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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-28

HER voice was pleasing. Rorimer
was altogether u%nprepared to
find it so. Nice and low. and he had
expected a strident sound. full of
freckles and long legs. 1t had poise.
1t made him think that its owner
knew exactly what to do with 1t.
For an awkward moment he
paused. Then he said. well, how
do you like Hollywood" And he
thought Immediately that 1t
sounded very silly.
I'm in love with what I've seen
Of it." said Miss Winter. "You see.
I've had a rather bad cold and have
had to stay in. I'm not" she has
tened to add. blaming it on your
climate. I caught it on the train
coming out"
Rorimer laughed. I'm not a
Californian" he said. I'm a
stranger here too"
"Oh, really? That encourages
me-"
Rorimer said he felt a little cour.
age himself and glanced toward the
tray on the writing desk. Are you
busy this EVENING"" he ventured.
She was not.
That's fne," Rorimer said. If
you haven't eaten. perhaps you'd
like to dine with me. II you're at
all like me. you're not crazy about
eating alone"
Il think that would be lovely"
said Miss Winter. Il was just
about to go out to dinner when you
called"
Its a date then" said Rorimer.
"And later maybe we can dance
unless you think your cold. 80"
"Oh. I'm entirely over 1t now.
And I'd like to. very much"
Rorimer said he would be over
as soon as she was ready. I'VE
needn't dress unless you want to-"
Then I'll be ready when you ar.
rive"
He hung up the receiver feeling
decidedly better. He wen felt
friendly once more toward Ziggy
Young. Standing before his dresser
he gave a final careful adjustment
to his tie and with military brushes
did a little unnecessary work on
his hair.
1t was brown hair. rather wavy
and Of a slightly coarse texture
that. once combed. required little
attention. But Rorimer brushed It
anyway-straight back above the
ears-and glanced critically at the
part. A tanned reflection looked
back at him from the glass, strong.
mouthed. firm of chin and blue OF
eye. A not u~npleasing face. espe'
cially with regard to the eyes
which had little laughter wrinkles
at the sides and were intense In
their blueness.
Rorimer's watch showed a quar-
ter after seven.
A block away from the hotel was
the garage where he kept his car
a sturdy roadster Of low price but
sporty lines. The evening, he re
fected. climbing in behind thu
wheel. might turn out rather wei
after all.
lie brought his car to a stOl
presently in front Of a small
apartment building and found
after looking at the letter boxes II
the vestibule. that Miss Anne VIII
ter lived in Number Two. A doc
opened half way down the grount
floor corridor in answer TO hi
ring and the blind date" CAM
advancing to meet him.
She said. Hello. Mr.. Rorimer.
in a nice comradely manner. "Yo,
see I was ready"
Dan. feeling her warm handclasl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-28

meals" she leaned across the
table toward him and said. "And
now you'll have to tell me all about
yourself"
Rorimer smiled, and his nose e.
uded thin streams Of smoke.
"All?" he said.
"Well. all you d~iscreetly can"
SWELL. I'll give you a tabloid YER
sion. Born In Knoxville. Tennes.
see. Went to school at Vanderbilt.
Worked on a paper in Nashville.
and another one in Detroit Went
to New York and worked on q
couple Of more there. Met Zixgy
Young on the Herald Tribune and
roomed with him for a while. When
I went over to the Telegram We
split up. Ziggy having night hours
and l working days. Not 80 good
for sleeping. II you know what I
mean"
She nodded and smiled.
Rorimer continued: Wrote
short story while I was on the Tele.
gram, based IN . murder story l
covered. Much to my surprise, It
was accepted. Wrote another one
about a certain high-hat prize
fighter and that was accepted. Then
l got a swelled head and listened
too attentively to my literary agent,
who advised me to give up news.
paper work and devote my time to
fiction. In a little less than .
year I wrote IL short stories and .
play. Two Of the stories were &C
cepted. The play is still kicking
around Broadway and by this time
must have been turned down BY
every producer In New York"
LIE stopped. "Still interested"
IL She nodded eagerly.
"All right, IL you insist. Two
out Of IL is not 50 good-especially
at the prices I got" He smiled
wryly at some recollection as he
explained that more than once dur.
ing his year Of free-lancing he had
regretted divorcing himself from .
weekly payroll. Pride. he said. was
the only thing that kept him from
going back to ask for his old news
paper job-pride and the good.
natured razzing his old associates
would have given him.
"They used to call me o. Henry
and ask me IL I was eating regu.
larry. I always did," he said, study.
ing the cigaret in his fingers. but
toward the last I was going without
lunch and trying to kid myself that
three meals a day was too much.
Then. Miss Hunt-my agent
sold one of my stories to Cont.
mental Pictures" He stopped
abruptly and extinguished his ciga.
ret at sight Of their waiter return.
ing.
Anne Winter watched him atten.
lively, She was q good listener.
She rested her elbows on the table.
supporting her chin In her hands.
She leaned back now rs the waiter
placed dishes before them. but said.
when he had departed again: "You
haven't finished. I cant eat until
I hear the rest"
There was, Rorimer said, little
else to tell. Someone at Continental
had thought he liked Rorimer's
stun well enough to offer him . CON.
tract. Someone without much
judgment. And that's the end
OF the story"
"Have they made q picture yet
from your story?" she asked. What
Is the name of it,"
Rorimer said that production was
about to start. Grim Holiday" he
said. was his story. But Lord
knows what they'll call 1t when
they're through with it."
He spoke with a shade Of resent.
ment. Anne Winter. watching him.
thought she saw rebellion in his
eyes and in the set Of his lean Jaw.
Go Be C~ontinued)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-28
Needed: A Good Press Agent

