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Evening star., 1923-08-06
GIRLS HEAD INJURED
IN MOTOR CYCLE FALL
Tire Blows Out On College Park
Boulevard-Boy and Man
Knocked Down.

A tire blowing out on the motor
cycle of Ralph Miles, 722 c street, on
the Washington Baltimore boulevard
between College Park and Berwyn
yesterday afternoon resulted In in
Jury to Miles and Miss Dorothy
Munnikhuysen. East Riverdale.
Suffering from a severe scalp in
jury, the young lady was taken to
the office of DR.. w. Allen Griffith. Uni
vorsity of Maryland. where first aid
was given. Later she was taken to
Casualty Hospital. Miles was only
slightly hurt.
An automobile driven by Carl
Beckhouser. twenty-seven. Sherwood.
against an air compressor of the
Capital Traction Company in front
of lee Water street southwest and
was damaged.
Beckhouser. injured about the head
and arms. was given first aid at
Policeman Thayer of the fifth pre-
cinct. He was held on charges OF
driving an automobile while under
the influence of liquor and colliding.
While crossing at 9Th and q streets
last night about Z o'clock, Samuel
Cohen. seven years old. 1855 Q street,
was knocked down by an automobile
and his head. slightly hurt. He was
treated at home.
William John Mcclure. sixth eight
years old Johnson Hill, Va. was
knocked down at Maryland avenue
and 1st street southwest yesterday
morning by an automobile driven by
Andrew J. Hollige. SO Massachusetts
avenue. and bruised about the face.
Mcclure was standing behind the
automobile when the accident hap
Hollige's machine landed against
a rolire patrol box.
Thompson Grigsby, colored, 224 Y
street, yesterday afternoon received
injuries to his arms. foot and leg as
a result of the bursting of a tire of
his motor cycle while on the road
near Arlington. He was brought to
the city in the car of w. ]. kerns.
desk sergeant at No. l police station
and treated at Emergency Hospital.
Oscar Williams. 1919 Lincoln road
northeast, was arrested at North Cap
itol and II streets last night on a
charge of passing street car and
when notified of his arrest he stopped
his car near the middle of the street
Policeman Strong of the traffic bureau
curb and one wheel passed over hrs
foot. He was so painfully hurt that
he reported off duty.
A collision between the automobile
of Daniel Mckenzie, 1928 NJ street
and George ~ Parker. 1929 2lst
street. occurred in the Smithsonian
grounds yesterday afternoon. Occu-
pants of the former car sustained
slight injuries.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
RIALT0-"Where the North Be,
gins"

If you are hot in hot weather and
wish to cool off; if you love dogs, and
their fidelity to mankind; If you like
the great stretches of the snow
bound and frozen north. then the
photoplay this week at Moore's Rialto
will suit you to a IT.
Rintintin. the German police dog.
who was found puppy i'm the
and brought to America to become a
champion in his class, is the hero Of
the picture, and a more human hero
was never depicted by a member Of
the animal kingdom.
The story tells of puppy lost in
the northWoodS, reared with the
wolves. and grown into wild dog.
Love winds its way through the story,
Hudson bay country. where Galloway.
the factor" rules with an iron hand.
hoping some day to win or take the
beautiful Felice McTavfsh. In set
ting the Galloway assassins on to
Gabriel Dupre. the girls lover. as he
makes an effort to dispose of a rival
and at the same time steal the COM
pany skins. How the great wild
dog" comes out of the wilderness, be
lows him back to the trading post
and tracks, through his Evil ways,
the would-be assassin. comprises Il
tory full of thrills. romance. and the
owe between man and dog.
In the romance Felice McTavish
md her sweetheart. after battling
desperately against the wiles of the
devil, Galloway, finally emerge vic
torious. The police dog not only Is
real actor in presenting the scenes
of affection between dog and master,
but becomes veritable flend in ac-
ton, when he flies with fury at the
throat of his enemy, and at one time
jumps off a cliff to hurl the villain
Galloway bodily from his horse. His
exploits at leaping and attack are
marvellous, revealing an animal OF
powerful spring. and savage re-
sources.
Claire Adams, Walter McGrail. Pat
Hartigan. Myrtle Owen, Charles Stew
ems and Fred Huntley provide cast
which plays up to the possibilities
of the story with more than sat'stac-
ton. The subsidiary features in
clude another of Our Gang" show-
ing Farina. the tiny negro star. IN
side splitting comedy. and a news
reel with the latest pictures Of the
late President Warren G. Harding.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
T0DAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

