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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-02

John Flanciosos. night Waterman ~
the Wetmore and Morse quarry. was
brought 70 the City hospital this morn
ing with . pistol shot through his hip.
Flancicsos sid that BE- was unused
10 carrying weapons and the pistol
which he was carrying in his hi7 pock-
ef canrhs in some uav IN his clcfhinz
ard vas discharged TIE ballet uent
entirely through his isg, making ouly
superficial wound
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-02
LOOK FOR NO
ACTION TO-DAY
Secretary Hoover States After Visit
ing President Hard

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2 tBy the
Associated Pressl Secretary Hoover,
after reporting to President Harding
to-day on the railway executives meet
ing yesterday in New York, said be did
not look for any action during the day
by the executive in the rail strike sit
uation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-02
SENATOR CROW DEAD.
Pensylvsnia Appointee Passed Away
This Morning.

Uniontown. Pa. Arg 2-Tnitci
States Senator WiIiiam = Crow died in
his COUNTY, home in the noul.tsins
near here this morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-02
RIGHTS WILL BE PROTECTED.
Santa Fe Road Posts Notices to New
Employees.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. q 2Assurance to
all new employees in service OF the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail.
road that their seniority rights will
be fully protected. was contained in a
notice posted at the Santa Fe shops
here to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-02
AUTOMOBILE STATISTICS.
Total Number Of Cars Registered $3.50
Total Fees s7is,oso.e4.

The following statistics of motor
vehicles registration for July have been
given out by the secretary of state:
Evening star., 1922-08-27
BY DIR. r.. W. sHUFELDT.

incidents of my life happen
ed many years ago, when
Prof. Spencer +. Baird, the
Evening star., 1922-08-27

"I see," says I. Church the next
day, eh?" et
He mods and smiles. = Almost he
erinned. "Of course" says he.
Church. And-er-if you could let
mother have a little hot water and
towel I think she'd like to wash up
a bit before she lies down. I'll stay
out here and try a few of these
cookies" -
co towed the old lady In, had
- Millie bring pitcher Of hot water
to my room. and left her to make
herself comfortable. did try shout
ing few things to her. but couldn't
make her hear anything and gave 1t
up All the responsetI gotSou OF her
was head shake and patient smile.
A queer old girl. - -
Meanwhile the. sthunderstorm had
gone rumbling on beyond Monadnock
and i the rain, had eteadied down to
real business. SO tackled the basket
Of crab apples once more while Inez
plants herself in rocker facing one
of the front windows and watches the
drip from the caves. ~ *
THAT. ministers mother walks
funny when she comes in." says ines.
80 would you II you'd been sitting
in an automobile ali day., say 4 4
Evening star., 1922-08-27
BY sEWELL FORD.

I OU wouldn't think 1t to look
" at her, but Inez really has
restless disposition. Most
of the time, too, she seems
Evening star., 1922-08-27

on account Of the traffic roar. and
about the only way you know that
the west Is clouding up is by noticing
The lights go on earlier than usual in
the apartments across the air shafts.
Then you look out and see folks
spreading umbrellas and the traffic
cops getting out their rubber ponchos.
II it's rip-snorting young cloud
burst maybe you're stalled for a
while in the subway and wonder IL
another transformer has blown out or
what.
But in the country. especially up
here in the hills. q thunder storm is
an event, q spectacle. Its coming is
billed. sometimes an hour or more In
advance. You watch the great white
s,anks Of popcorn clouds heap up.
see them turn greenfsh gray. get
copper colored underneath, and sweep
ct you from miles away. You can
even see them meet in midair and
exchange playful flashes. Then. as
they get right down to business. you
watch the vivid stfeaks shoot down
beyond the hills. and you hear the
sharp crashes that follow. II that's
as near as they come you're lucky.
Just now we were being treated to
that hushed lull that Is generally the
curtain raiser for. snappy STORM.
Evening star., 1922-08-27

portants line of work that brings be-
fore the comparative anatomist the
very. kind of material most essential
to his Investigations and researches.
while the fine mounted skeletons of
fisf,, birds and animals in the exhibi-
ton cases are of inestimable value
to students Of the subject to the
public generally. and to teachers in
particular.
Mr.. Scollick now occupies . room
all to himself on the third hoor Of
the museum. where ~hs has at hand
every facility for carrying on his
work, ard It was in that room, on
the 18th Of Juno Of the present year.
that ssacceeded In obtaining an ex-.
cellent photograph Of him while en-
Evening star., 1922-08-27

sonally known to me by almost daily
contact for many years. and it is to
the work of these men that the pres
en-, article is to be devoted.
X
A S Joseph W. Scollick. the prepara-
teur of the astrological or bone
specimens. has been on duty at the
museum in that particular and diff
cult work for some thirty-eight years
or more. it is not likely that any one
outranks him with respect to length
of service Mr.. Scollick was born at
Darlington. Durham county, England.
in 1850, and came to the museum in
1884 Ever since that time he has
been employed in the cleaning and
mounting of Skeletons most i'm
Evening star., 1922-08-27

