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With the Worm Diggers of Canarsie

anybody here in Canarsie. THEY'VE
seen us out in all weathers and some
OF 'em has tried worm diggin' for
themselves. So they know it's no picnic
The boys are just what you see 'em
-now-take a glass of beer now and
then. do a little. fishn', don't loaf
around the way folks think and I
guess as long as we amt bothering
round much folks that mind their own
business won't bother us"
Whatever stand may have been
taken by foreigners, it is certain that
Canarsie was with the "wormers" in
their strike TO a citizen. And having
made that statement, the further in
tricacies of thought into which a blood
worm naturally winds will not be pur-
sued here. The strike has been pro-
ouctive of a deeper interest and desire
10 Know the ways of life of the hon
orable guild of worm diggers.
Canarsie, no New Yorker If he is n
fisherman needs be told. nestles on
Jamaica Bay. Huddled along a bank
or an artificial canal are various sea
side buildings, far from pretentious, al
though they call themselves hotels.
Here and in the gayer restaurants that
constitute with carrousels and switch
backs the Golden City" across the wav
may be purchased in cooked state the
sullen shedder, whitefsh, bluefish. the
retiring oyster and the equally retiring
out also pugnacious lobster. Until but n
Few weeks ago it was possible to drain
a cup That cheers in the intervals OF
picking out the suCCulent meat of the
latters claws. Now the wash used
fully deserves its contemptuous name
On a day of rain it has to be ad-
mitted that Canarsie Is depressing but
let the clouds rift and presently a line
Oh nshermen Will reach the full length
OF the breakwaters. skiffs, rowboats
launches and sailboats will dot the
bay, musical noise OF sort will start
In the amusement pavilions and Ca
narsie will perk up. 1t is possible then
to stand in front of Fred Boegeps no.
tel and pass in review the floating
population and the natives. all inter
esting, but all eclpsed by the worn,
disgers. They give Canafsie its
cachet
Whatever interests the worm dig
gers absoros Canarsie. TO be- sure II
holds out rival attractions to Conev
Island, and it is distinctly pleased
when visitors come down by trolley or
train or motor to eat the fish OF the
sea, to go tripping" on the bav even
to bathe II they have the hardihood
and the aptitude. Some people win
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Continued from Eighth Pcoe.

out on the float in front of Rigbys
with their little wooden buckets fun
of bloodworms and spreading out the
rich green sea grass as a protective
nest for the ugly worms on a news
peper and figured out how many
dozen worms each had taken, their
CALCULATED bits of conversation showed
that the iron of public criticism be-
cause of their attitude had penetrated
to their souls.
"Ten dollars a day. Phew! l got
twenty-four dozen and borried three
worms to make that. Fifteen cents
dozen is what we get and my ketch
comes exactly to $3.50 Wouldn't I like
to see some OF them profteers workin'
for money like that. Look at them
hands!"
A bunch of "wormers" showed their
hands calloused in deep ruts-the ef-
feet of raking with the short handled
rake which is the only one they can
use effectively. And they made un-
pleasant remarks about the hungry
green flies that infest the sand bars
not to feed on blood worms but on
blood wormers. But their complaints
were not serious, and except to say
that they would like to have the man
in New York who so strongly objected
to their getting more money for their
daily catch come down and deliver
himself up to the green heads" as a
proper punishment for taking 40 cents
dozen at retail, they were a jolly lot
of fellows. The highest number OF
worms caught on this particular day
was 420, which will net the lucky
wormer $5.25. These were figures that
refuted the charge that the honest
wormers are loafing on their Job and
taking $40 day for the privilege.
Hop SPAIN is the boss OF the outfit
and his is no fancy name but one that
came naturally and by inheritance
'Hop" being a family cognomen. He
is a splendid, stalwart specimen of
manhood. apparently under forty, but
he said he had been "a "wormer" for
twenty years.
Let 'em talk" said Hop, laughing
and showing "A set of perfect teeth,
He was referring to the critics who
have said unpleasant things about the
blood worm market and ridiculed tho
men connected with II. LET 'em talk;
they got to have worms or quit fishin'
and nobody who knows what he's
tallxin' about can deny that we earn
our 15 cents dozen psetty hard. Ask
The sun., 1919-08-24
STAGE tL BOHEMIAN GROVE AMpHIrHEA1RE,
The Ceremonial Burial of Care" Takes on New Sig.
nifcance Fraught With Memory of Brave Bohe-
mians Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in
War-"Lfe" to Be Presented

