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The Washington times., 1928-02-03

Nearly 100 years ago, when Third
and g streets, N W. was the most
fashionable residential section Of
Washington David Aiken Hall, dis
tinguished member of the District
bar, married the daughter Of Charles
who built the center portion of that
great institution.
TO give the bride a home In keep
Ing with the station Of her family
Hall had a large square dwelling
at what is sol G st, n. w. The build
ing, finished In 1S49. was occupied
The Washington times., 1928-02-03
e, 900 Words Added
"a 0l Contempt
Record Daily

Approximately $4,000 words Il
DAY ars added 10 the volunilnOns
record a the Sinclair Burns con-
tempt hearing which has been "
progress hers tot eight weeks
The cost g157 daily III the
Government alone The record
to date comprises 500 900 words
covering more than 5000 pages
The cOst of the record repre-
SCENTS but minor item In the
total cost DC the trial. in which
dozens or witnesses have been
called and some Of the most ex-
pensive lawyers III the nation
have been eng ICED
The record In the Fall Sinclair
naistriaI. which began in October
and ended December s, exceeded
SIS 900 words.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03

Murphy. last night gave Smith some
marked bills and Instructed him TO
call at the home OF Mrs: Venie
Stewart. 1909 Georgia Ave. N, W.,
sister-in.law OF Mansfield, and make
d purchase OF liquor for evidence.
sullivan and Mansfield then hid
in the house until Smith is said to
have come to the door. asked if
Jim" was there and then taken bis
The Washington times., 1928-02-03

A Keuoslsa, Wis, plumber
nnnsed Beers runs n1l Gd. IN
his home paper When you
UGnt sOnteY, call for Beers"
Wisconsin, Democrats are, for
AL Smith so that aUhen they
UGnt beers they sOont be
giUen 100ter.
JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03
GIVE Us A PETTING FIELD

Dear BIZ: stve vs. more
electric iOhtslp ii the cgv of
suburban residents 0f BrO0kI0nd
sUao are bothered NTH petting
parties IN automobiles. The only
Uau 10 sotve this petting prob
lem q prOVide a ntstMicipGL pet
ting field, Ike "a aviation field,
but auitkOtst single hight on 1t.
That sUouLd be real serVice
10 the PETERS.
HANDY ANDY.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03
CANDIDATES FOR THE BOOK

Al-Iefss "a down and zee Bill
bout gitfin iii dat book him and
ze e0ntrfbA Is taIIkfn' about
printfn We are all dressed up
and yer know personal appear
hnce goes long way desc days.
Rip Yes, we got de .'it'' dat
makes rs stan out and we must
get Id that book If It's ever pub
Iislied.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03

Senator Dave Reed Is go
ing to be a candidate TO sue
coed himself IN the PennsyI-
UGnin primaries. In View of
sohot has happened to Mr..
Ware 1t looks as If there UtI
be poor pickings" for Re-
publican toorkeTs in the merit
primary. G. H. D.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03
MRS AMEs INOCUIATE
Man n Woman 5 Garb
Aids IL 7aai Robbery

"a woman who today entered the taxicab Of Walter F
Spe go IN ST. N VA at Eighteenth Street and Columbia
Road Northwest emerged miles this side Of Frederick
participated the robbery of the driver and the
disabling DE his ear
The Washington times., 1928-02-03

by Hall and his first as well as his
second wife.
Hall was an intimate friend Of
Daniel Webster and some Of the
most interesting legal battles Of that
era were when the two were pitted
on opposite sides OF a case.
The big house. in d fine state Of
preservation and a good model Of
the architecture of three.quarters Of
century ago, is now used as q
temporary receiving home for ex-
Union Soldiers and Sailors and Ii
under the auspices OF the Board Of
Charities.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03

departure. A short time later ne.
is said to have returned to the
station house where he told Murphy
that gambling game was going on
in the house and that he had par-
chased two drinks while there. He
was Immediately arrested and the
marked money found on him. It is
claimed
The Washington times., 1928-02-03
KEEP YoUR BOW LES, GIRLs
IbIu PRlcE