KEITHs-The eMeistersingers. vaude-
vile, at 2:15 and S:15 pm.
RIALTO-"Where the North Begins
with Rin-tin-t tin, at 80 am. 1880,
$3.50, $50, 1880 and $3.50 pm.
METROPOLITAN - All star cast.
Girl Of the Golden West" at 11:35
am, 1:35, 3:35. 5:35, 1885 and S:35 pm.
PALACE-Florence Vidor, in Alice
Adams" at 11:10 am. lilo. $40. $50,
1880 and 8: 40 pm.
COLUMBIA-''The Ragged Edge,
with Alfred Lunt, at 11:1S am, 1:lS,
1928, 5:2S, 7:30 and 9:42 pm.
CENTRAL-"Counte Love-" at
1875 am, 1:1S, 3:06, 4:49, 6:32, 9:20
and 1908 pm.
CRANDALL'S-Willi Duncan, in
Smashing Barriers" at 1 80, 12:40. 2,
3:20, 4.40, 6, 1920, $40 and 10 pm.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
COLUMBIA-"The Ragged Edge

A fascinating tale of China and
the South seas is presented at Loew's
Columbia this week a story tinged
with the mysticism of the east and
the languor of an island paradise. and
told in an elusive manner whlch
keeps the audience continually guess
ing. vainly trying to grasp the hid
den mystery.
The opening scene reveals Canton
in all it's picturesque confusion
coolies running to and fro. porters
carrying their passengers In quaint
chairs. sing song girls scurrying
along the thread-like thoroughfares.
a wedding procession bearing the
bride to a husband she has never
seen. Then the scene shifts to a
European hotel in the foreign quarter
of Canton. and the two principals
who. strangely enough, seems to be
seeking death. and girl oddly dress
ed in a stiff silk gown of the sos.
The daughter of missionary, she
had always lived on tiny island,
seeing only beach -combers and ma
tives, and had never dreamed that her
mothers gown was old-fa fashioned.
These two. the youth with a shadow
of the past continually lowering over
him and the strangely unworldly girl,
are brought together by the young
mans sudden and critical illness.
After she has saved his life he asks
her to marry him. The ceremony
over. they sail for a remote island
where he has been offered a position.
But the story does not end here. for
there is still an untold mystery hang
ing about him, and his inexperienced
bride feels like the Chinese girl she
had seen being carried to an un-
known husband. Existence on the
island doesn't solve the problem until
the past creeps up and engulfs him.
Instead of its proving the expected
tragedy, however, it opens new
world of happiness and sunshine to
the couple.
The weekly comedy presents Baby
Peggy in series of laughable stu
ations and is above the average Of
Evening star., 1923-08-06
WIFE ASKS MAINTENANCE

Mrs. Helen NJ. Hammerly today filed
suit for maintenance in the District
Supreme Court against John NJ. Ham
merly. They were married May 8. 1906,
and have one child. Cruelty and de-
sertion are alleged. Attorney Alex
ander r. Mullowny appears for the wife.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
CALLS G. o. P. MEETING.

Chairman William T. Galliher of the
republican state committee for the
District of Columbia has called a
meeting of the executive committee OF
the state committee at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, at the District building, to
pass resolutions on the death of Pres
ident Harding.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
ADJUSTMENTS

of the picture is rather abrupt and
unexpected, but the play is good and
the participants excellent.
Florence Nidor appears as Alice,
with Claude Gillingwater as her
father and Margaret McWade as the
nagging wife. Others are Vernon
Steele, Gertrude Astor, Harold Good
win, Margaret Lands and Thomas
Ricketts,.
A Snub Pollard comedy. the Pathe
News and Topics of the Day are ad-
ditional attractions, with a musical
program, under the direction of Tom
Cannon.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
'CHAC0NAS WILL FILED.
Money Left to Mother and Sister
in Sparta.

