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The Washington times., 1924-12-27
''Y'' WILL Hold
OPEN HOUSE
JAN. |
Annual Event to Be Staged
From 2 to 10 O'Clock on
New Year Day

The annual New Year day recep-
ton and open house Of the Young
Mems Christian Association of
Washington win be held from 2 to
10 p. m. New Year Day.
Members of the board Of man.
ayers and officers Of the local
branch will be in the receiving line
from 2 to p. M, and will take
visitors on tours OF the building,
1886 G street northwest. There
will be music.
Visitors win be invited to take
part in prize chess and checker
matches from p. m. on. At 4
o'clock there will be a play and
monologues with music by local
artists. Exhibits of handicraft and
exhibition games Of volley ball, bas-
ket ball and the annual swimming
meet are scheduled for the after
noon and evening.
The program will be concluded by
a concert in the lobby at SIS p. m.
by the Capital Male Quartet.
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
TRIO ACCUSED IN
WHARF FIRE
ARRA|GNED
Pleas Entered by Two for Cut
in $1,000 Rond-TriaI
Set for Friday

The three men who were impli
Gated in the firing of the Alexandria
wharf of the Norfolk and Washing.
ton Steamboat Company Christmas
eve by q confession signed yester.
terday by Arthur L. King, jr., were
arraigned before Judge Howard w.
Smith in corporation court today to
answer to the indictments found
against them by a special grand
jury charging them with arson.
> "A plea was entered by H. Noel
Garner, attorney for Carl Mander
and Babe Mills, two of the accused,
that the bond set at $4,000 be re.
duced. 1t was decided by the. court
to hear evidence Monday morning
on the motion.
1t was indicated by the attorneys
that the three men would plead not
guilty. Two of the men will offer
evidence. to show that they were in
their homes when the fire broke
out, and the other one will enter
evidence to show that he was at
Q theater at the time.
The three men will be tried
separately Friday morning at 10
o'clock. Judge Howard w. Smith
viii preside. Commonwealth At
torney William p. Woolls will
prosecute and the third man, Guy
Wood, will be represented by Henry
T. Thomas and Brook Howard, two
young attorneys, who were ap.
pointed by the court when Wood
asked for counsel.
It was indicated today at the
offices Of the steamboat company
that work would be begun imrnedi-
ately to build up the wharf. A
new shed is to be erected and the
wharf which was badly burned in
places will be remodeled.
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
GRANDPARENTS FIGHT
FOR CUSTODY OF CHILD

< PORT HURON, Mich, Dec. IT,
The future home of Earl Froh,
four, is to be decided in court
here. The child's parents are dead,
and the four grandparents are
fighting for his custody.
In 1922 the Court entered an or.
der that the child should be in the
custody of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Schultz parents of his mother, for
six months, and in the care of Mr..
and Mrs. John Froh, parents of
the father, for the remainder of
the time. The child is now at the
Froh home, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Schultz claim the Frohs refuse to
give him up.
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
ALCOHOL CARGO WRECKED
SALVED, THEN BURNED

LONDON, Dec. %. - Fire de.
stroyed the drifter Busy Bee at
kirkwall. while she was, laden with
5000 gallons of alcohol. The spirits
had been salved from the schooner
Kathleen Annie, which was wrecked
on Green Holms, Orkney, while
commanded by Commander Frank
Worsley, captain Of the Endurance
during ShackIeton's first South
Pole expedition, and later of the
Quest.
The fire broke out in the engine
room of the drifter, and consider
able difficulty was experienced in
getting the thirty men on board to
safety, some reaching shore in
small boats, while others swan to
the Kathleen Annie.
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
IS CHILDREN HELD AS
BANDITS FOR ROBBERY

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. 27.--
Fifteen boys and three girls. rang.
ing in age from eight to thirteen
years, were arrested on charges Of
robbing grocery store after, police
said, they had INDUCED in a drink.
ing party. At the party, the Of
ficers declared, one of the girls be
came intoxicated.
Articles taken consisted mainly
Of near-beer. cheese and other eat
ables. Also, as a result of the
party, police arrested one man, Roy
Hinkle, on a charge of receiving
stolen goods. Hinkle is charged by
the police with having purchased
some beef and other eatables from
them,
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
REPREsENTATIVE-ELEcT
FAUNCE 90 YEARS OLD

