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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-04

Sound trees seem to be less likely
to be struck by lightning than those
whose wood is rotted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
FARES HELD CHIEF
BLOCK TO MERGER
Traction Companies at Odds
on Rates, Maj. CoveII
Tells Citizens.

The question of rate of fare is the
biggest stumbling block in the path
OF voluntary merger of the Wash
tngton traction companies, Maj. w. F..
X. Covell told the Citizens Advisory
Council last night during an explana-
ton of the bill prepared by the Public
Utilities Commission, now pending in
Congress, which is designed to induce
the companies to unite to avoid q, so
per cent increase in tax on their gross
revenues.
Maj Covell urged the council to in
dorse the commissions merger bill.
Due to lack of full attendance, how
ever, the measure was not brought to
a vote, but was made the special
order of business for the next meet
ing.
There was little discussion by mem
hers of the council. Several cues
tons were propounded by Councilman
Harry n. Stuil w. I. Swanton and
Fred S. Walker. The former two also
expressed doubt as to the validity of
the proposed increase in taxation as
provided in the first section of the
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
KEPT IN CHAINS;
/ FED SPOILED FOOD
Former Coast GuardSman
Charges Truth of Rum Plot
Was HarshIy Exacted.
By the Associated Press.

- VIZ ~hHoNNA'ASSN tSccs
NEW YORK, January Slow
Coast Guardsmen suspected of rum
running We're kept in irons on a Gov
eminent boat until they confessed was
told,in Federal Court here by former
Coast Guard commander in the trial of
Is members of the alleged Kelly-Cos-
tello rum running syndicate
Nicholas Brown, formerly com
mander of Coast Guard patrol boat
No. f25 testified yesterday that. while
on bail after his arrest on a charge of
aiding rum runners, Treasury Depart
ment agents seized him and several
others of his crew and put them
aboard the Seneca.
Describes His Prison.
They were chained by their legs and
arms to stanchions in the forecastle
of the craft. he said and kept there
for week while cruise of rum row
was under way.
The matches We're battened down.
the air was foul and the food and
water given us was rotten" Brown
SAID. 1t was like a madhouse and
was nearly out of my head"
The other prisoners were William
tump, john Levine and William
Hughes, he said.
Tells of Brides.
FINALLY, Brown declared. he was
taken ashore after he signed confes-
sion of his rum running activities and
admitted to bail ON the new charge.
Later he turned witness for the Gov
eminent and became an "undercover''
agent for n. Bruce Bielaski.
Many brides, one as high as $1,000,
were received from the liquor runners.
said Brown. Once. he testified, he was
given 10 500 bills to be passed to Sam.
uel Briggs, executive officer in charge
of Coast Guard base No. 4, at New
London, Conn.
Edward and Frank Costello and Ed
ward and Frank Kelly are alleged by
the Government to have been ring
leaders of the rum-running ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
CRUISE OF ATLANTIC
OUTLINED IN LECTURE
DR.. George Finlay Simmons De-
scribes Finding New Islands,
Birds and Fishes.

, Love birds" and albatrosses. new
islands and Senegambia sheiks. birds
that alternate in standing guard over
their eggs lest pirate birds steal them
these and similar strange, true tales
were brought back by George Finlay
Simmons, who lectured last night
before the National Geographic So
ciety at the Washington Auditorium.
DIR. Simmons went out with q party
OF l6 men. which cruiscd for 212 years
among the uncharted paths of the At
lantic Ocean on a hunt for new islands.
new birds and new fishes. They found
the birds. thousands of them. also the
fishes and the islands. They gave
names to II number of the latter, in
Guiding one which now goes down on
charts as Matthew Fontaine Maury
Island. after the American who first
made II scientific study of tides and
ocean temperatures.
Landing at Dakar, near the west.
ernmost projection of Africa, the
party made u brief continental excur-
sion into tho land of the Sengalese
troops, which SO highly distinguished
themselves on tho western front dur
ing the World War. There they found
wives quoted as low as SIS in Ameri-
can money. but young and comedy
IF. r. e." the speaker said. brought
as high as 500 from tAe prospective
husband. They also penetrated far
Their into this portion Of Africa, in the
hinterland of Dakar, and observed the
Mandigoe tribes and found baobab
trees.
Albatrosses and Mother Carey's
chickens. the latter of which sailors
once believed laid their eggs at sea and
carried them under their wings, also
were NhotakraRhed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
ROUND TABLE CLUB
HEARS LIFE STORIES
Members Give Sketches at Lunch
combination Ceremony
Conducted.

