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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-03

her sisters assiduousy to equal the record of the
Sixty-eighth, as revealed by the Congressional
Record for the last few weeks of the session.
The Sixty-eighth not only reveled In quotation,
but INDUCED In parody and even in original verse.
Quotation was strongest in the memorial addresses
in honor of deceased members those addresses
have not been considered here.
Both the senate and house INDUCED In parody
Each had It's own version Of "Sheridans Ride"
altered to fit the occasion Of Vice President
Dawes automobile ride from his hotel in vain
attempt to reach the senate in time to cast the
deciding vote in the tie over the nomination of
Charles B. Warren as attorney general. Senator
George w. Norris Of Nebraska interrupted con-
sderaton of the Isle of Pines treaty to recite the
senate version, the work of "a friend" There are
81 lines of 1t, of which the following are fair
samples:
Up from the east out into the day
Bringing to the willard fresh dismay,
The anrighted air with shudder bore,
The terrible grumbie and FSmbie i and roar oE'
Telling the battle more
And Dawes fully fifteen blocks away
Hurrahi hurrah for Dawes!
Hurrah! hurrah for this high-minded mani
And when his statue is placed on high
Under the dome of the capitol sky,
The great senatorial temple of fame
There with the glorious generals name
Be 1t said, in letters both bold and bright
"oh, He'll an Maria he has lost the fight"
Representative Joseph w. Byrns of Tennessee
read the house version, livery clever parody by
our distinguished friend and colleague, Hon. Fritz
G. Lanham Of Texas" Following are sample lines
The first that the general were the groups
OF stragglers, and then the retreating troops;
What was done? what to do? glance told him both.
Then, striking his Stride with a terrible oath
He dashed down the line mid a storm of outlaws,
Then dashed back again, for the lack Of applause;
The sight of the master hailed with "Ha-has"
With fear and with dust the blanched chauffeur
gray;
BY the fash Of his eye, and the red nostrirs play
He seemed to the whole great army to say:
II have brought the general all the way
From the Willard hotel to lose the dayl"
Guffawi Guffaw for General Dawes
Guffaw! Outlaw for the cart Because
Whenever their statues placed in sight
Under the capitols dome night,
The American Statesmans Temple OF Fame,
There, with the furious generals name
Be 1t said, in letters both bold and bright:
Here is the that lost the day
When carrying General Dawes to the fight
From the Willard-some fifteen blocks away!'
Senator Royal s. Copeland of New York in the
course Of the Isle of Pines treaty debate read
"a little piece Of doggerel," saying, 1.-The senate
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IL. speeches
are making may be too much for u.s." Senator
Copeland is physician. He didn't say whether or
not 1t was his own prescription. Sample lines
Among the folks that used to knife us
We have chased the plague and typhus;
We have banished beriberi from Japan;
We have nourished German babies,
Saved the Hottentots from rabies
Trailed the hookworm to his lair In Hindustan.
We have spanned the earths dimensions
With gratuitous attentions;
With lavish hand these blessings have
thrown
Over nearly nation
Up and down the whole creation
And Ger every race and creed-except our
Senator Ellison D. Smith of South Carolina
secured unanimous consent to have printed an
address by Senator Joseph E. Ransdell OF Louisi-
ana before the legislature of South Carolina. That
address, Louisiana Leader Of the South in
Reforestation," ended with these beautiful and
familiar lines by Joyce Kilmer, American soldier
poet:
think that I shall never see
poem lovely a tree
tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
Against the sweet earth's flowing breast;
And lifts her leafy to pray;
tree that may in summer
nest of robins In her hair;
Upon whose hosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God make a
The house put it over on the senate by pro-
ducing three pieces Of original verse.
John Philip Hill of Maryland and of hard cider
fame is one of the Original poets" Here's the
occasion for it and the verse itself:
During the past war. because of lack of
tional defense many of soldiers took their
chance and took it finally and for all time well
recall afternoon in June, 1918, how, the
deck of transport, there to my mind what
kind of chance 1t that America taking,
and you will perhaps pardon me IL depart from
almost inviolable rule and quote you little
verse that into my head from out of the
at that time. called this Our Chance" and it
Is follows:
"Gray seas gray sky and ships OF notified hue;
Gray sky, gray seas, yet cloud-rift bits of blue
Gray mists, gray rain-beyond! the coasts OF
France,
Across the silent danger where must
take chance.
we take our chance-a thousand eyes each
ship the sea,
Waiting. watching, waiting for the crest of the
The crest of the Teuton goddess, the chooser of
the slain,
Whose lone eye peers from the top Of the
Where her victims bones lain.
We take chance, clear-eyed heart high, Sons
Of the Newer Day,
To drive the spawn of the Elder Gods back to
their holes Of clay.
we take our chance for the love of Christ,
Fighting the heather horde;
We take chance, for the same high cause that
The blood of grandsres poured.
Gray seas, gray sky, and the gathering dark be-
fore;
Gray sky, gray seas, but beyond--the Gallo shore!
Beneath the flag of Liberty, thank God, we take
chance,
On, on, swift ships on, brave men-beyond's
the coast of France
William D. Upshaw of Georgia was moved by
the fortieth anniversary Of the accident that left
him a cripple to tell the house about his long
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termed, now face forcible election.
Grounding control campaigns in In
diana and Illinois have been held this
year and the biological survey of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture has been called on to cooperate
with state officials and individuals in
conducting them. Four countrywide
campaigns just completed have proved
successful and have resulted In re-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-03
Romans Used Old Resort

