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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

1857 = Railway suspension
bridge between Toronto and
Hamilton gave way; train thrown
into canal, and II killed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

1sg4-Justin Mccarthy was re-
elected chairman of the Irish
parliamentary party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

man in the Atlanta campaign,
died in Chicago. Born at Hamp-
ton, n: IT,, Augs s5s Ask : -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

GAINESVILLE, Fla.- Because
he doesn't see any reason for au-
tomobiles that 90 over As miles an
hour, J. X. Fowler, Florida's repre-
sentative to national conference Of
street and highway safety, to be
held In Washington soon, win seek
. national law forbidding the
manufacture Of cars that attain a
greater speed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

NEW Y0RK--MariIyn Miller is
III. She has not been able to APP
pear on the stage since Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

NEW YORK Because as Dores
Etsvens puts 1t she Is the first
woman elected to political Office
who has not posed with a broom
or q cook book in her hand, the
national woman's party has sent It's
congratulations to Mrs. Bertha
K. Landes, mayor-eIeet Of Seattle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

cHICAGo-Here's generosity.
The second wife Of August Simon.
Chicago, has relinquished her ali
mony Of SO q week In favor Of
the 14-year-oId daughter Of Simon
BY his first wife. This offer was
made yesterday when the first and
second wives met in court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

1S51-A fire in Nevada City.
Calf, burned about 200 buildings
and caused loss of $1,000, 900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12
T0DAY'S
ANNIV ERS ES

1s15Robert Nj. Stewart,
twelfth State governor Of Missouri,
born at Truxton, N. Y. Died at
st. Joseph, No., Sept. 81, 1871.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

NEW YORK. 1t is probably moi
q case Of cause and effect, but just
after a Berlin police official came
to town with description of com.
pIete nudity on the stage at home
the New York police raided a bur.
lesque show and arrested 29 girls
OF "wild women" who wore some.
thing else besides rouge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

Eric Hagenlacher, Germany,
wins worlds 1872 balk line billiard
championship from Jake Schaefer
at Philadelphia, 1900 to 1,344.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

LOcARNO, Switzerland Erie
derieh Wilhelm Hohenzollern is
living here, but nothing has de-
yesoped to show that this has any
relation TO the present verbal war
at Geneva relating to the peace of
Locarno.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

WAsHINGTON-Th The dollar is
going TO last longer. This does not
mean that it viii take you longer
to spend it, but the treasury has
a new process to make it more
durable.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-03-12

Italian senate passes Mussolini's
bill for compulsory strike arbitra-
ton.
Evening star., 1926-11-14

