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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
rain DAMPENS APPLE BLOSSOM FETE
PALACE" AIDS
HOSPITAL

"Titania's Palace" a fairy abode
in miniature, is helping materially
to fill some of the wants and needs
of the little tots Of the Children's.
Hospital. This marvel of construc-
ton, the work Of Major Sir Neville
Wilkinson, is on view on the third
floor Of the Hecht Company store, at
Seventh and @ Streets Northwest.
In a setting fully in keeping with
the delightful miniature palace, in
which are faithfully reproduced
many world famous art treasures
and paintings, the Palace, is being
donated for a worthy cause.
A nominal charge of so cents for
grown-ups and children and a 25-
cent charge for children on Satur-
days is helping to swell the Chill
dren's Hospital fund.
The Junior League is working to
make the exhibit a success. A priv
ate showing was given Sunday,
when many celebrities in Washing
ton official and diplomatic circles
came to watch and wonder.
''Titania's Palace" took % years
to built. It is an exquisite repro
duction Of a royal palace. complete
in every detail from the miniature
oranges on the royal table to the
ivory keys on the royal piano.
There are many and varied OBJ.
jects of interest, Of historical and
sentimental value. ITO see il to
believe" and this may be aptly APP
piled to "Titania's Palace" which
is helping a good work as well as
entertaining a goodly number Of
people interested in fine things.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
D. c. BUILDING
PLANS MADE

The District building probably
will be used in connection with the
new government housing program
as an Independent offices building
to house the Tariff Commission, the
Federal Trade Commission and pos.
sfbIy one or two other similar COM
missions which require but little
office space but do require space
for public hearings, it was indicated
today.
Congress, in its consideration of
the Federal building program and
the proposed District building plans,
will be asked to consider the trans
fer of the District Building for this
purpose.
At the same time, it was learned
today, Congress will be asked to be.
gin the development OF the north
side of Pennsylvania Avenue from
the Capitol to Sixth Street as a
setting for future municipal build
ings.
Wide ''MalP' Planned
The municipal building sites will
be as carefully treated from land
ecaping and architectural stand
point as the Federal building area
south OF Pennsylvania Avenue.
The plans include a wide mall"
and double boulevard from Penn
sylvania Avenue to, judiciary
Square along what is now John
Marshall Place. Congress also will
be asked this winter to open a
broad boulevard from the Union
Stations Capitol Parkway to connect
with the District Building group.
Purchase OF the land on the north
side OF Pennsylvania Avenue will
be made under the terms OF the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge bill, in
connection with the opening of B
Street from the Capitol to the
bridge.
Will Request Land
Acquisition of the land from Ar.
thur Place to First Street, includ-
ing part of the site of the Driscoll
Hotel, probably will be requested by
the Public Buildings Commission
this winter as part Of this general
development
The Arlington Bridge development
and the completion Of the park
from the station to the Capitol, in
Guiding its connecting boulevard
from Union Station Plaza to Peace
Monument, both of which have been
authorized by Congress. are ex-
pected to materially expedite the
local building program in that
vicinity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
RULING SLOWON
GEN. JERVEY

The request Of the District Com.
missioners for authority to appoint
Brig, Gen. Henry Jervey. retired, as
District traffic director is proving
source Of great difficulty to the
General Accounting Office, which
has been asked to determine the
legality Of General Jervey drawing
retirement pay and pay as traffic
director.
The formal request for the ruling
was submitted to Comptroller Gen
eral ]. r. McCarl ten days ago and
the matter had been informally dis
cussed with his office by the Dis
trict Commissioners q week before
that
There was no Indication at Nc.
Carrs office today when the ruling
could be expected. Several times
1t has appeared to be almost ready,
but each time some new point has
arisen.
There are many nice legal points
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
PARADE HELD UP
/. BY DOWNP0UR
An Time st.st phot..
tRy sad correspondent1


