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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08

"The Danger Is, You Know, Father,
That Marvin Might Take It Into
His Cracked Head to Marry One of
These Common Country Teachers!"
common country teachers! If he hap
pened to fall in love with one of them,
her station or breeding wouldn't stop
him!''
"Her station wouldn't. Her breed
ing would. Marvin's fastidious."
"Within limits" st. Croix doubtfully
admitted.
bad breeding would be limit for
him."
81 wouldn't trust him! He'd be just
fool enough to think he could raise
her to his level You know what he
is-all for leveling and equalizingw
81 ought to know what he is! I've
suffered enough from what he is !" Mr.
Creighton said bitterly. takes after
his mother. Never got his crazy radi
cal slant from mel"
Mothers not radical"
"She's tolerant. Tolerant of any
thingi"
"Much too tolerant Of Marvin's
freakishness st. Croix grumbled.
"Yes, If she'd only stand squarely
with me about the boy" Mr.. Creigh-
ton paused and shook his gray head.
"No-no use. What good has it done,
my taking the extreme stand I have?
even ordering my own son out OF
my house," he exclaimed. panied
look in his eyes that made st. Croix.
who was fond of his father, curse his
brother in his heart. 81 thought he'd
come back cured in a month at most
But what does he do? Gets himself
a good job and goes to work! More
confirmed than ever in his wrong.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
4 Master Farm Women Honored

Fargo, N. D.-Home making was
placed on par with tilling the soil
in importance to North Dakota agri-
culture when four women of the state
were given the title of master farm
homemakers. The women, honored by
The Farmers Wife, national farm
woman's magazine of st. Paul, and
the state agricultural college, were
feted at dinner attended by a large
delegation of Twin City business men
and executives. Those who received
the designation are Mrs. C. E. Erick-
son, Crosby; Mrs. F. w. Bellamy,
Drayton; Mrs. T. J. Kelsh, Fullerton,
and Mrs. w. H. Buhr, Buffalo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
Homemade Plane Falls. 5 Die

San Diego, Calif.-Five men were
killed when the homemade expert
mental monoplane in which they were
travelling nose-dived 300 feet to the
earth, at point approximately 1000
feet west of Ramona's marriage place,
historic spot in Oldtown, to avoid a
mid-air smash with big passenger
plane landing at the same time. The
pilot and his four passengers were
thrown against the engine, which tele-
scoped through the framework as the
plane crashed. All but one of the
men were dead when taken from the
wreckage.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
275 Runners Start Across u. S.

Los Angeles, Calif.-Out Of the
west started band of athletes,
numbering approximately 275, on the
first stretch of the longest marathon
in modern history-a transcontinental
race from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
The starters gun sent the legion of
runners and walkers away on the g.
400-mile grind to New York city for
$4S,5O0, to be divided among the first
10 athletes to reach the finish. The
contestants were sent away in groups
OF rs and less. There was no .nerv-
Gus paving Of the track, no false
starts. Every entrant knew he had
plenty of time to run during the next
two months or more.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
House May Increase Membership

Washington-By vote Of 10 to s
the house census committee approved
a bill to provide for reapportionment
of the house membership upon it's pre-
sent size, 435 members, on the basis
of the 1880 census. The measure
would provide that If the house failed
to carry out reapportionment by
March 1, 1881, the secretary of COM
merce would be directed to certify to
the clerk of the house states gaining
members and states losing members.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
Charges Navy Has Lobby

Washington = Declaring that the
navy maintains powerful lobby" at
the capitol, Representative Johnson,
Democrat, Oklahoma, urged that farm
relief and flood control should be given
priority over the naval warship con-
struction program.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08

Bogota, Colombia-General Jorge
Holguin, former president of Colon
bia and prominent in business circles,
died at the age of SO. He was presi-
dent of Colombia twice.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08

Rio de acknowledgements radio
messages relayed here stated that the
liner Atalaya's crew had succeeded in
extinguishing the blaze in its hold
which at first had threatened serions
consequences.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08

Warsaw-The city of Warsaw has
obtained loan of $1O,OO0,0O0 from
an American group of bankers. The
loan is at per cent, but part of the
loan will be redeemable in five years.
The loan which is for building schools
and houses has been approved by the
American financial controller, Charles
Dewey.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08

Over 1000 copies of the American
are printed each week. Therefore
the Want Ads are read by several
thousand buyers and sellers. They
are convenient medium of exchange.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08
Valentines Estate Totals s2s7 ,4e2.