1t is getting harder every day to read those long-drawn
reports from the vicinity of Los Angeles about the ad-
ventures, misadventures and whatnot of Aimee Semple
Mcpherson and her mother.
At fir the stories were interesting, and then they
became mildly amusing. Now they are only boring, in
the last degree. A good many citizens, beyond doubt,
are reaching the point where they would be quite con-
tent never to read another line about these two ladies.
One thing does stand out: Aimee and her mother need
a public relations counsel. No press agent worth his salt
would ever allow the two of them to get involved in pub
licity of the kind they have been getting lately.
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.Qna-Eued' MenaceS

Bismarck and Burleigh police authorities should con-
centrate upon the problem of poor auto lights. AS the
days grow shorter, the problem Of the auto light is with
us again.
One motorist between Mcroken and Bismarck the
other evening met five, or six "one-eyed" automobiles,
probably the worst menace on our highways, after the
drunken driver.
1t has been suggested that autoists carry an extra bulb
for such a contingency, but whatever is the solution,
there is one plain duty for the police. Anyone operat-
ing such a car under the very nose of the authorities
should be stopped and compelled to remedy the defect.
Glaring headlights also are too prevalent. The old
courtesy of dimming seems to have gone by the boards.
Many accidents cain be avoided by a little police super
vision of automobile lights.
In this connection, too, the parents can aid by keeping
children from making a playground of the public high
ways. There is too much street playing in Bismarck and
a drive to end that will reduce materially the hazards
of motoring.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-28
A Popular Star Gone

In these days of few outstanding stars, the death Of
Lon CLANCY is a blow to the movie. The talkies retired
many of our f~avorites, the ones left after Will Hays
moral code went into force. CLANCY was a star who kept
to his last. He knew his limitations and stayed within
them. He gave more than a modicum of entertainment.
A CLANCY picture was usually a drawing card and Lon
CLANCY never rested on his oars. nor did he trade on his
past. Few stars worked as hard or produced as remark
able effects as he.
His was a rather melancholy role. There never was
a pleasant "fadeaway" for the man of "a thousand faces"
as the versatile press agent dubbed him. He always
yielded to the handsomer If not the better man. There
were no great Alger triumphsSfu hin through various
romances. He never married the boss daughter and
ran the old sawmil-he always took what was left ION
the chin, as it were. His roles were made Of sterner
stuff.
Both in the silent pictures and the talkies, he main
tanned popularity. His perturbation of Hugo's hunch-
back was a good piece of acting and brought him great
est fame. He starred successfully in many other roles,
some light, others most grotesque, and hardly pleasing
but Lon CLANCY was always entertaining, and after
all the greatest function of the drama is to entertain.
TO an American" declares Odette Myrtil, the actress
everything Is either lousy or marvellous To the Amer
lean girl, In particular. everything is simply awful or
cute
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Dr.. Mccoy will gladly answer
personal questions on health ano
diet addressed to him. care Of
The Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
envelope for reply.
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lust as the lunch is served. In maxi
ing a sandwich spread of vegetables
for children to take on picnics or
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
: Y
Stock Prices
Drop Lower

