davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Honest About II

Uncle IGph Jackson. an old-time
colored field hand, was hoeing cot
ton one hot day. He was bare
footed as he wanted to save his
one pair Of shoes for Sunday.
While he was hoeing he noticed a
mole sticking it's head out of the
dirt. AS moles had been making
themselves a nuisance he gave this
fellow hard rap with his hoe
At that instance Uncle Eph jump
ed ana howled with pain-for it
was his own big toe that he had
whacked, instead of a mole. The
toe bled considerably and Iph
knew it would be sore for some
time to come But he was a SEN
sible old fellow and he always put
the blame where it belongs He
frequently carried on long conversa-
tions with himself and so, address,
ing his wounded toe, he called out:
You needn't think you is gwine
get no simpafy fun me; it's youah
own fault an you know it.''-ISx-
change.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
A Chinese Antique

A Chinese antique
Gen Robert Lee Bullard, at the
recent AE.F celebration at Fort
Hamilton, was talking about China.
practice" he said, has improved
the Chinese soldier A friend of mine
attended Chinese review in the
days before the Chino-Jap war. Two
regiments were very much applauded.
And they went through very
curious performance certainly. With
little pals in the right hand and
long bamboo fishing rod things in
the left, the men rushed at one an
other, yelling and making the queer
est gestures and grimaces
What's the idea? asked my
friend.
Those regiments, a Chinese
colonel answered, are among our
very oldest, and they are now prac-
ticing form of attack which dates
from prehistoric times. The idea
is to trip up the enemy with the
long wand throw water in his face,
and then in the midst of his be-
wilderment, lop off his head. =
Exchange.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
SACRAMENTO KEEPS cLUB
lRv Disnatch A 7. Wirel

(I'y DISPATCH F..Wirel
SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. 5.-The
Sacramento club of the Pacific Coast
baseball league Will remain here in
1926 it was announced by league
officials today. Lewis and Charles
Moreing will continue to operate the
club. 1t was announced recently by
the Moreings that they would sell
the club because of lack of support
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
ola Erough to shave.

Mrs. Bng-"Oh, / wish these re-
ceipts would be more definite
Mr.. Bing-"Whats the difficulty,
my dear?"
Mrs. Bing-"This one tells how to
use up old potatoes, but it does not
say how old the potatos must be-
Progressive Grocer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Beware of woody

She was the head of one of the
largest families in the United States
leaving 102 living descendants, scat
tered through five generations. She
attributed her long life to the fact
that she never woddied.-From q
news item in a California paper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
subtraction

Vicar-"What would happen if you
were to break one of the Ten Com
mandments?"
Willie-"Well, then there would be
nine. Christian Evangelist.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Consolation

A western lawyer entered con-
demned clients cell. WELL" he said,
cheerfully good news at last"
"A reprieve?" exclaimed the prison
er eagerly
NO, but your uncle has died
leaving you $5OOO,e and you can go
to your fate with the satisfying feel
ing that the noble efforts of your
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Keeping Tabs

Visitor-"No letter for me? That's
strange
Village Post-NIistress y Nothing
strange about it, young man, you
haven't answered her last one!'-
Passing Show (London)
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ABE MARTIN

It's wonderful how Gerald Chap
snan holds or, cOnsiderin' he hain't
got couple o. good farms. Bein'
optimistic after you've got everything
you want don't count.
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Safetx First

Rafter-"Tm becoming so near
sighted that l bump into people when
1 walk along the street"
Shafter-"Goodness man! That's
dangerous. Why don't you buy a
car and drive it?'-Life.
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RnInl in GiIend

Funeral services will be held from
the family residence az two o'clock
Saturday afternoon with the Rev.
c. r. w. Brecht officiating, and en-
tertainment will be made in Chicora.
Butler (Pa.) Eagle.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Cold Nerve

Mr.. Dawes certainly deserves well
of his country for holding down a
JOHN the performance of which he
cannot either talk or smoke
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06

italy lost a splendid traffic cop
when she made a premier Of Mus
solini.
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FIFTY-FIFTY
RenntifnIlx onnIifieh

Europe borrowed money from us
and we borrowed trouble from her
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06

sonny, what are you doing to
your sisters hair?"
Just looking for the numbers
our Sunday school teacher told us
all our hairs are numbered
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Pzucked From the Plains

