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Evening star., 1926-05-30

rowing relatives, who sit apart in
their room.
At the time Of the funeral the yard
and street will be crowded, as the
entire town turns out, and all rela-
tives close their places Of business
all day. AS every one who dies has
about hundred relatives, this means
that business is practically at a stand
still.
| There is no race suicide in st. Mar
tinsville, and though it takes eight
| sons to act as pallbearers, there ts
generally that number ready for such
| a contingency. The mourning for the
departed is by no means a temporary
matter, and even neighbors will can
eel a party out of respect.
Black Is worn, as a mater OF course.
by even little children, and this Is
graded with regard to the closeness of
| the loss: father and mother require
the heaviest mourning for three years;
mother and grandfather for one year.
An aunt or uncle requires mourning
for six months. and cousin for three
months, and flowers must be placed
regularly on the grave each Sunday
for six months. OF course. the period
| of this mourning Is also indicated by
total eclipse of any kind of party. and
one resident who lost her daughter
wrote recently that she hasn't been
out Of the house for four years to
any event.
stT IN bon vieu cain" regards poll
| ~ tics as highly important. The
Office Of mayor or Of sheriff Is a dis
! tinct honor, quite aside from the
low emolument attached to such a
post. Candidates are invariably Demo-
cratic in their sympathies. and 'the
winner keeps open house when the vote
is announced, but the loser closes up
his place alright and goes to bed.
| Part of the fun is the encourage
ment Of the voters, and in earlier
days it is said that sometimes the
Gains far out in the country were So
licited with substantial gifts of flour,
or tobacco, and, in desperate cases,
with horse or buggy.
Rumor has it, however, that in some
instances, the protege occasionally be.
trayed his benefactor, in spite of the
aforesaid princely retainers.
Nowadays the barbecue is the big
event Of politics, and when Senator
is UP for election this form of picnic
a Senator ranks about equal to a
President, and is greatly admired and
loved. The political speeches are, of
| course, all in French, and form an i'm
portant part of the program Of the
barbecue, as does the dancing later,
when wallflowers are conspicuous by
their absence. The OK is roasted and
sandwiches are made Ckegs Of beer
and casks Of red wine were broached,
of course. in the old days. and every
one for miles around drives in for this
big occasion.
In the bygone days, when the en-.
gagement of a young couple was an.
nounced, they were given a 'gumbo'
or an "egg. .nog'' rather than a tea.
Gumbo is local delicacy Of the region
that apparently requires great skill In
preparation, according to Mrs. Brous.
sard, wife of Senator Broussard OF
Louisiana. The Senator himself is a
direct descendant of the exiled French.
Acadians, and, needless to say, st.
Martinsville is very fond of him, as
he comes from the town of New
Iberia, only Z miles away.
Mrs. Broussard states: "You. cut up
tchicken and oysters, for gumbo. and
brown your flour, with onions and
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goes back for a short nap, as break.
fast is not until 9.
The beds, by the way. must never
be placed in a room SO as to form
the shape Of the cross, as this is ex-
tremely unfortunate, as every one in
st. Martinsville knows. Nor are
screech owls in favor. at least those
that screech, as it Is more than likely
to be a sign of death. and, similarly
it is highly unfortunate to sew any.
thing white on a Saturday or to cut
death not later than Sunday.
These, Of course, are simple precau-
tions, but, as there is no undertaken
in st. Martinsville, most important
ones. Any kind of an illness Is an
expense, but It is doubly SO on Bayou
Teche, as the invalid at once receives
sympathetic calls from practically the
entire village. or If too Ill to be per-
mitted visitors, every one turns to
with will to help out.
Colored workers come from far
and wide to help in the kitchen. as
of course the guests stay to what
ever meals are at hand. Chairs are
set out on the porch and lawn, chick
ems are killed and usually pig. and
plenty Of extra food Is prepared, as
It Will certainly be neede0.
One room in the house, at least.
is reserved for the family, but other.
wise the premises are more or less
open to visitors to make themselves
comfortable in.
II 4 X y
THE last words of a departed one
are Of great moment, and it is
distinct honor to be able to quote
them with exactitude to anxious in.
quirers. All the mirrors are, hastily
covered over in such a sad event, as
the recent invalid should not, OF
course, be permitted to see himself
in glass.
A huge tub of ice is placed at once
under the coffin, and the close friends
Of the family shroud it, and plenty OF
ice is put in preserve jars inside the
coffin all round the sides. Since there
is ne embalmer. there Is a Board OF
Health rule Of burial in "a hours, sc
preparations are made to stay al
night for the wake.
More chairs are placed on the lawl
and under the trees, as practically
the entire town will be there. Extrs
coffee is brewed and additional re
freshments of all kinds are prepared
by the willing hands in the kitchen
! as the family need not do q thing.
Indeed, it is a time for lamenta
tions on the part Of all the relatives
and large cards are hastily ordered
printed. with deep black. borders OF
them, and the information that Mr.
So.and-So. aged so, died at such ar
hour. Funeral at the Catholic
Church. All friends and relatives in
vited. BY the family"
These are tackled up all over town
on posts, and large number at once
mailed out to distant relatives, in en-
| velopes with suitable black border:
an inch wide.
The friends go on duty in severa
shifts. and change the candles. pas:
camphor over the hands and face Of
the departed, as this prevents blue
ness, and offer prayers. The nun!
come in for a period to comfort thu
family.
In the morning breakfast is servet
| to every one present, and 1t is usua
| to have to set the table at least five
| or six times. AS there ID no florist
people bring flowers from their owl
: gardens, and try to console the sor
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Fifty-Four Years a Rector

