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petition. collected a number of these
nests and sent them to the Smith
sonian Institution at Washington.
They are built in forks between small
branches OF trees, or surrounding the
branches.
Butterfly hunters are always on the
lookout for rare moths, which find a
ready market with collectors. Nearly
ali moths are night-fyers (the oppo-
site being the case with butterfiies).
and an acetylen'e or other powerful
light is used to attract them. A loco
motive headlight has even been en-
ploycd for the purpose. But certain
bats are highly effective, particularly
mixture Of molasses and rum. II
this mixture be spread on tree trunk
at dusk, before darkness has fairly
settled, all the moths in the vicinity
will be fighting for taste of it, and
in half an hour they are SO intoxicated
that they can be knocked from the
tree into the cyanide bottle by tap
Of the finger.
Silk-Spinning Moths
The Polyphemus and Luna moths
spin excellent silk-their caterpillars.
that is TO say-and efforts, thus far
not very successful. have been made
to utilize it. But, in practice, this
requires that the insects shall be bred
under conditions Of domestication. and
therein lies the difficulty. The silk
worm. which is the offspring of
moth, has been domesticated for thou
sands of years. and, as result has
become so helpless TO take care of it
self that it will starve to death II lib
Grated.
The Luna moth vies in beauty with
the most exquisite butterfly. Another
silk spinner, which might be extreme
~ valuable If il were domesticated. is
the large and magnificent insect
whose fat green caterpillars feed on
the leaves Of the ailanthus tree. This
species of caterpillar has been called
the American silkworm.
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cXpedient is sometimes adopted or
Catching an uninjured female butter
fly. shutting her up in Il box, and
keeping her n prisoner until she lays
her eggs From the eggs caterpiiIars
VIII hatch, and. If properly fed. they
will eventually transform into perfect
butterflies. The process IS somewhat
ted Gus. but. where a rare and Nalu-
able species is concerned, It may pay.
Market For The Insects
The butterflies reach the dealers in
the cooked hat packets. and are thcre-
upon steamed TO soften them. Then
they are flattcnod out on spreading
boards" and thus dried in proper
shape 4, frequent intervals there are
held in London butterfly auctions,
which are attended by dealers and
collectors from ali over Europe. In
Europe butterfly Collecting has long
been 4 fad. and some wealthy colleC-
tors devote whole rooms TO butter
flies. the walls being covered with the
insects under glass. Usually under
such circumstances they are arranged
not by species but with relation to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26

