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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17
Score Endangered When
Street Car PIunges Into
River In Illinois Tuesday
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

CHICAGO March ia score OF
passengers were thrown into peril
late today when a street car rum
ming between Berwyn and Lyons,
suburbs, left the rails and plunged
into the Desplaines River while pass
ing over the trestle. Fireman made
a prompt rescue. None was killed.
The water was between three and
four feet deep where the accident
occurred and the street car was
partly submerged. 1t remained il,
an upright position, however, partly
supported by the bridgework. For
few minutes some of the passen-
gers, among the several women, were
in danger Of drowning.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17
ILLINOIS MAN
HAS TWO WIVES
NOW IN PHOENIX
(By Dispatch A. p. wire>

(By Dispatch A. r. Wire)
PHOENIX, March 16.-Charged with
bigamy Roy A. Mcneil, who came
here from Illinois today was made
defendant in a damage suit for $780,
600 by his alleged second wife,
Esther Butler. McNeirs first wife
of Kansas City. Mo-, is here for the
ostensible purpose of testifying
against Mcneil in his trial on
bigamy charge.
The complaint of Miss Butler re-
cites that they were married twice.
The first time she obtained a divorce
on grounds of cruelty. Mcneil broke
into print three weeks ago when he
arrived from Illinois to meet alleged
wife number two who conducted him
to her apartment where deputy
sheriff arrested him.
Mcneil Jumped bond following his
arraignment and Governor Hunt pro-
claimed a reward of $1O0 for his
apprehension. Found in a desert hut,
Mcneil was re-arraigned yesterday
and incarcerated in the county jail.
The first and second Mrs. McNeils
are said to be living together pend
ing the opening of the bigamy trial
Miss Buffers complaint said she had
two children by Mcneil.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 10
The league assembly will probably
4end it's labors tomorrow (Wednes-
day..
- "They will adjourn the assembly
anyway, whether Rio replies in tine
or not" said Senior De Souza Dam
tas, Brazilian ambassador to France,
on leaving the dinner which Count
,Ishii, President of the assembly
gave tonight to the council members.
The German delegation announced
that there were SO chances out of
100 that Wednesdays assembly
would adjourn Immediately after con-
vening, and that the question of
Germany's election to the league
would not be passed upon.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17
JEROME MINING
COMP PANIES HIT
AT R. R. RATES
lRv D,spateb A. p. w,re)

! PHOENIX, March 16.-Rates on
mine timbers, lumber and other
forest products are attacked in
complaint filed with the Arizona
corporation commission today by the
United Verde Copper company and
the United Verde Extension mining
company, both of Jerome. The COM
plant names the Santa Fe and
Apache Railway companies as de-
PENDANTS and alleges discrimination
by the making rates on lumber and
forest products from producing points
in Clarkdale. 1t asks for a reduc-
tion in rates and preparation for
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17

NEW YORK, March 16.-
Copper quiet; electrolytic
A@14A. Silver 65B.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17
TO MEET TODAY

GENEVA, March 16.-The allied
and German statesman are awaiting
word from Rio De Janeiro and on
4 this decision of the Brazilian gov
ernment depends the question of
whether Germany will enter the
league of nations at this time.
The agreement between the allied
delegates and the Germans is that
if by 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning,
when the assembly will convene, d
message has not arrived authorizing
A. Franio Mello Franco, the Brazilian
delegate to vote for Germany, Sir
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17