Og, the elder of the tribe, warns the
younger men that the wants of man
are meat and sleep, and these are
wants enough.
Jad srasps the fruit. Tull takes it
from his hand. They are fearful. 1t
Is new thing. But Jad, when the
tribesmen leave, sucks from his fingers
the juice of the apple of the Bush of
Wanting. And then he ate of the
fruit.
Love comes to him and the impulse
for development. He meets the
woman, and in rapture of awakening
he wanders with her into the mystery
of the forest.
From the darkness at the beginning
Of the interlude chorus and orchestra
lender the Chant of Annunciation."
Then the Sower reappears and an
nounces that the sleeping seed of life
had awakened, that the earth should
whirl in Its dance for a year, and It
should have q new breed whose end
should be endless.
Voices from far places i'm the grove
query the Sower whether this be curse
or gift divine, and the chorus an
swers that even He. the timeless one,
the constant, knew not. He only
knew that endless wanting is the end.
The Sower, announcing :hat life vas
budding and blossoming into other
life, calls upon flowers to attend the
consumrnation. Thereupon the hillside
becomes bright with rhythmic gar
landed figures. appearing as though
hlossominC from the foliage and fad
ing and falling at last as they had
come.
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The year had spun for year, and
the second episode begins.
Tull had fought his yearning for tn
fruit. Was he a coward and Jad the
braver man? Tull finally eats Of The
fruit of the Bush of Wanting.
Jad returns and with him the
woman. And Tull feeling the awak
ening wants her. But Jad still wanted
her. And Tull kills Jad, who had been
his friend and the woman fees.
Og and the tribesmen learn OF the
return of Jad. Others eat of the fruit
of the Bush of Wanting and they, 100.
want. Og orders them to destroy the
bush as well as the men who had
eaten of the fruit. But two bushes
bearing ripe fruit spring up in is
place and the men that had eaten
ran away up the hillside and with
them return women.
1t was the beginning of the awak-
eninS through the impulse Of love,
And when here is found the child
born to Jad and his "other self" there
comes the realization of human life
For lad lived again in Jad made
little"
The finale begins with the reap
pearance of the Sower, who announces
that mans feet are on the ever widen
ing spiral of infinity. that the golden
fruits of wanting now attend him
In soft but increasing light radan.
ngures. with emblazonries of harvest
throng the hillside. Chorus snd
orchestra proclaim the triumph OF the
plan and high among the trees the
red glow of miraculous dawn wakes
and Is lost in the full glory of illumins.
ton.
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sons Life He was president Of
the National Conservatory at Quito
for five years, and is an author
ity on the aboriginal music of the
Indians of Ecuador, Peru and Chile,
SO that the primitive plot OF this years
Grove Play could have no more fitting
/ interpreter.
The prologue to the play begins in
utter darkness The orchestra, hidden
among the trees, plays the preamble
and then the chorus, similarly hidden,
sings the "Sleep Of Og." Then, high
up on the hillside, the figure of the
Sower appears, suffused with light and
apparently poised in the air above
the earth.
The Sower speaks of the beginnings
of life and the chorus answers him
from the shadowy forest. The Sower
summonses the tireless Seedsmen and
the seeds of Mans divine desires are
scattered upon the hill.
The Bush Of Wanting rises from
the quickened earth to taste of its
heating fruit, the Sower and his Seeds
men vanish
Og and Jad and Tuu and the rest
OF the TribesmeE-fgures representing
the beginnings of human life rather
than men actually as such-find the
mystic bush as they come upon the
scene at the beginning OF the first
episode.
They are fearful OF the ripe, red
fruit it bears. Jad sees the apple and
is tempted. He speaks of wants and
the other tribesmen are mystified. Tun
points to the greaI thorns on the
Bush of Wanting.
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oathe anywhere, and while Canarsie
ioiK oont, they are willing that the
foreigners" shall imagine a beach
where none exists. But these people
are outside of Canarsie's life and the
wormers were born and raised there.
Ihat makes a difference. And II you
nave eyes you can pick out the
Wormer for yourself, although he may
not have a worm in his beak at the
time.
In the society life of Canarsie the
oIood worm boys are notable. See
them, say on a Friday night. which is
Country Store night in Canarsie "a
junction. so far as is recorded, pc
Guitar to this place., and you would
never dream that they had any con-
hection with worms. They are swell
dressers on such occasions and they
are able to dance tireleSsly. Dancing
is one of the features of Country Store
night, and it Is always particulars
fascinating at Bakers, notWithstand'
ing an obnoxious sign indicative Of
rule NO Breaking Allowed" which j.
rigldly enforced. This means that
wormer or other beau is not permitted
10 grab OFT one of pair Of girls VINO
may be tantalizingly doing a onestep
on the floor by themselves
This rule affects the young h'ooo
'wormer, not worm) only. The eide!
men OF the profession, II thcN i'"'
quent dance hall, do it mercy 90 'oot
on and to be present should any Gie''
light up sufficiently TO invite all HANDS
AS rule the seasoned digger GOES
home as soon as the day catch hss
"een tailed up and started tD the 'i'',
lie may pause to have a game Of V''
Maid over pack Of grimy cards WI"
crony, but 1t is not for luuG ne
likes his home. Often he built lt HIM
self or added TO it by what he has We"
from the spoil OF the sea and the worm
house is worth seeing Il re-
nects the taste and fancy Of the pro-
prietor. 1t Is what he wanted IN ire
way OF house, and is not con-
spicuous example of architecture No'
that a "wormer" is hermit; a@ ism F.
he generally has "A wife and .e'eF!
marmots, but the older meu DOM
court society.
To close the discussion Of the s'rk'.
which really is settled affair a
warning should be taken by the mutt
tudes troopinG down 10 Canarslo iNeSe
days to see the worm diggers fAh'
all persons who treat the matter VII"
levity are not In right with Canarse
and certainly they are not in INC
diggers' favor.
The sun., 1919-08-24

