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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-27

THERE is one strong iadict-
= ment which / have to make
against the results Of our edu-
cational system. The schools,
while. upon the. whole. teaching
the majority of their pupils to
speak. read and write our Ian
guage at least decently well, and
to do all the sums in arithmetic
that the ordinary needs of life
call for. fall very short of giving
them even an elementary knowl-
edge or conception of the great
primary facts and laws of nature
and OF the universe in which
theiv lot is cast.
An exhibit in this indictment
may be found IN a letter from
Sun Prairie. Wis, written in a
clear hand and in faultless Eng
glish, to which the following state
ments constitute a reply.
1. No, the earth's orbit is not
a perfect circle.
2. The earth is farthest away
from the sun in July-the date Of
nearest approach this year there
is a slight change from year to
year, being July at o'clock
in the afternoon, Greenwich time.
Greenwich is five hours ahead of
eastern standard time and six
hours ahead of central standard
time.
8. The earth is nearest to the
sun in January-the date this
year being January 2, a. 4 d. m,
Greenwich time.
WabbIing of Earth
r A. The distance between the
earth and the sun Is vari.ble (be-
cause the orbit is an ellipse and
not a circle. Because of this
variability astronomers base their
calculations on the mean distance,
which is, as near as it can be fig
ured at present, 92,897 ,416 statute
miles, or 14,950,201 kilometers.
The distance on January 2 was
91,340. 900 miles. On July it will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-27
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
Helen Rowland

The Seven Sorrows Of Man
CONSIDER. my Daughter, the
~ Seven Sorrows of Man-for
every one of these is Woman!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-27

And, 10. he answered me, say.
ing:
ALAS, my Mother, ] am sad
of heart. f'or, have sought far
and long for the One Perfect Wo-
man, whereof the poets tell; but,
! fear shall never fin4 ner!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-27

Behold. j questioned an uncaught
Bachelor OF Babylon, saying:
Wherefore, my Son, hast thou
never married? For. verify. il
hath come TO pass that man can
live alone-but wherefore SHOULD
hep
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
NEW EVIDENCE IN
 TRIAL OF GAINES
Seek to Show Father Had Motive
 for Staying Daughter

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 13 P)-Evi- dence as to undue attention paid by Wallace Cloys Gaines to his daugh- ter, Sylvia, was introduced yester- day in the fathers trial on charge g of staying the 22-year-old graduate of Smith college, here on June l7,
 The evidence, once barred by su- nerior Judge Jones, was held per missible as showing motive for the killing because of the fathers al legged resentment at the daughter effort to return to her former nome in Boston.
 Mrs. Olive Memmer, a neighoor' who said she could look from her home into Gaines living room, tes- tified that on the Monday preceding the killing, Gaines had said that he wouldn't be far behind" his daugh- ter if slfe carried out her desire 10 return to her mother, Mrs. Il E. Maynard of Boston, from whom Gaines was separated seventeen years ago.
 George Memmer, husband of the
 
 other witness, told that following suicide attempt by Mrs. Gaines sylvia's stepmother, her husband remarked. "Bess has tried to bump herself off"
 Fred Neindorff, newspaper re- porter. testified that he asked Gaines the day following the staying if Mrs. Gaines wounded herself because she vas jealous of Sylvia and that Gaines admitted, Well, l guess It was."
 Luke s. May private detective, told the court that he had found stains of human blood on Gaines clothing.
 Sylvia Gaines, whose body was round on the shore of Green Lake, in this city, with her head badly beaten. had come to Seattle last September after she had traced her father by means of a newspaper clipping which mentioned his broth CT. William A. Gaines, chairman of the King county Washington, com missIoners.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
U. s. Is Expected to Make
 Further Protests Today

Mexico City, Aug. i3 P) - The expectation was this morning that during the day the United States embassy would make further rep resentations to the Mexican foreign office concerning the refusal of the warders of the jail to permit a rep resentative of the American con- sulate to see and talk to J. H. Grande. of Los Angeles, Calf, NIT. Grande is being detained incom- municado on a technical charge of fraud in connection with banana sales.
 Yesterday evening Vive-Consul Lewis went to the jail to see Mir. Crande. but was refused admis- sion. although the foreign office had informed the embassy that it had been arranged for an Ameri- can representative to visit MT. Grande.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
ForNp DEAD IN BED