throughout the country, and it IS
expected that a great percentage OF
the ballots to be cast in the city
during the remainder of the week
may greatly change the present status
of the poll here. 1t seems certain
that more than a million votes will
be polled in the nation wide poll
and Douglas may register 1000 votes
cast before the end of the week.
Some voters who are against the
present dry law do not vote in favor
of wines and beer, and many other
''split ballots" are being received
The poll is conducted to give the
public an opportunity to express
it's sentiment , on the dry law. NO
matter what the outcome of the poll
the result will be published and the
news given to the world. Any legal
voter may cast vote. No names
or any information regarding how
any certain person voted will be CIV
en- to any one. Use the coupon on
this page today.
With 40 states and the District of
Columbia turning in their prohibition
poll results, the straw ballot being
taken by a great group of newspapers
including the Dispatch, has assumed
true national proportions No other
straw ballot has ever sounded out
the sentiment of every city and town
so thoroughly More than IT'S COM
munities have had chance to ex-
press their attitude toward the pro-
hibition law, and many more are ex-
pected to turn in their results.
The national totals-For prohition,
131,763; for repeal, 231,792; for mod
ification, 390,991, still give the vets
big lead but the odds have been re-
duced from to 1 at the start to a
little less than to 1. Western states
continue to give a heavy plurality
against prohibition.
The following tabulation, exclusively
obtained by the Dispatch from NEA
Service, is protected by copyright and
must not be reprinted without special
written permission.
The total votes cast to date-754,-
SAG.
For For For
Pro. Repeal Wine
Beer
AraDANrA
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17
Dispatch Newsies Will
Attend Dutton Circus
9Th and G This Evening

s'Oh, skinny yelled Dispatch
newsfe to another. ''We're fixed.
Both carrier boys and 'neVvsies are
going to the DuttOn Circus to-
night at Sixth and G. Old Spark
Plug, the funny mule, won't throw
us. Wen ride him like cowboys
ride.''
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-17
FARM BILL NOW
FACES TROUBLE
in COMMITTEE
(Bn Dispatch A. P. Wirel

(By D1spatch A. T WlTeJ
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Rough
goings in the house agriculture COM.
mittee is in prospect for the farm
relief bill presented today by the
middle western delegation appointed
at the recent agricultural meeting in
Des Moines.
No sooner had copies of the meas
ure been distributed among commit
tee members than several features of
it were questioned sharply.
Representative Tincher, republican,
Kansas, announced that witnesses
yet to be heard would oppose vigor-
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27

The game of lawn tennis, as played
today, is not particularly old, but ten
mis- is ancient, for it was played by
kings and mobiles of olden times. How
ever, the kings game was what today
is called court tennis, an indoor game,
requiring an expensive building.
Lawn tennis was an Outgrowth of a
game Of 1873, called sphairistike, but
this clumsy title was soon dropped
and by 1877 the game had emerged in
its modern form.
In that year the first championship
was established at Wimbledon, under
rules that approximate those of to-
day. The game was brought to the
United States early and the keen
rivalry between the United States and
England began and has continued
without interruption. From that rival
ry has sprung International competi-
ton at first compassed within narrow
limits, but ultimately extended to
cover the world.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Pretty Legends Told
About sfFdiry Crosses

FAIRY crosses" are natural crosses
formed of iron pyrites, aluminium sill
cate or other minerals and are sup
posed by some people to bring more
good luck than the proverbial rabbits
foot. They are found in great album
dance in certain parts of Virginia,
Georgia and other states. The noun
taineers of the Blue Ridge mountains
have an interesting myth as to the
origin of these fairy stones" They
say that in the dim past, when the
red men were masters of America, the
Great Spirit showered down these
crosses as a sign of coming salvation
to the savage race. Another legend,
the one which gives the crosses their
name, says that when Christ was cru
Gifted fairy messengers carried the sad
news to all parts Of the world. When
the tidings reached the fairies In the
mountains they ceased their merry
pranks and began to make these
crosses as mementoes Of the event.
Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Hoop Skirt Furnished
Electrical Men Idea

The Empress Eugenie's hoop skirts
made a contribution to the advance
ment of electricity. according to
Frank III. Stewart. Philadelphia vet
eran of the electrical industry. The
beautiful consort Of Napoleon iii, just
prior to the birth of the prince i'm
perial, created the new-fangled fash
ion in skirts. At once the fashion
spread all over the civilized world.
But the wire frames for these skirts
rusted and stained the cloth. 1t there
upon became necessary for these
frames to be wrapped in some sort of
protective textile. The machinery
designed to wrap this wire was at
hand and was converted to new use
when electrical men decided that cop
per wire for carrying electric current
ought to be insulated So the insulat-
ing industry evolved out Of the hoop
skirt industry.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Sailors Gold

