rated or releases them In 1924 dur
ing most of the balloting Smith had
the support of IS Minnesota delegates.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18

From the viewpoint of the polite
ians, one of the disturbing elements
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01
KNOCKS SMITH-RASKOB WET
VIEWS
Predicts Their Actions Will Cost
Democrats Thousands of Votes

United States Senator Cole Blease. or
South Carolina. has written a letter to
Chairman RaSkob in which he makes pro-
tests against the Smith-Raskob modifica-
ton program. He especially protests
against the telegram of Smith to the con-
yention and writes as follows:
IF the people of this nation had known
three months ago that this was to be the
position of Governor Smith and the Chair
man of the National Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee, am satisfied that few if
any of the southern states would have
participated in the Houston convention
but would have held a Simon-pure Demo-
cratic convention of their own and would
have placed in the field platform and
candidates of their choice and invited all
citizens of the United States of America
to join them in the election of such candi-
dates"
Senator Blease makes it clear that be-
cause he was a delegate to the Houston
convention he feels obligated to support
Governor Smith but strongly remon-
strates agains tthe policy of the candidate
and chairman which in his opinion will
"coSt the Democratic party thousands Of
votes and probably bring to pass its de-
feat in the coming November elections"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01
VETS MADE DEFINITION

An AMERICAN ISSUE correspondent, who
fails to give his address, asks if it is true
that the one-haf of one per cent defini-
ton of Intoxicating liquor was the govern
ment standard before the Volstead act
became operative.
The one-ha1f of one per cent definition
was the standard adopted by the United
States Revenue department many years
before national prohibition was seriously
considered. This definition was adopted
by request and through the earnest efforts
of the liquor interests. These interests
urged it as a means Of protection" from
moonshiners and other illicit liquor manu-
facturers. Tt is we'll to keep these facts
in mind for use in reply to the charge so
frequently heard by present-day vets that
the one-half of one per cent definition Is
unjust and dishonest.
Briefly stated 40 r'~"-.''.~-- -
definition Of the liquor interests them
selves urged upon me eogo4u- /
adopted by the government more than
thirty years ago.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01
A DEMOCRAT BUT NOT FOR AL
Washington Nominee for Governor
Denounces Man Who Would
Again "B1ow Off the Froth"

George F.. Cotterill. former Mayor OF
Seattle, Washington, a lifelong Demo-
crat, filed his declaration of candidacy for
the Democratic nomination of Governor
of WASHINGTON, July 81, and announced
he will not support the presidential cam
didacy of Governor Smith. Mr.. Cotteriu
is the Commissioner of the Port OF
Seattle and one of the best known Demo-
cratic leaders in the Northwest. Cotterin
declared that he refused to be driven out
of the Democratic party by the abusive
tactics of Tammany Hall hirelings and
their imitators and declared that when
Governor Smith violated the platform
committee and the convention agreement
and made his direct appeal for the modi-
fication of the Constitution and the Eight
zenith Amendment he absolVed every law
respecting Democrat from any party obli-
cation to his candidacy. He said:
when Governor Smith, knowing the
action of the convention and platform
committee on the prohibition issue, and
the circumstances which led to the
unanimous approval of a law enforce
ment resolution after the rejection Of an
anti-meSSage, boldly declaring for such
modification of the constitution and laws
as would permit the free exercise Of
states rights on the prohibition policy,
almost the precise proposition which the
platform committee had rejected end ex-
cluded in favor of the unanimous ap-
prevail of constitution and law enforce
pent; and when the representatives of
Governor Smith withheld this message
for many hours, to present and read into
the convention records only at the closing
minute, giving no opportunity for its dis
cussion, approval or rejection. the Houston
nominee thereby served notice upon the
convention and the country that he had
made his own platform upon the prohibit
ton question regardless of the action of
the convention"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01
BLAMES r. r. OFFICIALS
Federal Judge Killitts Scores R.
Officials in LIQUOR Case

