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Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31
Police Headquarters
Moved To City Hall

Chief of Police Hugh Quigley today
moved into the new police headquar-
ters In the new city hall The tele-
phone number for police headquarters
will now be No. 100.
Following the fire several months
ago which destroyed most of the city
hall. temporary Jail quarters were
established at the electric light plant
on South Second street.
The new Jail is equipped with the
most modern cells and the chief of
police promises excellent accommoda
tions for guests of the city from
now on.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31
East Side.
0UALEY RESIGNS
POSITION HERE
A. Hvidston to. Succeed
Robertson Lumber Co.
-
Manager.

sandel Qualcy, manager Of the
Robertson Lumber Co. yards, in this
city for the last four years, has re-
signed his position, it was announced
today. He will be succeeded by AS
mund Hvidston Of Park River.
Mr.. Qualey has not, as yet an
nounced his plans for the future
further than that he will spend the
winter in the south.
Mr.. Hvidston comes to East Grand
Forks from Park River, N. D., where
he has been located for some little
time. He has been connected with
the Robertson Lumber Co. for several
years. Mr.. Hvidston was formerly
located at Hallock, Minn.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31
Seeks Damages For
Alleged False Arrest

Jackson. Mimi. Dec. 31.-suit for
$4,000 damages for alleged false ar
rest. was started in district court here
today against Sheriff Lee Of jackson
county. and Deputy Sheriff Ben
kunow of Lakefield. The plaintiff is
Mrs. Frank White. mother OF Arthur
White of Lsakedield. minor.
White was arrested by the county
officers last summer, at the request Of
the sheriff Of Hennepin county. He
was charged with completely N auto
mobile thefts. White was taken to
Minneapolis but later was released
from custody.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31
George Engstrom Is
Proud Daddy OF Boy

"He weighs twelve pounds it he
weighs an ounce" announced George
Engstrom of this city today in IL
voice full of pride and Joy. What
weighs twelve pounds?" asked re-
porter. "your Christmas turkey?"
Turkey, your grandmother"
George indignantly denied. HE is
great big bouncing baby boy born
csrly this morning." Both mother
and child are reported to be getting
along nicely.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31
Collcctions-L. A. Chanoc.-Adv.

YEARS night. January /. Extra f,ne
music; 10 cents dance plan.--Adv.
Dance Tonight at Geist's. Emard,,
orchestra, Free dancing. Reserve
your taoles. Phone 6o.-Adv.
!, go" Student HERR. J. Be,vea -,
Bottinean came into Grand Forks last
night " '''''
Celebrate tonight at Geist's. En-
ards orcnestra. Dancing. Reserve
your tables early. Phone eo.-Adv.
'F'
Don't Forget-That we can train
you to become an expert repair man
= on Autos Trucks. Tractors, Ignition,
Starting and Lighting, Batteries.
Welding, vulcanizing and machine
work. Grand Forks Autom olive
chool-Adv. +
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31
EAST SIDE BRIEFS

Bert sorenson of this city who left
about three weeks ago to visit his son
Martin at Maynard. Mimi. was un-
able to complete the trip and is re-
ported to be seriously i'll in a Fargo
hospital. It is reported that there Is
little hope for his recovery.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

Willard in C1ty-Rex E. Willard of
the extension department of the
Agricultural college, former Grand
Forks county agent. was in the city
on business this morning. Until his
successor is secured he Is handling
the moro important matters arising
at the Grand Forks farm bureau.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