The oldest tourist resort in the
world is Spa in Belgium. The ancient
Roman writer Of the First century,
Fliny, the Elder, in his natural his
tory extols the wonderful virtue of it's
waters and in the early part of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-03
Her Dress Wos Dry

The young lady of the house looked
sad and Ill at ease.
whats the matter, Evelyn in
quired her father.
"Well, dad" she replied, ''you might
have told me that you had painted the
garden seat. Fred and sat on it last
night, and Fred got his coat and trou-
sers in a dreadful mess !'-London
Telegraph.
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States Combine in War on Grounding

The grounding, because of its bur
rowing and feeding habits, is regarded
in most localities as an undesirable
resident and, to make matters worse,
it's weather predictions on February
2 are no longer taken seriously. In
states where the habits of the rodent
run counter to the interests Of the
former groundhogs, wOodchucks or
marm0ts, as they are VariouslY
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-03
struggle upward toesuccess. In his speech occ
this original poem:

struggle upward toasuccess In his speech occ.
this original poem
MY VISION
I sometimes catch a fitting CLEAN
OF heights I long to reach
I sometimes feel the swelling stream
OF thoughts beyond my speech
sometimes fancy's wing,
Or climb on golden staff
To where the silent muses. sing
And worldly chaff.
sometimes tread the stellar plain
Above earth's Earring din
And CATCH ween, the heavenly strain
OF notes neer marred by sin;
And at such times cry: "A voice
A voice to break the SPELL
That others, with me, may rejoice
In thoughts too deep to tell"
James Alfred Taylor of West Virginia was so
inspired by fishing poem recited by McKeown
of Oklahoma that he recited this, which he said
he composed"
MY WAY OF FISHING
I've cut papaw fishing pole,
I've dug a of bait;
have hook and line and the day is hne
So won't be home till late.
They may not bite but twill be all right,
1 might not pull If they did
For may lie lank the grassy bank,
My face from the rays hid
Some anglers may scorn this way of mine
But they do they wish;
I'd rather lie about the bank than lie about the
The poem recited by Tom D. McKeown of Okla
homa was taken from the Nations Highway, he
said. There were seven fve-line stanzas. A sample
stanza:
A feller's glad to be frend-out fshin';
A helpin hand he'll always lend-out ishn';
The brotherhood of rod and line
An sky an stream is always fine;
Men real close to Gods desgn-out fshin.
The agricultural situation being live issue
these days. the farmer naturally did not escape
William G. Landlord contributed an extension of
remarks" in which occurs this poem which he
said he had received from one of his good friends
D. NJ Peterson of Douglas, Ga. containing "humor,
pathos and truth" Sample lines:
DOWN ON THE FARM
Down the farm bout half past 4.
slip my pants and sneak out the door.
Out in the yard run like the dickens,
To milk all the cows and feed all the chickens,
Clean out the barnyard, curry Rhoda and Jiggs
Separate the cream and slop the pigs.
Hustle two hours, then eat like a Turk.
BY heck! I am ready for full days work.
Work all the summer It'll winter is nigh,
Then figure at the bank and heave big sigh.
Worked all the year, didn't make a thing,
Less cash than had last spring.
Some folks there amt hell.
Shucks! They never farmed, how can they tell?
In an extension of remarks by NJ G. CARRIER of
Oklahoma on the problems of agriculture in gen.
eral and those of Oklahoma in particular find
poetical bit, which the representative calls dog
gerel." He gives no hint as to the authorship. a
sample stanza:
The workman Yields his shiny tools.
The merchant shows his wares;
The aeronaut above the clouds I
A dizzy journey dares,
But art and science soon would fade,
And dead would fall,
If the farmer ceased to and
For the farmer feeds them ALL
There are many more. But space is lacking
necessity for the Congressional Record in Every
library of poetry,
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quests for similar work in 20 other
counties. A fund Of $4,000 has been
raised for fumigation materials, which
will be distributed without cost TO the
farmers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-03
For Pete's Sake, Hurry Up

