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second-degree murder and went
on trial December 16 before
Judge Charles s. Golden in
Queens county court. The prose
cutor was Assistant District At
torney Irwin j. Shapiro, the de-
tense attorney was Sydney Ro-
senthal. Eleven husbands and
bachelor comprised the jury,
Lawyer RoSenthal surprised
observers by asserting that Mrs,
ReiSman had not intended to kill
Virginia, but had, instead, meant
to commit suicide. "It was an
accident when she shot Miss
seigh," he said. explaining that
the girl was shot while Annette
and her stepmother struggled
for the gun.
Twelve women neighbors testi.
fled that the defendant was
above reproach, Self-sacrificing
and very devoted to her home.
The jury got the case at 1858
p. m., December 10. The tollo1o-
ing morning at 5::57 they re-
ported that they had found the
detemdGnt guilty of man.
slaughter In the first degree.
They recommended cIemency.
\ + y
THE following Monday Mrs.
ReiSman was again in court
to hear her sentence. After a
representative Of the District
Attorneys office said that in
view Of the recommendation for
mercy and "the splendid reputa-
ton Of the defendant" the Dis.
trict Attorney would not oppose
clemency, Judge Golden said that
he had never known a case
which had caused him more con-
Germ, and that he had received
many letters from clergymen of
various faiths and from citizens.
urging him to be lenient.
The sentence of this court as
that Eta ReiSnrGu be confined
to the NetD York State Prison
for Women at Bedford for not
less than SiE and no more than
IL years, execution stayed, and
mag fate deal more kindly aDith
you tn the tuture.".
At the words six years" Mrs.
Reisman began to sob. She was
still weeping when she was led
from the court room. She did
not know until she got upstairs
that she would not have to
serve the sentence.
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nine years the nation rose and
flung him back into it again.
There he waited, hoping daily
to be restored to the throne.
Then one day the door opened
and the expectant ex-sultan and
his concubines prepared for the
good news. But the sultan
vailed, his powerful mother had
abandoned him and this time it
really was the bowstring.
ThrOw Out Body
In more recent days, when the
janizaries (the sultan'S militia)
mutinied in 1907, selim III, an
ticipated their demands by vol
UNFAIRLY exchanging places in
the cage with his cousin Mus
tafa.
The new sultan soon proved
his incompetency, and when
Bairakdar marched to Selim's
aid Mustafa in his turn ordered
Selim to be killed. The execu-
tioners entered the cage, and
after a terrific fight for his life
Selim was strangled.
When Bairakda reached the
gate he thundered on it and
called aloud for Selim. Here is
he ye seekg" they cried, and
threw out the body Of the sultan.
MuStafa was dragged off the
throne and put back into the
cage, and Mahmud II became
sultan.
The cage, however, was only
one of many significant build
ings in the inner seraglio. The
throne, or royal saloon was an
other, as were the hall of cir
cumciSion, the various museums
and libraries, the hall Of the
pantry and the palace school.
The royal throne in the throne
room was a simple structure sur
mounted by a canopy upheld by
four pillars.
OF official ceremonies held
there the only one recorded is
the first meeting Of a new
sultan with his complete harem
Immediately before the cere-
mony Of "the girding Of the
sword" which corresponds to
the coronation of the English
kings.
The room, which Is some $50
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Housewife Shoots
Girl Who Stole
Her Husband
Bv PETER LEVINs

T1TTA REISNIAN trudged along Flushing New York;
IL street oblvious of everything but the grief gnaw-
ing her heart She had just left her husbands shop, where
thew had talked again about separation. Arthur in the
of her brother had agreed to pay her $50 week
The heavyset unaractve housewife had not wanted
move out of her pretty house. and out of her husbands
life But Arthur insisted that had be- They just couldn't
get along together any There had been separation
few months before-Eta had left Arthur in April taking
her 9yearod son. but she hadn't been able to stand more
than few weeks and had returned home bringing $40 she
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the mother as welD was imme-
diately drowned.
so Years in "Cage"
It is hard even to imagine
what such a life must have been
like. The only thing that can
be compared with it is the Soli-
tary confinement as enforced in
certain foreign prisons of today.
But such men at least have lived
in the world; their brains and
bodies have been allowed to
grow and develop. But some of
the princes, such as Ibrahim,
had been in the cage from the
age of 2. Others, such as Osman
III, were immured for so years,
or 80 years in the case Of Sulei-
man II. When they came out
they had all but lost the power
of speech and their minds and
bodies were like vegetables.
And yet these men-these few
"lucky" men, who had escaped
death by bowstring at the hands
of their deaf mute guards-were
expected 70 take up the reins Of
government at a moments no
tice and rule over one Of the
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
Murad Had
lO3 Children;
Son Slew 10
By N. M. PENZER
Copyright, 1887. by Chicago Tribune
N. 7. News Syndicate, Inc.)