mon deal. There was not even a
hearth rug in front of the fire. The
whole place carried out the promise
of the exterior-cold and poverty.
stricken. The farmer jerked his
thumb at Goade.
Hes cum abaht Kitty" he an.
nounced.
What about herr" the woman ask
ed. shes in Canadie."
will you give me her address,
please?" Goade begged.
"Why?" the farmer demanded.
Il am not at liberty to say for the
moment" was the guarded reply. 1T
is certainly for nothing to her disad-
vantage"
The phrase sounded suddenly legal.
There was a CLEAN in the old mans
eyes. The woman laid down her knit
ting.
Might it be legacy?" the farmer
inquired.
'It's surely old Margaret over in
Parracombe," the woman put in.
"She was worth a tidy bit"
Goade renamed silent. The woman
rose and took an envelope from un.
derneath a teapot upon the chimney
piece.
There it be-" she said.
IT'S a powerful long way Off" the
farmer pointed out. Ten days for
letter there, and ten for a reply.
Is it naught we can have any con-
Germ in?'
Goade carefully pocketed the en-
velope and evaded a direct reply.
Have you heard from your riece
since she reached Canada?" he asked
The woman shook her head.
kitty was no scholard,' she said.
She'll write some day"
What boat did she go on?" Goade
persisted.
1T wur the boat as left Southamp-
ton July first" the old man declared.
'Arrytoba.' or summat like that"
"And when did your niece leave
here?"
1.-TWO days afore. She'd summat
against Exeter, and she wouldn't go
there, so she had to drop down to
Foulsham on the Thursday. The
steamer sail on the Saturday."
WAS your niece engaged?" Goade
inquired.
mot as l knows on" the woman
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or coach" but each person plays
individually and ION his own" using
his individual judgment in all re-
spects. And it is most assuredly a
game requiring quick judgment and
still quicker action, If possible.
Owing probably to climatic condi-
tions as we'll as to the demands of
the game upon the muscular activi-
ties of the plays and the necessity for
being unincumbered so far as possible
in Their movements, they usually ap-
pear upon the ground stripped to
the waist, save for pair Of loose,
white cotton trousers, which are
rolled tightly above the knees and
securely fastened about the waist, in
order to prevent possible interference
during the excitement and exertion
Of the game. The players are also
as a rule barefooted, or at most wear
only "guaraches," or sandals made
of heavy sole leather. Some of the
players wear bandanas about their
heads. Each has over his right hip
a piece of the thickest, heaviest and
most board-like dry rawhide that it
is possible to obtain. This is secured
tightly about the waist with buck
skin thongs passed several times
ABOUT LHe DOuy. IL ISdCLiSS WCli
toward the knee and is curved so
as to protect the hip and thigh In
front as we'll as in the rear and on
the side. The reason for this protec-
ton quickly becomes apparent as
soon as the game commences to warm
up. One side is awarded the toss,
either in alienation or by lot. One
of the players then seiZes the solid
rubber sphere in both hands and gives
it violent and mighty heave up
ward toward the opposing forces.
Now comes the popularity and in
terest of the game-in fact. the game
itself. After the first toss of the
great ball from the hands Of the
first player. it must not be allowed
to touch the ground. neither must
any of the players touch 1t with his
hand!
To permit or to perform either OF
these forbidden acts counts as one
point against the offending side which
allows the ball to strike the ground
or the hand of a player to touch it.
Difficult? Well, just try to do this
with an ordinary foot ball. You will
acquire some new lessons in bodily
agility. quickness of the eye and
muscles and the effects of the impact
of a 13-pound solid rubber sphere on
any portion Of the human frame.
The ball must be maintained con
tinually in the air. and it must be
caught on the players right hip If
possible. though If it strike elsewhere
on the body 1t Is not against the rules
of the game. 1t may be caught any
| where, so long as it does not touch
the ground and is not itself touched
by hand. At the instant of contact
the person who received the impact
gives his body a peculiar twist, which
in conjunction with he great elastic
Evening star., 1926-11-14

ity of the solid mass Of rubber. i'm
and it flies across the field to the
opposite side, where it must be met
in like manner by one of the opposing
force.
Only on the instant after the con-
tact with the players hip and as the
ball commences the counter flight can
the opponents determine the probable
course it will take, and several of the
nearest players at once rush at top
speed to intercept 1t before it may
strike the earth.
In order to do this without touching
it with the hands, the players some
times jump high in the air to meet 1t,
sometimes throw themselves almost
fiat on the ground and indulge in all
sorts Of bodily contortions and gym
nastic twistings in order to 'catch"
the missile on the hip or other portion
of the body and give 1t the necessary
impetus for it's return to the opposite
side Of the field.
The point Of contact, as stated. is
not necessarily the protected hip,
though preferably so for the sake of
the player who acts as buffer, that
being the shielded and therefore most
suitable spot; but the sphere may be
net and countered with any other por-
ton of the body-the shoulders, the
left hip. the head. the shin. or what
not, just as may serve. In one in
stance the writer saw an enthusiastic
Dlayer jump high in the air and give
the ball a tremendous rebound with
his head, and it did not appear to
trouble him any more than if he had
received the not inconsiderable i'm.
pact upon the least vulnerable portion
Of his body.
But great care must be exercised
in this respect, although in the ex.
citement of the game this fact is lost
sight Of to q large extent. For If the
sphere chance to strike more or less
vital spot, such. for example. as the
solar plexus. as 1t occasionally does,
though Unexpectedly, the player is apt
death, as has been known to result.
A broken rib or ribs or broken arm
or leg are not tnfreQuent. AS the
body Is absolutely unprotected except
for the rawhide apron described. the
danger of injury is readily enough ap.
parent. But the amount of punish.
ment these Indians can withstand Is
nothing short of amazing. A single
blow in certain spots with this 13
pound mass OF solid rubber Is Suff1
cient to knock an ordinary man sense
less, and this indeed not infrequently
happens with the hardest of players
But they are phenomenally light and
agile on their feet. and 1t is a liberal
education in gymnastic possibilities
and skill to watch these games for an
hour or two. One who has never wit
messed such match cannot by any
stretch of the Imagination fancy the
agility and endurance that are dis
played. or that the human frame can
be so distorted and thIpwn into such
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think of them in a case like this. u
Goade pointed out. There's a peti
ton for a reprieve, as l dare say you
! know. As things are at present,
tell you frankly that I do not think
the reprieve will be granted"
Il never thought it would, sir
What is necessary" Goade con.
| tinued, ''to give q chance to those
who are anxious for your life to be
spared, is that there should be ex
tenuating circumstances discovered
for your attack upon Hawkins Were
there any?'
None that I can mention. sir" was
the firm reply. The dog deserved to
die. and he's dead"
| why did he deserve to die?" Goade
| deman
! That's my business, SIR
| Your refusal to answer that ques-
last chance for your life. You realize
that?"
"Perfectly."
1T is no use changing your mind, -
Goade warned him deliberately, "at
the last moment-the night before
| YOU are to die. for instance. 1t would
be too late then. You realize what
too late means"'
! Il do" Thorne assented. almost
| deiiantly. Il faced death most days
| for years out in France for the sake
of killing a German or two 1 didn't
particularly hate. I'll face death a
good deal more cheerfully for having
sent a man out of the world who
| didn't have no rightful place there"
Goade rose reluctantly.
You won't tell me what those .ast
| words were that you said to Hawkins
before you killed him.
For the first time Thorne showed
some sign of emotion. There wasn't
any one heard them?" he asked
quickly.
No one heard them" Goade ad-
mitted, but the little chef at the Ca
thedral Arms-Alfred Mace-was on
the scullery steps and he heard you
say something"
Thorne was obviously relieved. He
even smiled.
Good little Afr he murmured.
Hes the right sort, ALI. l bet it was
he who started you on this
"It was" Goade admitted. What
was ii YOU said to Hawkins? Come
Evening star., 1926-11-14