Ridgefeld, Aug. l3 Pl-Appar- ently in good health when he re- tired last night, Joseph Lewis, 45. employed as a laborer at the Out pistn ursery here for the last two summers. was found dead in bed this morning. Medical Examine R. V. Lowe said death was due ' natural causes.
 Lewis lived in one of the roomih- houses provided by his employers. He is believed to have son in perr@vfvnria
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
THIS COUNTRY IS
 FILLED WITH CARS
Scientists Think Saturation Point Is Reached

Williamstown, Mass. Aug. 13 Op, Random footnotes, opinions and reflections gleaned as sidelights on tho world of today at the Institute of Politics:
 "Automotive engineers have esti- mated the saturation point for auto- mobiles in this country at 25,000,- 0o0."-Dr. Harrison Howe, editor industrial and engineering chemis- try.
 The house of the near future will be built of steel, with .Duco finish, bacalite furniture, composition floors, artificial leather floor coverings, and rayon draperies." Dr. Gerald Wendt, dean of Penn State college.
 of I were called upon to pay homage to one deed of statesman ship in the postwar world, and that q deed due to the very character of the man who did it, I should with out a moments hesitation choose MT. Stanley Baldwin and the agree nent about the war debt to the United States. ."-Dr. Mendlessohn Bartholdy. member of the German peace delegation of 1919.
 'It requires the output of two full-grown rubber trees for a whole year to supply the rubber for one Ford cord tire."-Dr. Roger Adams professor of chemistry, University of Illinois. ...=.
 Tt is the weight of the Russian menace from the north and west in China that forms by all odds the strongest safeguards against the danger of war between Japan and the United States. HI. K. Norton, student of the Far East.
 "war will ultimately be the very father of eternal peace. The evo- lution of humanity clearly shows that its last aim is the simplifica- ton of tongues, nationalities and states."-Dr. A. T. Pavichich, Jugo- slavian minister to the United States.
 Half the lessons of the war have already been forgotten, and with new generation which has not suf- fered consciously. the experience will count but little."-Dr. Moritz J. Bonn, College of Commerce, Berlin.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13

Williamstown, Mass. Aug. 13 CE, Random footnotes. opinions and reflections gleaned as sidelights on tho world of today at the Institute of Politics:
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13

"Automotive engineers have esti- mated the saturation point for auto- mobiles in this country at 25,00O,- 000."-Dr. Harrison Howe, editor industrial and engineering chemis- try
New Britain herald., 1926-08-13

Half the lessons of the war have already been forgotten, and with new generation which has not suf- fered consciously, the experience will count but little. .''-Dr. Moritz J. Bonn. College of Commerce, Berlin.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
GARLAND HAS
LATELY GIVEN
AWAY $500!.0OO
Member of April Farm Colony
Tells of Recent Gift Of
Second Legacy

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 14.---(P)-The
ecccntricities of Charles Garland
promoter of April Farm, an alleged
free love colony, were further re-
vcaled today by the information that
he has inherited and given away a
second fortune within recent wears.
A member of the colony, who re-
qucsted that his name be not used,
told about it.
Garland startled the country in
1920 when he refused to accept u ST.
O00, 900 legacy left by his father. Lat
er. however, he accepted the inherit
ance and gave it to the American
Fund for Public Service.
The second legacy of $5OO,OOO, the
April Farm member said, came to
Garland through his grandfather's 5
estate. Garland at once placed this
in the trusteeship of the Amer rican
Fund for Personal Service, which
concerns itself with individuals who
have proven their qualifications for
career, but who lack funds. Gar
land retained place on the board Of
directors of this fund, of which A. J.
Musty of New York is chairman.
Many Have Benefited
Already, the April Farm spoke sman
said, this fund has assisted many
struggling young artists, sculptors
and authors in the furtherance of
their studies. Included among them
is q promising young negro poet now
completing his education in Europe.
Reporters were unable to reach
Garland for confirmation of the story.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
W0RLDC0URT
ISSUE BACK ON
SENATE FLOOR
Will Stay at Least a Week, or
Until Displaced by Tax
Reduction Bill

