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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16
THE GATE-POST
By Harold Phillips:

Singing Jury acquitted FAN and Doheny and this de-
its prognosc sense orsees new enoos
in selection henceforth -.
Lawyer-"Whether Client McThug strike the DINO
old appewoman is immaterial Do you sing tenor?
Couns"Your honor this venreman sings tenor
the of challenge We already have four enors and
only baritone this be judged by Ssine Choir
is there any jusice?" -.
fake pretty good baritone
in a What need bass and a ukelele player"
McThug very feOn checkerd cap chin stubb
his cartoon labelled "Mr Mayor
About Wave ?y attorney ditch tenor
Theys bunch O. scisscrsbs Get good hesized
croakers guyu get a chance"
Lawyer1ush mouth You're lucky you've got nice
to sit in We want teno because they get home
sick quicker"
hours later The jury returns for instructions and another
batch Of ballads.
Foreman'Your honor can't reach verdict Juror
Weapan holding out cause ne can only sing in bathroom
Weakpan-"Tm bad in a kitchenette, either"
The jury is escorted the lavatory should
hear those babies tear off the harmony.
"She May Have Seen Better Days" finds the Judge limp in
weller of his tears
Il wish / had been better lad he mumbes
Nele Just Before the Battle, Mother "Mee
Me the Vale of Dreams; "Chrstofo Colombo through the
repertoire they finally bursting into the courtroom the robust
strains of Dixie
mot guilty today all that your
MARBLES the foreman.
McTug thanks the jury saggers hating only pick
up his blackjack.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16

H#&
Dear Mr.. Phillips:
Note: The mister a form Of
salutation long since passed into
limbo Of Edgar Allan Poe and
Barley D'Aurevilly (who wrote
the best bedroom horror tale OF all
time-page AL WoodsD
Although you were inclined to
wag your noodle and have me
thrown out of the office a few
days since when I started to tell
you about "Valencia''-the night
club, not the dance tune-I swore
I'd get even and write you a let
ter.
Now what I wanted to tell you
was this: Valencia's a great place:
especially for a young man. And,
handsome Harold, you are young
and just refuse to admit. for some
secret reason, that you are quite
the flower of youth. And what's
more, 1 wanted to explain the
way the Valencia band plays
dance tunes. (Yes, know you
impressed me considerably when
you said you wouldn't come to
the place unless the paper got a
double-truck ad the size of the
Palais Royal or Woodward and
Lothrop, or Goldenberg, or may.
be Frank Jeffeff. and the invita-
ton must be printed on pale pink
paper embellished with alpacas-
baby alpacas-in Holland blue).
, But you didn't me give chance
to go into detail. Then came
the dawn" and when / looked
around. the shining light Of the
universe, MRS. Phillips son."
Harold, had fled.
But, now, ah, now, Hal. I've
got you in the corner. Being a
gentleman you can't tear this up
without first reading 1t. And once
read this striking addition to the
bellies lettres of the land will ap-
pear intact in 1.-THE Gatepost"
(Which I'm going to paint for
Xmas)
Why come to Valencia?
Is that your question?
Poof! Poof! And twiddle.twaddla!
Don't you know that Valencia's
a rendezvous for all people Of
culture and any pretentions, what
soeVer, whosoever, whysoever and
ct erasoever?
Why just last night who was
at Valencia?
repeat, young man, who was
at Valencia7
: None. otheE than. that. eamone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16

movie star, known from coast to
coast Qeft to right and from
Niagara Falls to Buffalo, none
other than GLORIA SWANSON!
saw her. And spoke to her.
No. didn't take her home.
And who else?
Dye hear, who else?
Think of 1t, none other than
that famous film star, known
from coast to coast fright to left
and from Buffalo to Niagara Falls,
none other than CONSTANCE
TALMADGE!
She saw me. And spoke to
me. No, she didn't go home.
And who else. / ask?
LLOYD GEORGE, the famous
cigar manufacturer!
And SINCLAIR LEWIS, the
And HENRY FORD you
wouldn't believe 1t, wouldja0
And did they like It?
Well. well, well. this Is getting
irksome!
CERTAINLY THEY DID!
You don't think they were at
Valencia?
Come, come, Harold, don't be
so mature!
If, for any fraction of any
minute, you doubt they were
there, why just get in touch with
any or all and say to them mot
hastily, mind you. but in the
manner of Billy Sunday:
where were you, old dear.
on the night Of December Is
1925, any time and why?"
What'll they say?
They'll look you square in the
eye and say: who the hell told
you?"
And If you press the issue and
nQuire-gra ciously. Of course:
Valencia, kid?"
They'll every one snarl very
kindly.like and bite the words in
bits as they're hitting the breeze:
I'm not saying thing til !
see my lawyer. Say, who the hell
told you this?'
And that's why you certainly
wanna come down on Thirteenth
Street some night real soon--the
numbers "7-11"-and the name
begins with the letter "V."
Spelled out the name is VAIL
E-N-C-I-A!
Yours for a greater and bigger
year in the hardware business.
HOoray. for Rotary!
: 1--s........--.4,. FRANK RAERs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16
Reds Are to Execute
Six Rumarlian Spies