on, Thorne. Don't be obstinate. Give
yourself a chance. Life's worth hav-
ing for young fellow like you"
Thorne shook his head.
You mean kindly, sir he said
but you're wasting breath"
The governor put back his watch
He laid his hand on Goade's shoulder
Times up, I'm afraid" he an.
nounced.
And a good job, too" Thorne de-
clared. II don't mean that unkindly
sir" he added. turning to Goade. but
I've finished with everything, and it
don't do me no good to be made to
think. I'd as soon tomorrow We s
Thursday week as not"
They left him then. Goade voiced
regret. There was nothing else to be
done.
Hopeless sort of chap" the gov
ernor remarked. II wish we could do
something to help him. hate my job
on Thursday week like poison"
II wish | could save you from it,
Goade reflected. Il like the fellow"
A T 5 o'clock that afternoon Goade
drove up to the front door of one
of the barest and gloomiest farm
houses he had come across in the
country. II was WITHOUT d scrap VI
garden or vegetation of any sort.
There were weeds growing almost out
of the wall, a general air of poverty
everywhere. Goade's summons was
answered, after moments delay, by
a tall, round -Shouldered man, white
bearded and white-whiskered, with
lowering forehead and forbidding ex-
preston.
MIR. Morton?" Goads inquired.
THAT be my name," the man re-
piled. Il don't know you
my name is Goade. Can come in
for a moment? l want word with
you"
What about?" the farmer demand
ed. If you've come about them ma
chimes"
Il haven't" Goade interrupted. "I
want to speak to you about your
niece, Kitty Fields"
The man stood back from the door
and led the way into the kitchen. A
woman was seated in a high backed
chair. knitting. The floor was of bare
stone, the table and dresser of COM
Evening star., 1926-11-14
Engraving Diamonds.
VERY beautiful effects are produce,

