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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-23
MERRY MINSTREL MAIDS MAKE
BIG HIT IN SHOW AT GRAND

From the opening chorus through
the grand finale, the Merry Minstrel
Maids" production of the Business
and Professional Women's club pre-
sented at the Grand theatre last eve
| ming, was a riot of merriment color
and action.
The show was surprise even to
the most optimistic of the clubs sup
porters and friends, carrying with it
all the elements of the professional
minstrel show Under the direction
of Miss Lillian e. Hall, the produce
tion moved through the two acts or
"spasms" without a break or flaw.
To pick out the big hit of the
evening would be impossible. Little
Miss Jacqueline Ames, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Amess brought
down the house with her dance fea-
lures in the Grand Cake Walk" by
the Darktown Swellerettes. When
the little tot dived into the intrica-
cies of the Charleston as an encore
the audience roared
The audience held it's breath as
Eulalie and Eilalue Montgomery APP
peared on the stage, slack wire
stretched across it's width. Then the
spectators saw one of the cleverest
bits of comedy ever shown here,I for
when "Miss Montgomery stepped on
the wire it struck the stage. She
performed some difficult stunts to the
applause of the crowd.
The jokes were snappy and the
music good. Miss Hall acted as in
terlocutor and the following Douglas
ladies served as end men: Mrs. r. L..
Hoyal, Mildred Daley, Jean Campbell
Frances Larison, Mrs. M j. Andre
son and Christine Criley.
The children who appeared in the
cake walk were Jacqueline Ames,
Josephine Wentworth, Ruth Mcbride,
Wilda May Wimberley, Edna billiard,
Betty Nutter and Marian Sharpe.
The show was unique in the fact
that every member of the cast was a
woman or~girl. The cast numbered
about IS and presented a striking
picture in their black and white cos
tunes in the opening "spasm." The
end men were dressed in differently
colored coats.
Irma Dalton and Evelyn Bates as
"Topsy and Turvy Lightfoot," pleased
with their terpsichorean speciality,
showing something new in the way
of dancing.
The minstrel show played to a ca
pacity house, every seat in the thea
tre being filled The cast of the pro-
duction was as follows:
Mrs. Morris Browder, Mrs. Nell
Morrow, Mrs. Ruth Swanson, Mrs.
Harry G. Warnock, Mrs, Agnes Sad
Guthrie, Mrs Emogene Bryce, Mrs.
Joseph F. Wright, Mrs. W. H. Arp,
Mrs. John Newcomer, Mrs. Robert l..
Hoyal, Mrs. M J. Anderson, Misses
Martha Criley Irma Bates, Evelyn
Bates, Verne Rogers, Winifred Paul,
Hester Mary Johns, Mary Harris,
Mildred Daley, Enith Johnson, Ed
win Enfield, Dorothy Krentz, Flor
ence Douglas, Velma Foxes, Edna
Williams, Elizabeth Mcclure, Emily
Hamilton, Christine Criley, Jean
Campbell, Irma Dalton, Edna We'll
come, Lois Branham, Ann McCue,
Anna Raymond, Alice Decker, Thelma
Decker, Laura Moore, Elaine Houle,
Frances Larson, Dorothy Kelley,
Betty Vaughan, Olive Davies, Helen
Bennett, Mary Louise Johnson, Kath-
leen Beard, Mabel Frost, Zana Lamb,
Alice Schwamm, Lessie Raye Vickers,
Jacqueline Ames, Josephine Went
worth, Ruth Mcbride, Wilda May
Wimberley, Edna billiard, Betty Nut
ter Marian SharDe
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-23

Miss Mary Mesric; Il believe it is
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-23
\ used Furniture W
A READ WANT ABS .,,,'!I
Drastic Step Taken
After Charges Made

Continued from Page one)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-23
Chevrolet Coach Is
Stolen Friday Night

Theft of a Chevrolet coach belonging
to G. A. Bentley, Associated Press
operator at The Douglas Daily Dis
patch, was reported to police shortly
after 10 o'clock last night. Bentley
said the car was there about $3.50 in
the evening and that he did not notice
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-23

impossible fer a woman to have
equal rights with men because OF
the difference in temperament.
Woman's place is in the home. Many
1narriag ges are unhappy because
women insist on entering activities
which they should remain out of,
am old fashioned"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-23
$5OO,OOO Is Amount
Asked by Red Cross

