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The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-05-11
CIRCUIT CONRT ON

Circuit court opened here Tues
day afternoon with Judge John F.
Hughes presiding. Nothing was
done during the first day IN the
way trying any of the cases. Fred
Zcllmer was granted his final citi-
ship papers and some minor mat
tiers were taken care of and pre-
aration made to take up the trial
of cases Wednesday morning.
tioin of Richard Boyd VS.. the Phi
lip Light & Power Co., be the first
case up, but this was settled out
Of court before it was called.
1t was thought that the civil ao-
Wednesday was taken up with
the trial of the civil action of Ell
ickson VS.. ODonnel. involving
damages in connection with the
title to some land. The case went
to the jury alst night after an ev-
ening session, and this morning
the sealed verdict, arrived at by
the jury during the ngiht was read.
The jury found for the plaintiff on
all counts and fixed the amount oil
damages at $905.
At this time the attorneys are
busy with the selection of jury
in case of the State Of South Da-
kota VS.. Wesley Morris, charged
with the larceny of an automobile.
This case will likely be completed
today or early tomorrow, and will
probably be the only case to be
tried at this time.
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Lampcrt, Joseph Millaee
No. IS Mrs T. p Keyser, Ed
Farrell, Mrs NJ. b. Kellogg
No. 80 H. G. Swisher
No. SO Earl w. Newman, Peter
b. Hansen
No. 6S John Sheeley
No. SO M. J. Billmier, Julius
Roseth. l.. b. Grotta
No. IS Mrs. j. f. Cuttings, Mrs
Jess Dawson
No. So Ole Sandal, James Pur-
year
No 80 Ruth Ramey
No. 81 d. Elmer Baker. Mike
Ellingson
No. 81 Albert ONeal
No. 90 Everett McFadden, Wal
ter Staley
No. 99-Geo. Norton, Harry Arm
strong. John Williams
No. l00-W S. Shoun, Mrs. Chas
Agee
No. 1902 j. 7. Singleton4
Leslie Consolidated Thos. Har-
ty, r. b. Trenchard, Fred Marring-
ton
Marietta Consolidated Theo. Ba-
seller
Ottumwa Consoliated-H. ]
Brady, w. s. Martin
Philip Independent-Mrs. 7. j
Mcclure, Dr. Guy Ramsey
Midland Independent-Mrs. r.
w. Minard
Teachers
No. 10 Kathryn Jensen
No. 10 M. Rilla Foote, Mrs. I've
Shoemaker
No. 20-Josephine Hermann,
Mrs. Joy Hauk, Susanna Rausch
No. Is Winnifred Steine, Helen
Gehan
No. 2S-Leona Waldo, Mrs. Ma
mic Smith
No. 20 Audrey Waldo
No. 3l-Roy Hanlon. Mrs. M. r
Williams, Mrs. Winnfred LOTUS
No. 80 Mrs. N. G.. Eckwold.
Mrs. Estella Lane
No. 34-Mrs Hazel Herman,
Gladys Anderson. Cecil Wedeman
No. 35-Mrs. j. M. Gale
No. 36-Hester Boswell, Ross
Bachmann, Wesley Hermann
No. 81 Mrs. Julia OConnell
No 40 Mrs. Jennie Van Cleve
No 46-sMrs. Laura Dawson
No. 47-Mrs. Myrtle Stanley,
Gladys Watson
No. 40 Mrs. Z. f. Smith, Grace
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-05-11
PHILIP COUPLE ARE
MARRIED AT KADOKA

The marriage of Miss Alma Ur-
ban to Mr.. Ralph Folsom was sol
emnized at Kadoka last Saturday,
Justice Wellman officiating. The
ceremony was performed in the
presence of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dol
loft, friends of the young people.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Urban, old and res
pected residents of this commun-
ity. She has grown to womanhood
in this community and received
her education in our schools. hav-
ing graduated from the Philip
High School two years ago. At the
present time she is teaching in one
of the districts east of Philip.
Mr.. Folsom has been resident
of Haakon county for several
years, having come to Philip from
Powell few months ago and pur-
chased one of the dray lines He
is young man of excellent char
acter, industrious and progressive.
The ,Pioneer-Review joins with
their many friends in extending
to these young folks sincere con-
CALCULATIONS and we'll wishes.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-05-11
CHRISTOPHER SITUATION
IS FAVORABLE