N. 7. News Syndicate, Inc.)
INSTALLMENT VI
,0F all the curious struc-
" lures belonging to the
inner mems quarters of the
seraglio palace in Constan-
tinople the "cage,'' where
the young princes were
. brought up, is probably the
grimmest and most fascinat-
; ing. Certainly it holds great
morbid interest for anyone
: familiar with it's history.
Actually it has been the scene
of more wanton cruelty, misery,
and bloodshed than any palace
room in the whole of Europe.
. 1t is the cause of the weakness,
vices, and imbecility of so many
Of the sultans, and it played a
large part in the gradual decay
and fall Of the Ottoman empire.
. The enormous harem of
Murad III produced 103 children
for him, and at his death in
] 1895 20 sons and 81 daughters
were still living. The eldest son
. was the future Mohammed III.
Although rightful heir to the
throne. he was so worried about
: other possible claimants that
he had his 10 brothers strangled
to death and sewed seven of
/. his fathers concubines, soon to
, become mothers. into sacks and
> had them brown into the Sea
! Of Marmora-just to be on the
J safe side!
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Locked in "Cage"

But this was the end of lch
extremely drastic measures for
henceforth it was decided not to
kill the princeS-at least, not at
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
SALE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO RAISE SCHOOL FUNDS

The annual magazine subscrip.
ton drive, vocational project
sponsored jointly by the Curtis
Publishing company and the local
school student association, has
been underway now for several
days. G. V. Gattell, company rep
resentative, was here recently to
meet with the association and de-
liver his lecture on craftsmanship.
AS in former years fifty per
cent of all subscription money is
retained by the student association
and this year it is to be applied
on the purchase of an automatic
scoreboard for It b basketball
games, If sufficient profit is real
lied from the drive
There are two sides, captained
by Betty holland and Richard
Thornbrue, which are known as
the Gold and Green teams, respec-
lively Dorothy Scheibner, associa
ton treasurer, is general manager
for the drive.
At noon yesterday the two
teams were exactly tied, each hav-
ing sold subscriptions totaling
$3.50. If the goal of s65 is
reached the school will receive a
bonus Of seven per cent additional
as its share.
The drive was to have termint.
ted this evening, but will be car
ried over until next Wednesday,
since many patrons have indicated
they have not been solicited. Any
one desiring to take advantage Of
the associations drive can sub
scribe through any Of the high
school students.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
MIGHTY SEA PICTURE
AT NEW ROOSEVELT

A glance back at motion pictures
for the last decade reveals the rather
surprising fact that most of tho big.
epoch setting films We're stories OF
the sea. "Down to the Sea in Ships,
''The Sea Wolf - and Mutiny on
the Bounty are few films which
bear this oat.
Now comes another, It's big and as
epochal as any-the powerful, dram
attic and beautifully filmed motion
picture, 'Souls at Sea- which will
show in Grand Coulee at the Roose-
welt theater, Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday. ,
Here is motion picture, taken
from an actual occurrence in his
tory, SO skilIfully directed and acted
and SO masterfulIy produced and pho
tographed that its place among the
great motion pictures of all time is
assured. Headed by Gary Cooper.
George Raft and Frances Dee, the
cast should be enough to lift it into
the top ranks at once. But its dram
attic, well-told story. rugged in its
appeal and massive in it's SCOPE,
transcends even what the skillful
cast could do to make it perfect
entertainment.
With Pat O'Brien starred, and
such excellent players as Humphrey
Bogart Barton MacLane, Joseph
Sawyer and Ann Sheridan in sup
porting roles, the First National
melodrama "San Quentin has been
scheduled It's the feature attraction
Friday and Saturday at the Roose-
welt theater
While the story is laid in and
about the famous penitentiarv that
Juts into San Francisco bay, it is
not, the producers give assurance,
one q those sorrowful movies about
condemned men and last hours and
that sort of thing.
There is no execution, there is
nothing sobby about the picture 1t
Is enllvened by many scenes taken
outside even by San Fran
cisco night club, where Miss Sheri
dan is a singer who falls in love with
y Brlen, who rs an ex-army officer
just appointed to be Captain of the
Yard at San Quentin.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
CDORLESs GARBAGE TRUCK
TAKES LIMELIGHT