Continued from Page One)
.$I1,000,000 called for during the Jap
anese earthquake. In caring for
refugees during the Florida tornado,
the Red Cross spent q little more
than $4,O00,000
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-23

that it was gone until 10 o'clock, when
he went out for lunch.
The license number of the car is 675S,
Bentley said. He also said he bought
the car in Douglas about six months
ago. The loss will be partly covered
by insurance, Bently stated.
Another car was for time believed
to have been taken from in front of
The Dispatch office, but it was later
located, it was reported.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-26
Good SpOrtsmanship

II is good craftsmanship which Commander Rich
ard f.. Byrd displays when he announces his de-
termination to make the flight from New York to
Paris. The fact that Lindbergh's daring achieve
ment has removed much OF the lustre from this
venture has not deferred Commander Byrd in hi.
decision 70 make the hep. IL
Byrd says he plans to make the trip to gather
scientific data trans Al lantic flying. II he
meets with success, he deserves just great credit
as Lindbergh. 1t takes courage to venture like
Lindbcrgh did into uncharted spaces. Byrd has
that courage. His desire to gather data is praise
worthy, since for the first time the world will be
given accurate information on the possibility of
establishing trans Atlantic passenger service. The
world will not forget when this young man. just a,
modestly Lindbcrgh, hoped off from Spitz-
bergen and flew the pole to carry American
cOlOrs there.
The worlds best wishes should - with Byrd.
His successful negotiation Of the trip may mark
completion Of the forward step taken when Lind
bcrgh made the journey. But, primarily Byrd d.
serves credit for his sportsmanship, his gallan,ry
under circumstances when the average man would
give up in disappointment.
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Real Mail Protection

Two thousand, five hundred marines, "harl-
boiled" soldiers, today guarding the United
States mails Their orders simple--"Shoot t.
kill"
1 The United States thus joins the issue with the
underworld in a battle for supremacy. The gov
ernment says that the mails shall be unmolested.
Postmaster New himself has said that they shall be
protected if he has to call out the whole army and
navy to do it.
6 In principle he is right. 1t is fundamental IN
this country to consider the mails as Of paramount
importance. practically life and death matter
The country will consequently approve any steps
that seem necessary to protect the mails.
5, But the whole army and navy will not be neces-
sary. Leave it to the marines. Their training is
for action That one instruction tells them all they
want to know-"Shoot to kill" That means bust
ness. That means that any would-bc bandit who
monkeys with the mails while marine is around
IS monkeying with his own demise, for the marines
are straight. fearless, hard shooters.
I. Perhaps after few doses of mail protection Ia
marine the underworld will conclude that the mails
nre to be respected and not robbed. We certainly
hope so, for it would be a sad commentary upon
our social conditions here if we had to keep these
marines on duty guarding the mails all the time
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At the Bismarck
Public Library

The following new books are ready
for circulation at the Children's
room of the Public Library today:
Stories
Bianco. The Little Wooden Doll.
Burnett. Little Lord Fauntleroy.
Perkins. The Belgian Twins.
Phillips. Little Sally Waters.
Rankin. Gypsy Nan.
Stowe. Uncle Toms Cabin,
!. Books of Games
Acker. 400 Games for School,
Home and Playground.
Balch. Amateur Circus Life.
Books About People
Box. A Dutch Boy Fifty Years
After.
Brooks. The True Story Of Christ
opher Columbus.
Newbolt. The Book of the Happy
Warrior.
Books About Nature
Brearley. Animal Secrets Told.
Hawksworth. Strange Adventures
of Pebble.
Book Of Indian Folklore
Zitkala-Sa. Old Indian legends.
Miscellaneous
Franck. China.
Johnson. We and Our Work.
Johnson. When Mother Lets Us
Help.
Riley. Rhymes Of Childhood.
Crane. Old Mother Hubbard Pic
ture Book.
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MIN0T Man Is
BEING SOUGHT
AS KlDNAPER
- 4' -.
Girl Disappears From Home
During Night Father
SWears Out Warrant

Minot, n. D., May 26.-1P-A ro-
mantle admirer of l5-year-old farm
girl, living eight miles northeast of
Minot, who is believed to have waited
beneath her window about 2 a. nj.
today and taken her away when she
fled without being detected by her
parents. is being sought on a charge
Of kidnapping. preferred by the father
Of the girl.
J. j. Mehl, %, who, according to
the complaining witness, is married
but is separated from his wife, is
the alleged kidnaper who is being
sought by members of the sheriff's
office, who have asked authorities
in dozen other cities to notify them
II they obtain trace Of him and the
girl.
Tracks Found Near Window
Thurman Huffman, father of the
girl who is the oldest of seven chill
dren, obtained the warrant for the
arrest of Mehl soon after discover
ing that his daughter had left home
sometime early this morning. Her
tracks were found near q window in
her bedroom, and traces Of a mans
tracks were also found nearby.
Mehl had been staying at the
Huffman home for short time,
while working in the neighb0rho0d,
Mr.. Huffman told the authorities.
He said that he had not noticed that
Mehl had been paying anv attentions
to the girl. Mehl left the Huffman
farm yesterday and came to Minot,
saying that he was going to the vi
entity Of Max. n. D.. the officials
were told. 49,
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE
GS!aig!t|; t, =. !. : ,'il!yl!!ef@