The county agent and the spec
ialist in entomology from the col
lege at Bookings have recently
made a hurried survey of the
gasshopper situation in southern
Haakon county. The results of this
investigation tend to show that
there will be less hoppers this
year than last. In many fields
which we're heavily infested last
year not a single pod of live hop
per eggs were found. On the other
hand in a few places eggs were
found in great abundance. This
would indicate that this year the
hoppers will do some damage in
spots but there will probably not
be a general outbreak.
The results Of this investigation
should not be taken as final as it
was impossible to cover more than
very small per centage of the
alfalfa fields Alfalfa grower
should keep close watch on their
fields and should the young hop
pers be found Matching in large
numbers, they should be poisoned
as soon as possible.
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Mrs. James Campbell of Cotton
wood was visitor in Philip We'd
nesday.
Albert Mewes from the western
part of the county was in town
yesterday sand paid this office a
pleasant call.
Mrs. Milt Young from south of
town underwent an operation for
for the removal of her tonsils at
the offices of DIR. Gearhart Wednes-
day.
Mark Purdy left Tuesday even
ing for Parker, where he will re-
side in the future.
Mrs. Joseph Campbell went to
Fort Pierre last Friday for visit
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Rex Terry.
Mrs. M. E. Phillips left Monday
for Haynes, North Dakota, to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Leon Mueller.
For Sale: Child's write enameled
bed, complete; also high chair and
nursery chair.-Inquire at Pioneer
Review office.
Paul f. Bellamy and son who
have been doing some work on
the ranch near Milesville, returned
to their home at Rapid City this
morning.
The North Fork Community Club
met at the George Watson home
Friday evening, May 9Th, with an
attendance of seventy eight. After
the business meeting, which was
presided over by the President, Mrs
Smith, the ladies rendered an ex-
cellent program, consisting of re-
citations, songs and readings. The
comb orchestra was especially
worthy of mention. Following the
lunch. served by the east side la
dies, came the the royal and social
time such as the North Forkers
always enjoy whenever they get
together The boys potato club
held a short meeting during the
evening, their member ship num-
boring ten, namely: Carl Jensen,
Bernard Poss, Anderson Jones, Ro-
bert Jones. John Francis Jones,
Claire Ward, Eldon Waddell, Fran
els Baye, Edmund Baye, and Allen
Gee.
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Verlcy
No. So Lillian Gunderson, Alma
Urban. Ethel Parks
No. 57-Leona Cuttings
No. So Mrs. Elizabeth Lamm,
Mrs. Madge Fairchild
No. 63 Mrs. Bertha Noack
No. 6S Grace Schilling
No. rs ID. ID. Collins
No. S5-Evelyn Palmer
No S6-Mrs. z. c. Baker, Mrs
Mamie Beaton
No. So Arthur Fapall
No. 80 Mrs. Huss
No. 81 Leila Collins
No. 80 Grace McDaniels
No. 100 Nancy Willoughby
Leslie Consolidated Gladys Ber-
ry, Clara Stanton
Marietta Consolidated Mary
Kennedy
Ottumwa Consolidated William
Courey,
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Additional
Local News

The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
meet at the church Friday after
noon, May 18th.
Mrs. Jane O'Connell is enjoying
a visit this week with her brother
Frank McIllvaney, Of Beresford.
Mr.. McIllvaney expects to go from
here to Hot Springs for visit.
w. o. and O. l.. Hopkins were
down from Cottonwood Wednes-
day on business.
r. M. King and family of Miles
vile were visitors in Philip on
Tuesday.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-05-11
LIST OF OFFICERS AND
TEACHERS PRESENT AT
THE ANNUAL MEETING
School Officers