KEEP YOUR BOW LEGS, GIRLS
CA Chicago girl who had q
plastic surgeon operate to
straaghten her bowed legs is at.
deaths door from gangrene, and
both legs have been arnputated
at the knees
10 your Iegs are bowed, sister,
Just lee sem stay that way.
as's nobody's business but ycnru.
50 don't lei 'em cause yoa disnay.
Sow IeEs are genuine hlesslng
10 most any bright young dame.
And folks who think 'ena unsiEhtly
Are just jealous. TN proclaim.
I'm golnR ID advise you, however,
That 4 your legs are badly sprung
5unE wear your dresses some longer
And your limbs win 20 unsung.
DAKOTA DAN.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03
A SIX WEEKS sNoozE

- the ground hog saw his shadow
He proceeded to firmly says
s1n beat IL back to my bed
And Tor six weeks there I'll stay.
ssIll take a nice, long snooxe,
Even n don't get to sup,
And when come to the top again
III surely BE- All rested mp."
JOHNNY JOHNSON. IR.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03

BlISlM ESS WOMEN MEET
The District cf Columbia business
women Forum of the American
Federation OF Industrial Women
win meet at sac b. III. Monday IN
the New willard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03

A hGberdashcr is an cut-
filter; q grocerymGn is an
infitter. AUNT DEDA.
The Washington times., 1928-02-03
John-What are your politics.
JOeg
JoeI'm Methodist. what
are yours, JOIln2
Jolan1sm 3 Baptist.
ii. and SIAN.

Headline III the perfectly
grammatical NeO York Post
EOurteem Sticks Of Dynamite
Found bu Child Too Water-
soaked to Explode
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29

planned his father. Starring the fact
that the girl accepted bride from
me, I'd call her a thoroughbred
The puzzle seemed insolvable.
Meantime, Marvin was feeling by no
means so lenient toward Miss
Schwenckton's accepting that money
from his father as he had pretended.
In spite. however, of the sick recoil
he felt from her for departing with
that five thousand dollars, the sight
of her schoolhouse when he drove past
1t, now occupied by her efficient, In
formed and undressing successor,
gave him pang that every day grew
sharper; restless longing that was
In danger Of increasing to an insa-
table hunger.
St Croix, meantime, had just about
reached q stage where he was on the
point of defying prudence and trying
to see Nicely once more; and Marvin
was contemplating the probable folly
and futility Of his asking his board for
q leave Of absence to go to Hollywood,
received just at this time from Eng
land diverted them somewhat from
their absorption In their own misery.
The cablegram was from Mrs.
Creighton's cousin, Sir John st. Croix.
announcing that his daughter. Baron
ess Sylvia St Croix, would sail for
America on the Berengaria on Janu-
airy 2 for short visit to her American
cousins. She could be identified at
the boat by a handkerchief tied on
her left wrist.
This news threw the family into
some excitement. st. Croix volun-
teered to 60 to New York to meet the
ship. He, however, demanded of Mar
vim that he leave him a clear field.
81 can at least safely promise you,"
said Marvin, "that I'll keep out Of It
unless-until," he corrected himself,
"she turns you down."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
Witnesses Testify Dam Break
Feared Hours Before Crash

Los Angeles-Fears that the st
Francis dam was unsafe were felt by
employees of the city working and liV-
ing at the st. Francis power house at
the dam site, the day before the great
structure collapsed and spewed its
food of death on the Sanata Clara
river valley, the coroner's jury in
vestigating the disaster was told.
Twenty-four hours before the tor
rent was Embossed on the valley the
employees saw the whole west side of
the canyon near the dam saturated
with water" and told one another:
For Gods sake get your family out"
according to the testimony of the
survivors.
The engineer said the 1S5-foot struc-
ture in San Francisquito canyon,
which went out March 10, with a
known death toll of 27S, and miss
ing list of 173 persons, was of the
"monolith" type and was anchored to
schist. Pressed by Deputy District
Attorney E. J. Dennison for defini-
ton of schist, Van Norman said that
it was hard slate. Still further ques-
tioning as to whether schist was not
rotten rock" or "rotten stone," Van
Norman replied: "Well, the layman
might call it that"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
SEPARATE TRIALS
OF SINCLAIR
Former Secretary Is Ready to
Give Disposition For Use in
Oil Trial.

