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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30

Mrs. Jack Laskey was honored with
shower last Wednesday evening by
the auxiliary of the B. Of R. T. at the
home of her mother, Mrs. j. F. john
son.
Mrs Lasky was showered with a
number of beautiful gifts Mrs. g. R.
Bodenhammer entertained the group
by telling fortunes during the eve
ming. Radio music which came IN
exceptionally well was listened to by
the guests.
Refreshments were served late in the
evening.
Guests we're: Mrs. Jack Laskey, hon
or guest, Mrs w. Blackburn, Mrs. II.
| C. MacGregor, Mrs. r. A Powers, Mrs.
In. A. Griffith, Mrs G. v. Lake, Mrs.
j. F. johnson, Mrs. E. L. Martin, MRS.
r. A. Williams, Mrs. John Lundberg,
Mrs. G. c. Edwards, Mrs. Arthur .,
Barnes, Mrs. l.. E. Rogers, Mrs. E. I.
Williams, Mrs. L. L. Nalley, MRS. Y.
r. Bodenhammer, Mrs. G. B. Pray
Miss Lula Biskin and Miss Willie Car
! son.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30
BETA GAMMA CLUB
ATTEND THEATRE PARTY

"A regular meeting and theatre party
were combined for the Beta Gamma
club of the Douglas high school at
the home Of Miss. DeAlva Doubleday,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30
PYTHIAN SISTERS PLAN
FOOD SALE

The Pythian Sisters will hold a
food and apron sale at the Arizona
Drug Store November 70. Further
announcements will follow
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30

one Of their members, at her home
Friday night n
The regular meeting was held early
in the evening followed. by dinner.
After dinner the members of the club
left for the theatre to attend the
show.
Members of the club who were pres
ent were Misses Betty Sexton, Dorothy
Kelly, Louise Baker, Marjorie Dave,
Elizabeth Piper, Margaret Davis and
DeAlva Doubleday
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30
ENTERTAIN FOR SISTER

! Miss Christine Crileys Miss Martha
.Criley and Mrs. Mary Fritz entertain
ed at the Parish house Saturday after
noon with a beautifully appointed tea
honoriag their sister, MRS. Ligf1tfoot,
Of Fort Thomas. Ky.
Mrs. Lightfoot is visiting at the
Criley home for a short time.
The teachers of the Fifteenth street
school and Miss Sara Marley were
among the guests. A large number of
local women called during. the tea hour
and met the honor guest.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30
MRS. HANDLEY
'ENTERTAINS GROUP

Mrs, W. F. Handley entertained a
group of friends at her home, 729
Sixteenth street, last Friday afternoon
honoring Mrs. Carson Marrow.
Mrs. Carson Marrow received num-
Der of beautiful gifts in the shower
which was, part of the affair.
Mrs. Handley was assisted by Mrs
Boom Mrs, Wolf and Mrs. Lockhart.
Guests were Mrs L. Boss, Mrs. Will
liam Pratt, Mrs. w. L. Prescott, Mrs
C. A. Jones, Mrs. o. j. Byers, Mrs.
%. A. Address, Mrs. =. j. Sundin, Mrs
E. Saunders, Mrs William Culver
Mrs. Joseph Pettitt and Mrs. w. r..
Bennett. @ sa9
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30
WAYSIDE RANCH SCENE OF
HALLOWEEN DINNER

The WaysIde ranch, nome OF MT,
and Mrs. j. R. Westcoat, was the
scene of a dinner honoring the mem
beers of the Christian church choir
Friday evening"
with Halloween colors and symbols.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30

DIR. AND MRS. COLLINS
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER
DR.. and Mrs. Paul r. Collins enter
tanned last Saturday evening at their
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-30
Y. v. c. A. news

The secretary's report for the month
of October shows.
20 regular meetings of the Girl Re-
serve clubs.
6 committee meetings of the Girl
Reserve clubs.
4 travellers aid cases taken care Of
10 persons made use Of the rest
rooms, kitchen and phone.
outside organizations used the
rooms for regular meetings.
90 calls for domestic and clerical
help.
SO situations wanted.
III situations placed
10 miscellaneous calls received and
handled Tor inforna III, etc.
The Y. w. c. A. hall has been at
tractively decorated for Halloween
parties of the past and coming week.
Friday, october IS, Freshman club
party
Saturday, October 20, P. E. P. club
entertained at masked party.
Tuesday, November /, the Adventure
club under Miss Ruth Miescher will
have party instead of their regular
meeting
Saturday, october s. the seventh and
eighth grade Girl Reserves Will cele-
brate
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Linenaen Use Plane

