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The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
THE SECOND GUESS
A Drama in One Act

A Drama in One Act
editorial note: This is the sec
ond entry in the BULLETINS great
play contest, in which the first
prize is ticket on the Lake Su-
perior excursion boat "GefuIlte-
fische" over the Jewish holiday,
Yom Kippur).
Characters-A wife, a butler, a
husband, another man.
Scene-The library of the home
of the wife, the husband, and the
place of employment of the butler.
Husband-"I know you love her,
and you say she loves you. Well,
I don't believe THAT!"-
The Other Man-We've been
friends a long time-I wish you
had knever known, but since you
did get wise, I had to tell you the
brutal truth. She loves me, no
doubt of it."
Hus-'WilI you put it to test?"
T. o. M.-"What test?'
Hus.-'Lookl Here are two pis-
tolls. You take one, I'll take the
other, and we both fire and fall as
though dead. She is in the next
room, and will rush in. The one
to whom she goes first in her sup
posed hour of bereavement will be
the one she loves. Is that fair?"
T. o. M.-"Fair enough, I am
ready"
(They take the pistols and fire
into the Fireplace, very appropri-
ately. The wife rushes in from
one door, the butler from another
The butler is young, handsome and
less rigid in his manner than most
buffers. They survey the two fall
en- men with enigmatical counten-
ances)
-"They are both dead?"
Butler-"So it would appear!"
-"Darling! Alone at last!
(The butler takes her in his
arms, and after a long embrace
they stroll away and exit left cen
teri.
CTTPTATNl
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
POOR LITTLE AUDREY!

Unfortunate little Audrey was a
very praiseworthy girl and took a
great interest in household affairs.
So it was no wonder that one day
when the family was riding and
her father said "Oh, dear, I forgot
to turn off the gas under the beans
that little Audrey said, ooh. let me
take the wheel while you run back
and look"
The poor child was incapable of
steering the auto, SO when her
father let her have the wheel the
car skidded and turned over. Ev-
erybody escaped except little Aud
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
"HOT SHOTS"
BY '"BOLSHEvIK" BILL

1t is more than probable now
that Governor "Ma" Ferguson, of
Texas, will soon have ample time
at her disposal in which to cook
corn pone" and turnip greens for
her Jim.
We would like to know who is
going to get the newspaper head
lines now since Aimee has been
relegated to few lines down in
one of the lower corners.
We recently read that the MAX
ers of certain brand of soap (that
School Girl Complexion variety,
spent four million dollars for ad-
vertising in 1925. We can certain
ly look forward to the time when
all our girls cages from 16 to S0)
will have "a skin you love to
touch"
Owing to the heat developed
around our state capitol as the po-
litical campaign proceeds, we pre-
dict that Phoenix will have to leave
her Summer Resort Sign" hang
ing out longer than usual this fall.
Recently poll was taken of the
college students throughout the
country to determine if there is
more or less drinking bv students
now than in pre-prohibition days.
Half of the students think there
more, and half says less; which is
about the way we had sized up the
situation.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
HERE 1T is AGAIN

A nervous passenger on the first
day of the voyage asked the cap
tain what would be the result if
the steamer should strike an ice
berg, while it was plunging thru
the fog. "The iceberg would move
right along, madam" the captain
replied coureously, "just as if moth
ing had happened" And the old
lady was greatly relieved.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
TODAY'S
FAIRY
TALE

You do not have to believe this,
but there is a man in southern
Cal-i-for' who has newer told
Ford joke, cracked wise about
the P. of w. falling off his horse
or repeated any of the tales ex'-
tant concern ling home brew,
moth -ers-in-law or girls walk
ing excursion after an auto
ride.
(Explanation-He was born deaf
and dumb.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
RED BLOODED MUSIC

Mrs. De Poster: did you en-
joy the filet mignon in Paris?"
Mrs. Nouveaux Rich: eyes, 1
think it was the loveliest opera in
the world"
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13