Bumper Bean and MA Pettingill. ="
But it is somber gripping episode
that he pictures in Life" in which he
harks back to the primitive in theme
and emotional expression. The music
by Domenico Brescia shows the usual
sympathetic collaboration of author
and composer.
The Sewers Dance.
"Life" is philosophical and poetical
rather than animated and theatrical
The symbols of its movements are of
biological significance and the COM
poser's intermezzii to the work illus
trates it, One is called THE Seed"
the second is THE Flower" and the
third and last The Fruit" The
Sewers Dance. introduces the leading
motive" that of stirring energy, wax
ing to life, mysterious, God planted
and splendidly energetic though pre-
sented by muted strings. The Flower
Dance is likewise symphonic in quail
ity though set in waltz rhythm, and is
a projection of the Sewers Dance
rather than a development. The Fruit
Dance, primitive, rustic, vigorous and
hrm, symbolizes an evolution Of man
into the fullness of a superb maturity.
WilsonA poetic scheme is simplicity
itself. Man is revealed in his expand
ing aspirations. and is shown in his
progress from material existence to
love, and thence to conception of
life as 1t spans the brief period of its
own merely physical manifestations.
Naturally there is but little action.
The chorus does not participate In the
plot, as in opera, nor interrupt the
plot as in musical comedy. but 1t ex-
plains 1t, comments upon it and re-
fleets it as in Greek tragedy. The
score is held together in logical ef-
fectiveness by the employment of
motives" that associate themselves
with the leading factors in the poets
thought and throughout the music is
not so much dramatic as symphonic,
having its inspiration in the poetic
thought that the music itself seems
to inspire
Domenica Bresca, who is we'll known
throughout the musical world and
abroad as an international prize
winner for compositions built on
the folk themes of the Indians
of Ecuador, was a fortunate choice
as collaboration in Grove Play
OF the nature of Harry Leon Will
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Thorp. music by Theodore Vogt; In
1906 THE Owl and Care" by Charles
X. Field. music by DIR. Humphrey
Stewart: in 1907 THE Triumph of
Bohemia" by George Strenng (the
poet), music by Edward Schneider; in
1908 THE Sons of Baldur." by Herman
Scheffauer. music by Arthur Weiss.
was produced; in 1909 "St. Patrick of
Tara" by the late Prof. Henry Morse
Stephens of the University of Califor-
mia, music by Wallace Sabin; In 1910
THE Cave Man." by Charles K. Field.
Next, 1911, saw THE Green Knight"
by Porter Garnett, music Ay L. G.
Stricklin; in 1912 The Atonement of
Pam by Joseph ID. Redding, music by
Henry Hadley composer and SYM
phony orchestra director); in 1918
"The Fall of Ug," by Rufus Steele,
music by Herman Perlet; in 1914 Nee
Natoma," by DR.. J. Wilson Shields.
music by ida Waldrop. In 1915 Frank
Fixley (known az the librettest OF
Prince OF Pilsen"; king Dodo,"
Woodland" and other light operas)
placed the action of his play in the
sacred grove OF Apollo, and collaborat-
ing with him as composer of the music
was Edward Schneider.
The 1915 play was entitled Gold"
and was written by Frederick Myrtle.
music by DR.. Humphrey Stewart. The
1917 play was entitled The Land of
Happiness" written by Charles Tenn.
pleton Crocker, with music by Joseph
ID. Redding. In this play the old theme
of the annihilation of Care and the
triumph of the Spirit of Bohemia was
translated through the medium of a
Chinese atmosphere and setting, and
the characters were transported from
the realms of Oriental mythology to
the court of the Viceroy Wang 10,
which was visualized on the forest
stage in all its barbaric magnihcence
Last year Q918 the play was "The
Twilight of the Kings" an allegory of
the horrible blood drama that was be-
ing enacted upon tho worlds red stage
and was written by Richard NJ. HotaI
ing, one of the best known stage anna
teurs" in the country. with music by
Wallace Sabin, and lyrics by George
Sterling.
This years play has been written hy
Harry Leon Wilson, known the world
over for his whimsical humor, and to
thousands OF readers as the creator of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
THE MODERN BANK

Progressive banking as carried on
today is one of the greatest forces
for Industrial development in any
community.
The old style banker who merely
pofited by the necessities Of others
is thing q the past. He cant do
business in competition with modern
methods.
The present day successful bank
manager is builder. He studies
the opportunities of a community
and assists in bringing in capital to
develop latent resources.
Banking today is applying scien-
tific principles to the handling OF
money, not merely for the enrich
ment of an individual who has the
money to loan but for the develop
ment of banking business and in
dustry in the territory it serves.
The modern bank prospers by the
success and growth OF its customers
not by failures and sheriff's sales.
Banking today is done out In the
open and not behind closed doors.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12

states that farms in that section that sold
for S125 an acre two months ago are sell
ing for $3.50 to S175 per acre.
This state of affairs is practically
true of the entire agricultural area of the
west.
We had government operation of the
railroads for year and half. Have
their values as property increased in
value like farms?
The fact is, railroad bonds and stocks
which represent the property have shrunk
in values in sums reaching into billions
while farm mortgages command prem
iums at low rates of interest.
Does the farmer want government OPP
Grafton of the manufacturing and dis
tributing end of agricultural production.
such as marketing live stock and other
farm products.
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where without danger of any infec-
ton to anyone.
And there's the rub. Instruction.
Beyond the shadow of a doubt, tn.
berculosis is durable. Fresh air.
good, plain, wholesome food--right-
ly repared-plenty Of sleep-fresh
air and above all common sense and
a desire to follow the advice OF the
wise physicians relative to all these
matters. These and in q great many
cases the peron who has only mild
attack Of the diease can be cured in
the home or in the back yard.
That is one OF the big functions OF
the Utah Public Health association.
To give specialized advice to the tub
CIRCULAR. We are at the service Of
the community. We have literature
on the subject and gladly supply it.
The executive will be glad to see any
one who desires to discuss the sub
ject.
And the Office is at 100 Tast First
South street.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
A Yard Of Health
Edited by the Executive Secretary
OF the Utah Public Health
Asociation.)
A REINTRODUCTION

Introducing Utah Public Health
association in a plan for some spe-
cialized work. You folks all know
that our general aim Is for the bet
torment OF health conditions all ov-
er the state and that we are inter-
ested and want to be allied with ev-
cry movement which helps the com
munity health.
But we are specially interested in
the problem of tuberculosis--its
cure, OF course-but more than its
cure and of great deal more i'm
portance. in its prevention. And I
should spell that word with capital
lettrs for it expresses and sums up
the sentiment Of the entire nation,
a regards health work. We are cog
infant in community sense-or we
are on the. way to cognizance--of the
fact that an ounce OF prevention is
worth a pound of cure. I'd make IT
ten pounds.
II. by careful supervision. OF the
growing generation we can inculcate
habits of health and hygiene and
teach thees subjects by practice as
well as precept. we can reasonably
hope for new standard OF health
and rising generation OF clean mind
ed. sane thinking. alive boys and
girls.
or course the thinking men and
women, the ones who read their
newspapers well and who find items
to interest them on the sport sheet
more power to it--as we'll as In
the editorial, telegraph. social, fin
ancial or purely local columns realize
that something must be done tor
those who today are afflicted with
tuberculosis. 1t Is disease that Is
with us. 1t is contagious and COM
municable, and only when we awake
definitely to the fact that the man
or woman who has tuberculosis and
expectorates, coughs or sneezes pro-
isculously and without care in pub
lice places is menace to all of us
and our children. will the disease ac-
tually be stamped out.
A person can have tuberculosis
and having been instructed carefully
how to act in public. can 60 any
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
A GREAT REMEDY

