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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
ANCIENT death DANCE"
is REVIVED AT LUBBOCK
Terror or Relief Is Shown on
Faces as the Weird Music
Is Played.

r. A revival OF the ancient custom OF
performing the death dance" took
place In the Church of St Aegidius, at
Lubbock, recently. A visitor describ-
Ing his experiences Of 1t says:
"On entering the church. in the dim
twilight. noted mysterious lights
flashing from the gallery. while soft
music was played The curtains
which had hidden the gallery were
then drawn aside. and the old build
ing. rich in carvings dating from the
Renaissance. was lii up by cold blue
light. The music ceased and then a
tall. underlined ghostly figure playing
flute was seen.
up the darkened nave procession
now appeared. the players clad In med
ieval dresses. Heading the process
sion were the emperor and empress,
the cardinal the artstocrat. the doc
tor. the usurer, the nun. the peasant
and the mother with her child. The
procession mounted the gallery and
then disappeared in the dark.
Inc ueutH llutt ttuHth it, "eiu
music. and Death ordered the emperor
and then the remainder Of the process
sion before the tribune, and con-
iemned them ALL irrespective Of posi-
tion. Death then danced with them. the
dancers showing their terror or relief
by realistic movements. The shrill ac-
compartment of a violin broke the ST.
lence Finally Death convulslvely
gripped the child the music became
more weird. till at last the organ
broke into a crash Of chords. the play
ers disappeared and the church was
once more flooded with light"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
AIR MOTORS ANNOY CATTLE
Railroad Pens Adjacent to Flying
Field May Have TO Be Moved.

Nevada cattle have not yet become
used to alrplanes. 50 the Southern Pa
cite may have to move It's shipping
pens Al Elko Nevada, whence thou
sands Of head start for market.
The pens are adjacent 10 the landing
field Of the United States sir mail serv-
ice and the cattle, raised on the noun.
tainS and having never seen II plane
20 wild when the big flyers come zoom-
Ing down. The two-inch plankS of
which the pens ARE made hardly re.
strain the frantic animals.
The greatest trouble is experienced
when new herds are being driven in
ri the same time that Il huge motor
plane comes roaring from the sky
Cattle once inside the pens usually be.
come accustomed 10 the noise in few
days
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
WAR WIDOWS REVIVED EASILY
Get Husbands More Readily Than Do
the Girls in France.

The woman with an apartment, pref
erably a furnished one, is most In de-
mand as fiancee. says the Excelsior
in its account of an interview with the
manageresS OF n Paris matrimonial
agency characterized as one Of the bet
ter sort.
The war widow, II young and agree
able, remarreS much more easily than
a young girl making her first venture
IN matrimonial seas.
A physician between the ages Of thr-
~ and forty. we'll educated and of good
physique. was called the first prize
among men. Parents demanded en-
glneers, architects. professors or law.
yers for their daughters husbands.
while the girls themselves wished
above all for an artist. but the Cupid
broker reported this homo genus as
extremely rare.
The fortunes offered with the French.
women varied from 10000 IL 310o0O
francs. Tie directories proudly stated
that She had arranged marringc be
tween IN engineer and Il country girl
whore the bride brought lOooOo francs
10 her husband
Daughters of rich peasants who have
retired and wished 10 live in town
formed he largest clientele Of the hu-
reau, IN which the woman applicants
outnumbered The men two or three 10
one
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
ISLANDERS QUIT TATTOOING
Only One Master OF Art Left in Mar
quesas, Says Traveller.

There Is only one "tahuva" (master
tattooer) left In the Marquesas Islands.
where generation ago they were the
most numerous and skillful Of all such
artisans. says DIR. Ralph Linton. as
sistant In archaeology ut the Bishop
museum. Honolulu. who has returned
after ten months of investigation and
research In the South seas.
or all the things he saw while in the
Marquesns. the marvellous tattooing
displayed by the natives was one of
the most interesting.
The men were formerly tattooed all
over the body even inside the nostrllS
and on the scalp. and the hair was
shaved Off in patches To reveal the mr.
tistic work
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
TREASURE HOARD IS FOUND
Dig Up Gold and Diamonds Hidden
From British in 1916.

