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New Britain herald., 1924-10-06

their motive. The two forced him on threat of death to aid in wrap ping up the body, disposing of it in the river and repaintng and white washing the garage interior to wipe out evidence of the crime, he said.
 Promptings of conscience, Nav bray said, impelled him to tell Ed ward Graham, Clements partner, and his own brother-in-law that he knew something about the crime. Graham took the youth at once to the Burlington chief of police who was at the moment listening to a prediction by spiritualist medium that an arrest would be made before morning. Mawbray's deposition was taken in writing by Mrs. Pollock, wife of the police head, whose father, Duboy Foster, was murdered and robbed in the same vicinity 30 years ago.
 Mawbray in his deposition said that Clements had been In the drinking party in the garage with two strangers and himself, but had retired. The supply of liquor gave out he said and the two mon went to the left where Clements slept in- tending to rob him. They returned soon and announced that Clements was dead.
 Acting on information given by Mawbray state police officers searched in Boston and nearby cities last night and today for the two men described by Mawbray. = It was said that further arrests were impending. Mawbray was a native of Benton, N. B., and had been in this country only six months.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06

James Fenimore Cooper could not write unless he was chewing gum drops.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06
|RED GROSS HOLDS FOURTH SESSION
Delegates Attending Meeting at Continental Hall

Washington, Oct. 6.-With Presi- dent Coolidge presiding and deliver ing the opening address hundreds of chapter delegates from all parts of the country were here today for the sessions at Memorial Continental hall of the fourth annual conven- ton of the American Red Cross. The convention will continue through Thursday
 Red Cross service problems in the general field as well as its work re- lating particularly to disabled war veterans formed the subject of ad- dresses at the morning session by John Barton Payne, president of the society, Director Hines of the veteran bureau and Col. D. H. Pond, chairman of the home service sec ton of the Cleveland, O., chapter. Arrangements had been made for radiocasting of the proceedings at the opening session by local station.
 The afternoon program was de- voted to round table discussion under the subjects Of public health nursing, first aid, war service, home hygiene and care of the sick.
 Members of the diplomatic corps here will attend as guests of the Red Cross, a session tonight de- voted to discussion of the forcigr and Pan-American service of the organization. The speakers will in clude Minister Lizalde of Ecuador and Col. Ernest P. Bicknell vice
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06
City Items

Stanley Womcns Relief Corps will hold its regular meeting for the first time in Odd Fellows hall, Arch street, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
 T. A. B, fair, testers, Oct. 10 to 20. --advt..
 Lieut.. John r. Stanton Of Engine Go. No, who has been off duty for several weeks as a result of in- jury resumed duty today. Gulbransen player pianos at Morans --advt.
 The annual meeting of the Fire mems Pension & Relief association, scheduled for today was postponed to next week.
 Home cooked lunches at CroweIl's. advt. Giuseppe Scorsoto of 15S Wilcox street. whose wife is now 8 patient at the New Britain General hospi- tai as a result of bullet wounds inflicted by GioysIni Vottari, has been admitted to the hospital to be treated for pneumonia.
 Nictrolas and Pianos, at Morans-- advt.
 A daughter has been born to Mir. and Mrs George Talbot of 5S Trim ity street,
 T. A. B. fair, testers Oct. 10 to 20. -advt.
 There will be a meeting of the Daughters of Isabella tonight at o'clock in the club rooms, 166 Main street.
 Join Morans' Xmas Music Club advt.
 The sewing circle of Laurel Court. O. of A., will meet at the home of Mrs. H. Boardman, 423 Church street, tomorrow afternoon from to o'clock.
 Lunch at Hallinan's.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06

Judge Landis. the czar of base ball snapped in a belligerent atti- tude at the Washington ball park as criticism against him for moi sus- pending more than o'Connell and Dolan Of the Giants began to pile up. ---. --. ...- ---- .. <
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Buddy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes Most Women Can Have
Says Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known
 Ohio Physician