Her Mother-Has Ferdinand any
favorite song to sing while he bathes?
Mrs. Pester-When start in to
speed him up he usually tunes up with
ST Hear You Calling Me-"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-03

MY FAVORITE
STORIES
By IRWIN S. COBB


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-03
In1n1ortaIizcs Sweet
Singers Of Congress
: Congressional Record :
By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

NY patriotic citizen who wants
complete anthology Of American
verse must supplement his library
with files Ofsthe Congressional Rec
ord. For that official record Of the
proceedings of congress immortal
ICES poetry that otherwise might
be lost In the hustle and hustle of
our material age.
Members Of the Sixty-ninth con-
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
BRIDGEPORT CLEANIP

Bridgeport, Conn. June 23 P,-.. 'olice here opened their threatened "ar against gangsters and their hahg- last night by arresting l2 members of "Murderers' Row where Alesio Defelce was killed in |, fight last Monday night.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
WOMAN BANDIT AND HER GANG SOUGHT
Southern New Jersey Is After
 "The Wolf"

Vineland, N. J.. June 23 F- Police of all towns and communities in southern New Jersey today were on their guard hoping for some sight of "The Welf"' and her band of thieves and for additional clews that will lead in their arrest. In the meantime offices and stores are carefully guarded during the closed hours for fear of additional raids.
 Twelve offices and business es- tablishments were ransacked here early yesterday and a score Of places in the neighboring town of Millville Saturday night Police found numer- ous finger prints and footprints in the places robbed, but other than these have nothing by which they can trace the band, the leader of which left notes reading; Thanks. Will call again" and signed, "Thv Wolf
 Imprints of woman's heel found on the scenes of several ot the robbories led the authorities to believe that a woman is the leader of the gang,
 Not content with irritating au- thoTties by their notes- the woman member Of the band usually called police headquarters on the phons
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
TIRE LOVER oF CAMILLE.

Paris full of caprices as a pret- ty woman. carefrec and captivating. the place which everyone dreams of 'isiting, liyes'in The Lover of, Ca mille," the screen adaptation of the 'acha Guitry play and David Be asco production. "Deburau." now at The Lyceum. All the romance of love at it's most flaming is 10 be seen here. Monte Blue plays the role of the famous actor heart brcakq who finds in the lady of Inc CamcIlia the dream he has cherished. Marie Provost is the F 'amille. On the. same program is news reel giving the latest world vents, as well as a selected comedy 'nl of giggles.
 The last half of the week an en- 1rely new bill is arranged and one af the headlinors brings Kenneth Harlan and Jane Novak in strong emotional drama, "The Man With ont q Heart"
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
QUEER SUICIDE PACT
50 Year Old Twins Crawl Into Chicken Coop To Starve To Death Together-Are Found

Together-Are Found
 Geneva, N. r., June 25-Charles and William Thomas. fifty year old twins who crawled in a chicken coop to die by starvation a few weeks ago have been taken 10 Willard State hospital. The brothers, who are col lege graduates and very wealthy. suffered financial losses which caus- ed them to make suicide pact. They crawled into the chicken coop where they remained several days before being found.
 The twins were a double enigma to physicians and officials and are believed to be the most remarkable case Of coordination in thought and action that has ever come up for observation. They exhibit acute dis tress if they are separated for mo- ment from each other and each fol- lows every movement of the other.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
ANOTHER CIRCUS COMING