Col. John w IIoman Of Staten
Island. New York was enriched re.
Gently by a hoard of gold and diamonds
buried during the Revolutionary war
by his grandfather. who feared they
might be seized by British troops.
Colonel Homan's grandfather died
without revealing The hiding place Of
the treasure II was found by work
men eXcayating for cellar. Colonel
Holman declined 10 estimate the value
Of the find until he had the diamonds
appraised hy experts.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
100000 TRAIN
FOR BUSINESS
Schools and Colleges Are Spe-
cializing in Foreign Trade.
BANKERS ARE HELPING OUT

Manufacturers and Merchants Assist
in Making curricula PracticaI-Ten
Year Course Is offered. and One Big
Institution Has Nearly 5000 Such
Students Enroled-Federal Bureau
Of Education Gives Out Some inter-
esting information.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
Novel Incubator.

when the postmaster Of East Green
Vile. Pa. emptied IA Sccond-class mail
pouch in the postotice four chickens
strutted forth from among the parcels.
recently His explanation Of their APP
pearance Is that the excessive heat
hatched out the four chicks from a
parcelpost consignment of cggs.-Ex-
change.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
EnaIand Neeas More Hens.

England needs : 100000 more hens
in order To get hack 10 the estimated
consumption for 1919 Of 100 eggs for
each person. asserts Edward Brown,
secretary Of the National Poultry
council. of England He computes
that each person in England last year
lfe 93 eggs.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
Ex.or.ion EmphaticalIy Rebuked.

A tuberculosis specialist in Ham
burg. Germany. WAS sentenced to six
months in prison loss OF citizenship
for two years aud 10 pay fine or
$4,000 marks for "usury" because he
had rendered loo high bills to his
nnfienfS
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26

The committee devised for students
of foreign trade n special course nov
being used in several large colleges
This course would require ten years
- complete for the student heglnnin.
Il just after leaving the grade schools
II Includes special training in Ian
:uages. geography. social customs an'
manners. rs we'll "a practical drill II
actual problems % foreign trade. Doe
tor Swlggett explained:
THE course Is intended 20 lit Tn
american going INTO foreign trade 4
omprta an an c'lual plane with til
aimed men of Flrope. Too often II
he PAST the american business maj
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-26
Robbers Got 81 ooo Saved for Cupid

Bandits robbed Edmond Nitzche of
Waukegan, H.. Of the $1,000 he had
saved 20 marry Miss Phlllis Olsen. II
'ook him ten years 10 save the money.
lie was riding with his fiancee ut the
time ~ the robbery. Nltzche didn't
trust banks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
ANTI-RED FORCES
DEFEATED BY ARMY
OF FAR EAST NATION
(By Associated Pressb

PEKING, June 81 Anti-Bolshevik
forces commanded by General Baron
Won Ungern-Sternberg which were in
vading southern Siberia, have been
completely defeated by the army Of
the far eastern republic, says a des-
patch received here from Chita. 1t
says the "robber bands were virtually
annihilated and that the survivors
have fled into Mongolia.
The soviet government of Moscow
offered TO send a Bolshevik army to
assist the far eastern republic in op-
posing Baron Won Ungern-Sternberg
but the Chita government has sent a
reply, stating that the republic will
be able to cope with the situation
Information that the anti-Bolshevik
forces led by General Baron Won I'm
gern-Sternberg, which were advancing
toward Chita, the seat of the far east
ern republic, had been defeated was
received in a Riga despatch quoting
Moscow advices, on June 10
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
INVITATION IS LOST
ON WAY TO AMERICA
CBy Associated Press)

