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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
"WHEN MOTHER WAS AWAY
RY Harriet WilIOuEhbY

One day my mother went to town.
I was by my self when she started.
The other children were out playing.
1 sat down to read my book I got
from the library.
Presently two of the children and
their two playmates came in. They
wanted me to tell them what to
play 1 suggested they play train.
They ALI liked it and at once start
ed turning over chairs for it. They
had been playing for a few minutes
when my younger sister came in to
tell me a man was at the door. The
man said he was the plumber my
mother wanted to fix some pipes in
the kitchen. had not heard her
say anything about having one come.
took him to the kitchen and
then returned to my reading. Not
hearing any noise about ten minutes
later [ went in thinking he was in
the yard. He was not in the kit
chen. started in the bedroom to
get my sewing. heard noise and
on looking in 1 saw him going
through the drawers taking all the
valuables. I turned and ran out
on the porch where I met my mother.
She heard my story and then called
the police. They took the man to
Jail.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
"WHEN MOTHER WAS AWAY
Rv OnlaI Rmckmasfer

When mother went away to New
York, father and [ were all alone.
Father worked all day. When he
came home at night I would help
him cook supper. In the morning
/ would help him cook breakfast and
make his lunch. I had TO eat my
:unch by my self because father
didn't come home at aoon. I clean
ed the house and went 10 school in
the day.
When l got through with my work
and came home from school 1 played
with little girl that lived next
door to me.
1t was four months before mother
could come home because she had to
have an operation.
One day as I was home washing
my dishes I heard a loud knock at
the door. 1 had my kitchen apron
on. / took it off and hurried to
the door. When I open the door my
mother was standing there. I didn't
know what to do. I opened the door
and took her baggage. I was very
glad to have her come home.
wouldn't let her do any work around
the house for week because want
ed to show her how good father and
1 could keep house. Mother said we
were very good housekeepers, and
she was surprised to see how I had
grown
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
7TH GRADE GIRL WRITES FIRST PRIZE ESSAY

pleased. OF course we made great
use of this chance.
We always fused over who was
to do the dishes, and as usual l
thought [ did them most. We were
supposed to practice our music les
son an hour a day, but instead we
had grand vacation. We played
dress UP lady in some of mothers
clothes she had left, and | tried
to make myself a dress out of a
nice silk one of mothers. We did
many other things that know
mother would not have approved of
if she We're there.
When mother arrived home she
was very discouraged at our conduct
while she was absent. And was
sorry about her silk dress 1 cut
was sorry too, for 1 was very sore
for few days. She declared she
would never visit again until We
learned to behave at home
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
"MY MOST EXCITING EXPERIENCE''
BY Colin BrOdie

Once a boy friend of mine and |
decided to go camping. We got our
guns and other things together. We
went as far as our ranch in a car
and hiked the rest of the way.
When we got there we put up our
tent and gathered the wood for the
night. AS soon a we got through
we decided to go hunting. We hunt
ed until it got dark and then re-
turned to camp.
The next morning after after
breakfast we decided to hike over
the mountains and hunt. We walked
about two miles and decided to
separate I walked little ways and
came to cave. I decided to go in
and explore it. L went in about
twenty yards and came to large
room. [ thought I heard "a groWl
but [ waited a while and 1 heard It
again. L started to run when L
heard a laugh. I sat down when
got to the entrance of the cave.
After a while I saw my companion
coming from the cave, it was him
that was growing.
We returned to camp after two
weeks of hunting.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

by large number. A social hour
followed the business session and
refreshments were served.
In observance of the anniversary Of
national prohibition, a program Of
talks and musical selections was
given by members of the w. c. T..
u. on Tuesday evening at the Y. M,
e. A. building. The program con-
sisted of the singing of onward
Christian Soldiers" followed by the
Invocation by Rev. Tolbert F. Wea-
yer, who also gave a brief sketch
of the life of Frances Willard Mrs.
Russell r. Eokahr spoke on Current
Events on Prohibition" and Walter
H. Meischer on "Kiwanis' Attitude
as to the Constitution" group of
girls from Mrs H. p 'Wylie's Sun
day school class sang several Sc
lections in a pleasing manner, as
did the male quartet from the Metho-
dist church.
Dr. z. Causey gave a fiveminUte
talk on 'What Prohibition Has Done
in the Medical Way" and John Hid
spoke on Economies of Prohibition
What 1t Means to Business and What
Has Taken the Place of the Saloon.
The singing of America by the
assembled members and friends and
the benediction by Rev. Weaver con-
cluded the program.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