Ask foolish questions concern
ing the immediate past when I
steer home late from a business
meeting.
We note with some anxiety that
the old Biblical line," and a little
child shall lead them," has been
changed to read, "And a little child
shall tell them"
It all depends on what stage of
childhood is indicated.
o.
If the mid-Victorian definition
that took in flappers up to sixteen
or seventeen is meant, then there
is no doubt that young child
could tell them plenty.
Why not something like this
"And a little child shall tell ON
them"
It has happened. Ask any girl
with a little brother.
Some ice-men might also be able
to give pertinent testimony, too.
Pat Harrison, in a speech to the
senate: ''The spokesman for the
White House, otherwise known as
President Calvin Coolidge"
Taking this as precedent, high
school va1edictorians may say in
the future "That well-knOwn real
estate man and home-brewer, Geo.
| Washington.
Snake Dance propaganda emanat-
| ing from Holbrook states that the
route from Holbrook is replete
with gas stations, telephones and
signs. And if one looks closely be-
hind the first sign, one will see
| Holbrook.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
THE HOME NEWSPAPER

talking
to owrtne lew
worth through the home newspaper
ought to be
in
good shape and shelter
interest the forerunner and
order
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
FAIR PLAY

the that has not risen in ndig
making that the
paid political
practically in the state
against aken stand attacking
light
WELL believe
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
CURRENT FICTION

$50 I said to her, I'll show you
who's boss in this house!"
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13

Yuma-FIoor space being dou-
bled in warehouse of Delta Seed &
Feed company.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13

rey, who was drowned in a road
side ditch.
After it was all over, little Aud
rey's father laughed and laughed
and laughed, because he remember
ed then that he had turned out the
gas. after al. So the joke was on
Audrey.
(THE END
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
IZNYoS
%-----

Editor Mail:
One was reminded of Ye Good
Olde Days this week when passing
along Kinsley avenue, where Mr..
Barncord is obliterating the old
Bank of Winslow building, for
there with the dust of the last two
decades somewhat shrouding their
former stately splendor stand four
old hay burner" shays of the days
of yore. We are wondering how
many mothers and fathers of our
present Shieks and Shebas took
their counting day spins and moon
light buggy rides in those old rub
ber-tired conveyances? We also
wonder if Mr.. Daze intends to ship
them to Hollywood? V. H.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
REST IN PIECES

In this cold grave
Lies NJ. T. Dome;
TIE was kissing the maid
When his wife came home.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
THINGS { WISH MY WIFE
WOULDN'T DO.

Ask foolish questions concern
ing the immediate past when l
steer home late from business
meeting.
q T, M
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-13
(CURTAIN)

Horses! Horses. Horses!
, 1926-04-21
u. S. NAVAL RADIO STATION
CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX,
10Th APRIL 1926.

Courtesy of the Associated Press.)
New York. Brig. Gen. Lincoln c..
Andrews, Assistant Secretary of Treas
ury and director of prohibition enforce
ment, will be questioned by Secretary
Mellon and President Coolidge concern
ing his recent testimony before Senate
Prohibition Investigation Committee.
CaIcutta.-Two Spanish aviators on
flight from Madrid to Italy arrived here.
Lechpicap, na.-Pickets stationed
on outskirts of town fired upon and
wounded several Portuguese soldiers on
garrison duty. The Portuguese returned
the fire whereupon the Chinese retired.
Kona.-The village of Hoopuloa on
southeast shore Of island of Hawaii has
been completely engulfed under fifty
feet of lava from the volcano Mauna.
The water just South of Hoopuloa, have
turned in direction of Kona, filling bay
and completely burning landing and from
ten to fifteen holes have been located in
vicinity; so far as known there has been
no casualties.
, 1926-04-21
LOCAL

The u. S. S. SWGn arrived here at
noon yesterday from St. Thomas with
the following passengers:@ Commander
C. S. Baker, Lieut. and Mrs. W. H.
Phillips and 4 children, Mr.. Sherman
Baker, Miss Eleanor Baker, Miss Stew
art, Miss Taylor, Mr.. Knud Olsen, 2
enlisted men under orders, Lambert So
botker and prisoner Cyril De Mena. The
ship sailed on the return trip via Fred
eriksted shortly after arrival. All the
above named passengers with the excep-
ton of the last two returned by hes and
in addition Revd. Francis W. Clair.
The sloop "Mizpah" sailed for St.
Thomas yesterday afternoon with the
usual mid-week mail. Passengers: Cyril
James, Mrs. Phillip Bastian, Mrs. Fritz
Letsom, Vincent Letsom, Josepha Let
som, Daniel Letsom, Mrs, Christiana
Grove, Consuela Fleetwood, lone Thibo,
Delmo Thibo, Davis Adams, Malvina
Hazel, Judge G.. G. ThieIe, Agnes Frazer.
From the Porto Rico Progress of the
18th inst. we quote the following sugar
price of the New York market: April
6, $4.O5; April z, $4.02; April 8, 1896;
April 8 and 10, $4.02; and April II,
$4.08."
, 1926-04-21