Los ANGELES, Sept. ~. U.P)
Led by major oil issues, stocks on
the Los Angeles stock and curb
exchanges continued to lower levels
as volume dropped off considerably
compared with corresponding per-
iods Of last week.
Standard Oil broke below so
shortly after trading commenced
and continued to unsteadilY lower
prices. II was the first time in scv-
cral months that the issue had fal-
len below 80. Richficld, Rio
Grandc, Union and Union Associ-
ates suffered likewise, dropping to
lower levels in several months.
Utilities maintained practically
unchanged to Saturday 5 close,
while bank issues remained inact-
i've. Transamcrica traded heavily
around %, off fractionally from its
last close.
New York money was steady at
, per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
WALL ST,
SUFFERS
RELAPSE
New Crash Sends Stocks
Tumbling Downward
With Steel In Lead.
BILLION is DROPPED
Losses Experienced All
Along Line With More
Lows Being Set.

NEW YORK, Sept. %. WH-
Stock market value lost more than
{, billion dollars in heavy selling to-
day.
Prices collapsed in every section
Of the list. Thousands of shares
were thrown ovcrboard Selling
gathered momentum until the new
high speed tickcrs were hard pressed
to keep pace with the dealings
United States steel dropped to Il
new low ON the movement and the
issue lost more than $34 100000 in
market value.
American Telephone lost $56,000,-
000 in market valuation; Intcrna
tional Telephone, HlS,000,O00; Stan
dard Oil of New Jersey, $4,000, 900;
General Electric $4,000, 900; Colum-
bia Gas, $l7,000,O00; Consolidated
Gas, $44 100000; General motors,
$4,000, 900; Dupont, $42,000,00
Radio Sl2,000,000; Union Carbide.
$4,000, 900; and North American,
5000 900.
Prices were off | to points.
Utah Copper, which has not been
out for three months, sold at LIS,
which allowing for the dividend of
81 paid since it last sold, represent
ed Il decline of 10 points. The stock
is now on an SS annual dividend
basis, against $50 annually paid last
year.
Preliminary calculation showed
the industrial average off 6.Sl at
223.04, the lowest since Aug. Il.
! The railroad average lost only 900
to 1855.
Sales totaled 2,332, go shares.
against 2,947,7s0 shares last Friday,
the previous five hour day.
Causes Cited
All groups were affected Dv the
selling which was induced by Il
number of causes, including:
|. Fears over the foreign situa-
tion. German, French and Italian
markets declined before our open
ing and news of trouble in Chile un-
settled South American bonds.
>. Another decline in commodi-
ties. Wheat lost Il to "sc and corn
and oats larger amounts. 7 March
wheat made new low. SIX ana
rubber futures made new all time
lows. Cotton futures dipped to new
lows for the season.
). Drop in new motor car regis
trations.
/. Poor earnings reports by Am
erican and foreign power, and sew
cral other companies and dl~idend
reduction by international Printing
Ink.
As result of the break in mar
kets abroad, foreign traders sold
stocks rather heavily in this mar
kct.
Shorts attacked such vulnerable
spots as International Telephone,
American and Foreign Power, Oil
yer Farm Equipment, Curtiss
Wright. and Republic Steel Corpor-
alton, all of which dropped to new
lows for the year or longer.
Toward the close there was some
rallying.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
CHINESE
CAP P|TAL
INFERRED
Nationalist Troops Get
Possession OF Peiping
Without Struggle.
WARFARE NEAR END
Northern Coalition Gov
ernment Has Apparent
ly Collapsed.

TIENTS!N, China, Sept. %. UP)
Amid scenes of wild acclaim two
armorcd ears, containing 800 Man.
churian soldiers, today entered
Pciping.
The city was evacuated Sunday
by the northern forces from Shansi
province, who for many months
have wagcd war with the Marking
government.
The entry apparently ended the
Chinese civil warfarc. POPPING,
once the city Of The Manchus, put
up no resistance, and gave every in
dication of JOY at the approaeh Of
the Manchurian troops.
The invaders took over immedi-
ately the office of maritime Gus.
toms and reappointcd as commls'
sioncr, llaylcv Bell. who held the
post before The outbreak of the
civil warfare.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
Young Not To
Aid NOrthcOtt