DIEM. Edwards for l7yearstreated scores of women for liver and bowel ail- ments. During these years he gave to his patients a prescription made of a few well-known vegetable ingredients mixed with olive oil, naming them Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. You will know them by their olive color.
 These tablets are wonder-workers on the liver and bowels, which cause a rior- nal action, carrying off the waste and poisonous matter in ones system.
 If you have pale face, sallow look, dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, head. aches, a listleSs, no-good feeling, all out of sorts, inactive bowels. you take one of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for time and note the pleasing results.
 Thousands of women and men take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets--the suc- cessful substitute for calomel-now and then just to keep them fit. l5c and BOG.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06
YOUTH OF IS HAS ADMITTED MURDER Burlington, Mass, Mystery Is
 Near Solution

Woburn, Mass, Oct. 6.-Halie Mawbray, IS year old boy who yes terday according to state and local police, confessed to complicity in the murder of Frederick 4. Clements
 Burlington garage proprietor, Sep tember IF, was arraigned in district court here today and held without bail for the Middlesex county grand jury. Mawbray was held on a charge of murder after he youn- tarily visited Chief of Police Pol lock of Burlington early Sunday and admitted that he assisted in dis posing of Clements body, which was found last Thursday in the Shaw sheen river at Bedford wrapped in bed quilt, and weighted down with a lifting jack and parts of au- tomobile cylinders. He said two strangers who had been engaged in a drinking bout with himself and Clements at the latter's garage, where Mawbray was employed, killed Clements with robbery as
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06
MEXICAN BANDITS MURDER 7PERSONS
 sE Five Soldiers and Two Women
 Killed in Raid

Mexico City, Oct. 6.-Five soldiers and two, women, one the mother of four children, were killed by bandits who yesterday derailed and attacked a passenger train on the Isthmus line between Joachim and Piedras Negras.
 Commanded by Jose Lagunas, 'erdo Gonzalez and Cayetano, Acar, he last named a Turk, the bandits yerturned the engine and sacked 5o train after killing the soldiers
 l1 taking prisoner the remaining scort of IS men. The passengers
 ere forced to strip to their under rlothing. The bandits carried off 5000 pesos from the express and also took with them three young women from among the passengers.
 Col. Zuniga with troops, started in pursuit four hours later when the passengers reached Piedras Negras and told their story.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06

The Herald classified ads are the thing 10 use,
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06

chairman of the Red Cross 1 charge of foreign operations.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06
BONUS ID DADDIES
 OFFERED BY PROF. F.
Wants More Children in Proles-
 SiOnal Families

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. GA bonus system to encourage the in- crease in the number of children in professional mems families and a reduction of salary for all bachelors is the solution offered by Prof. Will liam MacDougall of the psychology department at Harvard university to maintain the percentage of the highest intellectual types in the community. which he says is actu- ally being filled up from the lowest types by force of economic condi- tions.
 "When the classes of the highest worth are consistently less fertile than the mediocre classes" Prof. MacDougall says, then they must be recruited on a far larger scale by persons drawn from those medi- ocre classes. There is then the pos- ability that in the course of a few generations any strains of excep- tional ability will through intermar- riage with much inferior strains regress markedly"
 Salaries which are now drawn by bachelors should be reduced, Prof. MacDougall suggests. but when that man marries add $500 to his salary and at the birth of each child in- crease his stipend by an additional s375. The total expenditure in sal aries would probably be about the same as present but an enlightened state should be willing to expend a greater amount than the market price of the ability required for such positions in order to secure results so important for its future welfare, The actual scale of increases could be determined by experience, he says.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06

Stella Rebekah lodge sewing eir- ele will meet with Mrs William H. Dalgle, 25s Fairview street. Thurs day afternoon.
 T. A. B. fair. testers, Oct. 10 to 20. -adyt.
 Miss Mary Riley Of Howard street. and Miss Anna Ahern of South Main street, student nurses at St. Francis hospital, Hartford are spending their vacation at their homes in this city.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-06
Union League Club in
 New Haven Is Robbed

New Haven, Oct. 6.-Two well dressed bandits entered the Union League in Chapel street late last night and after asking for o. L.. Johnson, struck the clerk James Buchanan, over the head with a blunt instrument, knocking him un- conscious. The hold-up men then ri1ed the cash drawer, which con- tained only one dollar in pennies, and took $20 from Buchanan's pockets. The clerk was found by John Dudley, waiter, who notified the police. The bandits escaped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
Vessels in Port at Seattle