WINCHESTER, Va, April 81.
The Shenandoah Valley today began
celebration OF it's much heralded
Apple Blossom Festival with q pa.
rade of 1000 school children.
Winchester awoke this morning
after a night Of heavy drizzle to
find its downtown streets a contin.
uous sequence OF miniature lakes
and its gay Haunting banners faded
and wind-swept. 1t continued, to
rain until shortly after 10, when, of
a sudden, as If in answer to the
prayer Of the thousands who had
journeyed here to witness the two
day spectacle the skies lifted and
there was hint Of fair weather.
apple Blossom Special
The children who came to form
the parade Of the blossoms" arrived
during the heavy downpour dressed
in flimsy tissue paper garments, de-
picting the spirit of springtime.
They huddled beneath the small
shed of the railroad station and
shivered for more than half an hour
while the directors Of the fete
groaned.
After long delay the lines were
formed and people who had stayed
| close to their rooms in the crowded
hotels or in the Hobbies ventured to
the sidewalks. where lines were set
in place.
Today's festivities had not been
insured against rain and thousands
Of tickets had been sold for the first
/ episode Of the Pageant of Prog
ress" at the fair grounds tonight,
as we'll as the coronation Of Queen
Shenandoah, this afternoon.
At 10:45 it began to rain again
and the crowds on the sidewalks
backed under awnings and in door.
ways. The children at the station
looked more mournful than ever
and pressed hard against the shell
tered walls to keep their costumes
dry. Oure again the local band
struck up a lively air. but it had
little effect on the morale OF the
little ones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
One Wife Is Divorced,
Second FOrgives Spouse
HELEN HARDY

Mrs. Nellie s. Lyon Of 3012
Charming st. N. E., was yesterday
awarded a limited divorce from
Andrew ]. Lyon. in the District
equity court. The couple were
married in 1897. The wife was
given a property settlement in lieu
of alimony.
The petition for limited divorce
of Mrs. Amelia Allen, of 739 Twelfth
st. s. E.. against William Allen,
was dismissed, the couple having
effected a reconciliation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
Race High Schools Show
Enrolment Increase

Enrolment in colored schools herO
for higher education during the last
twenty-five years has increased from
500 to 3,400. Garnet C. Wilkinson,
in charge of colored schools, told
parents and city officials who took
part In the formal dedicatory exer.
cises Of the new annex 70 Arm
strong Technical High School last
night.
The new addition brings the pres
emit capacity of the building up to
LOO, DIR. Frank w. Ballou, super
intendent Of schools, stated. Pupils
are to occupy 1t today.
Commissioner Proctor Dougherty
made the speech Of presentation to
which Charles f.. Carusi, president
Of the Board of Education, re.
sponded. Chief Justice Walter I.
Mccoy of the District Supreme
Court, presided.
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Council, it was decided at q meet
ing Of the manufacturing commit
tee of the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce last night.
Steps to change the District code
governing signs on factory build
ings are to be taken by the manu-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
Girl Scouts Present
Third Dance Carnival

The third annual dancing carnival
for the benefit of the Girl Scouts
Association of the District was held
in the Belasco Theater yesterday
and featured by a spring dancing
classic given by pupils Of the Miss
Hawkes. Dancing School
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featuring group, according to John
A. Eckart, chairman.
It was the opinion Of Chamber
members that special rules permit
ting more prominent sign displays
in commercial zones should b.
made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27

1--WE HAD TALKED
about chloroform, but Mr..
Gray said he didn't know
if that would be sufficient.
I met him on March 5 and
he told me to take home a
window weight, in case we
were going to do any
thing"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
4 D. C. Nurses to Attend
Convention in New York

Four Washington nurses will be
delegates to the Mid-Atlantic Con.
vention of the American Nurses As
ISOLATION, to be held tomorrow and
Friday in New York city.
Chief Nurse Beatrice Bowman,
United States Navy, will represent
the League of Nursing Education.
The other delegates will be Miss
Mary Woolford. Sibley Hospital;
Miss Gertrude II. Bowling, director
Visiting Nurse Society, and Miss
Eleanor Maynard, Garfield Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27

Portable X-ray apparatus that can
be operated from light sockets has
been invented to enable mechanics
to locate pipes and other objects
watain wallgA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
Chamber to Attract
Industries to CAPITAL

The question of studying methods
used by other cities to attract
manufacturing industries will be
referred to the Joint Industrial
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27

"MR. GRAY was the
only one who would listen
to my troubles. Things be-
came unbearable and / was
looking for a way out, and
in talking with Mr.. Gray a
m e t nod was proposed
whereby we were to get rid
of him"
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involved in the decision, including
the long disputed question of wheth-
er a District official is q municipal
or a Federal official.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27

IT HERE WERE no
lights in the house. He
walked from where / was
standing y = In the
darkness / could see Mr..
Gray raise his arm. I saw
the weight in Mr.. Gray's
hand start to travel and
Immediately ! heard .
thud. ..-......,S.,,,..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27
WOrkman's $4,000 Suit
For Injuries Quashed