Addresses by DIR. r. NJ. Ellison and
Edward l.. Duties. who gave sketches
of their lives, and initiation of new
members were features of a luncheon
of the Round Table Club in the Uni
Versity Club yesterday.
The life sketches We're given in ac-
cordance with u program recently
adopted by the club TO have two of its
members recount the history of their
lives every fortnight until that is done
by all the club members. DR.. Ellison
said he was born in the ''moonshine
mountains of Tennessee" and has al
ways been a rank pfohibitionist.
In the initiation ceremony in which
Edward +. Haycraft and Sumner X.
Wiley were Installed as knights Of
the Round Table, swords We're used
and other formalitias gone through
similar to those Of the legendary
knights of King Arthur's Round
Table.
Decision was reached to hold a
ladies night" banquet in the Uni
versity Club, January IS, and Linn G.
Drake was named chairman of the
committee on arrangements for that
occasion. DIR. Ellison, president Of the
club, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
.S1,o)0,OO BLAZE
DESTROYS MANSION
Shadow Lawn, Summer
White House of Wilson in
1916, Is Total Loss.

By the Associated Press.
WEST LONG BRANCH, y. J., Jan
uary S,-A huge heap of smolder-ing
timber remained today of Shadow
Lawn, show place of New Jersey and
Summer White House during the adj
ministration of President Wilson.
Fire last night. believed caused by
"a short circuit in the lighting system,
RACED the mansion and swept much
of the surrounding 20 acres clear of
Shrubbery.
The owner. Hubert r. Parson, presi-
dent of the F. w. Woolworth Co, who
has made a custom of spending week
ends at the estate, was delayed in
New York last night. The loss was
estimated at 81 100000
The mansion was built 30 years ago,
by John Mccall. Mr.. Parson pur-
chased it in 1918.
President Wilson came to Shadow
Lawn in July, 1916, and made many
of his campaign speeches from its
porch.
Famed by high winds from the
ocean. the flames spread quickly to
all of the 50 rooms in the three-story
mansion. The flames could be seen
for miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
GIFT OF STATE PROCLAMATIONS
ONLAW AND ORDER PUT ON VIEW
Forty-One Documents in Collection Ac-
copied by Library of Congress From
Allied Patriotic Societies.
Washington Star Photo.

phrases. as they abound in epigram
matte statements worthy of preserva
ton.
THE permanency of our institu
TONS" says Gov. Silzer of New Jer.
sey, depends not only on our actual
behavior, but on our mental attitude u
There is no right and no liberty"
says former Gov. Hyde of Missouri
except under the well ordered rule of
law. Free government cannot subsist
without voluntary submission of the
many and compulsory submission of
the few"
Law is the foundation of civiliza.
tion," says former Gov. Pat Neff of
Texas.
'All law and order necessarily flow
from government, which, in turn,
must be firmly founded on obedience
ard respect" says former Gov. E. Lee
Trinkle of Virginia
support of government is our her
itage," says Gov. Smith of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
STANTON, POET, GOT
LITTLE FOR VERSES
Only $3.50 for Use of Words
of "Mighty LAX a Rose,"
Written by Georgian.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, January S.-F'rank
l.. Stanton's newspaper days, during
which he wrote the simple poems and
songs that struck a tender chord in
the heart of a nation, are over; 800
has been marked for the last time on
his column in the Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Death came to Georgias poet
laureate yesterday after a brief ill.,
ness with which he was stricken dur
ing the holidays.
His dusty old roll-top desk in the
editorial rooms of the Constitution,
where lie heaped in disarray many
original manuscripts of verse breath
ing the homely philosophy of courage
and cheer that won him a place
among Americas great contemporary
writer's, was closed Christmas day!
In that issue of the paper appeared
for the last time his column, "Just
From Georgia" which had been a
fixture on the editorial page for more
than 80 years, apd in which had been
published most Of his compositions.
He would have been 20 years of
age next month.
Mr.. Stanton WAS not one to sneak
u mo wv II WIZ IA. reporters dropping
in on him often picked him for ma.
terlal which formed the basis of his
biography and the history of some Of
his poems. He always said there's
nothing To tell; l don't write much
they Just seem to come out on my
pencil"
Lii Feller" was conceived during
a critical illness of his eldest son,
then but "li'l feller," whose life
doctors had despaired of A caller
went To the sick room and remark
ing on the child S pallid face, described
IL as mighty like a rose"
Mr.. Stanton crept downstairs and
wrote the first verse of the poem
which later became one of his most
celebrated works when set to music
as Mighty LAX a Rose"
other poems that grew in popularity
We're Just A-Wearyin' for You"
Marcelle, Sweet Little Woman of
Mine. Let Miss Indy Pass keen
on Hoppln and This World" the
latter being ranked as one of his best
The fame that his works brought
nm, however, was not accompa MED
by wealth, LII Feller" was sold for
sl9o when he was short of cash. and
the same price was received for "Just
A'Wearyln' for You"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08