VERY beautiful effects are produced
by engraving the surface Of dia.
monds, tools for this purpose having
been invented by Partisan jeweler.
Among the surprising things pro-
duced is a diamond cut into the form
Of a ring. polished on the inside and
covered with delicate engraving on
circular stone. on which a pansy with
its foliage is engraved. An elaborate
piece of work is a bicycle, Of which
the wheels are two circular diamonds
The spokeS are represented by lines
engraved on the diamond. A small
hole is pierced at each axle. Another
diamond is carved like fish. A hand
some brooch is q scarabeus sur.
rounded by sappures and brilliant
Other examples are brooches repre-
sentipg flies, Of which the wings are
thin engraved diamonds. and two dia-
monds, engraved with armorial bear.
ings, the imperial arms of a Euro
pean ruler being used in one instance
on shirt and cuff bottoms.
Formerly it was possible only Ia
produce the polish on fiat surfaces,
but the French workers have been
able to do so on concave porttona.
as on the body and tail of fish and
the interior OF the r.ng. Their tools
produce not only straight lines. as In
the wheel and the flies wings. but a
Tree modelling, as I'm the pansy. he
imperial arms and the scarabeus. The
tools are exceedingly delicate and diff.
hcuit to handle. and to bring them
to perfection the inventor devoted So
years OF his life. 1t is only within
the past Few years that 1t has been
possible to pierce holes In diamonds.
This feat made possible the. placing
OF diamonds on u string.
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answered, a little doggedly. "She was
never one to talk about her affairs"
She never spoke, for instance, OF a
young man named Hawkins, or an.
other called Ed Thorne?"
Never spoke of any young man
at ALL" the farmer declared. might
tt be a matter of legacy?" he per
sisted, with a sudden gleam Of cum
ming in his eyes.
II may have to come and see you
again." Goade replied. IF so, III tell
you more about it then"
He took his leave, somehow glad to
be in the fresh air again. Flip had
been on a voyage of investigation.
She came flying round the corner.
pursued by a flock of geese. Inside
the room the farmer and his wife sat
looking at one another in chilly ST.
lence~
X x Is :;
-FOUR glorious days of Summer
passed. during which Flip ought
TO have been smelling the rats under
haystacks, or attempting to insinuate
her fat little body into the utterly in
adequate refugees of the elusive rab-
bit. Goade himself should have been
endeaVoring to reproduce on canvas
Evening star., 1926-11-14
Intelligence Test.

Continued from Third Page)
viduals will equal or exceed It"
Edith Davis is thus one of the fastest.
best informed thinkers in the United
States, though she was chosen by Mr..
Shubert for her grace and beauty.
With q rating such as she has re
ceived, Miss Davis naturally stands
out even among her professional COM
paniOnS.
But these friends are not far behind
her:
Kay English OF the "Ziegfeld Re.
vue" is Il famous blonde who equally
unexpectedly scored 1863.
Georgette Moore. another blonde,
who dances through Great Tempta-
tiOns," is credited with l67.
Dorothy Wegman. tall and dark
Ziegfeld beauty, achieved the proud
height of 166.
And Marion Gillon, brunette of the
Countess Martha" cast. came fifth
with 159.
We recorded whether each girl was
blonde or brunette. because we wanted
to judge the relative intellectually OF
each. Both scored high--remember
the national average of 61-but It
seems the gentlemen prefer the
dumber. The median score Of %
blondes was 11S. while % OF their
raven-tressed sisters made 1913, the
average of the whole group.
Ladies, we found. prefer brunettes.
The ratio of preference for dark
haired men among blonde girls is Al,
ana among brunetteS, 81. The doctor
and / are dark. but we swear we
practiced no cajolery. We sustain this
choice as another proof of Intelligence.
4 X x X
A FTER these tests and our conver.
sations with ffty-some odd girls,
1t seems ridiculous that the old myth
of their dumbness has been so long
extant. Fifty per cent Of these girls
were high school graduates and 80
per cent have completed at least two
years of high school. Ten per cent
of those we examined capped the
climax of our surprises by cOnfessinS
to at least two years of college.
Summing up the results of the tests,
we can enthusiastically say that the
chorus girl is not dumb She ranks
with the Nations best minds In quick
thinking. in common sense and in
everyday general information. And
this, Notwithstanding the fact that, aS
one wise young lady remarked
"All a girl has TO know is how TO
get a man and-how to hold him"
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away from Exeter. On one side Or
them was a hedge, from which the
late honeysuckle still dropped; on the
other, a field of gold. Flip made a dart
for a promising looking corn sheaf
and yelped with delight ut the boiling
of rabbit Goade, Str0lIing after her.
threw himself upon the stubble and
produced from his kuapsaCk Il flask.
bottle of Perrier. a tumbler. his pipe
and a tobacco pouch. He mixed his
drink with the air of a man who has
earned 1t. Flip's oCstatic yapping
was the only sound To- be heard except
the twittering of some birds in the
hedge and The distant humming OF
Corn-cutting machine.
"Well. thank Heaven we're Clear
away this time" GOade mlrmured a.
he raised his tumbler to his lips.
Evening star., 1926-11-14
BY GEORGE F. WEEKS.