Suit Of Clinton Incoe, a workman
on the new Arlington Memorial
Bridge, for $4,000 as the result of
injuries sustained on September Is,
1925, was dismissed yesterday in
the District Supreme Court.
Incoe had sued the H. p. Con-
verse Company, contractors on. the
$14,O00,000 project, claiming that
he was injured in unloading stone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27

AFTER UPSETTING
everything upstairs, we
came downstairs and upset
everything, and then l took
the wallet out of my hus-
bands pocket and gave it
to Mr.. Gray. Before he
left he tied my feet and
: hands
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-27

An electrically operated motor
horn that initiates the human
voice and utters warning words
has been invented.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12


Civilians Only
third, $4,000; fourth $1,000; fifth
silver trophy first enclosed cabin
<crv to
ELIGIBLE
with capacity for
besides pilot.
ENGINE DISPLACEMENT
cubic inches and including but
cecding cubic inches.
From field II, September 10.
Cleveland Give minutes; Cleveland to Chicago
LA Give LA Crosse to ST.
Give minucs Aberdeen to
Miles City Miles
% minutes Butte Spokane.
CLASS
(Cyilians Only
PRIZES
second $4,000; third looo fourth $780, fifth $3.50
PLANES ELIGIBLE
models with seating least
passenger besides pilot
ENGINE DISPLACEMENT
of 100 horsepower
From Roosevelt. field, $3.50 "a. M, September 49,
ROUTE
o Chicago night; Chicago to BISMARCK;
Butte Missoua Give
minutes) MissOula to Spokane.
stations will be equipped for supplying and OIL
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12
Total of Marriages in Bur
leigh For 1926 Are 125, as
Against 165 For 1925-Di-
yOrces Show Gain, With 81
Last Year and 20 Year Be-
fore

Cupid was less active in Burleigh
county and the entire state during
1926 than he was in 1928, survey
made public by the United States
Department of Commerce today
shows.
But while Cupid lay down on his
job, the number Of divorces in
creased. A total Of 81 divorces were
granted in this county during 1926,
as compared to 20 for 1925. Mar
riages totaled 1875. as compared to
1853 for 1925.
Morton county, just across the
river, also was neglected, with total
OF 1872 marriages registered for 1926
There were 1873 in 1925. The divorce
rate for this county remained steady.
with 10 for each year.
Stark's Total Decreases
Stark county had total Of 125
marriages, as compared to 157 in
1925, while the divorces numbered II
for each year. Mclean county had
1l6 marriages for 1925 and 122 for
1925, while IL divorces were re-
corded, as compared to seven in
1926. Mercer county had &C couples
plighting their troth during the last
year, a decrease from 81 registered
in 1925. This county sets one rec
ord: no divorces were granted either
in 1925 or 1926.
Oliver county was one Of the few
in the state having an increase in
the number Qf marriages over 1925.
Thtrty-three were recorded in 1926
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12
TEXAS GIRL
BANDIT WILL
GO ON TRIAL
Plea For Second Continuance
Of Case Denied StenOg-
raDher- Bank RObber

San Marcos, Texas, July 12.--LP---
Her plea for second continuance
denied, Mrs. Rebecca Bradley Rogers,
24year-old graduate of the Unver
sity of Texas, faced trial here today
on aschargc Of robbery with fire
arms, for which the maximum pen
altx-is death.
She. was arrested following the
robbery of the Farmers National
BaHKIof Buda, Texas, December last,
by young woman who covered the
employes with "a pistol and escaped
with@Sl 900 in cash. Most of the
money was recovered along with a
pistol in a package addressed to Mrs.
Rogers at Austin, short distance
from Buda, where she was employed
as 4 stenographer in the office Of
Governor Dan Moody.
FAing of the charge brought the
revelation that she had been secret
~ married to Otis Rogers, young at
torHey, on their graduation from the
university in 1926. The wedding an
nounsement was withheld, she ex-
platned, until her husbands legal
practice had been built up to point
pernlitting support Of a home. She
found work as stenographer to aid
him.. she said.
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advance with a check on the Clendive
State Bank. He was to marry Bis
marck girl whose last name was
Cunningham he said. -.
Then he wanted some furniture for
his rooms, SO he went to the Bowman
furniture company and ordered some
sent up, paying for it with another
check on the Glendive State Bank.
Evidently figuring that mo place is
home without Kitchen he stopped
in, at another concern and bought an
electric refrigerator, also paying for
it with check on Glendivc bank.
''Meets His Waterloo"
His Waterloo came when he visited
a clothing house and bought him self
a suit of clothes. A representative
Of the Bismarck Credit Bureau was
in the store at the time and saw "Mr.
Hargrave" hand out another check
He chattcd with the man few min
utes and then went back to his Of
flee to call the Glendive State bank.
There they told him they had no
such person as H. +. Hargrave on
their books.
But when he got back to the cloth
in-' store, he found that the man had
evidently become suspicious and had
"flown the COOP" leaving his newly
purchased suit behind him.
Just where IN went, nobody
knows, but there is one consolation.
That is that all the merchants got
their goods back. Incidentally, a
check revealed that there was no
CUNNINGHAM" girl in Bismarck, SO
the wedding bells are not likely to
ring for .'Mr. Hargrave'---at least
not in Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12
HEART ATTACK
BRINGS DEATH
TO A. D. GAINES
Funeral For Prominent North
Dakota ReaItOr to Be Held
Here Thursday