Washington-Withou the support
Of his codefendant, the aged and all
ing Albert B. Fall, Harry F. Sinclair
must face trial alone here on April
4 on q charge Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government out OF the Tea
pot Dome naval oil reserve.
Justice Jennings Bailey 20 decided
In the District of Columbia supreme
court, Indefinitely postponing the trial
of the former interior secretary, sever
ing the two cases, and granting the
lessee of Teapot Dome a two-day de-
lay, instead of the two months he had
sought.
Representing that Fall is a material
witness in his case, Sinclair wanted
a postponement SO the one-time cab
met officer and senator, who is Ill In
Ell Paso, might with safety be moved
here for the trial at time when he
would not be subjected to the rigors
of Washington winter weather.
Fall assured Sinclair at a recent
conference they had in the southwest
that he was ready to tell the whole
story of the lease of the Wyoming
naval reserve, which was followed by
q payment Of $233, 900 in Liberty bonds
to him by the wealthy oil operator.
The former interior secretary reiter-
ated that desire in newspaper inter
views.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
10000 Youths take Fascist Oath

Rome-Rain that varied from mere
drizzles to soaking downpours thru
out Italy failed to dampen the ardor
Of $4,000 youths who were graduated
from the Avanguardisti to the party
badge and militiaman's musket Of the
Fascist. The badge and musket were
solemnly bestowed at colorful cere-
monies in the principal centers of
population. In Rome the ceremony
was held in the famous Piazza Del
Popolo, from which Rome's conquer
ing legions wended their way north
ward nearly 1000 years ago. More
than $4,000 Avanguardisti youths and
youngsters from years upward be-
longing to the 'Balilla," literally chok-
ed the square.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
Britain Proposes Naval Cut

Geneva-The five major naval pow
ers of the world have before them a
note from Great Britain urging limi-
tation Of battleships along the lines
Of the proposed cruiser limitation
proposals made at the unsuccessful
Geneva tripartite conference last year.
The note delivered by Lord Cushen-
dun to the American, French, tall
an and Japanese delegates to the
League of Nations preparatory dis
armament commission, was the one
concrete result of the nine day con-
ference. Cushendun's note, which
proposed reduction in the size of bat
tleships, contained no definite pro-
posal for a new naval conference. It
left convocation Of such a conference
to the powers addressed, provided the
British proposals offered basis for
agreement.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29

might not like it at all! I shouldn't
think she'd like 1t! She might fall
upon me and scratch mep
"But, my dear cousin, you don't
suppose that girl of that class takes
the caresses OF men of our class seri-
ously?"
you're sure that girl didn't take
you seriously?'
"She wouldn't presume tor he an
swered, a faint tinge of uneasiness in
his voice.
1--WE never been able to under
stand" she said almost plaintively,
show 1t Is that while men of the most
civilized background will seek the
most intimate relations with low girls,
1t would be worse than death to WON
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
20 Hurt In Austrian Riot

Vienna-Seven hundred adherents
Of the Socialist Defense league and
the Bourgeois Home Defense force
fought for three hours at Feldkirchen.
Carinthia. Gendarmes were power
less to stop the riot which ended only
when regular troops interviewed. Ten
men were seriously wounded by bull
let's and many others were stabbed.
Altogether % Of the combatants were
sent to hospitals in serious conditions.
Apart from these casualties the larg-
est hall In the town was entirely
wrecked and the nose Of the mayor
Of Feldkirchen was broken.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
Fight On River Bill Looms

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of north
west interests to the so-called Joker"
clause in the Denison waterways
measure will be presented to the in
terstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee Of the house of representatives
when hearings on the bill begin. Col.
onel George C. Lambert of St. Paul,
representing the Mississippi Valley
association, will appear before the
committee to voice the opposition of
the association against the clause and
to ask for increased equipment for
the barge line on the upper river.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
-Four Die in Naval Blast.

