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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
View of Main Street of
Essex, Iowa, the Dance
less, Showless Town
w h ere Everything
Closes at 9 O'clock
in the Evening.

only three people
have been arrested in
Essex for drunken
ness !"
With its population
of us Essex has four
churches. every
man, wo m an and
child in Essex goes to
church," proclaimed
til g Rev. Holman.
owe need more
churches to combat
the restless spirit of
evil that has become
manifest"
Esscx's two banks
have resources of
two million dollars.
"And not a cent of
this shall be used to
promote a dance hall,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

a theatre or a motion picture den,"
Stormed the Rev. Holman.
Shortly after the meeting Miss Eng
strom was ousted from her boarding
house. The liberals hailed her as their
Joan of Arc. Families were divided on
the great issue. w. j. Nelson, a brother
of the person who asked Miss Engstrom to
seek another home, gallantly rendered his
own hearth, and Bertha became his
boarder
"If this he treason" deficd the liberal
half of the Nelson family, make the most
of it,
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fenslve again. They decided to hold
another dance on st. Patrick's Day, in
connection with the Market Day celebra-
ton of the Commercial Club. Announce
ment of the dance was made by the In
dependent.
The Rev. Holman and his legions massed
in a solid attack. They prevailed upon the
Commercial Club to ban the dance. But
the news had spread and unheard of
crowds poured into Essex ST. Patrick's
Day. The number of visitors was esti-
mated at six thousand, almost eight times
the population of the town. Most of the
fair crowd came to dance.
They were permitted to hold foot
races, drink lemonade, eat cornballs and
ring canes. But no dancing The modernists
of Essex are insurgents, but they're law
abiding citizens. The dance was barred
and they could do nothing about it. No
soul was so hardy among them as to start
a Boston Tea Party in Essex.
But the breaking up of that dance the
young folks hoped to hold in the garage
drew the lines very sharply at the forth
coming election. The advanced members
of the community put forward a candi-
date for Mayor, who declared that the
opera house would be open for modern
amusements if he was elected.
w. d. Gay was put forward as candi-
date for Mayor by the old, stand-pat ele-
mentS, and he ran on no-show- no movie
no-dance platform. Mr.. Gay was elected
and there will be no movies or dances in
"Spotlcss Town"
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Those who had been figur-
ing on an armistice realized
that all hope was gone. 1t
was war now, war to the
bitter end. In his sermon the
following Sunday, the Rev.
Holman warned:
"Tf you allow a dance or
movie to creep into the lives
of our young folks, you are
working right along with the
devil and can be classed as
one of his agents."
J. S. Norstrum, president
of the Commercial Club, ex-
pressed it more mildly when
he said:
eve have gotten along for
twenty years without dances,
and nobody has died from not
dancing. So why change the
laws of Essex"
The modernists found an
ally in the Essex Independent,
owned by couple of young
outlanders from Chicago. The
Independent espoused the
martyrdom of Bertha. eng
strom and Enlightenment" be-
came the slogan. They were
emboldened to take the of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

A Ii her life pretty seyenteen-ycarOd Edith Mildred
~ Aston Of Denver COL has had every of those lux
ures that most girls her age only dream about.
The finest fur the oveest have been hers for
the asking She has travelled every country the globe She
has been educated the worlds fashionable private
schools. Her slightest whim has been promptly satisfied if
money-no matter how much money-could do it.
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But that dance was like firing on Fort
Sumter.
War broke out at sun-up. Paul Re
veres in fivvers bounced along the roads
summcning standpatters. The telephone
exchange had the busiest day of its his
tory. The assembly of the conservatives
took place at St. Johns Lutheran Church.
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o'clock battle cry was cried. The curfew
had not rung last night, but from then on
it would ring at nine o'clock Essex was
spOtlcss, and its patriotic citizens proposed
to keep it spotless.
Essex is in the vicinity where is grown
the taIlest and finest corn in the world
But none of it is used to make whiskey,"
Numbered the Rev. Holman, Gin two years
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

Miss Rita Otis, the
Accomplished Stage
Dancer One of the
Town Girls Had
Seen and Proposed
to Take to the Town
Dance to Show the
Girls the Charleston
and Some Other
Modern Steps.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

conservative pastor of
the town, Rev. Fl. A.
Holman. The Henry
Ford old-time dance was
condemned. The nine
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
GERMANS DR|F I
To LEFT
BY s. DUNBAR WEYER
international News Service
(copyright, 1926, by International
News ServiCs1