TIRASPOL. Dec. 16.--Six IN.
manians. alleged TO have been spying
against Soviet Russia, were today
sentenced to death BY the Moldavian
supreme court.
Nineteen other alleged spies We're
given prison sentences.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16
Children's Bills

In response to many requests
that certain pictures be shown on
the selected programs for children,
some Of the biggest screen sue
cesses will be brought to these
Saturday morning programs dur
ing the months Of December and
January. At the Tivoli Theater
on Saturday. December IS. Douglas
Fairbanks will be screened in
Robin Hood" The Mt. Pleasant
Library will have an exhibit in the
foyer Of the theater Of rare edi.
tions Of this tale and other stories
relating to the period.
On December Is, at the Chevy
Chase Theater. will be shown
Brown OF Harvard" story
filled with the thrills incident to
college life. Among those may be
mentioned the annual Harvard
Yale football game, a stirring re-
gatta and other sports Indigenous
to college life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16

The good song rings clear Tor the
Good FeIiowaY Look late the natter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16
New One for Mitzi

The Shuberts will present Mitzi
In Green Fruit" new musical
comedy adapted by Gladys Tn
ger, from French farce. The
music and lyrics are by Maurie
Rubens. The supporting com
pany will include Eric Blore, Ed.
die CARVE, Ethel Morrison,
Ernest Lambert, Gordon Keith,
Marjorie Leach. Virginia Fis-
singer, Josephine Quest, Patrick
Clayton, Daune Nelson and Lii
staged by Frank Smithson. and
the dnaces by Carl Hemn1er.
The opening takes place in Co.
lumbus, New Years week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16

tative FINS :. Garrett. Democratic
floor leader in the House; Represen.
tative william oldfield Of Arkansas.
chairman Of the Democratic Con.
gressionaI committee, and all Demo.
cratic members Of the Ohio .delega.
ton.
Governor Donahey has been
elected governor Of Ohio three
times, although he is Democrat
and the State Is normally Repuh-
lican. He is a dry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16
Ohioans Will Launch
DOhaney Boom Here

Ohio Democrats win y launch q
Presidential boom for Gov. A. Vic
Donahey, OF that State, at dinner
to be given tonight by Representa-
tive Martin L. Davey OF Ohio, In
the New Willard Hotel.
Among the guests will be Thomas
e. Dye. Chairman OF the Democratic
state Central committee; Represent
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
PASTOR Will
ENTER PLEA OF
SELF DEFENSE
Fort Worth Evangelist,
Charged With Murder, Ad-
dresses Huge Audiences

Fort Worth, Texas. July l9---tP)--
The Rev. J. Frank Norris. Baptist
evangelist and fundame htalist leader,
charged with murder for staying D.
f. Chipps, wealthy lumberman. in his
church study Saturday, preached to
overflow audiences Sunday as his at
t6rneys drafted self defense plea
for presentation before the grand
jury Tuesday.
DR.. Norris refrained from any
direct mention of the shooting but
told his congregation that his faith
was stronger than ever.
Released on $4,000 bond shortly
after the shooting, DR.. Norris made a
statement to authorities declaring he
shot Chips in self defense. Chips
according to DR.. Norris, came to the
First Baptist church study and threat.
ened his life unless the pastor dis
continued his remarks about Mayor
H. C. Meacham and other city Of
ficials.
L. H. Mutt, an official of the
church, was the only eye witness to
the shooting. He told story SINH
lar to that of DR.. Norris. Mutt said
that Chipps threatened the pastor,
but that he was unable to describe
the actual shooting as he did not see
DIR. Norris obtain the gun. The
pastor said he took the pistol from
. drawer when Chipps refused to
leave the study and made q move as
II to draw gun. Detectives declar-
ed they failed to find a pistol when
they searched Chipp's clothing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
TWO HOUSES
SWALLOWED BY
MINE CAVE-IN
Is Houses in Danger Z0ne-35
Families Have Been
Forced to Move