(Percy MarmOnD. who is very fond
OF children. becomes Increasingly mn
patient with his wife and her society
friends. He particularly dtsllkcs Lord
Cranston. and finally fUrh.ds BIS WI"
to see the nobleman any more. THIS
marks the beginning Of break,
which Is later emphasized by Doro-
thy's refusal TO adopt the orphaned
child of one OF her husbands class
mates. Robert finally leaves Dorothy.
telling her TO get a divorce. In an
burglary at the Clucr home.
Dorothy. in the dark, shoots. and
seriously Injuries. Tim, a small hoy
from the Bowcry. who has been used
as a tool by the robbers lie lies at
the point of death for days. and in
nursing tn" little chap back To health.
Dorothy finds her mother love has
only been dormant; and Robert. re-
turning to the city. after reading Of
the robbery. finds two adopted chill
dren to call him Daddy" and a
changed and radiant Dorothy.
"ShcrloCk Brown
sherlock Brown" is delightful
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comedy drama about an amateur
sleuth whose hero is the famous Sher-
loci, Holmes. and whose day dreams
are filed with visions Of his own &C
cun,plishmcnts in running down GRIM
inals.
\ correspondence school course in
slcUthinC brings him a badge and the
appointment rs New York representa-
tive Of the lllyria Detective Agency.
Nothing now remains but TO find Il
case, This lac stUmblcs onto by
chance one day when 4 book crashes
through a window and falls al his feet
on the sidewalk. He climbs into tho
house and finds Il young girl attempt
ing tho recovery Of n secret formula
for a high explosive which is the prop
crIv of tho United States Government
and which has been stolen from her
brother. Sherlock Brown is at last
in his element! Through series OF
most amusing adventures he brings to
bear his correspondence school knowl-
cdc" of slcuthug and in the end, or
course. RECEIVERS the formula.
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found fetching water from a stream
by Ramphis. portrayed by Henry
Lcidtkc, who falls in love with her
and brings her from Ethiopia TO
Egypt. where she meets Sothis. archl-
tcct TO Pharaoh. and father OF Ram
mis- Emil Jannings. who is the
Pharaoh. falls in love with her. and
when the King OF Ethiopia demands
the return Of the slave girl war is de-
clared and Me makes the slave girl
Queen. Tho Egyptians arc losing the
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Some OF the rarcSt and most dcsir-
able tropical butterflies have habit
Of futtering about the tops OF tall
trees, almost never approaching the
ground. This makes them hard 10
catch: but usually they may be per-
suaded TO descend by Offering Il suit
able bait. \ bunch OF bananas hung
from a tree branch on tn" edge OF
clearing and allowed to rot. Will serve
the purpose. \ dcCaycd fish Will do,
or chunk of meat that is well ad-
vanced in decomposition.
A weakness of many species OF but
tcrfies is curiosity. II tho hunter
stands for a while perfectly still. they
are likely TO approach him. The
"graptae" will actually aliSht on the
clothing or the face of an unmuvIng
person. There is large tigcr-Striped
papilio. which ordinarily stays in the
tree-topS; but. If one stands on
stump and uplifts. on It's long Jolnted
rod. a butterfly net high in the air. in
two minutes delegation Of the
species will he down to see what the
ueer-lookinG white thing Is: and all
that remains is 10 scoop ,h"m in.
Using Butterflies As DccoyS
Prof. Hahnel, famous collector
secured many Of the rare and eNquis-
tie morphos. along the tributaries OF
the upper AmaZon-lustrous, metallic
hued insects-by employing natives
20 erect tall platform, on top Of
which he lay in wait. When they
came near enough. 10 take look at
him. ne Melted them.
Another method employed for col
lecting butterflies is by the use Of de-
coys. Two or three fresh-Caught
specimens. killed in the cyanide bot
tie. and fastened in conspicuous places
on bushes or tree branches, are likely
TO lure others down from aloft. bring
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80 HERE are no butterflies that can
properly be called domcSttcated,
III but a good many species are so
49, wild as TO be very hard to cap
ture. Some OF them. too. are found
only in places that are almost inacceS-
siole to man. and on that account are
not easily secured by collectors.
We are accustomed 10 think OF but
terflies as associated with green fields.
aower-gardeus. and warm summer
weather: but some OF the rarest aud
most beautiful species are native only
to regions OF great altitude--as. for
example. the loflier slopes OF the
Himalayas and Andes. not far below
the line Of everlasting snow.
One OF these. called Satyrus arSen-
teus, with wings that look as If cut
from thin sheets OF bright silver. IS
found only in the high Andes. An
other. native TO the same chilly and
altitudinous zone. has wings OF pure
gold.
The Papilio Evan was until recently
so rare that a specimen had marke,
value Of $40. But collector, wander
ing through the Himalayas, strayed
into ALLEY where butterflies OF this
kind fairly. swarmed. He filled his
box with them, and the supply he fur
nished 10 dealers caused the price TO
drop TO SIS.
Most brilliant hued butterflies. how
ever, belong to tropical attitudes; and
many perils are encountered by col
lectors who. in pursuit of them. ira
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26
Alice Calhoun The Great Alone Blanche Sweet
Back On the Screen" Married People," Sher-
"a lock Brown''-"The Loves of Pharaoh.