KINGSTON. Mass, Dec. 81
Representative-elect Walter H.
Faunce, ninety-two, entertained the
Marshfield Historical Society, of
which he is a member, at his home
here. There were SIXTY members
present as well as a number of his
relatives. Joseph C. Hager, presi-
dent Of the society, presided.
Among the members Of the SO.
ciety present was Charles Sprague
Peterson, who is ninety-eight. One
Of the members read Happenings
Of a Hundred Years Ago"
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
SNEEZE GAS IN SHIP HOLD
DRIVES OUT SToWAWAYS

MANILA, Dec. 27.-Manila's fame
along the Chinese coast as a good
port for beachcombers, where stow.
ing away on army transports has
been easy. is passing away.
Sneeze gas, supplied by the chem
ical warfare service of the Philip.
pine department OF the United
States army, is forced into the hold
of every transport for a period of
twenty-fouT hours just before de
parture, thus making the hold un.
inhabitable. Not a single stowaway
was found on the transport Thomas
when it touched at China on its
last trip. On previous trips the
discovery Of fifteen or twenty was
not uncommon.
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
Again, We Poor Ed.

From the Chronicle, MelrOse,
Wis:
ut is reported that one of the
fastidious newly married ladies OF
this town kneads bread with her
gloves on. This incident may be
peculiar, but there are others.
1.-THE editor of this paper needs
breads with his shoes on; he needs
bread with his pants on; and unless
some of the delinquent subscribers
to this Old Rag Of Freedom pony
up before long, he will need bread
without a damn thing on, and Wis
consin is no Garden Of Eden in the
winter time
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
"A DAYS
w ak
-Witk VIZ RING.

AFTERMATH
The little toy dog Is legless and
black,
The little toy taxi Isl smashed,
The set, Of toy dishes show many
q crack
And the doll has been ruthlessly
gashed.
The trains been derailed and the
jigger won't jig,
The camel is minus his hump,
The head has been severed from
Noah,s pet pig
And Baby is nursing a bump.
All. where is the prettiest ball on
the tree?
HaFd candy's all over the
floor.J
And Papa's new muff1er-say,
where may it be?
There are finger marks plain
on the door,
The house is in highly disgraceful
array
its dirty, untidy and messful-
But Papa and Mamma agree that
the day
Was doubtlessIy very success
ful!
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
'The Boy Stood on the Burning
Deck"

From the gFauquier Democrat,
Warrenton, Va:
"The Democrat is being pub.
lished little early this week so
that the foreman, linotype opera.
tor, printers and devils may have
q few days holiday and a. much
needed rest after strenuous year
OF real hard work.
1.-THE editor can be found camp
ing around the office while the boys
are resting; he does not need nor
does he deserve either rest or, Holt
day. Editors are not made for such
things
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
King. 90. Celebrates

PARIS, Dec. 27.-King Sisowath,
OF the French colony of Cambridge,
celebrated his ninety-second birth
day with a banquet lasting two
dava
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
Best Floor IN World

LONDON, Dec. 27.-Lord Beaver.
brook has purchased Stornaway
House. which has the best ballroom
floor in the world, it is said
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
With The
Alibi Artists
IA Cross Section Of the
Daily Grind in Judge
SchuIdt's Court.
Read EN- and Weep.
BY DONALD McDOUGAL.
When .fha ParrnIl blooms

~ DOANEAA@R 4sAN1OOOfAA4e
When the Payroll Blooms.
II no spikkit " Englis ,mcoch.
1 am on re balcony Of re store
aig company"
1.-THE what company"
Re store aig company, your.r-r
honnair-r-r-e."
Store egg company? Poultry
dealers, are they?'
He mean de sto'ge company
whah All wu'ks at, yo' 'onnah."
That's still worse. Where ~
this company located?"
Fust an X no'feast-"
"Oh! The storage company"
"Yassuh-de sto'ge company.
All wuz up on de flatfome--"
You were elevated, were your
''Nawsuh. Ain drink nary
drop Sence-"
Old Stuff.
"That's q different accident.
Let's hear about the collision"
"Dishyuh Fode jes' a-cornin
outn de centuh road uh de via
duck an de Dodge cyah jes' a.
comm in. De Dodge sote uh
ooze toads de lef' an dey bofe
collapse WV one anudduh.'
Fode driver: IT measured the
distance from the center line of
the road to the point Of the col
lision, your honor, and / was
uA1ya1a fonE 81 The rpand
II saw the defendant before he
reached the viaduct. He was run
ming. close to the curb, but the
regulations is for light vehicles to
use the center roadway there. He
swung to the left 20 make it,
but he swung too far, and the
force of the blow knocked my front
teeth out and smashed my lips so
all l could say was, What the
hell's the matter with you? Why
don't you stay on your own side
of the road?'"
The Question Of the Day.
The court: Joe Miller asked
one like that, and it's still being
asked now and then. Well have
to class your question with Dor
sey Foultz and who hit Billy Pat
terson. There isn't any answer"
Boob: HE was on my side,
your honor, but my car pushed
him over on the right side. That's
how he got the seven-foot meas
urement."
The court: "And you stayed ON
your side of the road while you
were doing that?"
Eyes, sir
Counsel: "My client. is rather
short of funds today. your
honor"
That's the commoa lot of man
kind on December 26.'
And 1 ask your honor to with
hold imposition Of sentence until
some day next week SOS to give
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
Open latter to speaker liillolt

