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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

IT got to be more than one human, finite
mind could understand. Nobody agreed
with anybody else. Nothing seemed to
make sense. 1t grew worse and wOra"
until Supreme Court Justice TompknS of
White Plains, N. Y, finally had to stop
the flood of conflicting affidavits that wa,
swapping his court, and declared round
one of the separation case of MahIstcdt
vs. Mahlstedt a draw.
This crazy case started off in CON
ventiona enough manner quite ike thou
sands of others in wealthy New York so
ciety, where wives have discovered that
they no longer need their husbands around
the house, but still need their money.
Mrs. Stella MahIstedt sued her husband,
John F. Mahlstedt, rich Westminster
County lUmbcrman, for separation, max
ing the conventional charges Of cruel and
inhuman treatment and abandonment.
Pending the trial of the suit she asked
for $4,000 month aljmony and $4,000
counsel fees.
This is considered the best move that
a disconnected wife can make in New
York State, where one cannot have dl-
vorcc except on evidence Of infidcIity. \
separation suit, with advance aIlmony,
fees. expenses and all that, at once puts
the husband in a position where he must
finance his wife's war against himself,
and places him at such a disadvantage
that he is usually glad to furnish her with
the "cvidcnce" aS soon as they agree ON
how much aimOny he can stand.
Usually the unwantcd husband enters
a general denial or ignores the suit en-
tirely, but Mr.. MahIstcdt attacked his
wife's assertion from every angle, and
also asked for a change OF N"nu" from
New York County TO Westminster, where
both lived and therefore could pour in
their charges, counter charges and denIaIS
with greater speed and ease.
Really all that had to be decided Just
then was whether Mrs. MahIstedt should
be forced to make this homeopathic war
loan to his wife, and if so, how big II
should be. A wife usually gets an adj
vance indemnity; in fact. she always docs
if there is any reasonable probability of
her winning her suit. Judge Tompkns
studied the complaint and the answer, but
could find nothing probable or reasonable
on which to base decision.
The amount of allmOny depends, OF
course, on how much the husband has. II
Is useless to charge more than the traffic
will bear, because he will 20 through
bankruptcy and she won't get anything
and the taxpayers will have to support
him in the poorhOusc. On this important
matter Mrs. Mahlstcdt swore that her
hubby was very rich man. and thereby
could easily pay a little matterlike $4,000
a month-and, surely, Mrs. MahlStedt
ought to know. But the defendant sworr
that he was nothing Of the kind, but a
very poor man, and he, too, ought to
know. How could this be? The judge
demanded enlightenment and got it. They
were willing tcstifiers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

There ar, IL lot of
big hotels in New
York, so the defend
ant, like the plaintiff.
was taking in a lot Of
territory in h is
charges. The judge
looked for specific in
stances and he got
them.
I'm October, 1925"
said Mr.. Lynch, the
defendants attorney,
Mrs. MdhlStedt, while
dancing with a Mr..
ElSncr, president Of
the Miami Beach Cor
poration, at the Hotel
Plaza. i'm New York
made Il spectacle Of
herself. She got very
drunk. Mr.. Mahl>trdt
then criticized his
wife, but to no avail.
1t was after this
party, when the de
PENDANT, Mr.. Mahl-
Strdt, had finally got
ten the plaintiff. MR..
MahlStcdt, home that
there occurred one Of
the incidents men
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

PENDANTS attOr-
ncy informed tn
court that to pre-
pare a defense
against so many
charges, spread
over such a largr
part of the earth.
surface, would
take years Of
research by a
commission o +
lawyers. Also,
t h o u G h nothing
was said about it,
Mr.. Mahlstedt
would have to
kiss that remain
ing $4,000 good
bye, and a lot
more. Meanwhile.
the judge turned
his mind TO more
cloSe-at-hand al
legged cruel and
inhuman treat
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

The Distinguished Judge Found That Divorce Case
Growing More and More Confusing; Nobody greed
with Anybody Else Mr. Mahlstedt Said His Wife
Wasn't Telling the Truth, Mrs. MahIstedt Retorted
That He Was Lying, Mrs Smith Denied Everything.
Nothing Seemed Make Sense and at Last the fudge,
l. Despair. Declared He Couldn't Make Head or Tail
of It-and Then the MahIStedtS Decided to Settle
the Matter Themselves, Out of Court!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20
ToDAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