GENEVA, June 21-The invitation
of the League of Nations asking the
United States to participate in the
white slave" conference here in July
has gone astray between the League
offices in this city and Washington.
The league has a Swiss postal receipt
for the registered letter containing the
invitation, but the letter never reach
ed the American capital.
Controversial hearings relative to
protests lodged with the league by
Albania regarding alleged Greek and
Jugo-Slav encroachments on the from
tiers of that country were continued
by the council of the league at execu-
tive session today. 1t was expected
the dispute between Poland and Lith-
uania relative to the future status OF
the city OF Wilma and the surrounding
country will also be taken up.
The consultative military commits
sion is examining the military situa-
ton in Hungary in connection with
the application of that country for ad-
mission to the league. Colonel Neves
representing Brazil is chairman of this
commission, which expects to com
plete its draft of report on disarma
ment soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
COLGATES ASK STATE
TO GO THROUGH WITH
REMOVAL OF PRISON
(Rv Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS, June 21-A new
difficulty in the abandonment of the
Jeffersonville reformatory removal
project developed today, when Col
gate and company. informed Governor
McCray that it desired the state to
go through with the sale of the prop
erty and that possessions be given
the company earlier than Oct. l, 1922.
The company has been asked by
the state to defer the time for taking
over the present reformatory build
ing, or to withdraw its bid of 1851,
600 for the property.
The company's reply brought a call
for a meeting of the reformatory re-
moval commission, which in confer
ence with Governor McCray drafted
a letter declaring that the sale could
not be completed so as to give pos
session next year.
Governor McCray said that the re
ply told the company that more legis-
lation would be required before the
state could proceed with the removal
program, and that if time could not
be granted by the company that its
bids would have to be rejected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
SIMS AND SCHWAB
KONORED BY DEGREES
(By Associated Press)

HOBOKEN, n. j., June 21-Twenty
six honaray degrees of doctor Of
science and doctor of engineering
were conferred today by Stevens in
stitute of Technology at the 18th an
nual commencement. The commence
ment program also marked the ff-
tieth anniversary of the opening of
Stevens institute. Charles NJ. Schwab.
who received the degree of doctor OF
engineering was the principal speaker
at the exercises, Rear Admiral VIM.
S Sims, who also was honored with
a degree, had also been scheduled TO
deliver an address, but he was unable
to be present, owing to delays in his
sailing from England on the Olympic.
Honorary degrees of doctor of
science were bestowed upon Rear Ad-
miral Sims, Prof. Charles Frederick
Krech and Frederick Kin-Vreeland.
The following received honorary
degrees of Doctor of Engineering: -
Brigadier-General c. A. Mitchell, Col.
VIM. B. Parsons, Charles NJ. Schwab,
Elmer A. Sperry, Frank Sprague
/ Edward R Stettinius, Thomas A.
Watson, William ]. Wilgus, Sven Win
guisr, John A. Henderson, Frank Nc
Dowell. Leavitt, Albert w. StahI,
X Idell. Lewis n. Nash. Edward A.
Ushling, George NJ. Bond. Prof. X =.
Margruder, John w Webb. Lingan S.
Randolph, John A Bensel, Richard
H. Rice. Alfred 3. Whitney. Jr.. and
! Rear Admiral Frederick R. Harris.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
HOLD FOUR ON ALL
COUNTS At TOLEDO

TOLEDO, o., June'21.-All 10 counts
in the conspiracy indictment arising
out of the robbery at the Toledo post
Office Feb. Il, will be considered by
the jury against Joe Urbaytis, James
Sansone, Charles Schultz, and George
Lewis
This decision was made today by
Judge Killitis as he commenced dis
tribution of evidence against thirteen
now on trial following the close of the
governments case.
He declared he would not even hear
motion that had for its object the
reduction of the number of counts
against these four men who have been
named in government testimony as
four of the six who actually robbed
the postoffice.
Woman and Man Set Free.
OF the 10 defendants left when the
government closed its case. two, Stella
Kaefer and Joe Culbert, were acquit-
ted on motion of Prosecutor Stewart
Bolin. Judge Killits instructed the
jury the two were free.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
NO FURTHER DELAY
IN BASEBALL CASES
(Bv Associated Press)

CHICAGO, June 21.-Judge Hugo
Friend announced today there will be
no further delay in the trial of the IS
indicted baseball players and gamblers
charged with throwing the 1919 world
series. The case has been set for
Monday.
Counsel for five Of the alleged gamb-
lers asked for more time as three are
in California and two are reported i'll.
Judge Friend refused the request and
announced he would forfeit the bonds
of any defendant who is physically
able to appear and fails to come. The
state attorneys Office was instructed
TO investigate claims that Benjamin
Franklin and Carl Zork. of st. Louis,
are both i'll Ben and Louis Levi and
David Zelson, all of Des Moines, Ia,
are in California, but the court in
structed their attorney to telegraph
them Immediately to return.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
MEXICAN RECOGNITION
BEFORE TRADEsMEN
tBy Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, June 21.-Resolu-
tions introduced by DR.. Alejardro
Rivss Nazquez, Cuban delegate TO the
International commercial congress, in
session here, urging recognition of
Mexico by all countries which have
not taken such action. led to a pro-
tractcd debate during yesterday after
moons session of the congress. Mex
ican delegates were almost unanimous
in opposing the resolutions, taking the
position that they were not in keep
ing with the dignity and traditional
pride of Mexico"
1t was asserted the congress should
not deal with political matters, and
the question was postponed until
Thursday, following a debate of al
most two hours. The discussion Of the
resolutions precluded the holding OF
the regular business session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
TABOO ON FIREWORKS
WILL BE ENFORCED
IN CITY ON JULY 4