Dear Mister Speaker: Ye Ed
wishes to take this occasion to
thank you for the very pretty
Xmas card from you and Mrs. Gil
lett. We suppose you're SO used
to the ranking privilege that you
didn't think it necessary to put a
stamp on the envelope, SO we don't
hold against you the fact that 2
cents were due on your greeting.
The Washington times., 1924-12-27
PORT SIDE SToVEN ~,
OLYMPIC IS LAID up

LONDON, Dec. 2T.-The line,
Olympic has been withdrawn from
service until April because OF a
fissure in her port side, between
the c and D decks, believed caused
by the recent heavy weather.
him a chance to get some money
for the fine
r, .AlI right. Let him come in
OnlinOus.
"Er-uh--your honor, I'm not
superstitious, but"
"When's his payday"
Tuesday, your honor
What's his salary?"
Fifty dollars a week
Bring him in Tuesday"
Raising the Ante.
HE drove nearly a block on
the wrong side OF First street,
your honor, and made a right
turn into New York avenue, with
out giving any signal. 1 asked
him what was the idea and he
said he was thinking Of some
thing else. I took him to the
station house"
Boob didn't notice where /
was going, your honor.
You noticed where the officer
took you, didn't you?"
Eyes sir" ~
How'd you like it?''.
"I paid $40 to get away.
"It'll cost you another ten to
get away from here"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
RRlCATE IN FALL
SAYS BEET EXPERT
Sugar Company Official
States Upper Valley
Crop Near Normal

Mark Austin, agricultural super
intendent for the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company has just finished an inspec-
ton of the beets of the Snake river
valley and says that froiL and in
Guiding the Blackfoot district up
the valley the crop is almost nor
NAL, that digging began in some To-
calities on September % and some
factories will start in aboot week,
the one at Rigby to be first.
Mr.. Austin says it is important
that the American Falls reservoir
be rushed to completion, but of more
Importance just now is the use OF the
reservoirs on the farms. Every ir-
rigated farm is a storage reservoir,
and one irrigation in October is
worth two in the spring. 1t will
hold the water which would other
wise run to the sea and be lost. 1t
will be in the valley to come into
the channel as return flow next sea-
son. 1t will insure termination of
seeds and rapid growth of plants
during the dry, windy period. 1t
will insure early growth and that
rapid advancement early in the sea-.
son which insures good yield and
full maturity. Irrigate now, and
fill both the soil and the subsoil.
Use the storage reservoir already in
existence and spring will take care
If itself
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
OFFENDED SOME INDIANS

A lot of white people butted in on
an Indian party Sunday on Ross
Fork creek west of FIT. Hall, and not
all of the red men were pleased with
it. About fifteen or twenty Indians
from reservations in other states
were here on visit, and local In
dams met on Sunday to entertain
them. The cove was decorated by
nature and the color scheme was
green and yellow with strip of
drab shot across the flat from the
gulch to the creek, seemingly a
cloudburst or a washout on the can
al that spread thin mud like paint
across the canvas.
The receiving line was made up
of local leaders mounted and de-
ployed in groups, some by the creek
and some out on the flats and on the
hillsides. In central position was
a spring wagon loaded with honey
dews raised by the family in charge
of the sale of them. The winners
in the games set 'em up to honey
dews and all went WELL The land
scape was the public hall of the
tribe, and but for the absence of
some of the folks at the Bonneville
roundup there would have been some
folk dancing.
Forty of fifty carloads of white
people attended unlimited and when
the whites put on card party or
dancing party at their public hall
to entertain some invited guests |
from Salt Lake and Pendletcn, about |
4 hundred of the braves will stalk
in with their families and stand |
around and stare at them and en-
luire of those that are serving the
punch whether they raised it them
elves will ask If the whites are go
ng to dance, if not today when
will they dance, and why do they not
ance at this time The whites will
urb their temper and go on with
he games as cheerfuly as possible,
nd the Indians will ride back home
discussing the way the women were
ressed and the way they managed
he babies.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
Inspect Craters.