School Officers
No. 1O-J. W. Jones, =. G.. Thor
son.
No. 19-M. Eggen, George A.
Mcclure, Mrs. Paul Walters
No. William Hazen, John Q.
Peterson
No. 28-Nels Christensen, O. J..
Gee, S. A. Lord
No. 26-E. f. Teaney, f. L.
Berry
No. 2S- Scott, Mexican, Guy H
Waldo, F B. McDaniels
No. 29-Fred X. Poland, Grace
Edminston
No. 31-Jay Johnson
No. 33-Mrs. j. w. McHenry
No. 34-A. M. Valsvig, R. T.
Fosse, Mrs. J. T. Stelie
No. 35-Nels STEELE, Mrs. Anna
d. Gurges, L. M. Gale
No. 36-K. T. Knutson.
No. 37-Geo D. O'ConneIl, c. J.
Lamm
No. 39-Gunder Munson
No. 40-A. E. McGrath
No. 46-Walt Koehler E. L. Yer
ley
Non. l.. Mauser, Mrs. F. F.
Sammons, l.. w. Hough
No. 49-Mrs. ]. D. Riddell
No. 56-William Kurth, David
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-05-11

Philip Independently 0. Lamb
f. NJ, Deler, Alma Lewis, Mary
Donahue, Mrs. @. M. Culp, Leone
Bruce, Mrs. w. Q. Lamb, Mrs. Jen-
ME ONeal, Josie Bake
Midland Independent 4. V.
Eckman, Mary DAILY, Roy Powell,
Gladys Harlocker, Ms. c. j. O'Con-
ncr.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
SCOUTS FIND LOST CHILD

CONSERVATION reigned In certain
home in Shreveport, La. Four-year-
old Perkins Sykes had disappeared,
apparently as completely as last win
ter's snow. The frantic mother ap-
pealed to the police and Mt the same
time Wayne Durham. cousin OF the
youthful vagrant, took 1t on himself
to call out the Fox patrol Of which he
was leader. Two squads of scouts. one
headed by Durham, and another by
Ned Tarver started an organized
search through the neighborhood. A
scout never gives up and though for
hours no luck crowned their efforts;
finally the missing youngster was cap
tured in Gasser ball park tired. but
happy and not Mt all concerned about
getting home. II walked; that's all.''
he explained. walked and walked.
wanted to find Jerry" Jerry, 1t
seemed, was small playmate whose
society Perkins had missed greatly
since his parents had moved to an
other part of town. "Can't get home
now" he added. Don't want to get
home. Want to play" Nevertheless
he consented to be taken back to his
mother, the scouts taking turns carry
ing him. Sound asleep in his cousins
arms he was handed over to his de-
lighted mother.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
PUMPED SAND OUT OF WELL
Use Of Compressed Air for the Pur-
pose Saved Good Deal Of
Time and Money.

The successful use Of compressed
air in freeing deep wells Of sand plugs
is described by Dennison Fairchild in
the Engineering News-Record. He
says:
Zone we'll, with an eight-inch casing
145 feet deep (from which about 1OO,-
600 gallons Of water was pumped
daily, became cl0gged with sand to
such an extent that 1t practically
stopped the supply. A test developed
Id feet Of sand and small gravel. A
three-fourths-inch pipe to the sand
was inserted and air forced to the bot
tom, che rising bubbles keeping the
water disturbed and the sand in sus-
pension, and it was thrown out very
quickly and at little expense. In an
other case the we'll was 236 feet deep
with ali eight-inch casing, and the
sand was beginning to shut off the
supply and get into the pump. There
was available only $50 feet of One-half-
inch pipe, which was connected up
with compressor. The rising air
created enough suction to lift the sand
and the water was clear and running
free Of sand at the end of 25 minutes"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
C0MET-FINDING NOW EASY
Work Of Picking Up "heavenIy Visl-
tors" Has Been Reduced to q
Scientific Basis.