Charging collision between officers and
employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and other persons in smuggling carload
lots of liquor through Toledo, Federal
Judge KillittS urged federal officers to re-
double their efforts to expose corruption
which he believes exists Six employees
of the railroad charged with conspiracy
to violate the national prohibition law.
who were arranged before Judge Killitis,
pleaded not guilty and their cases were
continued until September pending fed
eral investigation Of the situation. Judge
Killitts paid his respects to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company by saying.
have little respect for a company
that will permit employees to lose
their jobs through succumbing to
temptation, and then shuts its eyes to
facts so evident as the direct con-
nivance of criminal Indifference that
apparently has involved certain Off
Gals who are unknown, until they are
guiltier than the defendants.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01
MRS. SHAVER REVIEWS
CHARGE
Wife of Former Democratic Ma
tional Committeeman Tells Ashe-
vile Conference Wives and
Mothers Will Bolt Smith

Mrs. Glen Shaver in message to the
AsheVille, North Carolina, conference of
dry Democrats said, Regardless of what
the Democratic leaders propose to do, we
dry Democratic women do not intend to
support the wet ticket and joke platform
named at the convention by the Tam
many delegates and the Democratic
women of this country are not fooled as
the men leaders appear to be-
Those southern delegates who betrayed
their constituencies will go down to de-
feat and oblivion by the votes of millions
OF wives and mothers who place tkeir
homes and children above party expedi-
ency."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01
CHURCHES GAIN MEMBERS

DIR. John T. Bradner Smith, of Chicago.
in charge of the secular press committee
of the World Service Corporation of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, on June 7
announced the churches OF all denomina-
lions had gained 573, 723 members during
the past year, and estimated the present
total as 48,594,163. He gave the increases
as follows: Catholics, bodies, 108, 1879;
Methodists, Is bodies, 150,91O; Baptists,
ii bodies, 41,712; Lutherans, 20 bodies,
Episcopanans, 1929; Disciples, 3 bodies.
67,879; Presbyterians, 9 bodies, 1880;
6,617; United Brethren, 2 bodies, 3.187.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01
LOW WAGES

In the days of notification in Ohio and
personal liberty advocates in office, many
laboring men were glad to get one dollar
day for ten hours work and some had to
work twelve hours day. Good mechanics
worked ten hours a day for SITS In
times called prosperous times some might
get as much as 1926 day. Liquor drink
ing lowers wages. In the days of nullifi-
cation in Ohio a man might come into
the shop drunk and be told by the boss to
go home and come back sober inthe morn
ing. If the boss discharged the man, he
might get worse man in his place The
effects of liquor upon workmen lessened
the output in the shop and lowered the
wages for all workmen, the man who did
not drink suffering with the rest.
No voter in the United States should
vote for anyone who favors notification
in view of the frightful consequences
which follow in the wake of notification
JOHN F. CUNNEEN.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01
MULTIPLICATION In OHIO FIFTY YEARS AGO
A PERSONAL LIBERTY ADVOCATE

"A 1L1NoOINhL LIBERTY ADVOCATE
Different from the woman who tried to
keep her boys from the saloon was a man
who was a personal liberty advocate. He
drank liquor, but did not get drunk. He
taught his boys TO drink. They became
drunkards. When the father was unable
TO work, the drunken sons let him die
from lack OF nourishment. The drunken
sons in order to have more money for
drink had the father buried in a grave
where another was buried and refused
to pay $3.50 to dig the grave deeper. The
top of the fathers coffin was only one
foot and half from the top of the
ground where dogs could easily root it
up.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-08-01

Mr.. P H. Callahan, leading industrialist
of Louisville, Kentucky says that liquor is
the paramount issue, not prohibition.
The Bismarck tribune., 1928-12-14

=. A. Hornbeck, Of San Die9o.
Calf, Who has been collecting shoot
tnx irons fof the past 10 years, has
700 guns On display in his hone.
The Bismarck tribune., 1928-12-14
Extension Service Plans 1929 Ram Sale and Lamb Pool