The will of John p. Chaconas, dated
April 1922, has been filed for probate
He leaves $1,000 to his mother. Con
stantinus Chaconas, Of Sparta, Greece
and $500 to his sister, Thelma, also
of Sparta. His brother, Nicholas Z
Chaconas. is to have $3.50. The re.
manning estate is devised to his wife
Margaret Chaconas. during her life, OF
widowhood. At her death or remar-
riage the residue is to go to their
children, if any, or to his mother anC
sister.
Evening star., 1923-08-06

King Alfonso of Spain holds the dis
tinction of having reigned exactly as
long as he has lived. for he was born
a king. That is to say. he has never
known an instant of life when he was
not the first person in his kingdom.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
Glen Echo Park.

Announcement has been made that
Glen Echo Park will be closed We'd
nesday until Z pm. No one will be
allowed in the park during the day.
Evening star., 1923-08-06
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TONIGHT.

The Elks' Club will hold a special
session of sorrow for it's late brother,
Warren G. Harding, at o'clock.
Women's City Club: A card party
Of bridge, and five hundred will be
held at s o'clock.
League Of American Pen Women
will meet at 1922 II street, o'clock,
for business routine. to be followed
by informal reception in honor of
Mrs. Louis n. GeIdert, national presi-
dent of the league.
Evening star., 1923-08-06

supplementary films. A news pic
torial and orchestral interlude COM
plete the program.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

Roy Galbraith, living south of town.
has up to date lost something like
siXty-five head of his herd Of hogs
due to an outbreak Of hog cholera.
There were some hundred or more Of
his hogs sick with cholera before Mr..
Galbraith discovered it was an out
break Of cholera. As soon as he dis
covered the nature Of the malady he
Immediately vaccinatcd his herd, but
he rather expects those that were IN
fccted with the di.ease before vac
cinatin@, will die. This As a very
heavy loss and the first serious out
break OF cholera in the county. Mr.
Weed has also lost several Of his hogs
by the same disease but both men arc
exercising the greatest precaution to
prevent the spread Of the malady.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
MELLETTE COUNTY FAIR
DATES SEPTEMBER 19-2O-21

A meeting Of the stockholders of
the Mellettce County Fair association
was held at the Pioneer Office last Sat-
urday afternoon, AT which time a new
set of officers was elected. The new
officers are President, c. Abourezk;
Vice President, Jess Burns; Secre-
tary, M. DNPayne, Treasurer, c. E.
Freeman Board of Directors, S. h.
Langley, Hal Durrin and Chas. Kim
ball.
It was decided to hold fair at
Wood on September l92O-2l this year
and every effort will be made to put
on a real honest -to-goodness agricul-
tural and stock fair here, with the
amusement features a little different
than anything ever put on in this sec
ton by any fair association. If the
plans as outlined can be carried out
the fair at Wood this year will be well
worth attending.
Now that it has been definitely de-
cided to hold fair this year, every,
one should take hold and work for the
success of the fair, get ready some OF
your very best products of farm, gar
den and orchard to exhibit at the fair,
as well as to groom some of your best
stock and poultry. Let's all unite to
put on a real show, and then lets make
a special effort to get some eastern
farmers to come and visit our fair this
year. 1t might induce some to decide
to cast their lot in Mellette county.
The officers are now working on the
preliminary arrangements for the fair.
We will endeavor to keep you posted
on the progress Of the arrangements,
and will give you complete details as
fast as they are made known to us.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
NUMBER %.
PROCLAMATION

"By the President of the United
States of America, a proclamation:
"To the people of the U. S.:
"ln the inscrutable wisdom of Di-
vine Providence, Warren Gamaliel
Harding, Doth president of the United
States, has been taken from us. The
nation has lost wise and enlightened
statesman and the American people q
true friend and counsellor whose pub
lie life was inspired with the desire
to promote the best interests of the
United States and the welfare of all
its citizens. His private life was
marked by geutlenenss and brotherly
sympathy and by the charm of his
personality he made friends of all who
came in contact with him.
"It is meet that the deep grief
which fills the hearts of the American
people should find fitting expression.
"Now, therefore, |, Calvin Coolidge,
president of the United States of
America, do appoint Friday, next, Au-
gust 10, the day on which the body Of
the dead president will be laid in it's
last earthly resting place, rs day Of
mourning and prayer throughout the
United States. | earnestly recommend
thc people to assemble on that day in
their respective places of divine wor-
shin. there to bow down in submission
to the will of Almighty God. and to
pay ont Of full heart the homage and
love and reverence to the memory Of
the great and good president, whose
death has so sorely smitten the nation.
"In witness I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the Unit
ed States to he affixed
"Donc at the City of Washington,
the fourth day of August, in the wear
Of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hum
drcd and Twcntv-third and Of the In
dependence Of tho United States, the
One Hundred and Forty-Eighth.
"Calvin Coolidge
rByn'he President.
"CharleS f. Hughes,
Secretary Of State,
''Thc White House,
"Washin9ton, August 4, 1928"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
FRONTIER DAYS SHOW

