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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
A Father Half Insane
Is Death the Right Penalty9

Francesca Caruso Woodworking New Yorker without edu-
cation his die after doctor had injected into the
child intended to its he The ignorant father
intgated perhaps by Others believed that the doctor had
killed his and accused him Unfortunately the doctor
said have laughed attempting to turn the thing aside
when upbraided by the father Thereupon the father killed
the doctor, and he is sentenced to death.
There no whatever for the fathers act and
criticism of the doctor is justified
But if that father unquesnaby made half insane by the
death of his son. to be punished for murder in the first
degree, when there could have been premeditaon
what should be done to REAL first degree murderers?
It safe that Governor Smith will allow
that miserable father be put to death It would be punish
ment enough take from his wife and family Of small chill
dren their only support and mprison the father for term
of years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
How Babies Were Saved
And "a Cross Father

twenty two-year-od married without his fathers
consent and he gave his beating. The father is in
jail That's sign of progress.
Not so long ago had the right kill his son-f he
wanted to.
And isn't long since it legal expose newborn
babies in the public square be eaten by dogs brought
as slaves
Christianity ended that Leckys History of European
teaching that children unbaptzed could 60 heaven
preserved the lives of many Of them this earth
Christian parents feared to expose child without baptism
and didn't dare expose it aferward for then full
Pledged Christian and they would be responsible for Chris
tian's death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
LISTEN, WORLD!

down. He may
not have settled
geographically
but he settled
spiritually. He
sang his psychic
fangs into a job
and held on,
through all the
difficulties and
discouragenlents
which attended
that job. He
d | d mt let go
when the first
e n t h u s / a S m
waned.
S t a b iii ty-
that's the basis
of civilization.
That's the atti-
tude which sets
civilized m an
apart from the
jungle savage.
And IL you
want to get any,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
EARTHQUAKES
BY Garrett P. Serviss-

HE earthquake that alarmed New Jersey
slightly felt in New York city June happening
great center of population interest
slight shver of this spinning globe would ordinarily
mand Biologists always have handy known inferred
fault in the rocky crust to slip to which they
unexpected quake like this which Immediately blamed
"Logans Fault which
ing southwark from Canada
But made another suggestion which offers at the same
time probable cause for the quake and interesting glimpse
the possibilities of land shocks resulting from
and avaanches The suggestion that shake which
extended SO miles down the New Jersey from New
York bay might have been produced by great movements of the
accumulated sand under the along the coast Nor
first time that such cause has been suggested for
earthquakes the
It is known that broad shelf covered burden of sand
that continually being added the land lies under the
skirts of the from New York southwark through this
submerged shelf the former channel of River
gorge-liks, for mora than hundred miles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28

much as we determine our deeds.
George Eliot.
True Joy Is a serious matter
Seneca.
Help myself and God will help
thee.
When pain can't bless, heaven
quits us in despair.-Young,
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Dryden.
By the street of "By-and- BY"
one Sryiyes At the House Of
Es0arR ~-Cerxsntes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C. A. L. Reed

no YOU live to eat or do you
~ eat to live?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
A STARTLING
"A letter in my
-, .fl

"A letter in my
mornings mail
Two university
students girl
t w . n t V, boy
t W e n t " one
"madly in love.
w a n t to get
married. yet also
want to finish
college. So they
are considering a
&C o mpanionate
Maria ge."
The girl will
stay with her
parents, the boy
will continue to
live in his Frat
H o u s e-they'n
spend week-ends
together.
Then perhaps
we can s Q title
down and get
some work done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
Do You Know?

Mangrove trees flourish in sea
water, which is deadly to most
Towering plants.
More than half a million trac-
tors are helping in the work on
American farms.
Our ten largest cities hold q
seventh of the entire population
of the United States.
A stick of long-leafed pine,
10x10, which formed a part Of
the old roof Of the White House,
was found to. be as sound as the
day It was put in, 127 years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

tradition wears a snowy beard;
romance is always young.
Whittier.
Ere you consult fancy consult
your purse. Franklin.
Sometimes quiet is disquieting.
Seneca.
Ignorance is not innocence, but
sin.-Browning.
Our deeds determine US az
season." and the first marriage
time to "jell," before you take
them back to the Exchange
Desk" and trade them for a new
set of troubles and disillusion-
EnentA
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-06

