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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
EvERYRonY HAPPY

LITTLE Buddy Cohen has always been
taught courtesy, so the other day
his mother was surprised to see him
come home from school with tear
stained face.
why Buddy, you must have been
whipped in school today"
Yes" said Buddy, but it didn't
hurt
But you certainly have been
crying"
"Oh, sure! I wanted to let the
teacher have a little pleasure out
of it."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
WOYTHY or HIS HIRE

The plumber worked and the helper
stood helplessly looking on He was
learning the business. This was his
first day.
Say he inquired, "do you charge
for my timer
Certainly, boob came the reply.
But haven't done anything
The plumber, to fill in the hour,
had been looking long at the finished
job with {: lighted candle. Handing
the two inches of it that We're still
unburned to. the helper, he saia,
witheringly, '"Here-if you gotta be
so damned conscientious-blo that
OUT"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
CAUSE FOR DOUBT

Wit is usually brief and often
unconscious, as in the case of Art
Accord the western star, in a recent
automobile wreck When Art came
to he looked around and asked,
Where tam I?'
"This is number 49," replied the
nurse.
'Room or cell?" Art wanted 70
know.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
Abe Martin

Fh craze fer silk hose, an th'
d0In' away with hips am underwear,
nave Jest about put TIN cotton an;
corn farmer ON th' hummer. IFS
hard t. tell which is th' busiest.
tn l"vim' cup factories or th' divorce
mills.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
wHERE ILLNESS WAS BLISS

The following story in Chauncey
NJ. Depew's Memoirs" was told to
him by General Grant:
MY friend, Senator Nye OF Nevada,
spoke through Connecticut in my
interest in the last campaign. Nye
was free liver, though not dis
sipated man, and a very excellent
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

the young men, but I have touch
of malaria now and then myself
Then she went to the tea-caddy and
pulled out bottle of brandy. The
senator by this time was in perfect
harmony with himself and the whole
world"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

Now we are told that the Dutch,
not the Scottish brought the game
of golf to America. Well, that
doesn't beat the Dutch, either.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
THE BRUTE!

Haberdasher-And will one collar
be sufficient madam?
Mrs. Higgins-Do you insinuat &c,
yonng man, have esmoreA than one
husband!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE
A RARE BARGAIN

We have but little cash to spare
To crafty our modest cravings,
Our room, our clothes, our frugal fare
Reduce tremendously our savings
We do not care for painting, much
OF porceiains we are no collector
Nor do we fancy prints and such
The thing we yearn for is a spectre.
They say that they are cheap today
In many European castles
With knights and ladies one time gay
And thronged with soldiers, serfs
and vassals--
Are ghosts which grimace, pose and
grin,-
Real ghosts, with white and bony
faces,
Which, like the hangings, are thrown
When wealthy people buy the
places.
And so we're saving day by day
Each day hungry and a dry one
Until enough is laid away
Which shall enable us to buy one
And then well proudly bring him
home,
And smile in happy eXultation
When in the night we hear him roam
About our humble habitatien.
At midnight he shall haunt our
friends
And set their frightened flesh
acreeping-
When from the rafters he descends
Upon them, as they lie there Sleep
ing,
And though of course we shall not
boast
When we relate his gruesome
The fact that we possess a ghost
VIII give us quite bit of glory.
WARNING
Flappers are told that bootleg
whiskey ruins the complexion, which
VIII cause them to be careful not
to spill any of it on their powder
puffs.
PROBABLY
Wonder if the queen writes back
to Roumania, Having a grand time.
wish you We're here?"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

DR. l.. w. Downs is In Phoenix
attending a meeting of the state
Dental association.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

There's Mars, and no one in sight,
inc astronomers report. Maybe they
are hiding out from raiders.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

James Ncgri is rejoicing today
over the advene of a son and heir
at his home in the Calumet addi-
ton
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

a potato with perfectly shaped
head body and feet has been un-
earthed in Kansas. We have seen
prunes with the same qualifications
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
BSA|)ibIRE8(

Lots Of young men who go 10
college to get degrees get them
below zero.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

Mrs. a. w. Cole, wife of ;hs chief
tion returned yesterday from
Phoenix, where she has been visit
ing her husband.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

Famous last lines The squirrels
are gathering unusually heavy sup
plies of nuts this year. 1t looks
like hard one, boys.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
Sixteen Years Ago

Mrs. w. w. Samson and Mrs.
Jewell were business visitors in
Courtland yesterday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11
PROBABLY

Wonder Il the queen writes back
to Roumania, Having a grand time.
Wish you were here?"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

