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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-21
FAILS
TO SELECT MAN
TO CLERK POST

The mayor and common council
held meeting last evening with the
water commissioners for the purpose
of discussing the appointment OF a
man to fill the position OF city clerk
and superintendent of the water de-
partment. No action was taken and
adjournment was had without any
definite date being set for a further
discussion.
The position was made vacant by
the death of G.. w. Pratt who had
carried on the work of city clerk,
superintendent of the water depart
ment and purchasing agent for the
city. A number of well known men
have presented applications to the
council for the position. 1t is e1-
pected that another meeting will be
called in the near future.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-21
nrn,-, 1AnTO STATION

BERLIN, Dec. 20 P)--A new broad
casting station, described as the most
powerful in the world was opened to-
day at Zeesen, 20 miles from Berlin.
The station has the enormous power of
f12O kilowatts.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-21
UNIVERSITY HEAD DEAD

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Dec. R)-Presi-
dent A. A. Murphree of the Univer-
sity of Florida, was found dead in bed
at his home here today. He was 81
years old Death was attributed to
heart disease.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06

~ fSsaA-. -
time and had to repeat the work the
next year. AS a result of the continu-
Gus supervision of the health of the
the children the number has been cut
down to % per cent.
"It will be seen from this that
medical supervision of the health Of
the children serves a double purpose
the correction of unfavorable condi-
tions removes what might be serious
handicaps to the health and mental
development of the children and gives
them a better start toward healthy
manhood and womanhood. But there
is an advantage to the taxpayer also.
1t costs less for the State to educate a
child who gets through his work in
specified time than it does to train
one who has to repeat his work. The
financial question is important, of
course, but the best result Of this
health supervision Of the children is
the child himself-the all-round
healthy child"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06
quired by the Court.
r Il Il
All All Wants Is Direction.

Kim Thompson, carnival negro, who
had gone off on "toot" Saturday was
standing before Justice West on a
charge of being drunk and disorderly.
He had made a plea of guilty to the
accusation.
"Have you any money!" asked the
Judge.
"No, Sah."
"Have you any place you can get
some?"
"No, Sah."
"Well, this State can't feed you;
I'll give you ten minutes to get out of
town."
"Thank you, ledge; thank you,
chief. All All asks is that you show
me the way to Kingwood, and then
you can keep eight of dem minutes for
somebody else"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06
MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN
Will Begin in a Few Days Under
Direction of Health Officers.

Medical examination of children in
the public schools of Maryland by
deputy State health officers, assisted
by the public health nurses, will begin
in few days, according to an an
nouncement by DR.. R. H. Riley, assis-
tant director of the State Depart
r ent of Health and Chief of the Bu-
tsau of Communicable Diseases. The
plan is to be tried this year of con-
centrating on the younger children
those in the first three grades. The
aim of the examination, DR.. Riley
said, is to discover conditions that
may need correction, particularly of
the throat, nose, teeth, eyes, hearing,
heart, lungs and of the weight, as an
indication of general health and we'll
being. The sooner conditions of this
sort are found and corrected, DR.. Ril-
ey said, the better the child's chances
for good health and for success in
his school life.
While the health officers will try to
reach every child in the first three
grades, children in the upper grades
will not be neglected. The older chill
dren in need of care of this sort, es-
pecially those who are brought to the
attention of the examining physicians
by the teachers or those who were ex-
amined last year and were scheduled
for a REORGANIZATION this season, will
be given the same sort of checking up
as the younger ones will have. In ad-
dition, in several counties, Carroll and
Howard, Frederick, Montgomery and
Prince Georges among them, all of
the children in the schools will be ex-
amined as usual, not simply their
younger brothers and sisters.
Approximately $4,000 school chill
dren were given a medical examina-
ton last year, 10000 in the grades
and the rest were prospective first
graders who were examined before
their enrolment in school. In all
cases parents were notified of condi-
tons that needed correction and were
urged to have the corrections made
"One of the effects of the medical
supervision of the children in our
Schools" DR.. Riley said, has been to
cut down the number of absences
from sickness or i'll health. Losing
less time from sickness has made it
possible for many children to COM
plete their work without interruption
and has made them make more rapid
progress. Ten years ago 40 per cent
of all the children attending the pub
lie schools were what is known as re
peaters,' that is, they could not get
) through their grade work in specified
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06
A. & P. GYPSIES RETURN
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST
California Audiences Demand
Return Engagement of Artists