This is the week in which White
River puts on their big Frontier Days
show, and Notwithstanding the rather
cloudy threatening weather, good
crowds are attending this year 3
show, as a result of the extensive and
effective advertising campaign put on
by the White River boosters. We
were visited by nearly half an inch
rain Monday night, and down the line
the rainfall was much heavier, being
reported at better than two inches at
Winner, which made the roads heavy,
and as a result the traffic was com
parativcly light Tuesday, but Wcdnes-
day there was good steady stream of
ears passing through Wood all day
enroute to the big show, and from re-
ports received SO far the attendance
this year will break all previous rec
ords.
Thousands Of strangers are within
our borders this week, and we trust
that the county in general will look
so good to them that many will de-
eide to locate here. What we need
more than anything else at this par
ticular time is anywhere from one to
two thousand more real honest-to-gosh
farmers, and we know that such can
make more money and prosper better
right here in Mellctte county than
anywhere else on earth, but the thing
to do is to convince those from dis
tance that this is the actual truth.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
WOOD WILL HAVE AN
ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL

We are indeed glad to announce
that our school board has DECIDED to
add the fourth teacher to our school
faculty and will give Wood an accred-
tied two-year high school course this
year. AS yet the assistant principal
has not been employed, but the board
hopes to make a contract in the near
future with qualified teacher. There
will be no excuse for any Of our young
people leaving here this year to at
tend school elsewhere as. they will have
the opportunity right here at home to
get the same educational advantages
as they would get by going away
from home. Let's build our public
schools better year by year; the only
way to accomplish this is to attend
the school here, provided, Of course
that the same advantages are provided
here as elsewhere, and our school
board is certainly doing its part, and
it is strictly up to the pupils and pat,
rons to do theirs.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

George Daacon, wife and little son,
Jack, Of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, are
among the former Melette county
people who are this week taking in
the big Frontier Days show at White
River. They arrived Tuesday, having
made the entire trip in their Ford car.
The Daacons were formerly res dents
Of Wood, and their many friends here
will be glad to see them again
f. L. Sinkler and wife came up
from their Trip county ranch Mon,
day and have been spending the week
with their children here.
Subscribe for the Pioneer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
ONE OF OUR GREAT NEEDS

One Of the great needs Of Mellettc
county is more real farmers who will
come here and establish permanent
and happy homes. There are at this
time many who are renting high priced
lands in neighboring states who would
bs much better off if they were To-
Gated here in Mellette county and
would give their attention to diversi-
fled farming, raise alfalfa, hogs, corn
and chickens and milk a few cows
If rightly managed they could not help
but make money here, but they think
this is a wild, untamed wilderness,
where most of those who try farming
nearly starve to death, where crops
are poor, when the direct opposite
condition is the real truth. 1t is up
to the people now here to dispel this
erroneous impression of our country,
and to convince these eastern farmers
that Mellette county offers opportuni-
ties that cannot be equalled anywhere
in this country.
We would like to have every resi-
dent of Mellette county join booster
club and appoint himself committee
of one to pledge himself to write let
ters, one each week for the next six
months to some friend, relative or ac.
quaintance in other states, tell them
the true story of the agricultural OPP
portunities waiting here for him, and
use every honorable and truthful
means to induce them to move to Mel
lette county and engage in successful
diversified agriculture. We are not
going to amount to much until we get
more people, and the way to get more
people is to inaugurate an intensified
personal letter writing campaign. Be
a booster and tell the true story Of
Mellette county agriculture to the out
side world. Tell the truth and nothing
but the truth, and we venture to say
that such campaign conducted from
now until the first Of January or next
spring, will have a tendency to in.
crease our number of actual farmers
many fold. We have faith in such a
campaign, and wonder how many real
bosters there are in the county who
would pledge themselves to write a
boosting letter to some friend in Iowa,
Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, MissOu-
ri, or some other state and tell him
the great story of Mellette county I?
We would indeed be glad to receive
the names of the peopl" here who
would make such a pledge. Let's boost
to increase our farm population, and
in this way improve our own condi-
tion, provide more neighbors, add to
the wealth of the county and in this
way reduce our taxes and also offer
better Inducements for the early ex-
tension of the railroad.
Send us your name if you will take
such pledge, and get busy now. We
don't want a land speculation boom,
what we want is 1000 actual honest
to-gosh farmers and settlers. We
would much rather that the land spec
rlator cave this country wide berth
for we have no use for him here. We
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