winston Peopic-Mr. and Mrs. N.
Gordon Phillips and son Of Williston
were registered at Grand Forks
hotel on Tuesday.
She's Ooming-The day is drawing
near for your future you need no
more to fear. She'll tell you the pres
ent and the past. Her deductions in,
Grand Forks will surely last.-Adv.
Here From Observation-Disclosures
Nick N. Nelson OF Emerado was tran
sacting, business lin Grand Forks on
Tuesday. Il
Visit Postp0ned-The visit of the
board OF directors and advisory COM
mittee Of the Grand Forks CONNER
cial club to the plant of the Month
ern Packing Co. scheduled for this
afternoon, has been postponed.
Rae-Ban Social, and dance. Janu-
ary End, at the Semi-graded School.
is miles south of East Grand Norks.
Orchestra begins at 8. Ladies bring
lunch and cups for two, and ragA
ball.--Adv.
Telephone Mon Herc-Paul Bunce
OF Fargo, district traffic chief for the
I>Ol OlSAW0okC1u AClSp1IOAV AIANSA0A160 Q
company of Minneapolis, and Vance
Oathout, general superintendent Of
traffic for the company, are in Grand
Forks today.
Masquerade Dancc-The Royal
Eeighbors ares giving a masquerade
! dance in the. Odd Fellows hall Janu-
friends are invited. Music by Emard's s
three. piece orchestra. Tickets 800.
j Extra lady 50c.-Adv.
S. S. Quota-A quota of $500 out
of a state quota Of $1,400, is to be
raised in Grand Forks for the'work
of the North Dakota State Sunday
meeting held in Grand Forks Tues
day.
Bargains Galore in ladies' ready-to-
( wear are to be had at Johnson's pre-
! inventory unloading sale. Coats.
! skirts, petttcoats and suits, also hose,
! corsets, camisoles, ETC.. can be had at
! big savings.-Adv.
Curriers' Here-Among prominent
curriers' from over North Dakota in
Grand Forks yesterday were H. E
| Thompson, postmaster Of Bowesmont;
Thomas Whelan of st. Thomas
former university student: David
Forbes of st. Thomas, at one time
| head Of the Grand Forks curling rink
, and Guy Jameson of Crystal.
f. Ecknlan to Arrive-Captain Louis
L. Eckman, who left Grand Forks
i with the Machine Gun company for
service in France. is expected to ar.
rive home this week. He was dis.
charged from the Walter Reed hos.
pital, Washington, d. c.. last Satur,
day.
Annual stockholders Meeting -
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Great Northern Life
Insurance company will be held al
the companys offices in the Clifford
building, Grand Forks. North Dako.
ia at $500 p. m., Janary 18th, 1920
for the purpose Of electing directors
and for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly Come be-
H.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

Moulton in City-E. L. Moulton,
prominent. Allendale township farm
er is a business visitor In this city
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31
Finder OF Bank Loot
Is Given Good Reward

Devils Lake, N. D., Dec. s1.-John
Hurst, laborer on the Colonial farm
south of this city, who found in a
haystack the sack of legal and private
bank last August, has received 500
as a reward from a representative Of
the bank. and it is likely that anoth-
er hundred dollar check will be
turned over to him by the Bankers
Insurance company
Further search by the authorities
among papers has revealed that every
cent Of cash was taken from the loot,
and but one solitary Liberty bond
for $50 was left by the ycggs.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31
pIsrRIBUTE LIQUOR STOCK.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 81 Distribu-
ton Of its large stock OF wines and
liquors as a dividend to lts share Y
holders was announced today by the
the william Penn and Fort Pitt hotsls
here. II, Si Il Sg}Ss:
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

Finley's New Song Hit-'The best
We get is water when we're dry" now
on sale at Poppler F'ano Co.. or send
orders to Box 216, Grand Forks.-Adv.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

Prof. Becker Resigns-A. J. Beck
er, professor of applied mathematics
in the state university for nearly ten
years, has resigned his position, ef-
fective January !, to enter the COM
mercial field at Evansville. Ind,
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

The last meeting Of the present city
council will be held this evening for
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

Portr On visit-Henry Porter. Of
Waihalla Is among the prominent
visitors In Grand Forks today.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

Grafton Real Estate Men-Jack J..
O'Brien of Grafton. prominent real
estate man of that section, spent
Tuesday In Grand Forks.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

a Dance will be given at Mekinock,
n. Oak. on Friday evening, Jan. 2.
1920, in the NJ, w. A. hall. Good
music will be furnished.-Adv.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

.,Winiston Peoplc-Mr.I and Mrs. N.
Gordon Phillips and son Of Williston
were registered at a Grand Forks
hotel on Tuesday. }s
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

Temperature, 10.
NIatmum,. - hours, 16.
Minimum. "a hours, 10.
Wind northwest, II miles.
Precipitation, - hours, trace.
Barometer. reduced, 1924.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

She's Oonning-The day is drawing
near for your. future you need no
more to fear. She'll tell you the pres
ent and the past. Her deductions in
Grand Forks will surely last.-Adv.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

If You Start to Save you will have
something saved to start with, when
opportunity arrives. We pay 40 COM
pounded quarterly and your money
Is protected against loss by state law.
Checking accounts solicited. Open
Saturday evenings. First Savings
hank, Grand Forks, n. D.-Adv.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