The Gypsies are back!
The gay nomads of the winding
trails and woodland glades have ended
their long trip to California and have
begun broadcasting in the East.
Since their last appearance before
the microphone on June 18th, they
have been delighting Pacific Coast au-
diences with their weird tuneful gypsy
airs. While in Hollywood, Al Jolson
engaged them to appear at Warner
Bros. studios for one of the most bril-
liant social gatherings of the season.
Nearly every screen star of this fam
Gus colony was present.
San Francisco and Los Angeles au-
diences damned the theatres during
their engagements.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06
EXTRA WRONG FONTS
By Scoop.

Scoop" was shoveled out of the
paper at the last minute last Thurs
day because there was no space for it.
Consequently, every place l go 1 am
asked what happened and whether the
column would appear in this weeks
issue. l told the makeup man (the
fellow who locks up the forms) what
all the people had been saying and he
broke down and confessed that he had
put some trifling news story in its
place, but that it would never happen
again. eff the President died, and
there was room for only one story,
Scoop will have the preference" the
makeup man said. "Never again will
1 disappoint the readers of IT. R. or
make Scoop feel that his brain
storms are unworthy of ROOM" So
that's that.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06

1t was the first time a radio must
cal organization had crossed the CONT
nent for personal appearances, and
California made the most Of it, greet
ing them with laundering applause.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06
Now You Tell One.

Tony Pascuzzi was arrested in Pres
ton county, West Virginia, the other
day when officers discovered four
squirrels tails at his home. Tony had
a bright idea, but Squire Bowermas-
ter at Kingwood beclouded Tony's Wis
ion when he failed to believe what he
had to say concerning the matter.
Tony said that his trained" cat had
brought the squirrels in. Bringing in
the squirrels wasn't so bad, but it
happened that the season for man or
cat hunting squirrels was not open.
Eighty-five dollars is high price to
pay for trained" cats violation of
the law with but four squirrels to
show for the amount. Tony promised
to get rid of his expensive pet after
he had planked down the amount re-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06
The Long and Short Of 1t

Corporations papers were recently
taken out in a Maryland town, the
name being "Long & Short" Harvey
H. Long is president; Hix Long, is
vice-president; C. R. Long, secretary,
and J. Frank Short, treasurer and
general manager. 1t looks as though
Short would have the long end of the
job.
AS reported in last weeks paper,
the moonshiners of Bear Hill and Gar
rett county and those of Canaan VAL
ley and Tucker county, West Va, held
a convention at the meeting of the
people of the two states at Gnegy
church Tuesday. A demonstration was
staged to see who could manufacture
the best liquor in the shortest time.
Needless to say, Garrett county shine
artists won by wide margin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06

On the way home they played to
packed houses in St. Louis, Chicago,
Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
They will be heard every Monday
evening from $50 to $50 over a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-06

chain of fifteen stations, four more
than last year, viz:
WEAF, WAR, WRC, WWJ, WHO,
WCSH, VITO, WCAE, WDAF, WSAI,
WEEP, WILT, WTAM, WTMJ, Voc.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09
TOURISTS CLUB
 OPEN IN LONDON
Women There Arrange to Enter
 tain Visitors