gratitude by championing him and be-
rating his tormentors. In the FUR
country he has opportunity 70 repay
that debt at a double peril Of his life;
and a girl who loves him seeks 10 re-
strain him. How he fultills his duty
to his conscience and his employers
aud wipes out his debt to the girl pro-
vides the thrilling action Of the pic
ture.
Monroe Salisbury is the star. Maria
Drasa is his leading lady.
Blanche Sweet Returns To Screen
Following two years absence from
the silver sheet. Miss Sweet will soon
appear in Quincy Adams Sawyer.
In thus famous story Miss Sweet por-
trays the part OF Alice Pcttingill. the
blind girl. a great sympathetic char
acter which will surely restore the tab
entcd actress TO her former place in
the hearts of the movie public.
Originally known IS the Biograph
Carl" Miss Sweet first attracted atten-
ton in the title role OF Judith Of
Rethulia." Later in CLASSMATES" in
which Mr.. Neilan played the leading
male role, Miss Sweet scored another
triumph which established her as one
Of the foremost movie tavorites.
Miss Sweet recently married Mar
shall Neilan. who years ago appeared
on the screen as her leading man and
later produced number OF pictures
in which she starred.
"MnrriCd People"
Seven years OF marriage to a
wealthy New Yorker has changed
Dorothy Clucr. mabel Ballin) from a
simple country girl TO spoiled and
extravagant woman. She has lots of
dogs and no babies Her husband.
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war when Ramphis rallies the Queens
forces and wins splendid victory and
also is made the Queens consort. II
is one Of the most spectacular screen
productions of the season.
George Walsh
For the first time since he made his
screen debut in Intolerance" George
Walsh, recognized as the greatest all
round athlete OF the acting protes'
sion, is 10 tour the country in vaude'
vile. Walsh recently completed
with Stanley in Africa" his only
serial production. On tour, he vii
show a picture. which gives In thrill
ing fashion each OF the many athletic
for which he
noted.
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The high prices paid for butterflies
has within the last few years brought
into existence a very curious industry.
1t is that of Counterfeiting rare species
by the painting OF common varieties
10 initiate them. This kind OF work
has been developed into a fine art. and
the process employed is secret. BY
such means there have been produced
butterflies so rare as TO be unknown
IN nature. and which, offered in the
marke as newly discovered varieties.
have fetched large prices.
Among the most beautiful and high
ly-prized butterflies are the Asiatic
"euplocas." arraycd in velvets of brill
liant blue, green, crimson, and orange.
The "morpho Cypris," native TO Brazil,
with wings Of iridescent azure and
measuring eight inches across the
wings, though not rare, is worth IS on
account of its extraordinary beauty.
The "papilio caunus" is worth $50.
1t flies in company with common
kind OF butterfly which has q bad
taste. so that birds will not eat it. and
mimiCkinG the latter, obtains thereby
safety for itself. Another highly val
ucd species. the "CaliGo," has on its
under side a design curiously like the
face Of an owl.
Whole Flock In One Nest
In tropical Africa there is species
Of butterfly that builds communal
nests Such a nest is as big as your
two fists put together. and is enclosed
in a thick envelope of silken fiber so
closely woven as to be rainproof. II
it be cut open. hundreds of chrysalds
are found inside. representing whole
flock of butterflies. Colonel Roose-
Welt. while on his famous hunting en-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26
Many Difficulties and Hardships Encountered BY Col
lectors Who Seek Rare Specimens - Shooting
Butterflies With Blow guns - Curiosity
Weakness of the Insects
BY RENE BACHE

Verse snake-infested and fever-haunt-
ed jungles. or venture into remote and
uncivilized corners of the world. But
the orizes always possible 10 be Sc
cured are tempting. for single rare
specimen may be worth $500 or even
$1,000. There are in Europe rich
butterfly amateurs who will pay al
most any price for a newly discovered
and unique "papilio." 'morpho.' or
"euploea."
Hunting Butterflies With Guns
At every important tropical seaport
there are dealers whose agents en-
ploy natives TO hunt butterflies. In
Central America the Indians are en-
traordiuarily expert in shooting them
with the blow-gun. which is made
from the stem OF kind of palm. with
the pith removed. leaving smooth
bore. From this weapon. ten feet
long. pith balls are projected by the
breath with deadly accuracy. the but
,erfly-no easy mark. as II futters 10
and tro-falling TO the ground stun
ned
Most important 20 the butterfly
hunter IS the use OF bait. which may
be banana pulp smeared on a tree
trunk and left for a few days 20 decay.
For. strange though il may seem.
there is nothing that is so attractive
TO a butterfly as a bad smell. An
orange tree in full bloom. delightfully."-
fragrant. does not interest the Insect
in the least What 1t likes IS some
thing rotten
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/ HEN definitely decided that
kI wanted 10 act in pictures l
ment from studio 10 studio in
New York. in search OF extra
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26
1.-THE Great Alone