Wilkes Barre. Pa, July l0.-LR1-
Because of an anthracite mine cave
in. two large dwellings have disap-
peared into the earth in Parsons
Borough and two smaller houses
stand on the brink Of ! cavern at
the Peach Orchard colliery. The
main line Of the Delaware and Hud-
son railroad is so seriously affected
that trains have been rerouted. Sew
eral carloads Of lumber dropped into
the big hole Saturday when Z rail-
road spur leading TO the lumber yard
WAS swallowed. :
Large cracks in the earth and low
rumblings indicate. mining men said
today, the end Of the subsistence had
not been reached. Twenty five houses
are in the danger zone. Thitty-five
families have been forced to move
from the area and CHEERS are prepar-
ed to do SO. The affected district Is
about q quarter mile from the
borough's main thoroughfare.
The houses that fell into the cave
were unoccupied, the families having
deserted them several weeks ago
when the first cave In occurred at
the Peach Orchard mine.
Pillar robbing is alleged to have
been the cause Of tho subsidence and
this elso is held by some to have
been responsible for 2 cave in and
explosion two weeks ago when seven
miners were killed and several 9TH
ers seriously injured.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
DRY QUESTION
IS SImPORTANT
SAYS BORAH
Senator Suggests Organiza.
tiOn Of Another Party 10y
al to Constitution

Augusta. Ca, July l9.--Op9-Argu-
ments for notification Of the prohi-
biti0n amendment ''are the practices
which are making hell Of Europe to-
day." in the opinion Of Senator
B0rah, Republican, Idaho.
Speaking In the historic First
Presbyterian church, the scene Of
Woodrow Wilson's boyhood worship,
the Idaho senator told q capacity au-
dienco last night that positive en-
forcement Of the 18th amendment
had never been tried.
He declared that "bolshevism in
Russia, fascism in Italy. military die
tatorship in Poland and notification
in the United States are whelps from
the same kennel, barking at the same
characterization government.
There has never been the moral
force and determination which il
necessary reinforcement" he contin-
ued, adding that the only method Of
taking the prohibition issue out Of
politics would be to make it plain
that the constitution would be enforc-
ed. II neither national political par
ty will take o definite stand on pro-
hibition, he suggested that "the peo-
pie oreanixe another party which
will Be loyal to the constitution"
The prohibition controversy, he
said, has developed into "the most
important issue, that . self-govern-
ing people can ever be called upon to
consider"
Introducing Senator Borah, Will
liam H. Fleming, former Democratic
conRressman from the 10th district,
warmed that the Democratic Donkey
would break out Of his pasture in the
south and seek more fertile fields Il
that party should nominate . wet
candidate upon wet platform"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
SNOW FALLS.IN
NORTH PART OF
GOPHER STATE
Huge Flakes Fall For 20 Min.
utes Yesterday on North
Shore Lake Superior

st. Paul, July l9.-tP)-It showed
yesterday afternoon in the north
woods Of Minnesota while the Twin
Cities and surrounding country
swcltered in 100 degrees weather.
Jay Gould, state game and fish
commissioner, who is on q camping
trip up north. vouched for the snow
story over the telephone. His party
is on the north shore Of Lake Super
ior, between Beaver Bay and Split
Rock, $50 miles north of St. Paul.
A fog bank rolled off Lake Super
Tor late in the day. said Mr.. Gould,
and an icy breeze brought snow
clouds. For more than 20 minutes
huge snowflakes fell, melting rapid
". Later IL changed to cold rain
which froze on the windshields Of
automobiles.
In contrast to this. blistering sun
gave the Twin Cities temperature
of 95 and sent the mercury up to 107
at Mitchell, $. D., an all-time record
there for July.
The heat caused one death in Min
neapolis.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
BOMB TEARS
15-INCH HOLE
IN JAIL WALL
Midget Slayer, Sentenced to
Hang, Believed RESPONSE !.
BILE For Blast
INMATES CAUSE UPROAR
Martin Durkin and Robert
Scott Among Prisoners In
"Murderer's Row"