A party composed of Congressman
Addison T. Smith, Superintendent
Albright of the National Park Ser
vice, Senator Fred T. Dubois and
several others made tour of in
spection of the Craters of the Moon
National Monument last week. The
purpose of the trip was to investi-
gate road problems in connection
with a definite plan to develop tour
list travel to this remarkable scenic
wonderland.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

The Peoples Canal & Irrigation
company, a corporation, principal
place of business, Moreland, Idaho.
Notice, there is delinquent upon
the following described stock on ac-
count of assessment No. SO levied by
the board of directors in November,
1928, the amounts set opposite the
names of the respective stockholders
as follows with interest at the rate
of ten per cent per annum from De-
cember z, 1928, till paid:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
Hay Stock Burned

Fire of unknown origin but be-
lieved to have been started by an
incendiary, destroyed a stack con-
tanning about $50 tons of hay on the
Frank DeKay ranch near Tyhee on
Wednesday night. There was no in
surance 1t is understood
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many friends who SO
kindly aided US during the illness
and at the passing of our mother
into the Great Silence. We wish es-
pecially to thank the musicians and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25

those who brought flowers to lay
upon the bier in our heaviest hour.
All of those kindnesses are held in
sad sweet memory. The Null Fam
lilies, by George Null. p.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
Married in Michigan.

Announcements have been re-
ceived by relatives and friends here
of the marriage at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, on September 16, of Ray
mond LaCour, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph LaCour of Blackfoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25
Irish Superstition.

Among the superstitious Irish peas
antry Friday Is regarded as a very
unlucky day. The door should never
be opened to stranger on that day.
nor should cat be taken from one
house to another.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25

The foregoing certificates of stock
represent the rights of the West
Side Irrigation District to the use
of water in this corporation, and
said district is the grantee in deeds
from such stockholders purporting
to convey said rights to said dis
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-09-25

Randolph &
O'Neil -------.---196O so $500
Edan s. Rich ----.-2101 100 1000
I. T. Steers.--1334 q 10
State Of Idaho-2066 so $500
Utah Mortgage
Loan -------.1ss4 140 $500
Utah Mortgage
Loan -.------..1385 40 $500
State of Idaho
G. E. Boyle2O59 l6 1920
And In accordance with law and
the order of the board OF directors.
so many shares of each parcel of
stock as may be necessary will he
sold at the First National Bank.
Blackfoot, Idaho, on Saturday. the
25th day of October, 1924, to nav
said assessment, cost of advertising
and expense of sale.
Ed. Benson, Secretary.
The Peoples Canal G. Irrigation
Company.
Dated September "a, 1924.
39-40-41-42-43
New Britain herald., 1924-02-08
FIVE NEGROES GO
 ID DEATH IN CHAIR
Former Warden q Texas Peni- tentiary Could Not Throw Switch

Huntsville, Tex, Feb. S--While Wal ter Monroe Miller. new warden at the Texas penitentiary was officiating al the electrocution of five negroes early today. the former warden, R. F. Cole man. peacefully slept at his home. He resigned the post of warden last month when he learned he would have to act as eXecutioner in all death sentences in Texas.
 The state was searched for q sue cessor, and Miller. former sheriff of Johnson county. finally was decided upon.
 Tt just couldn't be done, boys,'' former Warden Coleman told news paper men.
 "A warden cant be warden and killer, too. The penitcntiary is a place to reform a man, not to kill him."
 But with Warden Miller it was diff ferent.
 Its case Of duty with me-" he said. T have hanged several men while was sheriff and to touch the button or pull the switch Of an elee- tric chair means no more to me than pulling the lever of the gallows. At any rate, it's more human-the chair"
 All five negroes were convicted of murder Two were convicted of kill ing white men, one for wife murder the fourth for killing d negro woman, and the fifth for the death of a ne- gro man.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-08