Alvin Dennis Gaines, prominent
real estate dealer in North Dakota
for the past quarter of a century
who maintained offices in Bismarck
and Sanger, as well rs Minneapolis
died very suddenly in a Minneapolis
hotel Saturday morning, death be-
ing due to heart attack. Word
of the former Bismarck mans death
did not reach here until today Wher
Alvin B. Gaines, son of the de-
ceased, arrived here with the body
Born in Vermont
Mr.. Gaines was born in Vermont
June 2, 1850. He was graduated
from St. Johnsbury academy in
Vermont and in 1880 received the
degree of Master Of Arts from
Dartmouth college. Shortly there
after he came west, locating in Min
ncsota. For several years he was
principal of schools at Spring Val.
ley, Mimi, and it was while there
that he met and married Miss
.Bernice G.. Van Loan, u member OF
the school faculty.
Immediately after their marriage
:. they went to Alexandria, Mimi.
where Mr.. Gaines had charge of the
Z schools for about six years. For
four years he was superintendent
of schools in Douglas county, Min
nesota. Leaving Alexandria in 1895
Mr.. Gaines was connected with the
English department of the Mime
sofa state university agricultural
-school, where he remained for three
years, dcvoting his summers to
= training schools for teachers in the
= Gopher state.
Had Ranch Home Near Bismarck
I In 1900 Mr.. Gaines purchased
: 102 900 acres of land in Oliver coun.
!. ty, North Dakota, from the North.
: ern Pacific Railway company, and
:, he established a ranch home abou.
: 40 miles north Of Bismarck on the
Missouri river. He also had Z
: home for about 20 years in south.
cas- Minneapolis. During his resi-
= dc!cc in North Dakota he helo
: many important offices and his
progressive spirit had a great dea
:. to do with the upbuilding of this
: h; flvoritc stats.
!. ..r. Gaines spent some time il
: Bismarck early this spring, during
.. March and April, and was here OF
Z a brief business trip only a weel
ago-over the independence Day
{ holiday. For the past year he ha,
: engaged in the brokerage business
: in Minneapolis.
: Leaves Widow and One Son
Beside his widow he leaves theil
:. only child, Alvin B. Gaines, who is
senior in the University of Cali
:. fornia. He also leaves a brother
DIR. J. II. Gaines, and two sisters
Mrs. Eliza Adams and Mrs. Chas
rDayis, all of Newport, Vermont
Mrs. Gaines and a nephew, William
E. Adams Of Boston, Mass, viii
arrive in Bismarck this evening.
The body will lie in state at tn,
Webb Bros. funeral parlors Wed
nesday from 10 a. M, until p. m
Funeral services will be held prob
ably Thursday afternoon, but fina
arrangements will not be made un
til the arrival Of Mrs. Gaines.
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