On the snowy plains of Kansas this
winter they are beginning to patrol
electric transmission lines by air
plane. If line breaks whole town
may be deprived of electric lights, as
was the case in Bucklin during are
cent snowstorm, and the time required
to make repairs must be cut to mini
mum. In the case of Bucklin, after
a whole night had been lost by auto
mobile emergency crews which
couldn't buck the drifts, an airplane
crew flew along 80 miles of line and
back again, spotting the break, stop
ping to repair it and reporting on the
condition of the whole line in two
hours and fifty minutes, despite snow
and wind. "Airplane linemen" may
be used hereafter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
A Telling Blouu

Golf to Irwin Cobb has always been
a matter of companionship and exer-
else, not test of skill or science. He
is Indifferent to any score he may
make on any hole, whether 1t be 3
or a II. 1 fixed up match one day
at Pelham, for Cobb with George Dun
can and Abe Mitchell. Golf to Duncan
is a religion, literature, an art and
a science. When Irwin S. walked up
and took his stance the famous Scot
almost tainted. He dashed up and
changed every detail of Cobbs game
grip, stance, spread of feet, posi-
ton of knees and shoulders, head, an
kles and the rest of it.
''Now," said Duncan, don't forget
to pivot"
The Paducah Phenom took terrific
belt at the ball.
"Gosh!' said Duncan, you missed
it clean!'
Nothing of the Sort" said Cobb, 81
distinctly saw. it finch" -Grantland
Rice in Golfers,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
American History in
War Department Files

The attention Of historians has been
invited by the War department at
Washington to the fact that its old
records are gold mine of historical
research, including the muster rolls Of
every war from the Revolution, the
original account and orderly books,
letters and narrative records of the
Revolutionary war, the records of the
Indian campaigns and the Confederate
state papers.
President Lincoln's personal tele-
grams of 1S64-65, more of them writ
ten in his own handwriting; Presi-
dent .Johnson's kilograms, the tele-
grams of Generals Grant, Meade,
Hooker, Pope and Burnside; the pa
pers of General Mcclellan and Cen
eral Halleck and the original notes
In pencil of Grant and Lee in arrang-
ing for the surrender at. Appomattox
and the amnesty papers oe the Civil
war, are still in the files. =
The original oath of Office taken by
Washington and his officers at Valley
Forge In 17IS, including those OF La
fayette and DeKalb and other for
eigners who volunteered, and the fac
smile of the seal of the Confederate
states, as well as of the Confederate
states war department, are there. The
original of the seals never came into
the possession of the United States
government.
Among other relics are the cap
tured records of the British brigade of
footguards, the Revolutionary war
commissions signed by John Hancock,
the original returns of the quarter
master corps in the Revolution, the
draft records of the Civil war and
many original letters to the secretary
of war from prominent Americans
Lafayette Journal and Courier.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Primitive Place of
Worship for Indians

What is believed to be the most
primitive church in the world is to be
found in San Diego county, southern
California.
1t is known as the Sancta Isabel
mission, and is used by the Indians of
the district. The church is built of
brushwood. The entrance is effected
by climbing rude ladder placed
against the low side walls. Two bells
are suspended from a cross beam In
front of the church, and a rude cross
of pine has been erected upon a small
leveled surface, which is utilized for
open-air services should the congrega-
ton be too numerous to be accommo-
dated within the narrow limits Of the
brush shelter.
The great majority of worshipers in
this strange church are Christianized
Indians. AS these mission stations
become of greater Importance more
accommodation is provided. and many
of the long established ones are elab-
crate stone edifces; but in nearly
every instance they have sprung from
primitive structures such as the one
described, which are erected wherever
a new site for mission station is
chosen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Quite So, Quite So

One Sunday morning, young man
attended church in Kentucky town.
Immediately after the services he
hurried out and began untying his
horse, preparatory to leaving. The min
lister, DESTROYS of making the visitors
acquaintance, quickly followed. AS
the boy was adjusting the bride rein,
his horse made sudden movement of
the head, catching his fingers firmly
between the rein and the hame, caus-
ing severe pain. Ignorant of the min
isters presence, he instantly muttered
an oath.
Tut, tut, my boy" exclaimed the
clergyman with disgust. "How shame
full. You should think before you
speak,"
Il did," said the other, wheeling
around quickly. II always think be-
fore speak, and spoke just what I
thought. Indianapolis, News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Words and Sentences
Spoken Through Hands

