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Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
WHATS THE USE?'
Effect Produced by "Funerap in
the South Seas.
0hastly Ceremony That to Civilized
People Made Travesty Of the
Sacredness of Death.

One. afternoon about four o'clock,
while We were working our way down
the coast In no particular hurry to get
anywhere, We suddenly heard the beat
ing of tom-tom. 1t was the bush
telegraph working furiously.
"What's the message, MaangaY' !
asked my boy.
me think 1t some feller he die fin.
g ish," was his laconic reply.
We crossed the reef and beached the
boat and then hurried up to the vii
lage, half hidden among the palms.
writes II. w. CilentO in Asia Magazine.
All the natives were there In the clear
ing between the houses, dressed up In
everything they could put on. and
there was deeply religious atmos-
phere about the gathering. We un-
derstoOd the reason when We saw q
huge funeral pyre built up.- 1t was SO
high that we could just get glimpse
Of stiff figure sitting there, the back
turned toward us, and the hands
stretched out in an unnatural way.
All the people were gathered around 1t.
One Of them seemed to have wrapped
himself In q kind of white sheet and
1t did not take long to discover that he
was actually officiating In the capacity
Of clergyman. The native is always
and missionary ceremonies have left
their mark all over the islands. This
fellow had q book suspiciously like
hymn book In front Of him, though I
noted later that it was upside down,
and he was reading or rather reciting
as much as he could remember of all
the Christian services he had ever
heard.
Taylor and l walked around the pile,
examining 1t with interest and watch.
Ing the natives eye longingly the cop
per jewelry that custom decreed should
be burned with the corpse. When we
got to the front and were standing
there, looking up at it, Taylor sudden.
ly gripped my arm. ITS that darned
girl we had, the one you took care OF
at your house." he said, We were In
Ngawelus and the figure ON the pyre
was Lawusa! Her face was painted
vermilion and looked CHASTITY, Of
course. Her head was set strangely
on her shoulders. She ha1s her best
clothes on and her hair gloriously be-
decked. I shall always remember her
expression at that moment. Her eyes
were staring ont into vacancy, and
there was the most peculiar twisted
smile on her dead face, as IL she had
rounded the circle Of her life and was
contemptuous of everything. 1t was
horrible. BY this time the flames were
leaping toward the sky and the smoke
curled up In thick black clouds. The
wood burned quickly. 1t was no time,
1t seemed, before sudden spout Of
fire sent up a shower Of sparks and
she shot down In the collapsing pile,
still with that little smile Of disdain
on her face.
Lets get out Of this" said Taylor.
ut gives me the creeps. You warned
that blamed girl that, II she walked
down the coast, she would die. What's
the use Of curing them when they act
like idiots? What's the use Of any
thingw
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
HAGERSTOWN MAN HELD UP

The lone bandit who held up and
robbed Alexander Fechtig, paymaster
at the Roulette Knitting Mills, Hag-
erstown, of between $500 and $4,000
Wednesday afternoon Of last week
is still at large.
State police and deputy sheriffs fol-
lowed the robber as far as Ringgold,
where the trail was lost. At one
time the officers were about 10 min
utes behind the bandit, but he gained
on them by taking an unexpected
route in the direction Of Gettysburg.
1t was believed that the robber had
crossed the Pennsylvania state line.
The attack was as unexpected as 1t
was bold. Fechtig, who is about 40
years old, had been at the Hagerstown
Bank, where he drew the money for
two weeks pay for employees of the
mill. While walking down East Wash
ington street, almost in sight of the
mill, man about six feet tall and
sandy haired, dressed in blue overaiis
and an army coat, jumped from a
Chevrolet touring car and ordered him
to throw up his hands.
Fechtig backed away from the man
and as he did 80 was felled by a blow
with a blackjack which the bandit
carried in his left hand.
The robber grabbed the bag In which
Fechtig carried the money, jumped
back into the car and drove away.
Fechtig, although dazed by the blow
from the blackjack, was able to get
the license number of the machine
Pennsylvania 547-787-and he report
ed that number to the police.
The Hagerstown police Immediately
got in touch with George W. Munford,
of the state police, and every state pa
trolman was notified to be on the look
ont
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
Democratic.