WEATHER REPORT,
a. IN. Observations.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

X. @. knights
of Columbus initiation will be post
poned from January IA to February
~. 1t was decided at a meeting OF
the local council.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

Johnson's Pro-inventoFy Unloaifine
Sale is now in full swing. Ladies'
ready y-to-wear in all departments on
sale at astonishinsly low prices
ADV
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-31

= Eck1nan to Arrive-Captain Louis
L. Eckman, who left Grand Forks
with the Machine Gun company for
service in France. is expected to ar
rive home this week. He was dis
charged from the Walter Reed hos
pital, Washington, d. c.. last Satur-
The sun., 1919-08-03

which was in a low beer saloon. Dur
ing the progress of the play the hero
Inc changed from a scrubwoman to a
Salvationist and redeemed a drunken
husband. Salvation Nell was the
first play Of Edward Sheldon. written
while he was an undergraduate at
Harvard University. One of his later
pieces. THE Song Of Songs" provided
Irene Fenwick with scenes showing
her first In the midst of a carousal In
q public restaurant and then propped
up H. bed "the morning after"
Years ago Marie Bates, character
actress, whose dramatic gifts have
been developed through long associa-
ton with the management OF David
Belasco, made a hit as Aunt Rose in
"zaza." constantly crying for some
stimulant for her weak heart"
In 1.-THE Case OF Becky" Frances
Starr had an unusual role as the
victim OF an INSCRIPTIONS hypnotist,
the villains power over her finally be-
ing weakened by plying him with
wine before counteracting his influence.
Alice Fischer played a drunken
bag in 1.-TWO Little Migrants" which
hai a long run at the American The
atre. the urchins being played by Min
nile Dupree and Jessie Busley. This
melodrama by George r. Sims was
adapted from a piece popular in Paris.
May Irwin introduced humorous
episodes of intoXication In several of
the farce comedies with which she
amused a former generation, and peo-
pie always applauded when the portly
lady lost her balance and fell on the
floor.
Anna Held was partial to drinking
songs" and In "Paps's Wife" and The
Little Duchess" displayed considerable
ability as a delineator OF conyiviality
Furthermore, she permitted Charles
Bigelow, for several seasons a member
Of her company, to give somewhat
similar exhibitions.
Leon Enrol has amused New
Workers.. and more recently Londoners
with his tipping tricks, his mirth pre-
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outside. The mob realized the new
experimental electric device had done
its grewsome work and that Slocum
was the first to go.
Derrenbacher then got Smiler ready.
bid him good-by and saw him led of
to the deadly contrivance. Next he
opened the cell door for Wood, shook
his hand and bid him good-by. Final
ly Derrenbacher unlocked the cell Of
Juigigo. Because the japanese was a
powerful and brutal man the prison
authorities feared trouble from him.
So they left him until the last Juigigo,
however, surprised them. He nodded
good-by to Derrenbacher. walked erect
to the chair and went to his death as
stolid as an OK.
Derrenbacher remembers how brave
ly McElvaine faced the chair. HE
walked upright and quickly" said the
keeper. sat squarely down in the chair
and said: Letter gol'
The prison lighthouse was shy two
murderers when Derrenbacher report
ed for work the morning of April 81.
1898. During the night Pall!ster and
The sun., 1919-08-03