Leopards never change their spots or either their dispositions, but Peter Taylor, the noted subiugator with the Carl Hagenbcck- Great Wallace circus, is unmindfuI of either, Their spots trouble not Peter, as he does not care whether they are unruly or otherwise, but steps right into the arena and makes them go through their act with the speed and agility for which these jungle beasts are noted.
 When the HagenbcCk- Wallace circus comes 10 New Britain for afternoon and night performances on July 3 you will see Taylor in the steel arena with an even dozen treacherous leapards, one of the largest groups ever sworked hy any circus. Taylor has a black leopard in this bunch, one of the few in captivity and said to he one of the most dangerous of all animals.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23

1Otal ......,..". ...'. - SG,lVV,uuu
 Major Bannigan considers that the results achieved by the drive more than compensated the employees for he large amount Of extra work de- tailed by it. He feels that the in surance reinstatcd by these men will prove an invaluable asset to them in later years and will, in nu- lAcrous cases. afneliorate hardships for dependents of the eX-seryice men after their decease. In view of he extremely satisfactory results that have been obtained by this campaign, Major Bannigan will, within a short time, initiate final campaign for the reinstatement and conversion of all government insur- arfcc, which, tnder the present law must be reinstated prior to July 2, 1926. The insurance which has just been rcinstatcd was only for those claimants who by reason of their war disabilities were unable to ob- tain insurance in commercial com panics. It was necessary for these men to pay their back premiums with interest at per cent
 The campaign which Major Ban nigan is planning at this lime is for those cX-serVice men who are in good health. II will be necessary for these men 10 pay only two pre- miums. ore of which will be the monthly premium due after the term insurance had lapsed and the second. the initial monthly premium due on the converted insurance. Between now and July 2, 1926, Major Bannigan will endeavOr 10 have his representatives. personally contact each cx-sorVice man who secured insurance during the time he was in the army navy or ma rine corps. Prior 10 the final date it Is expected that each eX-service man will have been approached and given complete information on his insurance.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23

that a certain office or store had just been robbed. In some instances, while officers were Investigating one robbery. another mysterious tele- phone call would inform them 4hat another place was robbed.
 The raids here netted the robbers nearly s40d in cash, police reports showed. However, the extent of tn. damage they did to office furniture, safes and fixtures probably will amount to more than the sums stolen. In some offices ink was spattered on walls, desks and chairs hacked with an axe or hatchet, cash registers smashed and safe doors ruined by forcing them open.
 Every available policeman in this town and Millville was ordered out to hunt the band and 100 volunteers aided In the search. In addition, 60 residents of Vineland have been sworn in as special officers.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
CLEVER COMEDY SHOWN ON POLES PALACE STAGE
"Thc Whole Towns Talkingr Anus ing Sketch as Produced by
 Poli Players.
(By Herald Reylewer.)

A chliclae which develops gradu- ally into scream and thence into several forms of hysteria, is "The Whole Towns Talking, the farce by John Emerson and Anita Loos, in which the Poli Players are ap- bearing this week at tho Palace theatre in Hartford. .....
 The plot Is simple one. A manu- lecturers daughter desires to mar ry a man with q past--when she does marry. Her father wants her to wed bis partner in business, but he is somewhat Of Il dub where women are concerned. and in fact where anything is concerned except business. The daughter refuses on the grounds that he has had no past. To satisfy dear daughter the father invents a past for his business chum. The results are beyonIa all cXpecta- tons, especially when this past rises up and administers to all good solid kick in the face.
 Arthur Howard, as the unpublished
 
 business partner with the slow work ing social mind, has never been seen to better advantage. His mannerisms will remind every member in the audience of someone he or she knows. He is utterly submerged in his part and not once does he be- come the Arthur Howard of the heavy drama. He is always just Chester Binny. quiet Chester, with the deep plaintive voice and the childish actions. Edmund Abbey, as the father, carries off good, whole some, happy-go-lucky role to good advantage and Miss Oliver, as Ethel Simmons, the daughter, comes be- fore the audience as d real, live girl of the present day, One of the best bits in the show is done by Walter Scott Weeks, who, as the jealous movie director, becomes drunk and starts to clean house. Joe Wagstatf, as a young Chicago blood, doesn't have much chance 10 hop around, but he plays his part we'll Gilda 1lreegan as Sadie Bloom, friend Of fathers is not too convincing, Next week, '"The Nervous Wrock" / will be scene on the Palace stage. "The Nervous Wreck" was one of the most popular of Broadway farces.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
ALLEGED BETRAYER
 TO BE PROSECUTED
COnnOrS, Man in Perkins Case,
 Now Faces Indictment