Seven comets which have been seen
on previous occasions are expected to
return to the vicinity of the earth
this year. If they all keep their up
pointments, and the average num-
Der Of new comets turn up, astronomers
will have at least full dozen under
observation between now and Decem-
Der 81. But there Is reason to fear
that some Of the seven old comets
have met with mishaps while bowling
along through space, and that they
have either been shattered into un-
recognizable debris, or diverted into
quite different orbits. There Is, how
ever, little romance now In comet
finding, as was the case when heroic
comet-hunters swept the skies all night
in the hope Of dropping on one. Now
they set traps for them-combina-
ton Of telescopes and cameras turn
ing in unison with the rotation Of the
earth on it's axis-and go to bed until
morning, when they develop the plates
and examine them for the tell'tale
marks which betray any comets that
may have entered the region Of the
sky thus photographed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
THE SAPHEAD" AT GRAND
THEATRE AGAIN TONIGHT

Buster Keaton, playing the Lamb
as co-star with William H. Crane
in "The Saphead" showing at the
Grand theatre again this evening
made his first departure from slap
stick comedy to create the roll of the
wastrel son on the screen.
Mr.. Keaton had been playing
with Roscoe Arbuckle in his horse
play productions for three seasons,
when he was seen by Winchell Smith
who supervised the production Of
1.-THE Saphead'. Mr.. Smith detected
under the uproarious effects achiev-
ed by Mr. Keaton quiet sublety
of method that convinced him the
slapstick actor would be find in
the more human field of straight
comedy.
Buster Keaton has been men,
Der of the theatrical world since ne
was five years old, when he start
ed on the vaudeville stage with his
parents, comprising the knockabout
team Of The Three Keatons. He
was sixteen years in the vaudeville,
playing all over the United States
and Canada and most Of the big
cities of Europe. 49,.
Metro advanced him to stardom
in the belief that he is the coming
comedian of the screen,
In "The Saphead," he is co-star
with William H. Crane. Others in
the cast include Irving Cummings,
Edward Connolly, Odette Tyler and
Beulah Booker.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
HERE'S REAL BERNARD SHAW
Apparently the World Has Had .
Wrong Idea Concerning That
DISTINGUISHED Gentleman.

The popular suppositlon that Shaw
is a great egotist Is, like nearly all
popular suppositions, hopelessly wrong,
Cosmo Hamilton writes in the
Spur. He poses as an egotlst, be-
cause It affords him immense amuse-
ment to see how much ire it pro-
duces. He knows, Of course, that
he is q master craftsman who, stands
alone as q dramatist. He has proved
it so often. AS q matter of fact, he
is q very simple and humble man. Il
great Christian, deeply moved by the
woes and the sufferings Of SO. many
fellow creatures and greatly impa.
tient Of all the hypocrisy and red
tape that stand In the way Of the
betterment Of the world. No man
living has keener sympathies or
more practical method Of charity. He
gives most Of his money away. And
there is certainly no man who Is so
enthusiastic about other peoples
work, or so very ready to give a help
ing hand to the young men who are
knocking at the door. It is a re-
freshing and delightful sight to see
him at one Of his rehearsals, stand
ing in the middle Of the stage in his
bilious clothes and hygienic boots sur
rounded by the carefully chosen act
ors and actresses upon whom he tries
his latest jokes, kindly and whiten-
Ing Mephistopheles. 1t is equally
delightful to see him walk forth In
the afternoon into the London that he
knows and loves so well, kid-gloved,
dapperly hated, wearing a loosely
built suit of tweeds, to make his
jaunty way out Of the purlieus of the
Adelphi into Piccadilly, talking TO
himself, laughing aloud and utterly un-
conscious Of the attention Of the pass
ers-by. He Is really a sort OF elderly
schoolboy who makes q hobby of para
dox, whose legs are in the. present,
but whose head is 20 years in advance
of his time,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
hN&ENiE&l&
THE BACK DOOR"
AT REX AGAIN TONIGHT