Nrhe Great Alone" tells the story OF
a halt-breed who is sent 70 college by
a friend OF his father and later by the
same guardian entrusted with a din
cult secret mission in Alaska. At col
lege his prowess became the envy or
team mates who sought 20 bring him
into ridicule. A girl wins his undying
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-26

work. After many discouragements
got a small part in How Could You
Caroline?" starring Bessie Love. /
worked two days as a bridesmaid and
earned ten dollars.
For one year and a half I worked
In various studios as an extra. playing
everything from a child TO dope
aend. Often I'd feel as tho the future
was black. I'd cry and mother dear
would say that only coward gives
up. wa,
was an extra for a day at Vita
graph. They made test OF mo and
said I'd hear from them soon. l
waited and waited until l thought |
Rad been forgotten. So | went on my
way elsewhere. My first big part was
,ba, OF Mary Eastwood in the "Thir-
rasnth Chair" After that I was lucky
aud drew the part OF leading lady for
charles Rlchman. When that picture
was completed co-starred with h'm
and later was starred alone. Then
heard from Vitagraph. They en-
y,ved me for year in stock. | had
xonoe wonderful parts and after that
Rne star parts. l was so happy l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
Circuit Court
BRIDENBAuGH CASE

Ira Bridenbaugh, arrested late Mon
day afternoon on charge of viola
ton of the liquor laws, will be tried
before a jury at $3.50 o'clock Friday
morning, according to the announce
nent made in police court Tuesday.
Hridenbaugh pleaded not guilty to
both counts. the first of which alleged
possession of a still, and the second
tie manufacture of liquor.
DAFlER TRIAL WEDNESDAY
Earl Dafler, arrested several days
ago on charge of selling Jamaica
ginger for beverage purposes will be
tried Wednesday morning. Whether
or not it will be jury trial rests with
Dafler according to the statement of
one of his attorneys Tuesday. Gus
Hoelscher sits as special judge.
SET DECKER TRIAL
The case of Edward Decker will be
tried before Mayor Handley next
Thursday. Decker is accused of sell
ing liquor.
APPEAR AS WITNESSES
Attorney for Roy Necessary and
Frank Lomis filed an appeal to cir
cult court Tuesday morning. The ap-
peal will delay the committing of
Necessary and Loomis to the penal
farm beyond the customary five days
which is the usual maximum Neces-
sary and LOOMS are expected to ap-
pear as witnesses in the trial of
Bridenbaugh. who police believe to be
an accessory of theirs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
RAYMOND DAUGHERTY,
ECONOMY, GETS Term
FOR CHICKEN THEFTS

Raymond Daugherty of Economy,
picked up eight chickens on side trip
taken from stalled train last Thurs
day morning. He was given a sentence
of from one to eight years in the state
prison at Michigan City, disfranchised
for five years and fined s..
Daugherty left Richmond last night,
hopping freight train to get to Econ
omy, he told the court. The train
stalled near that town, and Daugherty
said he got off, picked up eight chicx-
ems and got on the train again.
According to the tale he told the
court, he is the father of five chill
dren, two being at home with him.
His wife left him, taking three of the
children, last July he said.
Admits Previous Record.
He admitted having served II
months at Atlanta for ENLIGHTENMENT Of
postoffice funds at Economy. He was
a conductor on the T. H. /. and E last
summer he said.
at is strange that you did not learr
your lesson when punished for viola
ton of the federal laws" said the
court in passir/ sentence.
well, judge l needed the money
said the prisoner.
Economy has lot of good people
generous people who would have beer
willing to give you help" said the
court. 81 know of no community more
ready to assist deserving people thar
that neighborhood"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
INCOME TAX LAW
EXPLAINED CLEARLY