London. Sept. 9 P>-American tourists to London this season are seeing more of the women's clubs than any year owing to the fact that many old time customs regard ing visitors have been forgotten.
 Poliics. to a large extent, Is re- sponsble for the change.
 Nearly every distinguished Visi- tor to London may be met at the women's clubs. When a Princess is president of club. as is the case of Princess Marie Louise at the Eorum. she is seen at the club on many different occasions.
 Women interested in politics are brought in touch with the dis tjnguished women of the parties at heir clubs. The ladies Imperial has a political luncheon every month at which cabinet ministers wife js usually the principal guest.
 A new departure at the same club took place one evening when members arrived for political pow-wow with little parties Of shop girls and maid servants. and one woman brought her charwoman with her. They had all come to discus. politics with members Of Parliament.
 The home Of the American Wo- mems Club, that of Sir Edgar Spey- CT. now of New York.
 The Lyceum club for women Tn picaddilly occupies what was formerly the town residency Of the notorious "Old o." fourth and last Duke of Queensberry, who d'ed m 1910. The house was built in 1763, and the drawing room is one of the finest examples Of Adam decoration in London. The paintings inset Tn the gilt scrollwork are by Angelica Kaufman, the first woman member Of the Royal Academy.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09
500 WIDOWS ARE
 MOURNING HUBBY
SiameSe King Also Leaves Brown
 Derby

Bangkok, Siam, Sept. g Pt-King Sisowath of Cambodia has died, leav- ing behind him the most expensive Jowled hat in the world. Cambodia Is a French protectorate which once vas a corner of Siam.
 King Sisowath inherited from bis prother a brown derby which was ,alued at sl00,000, because of huge knob of diamonds which adorn- d it top. and he wore it on many state occasions.
 According to royal custom the hat mould have been burned upon the ieath of it's first owner, but one of nis numerous widows appealed to King Sisowath to save it from ex- tinction because she admired II so. Gallant, the new king gratified her Wish.
 More than 500 widows survive the monarch-more than mourned the leath Of King Solomon.
 He visited Paris before the war, accompanied by 200 of his wives, and Nearing red shoes, dress coat and l battered opera hat which he soon rcplaced with his favorite bowler
 The French people impressed him very much, but His Majesty could never understand the French women. The French women" he said, "con- tinually interrupt their husbands conversation without fear of punish ment.'
 On his way 10 France the mon arch became scasiCk. That worried him. for he could not understand yhy a king should be seasick like common folk.
 One day he became concerned about his hereabouts after seeing nothing but water for a number Of days He sent for the captain Of he boat. who assured him that they would sight land the next day. They lid sight land the next day, and Ills Majesty was so pleased that he or ,nred a special hymn of joy to be ung for Buddha.
 His surprise at the captains ore fiction" coming true was so great hat he decorated him with q Cam bodia order, observing at the same time. with a touch of hauteur, that 1t was strange the captain kne" where his ship was while His Ma jesty did not.
 King Sisowath was said 10 be the oldest monarch in the world, and to nave been born in 1S40. He suc- ceeded to the throne of his oro'her' King Norodom, in 1904.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09

life president. Sir John Ferguson has been appointed chairman.
 It was announced that an agree ment has been reached between Lipton. Ltd. and the Meadow Dairy Company, Ltd. whereby the latter concern will be interested in the management of Lipton.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09

Of conduct unbecoming a minister by a committee Of the Northwest Ohio Methodist Episcopal confer ence, it was reported last night
 No punishment will be meted out to Gregg as the committee decided he already has Suffered enough"
 Gregg was convicted In 1925 o'
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09

this city since July 30, today had reached seven. The total number of cases of the disease was 10.
 Opening Of all schools has beer and all public gatherings have been closed to persons under sl.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09
Lipton, Tea Man, to
 Be Honorary President

London, Sept. P-Sir Thomas Upton has resigned the chairman ship of his English tea business Of Thomas J. Lipton, Ltd, and will hereafter hold the title of honorary
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09
Say COnvict-Ministe
 Has Suffered Enough

Delaware. O, Sept 2 Pt-The Rev. Albert Sidney Gregg, of Cleveland, who served a term in Atlanta peni- t,utiary for sending obscene matter through tho mails was found guilty
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09

mailing an obscene affidavid accus- ing another Cleveland minister Of improper relations with woman
 parishoner.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09