In Though the Back Door" Mary
Pickford's forthcoming United Art
lists release, this clever little artist
will be afforded an opportunity for
the display of talent equalled only
in such, previous productions as
"Pollyanna" and Daddy Long Legs"
Arrangements were recently COM
pleted by, Manager Brinkman of
the Rex theatcr to show this pro-
duction here again tonight.
1t is the first picture in which
Little Mary ever worked under the
guidance of two directors. Alfred
E. Green and Mary's brother, Jack,
sponsored this production, and the
result of their combined efforts is
said to prove further the truth of
the old adage, 1.-TWO heads are bet
ter than one".
The opening title tells us that the
scenario Off Through the Back
Door" was written by Marion Fair
fax, and that Jack Pickford andAl-
fred E. Green co-directed it, while
Charles Kosher did the camera work
which by the way deserves special
mention all to itself,
In the cast we find such familiar
names as Wilfred Lucas, Gertrude
Astor, Elinor Fair, Adolphe Menjou,
John Harron, brother of the late
Robert Harron and tiny Jeanne Car
Penter. All of these give excellent
portrayals in their respective parts.
Also Mack Sennett in his new
comedy, "On PATROL, Billy Bevan
with Mildred June and Kalla Pasha.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
Snake Causing Reign ~of Terror.

A South RhOdesian farmer wrote
to the director of the Port Elizabeth
museum for advice on the disposal OF
a great mamba which inhabited a
wooded kopje on his farm. 'The
snake" said the farmer, "has already
accounted for two natives and over
100 other victims in the shape of
fowls, goats, calves and dogs. when
ever anything ventures within the pre-
cincts of the snakes haunts 1t darts
from cover, strikes. and retires into
the underground again like a flash. A
glimpse is all that is ever seen of this
ath-dealing reptile" The farmer
states that the natives in the vicinity
regard the snake with superstitious
awe. declaring 1t to be the reincarna-
ton Of Lobengula, who seeks revenge
for past wrongs. Lobengula was the
king Of Matabele Land and was long
feared as a powerful warrior and per
sistent opponent Of Christianity and
civilization in his kingdom. In 1893
he was defeated in u battle in which
500 of his men were killed. He then
became fugitive from his kingdom.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
BRITISH COLUMBIA HERO

Before the eyes Of scores Of specta-
tors, two boy scouts Of Vancouver,
B. c., Allen Wooton and Hamish Da-
wilson recently covered themselves
with glory by crawling out on the
treacherous melting ice Of Coal Har-
Dor and rescued Bruce Mcintyre, the
fourteen-year-olds son of Rev. II. ]. Nc
Intyre. The boy had been skating
and was about 200 feet out from shore
when without warning the ice gave
way, precipitating him into the water.
He made game struggle to pull him
self out, but the ice was too rotten to
cling to.
Many people saw the boys plight,
but none dared venture out to his
rescue as the ice obviously would
bear no mans weight. Ladders were
run out. Even this improvised bridge
was precarious, as by this time the
Ice was breaking up on all sides. The
two scouts volunteered to attempt the
rescue, Davidson skating out as near
as he could to the ladder while Woo
ton crawled out on the ladder, drop
ping a rope and another small ladder
behind him. Between them the res
cuers managed to push the extra lad
der under the drowning boy and pry
him to the surface Of the ice. People
on the shore then hauled in the rope
and all three boys landed safely just
as the police arrived. First aid was
given young Mcintyre, and in the ex-
element the two rescuers slipped
away, nobody having even inquired
their names. Later, however, the
young heroes were sought out, though
they made light Of the incident and
would not permit their pictures to be
published until they secured the prom
Use that the fact they were boy scouts
should be mentioned and the chief
credit given to the organization which
had given them the training which had
enabled them to do the good turn. Both
boys have been scouts for over five
years. Davidson Is troop leader OF
the Fifth mountaineers and Kings
scout, q rank corresponding somewhat
to the Eagle Of the Boy Scouts OF
America. Wooton IS an assistant
scoutmaster Of the Sixth Vancouver
troop.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
Foqs May Supply Water.