T HERE is a peculiar game of
ball played by some Of the
remote Indian tribes of the
Il states of Sinaloa and Nayarit
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Continued from Third Page)
The Washington times., 1926-02-16

81 their new residence S725 Maple
AVE. WOodside. Nd after March
Is.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
COOLIDGES TO
DIN E WITH
WAR CHIEF
Mrs. Coolidge Has Lunch
con With Senate
Ladies

The President and Mrs. Coolidge
will be the guests Of honor at
dinner. this evening OF the Secre.
tary Of War and Mrs. Dwight
Davis. who will entertain a com
pany Of twenty ms their home on
Twentieth street Most of the
guests will be from out Of town,
several coming from st. Louis. Mo.
Mrs. Coolidge attended the lunch
con today of the Ladies OF the
Senate. who met at the charming
old home Of Mrs. Porter Dale, wife
0f Senator Dale Of Vermont, at LA
b st. NJ e.
Assisting Mrs. Dale in dispensing
hospitality were Mrs. George w.
Norris. Mrs. Joseph II. Robinson.
Mrs. Frank B. Willis, Mrs. Earl
b. Mayfield, Mrs. Henry Shipatead,
Mrs Hubert II. Stephens, Mrs.
Frank Il. Greene, Mrs. Rice w.
Means. Mrs. Sam ID. Bratton, Mrs.
Charles s. Deneen, Mrs. w. III, No
Master. Mrs. Frederick b. Sackett,
Mrs. Thomas 3. Schall. Mrs. Law
renee d. Tyson and Mrs. George IL.
Williams.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
sNGHTIg.NfULL
WEDDING TAKES PLACE

THE wedding Of Miss Mary Louise
smith, daughter Of Mrs. Annie b.
Smith, and Robert RI Null. son Of
william II Null, Of Knoxville,
Tenfa., took place at o'clock last
evening at the home Of the brides
mother. with the Rev Freely
koarer. pastor 81 the Metropolitan
i sresbyteriall Church, officiating
The bride wore q becoming gown
sof white ge0rgette and satin, made
with flared skirt. and carried Il
shower bouquet of roses and lilies,
81 .tae-yailey.
Miss Margaret Irene Smith who
attended her sister as maid Of
honor wore light blue crepe and
carried tea roses
The brides mother was gOWmed
in lace over black satin.
Ben M. Null, of Knoxville. Tenn,
was best man for his brother
Miss Mildred +. Boyton sang
Love You Truly, and Because
during the ceremony, accompanied
at the piano by Miss Edna Burrows.
An informal reception followed
the Ceremony After which MF. and
Mrs. Null left Tor 4 short wedding
trip. the bride wearing = aress 0f
almond green satin, black crepe
and d green taffeta and straw hat:
Out Of town guests included Mr..
and Mrs. Harry q Biddell, Of
Greensboro, d. O., and Mis- sarah
Rohrer. Of Wilson College,
Mr.. and Mrs. Null will be At home
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
MARDI GRAS IS
MAGNET FOR
GAY CROWDS

Many dinner parties win feature
the early part OF this evening pre-
ceding the brilliant Mardi GraS ball
later at The MayfIower. Among
those who are entertaining at din
mel, are Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke,
Mrs. Brewster Warwick. Mr.. alid
Mrs. Charles j. Bell, Mrs. Charles
Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
H. Everett and Miss Snzette Dewey.
daughter Of the Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury and Mrs. Charles
s. Dewey.
All of washington is invited to
attend this ball. the frs. Of its
kind to be given in the Capital The
ball viii open promptly at 10
o'clock, and guests are asked to
secure. ther tickets in advance, il
possible. to facilitate the handling
Of the crowds at the DOR. and in
order not TO delay the opening
scene of the royal procession. Sup
per will be served beginning at
80 o'clock.
Mrs. Marshall Field has az her
guests former Senator and Mrs.
Albert Beverage of Indiana.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
FRENCH ENVOY GUEST
OF MRS. BOYNTON

The French Ambassador and
Nine. Berenger viii be the guests
Of honor at dinner this evening Of
Mrs. Theodore ". BoyntOn, who
win ertertainN preceding. the meet
ing of the alliance Francaise at
her home.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur will be the honor
guests at dinner this evening Of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Hilary
Jones.
$3.50
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Campbell
King will be hosts to b dietin.
guished company III dinner this
evening.
Senator and Mrs. Arthur Capper
will be the guests III whose honor
Major and Mrs. Parker West will
entertain at dinner this evening In
their quarters at Soldieras Home,