One of the most unusual special
DUTY trucks brought out this year is
the new odorless and fly-proof san-
tary type of garbage collecting unit
chassis. This announcement has just
been made through the office of JOS
cph d. Burke, director of truck sales
for the Dodge division Of Chrysler
Corporation.
Extending across the rear at tho
lower part of the body is an auxiliary
loading bucket which rests upon two
steel arms which elevate it to
dumping position at the top Of tho
body and automatically trip door
and the refuse is poured into the body
proper BY reversing the lever, the
loading bucket returns to the lowered
position at the rear of the body.
When the entire load must be
dumped, the loading bucket is elsvat-
ed past the waterproof end gate at
the lower rear and the hydraulic
haoist elevates ut the front of the
body. Latches at the lower edge of the
horizontally hinged end gate are trip
ped, the gate opens and the entire
body is emptied in a few seconds.
This body is sealed 50 tightly that
no odor escapes from it,
This il called the "Colectoo body
and was designed by Municipal San
itation Corporation, Bridgeport, Conn
and built for them by Gar Wood In
dustries, Inc, Detroit Michigan.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
CHILDREN GET HOLIDAY
MONDAY AND TUESDAY

School children will enjoy a
four-day autumn recess beginning
tomorrow, as there will be no
school this coming Monday and
Tuesday. All the teachers are re-
quired to- attend the regional
meeting of the Washington Edu-
cation association at Wenatchee on
those days.
Chief speaker at the institute
this year will be Paul e. Hanna,
associate professor of education
at Stamford university. Hanna is
well-known educator, having
previously taught at Hamline uni
versity and Columbia university,
as we'll as being the author of a
number of widely used school text
books.
A meeting of the Grant County
Education association has been
scheduled by Superintendent H. P
Backus, president of the unit, for
Tuesday morning. He will also
speak at the luncheon meeting of
superintedents and principals Mon.
day noon.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
MWAK ACTION BEFORE
BOARD Is UNDECIDED

The MWAK company's action
at the coming hearing of COM
plants of the dam site CLIO union
before the National Labor Rela-
tions board at the schoolhouse on
Monday will be determined by its
attorneys in Spokane, George A..
Atkinson, job manager said today.
II don't know what we'll do,
hhe said, Its in the hands of our
attorneys"
To date the company has simply
ignored the action of the United
Dam Construction Workers union
and continued allowing the AFL
to sign up members in the COM
pany safety office, post bulletins
in the MWAK recreation hall and
messhall and restrained the CLIO
from doing similar things.
The company has at all times
felt, Atkinson said, at the time
the closed shop agreement with
the A. r. o. l.. was entered into,
that 1t has been in the right. In a
letter sent the CLIO, Atkinson or
dered them to refrain from all or
ganzation work in the construc-
ton areas and Mason City,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
Kids Healthy
Report Shows