She was naughty and she knew her
position could be lowered. The other
day she took the Woman for a short
ride.
An enormous truck came up behind
them. The naughty one looked her
proud disdain upon the truck driver.
Who was he to get SO much in the way,
But the truck driver mistook her lool,
of dignity and contempt for one Of
fear.
He leaned out of his huge truck and
called down to her:
"That's all right, sister. Don't be
scared. / wouldn't bump into you for
the world"
The look on the naughty ones face
was a magnificent study.-Chicago
Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
MASTERS OF THE "LoNe BOW"
Examples Of Wonderful Archery Put
Something Of Strain on the
Ordinary Imagination.

Examples Of the drawing Of the
long bow" are to be found in the
worlds literature long before the time
of the famous Baron Munchausen; in
deed, by far the greater part Of these
had their origin in the remote past.
Virgil, In the Aeneid, tells Of four
archers who were shooting for a prize,
the mark being a pigeon held by a
cord to the mast of a ship. The first
man hit the mast, the second cut away
the cord, and the third shot the pigeon
as it flew away! The fourth archer,
having nothing left at which to shoot,
drew his bow and sent his arrow fly
ing toward the sky with such speed
that the friction Of the aiF&set the
feathers on fire and it swept on like
meteor, to disappear in the sky.
The stories of Robin Hoods archery,
Illustrated by his wonderful perform
ance as Locksley in Scott's "Ivanhoe,"
are also decided strain on ones
powers Of belief.
The majority of long-bow stories re-
late to the accurate aim Of archers,
but Frenchman, Blaise de Vigeners,
tells one in which the main point is
the tremendous force with which an
arrow may be propelled IL the bow Is
strong and long enough. According
to his account, he saw q Turk, one
Barbarossa, admiral Of a ship called
the Grand Solyman, send an arrow
from his bow clean through a cannon
ball Whether the cannon ball had
a hole in 1t or not, the narrator fails
to tell us.
Perhaps the most astounding Of all
stories about arrow shooting is that
Of the Indians who used to inhablt
Florida. 1t Is related that a group
Of them would form circle, one would
throw an ear Of Indian corn into the
air, the others would shoot at 1t and
shell 1t of every grain before it fell
to the ground! Sometimes, it is
added, the arrows would strike the
ear Of corn so hard and fast that it
would remain suspended in the air for
several seconds and the cob never fell
until the last grain had been shot
away.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
Thurnon Frederick County, Maryland Thursday April 1928
HELD AS SLAVES

twenty-five thousand Christian
girls are army camp slaves of the un-
speakable Turk" declared Alonzo E.
Wilson, a prominent Methodist lay
man, in an address made recently at
Roland Park M. E. Church, Baltimore,
on Smyrna, Constantinople and Trans
Caucasia. These girls, he charged,
were tied hand and foot, at the burn
ing of Smyrna, after many of their
parents had been massacred trying to
protect them, and were carried off by
the Turks.
Fifty girls from the American Col
lege, who were taken by the Turk,
were demanded by Near East Relief
workers, and freed, declared Mr.. Will
son.
After the Turks looted Smyrna, a
ralief worker rushed into the Turk
ish commandant headquarters, said
Mr.. Wilson, and cried, "The city is
afire, order out the fire department. "
The Turks replied by ordering ma
chine guns placed at the corners. and
shooting the Christians as they fled
from the flames.
Infidel Smyrna, said Mr.. Wilson,
was the name given the city by the
Turk, to whom Jew or Christian, or
any non-Moslem, is an infidel. Smyr-
ma, he said was the last of the oligi-
nal seven churches Of the Bible, and
he told of the great part Armenia
played in holding back the Moslem
hordes of Europe.
MI. Wilson, who is national field
director of the Near East Relief, told
of scenes of misery and suffering he
had seen, of women and babies dying
from starvation, and of the great vo-
cational work being done by the Near
East Relief.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
MORE DANGEROUS TO SPEED