Mails for the Windward and Lee
ward Islands by the S. S. Dominica
will be closed at 4 p. m. Thursday.
For New York by the S. S. Haiti
at 4 o. m. on Friday, 23rd inst.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
KLAN IS ACCUSED IN FLOGGING
u.s. Officials Deny Iron Hand in Nicaragua Affairs.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC NAMES new
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA HEADS

transferred to San Francisco where
he became auditor of the Southern
Pacific company. Later he was
sent to New York as deputy con-
troller, and in a few months be-
came controller. On January, /,
1925, he became vice chairman of
the executive committee of the
Southern Pacific company.
Mr. Lull first was associated
with the Southern Pacific lines in
the engineering department. in San
Francisco in 1906 Eleven years
later he was appointed division en-
gineer of the Southern Pacific lines
in Oregon, and in 1920 went to the
Texas and Louisiana lines as chief
engineer, occupying that position
until his appointment last October
as assistant to the president of the
lines.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (AP)-A.
D. Mcdonald, vice chairman of the
executive committee of the South
ern Pacific company, now stationed
in New York, today was elected
president of the Southern Pacific
lines in Texas and Louisiana to
succeed w. r. Scott, who died re-
Gently.
H. NJ. Lull, of Houston assistant
to the president of the lines, was
elected executive vice president.
Mr.. Mcdonald, who will have
general control and supervision of
the company's affairs, is a Texan.
His association with the Southern
Pacific lines in Texas and Louisi-
ana began in the accounting de-
partment 25 years ago. After sew
eral years at Houston, he was
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
AGED MARINER
.TELLS0F BEING
LOST On PACIF |C
Coroner's Jury Frees Him
In Death Of Companion
Whose Flesh He Ate
To Keep Alive
PAL WENT INSANE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (AP)-
Eli S. Kelly, SO years old, fisher
man, gaunt and enfeebled, told a
coroner's jury today a story of
adventure at sea unrivalled here in
many years. He was eXonerated
for responsibility for the death of
his companion, James S. Mckinley,
So, strips of whose flesh Kelly ate
to sustain life after the two had
drifted more than eight days in a
Fl foot boat and Mckinley had died
of thirst and exposure.
Kelly himself near death was
picked up on Santa Catalina is
land where his boat drifted three
days after McKinley's death and
taken to a hospital. His clothing
hung loosely on his big frame, for
he had shrunk from 210 to 12O
pounds since he and Mckinley set
out on their first and last fishing
trip together
Engine Goes Dead
His son, Kelly testified, purchas-
ed the yawl which had been a life
boat aboard the yacht of Zane Gray,
novelist. With McKinley's assist
ance a motor was installed, a lie
ense obtained and the two embark
ed at point near Redondo beach.
When they had reached a point 16
miles from shore the engine went
dead and they were never able to
start it again.
The storm which developed sew
eral waterspouts on Santa Monica
bay on that day broke over them
before they were able to hoist sail
and huge combers deluged the
small craft.
Mckinley was a clumsy man
a big fellow and he couldn't handle
himself very WE'LL" Kelly said in eX-
planning how his partner had fallen
in the boat and broken one of the
gallon water jars.
81 knew our life depended on the
little water he had in those jars" 4"
he continued, "but l couldn't con-
vince Mckinley of that He drank
on the first day out all but one
pint of the water we carried"
Story Shocks Jurors
Kelly's description of the days
that followed shocked the jurors.
Mckinley insisted upon drinking
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salt water, he said.
"On the third day the old man
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29

constitutional ruler of that coun-
try, and to cripple the activities of
the Sacasa group, recognized by
Mexico.
The spokesman for the presi-
dent said that in making the land
ing Admiral Latimer had follow
ed the usual policy of the United
States in Central America, max
ing his contacts with shore at such
points and in such a manner as to
prevent harm to American life or
property by either of the combat
ants. 1t was denied specifically
that the American marines and
bluejackets at Puerto Cabezas had
interfered with the Liberal lead
er, Sacasa or the members of his
cabinet. Sacasa has been given a
house for his own use by the
Braggman's Bluff Lumber com
pany, an American hardwood con-
Germ in the Puerto Cabezas dis
trict, the White House has been
told, and he and his ,heutenants
are at liberty to carry on there as
they see ii.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
BROADWAY TOLD
To CLEAN STAGE
Or FACE CENSOR
All Theatrical Managers
Called In By Mayor
And Warned To End
Salacious Shows
PLAY JURIES' FAIL