BERLIN, Jan. 21.-German ma.
tionalism is drifting slowly and
steadily in the direction Of Moscow.
Millions Of patriotic law abiding
Germans are in grave danger of
espousing bolshevism. And. they
are prepared to do this because they
have been led to believe it is the
only way from slavery to free
DOM"
In this connection the systematic
propaganda On the part of The ma.
tionalist press against the Dawes
plan, against Wall Street. and
American things generally. which
has been working hand in hand
with the rawlings of German com.
munists against slavery and ex-
rlcitation by capitalists, surpass
even the widest rantings Of Rote
Fahne, the communist newspaper.
The danger Of sudden Swing
to the left" in Germany is much
graver than is generally realized
abroad Through unquestionably
reliable sources it has been learned
that we'll formulated plans exist,
the execution of which would throw
Europe into a new and bloody war.
These plans provide that in the
event of Russo Polish conflict
which might arise at any moment,
a German volunteer army number
ing about a quarter of million
would overrun Poland and join
hands with the Soviets.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21

crippled farm hand, but he reached
the house too late to save Mrs.
Dewar Reed, As, the mother, and
Mrs. Irma Eaton, "a, the sister.
Lytle grappled with Hart. and
they fought for more than an hour
with neither gaining a decided ad.
vantage, Lytle told police.
Finally, bleeding and exhausted,
Lytle broke away from Reed and
barricaded himself in the barn loft.
When the father and Ambrose
Reed, the brother, returned home
they found the doors and windows
of the house barricaded with furni-
ture. Hart refused to admit them.
Fights With Brother
Informed by Lytle, who had left
his hiding place in the barn, OF the
double Staying, Ambrose, the older
brother who heretofore had been
able to control Hart, broke win
dow and crawled, through. despite
serious cuts about the head in
flicted by the maniac.
The slayer than broke from the
house, with his father And brother
close behind, and ran to a. neigh
boring farm whore he set fire to
the barn and continued to a nearby
woods where he secreted himself.
The maniac was captured when
a member Of the posse knocked him
unconscious with blow on the
head with g fence rail.
As he was being taken to jail,
he broke away from five State and
city, police and county detectives
and was only oyerpowered after q
desperate struggle.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21

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The Washington times., 1926-01-21

The Bureau of Standards received
complaints and inquiries from many
sections of the country.
1t was discovered that during
the hours when reception conditions
were worst-from 10 p. M, January
Is, to a. M. January 14---the sun
was hiding behind the moon on the
other side of the world.
The result WAS practical paralysis
for one of Americas most popular
entertainments.
The influence of the eclipse. Wis
ible in Sumatra and other sections
OF the Far East, was vastly more
pronounced on radio broadcasting in
this country. than was the sim
liar solar phenomenon of January
Is. 1925. which covered northeast
ern United States with its weird
shadow.
So it was that radio amateurs of
this country detected the most inn
portant effect of the eclipse, while
distinguished scientists. headed by
DIR. C. G. Abbot, OF Smithsonian In.
stitution, had Travelled half way
around the globe to pry into such
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
ADVERTISEMENT
Painful Rheumatic
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Discoverer Tells Druggist Not to
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James II. Allen. of 26 Forbes ST.
Rochester, N. Y, suffered for years
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He finally decided. after years OF
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With this idea in mind he consulted
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He freely gave his discovery. which
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The Washington times., 1926-01-21
HEBREW. HOME FOR AGED
MAY TRANSFER CHARTER

Election of officers for the COM
ing year and consideration Of the
transferring of all assets and LA.
bilities Of the present Hebrew Home
for the Aged chartered under the
laws of the District OF Columbia to
q new corporation under the laws
Of the State Of Maryland will be
taken up at a meeting Of the
board Of directors OF the home to
be held next Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Friends of the organization are
invited to attend the meeting TO
be held at the new home at Elev-
enth street and Spring Road North.
west.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
LEGION PLANS
PARIS VISIT

Back to Paris--to the gay mad
emoiselles and the cheerful frog
gies," of another year; but not back
in 60 cubic feet, or less of space In
ships hold, to hunks in stables
and rides in crowded box cars. It's
back to Paris in style for the
American Legion next year, and
Stuart Walcott Post No. 10 Of the
District Is planning to put on the
dog" with as near 100 per cent
attendance OF its 500 members as
possible, when the Legion tricks to
France In September, 1927.
The Walcott Post Legionnaires
have acted on the plan adopted at
the last American Legion conven.
ton to arrange with local hank
for the reception OF deposits, on
the christmas Savings Fund"
plan, for members who want to
make the pilgrimage to Paris. The
Continental Trust Company has
been designated as the depository
for members OF the Wolcott Post,
and deposits of from SO to $40 q
week will build up to the sum
necessary for expenses, by Septem.
Der, 1927, when the specially char
tered ships of the Legion will leave
for France. Floyd G. Caskey Is IN
charge OF the trip for the Post.
The French Convention TraVel'
Committee OF the Legion, came to.
Washington yesterday and called on
President Coolidge, to tell him OF
the plans for the pilgrimage TO
France. Visits also were paid by
the committee to the new French
Ambassador, Henri Berenger ana
Assistant Secretary OF War Han
ford MacNider, past commander
of the Legion. The committee
members told President Coolidge
that more than 80. 900 Legionnatres
are expected to make the pilgrim
age 10 France next year. \
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
FANATIC YOU I /
| KILLS MO Their
nv international News Service