Case" by Clyde Fitch, she had thrill
Ing scenes of intoxication.
In another Russian play, "Redemp-
tion." produced last season, John Bar
rymore gave a vivid portrayal of de-
bauchery and drunkenness. thereby
gaining recognition as one Of the fore
most actors of the day. By a curious
coincidence, in THE Jest" which fol-
lowed Redemption" Lionel Barry
more had a drunken scene and he
proved himself quite as expert a de-
lineator of dipsomanla as brother
John, with whom he shared stellar
honors.
A few seas 8 ago, In my Lady's
Dress" by Edward Knoblock, Mary
Boland. In one Of various episodes into
which the piece was divided. played a
Russian peasant besotted with drink,
finally deserving a sober husband for
drunken lover.
William Feversham has more than
one stage dissipation to his credit.
Years ago, in THE Conquerors, by
Paul Potter, he, as a Prussian officer
while drunk. insults a French gentle
woman. played by Viola Allen. Mr..
Faversham's tipsy scene in Lord and
Lady Algy" always "brlngs down the
house" r. C. Carton, who wrote
Lord and Lady Algy," decided that
one good turn deserved another, so
introduced further intoxication into
Lady Huntworth's Experiment" in
which Lady H1nttoorth. played by
Hilda Spong. becomes a cook In order
to support her drunken husband played
by the late Jameson Lee Finney. Dur
ing the past season Miss Spong APP
peared in support of William Gillette
in Dear Brutus." in which piece the
star is represented in the first act as
being in a semi-maudlin condition.
In Mrs. Fiske's great success. "Tess
Of the D'Urbervilles." she was supposed
to have a drunken father. and in her
subsequent triumph. Becky Sharp"
she was supposed to have a drunken
husband. Mrs. Fiske then produced
salvation Neil" the first scene Of
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Frank Roehl. another slayer, had
tricked the two watchmen outside
their cells. Pallister, feigning illness,
got Keeper ]. H. Hulse to bring him
a pan Of hot milk from the hospital.
Hulse had to open the door to pass 1t
In to the supposed sick" man. AS ne
did Pallister threw a handful Of pep
per he had hidden away when given
his meals into the keepers eyes. over
powered him and took away his re-
volver.
With the weapon he drove Hulse
into the cell he had vacated, took his
keys and uniform and locked him in
When Keeper James Murphy entered
Pallister and Roohl, whom he had LET
out OF his cell. hid behind the door
They covered him with the stolen re-
volver. disarmed him and locked him
in Roehl's cell. Then, with a Goa
shovel. they battered their way out by
breaking a hole in the roof. A furious
storm was raging and none Of the
night watchmen in the outside prison
heard the prisoners escaping.
Before making the break they
The sun., 1919-08-03

voking methods being slightly remi-
niscent of the above mentioned
Charles Bigelow, late -lamented.
Harry Conor OF "A Trip to China
town" fame introduced impressions Of
inebriety into several farces; Charles
Fl. Hoyt finding that audiences were
amused by blbulous characters on the
stage,
Thomas Q. Seabrooke was at one
time a popular star in comic opera,
and year after year reappeared as the
bacchanalian ruler of THE Isle of
Champagne" gaining fame and for
tune in his tours from coast to coast.
AT the same period Frank Daniels
gained applause through similar pres
entations, and at a somewhat later
date Richard Garlic started stagger-
ing about the stage, to the accom-
paniment Of hand clapping from the
other side of the footlights.
James T. Powers, Raymond Hitch
cock. Frank Moulan, De Wolf Hopper,
Jefferson de Angels and many other
stars of comic opera portrayed at one
time or another varying degrees OF
inebriety and drinking songs" and
clinking goblets were part and parcel
of these performances.
One OF the characters in Little
Johnny Jones'" an early success OF
George M. Cohan's, was a fellow who
staggered on and of the stage from
time to time. but never said a word
Nevertheless, a hit was made. Broad
way approaching a novelty. A few
seasons ago Mr.. Cohan produced a
piece called "Hit-tEe-Tran Holiday
apparently suggested by the antics and
activities OF Billy Sunday. AS acted
by Mr.. Cohan's brother-in-law. Fred
Niblo, the title role was highly divert
ing.
Oldtimers will recall the play called
Drink" an adaptation by Charles
,Reade OF the novel by Emile Zola
Charles Warner, the father Of II. B
Warner. starred In this piece and
toured the world with It. holding audi.
ences speilbound in England. Americs
and Australia.
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ordeal Of his long prison career on July
Z. 1891. the day of the first executions.
The whole prison was astir and all the
a frenzy. Outside a morbid mob lined
the hills overlooking the prison and
the streets looking to II
Warden Brown had pledged all who
would have access to the condemned
cells and the death chamber to Sc
crecy. Newspaper reporters were not
only forbidden to see the execution
(they had been allowed to witness
hangings) but the warden put out
armed scntrics and kept them off the
prison property entirely. He had a
Gordon OF guards form a dead line"
Sentries paced back and forth with
rifles to overawe the crowd and shoot
anybody who might attempt to slip
through the line. The warden. for
going to such pains. was forever after
ward called ''Deadline" Brown.
However, Brown arranged a code Of
signals to let reporters and others
know when each OF the four prisoners
to be electrocuted was dead. He Sc
lected a white flag for Slocum, blue
flag for Smiler. black flag for Wood
and a red flag for Juigigo. When each
man was dead his flag was to go up
the halyards on the roof of the war
denis residence. So the thousands
awaiting outside the prison riveted
their gaze on the fiagpole.
Derrenbacher was told to get Slocum
ready first. He bid the unfortu-
nate fellow sood-by and about room
Slocum was taken on the death march
to the execution chamber a few yards
away. State Detective James Jack
son and Keeper Sylvester McNeal
quickly strapped him in the chair. The
electrodes were jammed down on his
head. the mask drawn over his face,
and DIR. Carlos Macdonald. the alienist.
eignalled the executioner to pull the
switch. The current shot on, Slocum
lunged forward and tugged at the
straps. The first shock had left him
unconscious. but another was given
him to make death certain. Slowly
went the white flag up, the halyards
The sun., 1919-08-03
By HAROLD SETON.
SHAKESPEARE has intimated tina,