The longest pastorate in the Protes-
tant Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania
is held by the Rev. J. A. Goodfellow.
rector for 54 years of one church in
PHILADELPHIA.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-05
WRITER HOLDS
REVERSE idea
OF EVOLUTION
Thinks Monkeys Came From
Man-PreSent Species
May Disappear Soon.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Man may be
at the end Of his physical evolution
with other plastic forms of life
awaiting their opportunity to take
his place and rule the world, ac-
cording to new book on evolution
to be published soon by the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Prof. H. H. Newman, author Of
the text, was a defense witness in
the evolution trial of John It. Scopes
at Dayton, Tenn. Discussing the
trial in his book, Newman declares
that the popular conception Of evo-
luton is wrong; that man developed
much earlier than present day apes
and monkeys could not possibly have
descended from them.
In the authors opinion 1t would
be better to say the apes are de-
generate men than that men are i'm
proved apes.
Man is merely the present end
Of one particular series of evolution
airy changes" says the professor.
Many a creature has reached the
goal of it's evolutionary changes
only to perish because it was too
highly perfected to withstand the
hardships of radically changed
world.
Obviously some species, includ-
ing man perhaps, are nearly at the
end Of their physical evolution, but
there are always certain generalized
plastic types awaiting the new OPP
portunity for adaptive specializa-
ton"
Newman does not say which ami
mails he believes are most likely to
take mans place in case man dis
appears as a species.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-05
WOMAN IS FINED 500
Appeal Bond on Blind Tiger Charge
Forfeited by Judge.

Miss Juanita Bosdick, APT N.
Capitol Ave, who appealed blind
tiger conviction, was fined 800
and given thirty days at Indiana
Woman's Prison by Municipal Judge
Fred McCallister Thursday. The
days were suspended.
The court forfeited $1,000 bond for
Robert Irwin, 1901 Hubert ST.. who
appealed blind tiger conviction.
George Hilgemeier was surety.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-05
REV. z. T. SWEENEY. DEAD
Body of Noted Lecturer Returned to
Home at Columbus.