Smith Cove Termnal-Plor 4i-Str fyo
Maru pier sO-sir lCty OF Spokane,
Great Northern Terminal Toyama
Maru
Grand Trunk Pacific Terminal--strs Ad-
mlral Evans. Curacao.
American Can Co.'s Tcrmlnnl--str Santa
Flayia
Pier 1t-strs Philoctetes contaurus
Pier iiB-Btrs Forest King, ms Donna
Lane.
pier 5-schr G. g. Holmes.
Pier f-str Caddopoak
PIER 2--strg Victoria Northwestern.
Pier Bstr Admiral Rogers. ms Admit
raj Poary.
Pier D-strs II. r. Alexander. Admiral
Hodman.
Seattle Shipbullding Dock-U. s.. 3. Box
~.
Pacific Coast Coal BunkerH--U r. l.. g.
Relief, stra Ecmdyk, Nazarono.
Pacific Coast Engineering Works--Btr
Bakersfield.
e. &. shipping Board Moorfnga- strs
Weu ison. West Gumbo, West RAIDER
West lfcnahaw, Bearport. West Cad
ron. Cuprum,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20

King e winEo Terminai--sohr Maid OF
Orleans.
Abcrs Bros. Milling Co.-str Northland.
stacy Street Tumlnal-str Pennsyl-
yanlau.
Hunford Street Terminal--str Pomona.
Duthie's-Ms Ruby. u. g. g. Connecticut.
East waterway Dock & warehouse Co..
Str Walter a. Luokenbhch.
food Dry Docks-Ms Pedro Christopher
son.
West Semitic Elsvator-sr HoyeisOn
Maru.
West Seattle Training station-Eaglo 81.
Hoffornans Dry Dock--str Rainier. ms
CulbmrB.
Alaska steamship Moorlngs-str Rotchi-
kan.
Port Blakeicy--Str Tanaua
winslow Marine Hallway eagle Hasbor)
--Schra Mindanao Vancouver. Betsy
Ross. Ella A. Sophie Christensen.
Meteor and Alumna, bktns Ammo
Comyn, Charles n. Crookcr, Grlffson,
Henry Willard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
Portland Live Stock
Montlay's Quotations

Cattle-Recelpts. 1880 Tone OF market,
slow. Steers good grade. SS.50ma; me-
dlum, s6,50GS,50; common s5U6.50;
hclfors, good, s7,25dS; medium and
common. i5.25aT35; cows, good, 1880
z; medium and common, ii.b0d6,b0;
Gamers and cutters, st.5064,2b; bulls.
Gamers and bolognns, {adAb0; calves,
medium and choice, 100 lbs. down.
$4,000; 100 TO $50 lbs, s5.50d9.50;
$50 lbs. up, Si,b0G6.5o.
Hogs Receipts 1900. Tone OF market,
steady TO weak. Medium, good and
choice. 100 to 200 lbs, s7,S5GSt5; 200
TO $50 lba S7G0Q7.S5; $50 lbs. up. 81
q7Go; packing, smooth heavy. sea
6.75. packing, rough heavy SA.b0a6,
slaughter pigs va 1895. feeders and
stoekcrs, s6.25aG7s.
Shccp-Rocoipts, 1900. Tone OF market.
weaker, Lambs, 50 lbs. down medium
TO choice. S7.b0Wp.5O: honvywelghts,
medium and choice. s799; oulls and
commons, all weights. sG07; wethors,
I7do; ewes, common to choice. $40
30
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
BONUS measure
HITS 'CHANCE
Tax Reduction Hopes h
Lost; Trade Is Low

