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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
GIRL OF IS KILLS FATHER
Yields Knife Fatally Defending Moth.
or During Family Fight In
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Elizabeth Mabel
Lance, Is years old. stabbed her father
to death defending her mother. police
say, during quarrel between her
parents.
The father, Edgar M. Lance, 81, died
almost instantly. formal charge of
murder has been lodged against the
girl, and the mother is held as a wit
ness.
According to the girl, her father
was choking her mother. She tried
to get him to stop. but he told her to
ego away"
Mother was screaming, and I was
frightened and / ran downstairs got
a knife and came back to the room,"
the girl said, according to the police.
g" threatened father with the knife
to save my mother, and he let her 60
and ran at me. and i held the knife
up and stabbed him."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Unhappy Ant Queen Is Bossed.

Like hens, most species of ants
s have queen. and. not unlike human
queens, she leads an existence that
is not always happy. She Is sur
rounded by courters. who. on the sur
fuce. are her humble slaves, and not
only feed her. but act as her escort
take 1t into her head to go some.
where else than the spot picked by
the workers. and she soon finds out
that the state Is greater than the In
dividuaI. The circle of courtiers that
surround her step brskiy mp and give
her sharp bites until she agrees TO
their wishes and takes the path they
have planned.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31

Although FranA Li;iSS valentine vi
Jersey City Is unknown to official ex-
perts as Americas most perfect Ado
nis-there Is at least one specialist
who IS certain he has no equal. And
that specialist Is his bride Of few
days, who was Miss Betsy Buell. of
Clinton, Conn. Mrs Valentine is I'M
doubtedly specialist on the subject,
for In April, 1913, she was awarded
the Smithsonian Institution verdict as
the most perfect American woman.
She Is q daughter Of Clarence Buell.
Of Clinton, Conn.,, and is a direct de-
scendant Of John and Priscilla Alden.
Brown of hair with blue eyes and
fair complexion, Mrs. Valentine Is the
embodiment Of health. She Is about
five feet four inches in height and
weighs 100 pounds. After five years
search. DR.. A. Hrdlicka, of the Smith
sonian Institution, selected Miss Buell.
as the most perfect type of American
womanhood from list Of more than
$4,000 contestants. Mrs. Valentine Is
at present state recording secretary of
the Connecticut Federation Of WOmen's
Clubs, a member of the D. A. II. and
Of many other organizations. She has
written numerous articles on health,
gardening, Americanism and other sub
jects. She Is also an artist and pho
tographer Of some merit.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
BR0NCH0 BUSTING
NEARS ITS END
Said There Will Be No More Wild
Horses in Rocky Moua-
tain States.
CIVILIZATION SPELLS Finish
Ranches Are Being Fenced and No
More Do Wild Horses RA.se the
Plains Of Wyoming and
Adjacent States,