! lawyer in your behalf will not go
unrewarded. Boston Transcript.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06

DISPATCH WANT ADS FOIG
QUICK RESULTS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06
Thrift In Disguise

81 hear that you've bought your
daughter an automobile Pretty ex-
pensive game, isn't it?"
mo; it's a matter CT economy. I
figured that the car will keep her
transcript.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-06

Il hear Elmer's sick"
"His girl called him honey last
night and today he broke out with
hives"
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Here's Complete Dope
On Tonight's Fight

PRINCIPALS Dempsey, born June "a, 1895,
Manassa, Col, champion, Gene Tunney, born May
25, 1898, New York City, challenger.
TIME-First preliminary bout p M washington
time.
CE-sesquicentennial Stadium Philadelphia
LENGTH OF BOUT-Ten rounds to decision; two
Judges and referee to decide winner.
PROMOTER-George L. (Tex) Richard.
SCALE OF PRICES $3.50, 500, $16.50, $11, $7.70
and $3.50, including tax
TIME OF ROUNDs-Three minutes each, with
minute rest periods.
PROBABLE ATTENDANCE-130,0o
RECEIPTS (estimated) -$1,600,000.
DIVISION OF sPOILS-Dempsey win lose, to get
about $6oOoOO arrangement calling for guarantee and
percentage of receipts. Tunney, win or lose to get
100000. Other percentages figured on basis OF PROB
centennial exposition per cent $780, to Pennsyl
vania boxing commission
ODDS--Generay TO / on Dempsey with some bets
as high as 8 70 /. Little Tunney money in sight
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the most unusual crime in history
have always Stunned any pub
licity, and here ] am informed that
am the most famous woman In
the country today. That is q queer
fate, isn't it,"
The interview came at the bed
side Of Mrs. Edwin Carpenter. Mrs.
Carpenter wrenched ligament in
her back in an automobile accident
and now Mrs. Hall is her daily visi-
tor.
Up to this time it has been Mrs.
Carpenter who went daily to Mrs.
Hall. She has been one of the firm
est pillars of support for Mrs. Hall
since her arrest.
Drives Her Own Car
Mrs. Hall drove her own car to
Mrs. Carpenters Just for exer-
else" She wore a light summer
silk dress Of black and white, white
slippers and white Isle stockings.
She kept her white hat on. With A
chuckle and a twinkle in her eyes
she said:
81 am afraid to take my hat off.
Mrs. Gibson said at first that
woman with light hair was at the
murder scene. Then she saw my
hair and said 1t was gray. It's
getting still grayer. She might
say ] have white hair"
Mrs. Hall is not austere or cold
in the presence OF her family. She
has a keen sense of humor and
found much to laugh over In con
nection with the case. She said:
"I'm still singing the land OF
the Free but my relatives and 1
are beginning to doubt If this is
the land of the free"
She discussed the methods Of the
present investigation and was quite
candid in her opinion of Alexander
Simpson.
Avoided Her Eyes
All the fun died from her eyes
as she said:
~ sat in the court room IN
SOmerville during the recent ar
raignment and tried to catch Sinp-
sons eyes. l stared and stared at
the man but not once did he look
me In the eyes"
She continued:
THE Investigators don't want our
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Since the bout will occur at S:45
Washington time and should be all
over by 9:S0-those hours repre-
senting the approximate time when
most people are retiring-this yarn
might best be called a Bedtime
Story. The fact that one of the
principals Is likely to go to sleep
during the fight does not detract
an itoa from the thread of thought.
So our Bedtime Story for 20
night, my children, shall be about
a great, big, beautiful, brown-eyed
brunette who reminds one of
lovely, smooth-skinned cinnamon
bear tugging at the ties of restraint
before he is about to pounce on a
gallant and sleek buck deer who
has come down out of the Pocono
Mountains for an evening of romp-
ing.
We shall call the stately appear
ing stranger from the hills Eu-
gene, for that is really his name,
and he holds his head high, his
firm nose to the wind. and his Tine
chin, slightly chiseled at the point,
pfOIEuulHE dS IL "SAC SOAAAS
sort of q target or other. He has
keen countenance. He has roved
the glades and ferny places for
months so that he might electrify
the world by his splendid physique
and manly mein.
And the great, big, beautiful.
brown.eyed cinnamon bear, who has
been browsing along the seashore
in Jersey, exposing hia thorough
bred flesh to the winds and salt
of the sea-we shall call him Jack,
for that is really his name, my
children. and in Bedtime Stories as
in the real fiction of life, the truth
can hurt no man.
Well now, kiddies. 1t seems that
once upon a time there was a
great. great. great deal of rivalry
between this bruin bear and this
handsome young buck and all of
the animals in the wilderness were
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FLORIDA To
STAND BY
HFR OWN
By JAMES R. Common, JR.