One of the most curious treasures
hunted by sailors in tropical waters Is
ambergris.
This has nothing to do with amber.
1t is a secretion shed into the water
by certain sperm whales, and Is, meta
phorically speaking. worth its weight
in gold.
Curiously enough, although when
taken from the whale 1t has a most
unpleasant smell, when exposed to the
air its odor becomes pleasant, and it
is used largely in the perfumery trade.
BY old tradition, ambergris Is treas
ure trOve, and the skipper and crew
who have the luck to find 1t may d.
vide the proceeds of its sale.
Fabulous tales are told Of beach
combers who dozed in rags on tropical
seashores to find on awakening a
lump of ambergris washed to their
feet by the waves.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Neufer Possessiue

Originally the pronoun "his" served
as the neuter singular possessive.
About the Sixteenth century this be-
gan to be replaced With sit" Thus
Ben Jonson wrote, ut shall fright
all it friends with borrowing letters,
and Shakespeare, go to 1t grandam,
child" About 1000 this form, in turn,
began to be replaced by it's" with
the apostrophe. Rare in Shake
sneare, and not to be found in the
King James Bible of 1911, this form
became the common literary one by
1923. Later in the same century the
apostrophe was dropped, conforming
to the possessives of the other per
sonal pronouns. and since then 1t has
almost always been written "its."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Monarch Put Abope Lnru

"The king can do no wrong" is q
legal axiom that still holds good in
England. James l so firmly believed
in this principle that he carried it to
the extent Of claiming divine right for
everything he did. Even now the
kings person is absolutely exempt
from arrest. He never can be sued in
a court of law, nor is he required to
attend and give evidence, says the
Montreal Family Herald. AS he is
above the judges, he has the power Of
RENTING any punishment imposed on
a subject.
A curious result Of the kings legal
position is that he is debarred from
arresting or giving information that
will lead to the arrest of a criminal,
since nobody can be both judge and
prosecutor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
BOt0risf Recalled as
Ben Ernnklin's Friend

When Benjamin Franklin returned
from his. long stay in England, where
he had spent much time with Peter
CoIlinson, the English botanist, he be-
came highly unpopular with the Amer
leans for a time, and his treatment
caused Collinson TO write warning
letters to the English government, ex-
pressing the belief that America might
attempt a revolution for independence
from the mother country.
It was Collinson's information and
encouragement that first induced
Franklin to interest himself in cleo
tricity and Collinson published his
friends experiments to the Royal So
ciety. defended him against their criti-
cism, and secured his. election as
fellow, says a writer in the Christian
Science Monitor.
AS bOtanist Collinson obtained
many native plants from the early col
onists in America and distributed them
among landowners in England.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Mended "Busted" Egg

What the old story-book legend de-
clares call the kings horses and all
the kings men" could not do by way
of repairing ''Humpty Dumpty," has
been accomplished by an expert Of the
Field museum Of natural history In
assembling the fragments Of an os-
trich egg believed to be some 5000
years old. 1t was found in the an
cient ruins Of Kish.-Popular Mechan-
les Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Mysterious Spleen

There is still one bulky organ In
the human body about which we know
Understanding what its function
is, at least. That organ is the spleen.
The English Psychologist, Bancroft,
pointed out recently that its use is
a mystery to US even now.
The ancient Greeks, he said, are
said to have improved their athletic
prowess by cutting out the spleen,
their argument being it was the cause
of the stitch in the side that some
times stops the best runners. This,
however, does not appear to be justi-
fed by the records.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27

The people who exercise the power
are not always the same people over
whom it is exercised; and the self
government spoken Of Is not the gov
eminent of each by himself, but of
each by all the rest. The will Of the
people, moreover, practically means
the will Of the most numerous or the
most active part of the people; the
majority, or those who succeed in
making themselves accepted as the
majority; the people, consequently,
may desire to Cypress a part of their
number; and precautions are as much
needed against this as against any
other abuse Of power.-John Stuart
Mil.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Something in the Line
of Real .S0Iesm0nship