NEW YORK, Dec. % (AP)---
Theatrical producers of the great
white way were told today that if
their stages were not Immediately
cleaned of immortality with a thea
trical broom they would be scour-
ed spotless with legal scrubbing-
brush.
Summoned to city hall by Mayor
Walker the producers were told Of
numerous complaints concerning
current attractions and were in
formed that they themselves
could take the corrective measures
if they acted quickly.
Otherwise, they were told, the
official censor would become an
actuality to stalk the playhouses
with a critical eye and with the
power of the law behind it.
Leading Managers sailed
All the prominent producers
called in by the mayor attended
the conference except Sam H. Har-
ris, who is in Connecticut George
NJ Cohan CAME down from Mon
roe, n. Y, to listen to the may
or's ultimatum. Other producers
present were Lee Hubert, Ar
thur Hopkins, William A. Brady,
Daniel Frohman, Edgar Selwyn,
David Belasco and John Golden.
After they had left Mayor
Walker admitted newspapermen
and told them Of his plans.
IF they don't do something
themselves" he said of the pro-
ducers, censorship will follow,
much as am opposed to that.
81 understand that the real ar
tistic shows Cn Broadway are
starving to death and that some
ly-by-night salacious productions
are selling cut mighty. Many of
the complaints are about undress-
ed condition Of come of the musi-
cal shows.
"Play Juries" Fail
Il don't want to assume an
alarming attitude but something
must be done. They are dumping
in New York shows that could not
get bookings on the road"
Mayor Walker expressed the
opinion that it is impossible to
obtain convictions where police Of
flcerS make arrests of individuals
on the ground that their perform
ances are salacious. The play
goes on, he said, and the players
are usually acquitted.
Juries, he decided, refused to
act as censors and so the only re-
course if the producers refused to
see the light" he believed to be
legislation creating an official cen
sor. Such legislation, he said, he
would have enacted if the produc-
GERS did not act.
But how about the citizens play
luries appointed by District Attor-
ney Banton as an unofficial adj
Junct OF his office?' reporter
asked
Have they proven a flat fail
ure?'
Figure it out for yourself" the
mayor replied. He would saw no
more.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
Decks Are Cleared
For Next Legislature

PHOENIX Ariz., Dec. 2S (AP)
The eighth state legislature
which convenes in special session
next Monday and in regular session
January 10 will be composed of
19 state senators and So represen-
tatives.
OF the 19 senators, II are Demo-
Gratis and 2 are Republicans, while
in the lower House, there will be
43 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
There are no women members of
the Senate but in the House, three
representatives are women. They
are Mrs Vernettie 0. Ivy from
Maricopa county; Mrs Nellie T.
Bush. from Yuma county; and
Gladys Walker from Santa Cruz
county.
Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Ivy have ser
we'd in the lower house in former
legislatures but Miss Walker is
serving her first term.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
Both Sexes Held
Accountable For
Pettirlg Parties

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. % (AP)
1t is easier for the great "com-
placent majorities" of university
campuses to criticize old conven-
tions, than to expend the energy
to construct and develop new ideas
/ of the modern times, the national
Christian Students, Conference was
told today
The speaker. Dr. A. Bruce Curry,
New York City, chairman of the
conference, made the criticism of
the "complacent majorities" in his
| opening address. This followed
the statement of Dorothy Richards
of New York, graduate of Depauw
university, who said smoking by
women was all right as far as she
could see and expressed the be-
lief that there was no moral ques-
tion involved She condemned pet
ting as immoral and denounced
sororities.
DR.. Curry said those students
who were inclined 'to try any
thing seriously" should be cheer
I ed, as there is more hope in them
than in the cOmplacent majorities
who seem blissfully unconscious
of their books of the present era.
Many youth, he said, are over
whelmed by "perlexing questions
of religion, the standards of liv-
ing" and by the weary, tragic
browbeaten world" but if they
would exert themselves, they could
follow the teachings Of Jesus Christ
and in them would find a way
out"
/. Somewhat along the same trend
as DR.. Curry, Miss Richards said
Christianity should be popularized
and that she believed Christianity
was slipping on some university
campuses nor was morality fash
iOnable.
"The intellectuals' OF the class
room are not reading the bible, but
prefer Mencken, she explained, as
a sort of mental fashion.
Il can see nothing wrong in
smoking, but l can see great deal
of wrong in petting. l be-
lieye the sex desires of young men
and young women are much the
same. Why shouldn't we be
frank?"
This situation, she said, could
be explained, by saying:
mo, thank you, I'd like to, quite
as much as you, but you know it
isn't the thing for either of u.s.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
Erllbezzler Sends
Victims $4,000
After Ten Years