The air was dull and heavy and hot
Only the leaves on poplar across
the road showed any motion. and they
were barely quivering enough to
show the silver on their under sides
A few barn swallows were doing
aerial stunts above the tree tops
Now and then came a puff of extra
hot air, as if some one had opened an
oven door.
Were gonna get it," says Incz.
absolutely" says I. And Barry
and your Uncle Nels are in for
ducking. They're out trout fishing
We'd better get at those windows"
We had just finished closing the
last of them and the first cool rush
of wind had come out of the north
west when this dust-covered roadster
came tearing down the highway with
everything wide open. There seemed
to be two people in the car, one
woman, who was twisting her neck
to watch through the back window of
the top, as If she was hoping they
could run away from the rain. Next
we noticel that the driver wore an
odd, lo%-croWned Dldck lett hat, anu
before we could see anything more
he had jammed on his brakes and
pulled up in front of our barn
Say" he called out. Could l run
in here until this show ver is over?"
Sure" says /. waving towards the
open barn door, for his motor was
still painting noisy. Help yourself.
Or into one Of the sheds"
EITHER he didn't understand or
IL else he preferred the barn, for he
lost no time in driving through the
wide doorway, and then he hoped
out and pulled to the big doors.
Evening star., 1922-08-27

AS I went through the kitchen /
grabbed a plateful of Sairy's ginger
cookies, and then dashed through the
hay barn. / found the rector. peeking
through a crack in one of the front
doors. watching the storm. He
jumped nervous when I spoke to him.
"Eh? What?' says he.
Cookies" says /. And I didn't
know but what you'd like to bring
your mother into the house until it's
over"
Mother" says he. sort of vague,
as If he'd forgotten about her. "Oh,
yes! That-that would be fine"
"I'l ask her." says I.
"No, no." says he. 'She-she's
rather deaf. Let me-"
With that he walks up to the car
and proceeds to shout my invitation
to the old girl. I couldn't hear what
she saiH in reply, but in a moment
the rector starts helping her out.
She's a quaint looking, little old lady,
dressed all in black with an old
fashioned black bonnet covering most
of her head and a rusty black veil
muff1ed around the lower part of her
face. She climbed out of the car spry
enough, though. and there was moth
ing dull or sluggish about the beady
little black eyes that glanced around
swift and shifty.
Very kind of you, I'm sure" says
the rector, land if it isn't too much
trouble. mother would like to lie
down somewhere and rest for half an
hour or so. We've been making a
long run today. You see. I'm on my
vacation, and we've been up in the
White mountains, but 7 must get
back to Springfield early tomorrow
Evening star., 1922-08-27

2 =
now living, and still fewer are con-
neeted with the institution. New and
very capable men have been selected
to I'LL their positions. while some of
the old corps Of workers are in the
same places they occupied during the
last. years Of the nineteenth century.
The cleaning Of shells and the
spreading ofVeetles. moths and but
terfites hardly fall within the sphere
Of such achievements as the true arti-
san Is called upon to perform, which
are modelling OF all descriptions, cast
Ing in plaster. the preparation and
cleaning OF vertebrate skeletons and
tho work TO be done on fossils by
way OF restor1tions. Many empIoyed
In these departments have been per-
Evening star., 1922-08-27