The body Of the Rev. Zachary T..
Sweeney, 76, noted Christian minis
ter and lecturer, who died Thursday
at the Methodist Hospital, was at his
home in Columbus, Ind, today. The
Rev. Mr.. Sweeney had been i'll sew
eral weeks.
For nearly fifty years he had been
active in religious. educational and
political affairs of Indiana. From
1898 to 1910 he was State fish and
game commissioner. For several
wears he had been a trustee. Of But
Ter University. He was member of
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and the
Masonic order.
The widow and two daughters,
Mrs. Hugh TIL. Miller and Miss Elsie
Sweeney Of Columbus survive. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-05
DINNER AT Fl. WAYNE
State Officials Will Attend G. O. p.
Love Feast-Special Pullman.

Governor Jackson, State officials
and Republican leaders will be
guests Of honor next Thursday night
at the Lincoln Republican banquet
at Ft. Wayne. Under the auspices
Of the Ft. Wayne Lincoln League,
an Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth
district Republican love feast will be
held concurrently in the new Shrine
temple.
Arrangements have been made by
Gaylord S. Morton, deputy State aud
itor, a resident of FIT. Wayne, for
special Pullman car from Indianapo-
lis. Accompanying Jackson will be
Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom,
State Auditor L. S. Bowman, Secre-
tary of State f. E. Schortemeier,
and members of the Supreme and
Appellate Courts. United States SEN
ator James E. Watson will speak.
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WITH CLUB OFFICERS

The Math Club of Shortridge
high school has elected as officers
for the new term; Robert Lewis,
president; Oscar Menteith, vice pres
ident; Maurice Banta, treasurer,
and Barbara Blatt, secretary.
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DEBATING LEAGUE ELECTS

The Girls Debating League of
Shortrsdge High School, has elected
as officers for next term: Anne
Withe-s, president; Lillian Schorling,
vice president, and Helen Hill. Sec
rotary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27

NELSON-D. CARY
TO PLAY FINALS
IN H. S. TENNIS

The high school tennis tournament
has reached the finals with Alfred
Nelson and Douglas Cary to play in
the deciding match for the school
championship. Isadore Kline will
play Herbert Bishop to decide third
place The winner of the finals will
enter the state tournament at Tue
son, May 7th. 1t is highly probable
that Cary will ne the candidate, but
Nelson's playing has been good of
late. Nelson trimmed both Kline and
Bishop in straight sets and was only
pressed hard in one set with Kline,
indicating that he will give Cary 4
hard tussle.
In the girls division, Mary L.
johnson has reached the finals in
the first bracket and will play
against the winner of the Austin
Piper-Baker match.
Following the tennis tournament
the four highest will continue to
play additional sets with each other
so as to keep in condition.
Winona Bryan, who list in the
S6HlI-lIHdIS against MdIy II. JOHHSOip
will try to get back into the run
ming by playing Betty Sexton.
The girl who shows up in the
most consistent playing will be taken
to Tucson for the girls tennis cham
pionship of Arizona.
Douglas at present holds the boys
tennis championship of Arizona, while
Morenci holds the girls tennis cham
pionship. Both finalists in last
years girls tennis graduated, so
Margaret Byrne of Yuma, who took
third place last year is the best
possibility unless some other ne "
players have been developed hits
year.
Douglas will enter the boys ,ur-
nament in an effort to retain the
coveted state championship.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
RESIN QUESTION
AGAIN RAISED

NEW YORK; April 26. = Renewed
discussion of the resin question de-
veloped today as tabulations of the
first two weeks play in organized
baseball revealed abnormally heavy
hitting and high scoring in leagues
which have spurned use of the for
eign substance in spite of the edict
of Commissioner Lands that pitch
ers in all circuits may use it.
Attention has been attracted par
ticularly to the International league
where an average of more than Is
runs per game this season has pre-
vailed. Newark, with team bat
ting mark exceeding 400, has aver
aged ten runs per game, while the
Baltimore orioles, have an even bet
ter scoring record with IL and one
half runs per game. Four of the
clubs are clouting the ball above
800.
Club batting in the American
league which also has banned the
resin bag is far ahead of that N
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
B o w LIN G