The monthly attendance report
from the local school to the coun-
~ office discloses the fact that
the first month of school which
ended Monday. October 4, estab-
fishes record for the past four
year period for consistently good
school attendance.
With an even hundred children
enrolled in the elementary school
there were only 38 days absence
during the 20-day period. The to-
tai of child-days of attendance was
1941, which at the Is cents per
day apportionment rate Will bring
the district $485.25 toward next
years support.
First and Second Leads.
Mrs. Boys primary department
with % enrolled in the first two
grades took the banner for best
attendance earned by single
room, with 439 days present and
but one day absent. They will have
the red and white attendance ban
ner to display on their room door
for the coming four weeks.
School attendance indicates that
there is very little sickness among
the towns children at this time.
with colds and coughs practically
nil In view of the experience of
some other communities where
there have already been contagious
disease scares this fall, this is the
more remarkable. While tn s
might seem to spoil attendance re-
cords, Mr.. Backus advises that the
contrary is the case, general good
attendance being promoted by this
WA tchfulness.
Ailing Children Sent Home.
He says that teachers are adj
vi,ed to let pupils go home who
appear to be ailing or coming
down with COLDS aud other yhysi-
cal disorders.
AS in previous years no child
may reenter school after an alb
sence of three or more days with
out a DOCTORS certificate indicat-
ing the child is able to return and
will not endanger others. These
certificates are obtainable from
Dr.. Gregg without charge.
Enrolment in the elementary
school is as follows: First grade,
10; second grade, 8; third grade,
is; fourth grade, 8; fifth grade,
Is; sixth grade, 8; seventh grade,
IS, and eighth grade, Is.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
Chamber Votes
For Jim'S Plan

| At well-attended meeting Of
the Chamber of Commerce We'd
nesday evening the group took up
the matter of contributing to the
program of the Ephrata Chamber
| of Commerce in their plan to keep
| Jim O'Sullivan employed as an
organizing agent in the current
formation of an irrigation district
| in Grant county.
ALI cities in this area are being
asked to contribute monthly to
! fund which will make it possible
| for O'Sullivan to carry OH this i'm
portant work.
The government has made it
clear that nothing can be done In
the way of putting water onto the
land until such district is or
ganized, and there is much mis-
information abroad as to the pro-
cedure which the landowners are
to follow. 1t even appears that
much of this transformation is
traceable to propaganda released
by large interests opposing the
completion of the project.
Fitted for Position.
Only someone such as O'Sullivan
whose sincerity Is unquestioned
and whose experience In connec-
ton with the program this far Ia
exceeded by no mans can ade-
quately do this work. O'Sullivan
has the confidence of those who
have worked for years toward
bringing the project about and
they are reluctant to see his ser
vices dispensed with now.
State politics brought about his
discharge some months ago when 9
Jim dared to challenge some of
the attitudes OF state Officials
relative to Grand Coulee dam. Jim
has consistently espoused the pro-
ject from the standpoint of power
rs well as from the STANDPOINT kof
irrigation
Committee Named.
A chamber committee consisting
of Dent Pugh, Stanley Jones and
C. G. Moore, was appointed to take
around subscription list in or
der to raise Coulee City's quota
for the purpose of financing o.
Sullivan in his work. He will set
up an office at EphTata from
which he will operate in his con-
tact work. 1t is figured that after
the first of the year some public
money will be available to- carry
on the work. However. those who
appreciate the seriousness Of the
situation at the present time think
it would be unwise to delay Or
ganizatlon work until January.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
SCHWELLENBACH MOVES
TO GRANT COUNTY HOME

Senator and Mrs. Lewis Schwel-
lenbach RECENTLY moved into their
new home at Neppel on Moses
lake. They plan to live at that
place when congress is not in ses-
sion.
The senator purchased the place
last summer. 1t is a IA acre fruit
and alfalfa farm on the shores
of Moses lake, in the heart of the
Columbia Basin project for which
Senator Schwellenbach fought SO
hard in Washington, D. G.
Senator Schwellenbach is not a
stranger to eastern Washington,
as she lived in Spokane for II
years.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
VETS MEET TODAY

a large number of members of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the women's auxiliary of that or
ganlzation are in town tonight at
tending the Seventh district CON
vention, being held at the school
building. Coule City post is host
to the visitors.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
COUNTY VALUES DOWN
BECAUSE OF TAX SALE

Grant county's tax valuation is
$9.845,476. according to the as
SCISSOR.
Last year it was $1O,12O,876,
the decrease being accounted for
in part by county foreclosure
sale last Spring, and the loss of
auto valuation, said Mrs. Margaret
Harris, deputy assessor.
Real property is valued at s4,-
2S3,255, personal property {
$765,280, utilities at $427,324,
and railroad at $4,419,617.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
KNUTE HILL HERE