incidents OF my life happen
ed many years ago, when
~ Prof. Spencer F. Baird. the
then secretary Of the Smithsonian
Institution, took me on his staff as
an honorary curator in charge of the
section of birds skeletons. It was
In the days before the National Mu-
scum was built-before the west ad-
dition of the old Smithsonian Insti-
tuition was even thought Of In fact,
the only outstanding building was an
inconspicuous brick one in which
worked the modeters, the taxider-
mists and other artisans
held the aforesaid position for
two years. during which 1 came to
know--and know well--every one in
any way connected with the institu-
tion and to be familiar with all their
duties and work. In my own par
ticular section there was a curious
collection of material, consisting of
some few hundred bird skeletons of
various species, half cleaned up and
found in boxes of many sorts. all the
way from cigar box to a small tin
or wooden receptacle of the sort
found among the stores of ships
commissary department.
These boxes were piled up in
room over the Smithsonian post office.
the floor of which was SO shaky and
insecure that Prof. Baird would not
enter it on his first visit to see what
my needs might be. He stood in the
doorway, and. in reply to his inquiry.
I said that all I needed for start
was an assistant with feather dus-
ter. Next morning a quaint old lady
big feather duster. The initial work
was commenced and the plans were
laid for what is now one of the finest
sections of comparative anatomy to
be found in any museum in the world.
For thfs section / laid the foundation.
while its subsequent elaborataions
came under the skilful hands of DR..
F. A. Lucas. the present director Of
the American Musuem of Natural
History of New York city.
X + X
THOSE were the days when the
Palmers-father and son-were
living, and the museum commanded
their unequaled work In modelling,
ranging all the way from forms no
bigger than mice to the huge whales
of the ocean and other big repre-
sentatives of our mammalian fauna.
Thefe were Shindler. a most skilful
colorist; Nelson Wood, who had not
his equal in the world as bird taxi
n Harr fCf A1H, Vvh N 10
and did model fruit and certain eth
nolpgical objests so perfectly that
the best of experts were unable to
distinguish between the model and
the original as they lay side by side
on his table. Then there were others
of whom I gave brief sketches In my
article on Scientific Taxidermy for
Museums" published many years
ago by the Smithsonian Institution.
Only a few Of all those artisans are
Evening star., 1922-08-27

(Cpntinued on FIFTH Psssy
Evening star., 1922-08-27
"a minister, eh?" says 1nez.

"A minister, eh?" says Inez.
"a rector, I should say" says ],
Judging by the cut of his coat collar
and the pancake lid. And probably
the little old lady with him is his
mother. Also I should guess by the
way they've shut themselves in that
she isn't particularly happy during a
thundershower." ..t
me either" says Inez. Makes me
nervous. It's gettin' nearer, too.
Let's go inside"
But 1 stayed in the doorway until
the rain drove me in, and then we sat
in the big living room listening to the
thrash of branches, the rattle OF rain
and the echoing claps of thunder.
Maybe the old girl would feel
easier in the house." I suggests. II
believe I'll slip out through the sheds
and ask her"
But Inez shakes her head. You
don't know who they are, Trilby
May" she protests.
whats the odds"' says I. It'll
admit they're perfect strangers, but
we aren't running many chances
asking In rector and his old mother.
Anyway, mean to do IT."
Tn great little sunshine spreader
when I get started. too. I should
have been born q Boy Scout. I guess.
Evening star., 1922-08-27

Of museum material. there is no one
that demands the enormous amount
Of patience Of the highest order than
the man who cleans up, In the>pfoper
way, the skeletons of the smaller
'vertebrates. Should the reader not
believe this statement. let him try
thus to complete the skeleton of a
shad and 80 prepare 1t that all the
bones, are in their normal positions;
all pure white. with no. Joss of their
delicate surfaces, and not single
bono missing. When one can do this
successfully he can ooast OF possess
ing a patience far and away ahead Of
any other brand Of 1t in any field OF
isrtisanship.
z The museum lost a wonderful taxi
Evening star., 1922-08-27

gagged at his work in his own par
ticular corner.
Mr. Scollick has prepared and clean
ed skeletons ranging all the way
from the smallest species of hum:
ming bird to that of an adult ele-
phant, and it was he who made such
a success of the skeletons collected
by the Roosevelt expedition into Af-
rica number of years ago. As to
the methods employed by him in his
work, it will not be necessary to de-
scribe them here, as that has already
been done by The Evening Star in its
issue of May 1s. 1911. wherein the
builing up of the exhibition series of
animal skeletons is quite fully set
forth.
In the entire range of preparateurs
Evening star., 1922-08-27
Patience and Skill of Museum Artisans ~
Produce Exhibits of Unusual Quality


o No Equal
Other Of Fossils
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
VARIOUS GROUPS
ATTACK HARDING
Plan FOR BONUS