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Sept. %.
U.p.-Governor Young will not in
tcrferc TO halt the execution OF
Gordon Stewart Northcott, to be
hanged at San Quentin Prison, oe-
tobcr >.
Although the governor refused to
be quoted, il was learned positively
today that he had determined t.
allow the law to take its course.
Larry Ncwgcnt, sclf-stylcd ICY
clone has been granted
an interview with the governor next
Thursday, but his plea that the
death sentence should be committed
because Northcott wants to become
Il "prison evangelist" will not be
considered, it was said authoritative
~ here.
Another argument expected to b.
presented by Ncwgent that North,
colt was denied an attorney, is not
believed by Governor Young to be
Il fact, those close to him declared.
Northcott refused an attorney many
times during his trial, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
NEWSPAPER MAN
SAYS TALE AIRED
TO INJURE Fits

Los ANGELES, Sept. -. (u.P)-
Ten year old drunk driving charges
against District Attorney Buron
tItts were aired during the recent
9ubernatoria. campaign purely for
political purposes, Il witness admit
ed today i'll the criminal libel trial of
Fred Girnau, LOS Angeles publish-
cr.
The witness, Jack Carbcrry, news
paper man, testified under cross
examination that an article in
which a former policeman declared
Fits drove his ear while under the
influence of liquor, was published
in support of Gov, G. G. Young 5
candidacy.
The story, Carberry said, was
considered a heavy blow to Fits
campaign in competition with GOV.
Young for the gubcrnatorial nomi-
nation.
After Carberry's admission that
the story WAS used for political pur-
poses, Ray Brockman, special pros
ecutor ended his examination of the
witness.
Eatlicr Carbcrry said he had in
vcSticated the former policeman,
Charles +. johnson, and found what
he considered to be evidence of
Johnson 5 vcracity.
He said former chief of police
August Nollmer wrote letter stat
ing that Johnson was an excellent
officer and should BE- promoted.
The letter was introduced into the
records of the trial
Carherry s testimony and the let
ter to show Johnson 5 character
were introduced to offset prosecu-
ton demands as to why the political
paper edited hy Gimau had accept
ed johnson 5 word in bringing out
the old intoXicatiou charge.
Examination of the police records
revealed that some time after John.
SON arrested Fits, johnson was
discharged for alleged ntoxication.
, Later lee was placed in the general
hospital where he was said 10 be
! suffering from conclusion Of the
brain.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
New Low Prices
In Wheat Market

CHICAGO, Sept. -. U.p)-llcavy
pressure during the latter part of
the session forced March and May
wheat to further lows FOR the season
on the board of trade today but for
the most part the session was quiet
and held within the range of one
"cnt, though Fluctuations were some
times rapid and wide. Dips met
buying that brought rallies and
selling appeared ON the bulgeS.
Corn was easy most of the day but
had several good rallies on the
strength in wheat. Oats was us-
settled and lower.
At the close wheat was = 10 @S
cents lower, corn was = to IA
cents lower and oats was Is 80 lsc
lower. Provisions were steady to
sharply lower, Sept. was . to- iSc
lower. Provisions were steady to
sharply lower, Sept. wheat closed
at .SOaS, corn at .ssal and oats at
.37"S.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
MECCA RESIDENT
DIES IN CRASH
NEAR CALEXICO

". II. Moroncy Of Mecca. Califor-
mia, was instantly killed at LAO
this morning when the ear he was
driving struck that driven by Juan
Pcrdona on the highway about one
mile east of Bonds Corner, turning
over and crushing the driver
f. w. Leng, lioltville, was the
first to reach the scene of the acci-
dent. There were no witnesses.
Pcrdona, who gave as his address,
the Mark Rose ranch, was held as
a material witness. Coroner c. G.,
Cocklcy was to hold I'M inquest to-
day in Calcxico to determine the
facts Of the accident.
According to report filed with
the state traffic department here,
Mororcy was driving east on the
highway when the accident occur
red. Perdona was driving west. The
ear Perdona was driving was owned
by his brother, Rodolfo Pcrdona.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
Suspect Held In
Agents Staying

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %. U,P;-
One man was under arrest today in
connection with the killing of John
Fincllo, ore of the party OF prohl-
,Lition agents who were trapped by
gangsters when they rajded the Ris-
ing sun Brewery in Elizabeth, \. j.,
last Friday.
Identity of the man was not re
Ncaled. He was questioned yestcr-
day by Director Of Public Safety
L'mucl b. Schoficld and city and
county police and department of
justice agents.
Two other men wanted for ques-
tioning are Nicholas Dcmorc of
Berkeley Heights, y. j., and William
" Blondv y Wallace of Camden and
Philadelphia.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
NOTED CRIMINAL
ESCAPES NET OF
COAST OFFICIALS