The c. and A. team went down to
defeat at the hands of the Y. Dormi-
tory team in a bowling match held lasl
night on the Y alleys. The Y. Dorml-
tory won the first and third games by
scores of 81 to $40 and COS to 592 re-
spectiively, and the tosal pinnage by
a score of 1925 to 1900. The c. and
A. won the second game by score
of 63S to 621. Turner was high man
for the Y Dormitory with a total of
423, while Ballentine was high for the
C. apd A. with 514. Ballentine also
rolled the highest game with 1872.
In the second match of the evening
the Butchers forfeited four points to
the Copper Queen team. The total
pinnage of the Queen was 22S1. March
was high man for the @. @. With a
total of 524. March also rolled the
highest game With 216.
Copper Queen: Hart, 465; Struthers,
46S; March, 524; Linder 4O7; Foster,
AIT. Totals, 2281.
Butcheers-Forfeit.
C. and A.: Ballentine, 519; Hansen,
3SS; Mr.. Doe, 800; Mrs. Doe, 800; Her
Son, 800 Totals, 1907
Dormitory Lamb, 420; Fraser,
345; Turner, 423 Daniels, S12; Doe,
800. Totals, 1926.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
BEES
LOSE FINAL
TO THE FORT

FORT BAYARD. N. NJ. April 26.-
Bisbee Bees dropped their sixth
straight Copper league game Sunday
when Donovan Withered under the fire
of the Veterans heavy artillery retir.
ing I'M the fouath with nine runs
checked against him. The score was
Ia to 5.
Though the Bisbee team left the
series with the Vets without a victory,
they put confidence in the local fans
that, with the addition of some new
material which IFS arriving this week,
they will eventually prove a factor in
the pennant race. Their team play
has improved remarkably with GAR
rity's work as 2 it's high-Iights while
they are far more effective on the Of
fense, led by First Baseman Stradley.
Jimmy O'Connell duplicated Strad-
ley's feat of the day before when he
poled the ball far over the right field
fence in the second inning. In the
fourths-Donovanss fatal inning
Smith and Helm knocked four-ply
blows consecutively. Showers doubled,
Sloan walked, and Shannon cleared
the bases with another circuit blow.
With two men on, Bell was called to
the mound and retired the side. For
two innings he pitched hsutout ball,
but weakened in the seventh and
eighth.
stradley's attempt to score from
first on Sloan's long double in the
eighth was broken up at the plate by
a perfect relay, Spann to Showers to
Smith, and brought a good crowd of
fans who attended to it's feet.
Score by innings: r. H. E.,
Bisbee ......... ...002 POI OOO- S Z
Fort Bayard ....O13 500 14x-14 Is 2
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
STONE WINNER
OF DODGE CUP

c. L. stone Won the Dodge cup gol1
championship when he defeated j. w.
Tardy by two holes in the first flight
finals, 96-hole match at the Country
club golf course Sunday. Ben Levy
won second place by defeating H. w.
Williams one hole in an 18-hole match
Sunday. Loving cups will be awarded
to Stone and Levy.
Gerald Sherman and C. G. Weaver,
finalists in the third flight will match
this week, and the winner will receive
a prize decided upon by the golf com,
mittee
Sunday, May 2, qualifying rounds for
the club golf championship will be
played at the Country club One flight
of 16 will be selected to compete for
the championship.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
Ell PASO BEATS
CHINO 10 TO |.
(By SLAM MARsHALL)

