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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
URGES WATERS
TO AID SHIPPER
Secretary of War Advocates Co
ordination Of Every Trans.
portation Means

Washington. Dec. 5.--(P,-The
opening session Of the national riv-
ers and harbors congress was told
by Secretary Davis. of the war de-
partment, today, that the nation S
needs require coordinated use of
every form of transportation and
that the waterways should be used
to their fullest possibilities.
The water-borne commerce in
1927 was over 500,0OO,0OO TONS he
said. The increase has been steady
with resulting benefits to the country
IN reducing its freight bill. We have
become a great nation. Railroads
are reaching high state of eff
cheney. We have thousands of miles
OF improved highways. We are de-
veloping air transportation
But these transport agencies Oh.
Grating alone will soon become in.
adequate TO handle economically GU,
commerce.
THE country needs every form Of
transportation facility. However
their use must be coordinated. In
terconnection is also of great ma
tional need. The movement of freight
by water results in large savings
which are reflected in reduced cos
of living and in great commercial
benefits. We, do not want to limi
these savings to stream borders ant
scashores. The whole country is en-
titled to the cheapest and best meth
DDS Of transportation.
Air, roads, railways. waterways
should, jointly and separately, eacl
carry the part of the load for which
it is economically best fitted. Onl,
by the coordination. cooperation
and interconnection of all means O
transportation can the people re
the full benefits to which they ar
entitled and which they must hav
for their future progress and pros
perity."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
North Dakota Pioneer
Woman Dies at Home

Jamestown, N. D., Dec. 5.-(AP)
Mrs. Martin Clark, 81, resident
of Central North Dakota for the
past 46 years, died at her home here
last night from complications Incl
dent to old age.
Mrs. Clark formerly lived at Mel
vile and Kensal, coming to James
town three years ago on the death
Of her husband. She is survived by
two sons and a daughter here, q
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05

daughter in Minneapolis. q son, John,
at Faribault, Minn... and son, Pa
trick, at Long Beach, Calf.
Funeral services will be held from
st. Johns Catholic church Of Kensal
Friday morning.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
ANOTHER WOMAN FORESTER

st. Paul. Minn.-(F,-Dorothea
Cahill Of this city is the second
woman student in the University Of
Minnesota forestry school. Last
year a North Carolina girl, Jane
Oakley. was enrolled as the first.
Miss Oakley is now studying in
Europe.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
GETTING THE CROWD

Pawhuska. Okla. - (A0 ]. f.
Jones, automobile salvage dealer
here. uses an ancient and dilapidated
touring car perched on the Canopy II
front Of his shop Is an advertise-
n1ent for his business.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
SPLINTER PROVES SERIOUS

Wheeling. w. Va.-P)-Albert
Niekerson, So. must submit to an op-
Grafton tor removal Of steel splin-
ter in his thumb because 81 years
ago when he sustained the injury he
dismissed it as triflinR. The splinter
hls worked its way into the muscles
Of the thumb.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
HOME ECONOMICS CREDuED

Washington lR - College en-
trance credit for high school work
in home economics is allowed by all
state universities which admit wom-
en- and BY at least IL privately en-
dowed higher institutions, the bu-
reau Of education reports.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05

ment, filed by his attorneys, was
sustained
The court held that the Indictment
was defective in that it failed to
state the nature of the nuisance
which Rossen previously had been
convicted of conducting, whereas
the nuisance complained of in the
present case was one of operating a
place where liquor was sold.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
COURT DROPS
R0SSEN CASE
Demurrer Upheld Claim in G
That Grand Jury Indict-
ment Was Faulty

Claude Rossen, Bismarck, charged
with keeping and maintaining a
common nuisance, was freed in Bur-
leigh county district court this morn
ing.
Rossen was indicted by the grand
jury but a demurrer to the indict-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
II Race Horses Die
as Fire Burns Barn

Collinsville. ILL.,, Dec. 5.-(AP)--
Seventeen race horses, including
Irish Pal" the popular favorite at
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05

the Paramount Jockey club during
1927, were killed early today when
fire destroyed one Of the eighteen
barns on the track. The loss was
estimated at $82,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05
PAID TO BE ANGRY

Mcriden, Cohn.-(RTA taxpayer
who came to court on, clutches to
appeal from tax collectors decision
as to his assessment lost his temper
when the Judge sided with the col.
lector. His anger was so great he
threw down his crutches and stalked
out of the courtroom.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-05