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Dec. % (AP)
More than ten years ago Lester
Welch, brilliant young San Diego
attorney and politician, and who
was also prominent socially, dis
appeared and with him went $780,
900 that had been entrusted to him
by clients. At first it was feared
he had been victim Of foul play,
but later he was traced to Central
America. Complaints charging
him with embezzlement of the
funds were then issued by the dis
trict attorneys office.
Today Attorney James O'Keefe
received draft for $4,000, repre-
senting the embezzled funds and in
terest from March, 1876 from
Welch, transmitted through a
friend in an eastern city. With
the draft there came a message
from Welch stating that he was
snding the money in order that his
victims might be reimbursed. Four
Of the victims, all women, are to
receive checks from O'Keefe. The
fifth, a man, is believed to have
left San Diego and no trace of him
or any relatives can be found.
Welch, when he left San Diego,
was about 80 years of age, and
abandoned a wife and young son.
They have since left San Diego
and are believed to have joined him.
OKeefe today refused to tell from
what city the $4,000 draft came
or to reveal the name of the friend
who acted for WEIGH The en-
bezzlement charges made against
Welch will be dismissed within a
few days, it is believed.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
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: Youthful Bandits
: !. Say Young Woman !
!. Led In Is Holdups

i CHICAGO, Dec. 2S (AP)- 4
= Four youthful robbers who i
4 employed a toy water pistol j
i as their only weapon in % i
+ hOldupS during the last month !
+ today accused Mrs. Almo Re- =
= nuzzio, a pretty II year old :;
= girl-mother, of being their :!
\ leader. She confessed to hay- :;
+ ing taken part in 16 of the j
: robberies, "just to get thrill !
: out of living" i
J. The fifth boy member of the =
+ gang lay dead as result OF u
= the holdup of Robert Ray a !
= postal clerk last night. Two y
+ of the gang accompanied by j
= the girl robbed Ray of $17. 4
= When they turned to fee, Ray .
+ shot and killed John Renzio, !
+ 18. :
= The girl and Tony oliver, :;
r IS, were captured later and ::
= today Tony Pinto, II, Victor ::
'S Pinto. IS and Dan Ianello, Is !
= were arrested.
+ Almo is the wife of John Z
:. Renuzzio, a taxicab driver, :
= who refused to live with her, :!
+ he said today, when she be- !
= gan to seek outlaw thrills and !
's ran around" They have a two !
j. months old baby.
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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
Mother And Baby
Strangling Victims

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 28 (AP)-
Mrs. Germania Harpin, %, and her
8months-old baby were found
choked to death here tonight on
the second floor of their home. The
husband of the woman, Marious
Harpin, is a French war veteran.
Harpin told police he had re-
turned from work at a few minutes
after and found the bodies of his
wife and baby dead amid the scene
of a terrific struggle in an upper
rooms
He called police at once, he said.
Bloodhounds were summoned and
set upon the trail. The bodies had
been cold several hours, it is be-
lieyed
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
Condition OF Fall
Reported as Good

Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 2S (AP)
The condition of Albert B. Fall,
former secretary of the interior,
who is i'll at his home here with
pneumonia, was described very
good" in bulletin given out to-
night by DR.. H. T. Stafford.
The bulletin states that Mr.
Fall appeared to offer good re-
sistance" to the disease, which in
all probability is an influenza
pneumonia which mas . rattle, lnz
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-29
Water Parleys
At Los Angeles
To End On Jan. 2

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 (AP)-
Delegates to the tri-state confers
ence on proposed Colorado river
developent still were mulling over
estimates of perfected rights, the
amount of water available from
the river and the acreage it must
serve as today's session closed, ac-
cording to statement issued by
Charles P. Squires, of Nevada,
chairman and sole spokesman of
the meeting. These figures are
sought as possible basis for di-
vision of the water between the
states.
The conference is in executive
session this week as a result of
charges by the Arizona represen-
tatiyes that their point of view
was not set forth by newspapers.
Only three days of this week re-
main in which the conference,
which last week deadlocked on the
question of the amount of royalty
which California is to pay Arizona
for power derived from the pro-
posed Boulder Canyon dam, may
reach an agreement The Califor-
mia conference body, named by the
last legislature, ceases to exist
January 8, 1927.
During recess periods both Cali
fornia and Arizona delegations are
attempting to reach a set of fig
ures which can be used as a basis
of water division, Squires said.