WARNING
Flappers are told that bootleg
whiskey ruins the complexion, which
Will cause them to be careful not
to spill any of it on their powder
puffs
Evening star., 1926-05-08
REED DENOUNCES
. LEAGUE AND DRyS
Senator, Speaking in Phi|a-
deIphia, Also Assai|s States
Rights Loss.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May S.-A bitter
attack on the eighteenth amendment,
the Volstead act, the League of Ma
tions and American adherence to the
World Court, coupled with a plea
for the return to the principles of
local self-government featured an ad-
dress here last night by Senator
James A. Reed, Democrat, Of Mis-
souri,, held under the auspices of the
Philadelphia committee for modif1ca-
ton of the Volstead act
In some circles it was intimated
that the meeting was held for the
purpose of advancing the candidacy
of Representative William S. Ware of
this city for the Republican senatorial
nomination, but Senator Reed refrain
ed from making any particular ref
erence to the local political situation.
The wisdom of having all power and
authority vested in bureaus, boards
and commissions in Washington was
questioned by Senator Reed, who as
serted the movement need progress
but q little further and State gov
ernment may as we'll cease to exist
and all authority be assumed by the
tribunals of the Government"
Referring to prohibition, he de-
MED that he was wet" in the sense
that the term is often. applied but
desires "aS earnestly as any on" cife
Lhe promotion Of fIampecancA."
Evening star., 1926-05-08
ATHLETE SUICIDE
AFTER PISTOL DUEL
Quarrel With Wife Over His
Previous Marriage Is
Blamed.
n the Associafed Press

BY the Associated freSS.
EASTON, Pa. May S.--A quarrel
with his wife, who, It was said, at
tempted to leave him VIXEN she learn
ed he had been married before, cul
minated in the suicide OF Walter G.
Ackroyd, former foot ball star OF La.
faytte College, from wLicn he was
graduated in 1923, Ackroyd shot him
self yesterday, at his farm at Sparta,
y. J.
A brief pistol duel between Aclroyd
and William Taylor. q NV Jersey
state policeman, preceded the suicide.
Taylor had been searching for Acll-
royd on the complaint OF Mrs. Ack-
royd, who said her husband had threat
eued to shoot her.
Ackroyd was found barricaded in a
room in his farmhouse, and when he
refused to come out, TAYLOR broke
the door open. Taylor, with his gun
drawn. faced Ackroyd. who stood in
the doorway, with a pistol in his hand
Both men fired twice. but the shots
missed. Then Ackroyd stepped back
and shot himself in the head.
About five years ago, While still at
coT1ege, Ackroyd married Miss May
Orr, q daughter of Rev. and Mrs
Joseph II. Orr of PhillipSburg, n. T.
The had three children, and are un-
derstood to have been divorced. A few
months ago he married again. his
second wife's name being reported as
Martin and again as Griffin. She for
tnerly lived at Orange, y. j.
After leaving college Ackroyd taught
school on the Pacific Coast for a year
During the World War he served with
the American eXpeditiOnary forces.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
us. JUDGE: ACCUSED
| OF INFLUENCE SALE
Isaac N. Meekins Charged
With "Tax-FMing" While
Alien Property Counsel.

By the Associated Press.
Impeachment and alien property
awards were linked in a petition 10
the House yesterday by Daniel F.
Hickey, former employe of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, income taX
unit, for removal from office of Fed
eral Judge Isaac NJ. Meekins of III"
eastern district of North Carolina.
The petition charged that JudGr
Meekns acted as a tax fiXer" while
general counsel for the alien properjN
custodian under Thomas w. Miller 10y
Selling his political influence" with
David II. Blair. commissioner of il
ternal revenue, and probably with
other officials of TIP Government"
Mr.. Hickey declared that the judGe
received an annual salary of $4,000 a.
a voting trustee in the Roessler \
Haslacher Chemical Co. when hold
ings of some of the company's stock
holders were seized by the alien prop-
erty custodian, and that he succeeded
in having a ruling on the company
tax returns reversed, for which lie i
alleged to have TGcsived mot less thar
$50 900 for his services"
Violations of moral and legal ethiC>
in handling other matters while asso
ciated with the alien property Gus
todian are alleged as the basis for the
request for the judges removal from
office and such other action that the
evidence may call for
In his petition Hickey set forth tlla
Judge Meekins, after resigning in De
cember, 1921, as counsel, became
''liquidator of enemy ensurance com
panies," the position given him ~
Miller. ''affording salary OF S10.oOu
a year plus $500 a month for en-
penses.'
He also asserted that the Judge and
Commissioner Blair were two OF the
big four" in North Carolina Repubi-
can politics.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
% DISTRICT KIWANlANS
VISIT FREDERICKSBURG
Annual Interclub Session Held
With Groups Also From Alexan-
dria and Manassas.