NEW YORK. May iO.-Th. .s,-.
est declines in months r.r. M.
tered on tho stock msrk., 4: J,
opening sOday-the afierrs,. :
news that the senate had cy,rr,s,
President C0olidges veto 4 4.
bonus bill
Great numbers Of selling nsla
rushed in after the market 81
strong yesterday. pushed hnI
down az the opening today irp- !
10 8 points.
Passage OF the bonus spelled =,
thing 20 Wall Street-ths hees 4 !,
reduction in taxes gone gilrnn,-,s
Ip 70 the very last minute ynz.
day the financial community kza
for sustaining abe presidents ~
by the senate. This was cleariT,rs
trayed In the rally just al The -
yesterday when stocks nGtsf
fraetionhily higher for the daE
IL has been assumed that ntry !.
the larger operators had fally e.
counted the passage q the tssls
but opening prices indicated Ell
did not.
One OF the tragic phases :, d.
overnight news OF the bonBE q !,
speak. was the hurry-up al vi
margins sent out TO ever rag.
trader in Wall Street ciiesu sa
were unabl - put up the hetryrsl-
gin asked ~ were sold cui iisl
morning. as the initial ourlI.m
muteiy testify.
Prices recovered somewhat az
the early selling wave had ,sts =
Horbed during the first hour q =
market. Leading industrial Eaai|
showed an average gain q ~
ono TO two points, but the Ens'|
still was disturbed.
First prices included. Nsr rs
Central. 1904, OF l: ArstIsl
Wooden. s2As. Off "a; indusirl 4
cohol. 60. Off ?: Pan-Amerlesa q
trolcum Il. s5is. of 1; AlHal
Sugar. fsiS. Off a. Cnlcn fie
1919. off :. /: Atchison. ie.s. q
Studebakcr, sos. off y: Y 5 y.
95i5. off Is: Marland. y Y
Northern Pacific, 5ih. off -
ing. 5ih, off X; General Nc
IeA. off 4; American Can. ~
%. Dupont. Ii2F,. off 5x ;, y i
l3&, off -; A. T. & J., lzih
-: Stewart Warner, 81 oii
Baldwin, los. off 3is; Genera =
trio, 2l4. off si4: MARYLAND. pie. :
off ~; Tobacco Products ~
IL; American Smelling. Wy
Ia: Standard OF \. J.. ssis. 81 :.
cast Iron Pipe. ~. off s Me-
house, 55N. off Il; Y. ; h'
26is. Off = Dawson Chemlss,, n, "
off 27s; Republic Iron 4 sissI -
off X.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20

81. Paul island. ut s:f5 q. m; str Manu-
lani for Honolulu, Kshului and Hllo. nj
9:i5 n. M: str KongosHn Maru for ia
coma. at n. m. str Margaret Dollar
for Tacoma, at 1890 n, m; str New
Britain for New York via ports. at ! n.
m. May 1s.-str Santa mex for Taco
ma, at 1850 p. M. str West Notua for
Buenos Aires via ports. at $40 .. M:
str w. 8. Porter for gnn Francisco. Mt !
A. m; ms Carolyn Frances for Bethel
via Kotehikan. at noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
Arrivals and Departures

Arriyed-Nay 20.--Btr Pomona from
Baltimore Via ports. at s45 A. M; str
caddopoak from San Francisco at 2.fO
a. m. May BINS Pedro Christopher
son from Stockholm via ports. nc y. m.
str walter a. Lhckenbach from Everett.
~ 7:3b p. m. Str Nazareno from Yoke.
hama. At s:30 .. M. str Santa Incz
from Los Angeles Via Ban Ffanclsco, at
$50 p. m.
snlled--nny z0,-Ms Pacific Shipper
for Antwerp Via ports, Mt II n. M; str
President Jefferson for Manila Via ports.
NJ II u. m. stf Admiral Evans Tor Alas
ha, at 10 a. M, NJ Jefferson for Alnsitn,
- a. m: U. d. Z, u. {. Gold gtsr tor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
Denver Live Stock
Mondays Quotations

Cattle Receipts, a.St0. Market steady.
Beef stcorp, SsGl0,75j cows and heit-
crs. s6RS75. calves. sS9ii,60; stock
ors and feeders, S60Sbo; bulls, $40
b2b.
Hogs Receipts 1880. Market Zoe high
or. Top 1880; bulk, S0125; pigs,
S6d6
sheep Receipts. 1886 Market s6o high
90 Clipped lambs, IiS,J0gli5O; owes,
t6@a50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
EARLY CHERRIES
ON MARKET
Clark Seedlings Are Here
From Hood River