International News Service
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. %
Florida will stand by her
own"
This statement was made
today by Gov. John Q. Martin
as, tired and careworn from
an inspection trip over the
devastated southern Florida
district, he prepared to carry
on the States part in helping
hurricane sufferers.
Meeting On Relief
The governor said he would
meet today with the Jacksonville
relief committee which has been
recognized by the American Red
Cross.
Will Return to Capitol
After the meeting Gov. Martin
will resume his trip back to the
State capitol at Tallahassee where
official State plans for help will be
formulated.
With the exception Of the Moore
Haven and Clewiston districts, i'm
mediate needs are being cared for,
but money for rehabilita ton is
needed at once. Martin said.
The governor said he did not wish
to comment at present on the page
one editorial printed yesterday in
the Miami News suggesting that
a special session Of the State legis-
lature be called to appropriate funds
for Miami storm sufferers.
The News, which is owned by
James NJ. Cox. former governor of
Ohio and Democratic candidate for
President in 1920, stated that Florida
with. its treasury trimming over
would be placed in an unfavorable
position if, while asking the rest of
the nation for funds, it did not
respond itself to the Miami plea.
S17,OOO,OOO in Treasury
Two months ago the State trea-
sury had a cash balance of APP
proximately $17,O0O,OOO and no
bonded Indebtedness. This has been
considerably lowered by reduced
revenue during the summer months.
The governor has been travelling
almost constantly night and day
since he left Tallahassee Sunday
night. He has covered almos: 900
miles by automobile; met all hours
Of the night and day with local
relief committees; untangled minor
conflicts between relief workers and
lent every personal aid to the
suffering.
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RedCrOss Asks Funds
For Hurricane Relief

Survivors of the Florida hurricane disaster today
struggling to for their dead and wounded and to
make life for themselves possible amid the universal
wreckage until adequate supplies of food and water and
Of medical supplies and dsinfectants be secured
in urgent need of immediate financial aid.
An appeal is made today to all Washingtonans many
Of whom have friends and relatives in the stricken area
to aid in the work of rehabilitation.
subscriptions should be made Immediately to the relief
fund of the American Red Cross which has taken charge
of directing much of the relief work in the State wide
Florida belt swept by the storm.
The Washington Herald will be glad to receive your
subscription acknowledge it, and forward it to the Red
Gross relief fund you send it directly to the Wash
ington Chapter of the Red Cross 16 Jackson Pl N W.
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Mrs. Francis Stevens Hall gravely
poured a cup of tea from the silver
pot and continued:
"There was no real investigation
of the case four years ago and there
is none now. The State is persecut-
ing me instead of solving the mys.
terry"
Her voice deepened and she
firmly nodded her head.
every one of us has absolutely
told the truth whenever questioned.
W sid all we know and have
nothing to add. would do any
thing within my power to aid in
unraVeling the mystrey, but I can
say no more than / did four years
ago"
There was a haunted look in her
eyes and a despairing note in her
voice.
ITO think that ! am involved i'm
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Times to Give
Fight Party

Every detail Of the Dempsey
Tunney championship battle will
come from the ringslde to the
lOudspeakeFs of the Public Ad-
dress System placed In front Of
The Hearst Building. 1917 III St.
N. W., this evening from $3.50
TO the end OF the big bout.
Arrangements have been made
to take care of the largest crowd
ever assembled in Washington to
hear the returns as Graham
McNamee will recite .hem "
the listeners Of the big WEAF
chain Of radio stations.
The courtesy of the Royal
Typewriter Company has en-
abled Washington stay-at-hOmes
to get these rinRSlde seats at the
battle. ....,
Immediately after the fight
The Times will Extra" giving
a minute rinRsIde. blOw-by blow
description Of the big fight and
u picture-stOry of the milling
fight mob.
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By JAMES I. KILGALLEN
International News Service