Enforcement of the ordinance which
prohibits the sale and firing of GER
tain kinds of fireworks in the city Of
Richmond and within two miles of
the corporate limits of the city, is
planned by Police Chief Wenger on
the Fourth of July.
The city ordinance under which the
police will operate provides that no
person, firm or corporation shall,
within the city of Richmond, sell. Of
fer for sale or have in his or its pos
session or custody any grass-hopper
fireworks. spitdevils, hot air balloons
or paper balloons, paper caps, toy pis-
tolls cannon crackers more than five
inches long or one inch through
blank cartridges, blank cartridge pis-
tolls, or repeating canes" Section two
of the ordinance provides that no per-
son shall send aloft or fire the above
named kinds of fireworks.
Fine Provided
A fine not to exceed $25 is provided
for in case of violations of the acts
or parts thereof.
Provision is made so that the board
of public works or the mayor can
grant special privileges in the case of
some large gatherings in the city pro
viding the celebration is in charge of
adults.
Newman T. Miller, state fire marsh
al, has issued warning against the
use of fireworks, cannon and powder
in celebrating the Fourth of July His
statement follows:
During the past several years
great strides have been made in the
direction of a safe and sane celebra
ton of the Fourth of July, with the re
suit that the toll of dead and manned
and the number of fires, have steadily
decreased.
The model Fourth, an Independ
ence day without burned fingers
powder-marked faces, blinded eyes
singed hair and without a single
aftermath of suffering or death-this
is the mark at which the state fire
marshal is aiming for Indiana for 1921
Section As of the rules of the state
fire marshal of Indiana prohibits the
sale of fireworks at retail Section A
plOA4O4lo tAC use vi ulSSnd1 &c VI llTc
works at any point within the limit!
| of city or town in the state of In
| diana, except at such points as may bt
authorized by the city or town au
thorities, upon recommendation Of the
state fire marshal.
Fireworks or other pyrotechnic dis
plays, if not prohibited by local ord
nance, may be given under municipa
supervision, provided such display
are held at least one thousand fee
from any building. Toy paper bal
looms and skyrockets are forbidden.
/ The state fire marshal asks the &C
| operation of municipal officials to Sc
that these reasonable rules and tn
anti-fireworks ordinances of the var
ious cities and towns are properly en-
| forced"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
ENGLISH ROYAL PAIR
GOING TO IRELAND;
USE ALL PRECAUTIONS
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, June 21.-King George
and Queen Mary prepared this morn
ing to leave for a port On the Irish
sea where they will tonight go on
board a steamer which will take them
to Belfast, in which city they will
preside tomorrow at the state open
ing of the parliament of Northern Ire
land. The royal steamer will be es-
corted by two light cruisers and 10
destroyers on its trip across the Irish
sea.
Elaborate precautions are being
made by the police and crown forces
in Belfast to insure the safety of the
king and queen while they are in that
city. Use of the roofs of buildings
for any purpose during the hours the
king and queen are in Belfast has
been prohibited, and the authorities OF
Belfast were today engaged in d
thorough inspection of the sewer sys
TEN of the city to make sure no ex
plosives had been hidden there by ele,
ments opposed to British rule in the
island. -s
Strenuous Program.
King George and Queen Mary will
face a strenuous round of function:
tomorrow in Belfast for in addition tC
opening the parliament, they will be
called upon TO preside at a levee a
| Ulster Hall, where the king will con
fer honors upon a number of promi
! nant Irishmen.
Considerable interest has beer
aroused in this city by a rumor tha
! the Irish Sim Fein plans to make
proffer of peace to King George a
! Belfast tomorrow. Confirmation o
| this Tumor is as yet lacking.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
WILL Be CLASSIFIED