Washington-Four men are dead as
the result Of the gasoline explosion
aboard the destroyer tender Whitney
at Guantanamo bay, Cuba. The navy
department was advised of the third
and fourth deaths, those Of John F.
Narr, machinist's mate, Of Mount
Royal, N. J., and John Jay Easter
ling, seaman, Of Strement, Texas.
william M. Delevett, msaman, of Bal
timore, and George e. Garrett sea-
man of Ozark, Mo-, died.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
G. M. C. Stock Continues Climb

New York-Stock of the General
Motors Corporation advanced sensa-
tionally on the New York Stock Elk
change, adding more than $1S0,000,-
900 to the value of it's stock before
noon Monday. Shortly after II a. m.
General Motors shares hit another
record high, s197.50, a climb of $3.50
since it's close of Saturday and there
was every indication that the advance
would continue. On the basis of the
100000 shares outstanding, today's
early advance added $1S2,7OO,O00 to
the value of the stock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
Coast Rivers Go On Rampage

San Francisco-Northern California
rivers and streams murmuring under
the heavy duty imposed by recent
rains went on a rampage. -Four riv-
ers-the Truckee, Sacramento, Amer
lean and the Pajaro-all went out Of
bounds causing serious damage at
widely separated points. Reno, New,
reported sections of that city under
five feet Of muddy water with the
Truckee river grooming under the
heaviest load It has carried In years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
SLOW - Did YOU Discover-That
Farm Girls Little Mole?"

Farm GIrPS Little MoleW
en- of the same background to be so
much as touched BY common, coarse
man. Why is that. St. CroixT'
st. Croix looked rather shocked, as
though he felt her choice of theme
to be in very poor taste. to say the
least.
"Well, you know" he answered
lightly, "when the gods made man
and woman they used a great deal
less clay and much more divine fire
for the woman than for the man; so
that woman is of course less earthly.
finer, more celestial! Will you," he
asked as they now rose to leave the
diner, "come to the smoking corridor
for a cigarette?"
She thought she would not; but
when he had taken her back to their
chairs, she urged him to 60 for
smoke without her. That he refused
to do; he had no desire to tear him.
self from the delectable sight of her
for even the few minutes it took to
smoke q cigarette. But when she in
sisted that he must go so that she
could take little nap, as she was
lawfully Sleepy" he reluctantly
yielded
His reflections as he smoked were
increasingly reassuring. The agitat-
ing sense of the girls dual personality
was somewhat dulled by the soothing
effect Of several cigarettes. Even the
recollection of certain vague doubts
he had always felt about Nicely, GER
tain inexplicable things like her fine
hands, her being able to get away so
often from the hard work Of the farm,
the touch of foreignness in her speech,
her very Stupidities that sometimes
had seemed more like keen thrusts at
him-none of these things were con-
vincing enough to counteract the evil
dence of the mole. Nicely had mole
and Lady Sylvia had none.
He had to go through several day
coaches to reach his parlor car and It
was when he was hurrying down the
aisle of the last of these, scarcely see
ing anyone as he progressed, for the
backs of the passengers were toward
him, that suddenly the back of a head
just few feet ahead of them brought
him to petrified standstill-froze his
very blood-and made his heart sink
like lead; for there, under his very
eyes, so close that he could have put
out his hand and touched her, sat
Nicely Schwenckton-her heavy. fair
hair arranged in the vulgarly exag-
gerated pompadour she always at
1ected; wearing grotesque lowered
blouse that looked like a kimono or q
Gfessing-sack tucked into her skirt
(which no doubt 1t was y no rings on
her hands; sitting in the slovenly.
slouching way that had so often Of
tended his sense of "decency."
Continued next week)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
Hickman Gets Indefinite STAY

San Quentin Prison, Calf Will
lam Edward Hickman will not be
hanged April q for the murder Of
Marion Parker in Los Angeles. Ward
en- James N. Holohan received an Or
der from the appellate court in San
Francisco advising him that an ap-
peal, filed March Is in Los Angeles,
had been received by the court. Ac-
ton on the appeal cannot be taken
before the scheduled execution date
the court said, in granting an inde-
finite stay.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
Morrow Escape Mexican Bandits