Craftsmanship is a great game, but
you got to have the personality" said
the man in the window rner seat of
the smoker. Il just sold $125,000
worth of gravy ladies to an Omaha
hotel company, and now I'm going to
be made vice president Of our con-
Germ and get a nice fat bonus as WELL"
That's good, said his .s-a-vis. I'm
always glad to see fellow doing well.
| sold half a million dollars worth in
my line this trip. Now I'm going to
retire and see the world. Guess I'll
do Rome and Paris first" Excuse
me, gents" apologized the passenger
In the corner near the cuspidor. Il
couldn't help Overhearing your con-
versations, because when hears sales
manships being talked on got to
listen, and / see as how you gents is
perfect statesmen in your own way.
But now tell you what is real honest
to-God craftsmanship, like as what l
got to know in my business; which !
tell you now is just q small retail,
good-as-new, misfit parlor, second
handed garments on Hester street;
maybe you know the place, already,
Ell? Well, last week she come to me,
Mrs. EikeIstein, what her husband died
Of being killed by an automobile, and
she says she's a widow but that Eikel-
stein wasn't much good; but all the
same, If she gets it cheap, she likes
maybe to buy a new suit for to bury
him in. Well, gents, tell you sells
her the extra pair Of pants with that
suit. Now, that's what | calls sales
maRship. San Francisco Argonaut.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27

Turnpike" in this connection IS
only another name for tollgate or toll
bar. A turnpike road was originally a
toll road. road which had turnpikes
or toIlgates to collect tolls from per-
sons passing over the road The term
is now applied to roads which former
ly collected tolls.-Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Pathetic Sights

The sloppiest thing in the world Is
not man who has just been dragged
out Of river, but girl trying to
cry and chew gum at the same time
Cleburne (Ala.) News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-11-27
Nine LiUes a Second

Not the cats nine lives, but the
lives of nine sardines are ended in a
second by a machine that sorts, scales,
beheads and cleans sardines all in
one second.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-12
STATE TOSELL
CALUMET LAFD
Bids on 100 Acres viii Be
Opened March 20.

Preparations are being made by
Edward Spray, State land clerk, for
another sale of meander land in
the Calumet district of northern In
diana about March 90
Bids will be opened on approx
mately $50 acres of semi-submerged
land in Lake and Marshall counties.
Because, of the rapid expansion in
the Calumet district the last few
months, recent sales of Lake County
meander land have been marked
by spirited bidding. Some Lake
County land has brought as much
as 81 900 an acre. while the least de-
sirable has averaged more than $500
an acre.
According to Spray, approximately
5000 acres of meander land re
main in possession of the State.
Prospects are good. he said. for dis
posal OF the remainder within a
few years.
Spray estimated the remaining
acreage should net the State at least
$3.50 900. which win go into the
state common school fund for dis
tribution among counties. Remain
ing tracts lie in Lake. Starke, La.
Porte, st. Joseph and Marshall
Counties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-12
WARNS AGAINST
SUDDEN BRAkING
Help Save Tires, Says Motor
Club Secretary.

All motorists were warned against
sudden braking of their cars today
by Todd Stoop, Hoosier Motor Club
secretary. This bad practice, it was
pointed out, causes the wear that
can be avoided If the driver only will
try to make earlier preparation for
stopping Since parking often is the
source Of tire evils, the A. A. 4. eau
lions car owners against setting the
machine too close to the curb or
driving against it, thereby squeez-
ing the sides Of the tires.
The services of affiliated motor
clubs are being enlisted by the A.
A. A. In the task Of fnstructing mo-
florists how they can assist in stabi-
lizing the crude rubber market.
1.-THE local car owners and users
can assist their Government by saw
ing 25 per cent of the quantity of
rubber ordinarily consumed" de-
clared Stops. Steps have been Ia
ken to enlist the services of the more
than TO motor clubs affiliated with
the A. A. A. to the end that over a
million members who are. daily car
users will know how to save tires
and be in position to pass the in
formation along to Others. Rules for
saving this valuable commodity are
being formulated, and several inn
portant suggestions have been made
by members of the committee APP
pointed by the A. A. A. to study
this matter"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-12
Today's Best

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CST-Lincoln' birthday patriotic
program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-12
A GLASS OF SALTS
CLEARS P|MPLY SKIN
Says Indigestion Results from
I an Excess of Hydrochloric
Acid.