a What was described as a. compen-
dunn on AInericanism, a collection of
the law-and-order Sunday proclama-
tons of American governors since
1921, has been placed on exhibition
at the Library of Congress, after
it's presentation through Dwight Bra
man, president Of the Allied Patriotic
Societies.
There are 4 documents in all. The
exhibition started Thursday with a
ceremony which consisted of their be-
ing handed TO Librarian Herbert Put
nam by Martin a. Roberts, chief of
the Accessions Division. The gift was
in line with the ploicy of the Library
to obtain before they are destroyed
current State papers, which to future
generations would be valuable addi-
tons to Americana.
The documents reveal among other
things that President Coolidge has no
copyright on his law and order"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
PLANE is FORCED DOWN.
Flyer Delivering Craft Loses Way
in Storm at Irwin, Pa.

IRWIN. Pa, January 8 R.-Los-
ing his bearings in heavy snow
storm, Charles w. Datchett, chief pilot
of the American Eagle Aircraft Co. of
Kansas City, made a forced landing
near here last night. His plane was
not damaged.
Datchett started from Kansas City
last Sunday to deliver a plane to
Rocky Mount. ~. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Two Banking Bills Tabled.

The house banking committee has
tabled two bills sponsored by Repre-
sentative NJ. ID. Hull, Republican, Hi
nois, designed to carry out certain
provisions On the McFadden branch
banking bill now in conference with
the Senate. A third bill by Hull, en-
bodying the branch banking features
of the McFadden measure, also has
mitfaan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08

,,. IN the District were approved.
The council, however. disannrovad
bills providing for a parole commits.
sion and for the regulation of the sale
of firearms. A recommendation will
be made that the uniform firearms
act approved by the American Bar
Association and adopted by several
States be substituted for the latter
measure.
James G. Yaden. Mr.. Stull and DR..
George 6. Richardson were appointed
to represent the council at tho hear
ings on the District appropriation bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
BLAZE ABOARD FORCES
RUM CRAFT INTO PORT
Britisher Has 800 Gases of Liquor.
Backhre Causes Ship to
Make Florida Point.

BY tne AsSOClated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Janu-
airy S.-The British motorship Melissa,
loaded with 500 cases of liquor, was
forced into the port of Palm Beach
last night with fire in her engine room.
Backfire from the engine set fire to
the craft, ships officers told Arthur
Cox, immigration Inspector
After men from central fire station
here had eXtinguished the blaze the
liquor cargo was sealed by the immi-
grafton agent and the boat allowed to
depart. Members of the crew claimed
they were headed for Nassau N. p
Damage to the craft was estimated at
$500,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
WINS KNOX TROPHY.
Battery G, Canal Zone, Given High
est Artillery Rating.
BY the Associated Press.

by EIb AeSUCIdLtu FFeSS.
Battery c, 4th Field Artillery, sta
toned at Fort Davis, Canal Zone. has
been announced winner of the Knox
Trophy for 1926. The trophy was do
mated by the Massachusetts Society
or the Sons of the Revolution, for the
Field Artillery unit with the highest
rating.
The Knox medal, awarded for ex.
cellence as student at the Fort sill.
Okla, Field Artillery School. goes to
Corpi. L. j. Arnold, 18th Field Artil-
lery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
iNCE ACCUSES WIFE.
Producer Charges Cruelty in Plea
for Divorce.