international news SefVlce
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %.
EIeventh-hour efforts in court
to prevent the 10-round cham
pionship battle at the Sesqui
Stadium tonight, between Jack
Dempsey, the titleholder, ard
Gene Tunney, 1.-THE fighting
Marine failed today.
Judges Bartlett, McDevitt,
and Taulane, in Common Pleas
Court refused an injunction
TO restrain the boxers from
entering the ring The injunc-
ton had been sought by E. 3.
Clements, of the Coliseum Club
of Chicago, who alleged that
Dempsey broke a contract to
fight Harry Wills, the negro
challenger.
Two Applications Filed
Clements had filed two applica-
tons, both of which were dismissed.
He claimed that Dempsey had
signed q contract to meet Wills be-
fore engaging in any other contest
One injunction had been sought
against Tex Richard, the promoter,
and the other was directed against
the SesquicentenniaI Exposition and
the boxing commission Of Pennsyi-
vania, asking that all be restrained
from staging the bout on the
grounds of Clements alleged claim
on Dempsey's fistic services.
Clements previously had obtained
similar injunction in courts OF
Indiana. and, in their opinion.
Judges Bartlett, McDevitt, and Tau
lane set forth that this restraining
order "had no force or effect upon
the defendants who were not within
that jurisdiction.
THE court if of the opinion that
the Injunction issued by the court
of Indiana against the defendant
Dempsey, who is not within the
Jurisdiction Of this court. has NJ
force and effect against the defen-
dants. Richard and Tunney. who
Continued on Page Q. Column IL
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Coast Guard Patrol
Is Seeking Missing
Yacht of COmStOck

KEY WEST. Fla. Sept. 80
Although a Coast Guard patrol boat
left here late yesterday in search
of the yacht Don c., which has not
been heard from since it left Miami
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
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D. international Sew service

TRENTON, n. j., Sept. 3D.
Special Prosecutor Alexander
Simpson S battle here today for
a foreign jury to try the
HaIl-MiIls murder case was
preceded by an important con
ference in the offices Of Gov.
Harry w. Moore.
The governor questioned
former Prosecutor Stryker and
former Special Prosecutor Will
bur A. Mott, who conducted
the first investigation of the
murders of the Rev. Edward
W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills four years ago, and
sought detailed information
regarding their management
OF the case.
Foreign" Jury Opposed
Simpsons motion for a "for-
eign" jury will be bitterly opposed
it was revealed, by counsel for
Mrs. Frances S. Hall, her brothers
Willie and Henry Stevens, and her
cousin Henry Carpenter, all Of
whom are charged with the crime.
and under indictment.
In making his formal applica-
ton Simpson said his purpose in
requesting a jury drawn from
some other county was that he
feared a local jury would be
prejudiced through acquaintance
with the defendants or their
friends.
Underwood Accuses Sheriff
On the bench were Supreme Court
Justice Parker. who is to preside
at the trials and Justices Kalisch
and KatZenbach.
The prosecution introduced affi
davits by Prosecutor Bergen and
inspector John w. Underwood
which maintained that the local at
titude regarding the renewed inves-
.tigation was 'lukewarm.'
Underwood further stated that
Sheriff Tunison. who was a mem.
Der of the 1922 grand jury which
failed to indict, had failed to assist
the prosec ution.
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quite agog as to just which one
Of them was superior in strength,
skill and agility.
So it was arranged by wonder
full and wealthy giant of finance, by
the name of Tex Richard. who lived
Continued on Page IL, Column 81
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WALTER HAGEN
| UP ON DOYLE
By ROBERT e. HARLOW
BY international News Service

GARDEN CITY, L. l., Sept. %
Close matches today marked the
progress of the Professional Golfers
Tournament here.
At the end of 1S holes In the
third round the summary showed
Walter Hagen. Pasadena. was
up on Pat DOYLE, White Plains.
Leo Diegel. New York, was up
on Abe Espinosa.
John Golden, Paterson. n. j., was
3 up on George Christ. Rochester
Johnny Farrell, New York, and
Harry Hampton, Memphis. were all
square.
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statements. Everything l have
When I went to italy it was said
that Z ~ so to AVOID arrest here.
They never asked me II 1 loved
Italy because it Is beautiful
country with many treasures Of
art. / suppose 1t never occurred
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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ESTELLE TAYLOR, MOVIE
WIFE OF DEMPSEY, GONE