Sir John Ferguson will become deputy chairman of the Meadow Dairy company while George Bea.~. chairman Of the latter, becomes deputy chairman Of Lipton's, READ HIRAID CLASSIFIED ADS
 FOR YOUR WANTS
New Britain herald., 1927-09-09

DELAY SCHOOL OPENING
 Haverhiil, Mass. Sept, 9 0P- Deaths from infantile paralysis in
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
Distribution Census
COMPLETED in Fargo

Fargo. N. D., Aug. 12.-R)-Inere
are 4s9 mercantile establishments 90,
ing business in the city OF Fargo ana
thew do an annual business OF $4o'-
aas.o0O. That is the report OF the
United States department OF com.
merce. following a special census o.
distribution recently taken IN fargo
by the department as test 20 ee.
termine the value of this kind OF q
census in America.
The first official report Of the re-.
snlts Of the census was made puniic
today, It shows that there are 3S'
retail and 80 wholesale :stabii- n
ments in Fargo. They have LOU
employees, of which l,746 are IN me
retail business and l,0l4 in the
| wholesale. -. :,
salaries and wages of which $2,076'-
coo is paid by retailers and $l,1o2'-
900 by the wholesale concerns. :,
The inventory at cost in retail
stores amounted to $3,O16,OOO, with
total retail sales Of $19,686,OOO. The
inventory of the wholesale concerns
amounted to S3,OO2.5OO and theil
sales were $2G,742.7OO.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
WILL HEARING
NEARS FINISH
Conclusion of Gaines Case Elk.
pected Late Today; Many
Witnesses Called

Conclusion of the will contest be-
ing heard before Probate Judge }.
F.. McNulty in which Josephine
Beehler, claiming to be the common
law wife of the late A. y. Games
of Sanger, seeks to break the will
and participate in Gaines $5OO.OOO
estate, probably will be reached at
a late hour this afternoon or to-
night. Regardless of the decision
of Judge McNulty, an appeal Will
be taken.
The contestants attorneys. Crum
and Crum, Bismarck, rested their
case last evening after placing the
original Mrs. Gaines, divorced wife
Of the financier, on the stand to
testify that she had been granted
personal allowance of $50 a
month during her married life with
f, Gaines.
The point was made that Mrs.
Beehler had testified she, too, had
been paid $50 a month allowance
during the five years she alleges
she was the common law wife OF
Gaines.
The defense attorneys placed a
half dozen witnesses on the stand
today, including w. E. Adams, Bos
ton, Mass, a nephew of the de-
ceased and a beneficiary under thu
will.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
Frances Township
Gets Hail Damage

Crops in Francis township are q
total loss today as the result Of
brief but severe hail storm which n
swept over. q morrow strip in that
part Of the county late Thursday att
ernoon, according to William AeI-
shaw. who was in the city today 10
file hail damage claim. \,
People coming to the city from the
east Thursday afternoon state tnAt =
haovv wind and rain storm Struck
the vicinity Of Medina during the
late afternoon, accompanied by some
Associated Press dispatches today
from Devils Lake state that consla,
cradle damage is reported to grain
fields by a severe hail storm in the
vicinity Of Crazy. Another storm "a
struck near Sheyenne. doing mucn
damage.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
Action on Injunction
Closing Shafer Home
Expected Tomorrow

Action on a petition to remove an
injunction closing the II. Shafer
home on Second avenue northeast
as common nuisance will probably
be taken tomorrow in Morton coun-
ty district court.
On the petition of five neighbors,
who alleged Schafer had been sell
ing beer, the injunction was granted
yesterday by Judge H. l.. Berry
and the place was ordered closed.
A search Of the house was sub
seqnently made by representatives
of the sheriff's office and no beer
was found. For this reason, attor-
neys for Shafer say the injunction
should be put aside. Their client
! is willing. they say, to put up q
cash bond.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
Coulter Talks On
Farm Relief Needs