The machete, South Americas own
native tool Of varied uses, is pur-
chased, from the United States, the
department Of commerce is informed.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
NJ Y STIC SEER
PUZZLES AT
RIALTO

srThe Great Koran" mystic seer,
is the outstanding feature OF the
bill at the Rialto this week. Here
with is handed the laurel wreath
to the Great Koran who under
took to predict the end of the
rainy spell and also the outcome
of the Houston convention.
Any way you take the seer his
performance is really remarkable.
humorous. and we'll worth seeing.
Thanks for the Buggy. Ride, =
featuring Laura LaPlante and
Glenn Tryon, is . light bit but
entertaining. The story is that
of a young song plugger who
after many hardships and mis-.
fortunes In his calling finally
with the aid of the girl puts over
a winner. The customary
''clinch' follows and everybody
Is happy.
There is little IL any plot in the
feature film, but 1t Is an excellent
eye entertainment for summer
weather. The piece leaves q good
taste, so to speak.
you'll Be Sorry, a Charlie
Bowers comedy, is rip-roaring
bit and one that you viii enjoy
even il your dyspepsia is worse
than usual.
Rox Ronmel offers a Bouquet
from Musical Comedies" that is ex-
cellent. A newsreel rounds out
the program.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
COLLEEN GETS
HAND IN GOOD
FEATURE

1t is not an unusual thing for
Jack Pepper to score heavily and
this weeks Earle bill is no ex.
ception--except that, perhaps. 1t
is much better than anything seen
at this popular playhouse for
month. This is almost equally
true of the picture, though we
have COLLEEN Moore doing a bit a
little unlike her past efforts.
Young Pepper was slightly in
the background last week owing
to throat trouble. However, his
ceremonial work has suffered no
slump for there is not dry
moment in his whole repertoire.
With d chosen band of seven,
Pepper rings down the curtain
with a song he has never done
before. And 1t is a rather tine
song at that. The band. selected
from the stage musicians, does
very well.
George Taps is somewhat or
d fancy stopper and he proves II;
Miss Olivette puts over two blues
songs good for a recall and
third; Paul Howard entertains
with limbering-up exercises only
for the contortionists; Elsie Gill
bert draws a big share OF APP
pla1se with a crazy song ana q
whole lot of rural foolishHess,
while two Lime brothers put
third member of the family
through several inmates OF mus
CuIar activity.
First Nationals Happiness
Ahead starring Miss Moore and
Edmund Lowe, is q clever diver.
tissement from the usual run OF
film efforts In that the action u
not limited to but few places,
and there il plenty OF acton.
Lowe, who began life as gambler.
quits the white lights for . small
town when he discovers the law
is on his trail. There he de.
ternires to be q new man and
starts out right by marrying an
innocent high school girl who
saves him from his sunshlny day
friends on return to the big city.
There is a unique plot with,
series of heartrending incidents,
and the scenarist has left plenty
Of room for the observer to do q
bit of thinking for himself, which
cannot be said Of most new photo
plays.
a fypically Breeksin acconnpani-
ment to D. winter" film subject
ana the pictorial news complete
the Billie. w.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
JANNINGS FILM
In SECOND
WEEK

II you can forget Variety"
1.-THE way of All Flesh" and THE
Last Command" you will find
THE Street of Sin" at the Column
bia Theater, a most engaging pic
ture. If. however, your mind in
sists upon dwelling on the splen-
did photoplays that has brought
Jannings to our attention in the
past, the comparison is going to
shadow your enjoyment.
Therein lies the handicap. The
yarn is good, the presentation eft.
fective and the acting splendid.
But the story is not quite up to
the Jannings standard. Whenever
we see this chaps name flashed
in front of a theater, we expect
great things, and here we meet
a touch of disappointment.
Jannings has the role Of a
prominent citizen in the crooked
life of Harmony Row." a dismal
resort in the slums OF London.
To Harmony Row" comes a
Salvation Army lassie, strong in
the determination of lettering the
moral and physical lives of those
who exist there. "Basher Bill. !"
played by Jannings, rs her only
convert, but Bill is a host in him
self.
The M.G,M Newsree1 Is packed
with smashing camera shots. The
M-G-M comedy is a riot of laugh
ter, while an M-G.M Oddly and a
scenic study from M-G.M sources
are excellent. Claude Burrows
leads his players through a pleas
ant program of music.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
ES AND STAGE SHOWS Tabled BY REVIEWERS
PALACE STAGE
SHOW WINS
BIG o. K.