Representative Knute Hill of
Prosser, accompanied the party
of Postmaster General Farley to
Coulee City from the dam. He
remained here for part of the
AFTERNOON renewing acquaintance.
Mr.. Hill returned to the dam
where he will spend the night. He
is making a tour which includes
visits to postoffices within his dis
trict.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
POTLATCH REMODELING
AND PAINTING BUILDINGS

The Potlatch Yards, Inc, build
ing are being given a dressing up
this week, with new shingles and
new fronts being put on the lum-
Der and fuel sheds
The buildings will be painted
green and trimmed in white, with
green roofs.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
INTRODUCTORY SALE

AS means of getting acquaint-
ed with the ladies in this vicinity
Mrs. Val Thompson is holding an
Introductory sale In her new shop.
Included III the sale offerings are
fur coats, women's tailored suits
and dresses.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14

Mrs. G. X. Spurbeck was taken
to Spokane for medical treatment
Monday and uderwent an opera
ton for sinus trouble.
FOR SALE-Coulee City bust
ness lot in best location. Cheap.
Inquire Evert Mathis, adv,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
WoMEN's CLUB MET

The Coulee City Women's club
met Tuesday night with Mrs. Bert
Scott. A very interesting talk was
given by Mrs. j. L. Tucker. Other
routine business was transacted.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
REBEKAHS MAKE PLANS
FOR HALLOWEEN PARTY

The local order Of Rebekahs are
making plans for Halloween
card party on Friday, October %,
it was announced this week
Pinochle will be the main diver
sion of the evening and prizes will
be awarded to high score winners.
A supper will also be served.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT

Another of the popular dances
will be held at Gregg hall Satur-
day might Music will be furnish
ed by Bernard Burkharts orches-
ira, which met with much favor
last Saturday night.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
AID TO MEET

The Ladies Aid will meet with
Mrs. Frank Janni on Thursday,
October 81,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14
MIR. and Mrs. Lester Logg wer
in Wenachee Tuesday.

STRAYED = Pack string, con-
sisting of four horses and mule
One of horses white-face, others
bays. If anyone has seen these
animals, please leave information
at Dispatch office. adv,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14

Several local people attended the
horse races at Wilbur Sunday, in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Chappell, Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Wag-
oner, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Box and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Gilden.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14

Nicola Lee and Viola Thoren
motored to the dam Monday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-14

Alfred Pierpoint, Tom Twining,
j. r. Browne and Frank Mccain
were among those from Coulee
City who took in the banquet hon
oring Postmaster General Farley
at the MWAK mess hall today
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-01-02
HECTIC NEW YEAR

(Contiued from Page one)
politics win put its paw into the oil
Industry in the coming session OF
congress. The situation will be OPP
ened up by the following:
i. The Connally ''hot-Oil' law,
which prohibits interstate commerce
in contraIband oil produced in ex-
cess of state allowables, expires
June 16.
2. The interstate oil compact
adopted by six producing states
expires in September.
The hope OF the industry is IN
state oil boards, such as the Rail-
road Commission of Texas which has
proved Its effectiveness in warding
off FEDERAL interference, much to the
chagrfn of federal conservation
lists"
Despite the political angle, the
industry has a problem in provid-
ing enough crude to care for the
demands OF the next two or three
years, unless some new fields are
opened up this spring. The indus
try drilled $4,000 wells during 1886
in the effort to bring in new pro-
duction to offset natural decline.
This compares with 81 ,420 wells in
1885: Is, 1877 in 1884 and 1912 in
1888.
There is some dissention among
the majors regarding the price in
crease announced by Dan j. Moran
of Continental OIL Co. OF II cents
per barrel of crude All agree that
S1.35 barrel oil is coming but some
think Moran was little too fast.
They fear that 'shot OIL will re-
suit in flush pools. ]. Edgar Pew
of the Sun OIL Co, who is always
been in the confidence of the Stan
dard Oil Co. of New Jersey, made a
statement Indicating that he thinks
a price increase i'll advised at this
time.
The Continentals price increase
effects. Cat Greek, increasing Cat
Creek crude on next Monday, jan
nary 4, to S1.34 None OF the
other fields OF Montana expect 81
price increase, unless Ohio should