Charlottesville, Va, Aug. 12.-lR--
National legislation. setting up fed
eral marketing board as the llrst
step, is needed as farm relief, the
institute of public affairs ut the uni
versity of Virginia was told today by
President John Lee Coulter OF the
North Dakota agricultural college.
"All farm leaders will agree ne
said, "that the farmers have for years
been operating at q disadvantage
compared with the industrial, finan-
cial, labor and other groups in the
country. As a matter of wise public
policy, agriculture must be preserved
as an important branch Of our Amer.
lean life and national legislation, ii
not the most important step, is at
least very essential part of any
program"
Proposing creation Of the market.
ing board. Mr.. Coulter said it should
be regionalized, similar to the fed
eral reserve board, and that its mem
bership should represent the consun
er as we'll as the producer. Congress
would have to decide, he said, wheth
er the marketing board should per
NIT other organizations to sell Amer
lean farm produce at price lowe
than production cost.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
ROsenwald Says
Success is Due to 4
Luck, Not Genius

Chicago, Aug. 12.-(F-One Of the
nations wealthiest men paused today
amid surge of business affairs to
consider his 65th birthday. and with
characteristic modesty said luck. not
genius. brought his success Jn"'
Rosenwald, head Of famous mail
order company, was speaking. =
II was lucky, not genius he said,
land ] think you will find that IS
true of most rich men. With rare
exception. the man who accumufates
great wealth displays not more gen
Jus than did the capital prize winner
in the Louisiana lottery. By luck he
cot hold Of a good thing at the right
time, and by more luck he held on
to it.
Forty-two years ago, Mr.. Rosen-
wald inaugurated his Chicago career
with a little clothing factory in the
third story loft Of an old business
block. From that meagre start, the
future head of the firm OF Sears,
ROebuck grew.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
Flashes Of Life
(By the Associated Press)

10y TIE ASSOCaatcu A1SoS/
New York-Twenty Salvation
Army lassies will provide A. E. r.
doughnuts for the American Le-
zion convention in Paris, insuring
At least that much wartime atmos-
phere.
Dcssau, Germany-Half q dozen
mouth organs are included in the
,0ifts received by John Tisticz,
Hungarian ace, who is preparing 9
transa tlantic flight. He is adept
n the operation 81 that device.
New York-A dog with mini
mum Of five teeth 10 dangerous
enough to muxzle, rules . local
court, even II senile, rheumatic and
peaceable.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
NEWS BRIEFS

Secretary of Labor Davis at
Moosehart, tells 10000 Illinois
farmers money can not be appro-
priated by government for many
necessities if taxes are reduced.
Greek cabinet resigns at Athens
over rift between interior and fl
nance ministers.
Minneapolis-Cecil M. Linlaker,
SO. of Minneapolis, died in ambu-
lance after an argument at an
apartment house. Police held four
persons for questioning.
Brainerd, Minn.-Elmer Person
injured with his wife and l4-year
old son in auto accident Sunday
died. Anton Jondall, driver Of tn
machine, is out on bail on charge o.
driving while intoxicated.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
bismarck Girl Is
Believed Suicide

Washington, d. c., Aug. 12-.R)--
Elsa Vandessel, 20, graduate nurse OF
bismarck, N. D., was found dead to-
day in the nurses quarters OF Col
umbia hospital here under circum-
stances which lead Coroner hewitt to
the belief that she had committed
suicide.
Beside her. body on the bed was a
note written to :ohn Clarke, de-
partment Of justice agent, asking
forgiveness and declaring she was
"going to end it ALL" -
CLARK and maid discovered the
body when Miss Vandessel failed to
answer repeated telephone calls. An
autopsy was ordered to. determine
the cause of death.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-12
Japanese Tradesmen
to Go Through Here

A party Of 26.Japanese trades and
professional people will pass through
Bismarck on the Northern Pacifc
Comet in a special Pullman August
Is at 6: l8 p. M, it was learned today.
This party. which was organized at
Tokyo and is the first of its kind to
make a tour Of America, landed at
Seattle August IL.
When it reaches Bismarck, the
members will have visited at Yellow.
stone National Park. The party will
be conducted by O. Watanabe.