Valentino's Estate Totals $287, 462.
Los Angeles-An accounting of the
estate of Rudolph Valentino, film ac-
tor, showed balance on hand of
1921, 1852. Out of $677,555 initiaily
charged to the executors $39O,O93 has
been paid out on claims.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
CITIZEN PAINTS
LUR|D SCENE

Washington will fall into slough
OF corrupt politics IL the Constitu-
tional amendment giving the Dis
trict a national representation in
Congress is passed, Grover G. Ayres.
local citizen, told the House
Judiciary Committee today.
Conditions that prevailed here I'm
the 70s, In the days preceding Boss"
Shepherd. were pictured by Ayres in
iurid style. He told of scenes of
looting and corruption which pre-
vailed when the territorial form of
government was in existence.
Drawing into his picture of the
hectic political conditions which, he
said, today prevail In Indiana and
other States, Ayres indicated his be-
lief that Washington would quickly
follow the same example and be-
come a hotbed of politics that would
cause a protest throughout the ma
ton.
Coming closer home. Ayres denied
that there was any widespread
local demand for the proposed Con.
stitutional amendment. He attacked
various citizens associations, saying
that they were dominated by agrees
sive minorities and that the rank
and file rarely had an opportunity
to express its sentiment. He is a
member of the West END Citizens
Association, which hs | endorsed the
national representa- On idea but
Ayres told the committee that the
association meeting at which the
endorsement was obtained was at
tended by less than 40 members,
and that no referendum had been
taken to ascertain the opinion of
the hundreds of other members.
Ayres made a lengthy statement,
at times reaching back into Ameri-
can history to Revolutionary days
and pictured the condition of the
Capital City under various forms
of government.
He was confronted by an array of
local citizens, most of whom were
derisive over his statement. No
other witnesses appeared before the
committee at today's session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
To BACK
| A|NE: DUCK

Powerful leaders in the House got
into action today in an effort to de-
feat the Norris White lame duck
resolution in the final stages Of the
House debate today.
Representative John O. Tiison Of
Connecticut, Republican leader, and
Representative Maatin. 3. Madden
gtR) of Illinois, appropriations COM
mfttee chairman, were scheduled
to take the floor and denounce the
attempt to change the date for
presidential inaugurations and the
convening OF Congress-
The former is a warm defender OF
tame duck" Congresses--the even
year sessions In which defeated
members NAV serve-and the latter
declares that the proposed constitu-
t1onal amendment would seriously
impair the budget system.
Under the amendment. according
to Madden, the budget would have
to be submitted by q lame duck"
president or a president new to the
job. The amendment sends Con-
gress into session January 4 each
year and changes the Inauguration
to JanuaI "A.
The entire afternoon was expected
to be taken in the fight over the
resolution with prospects for the
faal vote being put off until to-
morrow.
Backers Of the measure were still
confident they could command the
necessary two-ti1irds vote but adj
mitted that they faced a stiff fight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
BANDIT SLAIN IN
HOTEL ROOM