special message tonight, On aShort
Beds, Marrow QuiltS.1 Th6 message
u based upon the tWsnty-eixhth
chapter Of Isaiah. The speaker will
take the audience down South and
give them . glimpse Of southern life
from several angles.
It also was announced that khG
Rev. John W. Ham will speak Sum
day morning at the First Baptist
church and Sunday afternoon 1t
2:30 in the Presbyterian church TO
women only. The ladies Of the city,
without respect to church affiliation,
are urged to attend. Il was pointed
out that there would b no aeo limit
for this service. The pastors of the
various churches are invited 10 at.
tend and also to urge the women Of
their congregation to join IN this
city-wide gathering.
Dr.. Stephens emphasizes also the
closing service on Sunday night in
the Presbyterian church, 1t which
time the speaker will bring the last
message, on Saying Goodbye to
God" The speaker returns to At
lanta for the holidays. ]. D. Coutts,
who has conducted the program Of
music, will return to New York to
spend Christmas with relatives. He
has put on for the closing service.
by request, "The Holy City," The
glee club 1t the Indian school is
scheduled to support the regular
choir that night.
The Bismarck tribune., 1928-12-14
n. D. Employment Is
Stated Satisfactofy

Employment conditions in North
Dakota are generally satisfaetory,
arcording TO the report Of the feder:
al department Of labor.
Commenting On conditions il this
state Richard 7. Jones, director oi
the federal employment service IN
the Northwest, said:
."Satisfactory employment 4ener.
ally prevails in al lines in North
Dakota. Best sugar factories and
flour mills still are running over
time and there il good demand for
competent farm htlp, although the
supply u ample.
AT Fargo farm labor IL in rood
call and LEGAL plants are utilixins
customary quotas for this time 81
year. There is ! surplus 81 build.
ing 'tradesmfn,. due to I Slowing
down In the bAilding industry.
AT Grand Forks canning plants
and flour mills continue to operate
with overtime schedules. There i
! fair demand Tor unskilled labor "a
meet agricultural requirements"
The Bismarck tribune., 1928-12-14
NORTH DAKOTA
WINNING FLAX
DUE TO ENTRY
Gfand Champisnship Result Of
Greater Quantity and
Quality

North Dakota won the flax cham
piohShip et the recent lnternational
livestock show because more nv
farmers entsrsd their grain IA the
contest Il the belief Of officials 81
The GJeatsr North Dakots associ-
ation.
The association said that the
numbot of exhibitors Ia this spocial
contest was increased because the
ass0ei6ti0n offered bonus Of 81 .0O0
20 The North Dakota farmer vho
could win the flax sweepetakes ~
the International show.
II. A. Nelson, showinf flax pro.
dueed 81 Cass county, and Edeer I.
OlSoa ven first and second respec-
ttvlly IN the international contest
An th6 state took : maioritv of the
other prizes for flax.
This b the first time North Da-
kota has won : grain championsh;p
at the show.
North Dakota almost always
wins Z grand championship in some
livestock department" the associ-
alton states, "but there has been no
interest ii proving to the world that
We produce quality grain. As eyery-
one knows, grain Is our big cash
item. So arrangements were made
with the college extension DEPART
ment this year to experiment and nee
Il North Dakota could win If farmers
here were interested. This resulted
IN the caSh bonus offer to anyone
winning the flax championship. Il
wi! bring great advertising to North
Dakota and will help stimulate in
eerest, IN f1ax production. Every in
dicetion points 10 z favorable de-
casion IN securing IN increase in the
Tax tariff and the winning Of this
prize is Just another step toward
speeding up . proper trend here in
North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune., 1928-12-14
EMPEROR HIROHITO'S DYNASTY IS
WITHOUT PARALLEL IN HISTORY

eleven have been women, the last,
of whom reignei in the eighteenth
century. Under the present law Of
succession women are barred from
the throne. During the greater part
of Japan's history the emperors have
led a secluded, almost cloistered ex-
istence, and few have been outstand-
ing. historical figures.
The Japanese hold in greatest ven-
GRAFTON the first emperor, Jimmu,
and the grandfather Of the present
monarch, Meiji Tenno, the enlight-
ened sovereign under whose reign
japan emerged from medieval feud-
alism to take her place among the
great modern powers.
For more than a thousand years
the emperors at, Kyoto, the former
capital, were little more than SYM
bols Of the national unity, welding
no actual power. The real governors
of the empire were the Shoguns,
military chieftains who ruled from
other capitals. This ended with the
restoration of the emperor in 1868
when the shogurate was abolished
and the imperial capital was estab,
lished at Tokyo.