The merits OF Chamberlain's Col
ic and Diarrhoea Remedy are well
known and appreciated. but there 10
occasionally man who had NO G.
quaintance with them and should
red the following by Y. H. Dear, a
hotel man at Dupuyer. Mont. -Four
years ago l used Chamberlain's Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy with such
wonderful results that I have since
recommended it to my friends"
Adv-9-1
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
OEEC.HAnS
I'D PILLS
largest Sale Of Any Msdieins IN the WorlA
Sold everywhere. In b0xes. Toe, 25e.
senefaetor Of Men.

The New York SUMS appreciation
OF the late DR.. Mary Walker contains
this tribute; zone debt OF gratitude
men owe Doctor Walker which they
ought not TO forget. She was the In
yentor OF the inside neckband on shirts
which protects the flesh from belng
rubbed by the collar button" -Outlook.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
OUR MAN POWER IN THE WAR

In pamphlet put out by Col. Leonard
p Ayres and authorized by the war de-
partment some statistics are given rela-
tive to our war with Germany, some of
which are new and all of them are inter-
esting.
America put forth twice the man pow
er in the great war that the north put
forth in the war of the rebellion. 1t is
almost true that among each one hundred
Americans five took up arms in defense
of the country. During the civil war ten
out of every hundred inhabitants of the
northern states served as soldiers or sail
ors. In that struggle 100000 men serv-
ed in the northern armies or in the navy.
1t is pointed out that the great growth
of the United States in the meantime is
indicated by the fact that in spite of
proportionate contribution in man power
Of nearly two to one in favor of civil war
days a total of 100000 men had gather
ed into the armed forces of the United
States up to November IL, 1918, when the
armistice went into effect. An American
effort proportional to that put forth by
the north during the civil war would have
produced nearly 10,O00,O 900 fighting men.
Two out of every three American sol
diers who reached France took part in
battle. The number that reached France
was 2084000 and of these 100000 saw
active service at the front. Of the forty
two divisions that reached France, twen-
ty-nine took part in combat service. Sew
en- Of them were regular army divisions,
eleven were organized from the national
guard and eleven were made up of ma
tional army troops. American divisions
were in battle for 200 days and engaged in
thirteen major operations. From the
middle of August until the end of the war
the American divisions held during the
greater part of the time front longer
than that held by the British. In October
the American divisions held 101 miles of
line or % per cent of the entire western
front. In the battle of st. Mihiel $4,000
Americans were engaged, as compared
with about 100000 on the northern side
in the battle of Gettysburg. The artillery
fired more than 100000 shells in four
hours, which is the most intense concen-
tration of artillery fire recorded in his
tory. The Meuse Argonne battle lasted
forty-seven days, during which 100000
American troops were engaged.
The number of soldiers furnished by
each state of the union is also given. New
York heads the list with So, 1854 men anu
the Philippines stands at the foot of the
list with 255 men. Of the states proper
Nevada furnished the smallest number
or 5105 men, The Utah contingent is set
down at 1901, though our state council
of defense fixes the number at $4,000,
population.-Salt Lake Herald.
"a n n
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
Cat a Model to Children.

In some of the little books which
were published from 1900 TO 1850, and
a few OF them even earlier. one finds
the cat frequently set up as a model
of good behavior, especially for little
girls. She taught them by her example
to wash their faces once day, TO look
clean and neat, and when they walked
ont OF doors never TO step in the wet.
One significant sentence rends: 1T
would be well for little girls 10 SIT MS
still while they are learning their les
sons"
Removing Old Putty.
A great deal of scraping can be
saved, when putty is to be removed.
by brushing over II some nitric or
hydrochlorlc acid and leaving Il for
an hour or two. A brush that is
of ho further use should be employed.
as the acid ruins It. The putty at the
end Of the time will be found softened
to such an extent that little more than
4 wipe IL needed