Denver, Colo.--Broncho busters Of
the northern Rocky Mountain states
are about to go out of business, accord
Ing to reports from officials Of wild
West and frontier shows. The reason
Is there aren't any wild horses to
bust. At least not around Wyoming
and this part Of the country.
But down In Arizona they have wild
horse to eat. There are 10000 of
them. They belong to the San Carlos
Indians, who have reservation not
far from Globe. But there isn't much
chance Of getting the Arizona ponies
for the broncho busters of Wyoming
for the Indians won't give them up.
Growing Shorter.
The day of the wild herd of horses
roaming the plains of Wyoming and
adjacent states has been growing
rapidly shorter with the encourage
ment Of civilization. More and more
ranches are being fenced In, herds Of
cattle are reduced or confined, and
to make the matter worse for the ex-
istence of the wild steeds. oil drilling
camps have been extended over wide
areas of Wyoming, northwestern Colo
RADIO and Utah.
But down on the San Carlos Indian
reservation there are 10000 wild
steeds, roaming at will over the fields.
destroying mile after mile of grazing
land which might be put into good
use for cattle, and turning green grass
OF the prairie into scrawny covering
for their bones which hardly makes
even decent meal for an Indian.
The cattlemen have tried to buy
them, but the Indians wouldn't listen.
The government. through A. II. Sy-
monds. Indian agent, offered to pur-
chase them at about Sc head, invest
the money in cattle and save the meat
from the horses, giving it back to the
Indians for winter food.
Horses Are Worthless.
But the Indians would have none
OF 1t. The horses are worthless. even
for hides. They cannot be domesti-
Gated and the meat isn't much Of
delicacy, but the Indians insist on
their age-Old prerogative to have their
herds out on the open prairie even as
their fathers did. The Indians also
have about 1000 wild burros which
they say they will keep.
"And when an Indian makes up his
mind" SymOnds sGys. you've got to
have patience to get him to change
1t. They are proud of the horses and
burrOs for some reason, and although
some Of their leaders have tried to
persuade them to accept the offers
made. so far they have refused to
sell"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
RAvAcES Of OLD
ACEpkEPT At BAY
Prof. Julian Huxley Checks Sen.
IIlty for 10 Generations
! of Worms.
REEVES ANCIENT PROBLEM
Elixir OF Life So Long Sought In the
Middle Ages Has at Least Been
Found, but, Alas! Only for Flat
worms-case Of Repression Cited.

LOndoD.-POpular interest In the oft.
discussed question whether or not 1t
is possible to keep old age at bay In
definitely and correspondingly prolong
the span Of life has been revived by
Prof. Julian Huxley OF Oxford. Ju-
iian Is a grandson of the great Huxley
and inherits no incOnsiderable meas
ure Of his talent for painstaking sci
entifc research.
1.-THE common-sense view Of the life
cycle, drawn from the observation Of
man and the familiar animals" said
Prof. Huxley, "is that 1t proceeds al
ways and inevitably In definite direc-
tion, with definite plan. The nor
NAL life cycle of man, for instance.
is as follows: The individual starts
as a minute single cell, then follows
a period Of rapid growth, accompanied
by differentiation. then senility, and
finally death. which supervenes as
natural phenomenon, even If not
through disease or accident"
Process Not "rreversibIe."
Experiments had shown. however,
that this process was not irreversible.
he said, and was not inevitably sim!
liar In all animals; that 1t was pos
sible to modify the rate Of growth
and the length Of the period Of growth
and thus prOlOng life.
1T has been shown" Prof. Huxley
continued, "that by alternately starv-
ing and feeding planarian fatworms
they can be kept not only within GER
tain definite limits Of size, as was to
be expected, but also within certain
definite limits Of age. One animal has
thus been kept Of the same age-that
Is. the same lively activity, the same
form, the same type of behavior-for
q time during which the rest of the
brood have passed through 10 genera
lions; q period which, translated into
human terms, would take us back to
Chaucer. Thus, age does not merely
depend on the lapse Of time; 1t Is the
expression Of internal processes.
1.-The elixir of life so long sought in
the Middle ages has at last been
found-but, alas! only for flatworms."
Cites Case Of Repression.
Az an illustration of reversal In
mental life Prof. Huxley mentioned
that In some shell-shock and neuralgia
cases the patients revert to an earlier
stage Of mental existence, having the
minds of children In the bodies of
adults. 'The most striking case" he
said, was that Of an Australian SOL
dler who reverted to the condition of
an infant, unable to walk or talk, and
taking no food except milk. This is
known as mental repression"
Professor Huxley held that numer-
GUS other examples showed that the
irreversibility Of the life cycle was
only apparent and that the ordinary
type of life cycle had been adopted
as the most convenient but not as the
only possible method Of graphing with
existence. In the case of mammals
the normal life of rats had been pro-
lOnged about 40 per cent.
Observation Of life process" said
Prof. Huxley in conclusion, "has given
way to experiment as the chief meth
cd Of research and experiment is lead
ing to control"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
DOCTOR REellNS SIGHT
WJKS Fo2 mankind
Keeps Vow and Erings Movies to
Thousands to Promote EGu-
cation and Patriotism.