kiwanians of the Capital District,
which comprises the District of Co
umbia, Maryland. Delaware and Viz
sinia, yesterday celebrated their an
nual interclub session with group
gatherings of clubs as the guests OF
neighboring clubs.
Twenty three members of the
Kiwanis Club of Washington, to-
gether with members of the Alex
ander and Manassas Clubs, Joined
with the Fredericksburg Club at the
Princess Anne Hotel Fredericksburg,
Va
Addresses were made by Julian
lanes, president of the Fredericks-
burg Club; Judge J. NJ. II. Willis,
vice president; Eli SWaverly. repre-
senting the Manassas Club: Mark
I.ansburGh. president of the Wash
irston Club. and State Senator Floyd
King of Clifton Forge, Va.
At /: 80 O'Clock members of Kiwanis
clubs throughout the district stood
at attention and repeated the
Americans Greed" by William Tyler
Page.
In addition to Mr.. Lansburgh,
Washington members at the meeting
included Harry kimball. past presi-
dent, and George Winslow, secretary.
For pedestrians every year is Leap
Aear. l9MadaTs, . --.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
CHINESE CABINET
IS AGREED UPON
Yen to Resign as Premier in
Favor of Ii, Who Will Keep
Other Ministers.
BY the Associated Press.

PEKING, May S.-An emergency
cabinet has been agreed on and is
expected to be announced soon. It
will be headed by W. w. Yen.
premier, who will resign Immediately
in favor of Ii Ching-li former civil
governor of Chihli Province and
chief allied commander against the
Kuominchun (national army. 1t is
reported.
Practically all members of the Yen
cabinet functioning at the time of
the Feng Yu-hsiang coup will be
recalled to their posts, together with
wellington Koo, foreign minister and
former Minister to Washington.
The coalition Of the allied forces
with the Kuominchun, with the ex
ception of Feng Yu-hsiang. is pre-
,iicted. Preliminary to peace, the
Kuominchun must submit to dis
armament, after which it's forces will
be distributed among the troops of
Marshal Chang Tso-lin, Manchurian
war lord, and Marshal Wu-pei-fu.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
FACTORY is BURNED.
Box Plant Damaged-Home r.
ported Robbed During Fire.

Fire in box factory at 201 NJ street
northeast. property of Theodore Ian
gohr, Bradbury Heights, abou'
$3.50 O'Clock this morning, did 81 .00C
damage. Considerable headway had
been gained before the fire was dis
covered
Hundreds of old boxes and many
that were ready for shipment were
destroyed. and the machinery ais
was damaged.
Theft of $S25 was reported at thu
home of Frank BraXton. 7O3 Smith
row. where fire occurred yesterda ,
afternoon. BraXton told the police
that $775 waa secreted between mat
tresses. while the remainder was hid
den beneath a rug.
An overheated oil stove was re
sponsible for the fire. The property
damage was 50 900.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
Over 200 Places PadlOcked i'm New York
ThrOugh gh Evidence of Private Dry Agents


Federal Attorney Emory r. Buck
ner's Office.
AS to the propriety of a private
organization doing law enforcement
work, Mr.. Fisher said: g..
"Mr. Buckner feels, and so do l,
that religious bodies were respon-
sihle for prohibition and they ought
to be big enough to come forward
and help be responsible for enforce
ment until the Government has an
organization that really can take
care Of it,"
Tie leagues agents receive from
$45 to $50 a week plus the cost Of
liquor and other expenses.
Whether Broadway was dry. in the
wake of raids on more than SO places
yesterday, was a matter of opinion.
Mr.. Buckner declined to comment on
a report that there were now more
speake2sies along Broadway than
ever before. He said that since he
had no means of taking such a cen
sus he could not express an opinion.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
MAN AND WIFE KILLED.

BRISTOL, Va, May Cp).-Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Meeks of Erwin. Tenn,
were killed at noon yesterday when
the car in which they were riding to
Erwin from Bluefield, w. Va, was
struck by Norfolk and Western pas
senger train at the grade crossing
near Abingdon, Va. Mrs Meells was
killed Instantly. While her h. l." nd
died a few minutes later.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
ORDERED .ELECTROCUTED.
Negro to Pay Penalty for Attack
on Elderly Woman.