Continued from page one)
and let him put 20 In the other
nocket. They'll make him pay for
every Uniform and gun he used in
France"
Opposition 90 any postponement
~ the legislation was expressed by
John Thomas Taylor. vice chairman
If the national legislative commit
tee OF the American Legion. In a
formal statement Thursday night ne
declared that the need for the pass
age OF the bin was Immediate and
added.
The Legion does not intend to
be drawn into an discussion upon
any proposed method for raising
the revenue 20 meet this obligation.
As is generally known, a majority
~ the memb of congress favor
the immediate passage Of the ad-
iusted compensation bin. and we
feel sure that the injection OF A
discussion over revenue raising fea-
lures. no matter by whom. will not
change the sentiment OF these Iegis-
lators"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
UHCOUe,. NetU EUideHCe
In Murder IA Years old

NEWCASTLE, Pa, Feb. ia
murder committed IA years ago. and
for which one man was hanged, was
brought to the fore again Thursday
when warrant charging another
man with the killing. was issued.
Seeley Houk, a game warden. was
the victim. He disappeared in the
fan of 1908 and i'm April. 1909, his
body with weights attached 10 the
arms and legs was recovered from
the Eahoning river. The authori-
ties arrested Rocco Racco, who was
convicted OF murder and hanged in
1909.
For a year County Detective J. y.
Dunlap. who said he had discovered
new evidence, has been investigating
the case. and Thursday he swore out
"a warrant charging Jim Murdoch
with killing the warden. Murdoch
has not been apprehended.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
Leonard May Box TIUice
Before Curtain Falls on
Madison Square Garden

weight champion Benny Leonard
viii probably have two more fights
in Madison Square Garden before
the fistic curtain of the arena is
lung down to make room for circus
and swimming attractions
Benny has signified his Willingness
90 meet the winner of the Britton-
shade bout Friday night and also the
winner of next Mondays scrap be
tween Charley White and Willie
Jackson
The first scrap viii probably be
held the latter part OF March and the
second one i'm May
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
URGES NO DELAY
~ PASSAGE or
FREE STATE Law

Continued from page oneD
----~~-~--~--~~----~---~- -~-------~~---~~~~---~
40 the point Of the bayonet. II this
were INDUCED % il could afterwards
be stated that the vote had been
given under duress tending 90 impair
the authority OF the decision
Makes Fcrycnt Appeal
Launching into fervent appeal
90 the house not TO delay the bin
Mr.. Churchill pictured the dire con-
sequences OF enabling dangerous
men 90 work out schemes OF
slaughter fin subterraneau secrecy
to undermine and overturn the gov
eminent which Is faithfully endeav-
or.ng 20 keep its word % us"
He thought the bin would be pass
90 within the next month. that Irish
elections would be held in March or
April. that the free state parliament
WOULD assemble and formulate
constitution probably iu May or
June and then final confirmation
in the imperial parliament in June
or July. He admitted there was
some doubt or the strict wording OF
the treaty. whether the period OF op-
ton allowing Ulster TO come into
the treaty begins with the passage
or the present bin or dates from the
final confrmatory act Of the imper-
ial parliament.
Ministers of the provisional gov
eminent held that the option began
with the passing Of the present bill
but in a spirit Of fairness had agreed
20 waive that construction and allow
the option 20 run from the confirm
atory legislation of the british par
Lament. Meanwhile. Ulster stood
wholly unaffected by British legis-
lauon and therefore it could not be
until July or August that the bound
airy commission could begin its
work. which was not likely to be
concluded until October or later.
The Rt Hon. Sir Frederick Ban
bury, unionist. interjected: Every
body in ireland will be dead by
then; they vii have killed each
( other"
Then our task IS greatly simpl.
| fed responded Mr.. Churchill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
NOTRE DAME NOTES