81 in 1926: 81 in 1925. Divorces in
this county numbered four for 1926
and three for 1925:
Emmons county recorded 70 mar
riages in 1926 and 100 in 1925. Di-
vorces numbered five, as against one
for 1925. Sheridan county had So
marriages in 1926 and 81 in 1925. Six
divorces were recorded for 1926 and
two for 1925. Kidder county showed
an increase last eyar in it's marriage
total, with 81 registered, as against
IL for the previous year. The num-
Der OF divorces remained stationary
ut two.
Billings county registered the
smallest total number Of marriages
Of any county, with nine, as com
pared with six for 1925. Divorces
decreased from two in 1925 to one in
1926. Golden Valley county had IL
marriages in 1926 and Is in 1925.
Divorces were the same in both
years, one.
Bowman's Total Stationary
Sioux county had q marriages in
were granted in 1925 and five IN 1925.
renamed stationary at "a. although
the divorce total increased from
three to. six. Adams county dropped
from 80 marriages to p and from
three divorces to one. Slope county
had Ia marriages in 1926 and Is in
1925. Divorces totaled a'"ht last
year and two the year before.
Logan county mad LOtai of sc
marriages in 1926 and &C in 1925. No
divorces were registered last year
and one the year before. Mcintosh
county had II marriages in 1926 and
80 the year before. Divorces jumped
from or" TO f""~
State Total Decreases
According to the returns received,
there were 1858 marriages performed
in the entire state durin" .he
1926. as compared with 4,377 in 1925,
represented q decrease, as conpareu
per cent.
During the year 1926 there were
4S3 divorces granted in the state, as
compared with 430 in 1925. ~on~"
senting an increase of Al, or 10 per
cent. There were 6 marriages az
nulled in 1926,
According to the state census, the
population Of North Dakota in 1925,
was 64l,192, and since this figure
represented a decrease las compared
with 1910, no estimate has been made
for the year 1925. On the basis of
the 1925 census figure, the number
Of marriages pet 1000 of the popu-
lation was GO in 1925 as against g.
in 1925; and the number of divorces
lner,, J 900 of the poplaltion was O.7t
| in 1926, as against O.68 in 1925.
The number of marriages was fur
nished by the State Department OF
Public Health and the number of d.
vorces by the Clerk of the District
| Court Of each county. The figures
for 1926 are preliminary and sub.
ject to correction.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12
GIRL "FRST" IN
u. S. EXAMINATION

The high man" in a recent
civil service examination was girl
graduate Of Dakota Business Col
'ege. Fargo. Verna Mohagen car
ried off the honors and an enviable
position with the Veterans Bureau.
Some 20 d. B. c. graduates are in
Fargo Government offices. Many
are Uncle SANS employees at
Washington and elsewhere.
Watch each week for results of
ID. B, c. ACTUAL BUSINESS
training Copyrighted unobtainablc
clsewhere). Then you'll surely
Follow the Successful" First
Fall Glass, Aug. 1-8. Write F. L.
Watkins, Pres, 500 Front ST., Fargo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12
Local Concern Bakes
Gigantic Bread Loaf

The Perfection Baking company
of Mandan now claims a new
record.
1t has baked what is believed to
be the largest loaf of bread in the
state, which is now on display in
the Rovig- Skiod company windows.
The loaf is just eight feet long,
Is inches high and Is inches vide.
1t weights an even hundred pounds
and was baked in special pan
made by timer. 1t required five
hours to bake the gigantic loaf
thoroughly.
The loaf was made especially fol
the Equity Exchange of Herreid
S. D., agents there for the Per-
lection company's products. 1t will
be used Is the centerpiece for q
parade float being built BY the Elk.
change manager and later will fur.
nish the bread for barbecue, t
be the feature Of the annual Ole
Settlers picnic at Hcrreid.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12
Postal Service Good,
Judge Hanley Thinks

J. NJ. Hanley thinks the United
States postal service is pretty good.
He has reason to do SO.
Here is the address on a letter
received by Mr.. Hanley:
"Mons. Hanley, formerly lie Major
148m Machine Gun BIN.
Dakota,
"Etats Unis,
"Amerique.'
1t was written by friend in
France who knew him during the
war and had as its message a most
cordial invitation to be his guest
when the American Legion invades
Paris.
Now Hanley is wondering how
the mail clerks figured out the
address.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-12

planes may be entered for prizes to-
falling $3.50, to be divided into five
awards, from $1,000 to $3.50.
For the San Francisc Spokane air
race. prizes of $1,000 have been
posted, and as awards in the national
air races over the local course
$4,000 has been provided for prize
money.
Major John T. Fancher, command
or of the aviation squadron Of the
national guard Of Washington, is
manager of the races. Walter Evans
is president and Charles r. Hebberl
is treasurer of the National Air
Derby association, which is in charge
Of financial arrangements for the
flight.