RALEIGH, n. c., May R).-
Convicted of attacking an aged
white woman, James Jeffreys, 19-
year-old negro yesterday was SEN
fenced by Judge NJ. v. Bornh'l,
presiding over the Wake Superior
Court, to be electrocuted at State S
Prison July g. The prisoner denied
his guilt throughout the trial. and no
tice of appeal was filed by his at
torneys. The attack was alleged to
have been perpetrated during De-
eember, 1925. The negro was ar
rested and identified by the alleged
victim about three weeks ago.
This death penalty is the first to
have been imposed in this CC 'mty in
m2Ee Man seven XsALs. -. -
Evening star., 1926-05-08
65 Princeton Seniors Ready to Marry
Girls With Money; p Ask "How Much?''

the easiest course of study and mod
ern European history the hardest.
The ma jority perfer tennis as the
sport to play and foot ball as the
game to watch.
Walter b. Booth of OWensboro. Ky,
was chosen best all-around man as
we'll as the most thorough gentleman,
the most popular man and the big
gest politician of the class.
Richard r. Quay Of Sewickley, Pa,
the seniors decided. was the most re-
spected man, besides enjoying the dis
tinction of being the handsomest.
Thomas C. Clark of Canton. Ohio,
was chosen as the best dressed man.
The class averages % years and
months in age and % of them ad-
mitted they were engaged to be mar
ried.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
Rv the Associated Press.

PRINCETON, N. j., May S.-Sixty-
five members of the senior class of
Princeton University would marry for
money 141 would not, and the re-
naming % would-providing the sum
was satisfactory, it was revealed by
a vote tabulated for the Nassau Her
aid, class yearbook.
The favorite amusement Of almost
half the class was bridge, the rest pre-
ferring reading and golfing.
Don Juan was named as the fav-
orite poem. Byron was the world s
best poet in their opinion, and Words
worth the worst. Norma Shearer was
voted their favorite movie actress
with Eleanor Boardman running sec
ond.
The ajority considered evolution
Evening star., 1926-05-08
Witos to Seek Cabinet.

WARSAW, May 8 R.-vincent
Witos, twice premier of Poland, in
1920 and in 1923, has accepted the
task of trying to form d new minis
try to succeed that of Count Skrzyn-
ski, which resigned over a quest ion
of financial policy lost month.
Evening star., 1926-05-08


NEW YORK, May S.-Privately
employed agents who drink "a little,
but not too much, get evidence III
night clubs for Federal padlocks, it
is revealed by the Rev. Harry B.
Fisher. president of the New York
Civic League. ...
Five employees of the league. he
said. have brought about paddock
proceedings against more than 200
places. Their salaries and expenses
since last September amount to $780,
600.
The way we work is to get intro
duced IN places where liquor is sold
said Mr.. Fisher. Our men then
obtain cards ana brinf; prohibition
agents Our underc0ver men are
never revealed and step out of the
scene as soon as the Federal agents
have secured evidence"
The league works directly from
Evening star., 1926-05-08
LOS ANGELES TESTED.
Navy Dirigible Flown for More
Than Three Hours.

LAKEHURST. N. j.. May CP).--
The dirigible Los Angeles was released
from the mooring mast late yesterday
and cruised over the training field
for a few hours. Technicians sta
toned on top of the hangar made OBJ
seEyations.
The craft was brought down after
three hours and half in the air and,
although the wind caused some trouble
in getting the ship into the hangar, it
was accomplished without event.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
PLEA TO U. S. WORKERS.
"Big Bill' Haywood Asks Ameri-
cans to Support British Strikers.

CHICAGO. May 9 R-William
Big BID Haywood. former head of
the Industrial Workers of the World,
who fled to Russia to escape a p ison
sentence for wartime seditiOn. sent a
message to Communist headquarters
here yesterday urging the workers of
America" to support the British gen
eral strike. His cablegram was re-
ceived by the Workers party, of which
William u. Foster Is the head.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
Honor for Jeanne D'Arc.

Jeanne Dare day tomorrow will he
observed by the Society of the F'riends
of France by placing a floral wreath
on the Jeanne Dare Monument In
Meridian Hill Park. The wreath VIII
bear the tricoiol Of France.
Evening star., 1926-05-08
Danville Hotel to Cost $40O, 900.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, May S.-A con-
tract is to be awarded on Monday for
Danville's new hotel to be built by To-
cal interests. Fifteen bids are expect
ed on the project which will cost
about $d0o, 900. VIA he hotel will be
4 theateEs
Evening star., 1926-05-08
COTTON OIL PLANT FIRE.
S50O,oO Loss to Company Located
Near Norfolk, Va.