Les ANGELES, sept. %. UP)-
Police searching for Charles T..
Murphy, alias Everett Frank Lind
say. a seattle man suspected of many
climes, expressed the belief today
that he had cludcd them and was
bound for Australia under protection
of fraudulent seaman 3 papers.
Murphy. wanted as a wife slayer,
forgcr, kidnapor, higamist and army
dcaer,cr, was identified by an apart
mcnt house manager as the man who
came here September $ in COMPANY
with an ll-yoar-old girl.
The girl, abducted from her home
in Napa by Murphy and assertedly
miStrcatcd, was sent home last week
when her presence in the apartment
aroused suspicion.
Police combcd the city for him hut
feared he had escaped on an Austria
iia-bound vessel The suspect al
lcgedlv deserted from the Australian
and American arMlcS, abandoned 4
wife and children il Australia, bigd-
mously married several. women and
murdered Mike Whclan, Woodland,
WASH, ranchcr, in 1921 and u higa-
mous wife iii Seattle last February.
Authorities believed that Murphy
might be lucatcd on one of mum
Der Of boats which have lea Los
Angeles harbor within the last few
days and radio checks were made
whenever possible.
Mrs. Nj, Mays, manager Of the
apartment house where Murphy and
the Aapa girl lived while here. said
that several persons had bccn sus-
picious Of the relations hctwceN the
man and little girl.
He kept tine child in Il dark
room, She told Officers. lie
drank quite a bit and once was
seen TO give the little girl Il drink,
of liquor. While he remained away
from the apartment in the day
time, the little girl made dresses for
her doll.
Murphy sent the little gil to
Napa ON n hus last Tuesday night
when he evidently scnscd that 9TH
ers in the apartment were NnSpic-
ious of HIM. He was last seen last
Wednesday morning by William
Crabtrce, the apartment house iani-
tor AZ that time he was ca"rying
4 lunch box.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
Suspect Arson
In L. 4, Blaze

LOS ANGELES, sept. -. UT-
The main warehouse of the McMarr
Stores, Inc, were virtually destroyed
and thousands of dollars worth of
merchandise ruincd here today b.
fire believed OF inccndiary origin.
One fireman, Henry Van kcnrcn,
80, was painfully injured when he
was overcome by smoke and fen
from the building.
EMPLOYEES loading early morning
trucks with supplies for the several
hundred stores Served by the chain
company warehouse, said the flames
seemed to burst simultaneously from
all doors and windows.
The suddenncsS with which the
fire broke out, caused authorities to
suspect arson.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
HEALTH WORK IN
COUNTY SCHOOLS
GETS UNDER WAY

With the opening of public schools
throughout the county the Imperial
county public health department is
earnestly seeking the serious coop
GRAFTON OF every practitioner of the
ar of healing within its iu"isdic.
ti"n. \ strenuous effort is being
made to ward off serious cpidemics
this year and unless the county
health department is notified Of
every ease Of communicable dis
ease as it arises, its efficiency will
be seriously hampcrcd.
The work of inspecting county
schools and examining children will
begin this week, according to Dr.
Warren +. Fox, county health Off
ccr. DIR. Fox will conduct Il com
plctc physical examination of every
rural school child in the county as
iEc first step in n constructive
health program. Children will be
examined as to their height, weight,
vision, hearing, skin, teeth, nasal
distractions, lymph nodes, speech
defects, heart, lungs, abdomen, pos
turc, nerve tone and nervous sensa
bility. Notices Of defects with rec
concentrations for treatment by a
physician will be sent to the par
cnts of all children suffering from
physical defects. This work will be
conducted primarily among the
childrcn of the first six grades
Complete ease records will be kept
to furnish a basis for corrective
work.
In order that the state Quaran-
tine laws may be strictly observed
throughout the country. each teach
or will be provided with excursion
notices and school admission notices
which must be used in cases of
communicable diseases, Legal quar-
antiro exclusion from school under
See. Il of the public health at will
be insisted upon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-22
Missing Justice
Sought At Home

AUGUSTA, Maine. Sept. -. (U.H
Tho search for Joseph +. Crater,
missing justice Of the New York
state supreme court, shifted to his
summer cottage at Belgrade Lakes
to-day.
County Attorney Frank y, South.
ard told the United Press he had af
signed Deputy Chief Joseph Young
Jr.. Of the state police, TO question
Mrs. Crater aud the servants to-day,
at the request Of New York autbori-
ties.
1t was revealed that Young al
ready has examined the records ~
the telephone and telegraph com
panics there in connection with the
ease, but his findings were not made
public,