Mexico City-Strong guards of
troops patrolled one of Mexico's chief
highways while others secured the
foothills for band of highwaymen
who held up four automobiles and IL
automobile buses, robbing about 200
persons. Because Dwight W. Nor
row, American ambassador, was
scheduled to pass along the road at
the time Of the robbery, the affair was
held in some quarters to be an at
tempt on the part Of insurgents to
embarrass the Mexican government.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29

ming his recherche attire, my cousins
groOm?"
The voice, the accent, were, to be
sure, as utterly different from Meely's
as were the tone and manner of the
girl-a self-possessed, reserved man.
ner that made st. Croix her abject
slave-in spite of her unfiattering and
stupid mistake in taking him for
grOOm-heavens!
II am your Cousin st. Croix, Lady
Sylvia" he stammeringly explained.
"Oh" with surprised lift of her
fine brows. "How do you doY She
offered her gloved hand and as he
took 1t it flashed upon him that he
would know Nicely Schwenckton's
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29

Tornado Kills II German Miners
Berlin-A tornado caused a catas
trophe in the Saxonian coal district
which cost the lives of II workmen.
while seven were injured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29

Chang Shot by Political sIayers.
Observation-Disclosures circles here
viewed the murder of General Chans
Shao Tseng, former premier and ar
outstanding military leader, as a pol
tical assassination.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
snowbound Town to be Freed.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.-Progress
being made by state snow plows aided
by warm weather, is expected by
highway officials to break the three
weeks snow blockade in the upper
Michigan peninsula ending the food
shortage troubles.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
Rites Held for Nora Rayes.

hItes He1u TOT Nord bayeS.
New York-Nora Bayes, Coincidence,
who died after an operation, was
buried with the simple rites of the
Christian Science church. Only mem.
bers of her family and most intimate
friends were present.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29

Dozens of replies have been re-
ceived from many Want Ads in the
American. Try it and be convinced.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29

II you need help or want work, q
Want Ad in the. American will do the
business
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-27
BULCAR POLICE
AID FASC|STS
Gain Control of Meet
by Force
(Red Aid Press SerUice)

SOFIA, Bulgaria, (By MaiD -
The organization of war victims, in
valids and cripples, is large mass
organization in Bulgaria, having a
few hundred thousand members. The
fascists have tried for long time
to gain control of this organization,
but until recently without any sue
cess.
During the last meeting, they sue
ceeded in carrying thru forceful
seizure with the help of the police.
During the last mass arrests the
general secretary of the organiza-
ton, Lalju Schirkoff, had already
been arrested. On the eve of the
congress of this organization the
whole central committee, with lila
Seboff at its head, was arrested.
During the congress the elected bur-
eau was forced out by the police and
a fascist bureau put in its place. The
new bureau began it's activity with
kilograms Of greeting to the king,
Liaptscheff and Zankoff.
What was not possible until now
in legal way, has been made pos
sible with the help Of police and the
terror.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-27
BOSTON SHIFRIN
RALLY TONIGHT
Heroic Militant Will
Speak at Meet

BOSTON, Nov. 26.-Scenic Audi
forum has been hired by the Shifrin
Defense Committee for a large
mass meeting called as a demon
stration against the attempted
frame-up of the left winger Shifrin
on charge Of murder. The meet
ing will be held Tuesday evening.
Progressive and left wing work
ers in this city are organizing a
powerful movement which not only
will raise funds for the legal de-
Tense of the victim, who faces a life
prison sentence, but are developing
a protest movement of impressive
proportions.
Prominent speakers, both local
and from New York, will address
the demonstration. Shifrin will
speak at the meeting. The other
New York speakers will be Irving
Potash, of the Furriers' Union and
Samuel Lipzin, secretary of the
Shifrin Defense Committee.
Shifrin awaits trial on a second
degree murder charge because he
defended himself single-handed
Union to attack him for his left
against six thugs sent by the So
cialist officialdom of the Butchers
wing activities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-27

HUMAN MACHINES RACE
WITH AUTO SPEED UP

without any increase in wages. l
have seen other men put out on the
street because they couldn't make
the pace in so rigid a regime"
The well-paid personnel experts
employed by the motor companies
are specialists in painless" meth
DDS Of speeding up. They tell the
worker that by working hard and
fast, on piece work basis, he can
clean up good wages in busy sea-
son. Helpless and unorganized, the
worker does not realize that speed
up and the rush season are but fore
runners of the lay-off and short
time employment.
(Note.-Robert w. Dunn is the
author of Labor and Automobiles,
soon to be published by the Interna-
tional Publishers-price S150D