If the researches of a well-known
scientist are carried to a successful
conclusion. a new method of COM
munication may be evolved, in which
the hands will be made to speak
words and sentences in exactly the
same way as the mouth does.
The scientist in question is Sir
Richard Paget, who, with the aid Of
bellows and metal tube, which take
the place of the lungs and windpipe.
has made his hands speak" words in
a remarkably natural way. In the
course of a demonstration, Sir Rich
ard explained that vocal sounds are
produced by the action of air passing
over the opening of cavity; he illus
trated this by models made Of plasti-
cine and cardboard. By supplying air
to these models he made them utter
vowel sounds and even words, such as
mamma" Minnie" rather" and
well"
Then, discarding the models, he
used his hands only, and made them
"talk' so that every one could hear
and understand. Moistening his hands
to prevent the leakage of air, he ma
nipulated them in conjunction with a
metal tube and made them say, dis.
tinctly. "Hullo London! Are you
there? Lila. l love you"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Jazz Important Musically

II am convinced" wrote John Alden
Carpenter, the Chicago composer
whose work is played by symphony
orchestras and appears in the great
opera houses of the. world, "that our
contemporary popular music-please
note that 1 avoid labelling it jazz
Is by far the most spontaneous, the
most personal, the most Characters
tic and, by virtue of these qualities,
the most important musical express
sion that America has achieved"
And for the despised ragtime to
which in 1914 hardly serious COM
poser or critic gave a thought, the
same authority adds: 81 am, strongly
inclined to believe that thel musical
historian of the year 1000 A. D. will
find the birthday of American music
and that of Irving Berlin to be the
ame."-Gilbert Seldes in the Satur-
day Evening Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
HARSH LAWS RULE
IN LAND OF LAMAS
Tibetdns Show Little Mercy
to LauUbredkers.

In the little-known land of Tibet,
the people are governed by hard and
fast and oftentimes drastic laws, the
purport of which seems to be laud-
able desire to make the punishment
ft the crime.
AS result, where anyone sins very
deeply, there is very little left of him
or her, when the legal sentences have
been carried out.
hand is cut off, for instance, on
first conviction for theft; foot on
second conviction, and so on.
A missionary enjoyed the rare priv
ilege of roaming this barbaric prov
ince, from which foreigners are ex-
cluded, by reason Of British influence
upon the Picking government. In the
course Of lecture on the subject DR..
Albert e. Andre, missionary, stated
that boiling Oil baths are frequent
punishments for offenders and that
even crucifixion Is still practiced in
Tibet. With it all, he said, most of
the crime is what would be termed
petty. Crimes are ignored unless
prosecuted by a complaining relative
or friend, this applying even to MUIR
der.
Matrimonial relations he described
as perhaps the most unique in the
world. Polyandry is practiced .ex-
tensively, polygamy only among the
wealthy. A woman may have as many
legal husbands as she chooses, and
usually marries complete set Of
brothers. Doctor Andre knew of one
woman who married ten brothers.
The Oldest brother, doubtless as IA
matter of common courtesy, is &C.
knowledged as the father of all the
children, the other husbands being
rated as mere uncles
But with so elaborate a string of
legal husbands, every wife is entitled
to one lover and he is the number one
boy. When he calls etiquette dictates
that the husbands shall go to the club
or at least remove their embarrassing
selves for the time.
The official religion is Lamaism and
the lamas or priests are theoretically
celibates, yet every lama attaches him.
self to some household as an extra
husband and the family is honored in
deed that has lama on the domestic
staff
While robber bands prowl the noun
tain passes, they seldom modest any
one but rival bands, and it is as safe
for foreigner to travel in Tibet, If
he can get Inv at all, as it is in this
country. The true Tibetan he de-
scribed as particularly distinguished
from the Chinaman in that the
Tibetan is jovial and laughs long and
uproariously over the feeblest joke,
whereas the Chinaman is traditional
ly serious.
"When people can laugh" he said,
"they are seldom dangerous. These
people are almost invariably honest,
too, though 1 do not ascribe it to the
unusual punishments for wrongdoing.
1 believe it to be racial characters
TIC"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Kingbird Fiercest of
All Winged Creatures

