The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-22
Former Omaha Minister
Tells of Ocean Voyage
Traveller Finds Stokers Don't Have to Work So
Hard After All-Porpoises Race With
Ship-Woman Loses Tug-of-
War With Post 5s@

Yawk," the keeper OF large room.
ing and boarding house, who never
tires Of telling about her people and
what they have 10 eat, and about her
pet dog left behind which she fears
VIII be no lonesome without her. There
liz the Jewess who has Travelled all
over the world, who has remarka
bio memery for places and people and
things. and with whom II is a delight
to converse. The Singer sewing ma.
chine man from Java lis the good
natured joker Of the crowd.
A Swiss art exhibitor IL n kind Of
selfappointed manager OF the amuse.
ments Of the crowd Miss Grammuck,
a delightful singer. In director OF
geography first hand In the Harris.
burg pa schools. Prof. Robert Malt.
land. internationally known as a
baritone soloist, and recently pro.
fcssor OF voice In Oberlin college, dc.
lightfnlly entertained us OF our Tues.
day night concert.
Rev. DIR. =. A. Beecher, professor
in Maynooth university, Dublin. gave
US an exhibition OF his remarkable
memory. Seventy words were written
on paper and numbered. They were
then read aloud to him just once. He
Immediately repeated the list back.
wards without mistake. Then dit.
ferent numbers were called and i'm.
mediately he gave the word repre-.
scented by that number. He Informed
US that he could do this with any list
OF words up to 200.
Pistol Crew.
Probably the most distinguished
group on board Is the famous United
States pistol crew on it's way to the
1922 international pistol match to be
held in Milan, Italy. The personnel
Of this group Is: Paul A. Raymond Of
Greenwich, Conn.,, the team captain
and three times winner OF the al.
round craftsmanship OF all arms Of
the United States; DR.. !. r. Calkins
OF Springfield. Mass, member OF the
international pistol team In 1908 and
winner OF many medals; Alfred p.
Lane OF New York city, member Of
the Olympic teams OF 1912 and 1920,
winner Of the individual worlds cham.
pionship Of 1912; Maj. j. A. Considine,
Manila, p. T., member OF the inter.
national rifle and pistol team of 1927,
lately instructor Of small arms prac-
tice at. West Point; j. s. Palmore
Of Cristobol, Canal Zone, holder OF the
rapidfire revolver championship OF
the United States, and X. +. Freders
lex Of New York city, member of the
Olympic pistol and revolver teams Of
1920. winner OF the individual cham
pionship of the world.
Besides the ordinary games of cards,
chess, checkers, etc, there is tho IA
miliar ship game Of Switchboard, a
kind Of deck curling" always very
popular. Trying to follow crack,
walking backwards, on swayng
ship. isn't as easy as one might think.
Peanut races, coat races. tugsiof.war,
all were made funny by the rocking
boat. The most amusing Of all was
when eight bllndfolded women were
induced to pull on tug.of.war
against two rather lightweight men.
The signal was given and the women
heaved with all their might for some
time, but to no avail. Tho rope would
not yield an inch. After repeated
trials the bllndfolds were removed
and the women heheld the other end
Of the rope securely fastened 10
solid post and the men standing back
with folded arms laughing at their
struggles. Tho women have sworn
vengeance