 for no foreign entanglements,-for protection, for reasonable and scien- tific taxation, for economy, and pri- yate operation of business On that platform we shall stand and elect the next president"
 MT. Graham closed with tribute to President Mckinley. The party whose great exponent he was" MT. Graham said, 'is ours to serve and maintain. Let us see to it that our standards be kept high. our desire to work for the country's good be un- swerving. and our faith and confl- dence in our fundamental principles be unshaken."
 The congressman said that the re- publicans had reduced taxes and would further reduce them. He praised the Mellon plan, but pointed out that the balance of power in congress is held by group that is in favor of q compromise scheme and that this group would have to be contended with.
 He praised Congressman Fenn and said his district would do well to keep him in congress,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-08

The country is being told that be-
 cause of these things the republican
 party is corrupt and unfit to admin
 ister our national affairs. I do not
 seek to defend rascafity in high
 places. rather do I condemn and de-
 Iounce it. If recent developments
 relative to the Veterans Bureau and
 MT. Fall are as they seem to be, then
 the contempt and punishment of an
 outraged people should speedily come upon them. But these things should not be political, but rather a shame to us all. Yet recently, on the floors of congress, I have heard democrats say that never yet, in a democratic administration. had such frauds been developed. My answer to this is that never yet was then a democratic administration that would hunt down and expose its own frauds. Whoever heard of q democratic ad- investigating itself? But clean their own stables. @ The alleged frauds in the Veterans Bureau were unearthed by a republican senate committee in a republican administration. The oil lease scandal was unearthed by re- publican senate committee and re- publican congress has given ample funds to a republican president and canvin Coolidge with his firm deter and his New England con- science, never fear. will clean our house. Thank God, We belong to party with conscience.
 But chickens come home to roost As the senatorial committee proceeds, we see the tentacies of the oil octo- pus extending into the cabinet in the last democratic administration, reach ing many of them with its slimy touch. Democratic politicians who were attempting to make political capital have found that they have succeeded only in digging for them
New Britain herald., 1924-02-08
CONDITION OF CURTIS
 STILL DEEMED SERIOUS
Crack Shot Who Was Wounded in Fight With Alleged Burglar
 May Not Live.

Newton, Mass, Feb. S.---The condi- ton of Lewis F. Curtis. the wealthy clubman shot by Carl +. Craig, an in- truder in the formers Commonwealth avenue home yesterday. was reported as still serious at q hospital here to- day. Craig, alias Roy c. Vance, shot by Curtis, was still in critical con- dition at Brighton hospital, guarded by policemen and under arrest for attempted burglary.
 Craig's address was given as New Brunswick, Canada. but the police said today that his home was in Char Iottetown, Prince Edward Island. Curtis. crack pistol shot, surprised Craig asleep in the un-parlor. and in the duel that followed Craig was shot several times and Curtis once. A large amount of alleged stolen prop erty was found in Craig's room in a Boston lodging house. said by the pol- ice to he the loot from several recent burglaries in this vicinity.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-08

selves pit to fall into.'
 Mir. Graham said he believed the country was fortunate in having Call vim Coolidge as it's chief executive. He thought the party could do no better than to make him the standard bearer this year. and he hoped his own state, Illinois, would give him unanimous support in the convention. People have confidence in Calvin Coolidge" he said. Great applause followed.
 Continuing the speakers said: Our political opponents demand control of the country, It is useful to inquire what democracy promises us in re- turn. They promise entanglement in the affairs of Europe. free trade and industrial disaster. return of excess profits taxes, added expenditures and annual deficits and government oper- ation of railroads. So far as the wet and dry issue is concerned, the good Lord alone knows what they promise they don't Know On the other hand President Coolidge and his party stand foR strict enforcement of the eSiets of the Constitution. We stand
New Britain herald., 1924-02-08
NORLEMnMAN Is THIEF

London. Feb. S.---A lady of the no, hiitty was fined $50 ia Marlebone po- lice court here the other day for sl,op!:tting.
 X woman detective testified she had seen the lady slip three pieces of rib. bon, 6 needle case and bottle of per- fumc in her bag whlle in 8 depa,t- ment store.
 The defendant declared she had picked up the articles and intended to pay for them later, but becoming hungry. went out to luncheon before she went to the cashiers desk.
 But her alibi made no impression upon the magistrate.