LOS ANGELES, January s LR.--
John Ince, brother of the late Thomas
Ince, and also a motion picture direc-
tor and producer, filed a divorce com
plant yesterday charging Mrs. Ella
Ince with desertion and cruelty.
The brief stated that the two we've
married July 49, 1898, at Long Branch,
N. j., and separated November Ia.
1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
Four Plans Considered.

commission had considered four meth.
OdS TO force the companies to cunSoli-
date. They We're the bill itself. I'M
limited motor bus competition for the
street car companies if they failed to
merge, revocation Of their charters.
and some form of public ownership
and operation.
AS result, the commission came
TO the conclusion that congressional
action is the correct way" he said.
Congress has never yet said affirm.
atively to the companies that it de
sired them to merge. Personally, I
believe that If Congress should take
such action it would bring about a
consolidation i'll the near future"
Motor bus competition Maj CoveIl
Iikened to amputation. and said 1t
should be applied thoughtfullY. Il
think ii would most surely bring about
u merger" he added, but it might
bring some other things, too. not SO
desirable. 1t would punish the com
panies financially; perhaps bring one
or both of them to receiverShip. II is
like robbery with a gun--you don't
want to threaten 1t unless YOU are
ready to shoot. II the commission
enfranchised numerous bus lines, what
would il do with them if the com
panies are merged later? 1t would be
unjust to revoke the franchises and
it would be costly to buy them back.
Congress- has the power to modify
or revoke the charters of the com
panies, but if it did so the companies
would certainly go into court to com
bat 1t. AS TO public ownership.
know the commission is opposed to it
and so am /. There are difficulties in
herent in it that cannot be overcome
Bills designed to amend procedure
i'm the condemnation of land for park
purposes, to amend the law regulating
architects and to provide for the de
tsntton Of fugitives from justice an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
MAY RUN FOR SENATE.
G. M. Babcock, Republican, Pro.
spective. Candidate in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, January R).-
The st. Paul Pioneer Press says that
Charles M. Babcock, Minnesota State
highway commissioner since 1917, is
a prospective candidate for United
States Senator from Minnesota in 1928
on the Republican ticket.
The term of Senator Henrik Ship
stead, Farmer Laborite, expires two
years from now.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-04-09

we maintain anything like schedule, so it was considered advisable to get the members used to it and they did surprisingly we'll.
 I hope everyone sees now that we can have band in Seward. How good it will be depends on the amount of boosting they get from the side-lines. Nobody can play to dead" audience or while feeling that they are being looked over for faults. The audience at the theatre last night was alive and responsive and as result the musicians a num- Der of whom did not know note six weeks ago did their best. If Private Honeyman can go to any
 Continued on Page Six)
Seward daily gateway., 1927-04-09
SEWARD BAND SCORES BIG HIT AT
 FIRST APPEARANCE
DIRECTOR HONEYMAN AND MEM- BERS BAND HEARTILY AP-
 PLAUDED BY PUBLIC

Appearing before d large and highly appreciative audience at the Liberty theatre last night, the Seward band, under the director of R. F. Honeyman, made it's debut as a balanced, carefully trained musical organization which bids fair to develop into valuable adjunct to the arts of Seward.
 The band has had but six weeks in which to whip into shape, yet there were recurrent moments when per feet synchronization and deftly de. veloped tone quality bespoke great promise as the musicians advance to more difficult themes
 While the numbers selected were rudimentary to a degree, they offered opportunity for rythmic expression and tone shading which indicated the elements of musical culture so essen tial in such organizations.
 And the band played with conf dence and earnestness which told the audience that the organization had selected it's goal beyond the ordinary and promised to emerge as the lead. ing musical aggregation of Alaska.
 Each number was heartily accorded well-earned applause, displaying the appreciation of the public not only for the good music but for the effort and pains which had been taken to give the city such a prideful organization
 Capt Ralph R. Guthrie, in speaking of the concert said, "The perform ance of the band under the unfavor- able conditions incident to having to play indoors, was highly satisfactory. A band is designed primarily, as everyone knows, for the great open spaces. Nevertheless we will have to give concerts under cover many times during the coming summer if
Seward daily gateway., 1927-04-09
PRODUCES \ bARkLEss
 DOC; PART ALASKAN

A new type of dog that won't an noy the neighbors, because it is bark less, has been developed by an animal breeder at Olympia, Wash, as a re- suit of experiments through inter- breeding with Siberian 'sledge dogs, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. The idea of dog without bark is not new, as the Alaskan huskies have always been in that class, owing to their wolf blood, but crossing the wolf strain with gent1er house pets is unusual.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-04-09

Next weeks regular noon luncheon of the Seward Chamber of Commerce will be held at Fishers Cafe.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-04-09

Seattle Tee Cream at Schalierer's Alaska Shop. u
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22
illuminate Mexican Situation.