Undigested food delayed in the
stomach decays, or rather ferments,
the same as food left in the open
air, says noted authority. He also
tells us that Indigestion is caused
by Hyperacidity, meaning there is
an excess Of hydrochloric acid in
the stomach which prevents com
plete digestion and starts food fer
mentation. Thus everything eaten
sours in the stoamch, forming acrid
fluids and gases which initiate the
stomach like a toy balloon, Then
we feel a heavy, lumpy misery, in
the chest; we belch up gas; we eruc-
tate sour food or have heartburn,
fla Rnce, water-brash or nausea.
NWtells us to lay aside all diges-
tive aids and instead get from any
pharmacy four ounces of .Jad Salts
and take a tablespoonful in a glass
Of water before breakfast and drink
it while it is effervescing, and fur
thermore, to continue this for a
week. While relief often follows the
first dose, it is important to help
reutralize the acidity, remove the
gas-making mass, start the liver,
stimulate the kidneys and thus pro
mote a free flow of pure digestive
juices.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, and is
made from the acid Of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia
and sodium phosphate, This harm
less salts is USED for many stomach
disorders with excellent results
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-12

LIST PLEDGES
Six Medical Groups Pick
New Members.

Pledges for this semester have
been announced by six national pro-
fessional medical fraternities at the
Indiana University School Of Medi-
cine here. These pledged:
NJ Sigma Nu-Paul j. Fouts,. Rich
Josephy Welborn. Cynthiana; Samuel
Snodgrass. franklin Frances Bayliss, An
derson; Lee Streaker. Salem; Ward Har-
vey Marion Ralph Plew, Linton; Pau
Fleener. HUNTINGTON; Francis Whiuook.
Sullivan Joseph Coate. Muncie: Harry n.
Alexander Jr Princeton Luke Hamilton,
Oakland Call: Jack Heysett. Ludington,
Mich; Donald White and Ted Apologize.
Indianapolis
Theta Kappa Pal
Phsta Kappa Psi-william M Dugan.
Terre Haute: Louis A. Sieracyi Hammond
Dean X Stinson Athens: LEROY b. Cham
bers. WeIpen: Theodore A. Dykhuizen, La
Harold e. Latter waterloo; John q. Nil,
Ter. Decatur Virgil T. De Vault. Brook
ston James NJ. Mcbride, Zanesville: John
G. Shattuck Brazil. and Ralph G. Aron-
STAN. Detroit Mich.
Phi Rho Sigma---Daniel G. Bernoske.
Michigan City: Walter g., Bolton, Ken
dallville: Peter ID Burkf liter. Blooming
ton; Robert Call Anderson; Russell M
Decker. Brazil; John II. Griest. Winches-
ter; Robert G. King. West Lafayette Ralp
o. Lester. Bloomington; \ Noel S, Mcbride
Terre Haute; Marvin L. McClain. SCOTS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-12

burg: George A. Mcdowell LoEansport,
tDaniel H. McKeeman, Fl. Wayne; Robert
Staff Terre Hnute Russell w Wood, Oak.
land City: Arthur w Spivey and Russell
j. Spivey Thorntown: ID. Hamilton Row
Fred d CLANCY. Indianapolis.
Phi Chi
Phi Chi--Robert A. Anderson. Attica
Max Blue Bourbon. John p. Ewlng
Evansville: c. Emil Kenyon Carmel; Nor.
man Loomis, Beech Grove; hppssen
Thonias Rogers John Kimmich. James
X. Jones and w Lee Dorman, INDIANAPOLIS
Phi Delta Epsilon-A. tic9man, ~ ~
Nh Sigma ri Initiates GLADYS Dykes.
Colfax: Charlotte Mason. sullivan Corinne
s. Eddy. indianapolis, and Mrs. Margaret
IL MARVIN Louisville. Ky.