National-"Fair and Warmer" COM
edy, at $40 pm.
Keith s--Fred Ardath, vaudeville, at
215 and S:15 pm.
Earie-Charles O,Connor and Violet
Mckee, vaudeville, continuous from
1870 to IL PM
Palace-''Variety," at 1928, am,
1:1o, ESQ, 4:4O. 6:25, sos and 10 pm.
RialtO-"The Trap" at 1855 am.
1855, 1855, 5:55, 1855 and 9:55 pm.
COlumbia,-'Volcano at 11:40 am.
lao, $3.50, $40, $50, 500 and 1910 pm.
TivOli-"More Pay. Less Work." at
2:30. 4:20, sos, 7:55 and 9:45 pm.
AmbassadOr-"wild Oats Lane" at
6:25, $40 and 9:55 pm.
Central-"Irene." at 1890, 2, $50,
s, $50, 8 and $40 pm.
Wartlman Park-"Salome," at Z and
8 pm.
Lincoln (coloredI THE Wilderness
Woman" continuous from 2 to [ pm:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20
QUIZ SEVEN YOUTHS
IN FARMERS DEATH
Officers Believe Shooting Of Iowa
Man Followed Interference |
With "Petting PARTIES

BY the Associated Press
KEOKUK, Iowa. July 20 R).-A
death believed to have been the result
OF q farmers interference with pet
ting parties's in parked automobiles
along a highway near here was given
official scrutiny yesterday. The farmer.
Samuel Hurd, as, was killed and seven
young men, all sons OF prominent
families, were questioned.
The seven said that a shotgun car
ried by the farmer had been dis
charged In a scuffie over its possess
sion while they were investigating a
story that one of their number. &C
companied by a girl, had been ac-
costed by the farmer on Saturday
night. Hurd was said to have de-
manded money of the couple on pain
of turning them over to the authori-
ties.
Joe Grout, a university student: Ar
thur Crimnins. Morris Dimond, Clyde
Fisher. r. l.. Richmond Condis
Bowies and Harry Robinson were
questioned. Another young man is
being sought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20
YEARS TAX COLLECTION
WILL BEGIN IN NOVEMBER
First Installment Will Not Be Due
This September, as First Be
lieved, Despite Recent Change.

Although Congress has enacted
legislation changing the taxpaying
months from November and May to
September and March, the first in
stallment Of the current years taxes
viii not be collected until November,
1t is announced by Commissioner
Cuno III. Rudolph.
There has been some doubt in the,
minds of the District officers whether
the initial collection should be made
in September this year, but Corpora.
ton Counsel Francis H. Stephens
ruled that the act authorizing a
change In the taxpaying months
stipulated that 1t should not become
effective until December / of this
year. The first half of the taxes,
therefore. will be collected in No
vember and the second half next
March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20
PRODUCTIVE LOANS
ABROAD APPROVED
Government Looking Crit
calIy at European Borrow
] Ing for Luxury" Uses.

There is beginning to crystalline
here in Government circles policy
Of encouraging productive" loans to
foreign governments and peoples.
The policy turns on the meaning or
the word productive"
President Coolidge and members of
his cabinet who have been watching
with interest the large sums of money
being borrowed by foreign countries
in the United States are anxious that
American funds shall not merely flow
in the direction of borrowers. but
that the maximum advantage both to
the United States and Europe shall be
derived from the transactions.
Effect On Preparations.
What constitutes a productive"
loan? All loans, of course, assist in
establishing foreign exchange for
Europe. but do they all assist in solv-
ing the vexing problem of transfers
under the Dawes plan? While not
saying so in as many words, there ap-
pears no doubt that Government
officials are veering toward a program
that will ultimately mean test of
advantage or disadvantage in solving
che transfer problem.
Neither the Department of State
nor the Department of Commerce has
been Directing to so-called non-pro-
ductive loans. Indeed, in recent weeks
hardly any loans have been interfered
with by the Government here. but it
is an open secret that officials have
looked askance at some of the pro-
posalS to lend money to foreign coun-
tries.
Originally, OF course, the Govern
ment here simply objected to the lend
ing Of money to countries which had
not agreed to fund their war debts to
the United States, but now that all
the war debts have been funded the
American Government cannot use the
same reason for objecting to foreign
loans.
Some Check Held Advisable.
Yet it is recognized here that some
check should be applied to the unre-
stricted flow of American funds to for
eign countries. There is likelihood that
no pronouncement will be made until
the Autumn, when President Coolidge
will have had a chance to confer with
Secretary Mellon after the latter has
made an examination of European
conditions.
Meanwhile some of the important
officials who are studying the ques-
ton are pointing out informally the
productive loans.
The lending of money to improve
the streets of certain European cities
is, for example. one of the type which
is causing discussion. whereas a loan
extended to a foreign automobile con-
Germ which buys its raw products in
America and sells many of it's auto
mobiles in Latin countries, thus
bringing in gold. is considered pro-
ductive, as the term is used.
In short all loans that tend to help
Germany get the gold wherewith to
pay reparations to the allies or which
enable Germany and the other Euro
peans to increase their exports of
manufactured articles are considered
productive. Money that merely goes
to local extravagances, with no con-
tinuing productivity over a period of
years, will be classed as non-produc-
tive.
Copyright. 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
ON THE BAY.