A VOW to work unremittingly for the
betterment of mankind. which blind
man made years ago should his sight
be restored, has resulted I'm an oppOr-
funity for members of 10000 posts
OF the American Legion to see edu-
cational and travel motion picture
films, embracing 1000 separate top
les, Cleaned from all parts Of the
world.
The blind man who recovered his
sight was DIR. Francis Holley, founder
and director of the bureau Of COM
mercial economies, and his work for
the betterment of mankind Is tho bu-
reau, I'm altruistic organization. the
sole aim OF which In 10 advance
through motion pictures education and
pride in American institutions.
Many years ago Or. Holley's career
az one Of Americas pioneer railroad
builders was cut short by blindness.
For six years he travelled the world
over seeking restoration OF his sight.
When Parts surgeon gave back his
vision DIR, Holley proceeded to carry
out his vow and Is now giving his
whole time and fortune to ed ication
through the medium OF mOtiun pic
lures.
The films will be available for all
legion posts free of charge. At the
instance of legion national headQuar-
tiers, the bureau has prepared special
catalOg In which each film Is num-
bered and described. The catalOgs.
with Instructions In regard to places
where application may be made, will
be distributed to every post of the
legion by arrangement between the
bureau of commercial economies and
the legion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Faithful Official Gets
Raise After SO Years

The board of supervisors of
Orange, N. Y. has voted to In
crease the salary of Theodore
ID. Schoonmaker. clerk of the
Surrogate's court, from 81 200 to
$500 a year. SchoOnmaker Is
serving his fifty-thlrd year In
that Office, and has never lost
paper nor been the subject of
public censure. Apparently he
Is as active and efficient as over
half century ago.
This Is the first Increase In
salary he has had. For years
the clerk has been a close stud
ent of astronomy, having a
well equipped observatory at
his home In Goshen.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
DENIES MERCY TO WOMEN
Washington Judge Calls Penitentlary
Only Cure for Razor
WELDING.

Washington.-Justice Ashley III.
Gould Of the District Of Columbia gu
preme court, student of the psychol-
ORy Of crime and criminals, In refus-
ing to place on probation two women
razor wielders recently. remarked:
''rhis kind Of an offense-committed
with a razor, gun or blackjack. is
what has made Washington the most
notorious city In the world for MUIR
der. There are too many acts of this
sort which eliminate In murder and
penitentiary sentence Is the only cure
7 know for such condition"
The women received q sentence Of
1s months each.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Forecast for Mondays Child.

People born on Monday (mOOn's
day. need never fear poverty nor will
they gain great wealth. They will
travel much. marry happily, be skilled
In medicine, surgery, geography and
mathematics; will be fortunate as
navigatOrs, agriculturists, or printers,
and may become workers In precious
metals, ambassadors, or church digni-
taries. They will be subject to ca
tarrh, toothache. and collie. and they
will have blemish In their eyes
They will love life and will live to be
over seventy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
KEPT NON-Mt- RIAGE PLEDGE
Woman Now Asks Big Share Of Dead
suitor's Large Estate,

Echoes Of twenty-year romance
were heard In the federal district
court in Memphis, Tenn, with the trial
of the suit of Miss Mollie Quirk Mil
waukee. for n 100000 share In the es-
tate of the late Patrick Kallaher,
wealthy Memphis man.
Kallaher, according to the aver
ments of Miss Quirk. was under prom
ise to bequeath her his fortune In re-
turn for her promise not to wed dur
ing his lifetime. She said Kallaher
won her promise to marry him in 1892,
while she was student in the Mil
waukee convent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Negro; Tooth; Dives
Three Flights; Goes Home