The r. n. Burnside presen-
tation. .'step This Way now
current at the Palace Is flash
Of that showmanship that ruled
the New York Hippodrome In
the "old days. Lavishly set,
beautifully lighted and finely
staged, this offering stands out
as exemplary.
From the opening number,
clever dance executed by the
Foster Girls and Boys sixteen
Of ,em-on through the very
good quartet numbers Of the
Dictators. the personality bits
Nv Edith Griffith. the antics
of Bob. Bob and Bobbe, you
Sind your interest ever increasing
only fo be caught and held by the
exquisite beauty and grace OF that
talented yodngster, Mitzi Mayfair,
13oyl page MIR. ZiegfeldD MI.
Eddy. whose popularity increases
WITH each performance, presidess
and with the Palace Syncopatprs.
does some very pleasant turns.
The latest Besry- Hattcn conn
adv ssPartners in Crime. runs
- the screen and a comedy OF
errors II III, too, with Mr.. Hatton
dn,,hling Tor himself AMI causing
!. much hilarity and not a little
anxiety on the part Of Mr.: Beery;
Al reporter much rlaligred WoruY
and q, dumb detective, Hatton
and Berry respectively, JOIN
forces to save a brilliant young
lawyer from the rendezvous o.
4 blood thirsty gang and thus
Mace themselves favorably IN the
ewes OF d lovely young ladXs
with much intrigue, much shoot
ing and much transferring Of the
10000. the deed is accompl ishsd
AND HOW! Siace gang -
i dernier cri' lat prescntl in the
cinema. dictionary, II IL CONSISTENT
that the newest screen Venice
~ these stars be up to date. BUT
the gangs Ia this picture are
All rather good TO look at ana
thew live in d Iovaly hons and
ash tlaey shoot: Blanks! I.
Tha picture as film feature
1. fa1,ltv--ll1t AZ entertainment ~
nyarticalIv flawlegs. The titles
are original and humorous and
ths boys wallace and Raymond.
are M To their mark. II anyone
ever doubted the laugh-pr king
talents Of these two, now - the
time and the Palace IS the piace
to dispe1 all doubt.
Mr.. Borjes and his men carry
Us tunefnlly through the u. g. IA.
newsreeI, which contains shots Of
Mr.. Hoover lIFurrahD and Mr..
smith CWhoopeeD claiming the
usual recognition for both par
ties,' in the audience. An organ
logue with Charlie Gaige at the
console closes the hill.
Thank you, Mr.. Beatus, we en-.
loved this show immensely
n. K. Y.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
Likes Landladies

When she left the social life
of Boston. the widow of a pop
uIar mayor, to go on the stage,
Mrs. Addie Hubbard first played
a clearinghouse keeper in an
American comedy. Since then, OF
course. she has played all kinds
of roles. from the high and
mighty to the lowly; but, after
all is said and done. she sort OF
has a soft spot in her heart for
landls dies, and such. So she
confesses. Tomorrow night, in
THE Passing of the Third Floor
Back" she will be seen as the
lady who furnishes the lodgings
in an old Bloomsbury house.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25