By four o'clock Stephen Churchill
had led cherry, in his amazing direct
examination. through long and
utterly frank recital Of her adyen-
.ure with Albert Ettleson, and
through the events of that evening
which had broken her spirit to the
point where she had, the next day,
accepted Ralph Cluny's offer Of mar.
rage. Jim Lane had broken into a
cold sweat Of agony as his daughter
had told. without dramatics, Of his
whipping her as punishment for
her escapade with Ettleson. Cherry
had not spared herself and Church
i'll. following the line he had adopted
from the beginning Of allowing her
to tel! the worst about herself, had
not attempted to spare her on direct
examination.
You had exchanged love letters
with Mr.. Ettleson -
II had" Cherry's voice was low
and dragging with shame.
you were in love with him p
"Eo. sir. ! was not. II was anx-
ments Of my life, and Mr.. EttIeyon
had offered to get me a job in New
York, as dancer in musical COM
edy. | was ambitious, too, and IL
had to fIirt with Mr.. Ettleson to get
him to help me-"
did you have any improper re-
lat:ons with Mr.. E,tleson :" Church
III asked suddenly.
mo, sir, l did not" Cherry's voice
rang out Indignantly. utterly con-
vincinS.
Did you intend TO reward Mr.. Et-
tleson for helping you by becoming
his mistress?"
II did not" Cherry famed. HE
had talked Of divorcing his wife to
marry me. but had not promised to
marry him in that event. ] only
wanted to get away"
did you have any idea, when you
went to barrow to join Mr.. Ett1eson,
that he intended to occupy the same
s,ateroOm with you on the trip t.
New York" Churchill persisted.
IL did not. did not even know
he was going to New York then. He
had said he would lend me the money
for the ticket and would give me let
tiers to musical comedy producers in
New York. had not even expected
To see him again."
"Was it ut Mr.. Ettleson's sugges.
ton or yours that he lent you the
two hundred dollars which he has
told the court about?'
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The success OF the Belgian program for the re
Mobilization Of the franc gives rise to the hope for
the successful elimination Of the policies Of France
and Italy. 1t is particularly pertinent at this tim"
when so much is being heard about the European
trade barriers One thing, Of course, is certain anu
i that is that far too much emphasis has been laid
on the tariff question.
{ But Belgium herself is actually emerging from
her unfortunate position at the bottom Of the lad
der Early last summer her currency reached it,
lowest ebb In fact. things had come TO such pass
that il was freely limited that eventual reputation
would result.
! Strenuous measures were deemed necessary anu
adopted. First there the act giving King Al
bert almost unlimited power for six months, max
ing him the virtual financial dictator Of the nation
Under his direction several novel but highly sue
ccssful methods Of avertng the panic were nst'-
tutcd and tried out until today all danger for the
time being seems past and the Belgian frame is not
only recovering, but is carrying the French franc,
: in q sympathy movement, up the ladder with 1t.
= The latest plan for the sterilization Of Bcgum's
.currcncy. the fotation Of $lOOOOO,OOO loan, the
proceeds Of which to he turned over to the Bank
of Belgium in settlement Of the bulk Of the treas
ury's Indebtedness to that institution, marks the
final step in restoring the franc TO gold level
and in usherng in a new unit Of currency the
:bclga.
1t is significant to note that in subscribing to
this great Loan the banks Of Bclgium's late enc
mics, Germany and Austria, taking a very
prominent part. thus giving point to the observa
ton that Europe is being drawn together today in
IN thousand commercial ways into combinations far
more restrictive upon warke aggression than the
old political alliances and cntenes and the old fabl>
Ct the balance of power A is approach
ing in Europe.
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@EEBuck PRIVATE 6os lack
Il b FRANCE y. . !. ~: y.