NUM- DAINUCNoOo ~ oA AcD
Speeding will be more dangerous
than ever in Maryland this year, as
there are nearly 10000 more cars Ii
censed so far in 1928 than in the first
three months of last year, according
to Automobile Commissioner E. Aus
tin Baughman.
With the increase in. the number OF
Maryland automobiles and the expect
ed large increase in touring in the
State by motorists from other States
speeding even on the rural highways
will be at greater risk, as there will
be more vehicles on the roads, the
Commissioner pointed out. v =.
"The only way to avoid accidents is
to cut down on speed and obey the
traffic laws" Commissioner Baughman
declared. "We have small body OF
state police on the roads to see that
traffic regulations are obeyed, but the
rules can never be enforced unless we
have the cooperation of motorists.
"Last year there were $4,000 cases
in the Baltimore City Traffic Court
and nearly as many more in the coun-
ty courts. That shows how the traffic
laws are disobeyed; there were many
times $4,000 infractions Of laws that
never came to the attention of the Of
ficers."
So far this year approximately 1885,
900 licenses have been issued for pleas
ure and business automobiles, aside
from trucks and taxis. During the
first quarter of 1922 only 79,979 auto
mobiles of this class were licensed.
Nearly 600 more trucks have been Ii
censed so far this year than last, the
total being 8,100, as compared with
1857. Taxis and other hiring cars
have shown an increase of 100. In the
first quarter of 1922 1878 licenses
were issued to this class Of vehicles
This year there have been 1880.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
No Sooner Said Than Done.

We recently moved to q new neigh
borhood, having bought an old house
that we are remodeling.
One Of my neighbors dropped In
while I was staining the stairs. and
in the course of our chat I said, I'D
just like to get hold Of the creature
who put soft wood stairs In this house
and used hardwood for the railings
He must have been choice idiot to
put soft wood where the wear comes"
She was quiet moment and then
said people didn't use hardwood
when we built this house. Chicago
Tribune.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
How's This /?

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After you have taken Halls Catarrh
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Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
Explained.

"Say, that land you sold me, sight
unseen, was nothing but a swamp"
said the irate caller.
isn't your name BlithersbyT
asked the alert dealer.
"No. It's Twobble."
'"That's probably how 1t happened.
I had a client named Blithersby who
wanted some land suitable for duck
hunting and 1 got the order mixed.
Sorry, sir. You might see Mr.. Blithers-
by."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
Never Satisfied.

Mrs. ", with her four-year-old son
Ira, were visiting. At the dinner meal
Ira's favorite kind of pie was served.
Ira called for a second piece. After
he took 1t one piece remained on the
plate.
Ira's mother, ashamed of his con-
duct, said: "Ira, you have had one
nelping to pie"
Eyes, mother, and I may want that
other piece" ...-...4
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
RovaI Perfume isa Secret.

Queen Alexandra's favorite perfume
Is "Ess Bouquet" which has been In
use among the English royal family
for nearly one hundred years, but the
recipe Of which has always been kept
a secret by the manufacturers, and
handed down from father to son.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
Sure.

ibid you sell Mr.. Twobble any Of
that stock?"
NO" said the salesman. when
told him it would make him rich In
six months he said he couldn't stand
the shock Of sudden wealth. Do you
suppose he was Joking"
"You showed him the stock, didn't
your"
."Yes."
"He was joking."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
No. 4
EASTER SERVICE

Easter services were held at the
Church of the Brethren Sunday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. The program ar
ranged by the committee was well
rendered by the Sunday School before
large audience.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
Metrlc svstem spreada.

The government of the Netherlands
East Indies is to substitute the metric
system of weights and measures In the
retail trade in place of the avoirdupois
system now In use In some Of these
aouptEiea
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
DOES 1T PAY

to advertise in the Clarion? Sam
Long reports largest Easter business
he ever had! He says it pays!
N. B.-This is an unsolicited testi-
monial.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONTEST

Easter Sunday marked the close of
the United Brethren Sunday School
contest which began February 18th.
Frederick, Myersville, Walkersville
and Thurmont were the contestants,
and had for their object the encourag-
ing Of attendance in their respective
Sunday Schools.
The Walkersville school received the
highest number of points, based on
percentage of membership, attendance,
new scholars and offering.
The Frederick Sunday School had
the highest number in attendance dur
ing the eight Sundays. Myersville,
the largest amount in offerings, and
Thurmont, the largest number of new
scholars.
Walkersville won the contest with a
total of 1854 points.
Thurmont came in second with
1909; Myersville third with 8549; and
Frederick last with 3766 points.
Easter Sunday report is as follows:
, 1923-03-04
2 SLAYERS GET
Death; THIRD
IS GIVEN LIFE

CHICAGO. March g. Omitted
Press.)-Two OF the alleged slayers OF
Handsome Joe Lanus were given
the death penalty and a third was sen.
fenced to life Imprisonment by n Jury
in Judge John r. Ciaverly's court to-
night.
The jury returned the verdict of
guilty after celebrating for six hours
and n half.
Lanus was shot to death In his au-
tomobile salesroom during an at
tempted holdup by the three men. ac-
cording to the testimony of Julia
Hartnett. former "'woman' of the
gang.
Larry HeferTnan and Vim. Kra
mer were given tho death penalty.
Otto Christensen was sentenced to
life imprisonment.
Maurice Bogolowski. self-cenfeSsed
driver of the car IN which the men
escaped. pleaded guilty and Will be
sentenced next week.
Both Bosolowski and Miss Hart,
nett testified to vents leading up to
the murder. which occurred severa'
months ago.
, 1923-03-04

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent1
WASHINGTON. March 3.-As the
curtafn was d~escening tonight on the
9th congress. the political spotligh,
was moving away from {. large group
OF notable public men on whom II has
been focused for the last quarter OF
n century.
The quirks Of politics were unkind
to some; others decided that after
long and arduous duties in official
life 1t was time to go back to the old
home town and spend their remain
Ing days n rest and quiet.
Nearly $50 house members and 10
Notwithstanding several whose
names have been ION the front PAGE
consistently for the last decade-will
bid farewell to congressional life when
the final gavel sound at noon to-
morrow.
Today was a day OF farAweils.
Friendship. built up through years
OF congressional service, knows no
party lines and time and again hands
reached across the party aisle for nm
affectionate good bye. Many OF the
old timers realized they would see
old friends for the last time and it is
that which marks the dying hours OF
congress with sadness.
In the house sits for the last time
the thin. gaunt figure OF Uncle Joe
Cannon. the grand old man" of
congress, who AZ n fighting young
representative from Illinois. entered
the national Legislature more than
a half century ago. He rose to the
pinnacle OF power. No man outside
the presidency eve had greater pow.
ers.
"Unc'e Joe" is glad OF a chance TO
rest. yet he hates to part with his old
friends. He is going back to Dan.
vile, H., TO do some fishing and live
a quiet life.
Then there IS Joe Fordney OF Mich.
, 1923-03-04

at four a m.-today. were brought into
port late this afternoon aboard the
steam schooner Cello.
The Baninda. still aioat. was a
burning derelict tonight. Reports
from Monterey stated the hulk was
slowly drifting inshore near there.
The blazing vessel cast a iurid glow
against the western sky, visible from
the shore
The whaIer Port Saunders was re
ported standing by but was unable to
attach a line to the Babinda because
OF the intense heat and smoke.
Members OF the crew arriving here
related the details OF their battle with
the flames this morning. In spite OF
their efforts, the blaze gained head
way and the crew was forced to take
to the ships boats.
Heavy q were running when the
Cello effected the rescue. but there
was no mishsp and none were in
jured-
, 1923-03-04