was dark, as it was nearly night.
1t promised to be a terrible storm
but my uncle had to go.
By twelve the storm was at its
height. Lightning slashed and the
thunder was deafening; the rain was
falling in torrents and it was pitch
dark. We were now by the haunted
house so we dismounted and went
into the house.
1t was dark and very damp and
I felt a creepy sensation but strived
to act natural. We huddled in a
corner when suddenly a moan pierre
ed the air. 1t was pitiful moan
as if one was in great pain.
We whispered to each other as to
what could it be when we heard it
again.
We got closer to each other and
lighted match to look around. In
the farthest there. was door lead
ing apparently to a basement.
We walked fearfully to it and
went down with lighted match
Just as we reached the bottom a
draft of wind closed one of the
shutters of the old house with ter
rifle crash and our light went went
out
The moan was heard again this
time SO near us that with a great
effort we conquered the desire to
run.
We lighted another match and
walked fearfully towards the di-
rection of the sound, and there in
corner lay COW!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
"MY MOST EXCITING EXPERIENCE
BY John III. CansIer

A bout seven o'clock one night two
summers ago, Archie Beard, Roy
Cansler, Nathan Cavan, Nick Powers
and I, were out on Twelfth street
in the eight hundred block. A car
was coming down the street at about
forty-five miles an hour
Archie Beard and 1 thought that
we would have some fun. So we
proceeded to go out and flag the
car and stop it. 1t happened to be,
patrolman Merchison, patrolman New
man and patrolman Walter Morris.
Then the fun began. The whole
gang of us started running. All ex-
cept Nick Powers. Nick stayed and
the policemen asked him where we
were He told them that he did not
know.
Archie ran down the alley. But
had hid behind fence about SIX
inches high. Archie got scared down
the alley alone so he came back up
the alley and the cops stopped. him
and asked if he was one of the boys
that had flaged the car Archie told
him no, and be also said that he
had been to Roy Canslers house,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

ThOSe VINO OBTAINED honorable mem
tion in the Seventh Grade competi-
tion were Harriet Willoughby, Colin
Brodie, John H. Cansler Ralph Wicks
Ruth Curice, Opal Buckmaster and
owen Bennett.
The first prize won by Amelia Her
nandez amouts to three dollars, the
second is two do1iars and the third
is one dollar. AS a subject, the win
ner chooses my Most Exciting Ex-
perience," while frankie Lott wrote
upon when Mother Was Away" and
Gonzales Gallego also discussed "My
Most Exciting Experience
Next week, the contest will be car
ried to the Eighth grade and the
children will write from a list of
four or five subjects chosen for them
from list of about II submitted by
their teachers. Mrs. Rex Rice, Mrs
G. H. Lund and Rev. E. W. Simonson
are acting as judges.
The three winning essays and sew
en- which received honorable mention
are as follows:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

had to wear warm clothes as it would
be cold on the lake that day. Nora
fixed us a very nice lunch and then
we went down to the boat house to
get our boat. Old Pete always gave
US a good boat so we wouldn't be
afraid. Jack; the eldest of all four
of us rowed, for none of the rest
of us took chances.
1t was a pretty day on the lake
that day, the sun shone brightly
but the breeze was cool. Towards
noon we began to get very hungary
We took out the lunch and began to
eat. Pimento sandwiches and pea
nut butter sandwiches were our fav-
orites. When we had finished we
thought we better turn towards home
as it was getting colder.
Little Sis as we called her was
leaning over the boat when she
slipped and fell into the water. We
down and pull her up. Her lips
were purple, you could tell she was
frightened. We had to take off some
of our wraps and wrap her up.
When we got home we had to take
off her wet clothes and put on dry
ones. She had caught a very bad
cold. That night we doctored her
and put her to bed.
The next day our mother came
home and we were very glad. She
was sorry that Little Sis had taken
sick. She looked at all of us children
and said, children will be chill
dren.''
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
"MY MOST EXCITING EXPERIENCE
BY owen Bennett

