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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10
CROWLEY MADE
ROADS HEAD
Kisses from Messenger Boy to
Head of New York Central

Patrick f. Crowley, who half
century ago quit his fathers little
farm TO become a railroad messenger
hoy, was, elected president of the
New York Central lines.
He was chosen NY the board of
n month ago when fall from II
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10
ARE YOUR LUNGS WEAK?

Weak lungs may ar may not de-
velop more serious. If you Nave
weak lungs, old standing cough, cold,
bronchial trouble, asthma or hay
fever try a bottle Of McMullin g
Formula. Hundreds report wonder
fnl results. MID. only by Tilden Nc
Mnllin Co., Sedalia, Mo. For sale
by Lenhart Drug Co.
Adv
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

screen version of the Broadway
stage thriller. The Broken Wing
which is soon to appear at the Cap
itol Theatre.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10

President Coolidge got his
start working in the garden.
lsetter have yours plOwed
now. We know how. Wach-
ter Transfer Co. Phone 81.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10

Why 60 to Muscle Shoals
for your fertilizer? We can
supply better stuff for less
money. Wachter Transfer
Co. Phone 81.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10

end of April to insure his nomina-
ton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-10

Free dirt may be had for
filling in for hauling away.
Inquire I'll 9Th St. or Phone
2SSR.,
The Washington times., 1924-03-15

similarity Of procedure followed
by those interested in the enter
prise, the department became con-
WINGED that It was the result of
concerted action. Because of this
belief after a conference with the
director Of the Bureau of Inves.
tigation, circular letter was sent
out to all special agents in charge
throughout the country instruct
ing them to keep a careful look
out for such violations, and also
with a view to securing evidence
OF a conspiracy in, violation Of
section 81 Of the Criminal Code.
A copy Of this circular letter is
enclosed. Under date of February
., 1922, the United States attor-
ney at Philadelphia called the de.
partment's attention to certain
circumstances in connection with
the circular letter land he was d.
rected to make q thorough inves-
tigation and to prosecute Wig
orously any person found guilty
OF transporting the Dempsey Car
pentier film.
Drastic Fines Sought.
~Ao IL Hdu dI LLldL LlHlO DSeIl
brought to the attention of the de-
partment that the courts were i'm.
posing only a fine which appar-
entity was having no deterrent ef-
feet, the department concluded
that 1t would be necessary for the
courts to impose a more drastic
punishment, or, in other words,
that there should be a sentence
or imprisonment. The act, as
you know, prescribes a fine of not
to exceed $1,000, or Imprisonment
not to exceed one year, or both.
In the letter to the United
States attorney at Philadelphia he
was, therefore, requested in the
! event than an indictment was re-
turned in his district and the de-
PENDANT proposed to enter a plea
OF guilty to Immediately inform
the department so that 1t might
delegate some one to appear spe.
cially for 1t before the court in
advance Of the sentence.
subsequently, upon receipt of
advice as to when the case would
be called, an attorney from the
department was directed to appear
before the court and call its atten.
ton to the repeated violation Of
the law and the need Of a prison
sentence in order to secure proper
respect for it.
The court was told that the
department believed that these
offenses were the result Of a pre-
arranged plan 10 defy the film
The Washington times., 1924-03-15

statute. and that the payment Of
a fine did not seem to deter
further violations whenever q
field seemed to offer good finan-
cial returns.
Other Opportunities Offered.
The case was that Of Joe Critic
and the court fined the defendant
$1,000.
AS opportunity has offered from
time to time the department has
In communications to the United
States attorneys in various parts
of the country, as it's files show,
emphasized its attitude regarding
the vigorous prosecution of cases
Of this character. There has been
an extended investigation as to
the substantive offense and a con-
spiracy, and in some instances is
still in progress with respect to
not only the Dempsey. Carpenter
film, but as to the Willard. Demp-
sey, the Dempsey Gibbons, and
the Dempsey Firpo films. Accord
ing to a wire Of the 5th instant
from Special Agent Wheeler, Los
Angeles. Calf, a conspiracy in
dictment has been returned there
involving seven defendants.
Respectfully.
(Signed) EARL j. DAVIS,
Assistant Attorney General.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
Solomon" Case That
Of DR.. Harris, Ayers
Departments ReDOrt