New York, June 2S R-Dorothy Perkins, 17-year- slayer of Thomas Templeton, her young un- welcome suitor, is to serve from five to l5 years in prison, but Michael Connors, elderly married man whose attentions she preferred, is facing the prospect of punish ment, too. Assistant District Attorney Me- Donald said that an indictment charging criminal assault would be sought against Connors, 40 years old, who is now serving a sentence for e-beating.
 MT. Mcdonald questioned the girl for two hours last night. The be- ginning of her term at Auburn prison is being held in abeyance, pending the shaping of the case against Connors.
 When you hear how Nlicky (Connors) took advantage of an in- nocent kid and how he treated me afterwards, think you'll want 10 see him punished" Dorothy told Mir. Mcdonald. q never knew until now that he could be punished for what he did"
 She is impatient to start her sen- tence, which she thought lenient. She proposes to study so that when she faces the world again she will De able to make her way.
 The first thing Pm going to learn is how to pick friends" she said.s
 Good behavior will entitle Doro- thy to freedom on parole in three years.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
BANNIGAN PLEASED
 AT DRIVE RESULTS
Campaign Tor. Reinstatement Of
 Insurance Successful

In connection with the campaign for reinstatement of insurance com pleted by the United States Veter- ans Bureau, Major T. J. Bannigan, Regional Manager annousees his extreme qualification at the inter est shown by the cX-service men in the reinstatement of their govern ment insurance.
 Returns to date from the New Haven and Bridgeport Offices, to- gether with the records at hand in the Hartford Ofice, indicate a total reinstatement slightly in excess of two million dollars, the goal set by the Regional Manager at the incep- ton of the campaign. The greatest amount rcinstated in any one local ity was that of United States Veter- ans Hospital No. Al (Allingtown IIosptiaD wherein S5O0,OOO of ap- plications were presented.
 The figures on hand from the leading cities give famounts of rein- statements as follows,
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
ON HEALTH-- HOW TO GET RID OF PLEAS

Pleas. are a common pest, They live on dogs, cats, rats, hogs and human beings,
 In addition to the uncomfortable ness produced by their sbites there is danger of infection. Bubonic plague is carried by fieas.
 To banlsh neas spray the infested places with the following prepara- ton;
 Put two ounces of oil of bay and four ounces Of ether into a bottle. Into another bottle pour Is ounces eucalyptus,
 Let these stand for two hours, shaking occasionally, then strain
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
"HAPplNEssn AT CApIToL

The comedy delight of the year is Happiness" the second motion picture made by Laurette Taylor for Metro, which opened last night at tho Capitol theater
 The kcitlr' vaudeville bill has five very line acts, headed by the Four Dancing Demons, vandeMlle's fast singing and dancing offerings others include Hugh Herbert and company in i"Solomon's Children; Willard nnd Marlin in "Honcymooning": the Tulsa sisters in songs, dances and music. and Sailor Reilly, an enter 'hning single.
 On Thursday Tom English, a To- cal man, will be the big attraction rith the Five Jolly Corks.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-23

It was BosPeep's very special task to take care of her fathers big flock of sheep. She loved them all and knew every one of them by name. There was The Major who Jed the flock and Everything that he did the others did after him. There was Fristy, and Clover bell, and Topsy. and Eva and oh. so many others that no one but Bo- Peep could ever begin 10 name them all,
 But one morning when Bo. Peep went out to tend her sheep they were nowhere to be found. At first she could not believe it but by noon she had 10 admit that her precious sheep were lost.
 Color Bo-Peep's' dress light blue, with the ribbons lacing il up the front and on the sleeves pink. Make the bow on her crook pink also and her hat pale blue with q large pink bow).y
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