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 23.-Ef-
foi is to locate Estelle Taylor, tie
movie actress wife Of Jack Demp'
sey. were unavailing early today.
Rumor had it that she was en-
route to the East to meet Dempsey
after his fight today.
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Little Bedtime Story
OF the Battle
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

PHILADELPHIA Pa Sept. 23.-The story from the City
of Brothery Hate big for to tell today
The best any human do is stand the old City
Hall and LET news in review.
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FAV0RABL. I.
WEATHER
SEEN
BY InternatlonaI News Service

BY International News Service
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 20.
Weather conditions ait noon to-
day were such that there was
every indication that the fight to-
night between Jack Dempsey and
Gene Tunney for the heavyweight
championship of the world would
be held.
The slight drizzIea that had fail.
en- at intervals during the MORN
ing had stopped. The skies were
overcast but the weather man
predicted that IL rain fell tonight
II would not be heavy enough to
interfere with the fight.
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DECISION
AYED
z DAYS

TRENTON, n. j.. Sept. 2s.-Ap-
plicatiOn for a foreign jury" to
hear evidence in the HalI-MilIs
murder case today was deferred
for two days By Supreme Court
justices Frank T.. Lloyd, Samuel
kaliscII and Fred l.. Katzenbacil.
The application, made by Spe-
cial Prosecutor Alexander SiInp-
son. was based on the contention
that he could not get a fair and
impartial trial before a jury Of
citizens Of Somerset county. De-
Tense counsel opposed the motion.
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TOday's Times and Herald Classified
Ads are full of bargains I'm splendid
used cars. All you have to do is to
read the ads. make your choice, use
the phone and the car will roll to yOur
door. Easy. isn't It?
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Have you found that room you want
vet? Lots Of them in all parts Of the
city are advertised In tOday's Times
and Herald Classified Ads.
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Is Being Prosecuted,
Mrs. Hall Claims
BY EVELYN LEE BOONE
Copyright, 1926. by New York American. Inc

NEW YORK, Sept 23."Is there anyone in the world who
would welcome of the HalDIlls murder
than ~
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Official United Statee westhSs
Cloudy; probably ocCa-
-sional showers tonight
and Friday. Tempera-
ture yesterday - High
est, 70; lowest, IS.
Evening star., 1926-12-17
OPPORTUNITY NO. Z.
NO SHIFTLESS\ESS HERE.

The hard wording, Industrious
father of this colored family must
stop overwork. the doctors say. and
get more rest and nourishing food. or
the great white plague will claim an
other victim. The mother takes in
washing besides caring for her nine
children, whose ages range from s
months to 15 years. The oldest girl
does her bit, working after school
hours and on Saturdays and gives all
her earnings to her mother In spite
of every effort and the mothers thrift
(the father declares "she certainly
can make a dollar so a long way'),
the physician says that six of the
children are anemic, due to lack of
sufficient and proper food. They
must be built up If they are not to
fall Il prey to the trouble which
threatens their father. Twenty-one
dollars week, or $1,o92 a year, Is
asked for.
Employees, Supply Bureau, United
states Treasury. So: W. G. r., $50: f..
g., $40; Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il. H., 81;
Plate Printers Local Union, No. 2. So.
Amount asked for ....>.....$ 81 ,092 90
Total received ...... 7100
Balance needed ....,....... $1,021.00
Evening star., 1926-12-17
OPPORTUNITY NO. /.
CRIPPLED AND IN CONSTANT
PAIN

Crippled TO the point of total physl-
cal disability, the father of this family
of Wife and three children is unable
TO provide for them any longer
There is nothing but pain" said the
man to the social worker as she found
him trying to divert himself as best
he could. The doctors cannot say
what his chances OF recovery are.
These will doubtless be improved II
the mans mind can be relieved ana
&c he can be assured that his wife and
children will not suffer. Twenty-elght
dollars q week is needed for this pur-
pose. as there are no other resources
and all savings have been exhausted
during the mans illness. This is
S1.456 for the next l. months.
Previously acknowledged, $40.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. H.. 81; Plate
Printers Local Union, No. >, So; EN-
ployes Supply Bureau, United States
Treasury, s.; Il. *, $25.
Amount asked for ......... Sl,496.O0
Total received. 1900
Balance needed ........-. $1,S79.00