The Department of Justice has
also made public the following
statement:
Available records in the Depart.
ment Of Justice fail to disclose
that any man by the name o.
Solomon" ever was pardonel
or paroled, or, in fact, ever served
a sentence in any Federal peni-
tertiary, as was intimated by
Mrs. Jess Smith, before the
Senate investigating committee.
Mrs. Smith testified that a rela-
tive Of Joe Weber, an actor
named Solomon" was in a Fed
eral penitentiary, and that Weber
had importuned Mr.. Smith to
secure his release, but that Mr..
Smith hesitated to use his in
fluence with the Attorney Gen.
eral because weber was too
cheap"
Search Of the records in the
office Of the pardon ATTORNEY
do disclose, however, that q DR..
Leopold Harris, Of New York
city, was arrested and convicted
on July %, 1919, for dealing I'M
lawfully in narcotics; that he
served his full sentence with the
customary time off for good be.
havior). and was released on June
26, 1923.
In this case it appears that one
Joe Weber, describing himself
as being in the theatrical bust
ness, supplied one of three Gus
tomary affidavits testifying to
Harris condition when Harris,
after his release from the peni.
Tertiary. applied for a pardon in
order that his civil rights might
be restored. The pardon, how
ever. was not granted until seven
months after the mans release
from the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15

lating the. Harrison narcotic act,
July 20, 1919; and was sentenced
to two years, began serving SEN
tence November 10, 1921, appli-
cation for pardon was denied by
President Harding on my recon-
mendation and he served his full
sentence. absolutely deny that
the late Jesse w. Smith ever ap-
preached me at any time for par
don, parole or Communication Of
sentence Of any one and any such
claim or inference is without basis
of fact and absolutely false.
With reference to the intima-
ton that the late Jesse w. Smith
in some way obtained twenty-five
shares Of White Motors stock for
nothing and gave it to Roxie
Stinson, his former wife, with the
statement that it cost US nothing,
by implication and indirection
hoping to have it believed that
was party to some transaction
whereby certain shares of the
White Motor stock were obtained.
1t is almost unnecessary for me to
deny, but 1 do deny, any such
charge or inference.
Attacks Stock Story.
The statement that a certain
certificate Of White Motor stock
was circulating and being trans.
ferred without any name appear
ing on the front of the certificate
is so contrary to business trans.
actions that 1t is not worthy of
any credence. No purchaser
would take 1t and no registrar
or transfer agent would transfer q
certificate Of stock under those
circumstances.
1t Is impossible for me, In a
statement Of this kind, to follow
in outline the statements made by
Miss Roxie Stinson, but in SO far
as any OF her statements on the
stand implicate me in any way,
or reflect upon me in my personal
or official capacity, I deny the
same and ask only for an oppor-
tunity to present competent testi-
mony in connection Herewith. l
know nothing whatever about the
difficulty between Miss Roxie
Stinson and the executor of the
estate Of her divorced husband,
over matters pertaining to the
estate. That matter is in the
courts and will be decided between
them, and l have no interest in
the matter, one way or another,
and know nothing about it.
On Several occasions it has
been intimated by persons, o.
tensibly acting for Miss Roxie
StinsOn, that for a consideration
her silence could be purchased
and any documents in her pos
session could be delivered, all of
which deliberate and serious at.
tempts at blackmail have been
absolutely and Internationally re-
jected.
When Means has concluded his
story 1t will receive our i'm
mediate attention.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
More Denials OF
Means CHARGES

When asked about CASTOR
B. Means testimony before
the DGwgherty committee yes-
terdGy regarding whiskey
permits, Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon said he had
no comment to make.
1T is merely vicious piffle,"
added the Secretary.
NEW YORK, March 49,
Shigeji Fajima, manager Of
Mitsui G Co., emphatically de-
MED today that a representative
Of the firm had paid CASTOR B.
Means 100000 for the purpose
Of stopping Government prose-
ton Of the Standard Aircraft
Company, az alleged by Means
in his testimony before the Sen
ate committee.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
SHENANDOAH IN AERIAL
CIRCUS MEMORIAL DAY

LAKEHURsT, N. j.. March Is
The navy dirigible Shenandoah will
be the central performer in an
aerial circus which will offer thrills
to the public at the naval air sta
ton on Memorial Day, May 30,
Zachary Lansdowne, commander Of
the airship, announces. Commander
Lansdowne's statement confirmed
an announcement to this effect
made by Commander Klein, Of the
station, in a radio address broad.
cast from Newark.
A committee is working on plans
for the circus which will be an
nounced In definite form shortly.
Present plans call for the participa.
ton of three balloons and several
airplanes.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
Letter by Daugherty
Tells Wheeler About
Action on Fight Films