In order to overcome the serious
shortage Of water caused by last years
record drought in England, scientists
have been experimenting with view
to obtaining permanent water supplies
from fogs. One Of the experimenters
has devised a reservoir to collect the
dew and moisture contained in fogs.
1t Is calculated that one Of these
dew reservoirs, with a, cover area Of
100 square yards, would collect $4,000
gallons Of dew and rain In the eastern
counties in the course of year. With
a storage capacity Of $4,000 gallons,
1t could supply on an average 12O gal
Ions daily during the summer months
and 80 gallons daily during the re-
mainder of the year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
"WAY DOWN EAST" RETURN
ENGAGEMENT. REX TUESDAY

D. W. Grifith's perturbation Of
"Way Down East" based on the
stage play by Lottie Blair Parker,
which tor the past twenty-five years
was one of the rural classics OF the
American theatre, will be presented
at the Rex Theatre on Tuesday for
two days, with the following cast:
Lillian Gish Richard Barthelmess,
Mary Hay, Burr Mcintosh, Lowell
Sherman, Creighton Hale, Mrs. Nor
Nelson, George Neville, Viva Ogden,
Porter Strong, JOSEF Inc Bernard,
Mrs. David Landau, Patricia Fruen,
Florence Short, Emily Fitzroy and
Myrtle Sutch.
Mr.. Griffith S production Of "Way
Down East" represent ten months
work of the most exacting charac-
ter, for in his screen version of the
story he has endeavored to follow
closely the narrative of the stage
play, with here and there digres-
sion for the purpose of dramatic
value or elaboration.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22

struck everyone, and the same word
left every lip: FIRE."
A stampede seemed imminent. Then
the hero OF the hour rose from his
seat in the stalls.
Keep your Seats" he shouted.
His words and manner treasured
the terror-stricken people in the thea
ter. Shamefacedly, they sank back
one by one into their seats.
Slowly, as If about to speak, the
man strobe to where there was now
IN open avenue of exit. Then, with
out moments hesitation, he rushed
for the door.
Once outside, he mopped his fore
head. and murmured, breathlessly,
"Well, someone's saved. anyway"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-22
REPUBLICAN TICKET
sEnasrsed by Republican Party
81 :. Convention
Primary Election
. Monday, June 10. 1922
49,. y. 8. Senator
FRANK B. KELLOGG
Governor
IA. O. PREUS
Lieutenant Governor
LOUIS l. COLLINS
Secretary Of State >;y,..,,o
MIKE HOLM
,;Fl| ---i.'JHT4W
.-..y3 state Auditor .<2r
J.. r. P. CHASE. 49, /
state treasurer '.', III
, HENRY .RlNEs ~5,,S -.
Attorney General
CLIFFORD L. HILTON
r. r. and Warehouse Commission .
IVAN BOWEN
Clerk Of Supreme Court
GRACE F.. KAERCHER i, {
Attorney, General
CLIFFORD l.. HILTON
r. r. and Warehouse Commission
IVAN BOWEN
Clerk Of Supreme Court
GRACE F., KAERCHER 4
OUTDOES RAVEN OF FICTION
New York Bird Believed to Be the
Champion Talker Of the
Feathered Tribe.

Meet a rare bird from Australia,
He is coal black, with white china
eyes, a wicked laugh and trick dance
that he does in his cage on top of the
ice box in Il Bronx park tea ROOM, He
sits there next to the root beer barrel
and is willing, say his managers, to
challenge all birdland to talking
match, according to the New York
Sun. When it comes to quoting short
and pithy phrases Poe's raven, with
his "Nevermore" recitative, was mere
ly an also ran. ..-
This bird doesn't know how he got
here. He remembers being somewhere
out in the suburbs Of Sydney on a
summer night. Then he was trapped
and out on the high seas before he
knew what was happening.
Now he lives in Bronx park End
never o bird in a gilded cage has as
fine line of patter as this old raven.
Perhaps he is segregated so he will
not teach the whole parrot house to
jeer at Sunday afternoon visitors. He
can talk in a rich, deep BARITONE
voice such as never belonged to a par
rot and can interpose intervals OF
falsetto. At the end of every speech
he hops down and does double shuttle
dance. Then he laughs at the audi
ence.