Ell PASO, April 26.-Bob stanton
won home in Ell Paso Sunday The
lanky right handler who has been buff
feted about by an i'll wind since he
arrived here few weeks ago, went
to the mound in the second inning
yesterday after the Chinoites had
shunted Lefty Ferguson to the show
ers
A bird's-eye view of the scoreboard
when Stanton finished his task in the
ninth showed a row of goose-eggs for
seven consecutive innings in the space
allotted the visitors, The final score
was 10 to 1, the Chinoites making their
lone tally in the second inning, just
before Stanton took the mound with
the bases loaded and none down to
retire the side.
Not only did Bob give an almosS
perfect pitching exhibition, but he
added two terrific triples and neat
single to the afternoons collection
Of base hits. His drop and curve
balu held the visitors helpless, and
he was not bothered by control as in
his former starts.
Bart Green, who twirled for Ell Paso
in the Copper league two years back,
took the mound for Chino and al
though the Giants scored three runs
in the first inning, he didn't slip un'
til the sixth when four more runs
crossed the platter. Holman relieved
him.
Chinos team was badly disrupted in
the first inning when Umpire Red
Hightower chased shortstop Bob Clary
to the dugout as a result of minor
alteration on the paths. Hightower
said after the game that Clary had
used abusive and threatening language
toward him, but from the stands it
looked as if the umpire was a little
too anxious to exert his authority.
Bennie Bristow brought Dempsey in
from the outfield to third base and
showed AL Atkins over TO short. The
changes, however had little to do with
the ultimate outcome as the victory
was scored through the most vicious
assault of extra base hitting that has
been seen in the league this season.
Babe Routh hit safely for three
bases on his first time to the plate,
thereby pointing the way to Cecil
Coombs Stanton, Martin, Kortum and
OCNSAdl OlhSISS WIlO COOh OGCcSlOIl W
add to- their total of extra base hits
On his second journey to the plate
the Babe flied out, thereby terminal
ing a run of IL consecutive safe pas
sages to first base. Six of Routh's
Journeys were made on bingles and
the other on walks
Chino was again crippled in the
sixth inning when Catcher Douglas
split a finger in handling a foul tip.
Bristow took Douglas place and sent
Smith, another pitcher to the out
field.
The Giants worked in almost per-
feet fashion, with Speck, Jamski and
Meyers in the starring roles afield.
Skipper Coombs' manipulations on the
offense kept the Chinoites constantly
in the hole, but it was the power of
the FL Paso bats that won the deci-
sion in the final analysis.
Toots KDrtum, Chino's second sack
er, was again the defensive star for
the visitors. Toots looks like a star
in a league that is loaded up with
capable performers at that position.
Score by innings: r. H. T..
Chino ...........010 600 000- 5 3
Ell Paso ,,,...,.,SOO O24 1Ox-1O IS |
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
First Battalion Rifle
Team Defeats Douglas

The first battalion 25th infantry
rifle team defeated the Douglas rifle
team with score of 999 to 965
Sunday. The Bisbee team which was
scheduled to compete in the match
arrived late, and did not finish
shooting. Another match will be ar
ranged between Douglas and the
army team for next Sunday.
Summary: First battalion 25th in
fantry: Captain Herman, 2O6; Ser
geant John Patterson, 19 Corporal
Poole, 2O5; Corporal Jones, 2O1; Pri-
vate Chenault, 191.
Douglas rifle club team: Sexton,
2O9; ]. Joss, 2O1; H. caldwell, 1913; J.,
Hall, 166; j. D. Shotwell, 191.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
PHILLIEs BEAT GIANTS.