INDIANAPOLIS, June 21-Classi-
fication of all elementary high
schools in Indiana was decided upon
today by the state board of education.
During the next school year the clas'
sification will be made only on re-
quest bat after Sept. /, 1922, all the
elementary schools will receive a rat
ing from the state department. In
the past the elementary schools have
not betn classified.
The board also set July IS, as the
date for local school authorities to
elect school attendance officers, ap'
pointment of which also was made
possible by new laws.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
ITALY WILL PROVIDE
OUTLET FOR AMERICAN
CAPITAL, SAYS CHILDS
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK. June 21.-American
capital will soon find an opportunity
in new industrial Italy and in the
establishment of a permanent flow OF
ships between the ports of the two
countries, Richard Washburn Child,
newly appointed ambassador to Italy,
declared today at a luncheon given by
the IIaiy-American society. Ambas-
sador Child and Vittorie Rolandi Ricci
the Italian ambassador, were the
honor guests.
America and American financiers,'
said the new ambassador, will sec
that the skilled engineering genius OF
Italy, her power resources, and above
all her resources of eager, healthy
human labor will find expression il
industrial creativsness.s We believe
that Italy will be greater consumer
of raw materials. She wilt be con.
verter, producing finished products fol
her own natural markets.
America has faith that Italy will
develop these markets, not only tc
sell her own goods, but to act as &
middleman for ours"
Praises Reconstruction.
Ambassador Child was loud in his
praise for the way the Italian people
have taken hold of postwar construc
ton work, and declared emphaticallJ
that America was ready to help.
There is nothing wrong with the
heart of America" he said 1T i;
capable of all the idealisnl, the self
sacrifice, the relief of suffering anC
/ the fulfillment of human brotherhood
which has ever been attributed to i
by any one. We insist only upon one
limitation-the heart and the con
science of America must continue un
der its own nagement"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-21
ANCESTRAL HOME Of
,WASHINCT0NS' OPENED
AFTER RESTORATION
CBy Associated Press)


SU L G r A V E, Northamptonshire
June 21-Sulgrave manor, ancestral
home of the Washingtons, was rededi-
Gated here today with elaborate cere-
monies after its restoration, at a cost
of fifty thousand pounds to the state
in which it existed three centuries
ago.
In addition to dignitaries from Lon
dan, the lord mayors of Birmingham,
Northampton and Banbury and other
towns were present, attired in their
gorgeous robes of office wearing their
official chains and proceeded by the
bearers of the maces, symbolic of civic
authority. Members of town corpora
tions from various centers also
attended.
Marquis Gives Address.
The Marquis of Cambridge, brother
of Queen Mary, gave the principal ad
dresses, asserting the fundamental
solidarity of the peoples of the en-
pire and the republic and declaring
the days event a good augury for the
future.
The Prince of Wales planned to be
present. but was detained. He extend
ed an invitation however, to a dele,
cation to call on him tomorrow at
st. James palace, London to give him
an opportunity to express his personal
interest in the enterprise at Sulgrave.
Rear Admiral Frederick R. Harris
Today's exercises were arranged by
the Sulgrave institution, organized in
Great Britain and the United States
1t was the institution also which be
gan the movement for the restoration
of Sulgrave manor, and had the work
in charge from the first.
Washington Ancestors.
The exercises began with short ser
vices in the Sugrave parish church
where lie buried Washington, fore
bear of George Washington, Mrs
Washington and their eleven children
The ceremonies proper were held or
the lawn of the manor house.
John A. Stewart OF New York, chair
man of the American branch of the
Sulgrave institution, presented {
bronze bust of Washington to the
manor, on behalf of American donors
Letters from Calvin Coolidge, vice
president of the United States, U. S
Senator, Henry Cabot Lodge, Samue
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation of Labor, Chas ". Eliot
president-Emeritus Of Harvard uni
versity and other Americans wer,
read.
! Immediately after the exercises OF
| the lawn there occurred the ceremon,
! in dedication OF the Washington arm:
on the right spandrel Of the main door
! way These consists of the three
stars and the two bars from which
! originated the American flag.