Wash Lecdom informs the editor
that he counted the cars that were in
attendance at the BIG Frontier Days
show at White River Wednesday, and
he says there were I721 cars and he
noticed that there were ears there
bearing license numbers from Massa-
chusetts. Maine, New York, Ohio, In,
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, New.
ada, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and
several other states were also repre-
sented. Figuring the cost of each OF
these cars at but $500 each, which
is much below the actual figures, the
capital invested in gas wagons owned
by the Frontier DAYS visitors on this
one day represented an investment OF
$S60,50o Alotting each car five gal
Ions of gas per day it would require
S605 gallons Of gas to keep them run.
ming every day, which would repre-
sent another outlay of $4,000 or more
per day, besides the oil and repairs
they would require. Wash says that
White River has n record breaking
crowd this year and their show is a
good one.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Type Set by Harding to be Plated

Fairbanks, Alaska, August 1.-The
last type set by Warren G. Harding
has been plated in gold and is to be
sent to Washington with other relics
of the late president.
When Mr. Harding was here, the
farthest north point reached on his
tour of Alaska, 10 SSriys ~; ago, he set the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

Little George Barnes, of Randolph,
Nebraska, who has been spendingy the
summer with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. S. Lookabill, southwest
Of Wod, on Wednesday developed
diptheria. The little fellow, who is
but six years Of age, is receiving the
best of care and medical attention.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

type in the composing room Of tho
Fairbanks News-Miner. At that time
he was presented with a gold makeup
rule by printers of interior Alaska.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

richest and most promising agricultur
nj section in the United States, and we
want them now.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

Arthur Siegmund and wife drove to
Dallas, Sunday, to spend the day with
an uncle Of Mr.. Siegmund 8.
Evening star., 1923-11-18

His uncle's the Duke of Bourne
mouth" said the footman.
II don't care; he's nice chap just
the same said the free-born Ameri-
can citizen. Then he walked across
the street and ensconced himself on
the low stone wall that guarded the
park, hidden in the shade of a great
tree. Motor cars were not yet re-
turning from the theaters. In a
quarter of an hour the street would
be noisy. filled with hustle. but now
it was quiet.
1t did not remain so. Exactly seven
minutes after Minturn had left the
house the footman discovered his
master. in a semi conscious condition
on the library floor. Within three
minutes after that men on motor
cycles were securing the park in
search of Reginald Minturn. But
they were exactly eight minutes too
late. For two minutes after the
secretary had left the footman and
the operative he had entered the 65th
street entrance to the park, stepped
into a waiting limousine and sped
away. A llttle later he CIldnSeu 10
another car which machine deposited
him five minutes afterward in front
of a house on Stuyvesant Square
whose recent renovations had made
it extremely suitable for bachelors.
Mr. Minturn alighted from the car,
bade a CHEEKY good night to his
chauffeur, opened the outer door with
one latchkey, entered and a moment
later opened with a second key the
door to a snug apartment on the Sec
ond floor.
He awoke at the following morn
ing, rang a bell and in fifteen min
utes, bathed and shaved and attired
in dressing gown, was attacking
breakfast and the morning paper
simultaneously. Glaring headlines
leaped at him from the front page.
Dayless had consented to receive
newspaper men shortly after the po-
lice had been summoned to his house
He was weak and pale. but emphatic