In the Indian ocean, southeast Of
the Cape of Good Hope, quarter-way
between South Africa and Australia
and not far north of the ice fringe, Is
the Crozet group of islands-gloomy,
precipitous, remote. They are Of vol
canic origin and some of them rise
steeply to a height of 5000 or 1000
feet above the sea. They are known
to sailors the world over as the breed
ing place of the kingbird, that shark
Of the air and the most voracious of
winged creatures, says the New York
Times.
He is no larger than the common
sparrow, yet he is match for his
most powerful foes, owing to his
needlelike beak, lightninglike rapid
ity, pugnacious nature and absolute
fearlessness.
Occasionally a tramp ship ap-
proaches the kingbirds desolate is
lands. Whalers used to visit them
for sea elephants, which abound on
Possession island, the largest of the
group. A sea elephant is a species
of walrus, frequently measuring %
feet in length and % feet in circum-
ference, but the bones of one of these
leviathans of the southern ocean are
picked bare by the voracious king
birds in few hours.
A party of shipwrecked men cast
ashore on Apostle island, cluster of
barren rocks at the extreme north
west of the group, so or 60 miles from
the main islands, constructed a rude
tent of freshly killed walrus hides.
Within half an hour after it was
erected it was covered with kingbirds,
pulling, Juggling and tearing at the
skins. 1t was useless to fight them
with clubs or stones, because for every
one killed hundred others appeared
to take its place. 1t was not possible
to brighten them off. At nightfall they
retired to their holes in the rocks, but
in the early morning returned to the
attack with thousands of reinforce
ments from the neighboring islands.
In a few hours nothing but the bare
poles of the tent were left standing
on the snow-covered rocks Every
particle of hide and hair had been
devoured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Plants Fatal to Insects

The teasel, that grows in the tan
gled corners Of the field and other
waste places, has its leaves Joined to-
gether at the base, forming cup that
collects the rainwater and browns in
sects. The sarracencia's leaves are
like pitchers. They collect the rain
water and feed upon the insects that
get drowned. The pitchers of the
nepenthes hang on long stalks, and in
sects are attracted by their honey
glands and bright colors. Once in
side they slip down and are drowned.
The English plant, the sundew. feeds
upon insects. When fly settles 1t Is
held by sticky juice that the plant
produces, and the hairs, or tentacles,
close around the insect and digest 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Anglers Mighty Catch

Here is the tale of the largest fish
caught with hook and line in New
England inland waters in many a
year: Frank e. Wells of Milton, VT,
was fishing through the lee on Lake
Champlain. A line on which a small
perch hook was attached was violent
ly agitated. Wells grabbed it and
started to pull. For three hours. the
excited fisherman struggled without
knowing what was ON the other end
Then he managed to drag the ex-
hausted fish up through the hole in
the ice. 1t was a sturgeon five feet
long which weighed rs pounds.-Bos-
ton Globe
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
She Was Prejudiced

Mai. Gen. Sir Sefton- Branckner, Oh
rector of civil aviation in England, Is
the narrator of this one:
Leaning over her garden wall, an
old English lady. was looking with
displeasure at the airplanes flying
above an adjacent landing field. She
had a sour expression on her face, so
noticeable that passing officer re-
marked on it.
whats the matter, mother" he
said. Aren't you enjoying the shown
mo- was her curt response.
"Well, why? It's a good flying
show, isn't it,"
'Yes, but ever since l was little
girl, and humble bee got under my
skirts, l 'ates them things as buzzes."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Unusual Family Record

Four students in the university from
the same family at the same time is
unusual, but when they all four are
in the same class, it is more than I'M
usual. That, however, is the case at
the University of Wisconsin, where
two daughters and two sons Of James
Caldwell, lumber man of Rio, Wis,
are in the freshman class. The two
girls, Mabel and Bernice, are twins,
eighteen years old. They are in the
college of letters and science. The
boys are Byron, twenty, and Donald,
twenty-one. Byron is in the ccm-
merce department and Donald major
ing in geology. Three other members
of the Caldwell family are still in high
school.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Vicar Turns Smith