BEAVER Pa, Jan. 21.-With his
mother and sister lying dead, await
ing burial, Hart Reed, ~. Is nelo "
the county jail here today CHARGED
with staying them with butcher
Formal charge of first degree
murder was to be preferred loday,
Friday.
family to be a religious fanatic,
insane, and county officials express
the opinion that he never viii race
trial on the murder charge.
During the absence Of his father
and brother from home. young Reed
was seized with a mania according
TO the story related to officers, and
attacked his mother and sister with
the butcher knife.
Cripple Hears Screams
Their screams and his shouts OF
rage attracted Emmett Lyle. q
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
IOTTI|IGS FROM
alexandria

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Jan. 1ls---
The city council this afternoon VIII
take the ordinance for the issuance
E.of $50 900 In bonds for improve.
ments already made and $S7 ,0O0 TOR
the new bridge over Hunting Creek.
1t is expected that the question or
the survey OF Hoofs Run viii be
decided today also. An ordinance
governing control Of streets In sub
divisions Will come up Tor the
first reading.
DR.. Z. b. F'oulks, city aealth Of
ficer, is celebrating his I'D birth
day. He is the oldest active city
official
The meeting 81 the representa-
tives of the boards of supervisors
OF the counties Of Fairfax I'rince
William, Fauquier, Culpeper. and the
city Of Alexandria decided yester.
day to begin work on the c5nsoli,
dated aInlsllouse In the spring. At
Is proposed to have three units, one
for white, one for colored, and q
hospital. The estimated cost win be
about x50, 900, which viii be divided
among the counties in proportion TO
the average number Of inmates Of
the county poorhouses.
Y Harry Hites, Washington news
paper man, addressed the weekly
meeting OF the Kiwanig Club this
afternoon In the Chamber Of Com
merce auditorium.
Thieves night before last stole Il
Ford sedan belonging to c. w.
(lsMearar AIT Sollfh VVaahif4 nsknn st
and left two bicycles in its place.
One Of the bicycles il, Of the kind
used by the Washington police.
The car was recovered yesterday at
James Arlington, grOser on
North Henry Street, reported TO the
police that four negroes yesterday.
stole his bread box, with forty
loaves OF break and cakes, took IT
out on the commons, broke It open,
and stole twenty loaves. The box
was recovered this morning., with.
the rest Of the bread.
Four delegates from the local
Chamber OF Commerce, Claude ~.
Fletcher, u. II. Williams, Harry
Hammond, and John w. May, are
attending the second annual meet
ing OF the State Chamber os Com
merce in Richmond.
The Railroad Brotherhood yester.
day served a banquet To Harry
Brown, who has been a member Sc
the organization FOR forty wears.
About 100 guests attended the din
T1er at Odd Fellows Hall.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21

secrets as the sun was willing tC
disclose.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Milk Only For Babies
Brain Workers
Are Advised
Rx InfernationnI Newa Service

LONDON, Jan. 21.-Tne
glass of milk is the enemy Of
the brain worker"
This is the considered opinion
of DR.. Charles E. Hecht, secre-
tary of the Food Education
Society, who has recently given
teachers list of dietetic don'ts.
Cheese, butter and cream
are most valuable articles of
diet" said DR.. Hecht, "but milk
is a food for babies and not
men,"
So-called ''brain-fag" is in
most cases due to errors of
diet, DIR. Hecht says. Neglect
of exercise and rest is an addi-
tional factor.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
DISCOURAGED BY CHRONIC STOMACH ILLS,
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The Washington times., 1926-01-21

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The Washington times., 1926-01-21
KILLED BY TROLLEY,
SAVING COMPANION

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.John
Catherwood, 90. was killed by q
trolley car after lingering on the
tracks to save the life Of a com.
panion
Police are investigating.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Su11atra Eclipse Put
RadioHere ON Blink
By ROBERT s. THoRNBURGH

queer trick the played American radio enthusiasts
the night of January 49, disclosed today by Dr. j. II.
Dellnger, of the United States Bureau of Standards.
Although the night apparently radio perfect few
receiving operators able get distant stations,
fading and close range reception poor
The Washington times., 1926-01-21

The Railroad Brotherhood yester.
day served banquet ia Harry
Brown. who has been a member 81
the organization FOR forty wears.
About 160 guests attended the din
Iier at Odd Fellows Hall.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Flremen Badly fIurt

VTGO, Spain, Jan. 21.Severa1
firemen were believed mortaIly IA.
jured. and twenty.fOur aiItomobiIes
destroyed in a fire which demolished
the city's largest garage.
Evening star., 1926-03-17
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Evening star., 1926-03-17
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ual street near edge OF Rock Creek
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Evening star., 1926-03-17
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