Early cherries were represented in
the Seattle market Tuesday by Cali
fornia Tnrtarians. which were selling
Ia i2.pound boxes al $3.50 and 81.
Among other early fruits was a ship
ment OF Clark Seedlings from the
Hood river district. which were sell
ing IN 2i-cup crates az $3.50.
No changes were made In bids or
quotations on butter and eggs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
San Francisco Produce
MoudaN's Ouoiniions

Butter Extras aSHe H.; primo flrsts
37hc H.
Eggs Extras, s6hc doz.; extra pullots
2go doz. undorazed pulleta, 1870 dos.
Cheese California flats. fancy. 22Ao Id.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
GERMAN SALES
HIT WHEAT
Other Grains Show Advance,
With Provisions Low

CHICAGO. May 1o.-Whoat closed
lower, other grains showed small
gains on tho board OF trade today
Buying power failed In wheat aft
or midday bulge and prices suf-
fored moderate setbacks. Tho re-
cession was caused by report from
Tho Hague that German holders are
selling Argentine grain at cents
under tho parity.
European demand created firm
undortone In deferred corn. while
the cash month gagged under profit
taking. Weather Is now unfavorablo
for resumption Of field work but
practically all seeding Us complete.
oats fluctuatod within n narrow
range and were higher at tho finish
with some Inquiry.
Provisions continued duh and
lower TO the finish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
Chicago Board of Trade
Liverpool Graie
hiondny'a QuotnlIonl
wheat open Hlgh Low
Mondays Quotations

wheat open High Low Close
May 9s ia os I'D os I'D o. IA
July. On sd ps Hd % I'd 9s IA
oct. ssiitsd osilad ssli..d os 1t.d
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
TUESDAY
MAY 20

FIRST High Tide
ffs a. m, III n.
FIRST Low Tide
tf:4g q m. -2.5 n.
second High Tide
1853 b. M 1875 II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
VEGETABLES
Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers

CThc prices given are those made TO
retail dealers by wholesalers. with few
seasonal exceptions, prices to producers
can be figured by deducting the cost OF
transportation to Seattle and approx
mately Is per cent FOR hauling, storage
and selling cost.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Prices Paid shippers


4 grade Seattle delivery. ~
ETEs-Casss included.
Ertrsa or white shell. .1tc 10
pirrts or faiHsd coiors. II
IalfsiH sssss.sss..ss..... .is
hllk-Cwt. fob. sehiti. supply iss
u. o.. ~ fs0uFeusmrv f-f
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
Weather Bureau Report

TAToosH IsLAND. May 20.--s a. m
Barometer falling slowly: foggy, wind
northeast, eight miles an hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
POULTRY AND MEATS
Prices Paid shipper.

Duoks--IAye old. per h.. 10
Young. 1894. 10, ..... .so
Broilers-issf per n. ........ .iiq "a
Roasters, over ~ lhs... ..
Capons-Liye fat. per 10. ...... $50 rs
Fancy d. p. .....s.s........ .Ao0 80
Hens Live. 4 lbs, aud up..... .si9 .zs
Medium. live. az TO ~ ihs. 20
Light. live. } to J. lbs... Is
Geeose-Liye .............. ia
Fancy dretscd ......... 400 a
belgian Harcs-Llvs ........ III
Dressed IL
Iurkeys-FAncy d. p. young. .iSG 80
Iloostcrs-Old. live. per h.. 10
iiogs-choice. light .......... $50 10
Choice heavy. 10000 lbs. ESQ 90
Neal--Fnucy milk. 60xIe0 lbs. .1ta Is
Heavy. medium quality .o50 i.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
NUTS
Prices Paid Wholesale pe''
sacl Ilnll
FLOUR AND SUGAR
HIDES AND WOOL 4,