NORFOLK, Va, May UP.-Two
of the three main buildings compris-
ing the Norfolk Cotton Oil Co, at
Money Point. just outside the city.
were destroyed by fire last night, with
loss estimated at a quarter of a
million dollars.
The company manufactures fer
tilizer, cotton Oil and cotton Oil edible
products. Origin of the fire had not
been determined. The flames, because
Of the distance from the city of the
plant, got big start and firemen
were able only to save the third Of
the main buildings.
Evening star., 1926-05-08

Every mother thinks there is no
baby like her own; and everx other
plolheE is glad that 4here-jsnh
Evening star., 1926-05-08

For pedestrians every year is Leap
Aear. nowadays, . .-.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-04-22
Minor Burglary At
Terry Rooming House

A small burglary was commit
ted at the Terry rooming house
Wednesday night about midnight
or later. The offender lifted a
screen from one of the side Win
dows and entered the room occu-
pied by William Young of Vida.
Mr.. Young's trousers containing
his watch, about a dollar in change,
an endorsed check and some check
stubs were taken. The trousers
we're later located in the alley
back of the rooming house and the
watch on the window ledge of
one of the rooms. The change
and checks are still missing. Lo-
cal officers have been on the trail
of a suspect today but when ar
rested and searched no evidence
was found and he will probably be
released from Jail unless more evil
dence is found.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-04-22
NEW SETTLERS ARRIVE

John Greufe pronounced
Grive), his wife, five sons and a
arrived Sunday morning
from Montrose, Missouri. Mrs.
Greufe's father, John H. Koch of
Lustre arrived Thursday morning
with two immigrant cars, n con-
tanning implements and horses
and the other oak and black wal
nut lumber. The Greufe family
will make their home on the place
formerly owned by Aaron Peters
near Lustre and which was pur-
chased last fall by John H. Koch.
John F. Cook of this city, a rela-
tive, took the Graufe family to
Oswego for a visit at the J. L.
Long home. Mrs. Long and Mrs.
Greufe are sisters. From there
Long took them to the John
Koch home at Lustre.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-04-22
CHARLEY HAUGE BUYS
STORE AT WILLISTON

Charley Hauge, who has been
conducting the City Grocery in
this city for the last few years,
has purchased the Economy Gro
Gerry store at Williston. Mr.. Hauge
had been in Williston for some
time making arrangements for
the purchase of the firm. He
completed negotiations and took
possession of it April Is.
Art Hall, one of the owners of
the City Grocery here is now
managing the firm. Mr.. Hauge
will spend most of his time
in Williston. Mr.. Hauge will con-
tinue to keep his local property
and will make trips from time to
time to care for their manage
ment.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-04-22
MAY DAY CELEBRATION
PLANNED FOR MONTANA

May Day, which is celebrated all
over the country as children's
day, will be given special en-
phasis in Montana this year ac-
cordlng to DR.. Hazel Dell Bon
ness, director of the child
welfare division of the state
board of health, who is chairman
for Montana this year. An adj
vlsory committee has been formed
to sponsor the work and includes
all prominent people interested
in child welfare such as Governor
j. E. Erickson; Chancellor Melvin
Brannon; Miss Mae Trumper;
DR.. O. M. Lanstrum; DR.. C. F.
Watkins; president of the state
medical society; Dr.. H. K. Van
der Hoyt, president of the state
dental society; Miss Floss Kerlee,
president of the state nurses as
ISOLATION; Bishop William Faber
of the Episcopal church,; Bishop.
Lester Smith of the Methodist
church; Bishop Matthias Lehman
of the Catholic church; Mrs. l..
E. 0. Pace, president of the state
federation of women's clubs, and
many others. Mrs. Sara Morse,
secretary of the Montana Tuber-
culosis association, has been
named vice-chairman.
May Day is being celebrated
for the third year under the aus
pieces of the American child
health association. Its general
purpose is to bring to a focus the
attention of everyone on the well
fare of our children. No better
way of accomplishing this can
be taken by any community than
to make as its object the fulfill
ment of the children's bill of
as proposed by Herbert
Hoover:
"The ideal toward which we
should drive is that there should
be nc child in America who has
not been born under proper con-
ditions, that does not live in by
surroundings, that ever
suffers from malnutrition, that
does not have prompt and efficient
medical attention and inspection,
that does not receive primary in
struction in the elements of ny
giene and good health"
The program will include baby
and pre-school child health conf
ferences. a roundup of birth reg
situations, plays, ~pageants and
health contests in the schools, and
other things along similar lines.
As 2 part of the program there
will be broadcasted from Missoula
three radio talks Turing Aprn on
subjects pertaining to CHI 4
lren.