Here is one vote that will be
cast unreservedly for the early
return of Earle Foxe to Holly.
wood comedies, if he must remain
In the MOVIES. The former lead
ing man of the once popular stock
company at the r Street Garrick
theater of memory, has been
playing in the Van Bibber come
dies and others of the less serious
studio output. Here he was fair
enough. Then somebody cast him
as the heavy villain in Hang
mans House." and the result is
q degree or two less than sad.
Mr.. Foxe is still miles away from
William Powell, Roy Darcy, Lew
Cody and others of the sneering
school whose business it is to
provide the menace in film stories.
Also he is one of the reasons
why Dom Byrne's best novel
fails to measure up to anything
but ordinary as a screen feature.
Victor MacLaglen was given the
comparatively inconsequential role
of Citizen Hogan and with this
slight opportunity rates away be-
hind his earlier screen features.
"The Ladder" at the Cort
Theater in New York will be given
one more week with seats free
for the first to come to the
playhouse nightly. For some
time the performances have been
open to the amusement puolic
without charge, but 1t has been
necessary TO secure one of the
tickets distributed gratuitously.
This is Edgar B. Davis
play and the news dispatches
from Texas today tell of boom
for the producer as running
mate for Governor Al Smith.
Presumably the Davis candidacy
wins little support from the
ticket spectators. 1t is just
the fortune of politics that the
Davis boom is being nurtured
by one William H. MacMasters,
whose last attempt at promi'
nence was as press agent extraor--
binary for Ponzi, until, OF
course, the bubble burst.
If Mr.. Davis should take up
politics as hobby the Demo
cratic party's financial worries
would be at an end while his
enthusiasm lasted. Broadway es-
Inmates he has spent at least
100000 trying to make Tine
Ladder" hit Giving away
tickets was just one OF his
methods.
"The Ladder" was written by j..
Frank Davis. who was topnotch
re.write man in the days when /
was laboring as a cub reporter In
the cultured city of Boston. The
play concerns reincarnation. which
is a hobby with the producer, ana
he has spent a small fortune
hoping the public would find COM
fort in it's lesson. Playwright
Davis gets his weekly royalty
check just as though his drama
was drawing capacity money
houses, and the actors are among
the best paid on Broadway. 1t
seems superfluous to add that
Producer Davis is the possessor OF
many oil millions and is satisfied
to spend some of them this way.
1t is Mr.. Rapley. major domo
at the National Theater, who
looks back far enough 70 recall
the days when the first $500
weekly salary for an actor was
the subject of small talk for
months in this busy show world
Robert Bruce Mantell, imported
from England to be leading man
for Fanny Davenport. recsived
this then kingly wage. He crossed
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
ROAD TO RUIN
is broadcast
OF DRAMA

''The Road to Ruin, current
attraction at the Metropolitan. II
all that the title Of the piece i'm.
plies. 1t is difficult at best to
describe the play without usil.g
offensive language, 50 suffice it
to say that 1t leaves little IL any
thing to the imagination.
Without question the producers
have scored and have put over
play. propaganda like, that
should be seen by every parent.
Al good many incidents are over
drawn and there ID i feeling that
the average high school boy and
girl gets the worst OF the break
In The Road to Ruin.
Briefly the story is that Of a
girl, with careless, unthinking
mother, who stars on the prirn-
rose pa4h with ain automobile ride
when flask Is produced. The
rest OF her trip that ends in
death Is progression from minor
to major sin. so to speak
Gin-drinking bouts, strip poker,
rendezvous at notorious dives and
finally the meeting between the
girl and her pIilandering father
in den OF vice.
Helen Foster as tha star Is
most convincing in the role OF
the innocent school girl who
progresses from b harmless ride
to death as the result Of trans
gression. Grant Withers, chief
in support, ID an excellent actor.
Virginia Roye as the cnum OF
the star gives weIl-rounded i'm
depreciation Of the girl who, see
Ing wild parties at home. fol-
lows IN the footsteps OF an Inn
moral mother and father.
The Road To Ruin Ii not b
picture for children.
supplemental attractions In
cIude an excellent comedy fea-
turing Billy Bevan in Golf
Nuts Conrad Nagle In Vita.
phone introduction of d coming
feature and the Metropolitan
Orchestra under the direction OF
Alex Podnos.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
g

Maestro Meyer Davis led his Fox band through It's PAGES
on Saturday and Sunday the all in favor Of
the orchestral magnae observed Mr. Davis IN the process
of willing collar while waving the baton at the first show
Saturday afternoon Of course he commanded the closest
attention from musicians and they gave their best The
result perfect overture The first selection was the
rabbe-rasing Southern Rhapsody, with the surefre
Dixie nterpeated just the right moment for ap-
pause. The cello prominence in "Od Kentucky Home
individual acclaim The band then turned its atten-
ton to jerome Kern hits from Show Boat and
have never heard Old Man River Cant Help Lovin
That Man the other numbers played effectively
soothers Leon Brus0ff sitting the side line
won his chief for paying such close attention
The finish brought three baskets of posies to interrupt Mr.
Davis bows And had good closeup OF the Davis
back report that his tailor knews just how to III
a coat.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25