Buying price {. Q. .. S
Salt Hides and Bulls-lp ..'''
Green Hides and Bulls-lc. 80
Calfsklns, green or salted-
No. /. up TO is lbs ''.''''
No. 2 ......s....''.'
Green or Salt Kip-No. l 49,"
No. . .......,...,...'''''
Flint. dry hides .,..'..'''
Flint. DRY salt hides ..' ., i,
Horse Hides, according 10 s pf
Dry. each ..s,..'s.,,''' iat
Green or salted. esch','
Wool pelts-pry--
Fine, clean. ID. ....''''''''
Medium. clean, ID. $500"
Coarse, heavy, ID. ..'''' trf
sheep pelts, each ..'''' ~
Lamb pelts. each .....s...' Ia
Snlted sheep shear, eaoh
Mohair-Long, staple ip,..'ih
Dry long hair goat SKINS 10
do short hair. cach.'.''''
valley Wool, h.
clean, fine .,,,,''''''
Clean. medium ...'''''''
Medium, heavy ,.''''''' Nv
Coarse. clean ,..''''''
Coarse, heavy .''s.'''''' w
Matted .,....'s'"''''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
DAIRY PRODuCTs
rrlc-. rsId yhoIe.aI, neal,

Brtttr-Lpcal creamery. cubes. ~ o n
Local urlnts, wrapped -. ~
EErx-EHtra flrsts .......... Al
Flrtts ........,........... AZ
fullsb .s....,.s............ .ild ~
Cheese
NteHon NipieN ....s...s.... .2sS =
Wisconsin cream. brick. .... rs
Washington tripists ......... .ite rs
Tillamook triplets. old $500. .2so 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
N. Y. Sugar and "

Mondays n
sugars steady. raw, s@ ~,
quiet; granulO,cd, ''.'S ,..si
Coffe-No. : Rio spo. 10 ID :.
No. 4 santos, lsNVisaS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
FRUITS
-.

Prices Paid Wholesale Dealer.
Apples - wincsaps 90
Arkansas Blacks ,I,a5QD1.7s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
Cash Wheat

CHICAGO, May io.--Cash whont-No,
hard, tl.0G1Qii5, .--------..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-20
POULTRY AND MEATS
Rricr. HnIh Al,nIn.nI. DEALER.
LIVE STOCK

Quotations ut Union stociSyards
Receipts Tuesday l0i cattle; s59 hogs,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-09
Mumbo Jumbo.

Mumbo Jumbo is a hideous demon
greatly feared by the negro women Of
western Africa and frequently invoked
as a means of keeping them in subjec-
ton. The expression is used at the
present day in civilized communities to
denote any senseless jargon or absurd
object of popular idolatry
"This is strange bugbear, common
to the Mandingo towns, and much en-
ployed by the pagan natives in keeping
their women in subsection, for, as the
Kaffirs are not restricted in the number
of their wives, every one marries as
many as he can conveniently maintain
and as it frequently happens that the
ladies do not agree among themselves.
family quarrels sometimes rise to such
height that the authority of the hus-
band can no longer preserve peace in
his household. In such cases the inter-
position of Mumbo Jumbo is called In
and is always decisive ''-Mungo Park.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-09
Some Step.

r,,r we're simple fellows from a
-nts village in East Anglit. They
r ar about the hotel looking for
lD ,oom where they had expected to
M Friend Arthur.
l g,t door on the left" a floor
-,,tsr told them pointing down a
u, ,-' CORRIDOR Mind there are two
con- down when you 90 in"
ri Pn went first. He tl-ned left and
s,,nnearpd. When John came up a
Al, l. space confronted him. Up from
4, soor of the lift shaft came the
Voice of Bill;
.Bp careful, John; the first steps
ntul steep"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-09
Were SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. Hash-Brown, a seasoned board
ing-house proprietor, entered a butch
er shop and was cordially greeted.
Cant sell you some nice chickens
today?" asked the butcher
Nope" said the lady with marked
decision; Il can't serve chicken for at
least week now"
"Why not, maam?'
ION account of my facetious board
ers. My parrot died yesterday"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-09
Wire Troubles.

Animal interference with telephone
service includes Lears that mistake
the humming of wires for a swarm of
honeybees squirrels that chew holes
in the lead sheath of cables; ants and
beetles that eat metal, and spiders
that throw their webs across open
wires causing short circuits when dew
gathers on the web.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-09

Teacher-Willie, it's taken you near
~ an hour to do this sum and vet
you're ten cents out. Go back and do
it all over again.
Wlllie-Can't 1 pay the difference,
miss?-New York Sun and Globe.