ON THE BAY.
BATHING, DANCING AND ALL
AMUeEMENTS-MILE BOARDWALK.
sundays. holidays, adults 81: children. soc.
Trains leave District Line Station;
s sa1SES.y@oisSo Is go Ii 80 sos 2s s.
Other days-i0. II 80, 2 80. $40. 9. FIRE.
Quent trains returning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20

Al bottle Of EvERFRESH at regular
intervals once or twice week is
Natures ideal health insurance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20
DANCING.

PROF. AND MRS, u. A. ACHER sTUnIef
li2T 10th e. n.w.--Ciasses Non. Fri. -
ii nm with orchestra Priv. lessons ny
appointment Fr. s5s1 Est. 1000. 2cs
LESSONS BY YOUNG LADY. BEST SEC
ton: private lessons. IS: single, s'sD
Charleston collegiate. fox trot. waltz
North 70s2.M l.
The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
KEYSTONE AUTO CLUB TO
ERECT TRAFFIC SIGNS IN
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY

New Hope-Patrolman MCGOWAN,
of the Keystone Automobile Club,
was in town Tuesday comforting
with Burgess Magill on plans to
erecet traffic direction signs in this
borough and vicinity. Mr.. MCGOWAN
is uniformed officer with the COM
mission of Deputy Sheriff, and while
he is public officer, he is pri-
marily employed in the interests of
automobile owners who are mem
bers of the Keystone Club.
Burgess Magill had appealed to
the Club for assistance in traffic
congestions here on Sundays and
have to stop and ask directions. The
holidays when so many motorists
Club has lately been concentrating
on Bucks County in a campaign for
new members, and an office has been
opened in Doylestown for service to
Bucks County members. Patrol ser
vice is maintained fer the protection
Of motorists, and Worthington
Brothers Garage has been designt-
ted as the official garage for mem
bers whose cars break down on the
road in this vicinity.
Membership in the Club entities
drivers to free towing service to
designated garages, and every eff
fort is made to provide road protec-
tion and touring information to its
members.
The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
NEW HOPE OFFICERS
NOW UNIFORMED

New Hope-Uniforms have ar
rived for Traffic Officer Winters
and Constable John Hartman, and
the community is to be commended
for the business-like appearance
they afford these guardians of the
peace. The purchase of the uniforms
was made possible by public-spirited
citizens who provided the funds, and
they are satisfied the officers will
wear them with credit. 1t is
law in Pennsylvania that motorists
cannot be held up on the public
highway by an officer unless lie is
in uniform. This does not mean that
an officer in plain clothes cannot
make an arrest, but It provides for
the protection of motorists against
hold-up by thugs.
Recently there have been com
plants of motorists who have been
held up by State Troopers, and their
cars searched Uniformed officers
with their badges showing have a
right to check up on traffic where
conditions demand it, but they have
no right to search private cars with
out a warrant This has been CON
clusively decided by decision of
the Supreme Court, and citizens can
be protected in their rights. The
police are employed and paid by
taxpayers for protection, and not
for the purpose of embarrassing ara
bulldozing them.
The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
"THE MIDNIGHT FLYER"
HERE SATURDAY
New York Hit Shows At Strand On
Monday; Other Good Features

Lambertville-The feature picture
at the Strand Saturday is one cal
culated to give the audience a thrill
minute. 1t is "The Midnight Fly
err. and is replete with 1--we interest
and the "he man stuff" which char
aeterizes the duties of the men who
drive the iron horses" This fea-
lures Cullen Lands and Dorothy De
wore, and assures a treat to Strand
patrons.
On Monday the management has
been fortunate enough to secure the
famous feature, "Romola," the New
York triumph which lifted Lillian
Gish to the highest place she has
occupied in moviedom. "Romola" is
from the stirring novel by George
Eliot by the same name. The pic
turc was filmed on the very ground
covered by the story in Florence,
Italy, and it was six months in the
making. 1t is a picture of barbaric
passions and tender loves, and has
become masterpiece among pic
lures even as the book became
among literature.
The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
STOCKTON
BRIDGE WORK
DELA YED
Excessive Rains, High Water and
Unforeseen Contingencies Slow
Work on Delaware River
Structure.
CANNOT FINISH IT THIS YEAR