PHILADELPHIA, April os. - The
Giants were overtaken ana beaten
out by the Phillies today in an IL
inning game by a score of 6 to 5.
Clarence Mitchell, Quaker pitcher,
started the winning attack with "a
single and scored the deciding run on
a sacrifice fly by Wrightstone.
Cy Williams hit homer for the
victors in the first inning. Score:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
CHICAGO BEATS
TIGERS 5 TO |;
BROWNS LOSERS

DETROIT, April 26.-Detroit's los
ing streak was run up to five games
today when Chicago scored to l
victory over the Tigers. Solid smashes
punched in the fifth and eighth in
nings gave the White Sox the. game.
Harris, with three hits, including a
triple, was the batting STAR driving
in two runs in the fifth and another
in the ninth. Manus' home run in
the first inning dropped into the
right field bleacherS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
BUBBLLyG over
is RACE WINNER
GBy Dispatch A. P. wfreN

LEXINGTON, KY, April 26.-Bub
bling over, E. r. Bradleys leading
contender for the 'Keneucky derby
started his campaign as a three-year-
old auspiciously today by winning the
Preparation purse from field of der
by eligibles at the Kentucky associa-
ton track here today. His time for
the mile was 1898 As
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
ELIZABETH X WINS

NEW YORK, April 26.-Eizabeth
K. won the sixth race, feature at
Columbus today, from Six Pence and
Gun Sight. The time for the mile
and 20 yards was 1:49.
Akron's Fifth witnessed a victory
for Jigger over six and one half fur
longs, with Jibe second and Fehrah
third The time was 1928 1-5.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
REDS DEFEAT
ST. LOUIS I'm
10TH INNING
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

CINCINNATI, April 26.-Errors by
ST. Louis in the ninth and tenth in
nings were partly responsible for
Cincinnati overcoming the visitors
two-run lead and turning the game
into a victory today by 8 to 9
score. Walker gathered four of the
Reds seven hits and also drove over
the winning tally in the tenth with
a single. jake May, who relieved
,Donahue in the ninth, held st. Louis
in check Score:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27

the national while home run totals
for the major circuits up to today
are "a for the Americans to 20 for
the National Attention has also
been called to the fact that pitching
in the senior circuit has excelled' that
in the younger league. Forty seven
national hurlers, aided by the Off
cial use of resin have been able to
go the full nine innings route, while
but thirty had accomplished the
same feat in the American up to
today. II
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27

Totals ..,..i.. .38 II 27 IL 3
Summary: Three base hits, Chase,
q. Lee, Deayer; two-base hits, Will
liams, z. Lee, Lindsey, Seaton (2), Ar
zate, Carrizosa (2); struck out, by Will
.liams, Johnson (2), by Molina, McKen-
zie (2), z, .Lee3 bases on balls off Mo,
lima A, off Williams none; umpires, j..
A. campbell, behind the plate, johnson
on the field; scorer, Hixon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
INDIANS BEAT BROWNS.

ST. LOUIS, April 26.-The Cleveland
Indians batted three Brown pitchers
for total of IA hits, including three
home runs, and won todays game, II
to /. The visitors punched hits in
the first and second innings and ran
up lead of nine runs. The Browns
dropped into eighth place as result
of the defeat. Score:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
No HIT. No RUN GAME.

WASHINGTON, April 26. - Pete
Burch, Georgetown university hurler,
pitched no-hit, no-run game against
West Virginia university here today.
The score was 8 to 0. Burke struck
out 3 batsmen.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
PIRATES BEAT CUBS.

CHICAGO, April 26. Pittsburgh
evened the count with Chicago today
by punching hits off Cooper and
Piercy to win the second of the Sc
ries with the Cubs, 5. to 6. Meadows
weakened in the seventh inning and
driven from the mound but Oldham
took up the burden and checked a
threatening Chicago rally.
Score r. H. f.
Pittsburgh 1000 31S DOL 12 2
Chicago ..012 900 300 II
Meadows, Oldham and Spencer,
Gooch; Cooper, Piercy, Blake, Root
and Gonzales, Hartnett.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-27
DELANEY BEATS SOLOMON.

HARTFORD, Conn, April 26.-Jack
Delaney, light heavyweight of Bridge.
pcrta Conn.,, was given the decision
at the end of his 12-round bout with
King Solomon, of Panama, here to-
night.