igan, in congress for a quarter of a
century. who also retires voluntarily.
For years Fordney and Cannon have
been close friends and the farewells
OF these two old timers today was "a
thetic.
In the senate, John Sharp Williams
found it so hard to say good bye to
his friends that he paid hurried calls
to President Harding and woodrow
Wilson, and then caught a fast train
for his Mississippi plantation, with.
out a word TO his colleagues.
One of the touching defeats is that
OF Aunt Alice Robertson, the lady
from Oklahoma Broke. but not dis.
h~eartened. she goes back home to be-
sin life anew as a truck farmer, with
a bulldog as her guardian Her
defeat and that of Mrs. winifred
Huck OF Illinois. has cut the woman's
boo in the new congress to one mem
Andy" Volstead, looked upon as
the champion dry. was defeated by a
man ever drler than he is. Spurning
lucrative chautauqua offers, volstead
goes back TO Main street, Granite
Falls. MINI, to practice law. His
name, however. will remain a cuss
word among the vets of tho east.
Others In the passing show'' Of
tonight include;
Senator McCumber who put wah-
peton n. D.. on the may by writing q
protective tariff law.
Senator Page. Vermont. known as
the senate c,ock" because of his
great punctuality.
Senator Hitchcock. Nebraska, who
led Woodrow Wilson'S fight for the
League of Nations.
Senator Pomerene. who. II he had
been reelected, would have been n
presidential possibility.
Phil Campbell OF Kansas. chairman
Of tho powerful house rules eommit-
tee.
Manuel Herrick. the aerial dare.
devil OF congress-"
Senators Kellogg, Frelinghauysen
and Po!ndexter, close friends OF the
president.
Republican house leader Mondell,
who has been appointed a member Of
the war finance corporation.
And so-"ail the congress Is a
stage"-and the players pass On.
, 1923-03-04
A c 7.
WISH NOW

Continued from Page One.l L
pay the penalty. You and I know
that II the laundry made a mistake
some time and delivered some screen
lady's lingerie at the Chaplin rest
dence. Charlie would be wrecked"
Good lord oaid Monte. turning
pale at the mere thought. please
don't imagine. Monte. that the Jews
paper gang thinks any the less OF
Charlie for these little affaires de
occur. But why does ho insist on get
ting himself engaged?"
He never did before" sighed
Monte. Il thought he was curet Hon
est. OF all the girls he yer paid at
tention to - and heaven knows they
are many-never before this did he
get himself engaged?"
Anyhow" Monte went on, 'the
poor little guys all VI in the air.
The papers havo misquoted him So"
"But Monte you wouldn't want
them to quote him verbatim IN cases
like this. would your
Good heaven. no." exclaimed the
suppress agent. He quoted a Latin
phrase which I couldn't find in the
dictionary, so I decided to terminate
the interview. and took my leave.
, 1923-03-04
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Don't let the end OF the first period
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just FOUR WEEKS MORE FOR
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IL Is time to pile up votes that will
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THINK! ACT! DO! WIN!
, 1923-03-04
9 Reds Arrested

NEW YORK, March 8. - Nine
alleged radicals were arrested tonight
by detectives who ralded what was
thought to be an I. w. W. stronghold
Z n Brooklyn. A good deal Of alleged
red literature vas also seized.
The detectives interrupted a meet.
ing in which speeches were being de-
livered to a group OF spectators in.
GLIDING women m children. The
meeting was being held in a one story
shack which was raided on complaints
OF neighbors.
, 1923-03-04
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tie difficulty. In event of any real
resistance from the fascist.
Small bodies Of troops took over the
ports of Mannheim and Kar.sruhe.
which T on the right bank OF the
Rhine. The railroad yards at Darn
stadt. which IS not actually on the
river. were seized by two companies.
The employees there went on strike
ut once.
The French have been in Essen for
several weeks but their occupation
of that city was intensified today
when bodies Of poilus seized the main
railroad station, elected the officials
and confiscated the contents Of the
safe.
Essen communists are preparing
fer a demonstration Sunday against
seizure Of workers funds by the
French and suppression OF newspap-
ers. Since the invasion more than
100 newspapers have been shut down
by order OF the military authorities.
During the coming week the
French intend to take coal from the
mines in the Ruhr. as they have
already taken all GAL found in cars
throughout the occupied area Since
the invasion the miners have con-
tinued sending up coal Inc it is piled
high around the pit heads. workers
refusing to load It upon cars. wheth-
or interference will be attempted
when the French begin removing this
coal remains to be seen.
BoCHUM. March 3.-Raiding the
headquarters OF the German safety
police here. French forces today
found several cannon, machine guns.
ammunition and explosives.
At Gelsenkirchen, $50 safety police
men were arrested and expelled from
the occupied zone.