Chicago. July l9--tP)-The record
Of escapes and attempted escapes
from the old county Jail was given
its most spectacular entry Sunday
when Amuggled dynamite, fashioned
into bomb and believed to have been
set by Henry ]. Fernekes, midget
slayer, in an attempt to escape his
impending doom on the gallows. blew
u l5-inch hole in the west wall.
Twenty-four prisoners, either con-
victed or awaiting trial for murder.
including Martin Durkin. sheik gum
man, and Robert Scott, were in "mur-
derers' row" most of them confined
in second tier cells leading directly
to the broken wall, when the ex-
plosion shattered the Sunday calm Of
the building.
The dynamite had been swathed in
blankets. Only that fact apparently
kept it from tearing . huge hole
through the wall. The escape was
foiled only by inches, the force of the
all but three inches Of loose brick
facing the outer we'll.
COmmOtiOn Follows
With the explosion there sprang up
tremendous c0mmotion, both inside
and outside of jail, such as has not
been witnessed since the Jail de-
livery which five years ago released
Terrible" Tommy O'Conner, on the
eve Of his execution.
Guards, armed with repeating
rifles, sprang out to surround tn.
Jail u moment after the report had
echoed away ANA police reinforce
ments were rushed to the locality.
Hundreds of citizens, attracted by
the blast which was heard tor blocks,
came quickly To the scene, and re-
mained to cape ut the guns Of the
guards and police who had been or.
dered to shoot to kill the firs
prisoner attempting to escape.
Inside the Jail. audible to tk
crowds without, the prisoners, dea.
eMed by the explosion and in panicky
fear that the roof Of the structure
would tumble down upon them, set up
milling about in cells and bull pens,
and raising mighty uprOar.
Bomb Materials Found
Every lead, police said, pointed to
Fernekes. He denied that he placed
the bomb, denied he had made dash
for the spot Immediately after the cx-
pl0sion. rs other prisoners testified
he did, and asserted he stood calmly
by until order was restored. Then
his cell was searched, and the guards
found q cup Of paraffin which re-
Gently had been heated by matches.
and handful Of nitro powder, both
Of which, police said, are used in
making dynamite bomb.
Fernekes was arrested on April 8,
1925. He was identified as leader
Of = band that had robbed dozens of
banks and rs the slayer of five men.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
STORM TAKES
nine LIVES IN
EASTERN US.
Lightning. Rain and Wind
Storms DO Damage Esti.
mated at $25O,OOO
8 BOYS ARE MISSING
New England States Hardest
Hit-Coney Island Throngs
Panic Stricken

New York. July 19.--tN-Nine
deaths and property damage esti-
mated at $250.0OO today marked the
path Of Sundays electrical. rain and
wind storms from Ohio to Maine.
In addition three boys, who set out
in canoe from Sandy Hook. N. j.,
were missing. Four deaths in New
England were caused by lightning.
Four others were killed by fallen
trees or drowned in New England
during storms.
Marie Ange Du Bois. of Adams.
Mass, was killed by lightning bolt
that struck and injured her brother,
Alfred.
Crops were damaged by wind and
hail in Maine and New Hampshire.
At Coney Island. police reserves
were called out to handle panic
stricken throngs trying to board
trains for home after the storm
broke.
At Portsmouth, N. H., a terrific
wind whirled seashore pebbles up in
to the sky and blew them about.
Hundreds Of windows were broken.
Some hail stones. were reported as
large as golf balls.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19

Lisbon was the hottest place In
North Dakota yesterday, according
to weather reports received here this
morning from the Is reporting sta
tions throughout the state. The mer-
curry there reached los, the highest
record in the state this year. Napo-
leon reported 1O4 yesterday, Ellen
dale l03 and Fessenden 100.
The highest point reached in Bis
marck yesterday was % above zero,
according to the instruments at the
government weather bureau, although
thermometers on the streets, exposed
to the hot rays Of the sun, registered
we'll above the century mark.
Only six points in the state report
ed any precipitation yesterday and
the amounts were Insignificant. Bot
tineau had the greatest amount Of
rain for the day, .l2 Of IN inch.
Other rainfall reports were Williston,
.O6; Fessenden, .Ol; Langdon, .M /;
Lisbon, .O3; and Ellendale, .02.
Dark storm clouds which appeared
in the south and west early last
evening brought hope to local people
get an anxiously awaited downpour
but the storm passed around Bis
marck without more than few drops
of rain.
Some relief from the extreme heat
10 held out by the weather bureau Of
ficials for tonight and tomorrow. The
official prediction 10 thunder show.
ers tonight or Tuesday. Cooler"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
DONAHEY WILL
USE GUARD IN
MURDER PROBE
National Guard and Dry En-
f0rcement Department to
Start Investigation