After an illness lasting more than a year Thomas Smith, prominent business man of Nenana, died in Fairbanks last week. In June, 1926, Mir. Smith was brought to the hospi- tai from Nenana. suffering from a paralytic stroke. Although so crit ically ill that he was not expected to recover MT. Smith showed such inn provement in two months that he was able to return to his home. Early this summer he went to the Manley Hot Springs with Neil Me- Donald but he suffered relapse and returned to Fairbanks about month ago to enter the hospital.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-06
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD
 OF EQUALIZATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Board of Equalization for the City of Seward, Alaska, will meet on the 9th day of August, 1927 at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M. and continue in session until 4 o'clock P. M. of said day in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Council for the City of Sew ard, Alaska, and said Board of Equal ization shall continue in session each day thereafter between the hours of l2 o'clock P, M. and 4 o'clock P. M. until and including Saturday, August 18th, 1927.
 That all persons objecting to the as- sessed valuation of any property, or the assessment of the same for the year 1927, shall reduce such objec- tions to writing and file the same with the Board on or before the hour of o'clock P. M August 18th, 1927, and all persons failing to file their writ ten objections shall be deemed to have consented to said assessment for the year 1927, and the action of the Board of Equalization, and shall be forever barred from thereafter making such objections.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, August 4th, 1927.
 J. F. HANNON, Municipal Clerk for City of Seward
 Alaska
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-06

At Nulato, E. P. Allard, mail con- tractor, is operating. He has fitted up his mail boat with a diesel en- zine and is making a success of his contract, it was reported.
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Seattle Tee Cream at schailerer's
LEGAL NOTICE
OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
 SERIAL NO. O6f80

July ;, l92l. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the NEW ENGLAND FISH COMPA- NY, a corporation organized under the Laws of the State of Maine and author iZed to do business in the Territory of Alaska, has filed application, Serial O61S0, for patent under the provisions of Sec. 2306, R. S., for tract of land situated at Kodiak, Alaska, in Latitude 57 deg. 47 min. P sec. and Longitude 150 deg. 24 min. AZ sec, containing an area of 516 acres, and included within U s. Survey No. 1534 and more particularly described as follows, to- wit:
 Commencing at Cor. No. i M. c. on the line of ordinary high tide of St. Paul Harbor, whence U. s. c. & c. s. Sta. bears N. 69 deg. 13 min. Is sec. E. 41.22 chs; running thence along the line of said high tide of St. Paul Harbor CD s. 50 deg. 51 min. w. 4.52 chs; CD s. 56 deg. 27 min w. 4.51 chs; (3) s. 49 deg. O4 min. W. 2.4O chs; (4 s. 61 deg. 28 min. W. 300 chs. to Cor. No. NJ. C. on the line of ordinary high tide of St. Paul Harbor; thence N. 25 deg. 29 min. W. 4.55 chs. to Cor. No. 3; thence N. GA deg. 31 min. E. 14.32 chs. to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 25 deg. 29 min. E. 2.S3 chs. to Cor. No. 1 the place of beginning, containing an area of 5.16 acres; magnetic variation 24 deg. 20 min. E.
 J. LINDLEY GREEN,
 Register U. s. Land office. First publication July Il, 1927. Last publication Sept. 19, 1927.
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STRANGE ACCIDENT

BERLIN, Aug. s. (P)-Her long hair proved fatal conductor of electricity to Gretchen Schaefer, young peasant woman of Stettin She was struck and instantly killed by lightning which shot down the electric lighting to a lamp, and from there to her hair as she was combing it out
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NORTHERN NOTES