Dr John " Coonev. head OF the
department OF journalism at NOtre
Dame announces that "a new class
vii bc taught this semester on the
makeup aud organization Of "A
newspaper This class viii be
taught three times week by Robert
McAuIine business manager OF the
News-Times. tt is required for
Juniors In journalism. and is open
10 members of any class i'm any
course as elective
Plans for the appearance OF the
Novelty knights" at the Black
stone on Monday and Tuesday have
almost been completed TIE uni
versity has been combed for talent.
and tho five clever acts will be stag
ed The Novelty knights" repre-
sent tho second Of the series Of az
tivities which the Senior class Of
NOtre Dame is participating I'm, the
first being a hard times" party in
the Tribune auditorium Monday
night
The Keystone Club" composed
OF Pennsylvania students. assembled
in KabIe's banquet hall at Notre
Dame last night for the annual ban
quet About 60 men were present.
and the affair was perhaps the most
successful ever staged by the club.
Several speeches were made. and
plans discussed for bringing the stu
dents Of the Keystone" state in
closer touch with one another
The Chicago club OF Notrc Dame
held an immense smoker meeting in
the Carroll Han recreation room
last uiEht More than 100 members
or tho club were iu attendance
Plans were discussed for the Eastef
dance which viii he given iu Chi
caEo az the close Of tho Easter hoU-
days hy tho club This is am annual
affair
Plans have been completed FOR
che sophomore cotUion. which viii
be held in tho Tribune auditorium
Friday Feb o. The ticket sale
which has been reserved for the
Sophomores unUl the present time
was opened to members Of the upper
classes Yesterday Jordans Louis
vile orchestra viii furnish tn,
music
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17

THEODORE sITCHIER

Theodore Stichler. formerly OF
Greene township. succumbed 10 an
illness OF seven months a. his home
in Rochester Ind Yesterday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The deceased was born in Greene
township Nov. II, 1865. and resided
there until L. years ago. when he
moved 10 Rochester. On January
81. 1907. he married Miss Maine
Wright His wife. FIVE children. Al
ice. Charlotte. Theodore. Jr.. Thodo-
ga and Margaret. one brother.
Charles. OF Greene township. and
three sisters Mrs Albert Bernhard
and Miss Lena Stichler OF South
Bend. and Mrs Charles Rupel Of
Sumption Prairie survive.
Funeral services viii be held at
20 O'Clock Sunday morning from the
home i'm Rochester. Burial VIII be
in Richland cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
Brady Says He VII Not
Return to Boxing Came

NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-WilGam
a. Brady did not make the 100000
Cffer for a Dempsey-W Willis bout as
the first move toward a return to
boxing promotion.
You can tell the world that I am
satisfied with the theatrical bust
ness. I'm not going into boxing as
business" he said.
Brady was one OF the several
sporting men named as the next
manager OF Madison Square Garden
10 change IS made in the manage
m.ut
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
Declares ''FIapPeritis'
Teaches Endemic Stage

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-F1apper.
tits has reached the epidemic stage
and IS finding it's way into the homes
of the best educated and most aris-
tocratic families. Miss Janet Rich
ards. Washington social worker,
Thursday told the Girls Protective
league meeting i'm Mrs Otto II.
Kahn's Fifth avenue residence.
Well bred and educated girls, in
stead of being the personihcatiOn Of
purity. refinement and innocence,
appeared 20 be taking the initiative
in cheek-to-cheek dancing, midnight
automobile frolics and other carry
ings on she declared
Why Miss Richards continued.
things have come TO such a pass
that every mother has reason to fear
for the safety of her sons" She said
conditions certainly are deplor-
able"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
STONEHAM PREDICTS
PENNANT FOR GIANTS

NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-"With
more strength than we had when we
beat the Yankees the last fall.
cannot sec how we can miss another
championship Charles A stone
ham. president Of the Giants said
Thursday Stoneham stated that
the club had not been bothered with
holdouts. that substantial raises
were given on all new contracts and
that all but a Few players on the
Pacific coast had returned their
documents signed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17

Continued from page one.)
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egates by convention action last
Tuesday.
An early conclusion of the con-
vention was predicted by Mr.. Lewis.
who said he did not expect that il
would be necessary to postpone the
miners conference with the railroad
unions. set for next Tuesday at Chi
cago. In this connection, he said
that the proposed alliance between
the miners and rail workers was not
intended as a strike menace, for he
said he had no desire 10 bring on
amy industrial catastrophe" The
purpose. he said. was to ally the
workers so that group Of employ
ers could mot arbitrarily reduce
wages without considering the
workers right as TO terms"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-17
NudhenS Issue " drHiHgS
To Numerous HOidOufS

TOLEDO. Ohio. Feb. Is. The
Toledo club of the American assO-
citation has several hoidouts. ac-
cording 10 Pres't Roger Bresnahau.
who Thursday issued warning
that all who fail 10 report at the
training camp at Bristol Tenn, the
first week in March Will be sus-
pended.
Among the holdouts, according
90 Bresnahan. are Allan Hill. Roy
Grimes Harry Manush. al Schauf-
Eel. Henry Meade and Bob Wright.