c HAkESPEARE has intimated thai
- the province of the stage Is to
hold the mirror up to Nature"
Therefore his plays, first published by
two actors OF his company, are sup
posed to reflect the manners of his
time. Coming down through the plays
OF Congreve. Wycherley and Far
quahar, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, to-
the plays OF Sydney Grundy. Arthur
Wing Pinero and Henry Arthur Jones,
all Of these authors refer to drink and
drinkers, either in a comic or a tragic
manner, to point or adorn a tale. But
now that prohibition has come upon
us and hard stun is no longer expected
TO exist, scenes of intoxication on the
stage will presumably be taboo.
This leads us to recall various in
stances In which thespians have been
called upon to simulate inebrtety, and
some OF these recollections are quaint
and curious. For instance, II may sur
prise and shock the present generation,
which only knows Maude Adams as
Cinderella and Peter Pan, perhaps even
as the heroine OF What Every Woman
Knows" Quality Street." and 1.-The
Little Minister" to learn that one Of
her first big hits was made In 1892 in
THE Masked Ball." in which. as lead
ing lady to John Drew, she was repre-
scented as having imbibed too freely!
May Robson, who In a long and va
ried career has played all sorts of
parts In all sorts Of plays, met with
considerable success several seasons
ago when she starred in "The Rejuve-
nation OF Aunt Margin which she
was supposed to be a respectable old
lady who takes a new lease on life and
consorts with individuals many years
her Junior. In one scene. surrounded
by several lively youths. she becomes
grotesquely hilarious.
Blanche Walsh inclined rather to
tragic parts than'to comic ones. and in
two of her best known starring ven
lures. Resurrection" by Count Lee
Toistoy, and fThe Woman in III
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offered to liberate Carlyle Harris, the
famous murderer Of pretty Helen
Potts, his Tilted sweetheart. and two
other slayers. but these men expected
Executive clemency and refused to go.
Later two bodies were found in the
Hudson River attired in prison uni
FIRMS. The prison officials identified
them as those of Pallister and Roeh..
There was a bullet hole In each. The
officials concluded the two murderers
Quarrelled as to whether they should
risk a trip In the small dory they stole
across the rough river in the raging
storm or turn back, and that they shot
each other lighting for possession of
the boat.
Harris. however. did not get re-
prieved.. DerEenbaeher told him on
the morning of May 8, 1898. that the
Governor had refused to reprieve him
and that he had better prepare to die
at noon.
Shortly afterward he saw Harris slip
something into his mouth and hastily
swallow it. Derrenbacher informed
Warden Durston and on approaching
his cell the Warden noticed Harris
looked rather dazed.
He ordered the cell unlocked. But
Harris had forestalled such a move
He had stuffed the keyhole with wads
os paper and the key could not be
forced into the lock. So keepers ran
for hammers and other tools and be-
gan smashing and ripping the lock of
the cell door. When they got 1t open
Harris had swooned on the bed.
He had taken a powerful dose OF
drugs his mother was thought to have
Rmuggled to him with intention OF
killing himself Physicians waiting t'
see him executed forced medicine
down the prisoners throat and soor
restored him to consciousness. Keeper
McNeal was then stationed In the cell
with him and sat beside him until
Derrenbacher opened the door and
Harris was taken to his doom.
Mrs. Harris had sent a casket t
receive the body. On the covel
! Warden Durston discovered under the