Stockton-Work is slowly pro-
crossing on the piers and abutments
of the new Delaware River bridge
here, but it is not anticipated that
the bridge can be completed this
year, according to Commissioner
Louis Focht, Engineer and Superin-
tendent for the Free Bridge Com
mission of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. Immediately after contract
was let last fall to the James S.
Mccormick Company, of Easton, for
the masonry work on piers and
abutments, the high water set in and
continued thruout the winter,
OF course the high waters pre-
vented any foundation work, and
little else could be done without the
foundations. And after the weather
broke in the Spring there has been
so much rain that the work has been
held up all along the line. Then
too, after work had progressed it
was found from time to time that
additional concrete had to be added
to the abutments on both sides of
the river in order to safely support
the heavy steel of the new structure.
Concrete for the superstructure
was awarded to the Thompson Con-
struction Company, of Red Bank, and
most of the steel is already on the
ground. But erection work cannot
be started until all the masonry
work has been completed. The Penn
sylvania abutment and piers number
one and two, on the Pennsylvania
side, are completed, and all the other
foundations are finished, but it will
be two or three weeks more before
the superstructure can be started
The Mccormick Company is giving
the bridge a good job despite the
fact that they have been handicap
ped by rains and high water, and
Commissioner Focht is convinced
that the masonry work is thoroly
adequate for the demand.
A new bridge is to be built over
the Pennsylvania Canal, for the old
one has been found inadequate for
anticipated traffic. However, the
old one is being temporarily repaired
so it can be used until the new one
is built. Commissioner Focht says
that the footwallS on the river
bridge is to be completed first so
that pedestrians may not be held ur
until the entire structure is finished,
He anticipates that the structural
work can be finished by winter, but
that the concrete base of the floor
ing cannot be laid until warm wea-
ther next Spring.
The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
DOaCnie'S Circus
Here Sept. 10Th

Downie Bros. Wild Animal Circus.
This well known circus will be seen
here September 10. This season the
entire circus is transported on an
immense fleet of motor trucks. Keep
ing little ahead of the times they
have discarded their train Of OBJ
solete wooden railroad cars and have
the latest model motor trucks. W lid
animals, horses, ponies and even
the herd of elephants all have their
own palatial auto Pullmans. "a Nile
of Motor Trucks" is necessary to
move this gigantic amusement on
terprise from place to place but
with experts in every department it
is accomplished with apparent ease
Downie Bros. give big street pa
rade at noon each day. Instead of
horse drawn vehicles the parade CON
sists of forty nine motor trucks. In
addition to the ring horses, bare
back riders, cowboys, etc, they
have their own trained animals.
In the immense tent are two rings
and an elevated stage in addition to
the large steel arcna. The perform
ance consists of some of the best
American and imported acts on
tour today. Among them are the
famous DeHoman family of hand
balancers, cortortionists and aero
bats. The aerial Silverlakes, and
Irma Wilson, Steve Oris, the Mon
tara Cowboy, the Mansfields, sharp
shooters supreme, Fidell Ortega and
Vernon West doing unheard-o of
stunts on silver wire The Frank
lin Bros. novelty aerobats, Vernon
OFT and his famous trained mon
keys. Capt. Terp and his Australian
horses, ponies, dogs and monkeys.
The Rojas troupe of aerialists, two
groups of trained bears. Wild ami
NAL acts, lions, leopards, pumas,
trained by Wallace Smithely, full
blooded American Cherokee Indian.
The Downie Bros. herd of elc-
/ plants are under the direction of
N. w. Mckay, trainer of "Tusko",
the worlds largest elephant. Includ-
ed in the herd is "Teddy", the New
York Hippodrome elephant, who has
delighted thousands in the past
three years at the worlds largesu
/ theatre.
The famous funny clowns, twen
ty-five in number are headed by
Brownie Silverlake, Bruce La Farra
| George Everett and Barton anc
Frank Barteau.
One of the big features will
Downie Bros. Circus is the concert
band under the leadership of William
Allison. They play the latest Jaz,
numbers as well as the STANDARD
marches.
The prices of the big show will
be so cents for adults and 25 cents
for children. Two performances a
2:l5 and 8:15 p. NJ. Doors open one
hour earlier.
The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
To Arrest Motor
License Vi0iaforS
New Hope Burgess Forced To Ac-
ton After Warnings Ignored