are gone. Brick houses have been
built out Of the ruins Of the old.
Every peasant and every villager
bitches his dog under his cart and
lets the animal do the work.
Every Thursday there's q market
in the main square at Audenarde
and wooden shoes may be purch a ed
there at very reasonable prices.
The old stone bridge at Eyne has
been replaced by an iron structure.
Castor DeGryse runs q hotel i'm
Courtrai and has an American cash
register. Denterghem and Wonter-
Chem and Worteghem and Ansec
hem are sleeping in the spring sun
light.
In Flanders Fields
But many Of the peasants remcm
Der the Americans. They saw the
O. d. troopers from Ohio and Ore
gon jog through in their pursuit of
the fleeting Germans. The boys ad-
that the forward units got clear past
all lines Of communication. Why
wouldn't the Belgians remember?
At Waercnghem is the American
Flanders Field cemetery. John
Blaine Of Lima, Ohio, is the care
taker. There are 367 graves. And
several of the crosses that stand
row on row hold names familiar To
Blaine-familiar to him because ne
knew them back around the old home
town. They'll be known 10 Ohio
Legionnaires, too, who will come this
way this fall.
TOMORROW: Where Death Still
Iurka
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Last Minute i.
Bulletins

Washington, May 26-(AP)-
Stephenson h. Davis, acting
secretary of commerce In the
absence Of Secretary Hoover, has
resigned. effective June l. and
President Coolidge has accepted
the resignation.
st. Louis, No. May 26-(AP)
The United States circuit court
of appeals today affirmed the
conviction Of Major Alfred
Beach, . former official in the
United States veterans bureau,
found guilty !. ct Minneapolis.
November 20, 1924, on . charge
Of accepting q bribe of $500 to
speed the claim of Percy J. Cuff,
. disabled veteran
Lisbon, May 26-CAP)-A
wireless message received from
an Italian steamship at 3 o'clock
this afternoon says that the
vessel met the Portuguese war.
ship Infante de Sagfes, taking
NIsSAuuuuu0bSVVI GHoUCS0CO w y sUCe
do and hts damaged plane to.
HOrta on the island Of Fayal in
the Azores.
Picking, May 26-(AP)-Yang
Yu-Ting. chief of the staff for
Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, the
Manchurian war lord, today
announced that = strong drive
was b cling launched against
HankOw, along the Peking-Han-
kow railway, the engagement
catering at Chumatien, In the
province Of H0nan, with 10000
men.
Wilkes Barre, Pa, May &c.
(AP)-One man killed, two others
unaccountcd for and believed
dead and about 10 injured was
the toll Of . m0mmoth ''squeeze"
in the workings of the Wood.
ward mine Of the Glen Alden
Coal company sat Kingston to-
day, IN official statement by the
company said.
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Floating University vs.. Motor Bus

To those university students who hesitate at the
outlay necessary to make Of the numerous
round-world Floating university" cruises, the
plan of the Southwestern College Of Kansas should
prove more acceptable.
What this Kansas school plans to do is to char
ter several motor buses and make a tour OF the
United States. The students are to camp out at
night, using pup tents and mattresses.
The students who make the trip with this uni
versity wheels" will not be disappointed. The
will visit 22 states and two Canadian provinces
They will many Of the historic spots which are
closely interviewer with our national tradition
They will have an opportunity to learn about
their country, which, in the final analysis, Is
probably more worthwhile than hop-skip- and
jump trip around the world would be.
Not that the university cruises are not worth
while. On the contrary. they are of decided value
to those who can afford to take them. But to thu
student with lesser means, these motor tours seem
to offer the logical Of learning first hand
about his own country. A in Americaniza-
ton for some of citizens might prove of benefit
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-26
Our Oil Supply

nj 1t seems to be a vital question as to whether we
have or have not u sufficient oil supply for the
future. Biologists claim we have and biologists
claim we have not. Meanwhile the seriousness Of
the situation is only too apparent. The difficulty
seems to lie in the fact that our demand increases
rapidly and we have no accurate knowledge of
the Of supply The very fact that geol-
ogsts can differ in their opinion to the extent
:ef the reserve supply under the surface of the
, earth leads US to believe that the whole matter il
. gamble.
- America is consuming, at the present time, nearly
1 gallon Of oil day inhabitant and is produc-
ing slightly less than that according to quite
inrate surveys. Now as our need increases. which
i i will constantly, must depend more and more
In foreign sources Of oil supply as time goes on.
| That is . matter Of primary arithmetic
Meanwhile the use of oil il becoming more COM
mon. Automobiles being produced in million
lots. Oil must be found to run them. Everywhere
one looks there is new for oil.
And yet there Is apparently nothing that can be
dome. except to save any waste Of oil. five mus
pse II, that is all right. but certainly it would be
(nwiae to waste something Of which we have no
, assurance that there is an inexhaustble supply.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-26
TRADE DAY TO
BESATURDAY
Many Expected For May
Goodwill Day'-Prizes Of
fered BY Merchants