The thing that excited me most in
my life was climbing up a steep rock
among some bluffs in the Chirica-
huas
1 was in the country visiting some
of my friends. We had planned to go
on a vicente roast in some bluffs
nearby, so we prepared lunch and
started about four o'clock in the
afternoon. We went up the side of
a mountain and continued along the
edge of the bluffs until we came to
kind of a tunnel, which curved to
the left until it opened into a small
cavern. Inside thc cavern was a
small hole, just big. enough to crawl
through, which led to the top of a
rather large rock. Then there was
a tall rock connected on to the one
we were on. The tall rock was
straight up and It led to the top or
the bluffs. There was no way OF
getting to the top except by using
some small holes which looked like
they might have been put there by
Indians. We started to climbing up
the rock, and it was very hard. We
had to pick our way in the holes.
Cnce I slipped and fell for alb )ut
three feet but my feet hit on a ledge
and 1 managed to get my hands into
some holes. Finally after much
hard work I reached the top. I surely
was glad to feel my feet on safe
ground
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
THIRD PRIZE
"MY MOST EXCITING EXPERIEN CEY
BY Gonzales GaIlegO

1t was a great day when I put
on my red shirt. I was then seven
years old and was living in a town
ron central Sonora. 1t was the first
time I had put on red shirt. With
what pride did I walked up and
down the streets, showing to my
friends that beautiful red shirt. /
felt every ones eyes looking at me
with envy.
A shoemakers son was the first
that saw me that day. With what
admiration did he gazed at me- He
told his friends about my scarlet
shirt and the voice of; "Gonzalo
has a red shirt went from ear to
ear until it reached a bull-fighter's
ears. He was ten years old and
was quite learned in the art of goat
fighting.
He asked me to go with him an
the boys to his fathers ranch.
agreed to go and soon we started.
AS soon as we reached the ranch,
nay friends begun to desert me until
was left alone with the goat fight
er.
Some COWS and bulls were on the
pasture and as soon as they saw me
they darted at me. We had only
time enough to climb a tree; when
saw the bulls at the foot of it look
ing at me with their terrible eyes
II asked my friend what was the
matter and he told me that it was
my shirt. 1 took it off and threw
it into the ditch. The bulls left us
alone. On my way home 1 promised
to /. myself not to wear red shirts
again.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
"NY MOST EXCITING ExPERIENC CIso
BY Ralph WicIxe


One evening when / was coming
home from school 1 followed a COW
trail till / came to sugar cane
patch. l thought l would take a
chance and taste some of the iuicy-
stalk. I pulled out my pocket knife
and cut down a big stalk. A farm,
er was sitting at the window and he
saw the stalk fall. He took his rifle
and came out the door a running.
1 thought l was caught so 7 lay
flat on the ground. Just then he
raised his gun to his shoulders and
pulled the trigger. The bullet hit
a rabbit close by. That's why he
came out because he always killed
the rabbits that came in his sugar
cane patch. You all know rabbits
like sugar cane the juice in it is
sweet. I cut down his best stalk
that he was going to put in the
exhibit at the Fair. 1t had fifteen
joints on it.
L cut the joints off and put as
many as 1 could in my pockets and
the rest 1 put in my school bag. 1
went home and divided the joints be-
tween my mother, brothers, and my
self. 1 didn't let my mother know
where I got it, because if she knew
she would give me a good whipping.
My brothers asked me where I
got it and told them I stole it
from a farmer. From that time on
L didn't take another cnance.
This happened while my mother,
brothers. and 1 were living in Chiri-
cahua, Arizona. I was ten years old
when 1 did it,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
SOCIETY = PERSONALS
Continued From Page six)

Gerald Sherman, $40 E avenue Nine
tables were played, and the after
noonSs favors We're awarded to Mrs.
p. c. Dunford, Jr, and Mrs. George
Briggs.
feature of the afternoons pro-
gram was a humorous reading by
Mrs. Kate Goodrich, librarian at the
Copper Queen Library. A prize for
which all the "long- haired" women
present drew, was won by Mrs. Thos.
l.. Harsell. Tea was served at the
close of the card games, Mrs. Thorn
as Harsell, Mrs. George Gmahling
and Mrs. j. A. Vestry pouring.
Noted among the players were
Mrs. L. R. Budrow, Mrs. Joseph
Wright, Mrs. Ellan Harsel1, Miss
Pauline Todd, Mrs. Emma Shedd and
her daughter Mrs. r. N. Foster, Mrs.
Emma Krentz, Mrs. Samuel p. APP
plewhite, Mrs. John Krannawitter,
Mrs. Charles E. Rork, Mrs Kate
Goodrich, Mrs. p. p. Butler, Mrs.
George Briggs, Mrs. L. S. Redwine,
Mrs. Annie M. Morgan, Mrs. Thomas
Harsell, Mrs. William Eichbaum, Mrs.
G. D. Beeth, Mrs. George Gmahling,
Mrs. Philip C. Dunford, Jr., Mrs.
Philip c.. Dunford, Sr., Mrs. L. a.
Herring, Mrs. L. ]. Meiser, Jr., Mrs.
L. Mayo Alexander, Mrs. Annie M.
Dyer, Mrs. George S. Drysdale, Mrs.
o. A. Ash, Mrs. J. NJ. Johnson, Miss
Mary Upton of Lakin, Kansas, Mrs.
o. L. Neer, Mrs ]. A. Vestry, Mrs.
Walter Wetzel, Mrs. Alec Jolly and
Mrs. Harry H. Beck.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
'AWHEN MOTHER WAS AWAY"
BY Ruth CurIee