A long career of crime and
banditry, including the shootina
down Of three Philadelphia bank
messengers, was brought to close
in a room OF the Houston Hotel
here yesterday by bullet which
ended the life OF a man positively
identified as julius Grace, of Phila-
deIphia, police believe.
Philadelphia police in communities
ton with the Washington author
tiles today advanced the opinion
that Grace had been murdered by q
band OF crooks for a violation Of
the code Of the underworld.
Grace is well known to the Phila-
delphia police. according to mem
bers OF the homicide squad, In
charge of the case.
Identification of the body was
made, strangely enough, through
the name Joe j. Walton" tatooed
ON his arm. The dead mans
brother, Myer Grace, OF Chicago,
told the police over long distance
telephone that his brother had the
name tatooed for some unknown
reason. Myer Grace was located
through q money order received
following the alleged gangster's
death.
Automobile Stolen
The police also learned today that
the automobile, a Packard limou-
sine, in which Grace, who regis
tered as Joseph Hoffman, of Phila-
delphia, and two other men giving
the names of Frank Hoffman and
Art Murphy, also of Philadelphia,
was, stolen the latter part Of Feb
ruary in New York city.
The three men registered at the
hotel on Monday. Tuesday Grace
remained in his room, claiming to
be i'll, and made calls to various
physicians DR.. William J. Howard.
colored, 100 Massachusetts, Ave.
N. W., finally responded and gave
him a prescription for his nerves.
That night his two companions
disappeared. Grace. it is thought, de-
SPARED of receiving the money from
his brother and killed himself while
it was being sent to him. The
brother is on the way here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
THREE IN AUTO
CRASH HURT

Notified by another motorist that
there was an automobile lying over
an embankment about a half mile
from the District line on the Wal
dorr, Md. Road, members of Sergt.
George M. Little's liquor squadron
rushed to the scene last night and
FOUND three people injured.
The driver, Matthew Wood, 40, SIT
Ihlrd st. s. f., had a severe cut on
the race. The other occupants were
nary Swami, colored, 20, and Edna
swami. colored, II, both of Waldorf,
Md. The former had severe cut
over the left eye and bruised knee,
and the latter had several teeth
knocked out.
All were taken to Casualty Hos
pita in the liquor squadron auto,
mobile. Police were unable 10 learn
how the accident happened.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
JAY WALKING UP
FOR ACTION

Traffic regulations governing pedes
TT ans are to be taken up by the
commissioners at their board meet.
ing tomorrow.
The meeting would have been held
today, had it not been for the accu.
mutation of routine business which
has piled up on the Commissioners
desks during their three days alb
sence at the Capitol on appropriation
matters.
These regulations were drafted
several months ago and are now be.
fore Traffic Director Harland for
final consideration.
Former regulations of this char
acter, which attempted to dictate
against walking, have not been
upheld by the courts. The Commits.
sioners. however. have hopes that
the new rules are so framed that
they will he court proof.
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service in the last possible time and
at the least possible expenditure.
Engineers to Testify

service in the last possible time and
at the least possible expenditure.
Engineers to Testify
Wilson promised to have his en-.
gineers testify before the commission
as to the practical advantages to be
derived from e merger here. He
pointed out generally that exclusive
of savings to be effected in relieving
|. the traction company OF the cost Of
crossing policemen, paving and saw
ings effected by savings in changing
their accounting systems, the merged
company would easily effect saving
Of upward of 100000
e. d. Merrill, president of the
Washington Rapid Transit Com
pany. will later testify before the
commission and present such facts
and figures as desired, Wilson an
nounced.
On cross-examination by Ralph b.
Fleharty, peoples counsel, Wflson
gave assurance that should revaIua-
ton be made at the end of five
years the cost OF the bus company
would be considered as nothing in
so far as rate hase is concerned;
that only extensions and better
ments made subsequent to the pur-
chase of the bus company by the
merged company may be included
in such rate base.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
CHIRPs FROM cHIrTL1Ns

A414b1 - AOM O1II1LlN,S
stone Jailhouse and Al McGooxlem
are both all cut mp from . little
duel back 0f Chops Restaurant Iaat
evening over . certain lady visitor
here. The fight was declared =
draw by practically ali the apecta-
tors and viii presumahIy rnf he
renewed, - the lady In question has
returned to her kome In Chicago.
WOODLAND CoftInbury d showing
the latest In mOrtuary furnifnve.
baskets with an inter-Iininr 81 a..
bestOe. Uncle link Yellaby and the
Rev. Bildad SlIunkweed inspected the
display this morning, but neither
has decided to purchase one as set.
johnson Grass and Willie Laydovvu
have. been StutxinE around M ON
Giggle Crfck Of late and say It does
beat all how wise the country girls are
getting. Willie says all it used 70
take was Q wink and a WALTON. but
now you have to feed 'en Ticker
right outa the jug:
COnnIptlon RnIIicks il home from
Coward University. where he was in
his second year, but got mixed up
with some fIapper there az a result
OF which he was requested to NOT
stay any longer. Con says it IN ali
. 10tta lies: she was old enough 10
be his grandma; and did not have no
looks NOR no cellar. and what would
he be doing with q woman like that,
anyhow. GENE BLOSSOM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08