Jack White is building scows at Bettles which will be used in freight ing on the upper Koyukuk. He in tends to install diesel engines and will have a first class outfit.
 At Nulato, E. P. Allard, mail con- tractor, is operating. He has fitted up his mail boat with a diesel en- zine and is making a success of his contract, it was reported.
 George Light, who formerly owned a saloon on Fairbanks Creek has store at Hughes. James Huntington, lat one time guard ill the jail in Fairbanks and later employed at the Fairbanks Exploration Company warehouse, at Chatanika, is prospect ing few miles from Hughes.
 At Alatna on the Yukon River there is located a large native village con-
 taining 300 persons Across the river
 is a settlement of Kobuk Indians The Alatna natives are building a large
 meeting cabin It is 50 feet square and F feet high. The natives all seemed to be prosperous on account of teh high price of fur.
 Death claimed Mrs. Fern May Bus sey, wife of Walter E. Bussey, of Wacker City, in Ketchikan, last week Mrs. Bussey is survived by her hus- band, her mother and father MT. and Mrs. Warran F. Harris, of Wacker City, and two brothers, Floyd of Ketch- ikan and Howard of Aberdeen, Wn.
 T. c. Reynolds and Dudley Reynolds of the Thorn Arm Mining Company, came in to Ketchikan recently from the property on Thorne Arm and left for Seattle on the steamship Alaska Quinn Reynolds remains with the prop erty, on which a substantial building has been erected and a number of open cuts run on the vein. The com 1 pany plans to put crew of men to work shortly to begin active develop i ment operations.
 Clarence IL MacFarland, 27 year old radio mate aboard the coast ] guard cutter Unalga, of the Boring | Sea patrol, was brought to Ketchikan aboard the lighthouse tender Cedar, 70 be turned over to Capt T. c. | Desses of the Cygan for delivery at he government hospital at Port l Thownsend. Ma dFarIand, aceording o federal officers, became violently nsane while aboard the Unalga early his week He was placed in the solitary cell at the federal jail and ,ut in a straight jacket when his Ictions neceSsitated such precautions.
 A brother and a sister were re- Inited in Fairbanks last week after
 seperation of 24 years. The broth 1T left with his sister and her hus- ,and for San Francisco, where he will spend the rest of his days The brother is Jeff Gear, who spent the ast 24 years in Fairbanks. The sis CT is Mrs. Leon Carrau, who arrived lere recently with MT. Carrau, veal hy San Franciscan. Although the meeting with his sister made him happy, MT. Gear at first would not onsider leaving his home here. He hanged his mind only after the trongest insistance upon her part.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-06

Jack White is building scows at Bettles which will be used in freight ing on the upper Koyukuk. He in tends to install diesel engines and will have first class outfit.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-06
NOTICE

Dr. James Sender, Eyesight Spe- cialist, from Seattle, will be at the Van Glider Hotel from Aug. IS to 20. Everyone is urged to take ad- vantage of this opportunity to be properly fitted by specialist. Phone for appointment at once.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-06

Young ladies fall and winter coats just received on this boat. Urbach's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
=. FILMOGRAMS =.

| York soon. 1t is an adaptation OF
Moliere's play.
"She's a Sheik," a John McDer-
mott story. with continuity by Lloyd
| Corrigan, has been selected as Bebe
Daniels next picture, with Clarence
Badger as the director.
Roxy is said to have stated that the
. 900 ,0O0-mark in attendance at his
New York motion picture cathedral
has been reached and passed.
Richard Dix will play a dashing
caballero of the early California days
in THE Gay Defender" from an origi-
nal story by Grover Jones, dealing
with the career of Joaquin Murrieta,
one of the most colorful figures in
California history. Production is to
begin about August Is.
A black ring encircles the eye of
Pete" the movie dog. 1t is real.
His intelligence would easily permit
his doing highly dramatic roles. but
the poor dog has been pigeonholed
forever as comedy type dog because
of his ludicrous appearance. He is n
gag in the flesh. You can just look
at him and get laugh. He plays an
important part in new foot ball
Pathe comedy. featuring Our Gang"
The Buster Keaton studio announces
that Ernest Terrence will appear with
the froZen.faced star in Steamboat
Bill" This is the first time that
Buster has ever invaded the dramatic
| field for a supporting lead and the
| first time that Terrence has ever
essayed straight comedy with a star of
Busters caliber.
The first Paramount picture CO.
| starring Chester Conklin and w. G..
Fields will be THE Side Show" from
a story written by Percy Heath, vet.
eran scenarist, and Donald Davis, son
of Owen Davis.
During the coming Fall and Win.
| ter Paramount will release two more
"road-show" ttractions-"Wings," an
epic of the Air Service during the
World War, and 1.-THE Wedding
March," Erich Won Stroheim's spec.
tacular drama. In addition, "Old Iron
| Sides" the romance of the old United
States frigate Constitution, will con
tinue to play at legitimate stage
prices.
| Here's a story about the Kings. Ed
win King, vice president of F. 3. O.
studios in Hollywood, has signed
Lewis King, brother of Henry King,
we'll known motion picture director,
to direct Buzz Barton, F. B. O.'s new
| Juvenile Western star, in the first OF
a series Of Westerns, titled Saddles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17