When we lived on Lake Michigan
our mother received telegram that
her uncle had died. She was to ger
ready right away as she was to
leave that night.
That night father took her to the
station. 1t seemed queer that mother
was to be gone three days, for she
never had been gone that short OF
time before.
>The next day was Saturday, faith
er had to go to the city and he said
we could have Nora fix us up a
big bunch in the picnic basket and
go for a boat ride.
Getting ready was lots of fun, we
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

Ara the officers did not question him
any more.
But when they had stopped their
car it was almost right at the fence.
And the lights were turned on me-.
But they did not see me. If it had
not been for Archie, we might have
been put in the Jail for about ninety
days. when we began to think abort
what we had done it frightened us
so, that none of us had a. good
nights sleep for long time.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
Hostess to Bridge Club

Mrs. L. s. Redwine of 111S Four
teenth street, entertained delightful
ly for the members of the Pleasant
Hour Bridge club, at her home Thurs
day afternoon from 2:S0 to o'clock.
The prizes were won by Mrs. Harry
Caldwell and Mrs. w. E. Schwamm.
A luncheon followed at the close of
the card games.
Mrs. Redwine had as her guests,
Mrs. George Briggs, Mrs. F. c. Pres
cott Mrs. John Hull, Mrs. Edward
Specht, Mrs: Michael Torpey Mrs
Emma Krentz, Mrs. Thomas Mahoney
Mrs. W. e. Schwamm, Mrs. Charles
Rork Mrs P. c. Collins. Mrs. E. II.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
AMELIA HERN ANDEz IS
FIRST; FRANKIE LOTT
End; CALICO THIRD

Amelia Hernandez is the winner Of the first prize
for the best composition written in the Douglas Daily
Dispatch Essay contest by pupils Of the Seventh grade
during the past week
Second prize goes to frankie Lott and third to Con
zales Galego The contest this past week the
ond of those being conducted by the Dispatch for the
higher grades in the public schools of the city, the week
before pupils in the Sixth grade competing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
FIRST PRIZE
"NIY MOST EXCITING EXPERIENCE'
BY Amelia Hernandez

BY Amelia Hernandez
My uncle lived in an hacienda in
central Mexico quite number OF
leagues from Fresnillo, zacatecas.
Halfway between Fresnillo and the
hacienda was an old abandoned. house
that was said to be haunted. The
poems from all the neighboring hack
endas wouldn't go near it after night
fall.
It was in the harvesting season.
On a hot sultry day a storm had
been gathering since early morning
and by afternoon it was breaking,
when suddenly one of the tools the
men were using broke It was in
dispensable SO my uncle and I start
ed for Fresnillo Immediately to have
it fixed.
The wind had risen and the sky
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
wed in California

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Skill of
Portland, Oregon, have announced the
marriage of their daughter Helen
Arlene, to Mr. William Jackson of
Los Angeles, ON January 15 Mr.
and Mrs. Skill are former residents
of Douglas, leaving here for the
northwest few years ago.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
SECOND PRIZE
sewHEN MOTHER WAS AWAY

by FTamENIe LOIL
1t was in December during Christ
mas vacation that mother went on a
visit to Mississippi. Daddy worked
every day except Sunday, 50 sister
and I had a chance to do as we
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
En)tertain w. =. Il. U. Members

En)tertain w. =. II. u. Members
Mrs. Charles w. Long, president of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Douglas, and Mrs. r, c.
Arnold, secretary, were joint hos
tesses to the members of the union
at their business meeting and social
Friday afternoon. The session was
held at the home of Mrs. Long. 945
Twelfth street, and was attended
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

Bridge Party Success
Mrs. Joseph Wright, Mrs. Frank
N. Demo- Mrs. Michael Torpey and
Mrs. Thomas Mahoney were hostesses
at the bridge party Friday evening
at the Catholic club. The affair was
sponsored by the Altar Society Of
the Catholic church and was very
successful party. A social hour fol-
lowed at the close of the card games
and refreshments were served
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31