Perhaps the experiment of the Rev.
G. G. Langdon, vicar of st. Matthew's
City Road, London, will do more than
many appeals to convince people that,
for the most part. the remuneration
Of the clergy is too small for their
needs. Mr.. Langdon has started to
carry on business as craftsman in
gold and silver. making small articles
of ieWelry, In order to make sufficient
money to provide his family with-not
luxuries-necessities.- Montreal Fam
lily Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
On the Smoker

house painter once sat next to the
great Sargent and asked him for the
loan of "a match. Then, noticing the
great painters brushes. easel and box
of colors. he said genially:
81 see we're both in the same line"
81 see we are" said Sargent. with a
laugh.
'Tve heen whitewashin' a. barn to.
day." said the house painter. "How's
trade with your
Brisk" said Sargent 81 coated a
village this morning and gave second
coats to a castle. river and a noun
tain this afternoon ] finished up the
day with flash of lightning-gold-
leafed her. you know"
Gosh, some husthn'!" said the
house painter. you sure must be on
piecework."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Bear Buried Mate

The intelligence of the black bear
is attested by the story the settlers
near Mcmillan, Mich, tell Of two
hunters experience.
AS related, one of them had shot
bear one evening. Finding 1t too
heavy to hang up. he left it ON the
ground and returned to camp. Next
morning with his companions he re-
turned to find the bear gone. Around
the scene was the tracks of another
bear.
Following these tracks they came to
a brush pile. Digging In they found
their dead bear. 1t was evident the
bears mate had come during the
night, carried away his dead comrade
and attempted to hide his body away
from those who would despoil it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Pianist in Hard Luck

The fog was so thick at Burton-on.
Trent, Eng. that M. Left Pouish
noff, famous Russian pianist, was pre-
vented from giving his scheduled re-
cital in the town hall. The large au
dience of music lovers heard nothing
but the distracted voice of the artist
explain that the van carrying his
plano to the building had gone astray
in the fog and could not be found II
am bound by contract not to play on
any other make" he said, "and l
cannot now obtain one of my required
make. am ready to play to you,
but alas your fog is too thick"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Putting the Question

When John Marshall and Joe Crebs
Johnson, bearing the weekly burden
of newly-ironed clothes, entered Mrs.
VS. kitchen, they saw the delicious
doughnuts being removed from the
pot of sizzling fat.
They were paid, but seemed 10th to
go. Their whispered conversation be-
came audible.
"You ak huhp
"No, you ak huh"
"What is it, boys?" asked the kind
~ Mrs. v.
"Joe Crebs said ask va would va
give us one of dem dare doughknObs
you is fryin'," said the greedy John
Marshall. Indianapolis News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Bargained With Bandit

1t is better to have bargained and
lost than never to have bargained at
all.
That is the motto of Abraham
Rosenstein, who conducts Baltimore
tailoring establishment. When BAN
dit entered his shop recently he held
out 50, at the mans demand for So.
and then offered to split "fifty-fifty"
with the robber.
The man refused to split, but Mr..
Rosenstein claimed a "moral victory"
For" he told detectives after 1t
had happened, "he wanted So, I had
only $2-a moral victory. He didn't
get what he was after."-Baltimore
Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Valuable Wood

Bird's-eye maple is found from New
foundland to Georgia and westward
to the northern shores of the Great
lakes, eastern Nebraska and Kansas.
When the grain has a pronounced
wavy appearance the wood is called
bird's-eye maple and is used as a We
neer. The forest service says that
there is parasitic growth that gets
into the wood of the maple and causes
a swelling. which when cut off straight
by the saw appears as eyes. This does
not harm the wood but makes 1t more
valuable. Generally speaking, this
wood is scarce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Whale Peculiar Feeder

Whales are the mortal enemy of
herring and baby mackerel. for big
whale will eat several tons of these
toothsome though bony little fry in a
day. They don't bother about the
bones. They go about 1t like steam
shovel. says writer in the Pathfinder
Magazine. They simply gulp In great
mass of fish and water and screen the
fish out with their peculiar "baleen"
strainers, or they swallow the fish and
blow out the water through a hand.
some fountain in the top of their head,
according to the model on which their
works are constructed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-18
Self-Righteous Rolsheuiks

Guthrie Beaumont, the brilliant
Pittsburgh radical, said on his return
from Russia:
"Out of Russia's $500 families of
mobiles, $500 have been exiled and dis
possessed of all their property by the
Bolsheviks. The Bolshevik leader.
Krasin, poor man before the revolu-
ton, died recently worth $15,000,O00.
The other leaders are probably worth
more.
"The self-righteous Bolsheviks They
make me think of the old saw:
They who say that money will do
anything will do anything for money'.n