That salary reduction Of 10 per cent
proposed with a rush by nearly a
score of prominent producing con-
Germs has resulted in handing upward
of 700 prominent film folk. according
to Film Daily, into group for the
Actors Equity Association, Ito reach
finer understanding.
Block booking" means, 1t is ex-
planned, that a producer. or distrib'
utter of his pictures, will group num-
Der OF pictures, few good and more
not so good, into block which the
theater exhibitor has to buy in its en-
tirety before he can get any one of the
pictures in the group which he may
happen to want. Exhibitors have bit
terly fought this for years.
THE Big Parade" the World Wars
greatest picture, is to be shown in
Germany following an overwhelming
vote for it by prominent members OF
the press after a pre-showing Of the
picture.
Following the action Of the Federal
Trade Commission against the prac-
tice of block booking" comes the re-
port that the Department of Justice is
probing to ascertain If the antitrust
laws are being violated in the movie
industry. This, however, has been
denied by Government officials.
Washington theaters, with others,
legitimate and movie, are said now to
be confronted with a condition which
may lead to increased admission
charges, due to unusual demands by
the musicians, who not only are ask
ing large increases in salaries, but are
also undertaking to fix the minimum
Of musicians that must be employed
by each theater. Both managers and
musicians refuse to talk upon the sub
iect, which is said to be in conference.
Paramount has decided to appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United
States against the recent decision of
the Federal Trade Commission on
block booking" and the acquisition
Of theaters tending to affect independ-
ent exhibitors.
Alarmed at the ever-increasing
Overhead charges" in theaters, which
are said to have reached an unbear.
able level, the Theater Owners Cham.
Der Of Commerce, in New York,
Thursday sought to reach a remedy.
"a Celebrated Woman" the tenta.
tive title Of Florence Vidor's last pic.
ture, il is reported, is to be changed
to lone Woman to Another"
'Tartuffe." with Emil Jannings as
it's star, which was made for Ufa by
F. w. Murnau, is to be shown in New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17

This week at Metropolitan Theater
will mark the first public performance
Of new composition by Mrs. Eva S.
Hoffman, wife of the controller, Fritz
d. Hoffman, of the Stanley Crandall
Company Of Washington. The Met
ropolitan Symphony Orchestra of solo
artists, under the cOnductorship of
Daniel Breeskin. has introduced sew
eral of Mrs. Hoffman's tuneful melo-
dies. but according to reports none so
appealing as her latest, which bears
the title of "Humming n Tune" which
will be played as the recurrent theme
number of the interpretative score
arranged for the orchestral ACCOM-
paniment of THE Notorious Lady"
First Nationals new production co.
starring Lewis s. Stone and Barbara
Bedford. Mr.. Breeskin's concert over
ture for the new week. beginning this
afternoon at o'clock. will be com.
prised of the melody gems frem the
opera I'll Trovatore," by Verdi. and
the occasional will be a new compost
ton by Neil Moret, Song Of the Wan
derer." one Of the most popular Of the
current foX-trota --.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
SCREEN
A.Nse~.Ae.NsssAsAN.NN~~s~~
FROM THE
BY c. e. NELSON.