Richardson and, Mrs. Harry Caldwell
The club will be entertained next
week at the home of Mrs. Rork, 1926
Ninth 'street,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
To Entertain Groun

The Pythian Sisters group of the
League of Women Voters will meet
with Mrs. William e. holland, 1923
Fourteenth street, Wednesday after
noon, for it's regular study period.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-31
DeIphinn Cluh MeetIng

DeIpIlian Club Meeting
Mrs. J. H. Davis was in charge
of the lesson on Greek drama, at
the meeting of the Delphian club,
held Tuesday afternoon at the Gads-
den hotel.
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ill-health, than the notices Of the
old and the present Berlin chiefs
of police. Herr Won Jagow in the
Kaiser's day, Severing said, ran
the department on the principle:
II warn the curious to stay away"
Today the slogan Of the police de-
partment is: "Please step closer"
The public taste in movies is
much the same the world over,
German dramatic critics have said
with reflections on the "lowbrow
majority" They resent the fact
that Lotto Heiniger's silhouette
movie "the Adventures Of Prince
Achmed." recognized as the finest
cinema ever produced in Germany,
lasted just two weeks in one of Ber-
Inns leading theaters. Every pic
ture in "Achmed," an Arabian
nights tale. was cut out Of paper,
pasted on slides and photographed
at the rate of fifty two separate
slides for each second of film.
Miss Rciniger worked on it for two
years. Critics also lament the fact
that Emil Jennings Variety"
rated as the second best German
film achievement in the last year,
d being appreciated more in the
United States than it was at home.
The retrenchment Of the Inter-
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Use ChevrOlets
in Border Patrol

Smugglers and undesirable immi-
grants attempting to cross the border
between the United States and Mexico
will face still more efficient barrier
with the announcement that the gov
eminent has purchased four Chevro-
let touring cars for its Immigration
patrol squadron.
Modern law cva1ers use automo-
biles ard not horses. bsaid ID. Z. Gay.
Jr., border patrol chief, at Brown
willie, Texas. where the United States
immigration service purchased the
four Chcvrolets.
with smugglers using cars to
transport their contraband and aliens
endeavoring to speed by our inspec-
tors in fast automobiles, we decided
to speed up our own organization
with more cars. We must be equally
as we'll mounted as our anniversaries"
Illegal entrance to this country has
naturally been sought by the Snug
glers ut the most inaccessible points
to the border. remote from we'll
travelled roads a. spots where automo-
bilcs are subjected 10 the most Sc
we're tests in deep sand and gullics.
Government INSPECTORS found their
transportation needs demanded car
of rugged construction. free from
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of dice with a murderer recently
sentenced to DEVILS Island.
Mallet resigned the next day.

of dice with a murderer recently
sentenced to DEVILS Island.
Mallet resigned the next day.
: A bottle of wine Of the 1926 vint-
age will be one favorably known to
''connoissuers" but apt to cost more
than the 1924 and 1925 crops, say
experts who have just finished
their appraisal Of this years
product.
An unusually dry period, COM
bined with an extremely hot sum-
mer, cut down the quantity of wine
produced in 1926. Plant parasites
and blight did their bit in reducing
the amount. But those grapes that
did survive the season are declared
by the experts to have produced q
full bodied wine of delightful
bouquet and excellent flavor, with
splendid keeping qualities.
In the Bordeaux country especial
ly, wine was produced which, it
is predicted, will equal some of the
vintage of the most famous years
in the last century.
Berlin, Oct. 3O.-tR)-Fake stu
dent duels, staged for the benefit
of tourists who want to see the
real" German University life, have
sent the police on cleanup CAM
paign throughout the Rhineland.
An American, visiting his former
home in the Rhineland exposed the
fraud to the police. Six road
house keepers near Heidelberg,
Frankfort and Cologne have been
arrested. They are charged with
collecting admission fees ranging
from Is cents to 81 to witness the
duels which tourists were told were
regularly fought in the roadhouse
court yards by members of student
fraternities.
Police found professional duelists,
posing as students, fighting in
jackets stained with blood repre-
scented as having flowed from
wounds received IN Immediately
previous encounters. The blood
was that Of chickens. The police
found also there was no surgical
reason why the heads of duelists
were swathed in bandages.
\
Nothing better illustrates the
change from monarchism to democ-
racy in Germany, said Karl Sever
ing, recently resigned as Prussian
minister of the interior because Of
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The retrenchmcnt of the Inter.