With roads rapidly drying up and
with continued warm weather likely,
many are expected to attend the
May Good viii Day, to be held here
Saturday.
Seventyfive prizes are being Of,
fered by local merchants, 'as we'll al
sweepstakes prizes Of 500 pounds OF
flour and 100 pounds Of sugar. Out
of-town visitors are eligible for the
prizes, but they must register at
the Chamber Of Commerce offices
before 2 o'clock Saturday.
The Mandan Beverage company,
makers Of Orange Crush, is having
special day and is to give free
Orange Crush to all visitors. Tickets
emitting the visitors to the drink
are to be given out at the Chamber
Of Commerce offices.
The Western Auto company is to
have II special sod breaking demon
stration two miles west of the city
on the Red Trail, to show what
Fordson tractors can do, and the
Connolly Motor company will have
special demonstration Of Chevro-
let trucks. Special bargains are to
be offered by merchants.
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Memorial Day to
Be Observed Here

Plans for the Memorial day pro-
gram to be participated in by Man
dan organizations and residents of
the City. were announced yesterday.
AT 6 u. m. Memorial Day, the flag
on Custer Pole in the Northern
Pacific park will be raised to half
mast by u special detail Of Boy
Scouts.
At $3.50. all ex-service men are ia
assemble ut. the Chamber Of Com
merce rooms for attendance ut cx-
ercises to be held at Union GENE
terry. The roll Of departed com
rades will be called, rifle volley
fired, and taps blown by an Amer
lean Legion bugler.
At lO:45. the various organizations
participating will assemble at the
civic park and will place u wreath
near the Memorial tree, in honor OF
the soldier dead. A similar wreath
Is to be placed on the waters Of the
Missouri, honoring the sailors.
At III o'clock the groups will par
ade to the Custer Pole, where the
the flags will be raised to full mast
and the national anthem played
Memorial services are to be held in
the New Palace theatre at 2 o'clock
the program to be announced later
Taking part in the parade will be
the Legion band. Boy Scouts, school
children, American Legion Auxiliary
Wpmen's Relief Corps, War Mothers
Red Cross, Salvation Army, all ex.
service men and home guards.
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S0RLIE WILL
HEAD MEETING
AT WALHALLA
Special Memorial Program
Honoring Martyrs Is to
Be Held June rs

Governor A. G. Sorlie will preside
at the 18th anniversary memorial
service to be held at Walhalla June
&c. honoring the Walhalla martyrs,
according to announcement made
today.
The executive is to preside at the
afternoon session and will also lead
the grand memorial march from the
Chautauqua auditorium to the
martyrs plot, where Apecial service
will be held in honor Of the three
martyr missionaries: Elijah Stiles
Terry, Mrs. Sarah Philena Bernard
and Mrs. Cornelia Leonard Spencer.
Governor Sorlie is to hoist flag
presented by the Great Northern
railway over the graves of the
martyrs.
Miss Bertha Palmer, state superin-
tendent Of public instruction, is to
place wreath on the central monu-
ment and will dedicate it in brief
address to all Christian leaders and
pioneers who have given their lives
for the establishment Of this state.
Individual wreaths are to be placed
on the different graves and a special
tribute will be offered each martyr
by a relative or some close personal
friend.
Crawford to Talk
Lewis H. Crawford, state historian,
is to review the work Of the early
Walhalla missionaries and the
tragedies OF Is years ago at services
to be held at the Chautauqua audi
forum. preceding the march to the
cemetery. DR.. Asariah s. Root Of
Oberlin college, Oberlin. O.. will be
present and will speak on the work
Of the Oberlin band Of missionaries
that came from Oberlin rs years ago
to northern Minnesota and eastern
North Dakota.
In addition to the afternoon pro-
gram, which will begin at z:30, there
will be q morning program beginning
at 1890 at which time there will be
two addresses by men Of national
reputation. Another service will be
held in the evening. 1t is anticipat-
ed that there will be thousands Of
people in Walhalla for this day.
The committee on arrangements
consists Of Rev. Fred f. Stockton,
chairman. superintendent Of the
North Dakota Baptist convention;
Rev. A. c. Hacke, superintendent Of
the Congregational conference of
North Dakota; Rev. w. c. Snyder,
superintendent Of the Presbyterian
conference of North Dakota; Rev. +.
H. Bockmuller, district superintend-
ent of the Evangelical church Of
North Dakota: and Rev. G. l.. Wal
lace, superintendent Of the Fargo
district of the Methodist Episcopal
church, all of Fargo.