| bewails the fact that he, personally
is unable to endure the films and
that they are "mawkish and maud.
lin," but he offers little in the way
OF constructive criticism.
** ~
ALONG STUDIO ROW: Rupert
"A Hughes. the novelist, has been
engaged to title the Richard Barthel-
mess picture, The Patent Leather
Kid" Sally O'NeilI has been given
the starring role in Becky.
which John c. Mccarthy will direct
for Metro Goldwyn Mayer 49,. Owen
Moore has been added to the cast of
Tea for Two" .Gilda Gray is in
Hollywood to start work on a pic
ture for Samuel Goldwyn. -. Gilbert
Rowland and Mary Aster are CO.
starred in The Rose OF Monterey
a George Fitzmaurice production for
First National. -. .Pola Negri is well
on her way with the production OF
Sun Kissed" a romance which has
a background among the orange
groves of California, 80" Terror" the
original title Of the new Lon Clancy
picture, has been changed to "Mys-
terry. . Salaries of stars in the Ger
man studios are suffering reduc-
ton e. Sir Harry Lauder is the star
of a new English picture. Hunting
Tower" but it will not be ready for
screening for some time. Janet
Gaynor is to be starred in Two
Girls Wanted Harry J. Cohan,
we'll known in the film circles of Los
Angeles, has purchased for SIS, 900 the
personal effects remaining i'll the
hands of Rudolph Valentines admin
istrator Rex Ingram has com
pleted THE Garden of Allah" and,
with his wife, Alice Terry, is taking
a vacation.
A S George Whites Scandals" and
n the "Follies" appear each year in
a new form, SO will the movies-cer-
tain movies, at least-receive show
ings. The idea is said to have orig
mated with First National, planning
an issue of Colleen Moore in Ella
Cinders" each year. Universal has
announced tina "Thc Cohens and
Kellys in Paris" will follow "The
Cohens and kellys." The Potash
and PerlmutterS" will also appear
in series, and Sailor Icy Murphy"
starring George Jessel. is to follow
Private Izzy Murphy"
X X
THE work of Phyllis Haver is at
\ tracing special attention among
film fans and producers. Her part
in The Way of All Flesh" starring
Emil Jannings, is said to be especial
" well handled, and her work in
The Fighting Eagle" stands out
from the usual run. The latter pic
ture stars Rod La ROGUE, but
Phyllis Steals the big part. Miss
Haver. only a short while ago. was
one of the Mack Sennett bathing
beauties, and I'D to recently she was
playing comedy roles, supporting
parts and small bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
Propagation of Moths

ROME CITY, Ind.--Propagat alton OF
giant moths by artificial means was
accomplished here for the first time by
Mrs. Stella Edwards Kummings of
Marion, Ind, collector and grower
for the past nine years. and reputed
to possess the largest assortment of
rare specimens in the Middle West.
The remarkable feat was accom-
plished at the instance of the Leo
Meehan Co. of Hollywood, now at
work at the Gene Stratton Porter es.
tate here on exterior scenes for the
screen version Of the Porter novel,
1.-THE Harvester"
The lunar moth appears prominent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
Colleen Moore s Status.

During the past few years Miss
Moore has been constantly busy in
the studio and is in need of rest far
removed from the atmosphere of pic
tyr king.
Richard A. Rowland. general and
production manager. has said that the
differences between Miss Moore and
First National had never been of a
really serious nature, and he always
felt certain of their reaching an under
standing.
Colleen has been a trea sured mem
Der of the First National family ever
since we started producing" said Mr..
Rowland, and We are looking forward
to the next season being her greatest.
Miss Moore expressed herself rs
being delighted over the complete rec
onciliation, and it Is added she has
heartily approved of the story ma
terial selected for her and the plans
for production as outlined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
WARDMAN PARK "Cyrano
Bergerac."

"Cyrano de Bergerac,v probably the
greatest romantic drama ever written
the world-famous story Of the swash
buckling Gascon guard with the long
nose, longer sword and longest wit
which gave Edmond Rostand an i'm
perishable place among playwrights
will be shown at the Wardman Park
Theater following it's successful rur
at the Little Theater.
The sparkling situations and lines
are reflected on the screen by subtitles
and colors, for the picture is exqui
sitely tinted by hand. The title role is
played by Pierre Magnier, noted
French actor who has played the part
many times.
A special score has been arranged
for the presentation, and the feature is
accompanied by short reels. "Cyrano'
will be played at the Wardman Park
for one week only, with shows at
and 9 in the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17

~ in the story, but since the weather
is still too cold to cause IL TO emerge
naturally from the cocoon, live spec.
linen could only be secured by the use
Of artificial heat. Mrs. kummings kept
several CoCoons for days in a closed
box equipped with large electric
light bulb and the continued heat
from these finally accomplished the de.
sired result.
Other specimens must he produced
by similar means within the next
week, as the life of the lunar moth is
only from three To seven daYs.