United States
to Churches
deSiouS reaching equitable understanding.
finds the United States real grievance
hold
uifes, under
affairs of that council finds
international comfy
would be
acting perfectly for
confscatory question
blockade
a
It that refusal acknowledgment obligations heretofore
relations between nations point the
point of delegating collection agent.
relations
through
appropriate lands foreigners it
nations citizens compensation
for all but that there
that all airmnded both
bring meeting
deeminabe questions.
barge indicating
voked to protect American rights
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22
Test Of riendship.

nano or
that inherent
friends will stink avoid the
possible
This situation brought Mississippi
time OF real Sta time entails
suffering
flooded
And Douglas this situation
BY promoting the fiesta
themselves
services for those
who stick emencthat they
hearts
At such time the present
inactive would
Time and making money and little for hadps
children
ship shown the United States its
Peta
ero actions and by honest appreciation
drawn closely together
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22


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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22
With Other Editors
FARMERS PERIL is NOW PASSED.
lArizona Republican,

We gratied families
actual starvation We furthermore thankful
the situation
informed
Then we learned from address Miriam specialist
nutrition the
the
the point where provides milk vegetables
the adequate nutrition of
There had been
the farmers gastonomy well
tive
Mxuie milk and egg
supply almost
cordng
and and long lines
supposed be quantities panp For
sufficient
where under the farmer potatoes
titles Then
To top ALL there barrels
temined by the of the
Whether
(Which perhaps carey
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22

Are you a good bugler?" asked the
captain.
mo, sab, Use no buglerl" the private
declared as if he had been insulted.
well, for the love of the army and
navy, what did you step forward Tor,
then?"
well, sah" grinned the little col
lored fellow, 81 thought you said burg
lar. Toledo Blade.
No HumOriSt-The chief of police of
Sharon, Pa. during a stray-dog cam
paign, called upon the superintendent
of a big steel mill in the city to get
permission to throw the dead dogs on
the mills Stag pile, where subsequent
accumulations would quickly cover
them up. The superintendent was out
of town when the chief called first.
His assistant, timid and excitable
person declined to give the necessary
permission, out promised to speak to
his superior about it on his return next
day. This he did in his usual excited
fashion. Running to the superintend-
ent's office, he started to stammer:
"The chief of police, he's hunting up
all the stray dogs in town, and he was
lookin' for you yesterday"
Get out of here" thundered the
superintendent.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22
Caught on the Wing

Harry L. Hudleson, railroad work
er: "It's easy to say that we all will
soon be flying around in planes like
we now ride about in flivvers, but
am of the opinion that much has
to be done to planes to make them
what I call safe. There must be an
extra margin of safety for air trans.
portation before the average person
will trust his life in the air"
A. A. Sperry: while we were all
waiting for information telling the
fate Of Captain Charles .LindbergE
on his transatlantic flight, stocks
and bonds were temporarily for
gotten. People asked for news OF
Lindbergh rather than OF the condl-
ton of the stock market"
George L. Johnson, Detroit: "The
main reason / am hurrying back
home from the coast is that I want
tV see some real good eastern ball.
The boys on the coast are all right,
but there is nothing like the home
team. You know how it is Even
here in Douglas, you all think the
home players have it on those from
any other town. When the home
team loses you put it down to bad
luck or blame the umpire That's
me, I'm all for the home town
teams"
Nelson H. Sedgwick, Norfolk, Va:
mo don't care to see any more
desert. Drying across I have seer.
more rocks than I thought ever were
made, and have enough sand IN
my system to make me tackle
TUney am hurrying to the coast
where I can get into the surf and
get rid OF some of the accumulated
real estate There's nothing like a
town on the old ocean for me-"