The law says: "An income tax re-
turn must be filed by every citizen of
the United States, whether residing at
home or abroad. and every person re-
siding in the United States, though
not citizen thereof, whose gross in
come for the taxable period 1921
amounted to $4,000 or whose net in
come amounted to:
"(A) $1,000 if single or if married
and not living with husband or wife.
COB $4,000 if married and living
with husband or wife.
IF the combined net income of hus-
band, wife and dependent minor chill
dren equalled or exceeded $4,000, OF
if the combined gross income of the
husband, wife and dependent minor
children exqualled or exceeded $4,000
all such incomes must be reported on
a joint return, or on separate returns
of husband and wife"
This is sufficiently broad to tell
the man in the street who is required
to make an income tax return regard
less of the fact that deductions al
lowable may Obviate the payment OF
any tax on the income returned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
OFFICIAL SAYS TAXES
SHOULD NOT Be PAID
BY PUBLIC UTILITIES
fRy Associated Press,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. Is
Theoretically the public utilities should
pay no taxes of any kind, Fielder San
ders, former street railway commits
stoned OF Cleveland. told the American
Electric Railway association here to-
day.
Organized for public service, carry
ing out as truly governmental func-
tions as the furnishing of blinking wa
ter, cleaning of streets and the various
health projections of our cities, they
should be under no more burdens than
the accepted governmental agencies"
he said "The street railway renders
indispensable service to the city. Pos
sibly the greatest single public serv-
ice. Upon it depends largely all bust
mess activities, for no business can
flourish to which access Is slow and
difficult. No higher public accomplish
ment for the welfare of the city can
be imagined. The success of the rail-
way in carrying out it's public service
is the gain of the public. Its problems
are more the city's problems than its
own.
1--WE may hope that some day the
light will shine upon all our legislators
and the exemption of all utilities from
all taxation become a thing of being.
1t might not be amiss while we are
hoping, to do little work along these
lines. Utilities as well as individuals
are saved not only by faith and hope,
but by works.
Victims of Opposite
Unfortunately the utilities have
fallen before the opposite point OF
view; that they should pay all, or at
least major part of the taxes, to the
relief of everybody also. There is no
doubt that public utility corporations
do pay a far larger percentage OF
taxes than any other business.
In New York, where progress is
being made in legislative halls in pub
lie utility matters, complete revision
of the states tax laws, to lift the bur
den from the public utilities was rec
commended Jan. 25, 1922 by the legisla
tive committee on taxation.
THAT these unfair taxation burdens
are paid by the car riders is too ak
iomatic to discuss, and yet, from my
own experience of six years as a pub
lie official in your particular line,
have found it the hardest single thing
TO drive home to the public We know
they are, and take it for granted that
everyone else knows as much about il
as we do. That isn't so. The cal
riders do not know it.
"The public forgets that the street
railway has no magic way of raising
money. It's income is through the fare
box only These taxes are as truly
paid by the passengers. just as much
as if when they board the car, instead
of one fare box there would be two
one OF them labelled, "for your ride
and the other ''for your taxes"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-28
Modoc School Notes

Raymond Bussiers was welcomed as
new student Monday morning. He
formerly attended the Losantville
school. Many of the pupils are plan
ming to attend the tournament at
Union City Miss Faithe Jordan went
to Farmland Friday. :. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burgess and daughter Marjorie were
in Richmond Saturday. /. Miss Katha-
leen Engle visited with relatives near
Farmland Sunday. II. T. Engle is
spending a few days with friends near
Cambridge City. Robert Hurst and
Miss Pauline Jordan attended the NJ
E. church Sunday evening. We had
dandy good ball game Friday even
ing. Center defeated our team 81 to
20. :. Misses Leila Repass and Thel-
ma Hodson went to Winchester Mon
day evening !. /. .Galen Swain and Rex
Edwards were in Muncie Friday even
ing and returned with friends from
unknown parts. :. Our monthly tests
are over and everybody is feeling fine
except those who flunked . The new
electric light plant was finished and
in operation for the first time last
Wednesday evening. The school and
community are pleased with the bet
ter lights. 1t has 10 volt generator
and every part of the building has
been. satisfactorily lighted. The pu-
pills of the school are doing everything
asked of them in order to meet the
schools part of the expense. The
school is grateful to the trustee for
the completeness of the wiring, and
to the patrons for their aid in finances.
No improvement has been made in
years that has pleased so well and a
need has been met that has long been
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