Columbus. Ohio. July 10.-lN-
Governor Vic Donahey will use the
Ohio National Guard and the state
prohibition enforcement department
the only forces at his disposal-
to conduct an investigation Of the
murder Of Don R. Mellett, publisher
Of the Canton Daily News. The chief
executive made known such plans
before leaving today to attend the
sesquicentennial exposition at Phil
adelphia.
The governors plan is to send
members Of the intelligence section
Of the guard and prohibition opera
tives to Canton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
FOREST FIRES
CONTINuE0UT
OF CONTROL
Several Families r es Gu e d
From Flames Path BY
Volunteer Fighters

Static, July l9-(AP)-Forest fires
continue out of control in northeast
ern Washington, northern Idaho and
western Montana with daring rescues
by volunteer fighters preventing q
growing death toll.
Montana and Idaho rangers are
leading 1000 fighters in campaign
to stem blaxes in national forests
which. famed BY high winds, continue
to devastate large stands Of valuable
timber. Fires were generally reported
under contrOl in other sections Of the
northwest. NJ NJ as
Volunteer firemen yesterday sue
reeded in saving the town Of Super
ior lin. northern Montana. but. lost
control sof the flames which swept
past the town. A new fire west Of
Glacier National Park. in the Black
feet forest, Is estimated to have COW
cred, 10000 acres and destroyed num-
erous ranch buildings.
A loVging train rushed through ,
flaming forest last night to rescue
three families trapped IN their homes
40 miles south Of Seattle. A high
wind also trapped Is firemen in the
Pend Orsille forest north Of Sand
Point, Idaho. but they were rescued
by rangers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
DIR. and Mrs. Walsh
Plead Not Guilty to
ChargesAgainstT Them

Boston, July 19-(AP)-Dr. Thomas
E. Walsh and his wife, Marion A..
Walsh, today were arraigned on
charges Of being the principal and ac-
cessory in the abortion operation per-
formed on Edith L. Greene, young
state ward whose dismembered body
was found last Tuesday. Both plead
ed not guilty and were released on
the previous bail Of $4,000 for the
physician and $1,000 for his wife.
Police are searching throughout the
east for DR.. Leo J. Hanson, indicated
also es an accessory.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
Blade From Auto
Fan Kills Boy

Hibbing. Minn.. July io--tlP'--
Philip Kohrt. 10, was instantly
killed near mere lale yes.ciu.y
when n blade from IN automO-
bile fun broke loose and struck
him in the head. The accident
occurred when Gus kohrt, the
lads father. raised the hood Of
u friends machine to trace the
source Of peculiar noise.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
Valley City School
Has 1868 Students

Valley City, N. D.. July 19-<f1
The state teachers college here has
the largest registration in it, his-
tory. 1,86o stuoeats taking work IN
the summer school. Il has been
necessafy 70. employ 10 additional
Instructors and, - lease the public
Schop1 6uilding near the college
campus to provide sufficieat elsls
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
50 Lives Lost in
Jugo Slayia Floods

Vienna, Austria, July l0-lp-Re-
.ports from Cettinje, JuRo Slayia, say
the floods IN that region have de-
'stroyed several villages with the loss
o. 90 lives.
The lsfsst dispatchbs from Bel
grade placo the floe1ed areis In Jugo
9lavia at l0O, 900 acro6, several more
dams having given wsy under pres
ssrs of The vateSs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-19
DULUTH NEWSPAPER MEN
DENY SNOW FELL Sunday

Duluth, Minn.. July 19.-lR-W. T.
Thompson. managing editor. and Will.
liam F. Henry, business manager OF
the Duluth Herald, denied today that
snow fell Sunday in the Arrowhead
country as reported by Jay F. Gould,
state game and fish commissioner.
Mr.. Gould, who is on camping
trip in the Beaver Bay district, re-
ported by telephone that he had wit
messed the snowfall for 20 minutes
and that it later changed to cold
rain that froxe on automobile wind
shields.
Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Henry, who
motQred through the affected district
yesterday, said today that there had
been q hail storm but denied there
was any sonw.