The Department of Justice tOdau
gGve out q copy of a letter sent
to Senator Wheeler under date Of
February 10, 1894, IN regard to
Prtse fight films, along .Uith the
following statement:
"Mr. Wheeler has had this let.
ter and q report ACCOMPANYING
1t. 1t would seem that a story
attempting to impIicate the AZ.
tOrney General with a nIan IN
profit by the use and shinment
OF films would fall and fail before
this report. Senator Wheeler has
not seen fit to make the Ietter
Or the report public"
The letter follows:
February 10, 1924.
Honorable Burton K. wheeIer
United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In compliance with YOUR re-.
quest over the telephone for q
list OF the Dempsey-Carpentie
prize fight film cases which have
been prosecuted to a concIusjor
as we'll as Of those in process Of
prosecution, beg herewith to an.
close with the approval of the
Attorney General the information
asked for by you SO far as it is
disclosed by the records of the
department.
Because Of the methods adopted
by those who We're interested in
the interstate movement Of this
film, speaking generally. there
was no occasion for the United
States attorneys to communicate
with the department with respect
thereto. For this reason it IL
deemed not improbable that there
are other cases in which fines
have been imposed Of which the
department has no record.
Tells Of Methods.
The method Of these people
was for someone to approach
the United States Attorney and
make known to him that he had
such a film and ask about ex.
hibiting 1t. When told that
there had been violation of law
in taking the film from one state
to another the individual calling
upon the United States ATTORNEY
or some other person would offer
to plead guilty.
AS a general rule the depart
ment did not hear Of the cases
until after they had been disposed
OF In count RNA ewing e Ne
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
''Mingle" Dead for Six
Months; Company Is in
Hands of Receivers

NEW YORK, March 15.-TAe
Standard Aircraft Company, in.
volved in the sensational disclosures
made by CASTOR B. Means before
the Daugherty investigation com.
mittee yesterday, is in the hands Of
receivers. according to information
from the office of George Wicker
sham, attorney for the company.
The "Mr. Mingle." named by
Means as president of the company,
has been dead for six months, 1t
was said at Wickersham's office.
At the offices Of Mitsui & Co.,
Japanese bankers said to have
backed the Standard Aircraft Com
pany, and from. one of whose repre-
sentatives Means said he received
100000 to be paid to Jesse Smith,
1t was said all officers of the COM
pany competent to discuss the
charge were tout of the office"
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
BABY"
SEES WOOD
Obtains Written Apology and
Leaves for ''chi" to Buy
Olive Hose.

A pair Of olive stockings and
a penchant for "orange freezes"
caused Miss Olivebelle Hamon,
sixteen-year-old "baby" Of the late
Jake Hamon, to cancel an appoint
ment with Attorney General Harry
Daugherty late yesterday after
noon and rush back to Chicago
in the same whirlwind spirit and
the same irrepressible enthusiasm
with which she came here last
Tuesday morning to clear her
idolized daddy's name OF any
"smidge" Of oil faint.
Storms Wood Again.
Before this inevitable surrender
to the whims Of "Sweet sixteen"
however. Miss Hamon stormed the
President Theater for the second
time on her way to the Union Sta
ton and convinced Leonard Wood,
tr., that a written apology to
show my mother" for defamatory
remarks credited to him concerning
her daddy must be forthcoming.
Reassuring Miss Hamon Of the
sincerity of his verbal recanting
made In the lobby of the theater
Thursday night, Mr.. Wood speedily
consented to comply with her re-
quest, even putting "a little snap
into It,"
Is Good SportswOman.
With the desired document" in
hand, Miss Hamon then exhibited
her sportsmanship by shaking hands
with young Wood and expressing
regret for the biting epithets she
hurled at him when she read state
ments attributed to him in the press
and which, in fact. supplied the in
centive for her unique trip.
Goodness alive, Olivebelle," a
friend who was accompanying her
to the Union Station remarked with
start, you can't leave on this
train. You've forgotten your en-
gagement with the Attorney Gen.
eral."
Unperturbed, Miss Hamon sur
veyed the friend with an amused
and superior light in her eyes:
Called It Off.
''Oh, called him up and called
1t off," she replied, nochalantly
You know yourself 1t would have
been utterly impossible for me to
have seen him under the circum-
stances"
Miss Homan then rushed on to
explain that she had searched every
downtown store for a pair Of olive
stockings. without success. Olive
hosiery, be it known. is the only
appropriate hue to wear with an
olive tinted travelling dress-par-
ticularly when ones name Is olive
belle.
80" concluded Miss Hamon.
shaking her blonde bobbed head
with emphasis. ''you now under
stand perfectly why It was utterly
out of the question for me to call
upon Mr.. Daugherty. Besides. I'm
just dying for an orange freeze
and not one of the Washington
fountains serve them in the same
delectable fashion they do in dear
old Chi"
On Her Way Home.
Aware Of the futility Of arguing
with Miss Olivebelle, the friend was
silent and content, few minutes
later, to watch her on the OBJ
servation car. unaffectedly waving
farewell.
In one hand was clutched the
long enveloped written apology OBJ
tanned from young Wood and in the
other was her constant companion,
the cherished violin which her
daddy" gave her shortly before he
was killed by Clara Hamon Smith.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15