inspector Snelnys announcement
came as complete surprise to his
friends in the department. He had
.confided his intentions only to his
family. Mai Edwin b Hesse. su.
perintendent Of police. and q very
few intimate friends. He applied
for physical examination as pre-
liTninary to retirement.
He has been troubled with dis
orders Of the heart and sinus for
the past year. and has been advised
by his physician to leave the siren
uous work In the office of Major
Hesse.
Inspector Shelby was born III
Thompsonville. Conn, January 3,
1874. and was appointed a. private
in the Washington police depart
ment, June u. 1902. His first de-
tail was to the Second precinct.
In 1906, he was commanded for
the arrest of Sam ClemmOns,
notorious bandit. He served for q
while as q bicycle policeman, and
in 1913 went to Police Court as law
clerk. where he worked until 1917.
AT that time, he was made a SER.
geant. Two years later, he was
raised to a lieutenancy, and be.
came a captain in 1922. In the
same year, he was made an acting
inspector, receiving the full title in
1924.
Inspector Shelby became assist
ant superintendent of police on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
Thief Third Time Steals
Size 7 Shoes in Shop

snoes are the particular hobby of
thief who, within the past two
months, has broken open the shoe
display case in front of the Univer.
sity shop 5O6 Ninth st. N. W., three
times, stealing three pairs of shoes
each time.
The third theft was discovered to-
DAY. when the store was opened for
business. As in each of the other
cases, the thief had broken the lock
curing the night and taken three
pairs of particular make of shoes.
That the thief has a penchant for
shoes and has been stealing them fro
himself, Is evidenced by the fact that
ne takes only shoes Of a particular
brand and all size seven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08

The bus company owner, who also
Is regarded as the father OF the
pending merger agreement, sought
to clear up certain misunderstand.
ings, he said, that have existed as
regards the relation of the bus
company to the agreement.
The new company, Wilson said,
will purchase the stock of the bus
company, but the company will not
be merged under the terms or the
merger agreement.
TT may be advantageous to the
public" Wilson added, ito operate
the bug company az separate COR
porate entity"
stress was placed by Wilson on
the claim that there is no relation
between capitalization and the rate
base;" that while the rate base under
the agreement would be $50 1000. 900
the capitalization will tentatively be
$50, 400, 900.
Only For Stockholders
The stock OF the bus company,
Wilson said, will be purchased out
OF the net surplus earnings Of the
new merged company and not out
of the rate base. $50 it concerns only
the stockholders.
Wilson said that the minority
stockholders of the bus company
AZ in number-will not lose by
sale OF the bus company stock.
Their holdings, he said. are worth
a total of about $4,000 il bought
at the same rate on which his stock
is put in the agreement. The mi
nority stockholders own 375 shares
of stock.
Before the new company Is
formed" Wilson said, "e the pubic
utilities commission will indicate
it's desires, will bring about the
entire LIQUIDATION OF the Washington
Rapid Transit Company and. trans
fer to the new company the entire
physical assets of the company,
but that will not affect the rata
base"
Such liquidation could be
brought about i'm 80 days. Wilson
said. 1t requires twothirds vote
of the stock to effect a sale, Wiz
son said. The treasury of the bus
company, Wilson told the commits
sion. now has in excess of $4,000
which would cover the amount OF
minority stock and turn into the
new company 100 per cent prop
erty.
Question the Price
For the present, Wilson insisted.
the bus company, will cut no figure
in the rate base. However, future
extensions and bettermcnts would
be included.
Some have questioned the price
paid by Wilson for the bus conf
pany, he said. Only time will tell
whether he made a wise investment,
he said.
The merger, Wilson said. will eff
feet two primary benefits: Improved
service in the least possible time and
taking up the slack, and overcoming
lost motion.
For the past three years engineers
have been studying the local trans
portation problem, Wilson said, and
for the past year his own engineers
have been studying their reports and
preparing their own. drawing from
prior surveys their best features
with a view to giving the car and
bus riders Of Washington the best
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
George E. MahOney
Sued on 6O-Day Note