New Hope-Burgess R. C. Magill
makes the announcement that after
sufficient warning thru the columns
of this newspaper, which have been
ignored in some cases, that arrests
are going to follow continued viola
tions of motor registrations and
drivers licenses. 1t was pointed out
in DR.. Magilfs warning that num-
Der of Pennsylvania residents h,ad
New Jersey registrations on their
ears. This is direct violation of
the law, and with Pennsylvania
drivers licenses they would be i'm
mediately hailed before the courts
in case of accident or il asked to
show their cards by police.
Some people do not seem to know
it, but il is a direct violation of the
law for driver with Jersey H.
eense to operate n car under Penn
sylvania registration, or vice versa.
Another instance of violation is
where a number of trucks and bus
mess cars from Jersey are operating
daily on the Pennsylvania side of
the Delaware, but have no Pennsyl-
vania licenses. DR. Magill said that
he had no quarrel with drivers of
pleasure ears who come from Jersey
into New Hope occasionally, but that
where drivers are operating cars and
trucks for profit that they would be
forced to obey the law. If they do
not obey he has the backing of the
Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Regis
tration Department to cause arrests.
He also points out that it is in
finitely cheaper to secure legal reg
istration than it would be to suffer
damages, costs and perhaps impris-
onment in case of accidents to Jer-
sey cars operating in Pennsylvania.
For in such cases rigid check-ups
are made by State officials and
when drivers are found violating
these laws they have absolutely no
redress and are Immediately liable
to arrest and damages.
The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
NEW HOPE SCHOOLS
OPEN EARLY


New Hope-The local schools
opened here last Monday with a
registration Of about eighty in the
High School and some $50 in the
grade schools. The school term here
begins week earlier than some
other schools, but Superintendent
Smith says that the scheduled open
ing for next year will correspond
with that Of other schools opening
the day after Labor Day. This week
the schools are on half session as a
means Of cooperating with the
Chautauqua.
The school faculty is as fol-
lows: Warren r. Smith, superyis-
ing principals Miss Mary McDor-
nell, Miss Helen Watson and viii
liam Gehman, high school instrrc-
tors; Mrs. Mary Slack, department
tai teacher; Miss Helen Loomis
grades and 5; Miss Dorothy Wis
mer, grades and 4; Mrs. /. G
saylor, grade 2; Miss Edith Hig
gins, grade /; Mrs. George Shoch
music Miss Watson is instructor il
English and Chemistry. She is I
graduate Of Oberlin College, il
Ohio, and her home is in Wayne
] Pa.
The Lambertville record., 1926-09-02
PHONE TOLL
5 RATES CHANGED
Special Rate Period at Night In
creased One Hour and
A Half.
IN EFFECTIVE OCTOBER FIRST

Changes effective October LIST in
phone toll rates are announced by
the Delaware & Atlantic Telephone
& Telegraph Company, of the Bell
System. The rates apply to long
distance calls from New Jersey to
points outside the State, and do not
apply to toll calls within the State
According to the Telephone Com
pany the changes will result in a
total saving to phone users all over
the country of S3,000,000. This has
been made possible by the inaugur-
alton of labor saving and time saw
ing devices ON the long distance cir
cults which have reduced costs of
operation to the Telephone Company.
A few instances are given to show
large cities affected. From Trenton
to New York the flat three minute
rate is increased from 40c to 45c. to
Reading, Pa. from 45c to Soc; to
Baltimore the rate remains the
same, soc. Reductions affect calls
to Pittsbnrg, the rate being dropped
from S1.S5 to Sl.50; to Chicago,
$4.45 down to 1925; to San Fran
cisco, $16,30 down to $11.15.
The special reduced rates for
night distance calls, which have APP
piled from $3.50 p. M, now apply
at 700 r. NJ, From 700 to $3.50
the rate is only rs per cent of the
day rate, and from $50 P. NJ. to
1880 A. M. the special rates will be
about one-half the day rates, The
special midnight rate is discontin-
ued due to the excess load placed
on the service at that time, and the
increased time for the other night
rates compensates for it. The Tele-
phone Company explains that the
special midnight rate has resulted
in SO many calls punched together
that the service has been impaired.
Also it makes necessary large
force of operators who are Idle
most of the time before the mid
night rush begins, and then when
it tapers off the girls cannot get to
their homes during the early morn
ing hours.
There will also be an extension
of the reverse charge" service so
that II will be available during the
entire "a hours. Announcement of
these changes is contained In an
advertisement elsewhere in this pa
per.