ophthalmascope and IL valued at
$500.
The new clinic opened nearly
month ago and Is conducted by DR..
F. M. billiard free Of charge.
Chester Green, colored, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of violating the
prohibition law before Judge Fred
erick g. Duvall in police court this
morning. He is being held for
action Of the grand jury.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
Slot Machine Owners Fined.

NEW YORK, March Is. - Fifty
one men and seven women, arrested
for having slot machines in candy
stores, pleaded guilty in special SEES
sions yesterday to maintaining
places for gambling. They were
fined $40 each
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
LAY PLANS FOR
ALEXANDRIA
FERRY
Good Hotel for City Also to Be
Sought by Chamber of
Commerce.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 49,
The annual meeting Of the Chamber
Of Commerce was held last night, and
the names Of the newly elected mem.
bers Of the board Of directors an.
nounced as follows: Robert s. Jones,
Carroll Pierce, Julian 7. Williams
Harry Hammond, o. II. Kirk
Charles w. King, e. A. Feldt.
keller, William H. Thomas. R e.
Knight, William A. Moore, jr. and
Charles B. Swan.
It was decided that the main
projects Of the chamber this year
would be the construction of a
ferry across the Potomac river and
the erection Of a suitable hotel in
the city. The board Of directors
will meet Thursday, March 20, to
elect their officers.
It was decided at a meeting of
Alexandria Post, No. "a, Of the
American Legion, last night that the
post should make temporary pro-
vision to take care Of Mrs. Clinton
Riley, whose husband disappeared
March 3. Mrs. c. NJ. Shepperson,
chairman Of the Woman's Auxiliary,
was appointed 10 take care OF the
case.
Motor company, No. s, Of the
Alexandria fire department, will hold
q banquet in the engine house
Wednesday, March 10, to celebrate
the anniversary Of its organization.
City Manager Wilder M. Rich, the
city council, Director Of Public Safe
ty Paul B. Morton and Assistant
Fire Chief Leo Deeton viii be the
guests OF the evening. The com.
mittee In charge Of the celebration
IL ]. M. Duncan, Charles King
]. w. May and Frank Cockrell.
The Franklin Optical Company
Of Washington, D. c., has presented
the new eye, ear. throat and nose
clinic Of the Alexandria health de
partment with a trial optical set
This set contains retinoscope and
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
REV. DIRK LAY
To SPEAK ON
INDIANS
Clarendon Methodist Church
Members to Be Told Of
Arizona PimaS.

CLARENDON, Va, March Is
Rev. Dirk Lay, D. D., q missionary
Of the Presbyterian Church to the
Pima Indians Of Arizona, will con-
duct the IL o'clock services at the
Clarendon Methodist Church tomOr-
row. DR.. Lay will also address tho
Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock tell
ing the children some Of his Indian
stories.
Since 1910 DR.. Lay has lived and
worked among the Pima Indians as
a missionary under the board Of
home missions of the Presbyterian
Church. He is sought by the In
dams as their friend and advisor
in all their difficulties and prob
lens.
During the late world war the
first Arizonian killed in action in
Indian.
The services will DO held in the
new church building, corner Of Clar.
endon avenue south and Taylor ave-
nue..
Announcement Of the newly elect.
ed officers Of Arlington Chapter,
No. SO, o. e. s., Of Cherrydale. IL
as follows: Worthy matron, Mrs.
Alice Topley; worthy patron, Rob.
ert e. Janson; associate nnatron,
Mrs. Sarah Parker; secretary, Mrs.
Mary Hutson; treasurer, Mrs. Dora
Prender; conductress, Mrs. Dell4
Schutt. A public installation viii
be held on Monday night at the
Firemen's Hall at 8 o'clock.
A novel social affair is slated for
Monday night, when the Martha
Wilson Circle, Ladies Aid Society
Of the Clarendon Methodist Church,
will render "Paddy's Poverty Party
in the basement Of the new church
corner of Clarendon and Taylor ave
nues. A general jollification Is
planned, in keeping with the spirit
Of st. Patrick's Day, and everybody
is expected to come in funny cos
| tune.
There will be q prize for the
"tackiest" costume, but fines are to
be melted out to those not appearing
in costume.
The regular stated communication
Of Columbia Lodge, No. 2S6, A. r
and A. NJ, Of Clarendon, will be
held in the Masonic Temple Monday
night at 8 o'clock.
The March meeting Of tho Mt
Olivet-Mulhall Citizens Association
will be held at the home of L. G.
Denslow Of MulhalI on Monday
night at 8 o'clock.
TIL Park Lane Citizens Associa
ton will give a st. Patrick's dance
Monday night at 200 Lee Highway
Dancing will start at $50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
SO Killed in Train Crash.