Suit against George f. Mahoney,
of 2432 Tracy Pl. N. W., for 81, 055. SO
and interest at 6 per cent from
November 20, last. was instituted
in the District Supreme Court to.
day by the Wardman Construction
Company, as owners of the High.
land Apartments, Connecticut Av.
enue and California Streets N. w.
The suit is brought on a promisory
note made on the above date and
payable in so days. Attorney Karl
Kindleberger represents the plain.
tiff
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
Jasper Post Elects
COnclaye Delegates

John j.. Orlosky. Thomas ].
Frailey and James e. Callahan
were named last night by Sergt.
Jasper Post at the Thomas Circle
Club, as delegates to the conven-
ton. April II and IL, of the District
of Columbia department of the
American Legion.
New members elected at last
nights meeting included John j.
Allen. William E. Share, Claude G.
Gilmore and James j. Barron.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
MARRIAGE AND INDIGESTION.

London medical statistics
pyoDe that there is far more
indigestion among unmarried
people than among married
ones. So quit kidding flGppeM
brides for not knot0ing hot0 to
cook and for feeding their has
bands out Of cans. If the flap
per makes her husband happy
he a0iLL escape indigestion. Be.
sides, canned goods of these
days are about as Weu cooked
as grandmother could cook EN-.
AUNT DEDA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08

December Is. 1927. He is married,
and lives with his family at S7O6
Thirty-fourth st. N. w,
The retirement of Inspector
Shelby would make four police in
spectors eligible for the vacancy.
They are Inspector Brown, StolI,
Harrison and Headley. Inspector
Pratt, chief of detectives, outranks
Shelby. and is thus eliminated as
a possible successor.
Speculation at the District Build
ing today favored Inspector Brown,
now at the Traffic Bureau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
DON'T MAKE A FAT WOMAN
MAD

A Jamaica, N. Y, fat woman,
weighing $50 pounds, didn't like
being called "a fat, red hot
mamma" BY q neighbor woman
and so she '.leaned" against the
other woman, almost breaking
her ribs and legs.
The Judge fined the fat lady
SIS, after she admitted that she
did get j little close to the
other woman.
30 never make q Tat woman mad,
The results may Be weighty..
Especially n she happens 20 carry
With her pOmndage amounting to
$50. HANKY PANKY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
HE SAW THE PROOF

"Truth is terrible thing"
Uttered old Pete Klumm,
After 0isiting has neighbor
And looking at the family
album.
GLOOMY GUS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
TOUCH ON THE PRINCESS

Pretty Betty Dare, Princess Of Klipp,
was shaking her legs and her hip;
while doing the Virginia Reel,
Che sIided on banana peel
And Il was last another Princess slip.
Jolly JIMMY JUNIOR.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08
Buses to Be Kept Out
Of Merger Plan

Harley Wilson, of So per cent Of the stock of the
Washington Rapid Transit Company, the principal wit
today the transit merger hearings before the Public
Utilities Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08

Retirement Asked By
Inspector Shelby

Inspector William 81 Shelby, assistant superintendent of
police today applied for retirement because Of disability after
26 years IN the service
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08

General O6recon is again
going to be President of Me1-
leo, aOithout opposition. No
other candidates CHOOSE to
run. They s5ers shot before
they could run.
DAKOTA DAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-08

No traffic cop ever told
Ere to pull her skirt dOtOn
because she wGs attracting
the attention of peppers.
KATYDID.