the Atlantic to play Loris Ippi-
noff in Miss Davenport'a pruduc-
ton of Fedora" Mantell made
a sensational hit in the part and
ACQUIRED the following which
sustained him for years as q
Shakespearian star.
About six weeks ago Manten
closed his season in Baltimore.
He insisted upon touring this
now seriously i'll, closed his season
in Baltimore. He insisted upon
touring this year, although his "A
years were beginning to weigh
heavily. The more exacting roles,
such as King Lear" he was
obliged to forego. because of his
feebIeness. His company gen.
orally understood that it would
probably be the farewell tour.
'rhe next season plans were to be
built around repertoire provid-
ing GeneVieve Hamper with the
starring roles.
The stage loses a fine actor in
the untimely death OF Holbrook
Blinn, seen here last season in
THE Plays the Thing" Mr..
Blinn fell from his horse About a
week ago and, although he was
believed to have escaped serious
injury, septic poison developed.
with the final curtain summons
yesterday. In THE Bad Man"
and Belasco's "The Dove" Mr..
Blinn afnassed reputation which
made him in great demand. A
brief fling at pictures proved that
his talents as an actor could be
readily transferred to silent drama.
His is real loss to the profess
sion.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
ITALY TO HAVE
MEYER DAVIS
ORCHESTRA

First step toward. making the
Meyer Davis chain of orchestras
international instead of national
is announced from the Davis Of
fices in Washington. The first
Meyer Davis orchestra to play in
Europe has been organized and
will be featured during the com
ing season at the Hotel Excel
sior, one of ~the largest hostelries
of the famous Lido at Venice,
Italy's most beautiful city.
In assembling this crcehtra the
musicians selected naturally rep
resented the cream of the Davis
organization. So a very special
interest attaches to the news that
the director and featured enter
tanners are young Washington
men who registered their first
musical successes at IIe Paradis,
the leading Meyer Davis resort OF
the Capital.
Harry Albert, formerly director
of the LIE Paradis Band, has been
chosen to head the new orchestra.
while Walter Kolk, former enter.
tainer at both lie Para6is and the
IluD NnduLELlEtp VIII dII0AARaA"J
the orchestra as special enter
tainer.
Though remaining essentially
American in genre, the new or
chestra has been organized with
the view of making z. special APP
peal to sophisticated European
tastes. Not jazz as such, but the
brilliant type of Broadway synco-
patton will represent the meter
of the orchestra.
Director Harry Albert has led
no less than three Of the ace
Davis dance orchestras with much
distinction, including the LIE Para
dis band, the Meyer Davis society
orchestra and the Meyer Davis
Carlton orchestra. Walter Kolk
is known equally we'll in Wash
ington, Newport and Palm Beach,
where he has figured as IA
yorite society entertainer.
The Washington times., 1928-06-25
FOX PRESENTS
CHOICE BITS
ON STAGE

The bill at the Fox Theater.
provides fair summer fare for
those driven from the sizzling
heat to the big houses cool pre-
cincts.
The feature picture, "Hangman's
House, is slightly eerie story
of the curse that hung over the
home of Judge James O'Brlen,
known to the natives az Hanging
Jimmy" at Glenmalure, Ireland.
For some reason, Victor McLag-
len was starred, although his role
in not of starring proportions.
Forgetting the billing, this re-.
viewer would label 1t no-star
cast. Earle Foxe. June Collyer
aid Hobart Bosworth have i'm.
portant parts.
The picture brings out some
good photography and a lot Of
Ir' II atmosphere.
AL Smith spoke to the audience
from the screen, via Movietone,
and not one of the auditors missed
his use of ''foist" for first"
The, bill opens with condensed
version of 'Pornp and Circum.
stance" with Leon Brusiloff at
the baton. He handed the stick
to Meyer Davis. who drove the big
orchestra through Southern
Rhapsody" and "Show Boat"
The stage offering was a lie
Paradis Roof revue, a stage pic
.ture worthy of the artistry Of s.
J. Stebbins. June and Marguer-
lite, tumblers, took care OF the
thrill section. Nobody knows how
they keep up the pace.
Gaynor and Byron did a trick
skating act on an inconceivably
small platform. Sammy Carr and
his educated banjo, held over for
week, went through the harmonic
+ intricacies of Gershwin's "Rhap-
sody in Blue" with ease and as
suranee.
Mona Lee executed a clever and
difficult tumbling dance with the
assistance of a sawed off cane.
Ayers and Malinox scored in a
couple of cumbersome adazio
and the other Russian-and Flo
Perry. blues singer, told the listen.
ing world that if you saw her
dancing in some cabaret, 1t was
because she was trying to forget
you. You broke her heart, you
know. Or don't your. r.