DELHI, India, March 15.4Fifty
persons were killed and fifty injured
when a passenger train was blown
from a bridge three miles from Ba.
reilly today during a storm. Many
cars were submerged.
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
To Suggest Abdication.

ATHENS, March 15.-An the
royalist deputies in the national
assembly left today for Rumania to
suggest to King George that he
The Washington times., 1924-03-15
0RDUNA SEIZURE FIRST MOVE IN AIGE
Daugherty Replies to
Startling Testimony

Attorney General Harry NJ DOagherty has ssed the following
statement sensational testimony before the
nrttee that IS he1TIn0 chur0es against him:
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

At a dinner in Long Beach one
night, C. B. Wilson of Flagstaff, was
among the speakers. C. B. made one
of his ringing speeches. Then the
next speaker quietly announced
when called upon that when he and
Mr.. Wilson had been asked to speak
at the dinner they had entered into
an agreement that they would ex-
change speeches-that Mr.. Wilson
would write his speech and he would
write Mr.. Wilson's speech. But, !"
he said, though l carried out my
part of the contract, and Mr.. Wilson
has just delivered, word for word, the
speech that wrote for him, he failed
to prepare one for me, and so / have
none" Then he sat down.
Next morning one of Mr.. Wilson's
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

isn't, it's good enough to re-tell:
During the World war a negro was
appointed orderly to an officer of the
American expeditionary forces in
France. He was warned that he must
be polite and tactful to all who came
to the captains headquarters. After
the officer had gone out, Sam hunted
up a friend and told him of his new
job. Then he said:
"What did the white man mean
when he say fob me to be polite but
tactful 2"
Bill answered: "Ah'll enlighten you
alps intelleck. When All was in New
Yark All was engaged one day in
shofferin' vacuum cleannah in de
Walledoff Castoria and suddenly All
opened de baf room doah and dere
sot woman in de baf tub. All grabs
dat doah handle quick, pulls it to me
an says Excuse me, subj Dat sex-
cuse me- was jes plain politeness, but
believe me, boy, dat sSuh,' was tact I"
Tom Stahl says the meanest man
that lives used to be resident here.
He was too stingy to buy coal or wood
but every day used to take coupla
pals and go down to the railroad
track and make up faces at the fire
men.
Brother Etter of Dead Mans Flat
was telling US Sunday about the time
he went bass fishing with Brother
The Coconino sun., 1924-04-04

Osborne of Fort Valley, and just be-
fore they started home, Brother Os-
borne had another man throw him
five bass, baseball fashion, and he
caught them in his hands, then said:
Now | can tell the family caught
'em. I may be poor fisherman, but
Pm no liar"
When a man has a rip in his pants
and three buttons off his vest, phil
osophises Ben Doney, it's time for
him to get married or get a divorce
No, John, gniess isn't pronounced
gniess. It's pronounced gniess, to
rhyme with grease, or police.
There was a crowd standing around
in the office of Ed Babbitt's garage
talking, and all of a sudden Ed ran
out into the garage room like the OF
Nick was after him. Everybody
thought there was a fire, but it later
developed that Ed had overheard Joe
Wight say something about some
body's goat eating tin can.
Frank Harrison, county attorney,
tells about an old darkey minister
down in the south where he used to
live who kept annoying his bishop
with appeals for help. Finally the
bishop told him to cut out the appeals.
A few days latter the bishop got
letter from him, as follows:
"This amt no appeal. 1t is a re-
port. | have no pants"
Danny Campbell and Danny Francis
were going to travelling variety
show in Phoenix one night recently,
writes Harry Brewer, and they hap
pened to notice as they went to the
box office early to get good seats that
big van of trunks were being un-
loaded. They asked what all those
trunks were used for, and were told
they contained the costumes of the