Brooklyn.-Dr. A. II. Gafney.
u dentist In the Temple Bar
building In Brooklyn, pulled a
tooth yesterday afternoon for
Burton Skeete. a negro, Of 100
Third avenue, Brooklyn, and
Skeete uttered one loud and
piercin. shrek and dived
through the window.
The dentists Office Is three
stories above the ground and
Skeete went downward head
first. lie funded squarely Oh his
head In the sun way entrance at
Court and Joru!emon streets.
after his fall had been broken
by an iron railing. When Dr.
Brown Of Brooklyn hasnital
reached the scene he found
Skeete sitting up. The negro
said his head felt all right. hut
that he had bumped his shin
coming down and II hurt very
much. After a few moments.
however. he got up and went
home.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Krupps Get Argentine Order.

Buenos Aires.--The Krupps of Ger.
many have been awarded a contract
for 10000 steel car wheels by the Ar
gentine State railway.
The price was 20 ole Argentine gold
lesos each. The Germans agreed to
deliver 700 wheels week beginning
In August.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Still Expectino somethina.

Irate Father-in-Law-I thought when
you married my daughter you said you
had expectations. What are they sirf
] repeat. what are they?
Son-in- Law-Well, II you don't know,
sir, I'm sure don't. understood that
Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
ALL FINLAND AT WORK
Prohibition Of Imports Keeps Labor
Busy, Says Chief Of Industry.

There Is no unemployment In Fin
land, says NJ. Vilijanef, chief of thu
trade and industry department Of th>
Finnish government He attributed
Finlands good fortune in this respect
as compared to most other countries,
to the prohibition of imports. This
had the effect of making the cOuntry's
Industrial production greater than ct
the beginning Of the war.
Finland is now considering the adj
visibility of gradually disseminating
the embargo on imports, he said. This
country has begun to transship goods
for Russia and has established n free
port at Hango.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
LORDS PRAYER ON PIN HEAD
Work Of Spokane, WASH, Man Dis
pIayed at Newborn, NJ. c.

Work Of Spokane, Wash., Man DIS
played at Newbern, N. c.
]. o. Lowder has on display at his
shooting gallery in Newbern, N. c., an
ordinary steel pin on the head Of which
is engraved the Lords prayer.
The engraving is the work Of c. II.
Baker of Spokane. Wash, and the Job
required three years to complete, ac-
cording to Mr.. LOwder.
There are sixty-fve words, 254 let
ters and nineteen punctuations on the
pin head, and each Is so perfectly
formed that beneath magnifying
glass they stand out clearly and can
be read with ease.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Um.

"A school teacher Iavishes much
brain power on her pupils"
"Um."
1T must please her to see her pu-
pills become famous In after life"
"pm."
"WbO Is your most famous pupil"
~ Jazz toe dancer"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31

Quit After Supervising 10000 6urials.
After supervising 10000 funerals In
SO years as city sexton of North
Adams, Mass, ]. Henry Orr has re-
signed. John H. Orr. father Of the
retiring sexton, was the previous In
cumbent Of the office for IS years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Arrested fer "DIsorderiy Fjyjpo q

An aviator was arrested recently In
Galveston, Tex, on a charge Of dds
orderly flying" The officer who made
the arrest declared the aviator was
juggling his airplane, barely missing
h0usetops and telephone wires.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Precautionary.

"Why did you insist on J0sh's joip-
ing the 8. p. G. A."
"FOr his own protection" replied
Farmer Corntossel. III Josh keeps on
bein' unkind to that mule Of ours
sooner or later he's goin' to get In.
jured."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Garbage PaIls Aiding Dry sIeuths.

Garbage PaIls Aiding Dry SIeuths.
The battered garbage pail is now
the ally Of the Volstead act sleuths.
Garbage collectors ip Auburn, N. Y,
are trailed by revenue officers, who
keep to leeward of the wagons and
note the contents Of all pals Dumped.
II they smell sour mash or hops, alas
for the home brewer,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Sons Tossed Coin to Give Dad Blood.