Washington, Jan. 14.--[P)-With
no apparent lessening in it's contro.
versial intensity, the world court
issue is back on the senate floor, fol
weeks stay at least, until displac.
ed temporarily by the tax reduction
bill.
As the newest development, the
senate has before it resolution by
Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Labor
Minnesota, requesting the state de.
partment to supply copies of all
correspondence between government
departments and between the gov.
ernment and the league of nations
regarding American adherence to the
court. Another Shipstead resolution
would direct the foreign relations
committee to index and abstract fol
the senate all state department cor
respondencc concerning the court.
Senator Shipstead resumed debate
on the court yesterday with an ad-
dress against American participation
Senators Mckinley, Illinois, and
Mclean, Connecticut, Republicans
following him on the affirmative side
of the question.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
FRANCE And
ITALY HAVE
COLD WAVES
Territory Is Blanketed With
Snow-Mercury Drops so
or More Degrees

Paris, Jan. 14.-(P)--Both France
and Italy are suffering from severe
cold waves. Central and northern
Italy, and southward us far as Ma
pies, are blanketed with snow. In
France the mercury dropped from &C
degrees Fahrenheit to zero and below
at some points. Snow also is falling
at various places.
Where floods last week were rag
ing, the water has been converted in.
to frozen swamps over which is howl.
ing bitter easterly gale. The low
est temperature recorded is at Brian
con, where five degrees below zero
was registered. At Toulouz, the snow
is foot deep.
Violent storms are raging in the
Mediterranean which are playing
havoc to shipping: Much damage also
is being done by the gales to shipping
and ports on the west coasts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14

REPORT KEPT
FROM PUBLIC
Capital Correspondent Says
the General May Demand
It's Publication

Buen0s Aires. Jan. 14.-(P)-L
Nair on today prints a lengthy dis
patch from it's Washington CORES
pondent dealinc with the Tacna africa
plebiscite situation, particularly as
regards the report of General John
j. Pershing. chairman Of the plebis-
citary commission. which is alleged
to be q bitter attack on Chile's ad-
ministration of Tacna africa.
In part, the correspondent says the
very secrecy with which the report
has been guarded has increased the
eagcrness Of the public to know its
contents. Scmi-official hints that
the report might never become public
have served to increase this eager
ness.
1.-THE state department" says the
correspondent, Certainly has decided
that for the present the report would
not be published. There is an inn
preston, however, that when he
leaves africa for the United States,
General Pershing himself may take
different attitude and NAV either
insist on its publication by the state
department or himself make it public
in vindication Of his own position" )"
{ Certain Facts Known.
The correspondent says. however,
that there arc certain facts regard
ing the report which are generally
known: That it is An 0utsp0ken ar.
raignment of the Chilean administra-
tion of Tacna africa.
Outstanding features in the Perish
ing report as chronicled by the cor
respondent are that the Chileans
maintained a reign of terror in an
effort to keep the Peruvians in u
state Of subjcction and insure the
success Of the plebiscite; that de-
portations of Peruvians were carried
out even after General Pershing's ar
rival; that during 1926 it was UNDER
stood there were from 500 to 1000
deportations and that there were
strong indications Of manv more cases
which had not been confirmed; that
when General Pershing insisted on
the removal Of certain Chilean Off
cials, other officials were substituted
who followed the footsteps of their
nredncess0rs
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
Will Conduct q
Charleston Clinic

! Chicago, Jan. 14.-lP)-The ills OF
the Charleston. if any, are to be
found during the next ten weeks in
Charleston clinic started at the
Young Women's Christian associa-
tion.
The girls in dancing class will
be the laboratory specimens. A rec
ord will be kept of their weight. OF
their heart action. and Of their
fatigue curve" The lung power
will be tested. The effect OF the
Charleston Immediately after eat
ing, as If in y clbaret, will be COM
pared with it's effects danced several
hours nfter meal time AZ in a ball
rOom.
Tape measures will wind about
ankles each week To note II twist
ing, turning steps OF the Charleston
take OF extra fat.
we hope to puncture few Of the
balloons of rumor circulating against
the Charleston" says Miss Bertha
Miller, health director and conductor
o9 the experiment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
STATE HAS SAG
ELECTRICIANS
WITH LICENSES
Electricians Licensing Law
Fills Great Need. Says
Fire Marshal

A total Of .646 men are listed az
licensed electricians in the sixth an.
nual report Of the state board OF
electricians covering the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1925, which is just
off the press. OF this number 18C
hold master electricians' licenses;
l39 have journeymen's licenses and
227 have special licenses.
Commenting ON the operation OF
the state electricians licensing law
designed to insure q higher standard
of work, E. J.. Pepke, state fire
marshal and secretary Of the board
said in letter to Governor A. G.
Sorlic: ~ am Of the opinion that no
backward step can be taken in re-
gard to maintaining and strengthen
ing this law as it is greatly needed
in this age when electricity is being
so generally used"
Licenses Bring $926
The financial report Of the elec-
tricians' board showed that 3476 was
received for masters. licenses; $2l3
for journeymen's LICENSES and $23s
for special licenses. Under the
state law master electricians must
have 1t least three years Of expe-
rience in the business; must have q
place of business and employ at
least ono journcyman electrician.
Journeymen are required to have
three years Of experience and spe-
clal tlicenSea two years.
Andrew J. BentleyA Grand Forks, is
president Of the bDafd and Pepkc il
secretary. Other membefs are r. L.
Melville, Bismarck. and N. J. Kopald,
Minot.
The state law requires that one
member Of the board shall be ! mas
ter electrician, enc journeyman
electrician and one IN electrical enki-
pees of sseekaised Aliljty.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
$1,000 REWARD
OFFERED FOR
MISSING MAN
Minneapolis Contractor Dis.
appeared in Vancouver on
December 10

Minneapolis, Jan. l4.--(P)-A re-
ward of $1,000. deposited with Min
neapelis bank, today was offered for
the finding Of Clarence +. Pcppard,
Minneapolis contractor, who disap-
peared from a Vancouver hotel after
saying he was going to Challiwack.
30 miles away, to visit a brother.
The reward was posted today by
NJ. J. Peppard, cousin of the miss
ing man. Mr.. Peppard left his home
here to go to Canada to visit his two
brothers, one in Challiwack and an
other in. West Langley. En- route to
Canada he learned his brothers were
not at home and would not return
for two days.
Mr.. Peppard registered at Van
couver hotel and remained there un-
til December 10, when hotel records
showed he. Checked out" The night
before he wrote Mrs. Peppard in
Minneapolis, saying he was going to
Challiwack. That is the last that
has been heard Of him.
Relatives in Minneapolis today
said Mr.. Peppard carried consider
able money, probably between $4,000
and $4,000, and expressed the belief
that he had met with foul play.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
MINERS SCALE
COMMITTED IS
IN SESSION
Strike Situation Will Be Con
sidered-RepOrt of Con-
ference Expected

Hazleton. Pa, Jan. l4.--lP)--Na-
tional and district officials and local
leaders from every section of the
anthracite fields were here today to
attend meeting of the United Mine
Workers scale committee, which will
consider the strike situation. Many
idle miners also came to learn what
action the committee would take.
The committee meets under the
Craftsmanship of John L.. Lewis, also
president of the miners union. The
scale committee is empowered to me-
gotiate wage contracts. subject to
ratification of another convention.
The subcommittee of the scale
meeting will make u detailed report
of its unsuccessful negotiations with
the operators in New York. Other
matters relating to the strike. such
as the work Of relief for needy min
ers and their families, will be taken
up.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
TELLS
OF DRIVING0N
HEARTRIVER
Takes the Ice Route to a Point
Near AlmOnt-an En-
joyable Trip

Motoring on the ice of the Heart
river west of Mandan is real en-
jOyable pleasure, at least for the
first Is to 80 miles, according to J.
B. Sayler of Bismarck, who motorcd
to Dickinson Monday taking the ice
route to q point near Almont. Mr..
Sayler at Dickinson saw an article
in Mondays issue Of The Bismarck
Tribune concerning trip attempted
by party OF Mandanites Sunday,
using the Heart river ice as . road
way, and writes the following letter:
This evening was looking over
The Tribune and on the first page
noticed an article headed "Motoi
Trip Up Heart River Abandoned
concerning II. G. Kinzel and party OF
Mandan. l was much interested by
it for the reason that today coming
out to Dickinson by motor, taking
the Heart river route from Mandan,
! was aware that the river was being
used for pleasure motoring for sew
ersl miles west of Mandan, far
beyond SunnySidc. On account Of
the ice being q fine driving speed
way and the winding route westward
through wooded low lands and high
bluffs along the river in . great
many places, the trip is q most en-
joysble one, at all times full of in
terest. The further west one travels
the thrills become more interesting.
81 Claims The Record
II see the Mandan party travelled
some sc miles upon the ice. be-
lievc that up-to-datc can claim q
few more miles up this historic
stream on the ice. left the river,
taking the road south Of Almont,
N. d. Reckoning the miles of travel
on the winding river Il was on the
ice three hours and my travelling
speed would average around Is miles
IN hour) went between 70 and so
miles on the river.
"Near the place where left the
Heart river ! met hunter and in
quircd Of the safety of the ice fur
ther up the river. He informed me
that had already passed over some
unsafe places, such as beaver dams
Of bush and drift wood where the
ice would be held up from the wa
ter. The river channel is always
narrow and usually in . bend. There
are still quite . number Of beaver
dams far up the river.
II would not recommend travel by
motor ct the present time much far
ther west than where I left the river.
south Of Almont. For real enjoyable
pleasure motoring the first Is to 80
miles out of Mandan is fine"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
BANK ROBBERS
ARE CAPTURED
BY, CITIZENS
Three Enter Bank and Gather
Cash While Fourth Waits
in Automobile
MERCHANTS OPEN FIRE
Driver Speeds Away-Others
Are Captured After Elk.
change Of Shots

Lapecr. Mich, Jan. l4.-LP)-Four
men who attempted the robbery late
yesterday of the bank at Hadley. q
town Of 800 people near here, are in
the county Jail today, three Of them
nursing gunshot wounds.
The robbers drove into Hadley
shortly before the bank closed and
three entered the bank while an.
other waited outside in an autOmo.
bile with the motor running. After
pulling the shades of the bank, the
trio bound E. H. Potter, cashier, and
Newman Barber, former cashier and
blind, and demanded to know where
the money was stored.
Cashier IN Tortured
Potter refused to answer questions
and he was tortured by one of the
robbers who jabbcd jackknife into
his leg. Meanwhile. the other two
gathered up nearly $4,000.
Outside the bank b. +. Hadley
manager of the telephone exchange
his wife and Mrs., Plus Hadley, post
mistress, noticed the shades drawn
at the bank. They notified all of the
business men in the village and
when the armed residents appeared
the driver Of the robbers car sped
away.
When the three robbers appeared
and opened fire, the trio were shot
and captured. Ira Jones, a farmer,
and Ralph Green, a spectator, were
hit in the exchange of shots.
Police Capture Driver
State police captured the fourth
member few miles from Hadley
after he had wrecked the car.
The injured robbers gave their
names as Harold Anderson, Fred
Williams and Andrew Barry. All
were suffering from gunshot wounds
in the legs. The driver of the auto
mobile said his name was William
willard: All claimed to be from
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14

BISMARCK'S
BIRTHDAY

The city Of Bismarck is 81
years old today.
On January ~, 1876, ~ Yank-
ton. Dakota territory, the city Of
Bismarck was Incorporated
through a hin presented TO the
legislature by T.. A. Williams,
who was the first representative
from Burleigh county. The bill
was signed by John l.. Rer,ing-
ton. governor Of the territory.
The first mayor of the . city
of Bismarck was Edmond A.
Hacket. Other city officials at
that time were Sam O'Comnell,
city clerk: Jas. w. Raymond.
treasurer; Nike Mclean. mar
shal; II. NJ. Davis, justice Of the
peace.
The aldermen were: First
ward, j. J. Jackman and Dr. Is.
F. STA. yhser: second ward, r.
d. Gutsell and John II. Richards;
third ward, Thos. Welch and
Alex McKenyie.
Forty-one years ago tonight
the state capitol building was
dedicated. G. A. Pierce was gov
ernor at the time and John B.
Dunn was mayor Of Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
Maintaining Troops in
Rhineland May Keep
Germany From League

Berlin, Jan. 14.--[Ay-If the allies
persist in maintaining $4,000 troops
in the Rhineland. Germany's appiica-
tion for admission into the league Of
nations must be indefinitely post
poned, Foreign Minister Stresemann
told Che foreign relations committee
Of the Reichstag today.
The entente's failure to ameiiorate
the conditions Of occupation are
viewed by the government as . con-
traction Of the gentlemen's agree
ment. entered into at Locarno, he
said.a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-14
Joe Mangum Wins
First in FOrd's
FiddlerS' Contest

Faducah, KY, Jan. IL LD "Blind"
Joe Mangum. playing an old favoritc.
"Aistcn to the Mocking Bird" won
fifst place in the Henry Ford old
soldiers contest held here last night.
He will go to Louisville on January
20. to compete there in statewide
contest.
Rube Elrod of Kcvil. KY, was Sec
ond, and w. G. Deem third in the
contest. Deem had one of the most
unique "violins" ever seen here. A
huge gourd. with tight fitting opos-
sum skin comprised the makeup of
the instrument. The bow was made
Of bent tree limb strung with
horse hair.