Two sons. both eager to make the
sacrifice. Tipped coin to decide
which should give pint and half
of blood for TRANSMISSION operation
on their father, Charles f. Hendee,
flfty-three years old. of Philadelphia
The Older, Ralph Hendee, twenty, won
and submitted to the test.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Many Families Brewing Their Own.

One-third of the families in Denver,
Colo. are violating the national pro.
hibition amendment by brewing their
own booze. according to Frank j. Me-
dina. Colorado prohibition enforce
msnt officer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31

A successful test or Il new life
saving device. the invention of NJ.
Pans. II veteran of the great war, was
made at the Eif'el tower in Paris re-
Gently. The apparatus makes possible
Il complete stop while climbing II rope
or using il In descent. The demonstra-
tion WIS performed by NJ. Pans for
the Paris fire brigade. which Is con-
sidering the adoption OF the appnrn-
tus, which consists Of u sort of har-
ness and seat. and II steel pulley which
slides over the rope II can be manip-
uated by the person ascending or
descending or by persons on the
ground. The photograph shows the
inventor, 81 Pans, with his apparatus
after the experiment
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Alps and the Rockies.

The Swiss Alps are traversed by rail
In five hours. but the magnificent
scenery between Calgary and Van
couver lasts for % hours rapid travel
ing,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Her .celIaesion Of Husband.

Her sCosieetion OF Husbands.
A woman who said she had had six
husbands asked a London magistrate
TO grant her separation. It is sup
posed that she Is breaking up her COL
lectiOn.-Punch, London.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31
Double Payment.

"Tou've been eating lot Of candy.
haven't your"
Eyes, doctor"
"And now you're paying for IT,
"Well, doctor, remember paid for Il
when bought it. so please don't make
the second payment too bigh."-Bostop
Transcript
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31

Only Three in Town Outside the Church
A church survey In McCOll, 8. c.,
which has population of 2,129, dis
closed only two men and boy who
are not church members. taking II
years a. q minimum age.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31

Europe VIII Owe q. s. SIC, 0o0, o00, 900.
EurOpe's debt to the United States
will be increased TO $4,000, 100000 by
1924, George F. Warren, professor Of
economics at Cornell university, de-
clared at tariff revision hearings by
the house ways and means committee.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31

This dinner supplies high calorie
content and is designed for the ener-
getic individual who has had full
days activity of either work or play,
and perhaps rather light lunch.
Should less hearty meal be desired,
however, either the salad or the soup
could be omitted; or substitute
might be supplied in place of the rich
and nourishing date pudding. In the
foregoing menu, 1t will be noted that
the inexpensive creamed chestnuts con-
tribute 1l3 more ealories than the cost
der spring lamb. This is due In part
to the n0nrishipg quality Of the cream
sauce, but mainly to the putritive value
Of this variety OF nut, which may be
served instead of potat0es or other
starchy vegetables and even. on Occa-
siOns, take the place Of meat.
Such calorie meal, In short offers
a basis for similar meals, ad lnfinitum.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-03-31

Breakfast should sustain the buoy
ancy of the optimist, brighten the out
look of the early morning crouch, and
soothe the hurried soul of the COM
muter. How can his be done? With
the aid of the ca1Orie of cheer.
This heat unit, or calorie, Is burnt
up as fuel In the body, supplying
energy, warmth apd motive power in
much the same way that coal does
in the furnace or the engine. 1t &C.
ours In varying amounts IN eggs, meats
and other protein substances, also in
starches and sugars,
Food scientists who have specialized
along dietary lines have worked out
number Of ''calorle meals"-fr0m those
suitable for the quiet individual who
shuns exercise (about TOO to $50 cal
ories) to the more substantial diet
$50 to approximately 1000 calories)
necessary for athletes and strenuous
workers.
According to household economists
i'm the American Chemical society,
sample calorie breakfast for the per-
son leading fairly active life constl
tutes the following: