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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29

hand had been cut off when he was
pitched through the glass window Of
cabin as the "Favorite" went down,
Leo Soboth, As year old skipper of
the motor launch "The U. S. A."
rescued four children from drowning.
Soboth was having a JOY ride on the.
Favorite and his own launch was
moored at the pier AS he was thrown
into the water he saw close to him
the struggling forms of the children.
The two smallest ones he told to take
hold of his shirt. He swan to boat
nearby and placed them in 1t, then
swan over to the two other children,
put them in it also and climbed into
it himself 1t was too small to
hold any more, so he padded 1t to
a motor boat which was approaching.
When they arrived at the municipal
pier he carried the youngsters to the
pulmotors and after they had been
revived went to nurse and had
his hand bandaged.
1t was the motor boat Doris that
contributed largely to the rescue. 1t
is owned by William A. Hofnauer,
wealthy president of Chicago waste
company. With his secretary, Gilbert
O,Brien, and Warren Corning, presi-
dent of the Warren Corning company,
he was en- route to Wilmette, a north
shore suburb.
Mr.. Hofnauer and OBrien sped
their launch to the scene OF disaster,
stripped and plunged into the lake,
"We took the children first" Mr..
Hofnauer said. '@There seemed to be
scores in the water. 1t was ghastly.
Some of the babies were corpses by
the time we got there. Mothers were
struggling frantically to reach their
youngsters, many of them dead.
"We seized the living ones and
swan to our launch where Mr.. Corn
ing pulled them aboard We dived
to liberate those imprisoned below
deck.
"We loaded the launch until it
seemed it would sink. We must have
had SO aboard. Then we headed for
the municipal pier. 1t was there that
mothers missed their children and
parentless babies cried in panic and
sorrow"
Johnny 'Wiesmueller, swimming star,
dived for Anany Of the bodies. He
was attracted to the scene from a
nearby beach where he was bathing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29

BY the time the first rescue boats
had reached the shore doctors ana
nurses transformed the entire beach
into an emergency hospital, working
over some of the bodies for hours III
efforts at resuscitation.
DR.. Herman N. Bundesen, city
health commissioner, rushed hundreds
of doctors and nurses to the scene.
The dead we're not Immediately
identified, as there was no list OF
passengers and hours after the acci-
dent persons whose children or
women folks had not returned. home
clamored at morgues seeking knowl-
edge of loved ones, whom they fear
fully believed might be dead or
missing.
Several Investigations of the tragedy
were under way tonight, while the
search for bodies was in progress.
The police and coronerS office start
ed separate inquiries, and it appeared
likely that the states attorney might
also take action.
At first it was reported that several
had upset. Later, however, it was
found that the only other casualty
was small speed boat and the oc-
cupants swan to shore.
A 16 year old boy rescued his father
and tried in vain to save his mother
who was already dead Of shock, it
developed when George Holmes, OF
Berwyn, Ill, recovered from exhaus-
tiOy1 OF q h0cnita1
The mother, Mrs. Fannie Holmes,
was dead and his father; Charles
Holmes, an insurance broker in Chi
cago, is expected to live.
eve were all standing on the lower
deck when the terrific rain storm
started" the boy said. Everybody
rushed to the east side of the boat
to get out of the rain. I saw the
boat listing so ran to the west
side.
"Just as shouted to my parents,
the boat went over. I grabbed a life
preserver and threw it to my father
who was the first to come up. Then
II threw another to my mother but
she did not see it. I believe she
was dead then. My father stayed in
the water and I stayed on the boat
and we pulled my mother onto the
side of the boat"
E. A. Berntt, Chicagoan, managed
to save his wife and six year old
child as his mother died in his arms.
He clung to rail of the overturned
boat holding his mother, while his
wife and daughter clung to his other
arm His wife succeeded in keeping
herself and child above the water
His mother was dead when a relief
boat carried them ashore.
After seeing his wife and two chill
dren depart for the cooling trip up
the lake L. B. Hendricks, of Sterling,
Iii, sat down on the shore and watch
ed the craft as it got under way, and
was still watching when the squaH
struck, turning it over.
When the first relief boat came
ashore, Hendricks rushed aboard and
collapsed when he saw the bodies OF
his wife and children lying on the
deck, Hendricks had brought his
family to Chicago especially to make
lake trip.
| Although the forefinger of his right
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
H. A. SNOW, NOTED GAME
HUNTER DIES IN CALF.

OAKLAND, Cal, July % OH. A.
Snow, 81, widely known big game
hunter and explorer, died Unexpectedly
at his home here today after an
illness of a year and half which
followed his return from Africa sew
eral years ago.
The last Is years of Shows life
up to the time he was taken i'll
were spent in hunting and exploring
all over the world. He brought back
to this country during his hunting
career animals and specimens valued
at more than $1,OOO,OOO which he
presented to the city of Oakland
They are housed in the Oakland
museum annex, which also was
Shows home.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
Y. S. Rejects
tConsbaaed From Page cne)

ened the debate with advocacy. of all
round arbitration to precede diSarm-
ament declaring that the government
was beginning at the wrong end The
conference the world wanted, he said,
was one between M. BRAND, AmbaSsa-
dor Houghton and Lord Cecil, rep
resenting respectively France, United
States and Great Britain, and Britain
should make a great gesture of dis
armament by boldly offering to aboI-
ish all capital ships if the other ma
tiOnS were ready to follow.
Commander KenWorthy, liberal, was
of the opinion that the nation had
not learned the lesson of the great
wal.
we may be at the beginning of a
situation with the United States sim
liar to that begun with Germany in
1902" he said "It took twelve years
for the seed then sown to germinate.
Seed may be in the process of sowing
at this moment in Switzerland. hope
not, but there is need for great pa
tience on all sides.''
The foreign secretary, in the course
of his reply, which ranged over many
dealt chiefly with disarmament, with
particular reference to the relations
between the United States ~~' Great
Britain.
"The last thing am willing to con-
template is that failure cat Geneva)
should lead to anything like a quar-
rel,' he said "Let us agree as friends
If we can; let us differ as friends if
agreement is impossible The friendli-
est attitude throughout has been pre-
served"
LONDON, July % tP-With per-
haps, a prophetic eye to what was
passing today today at Geneva, Sir
Austen Chamberlain, secretary for
foreign affairs, took advantage OF
the general debate on foreign af-
fairs in the house of commons to
renew, his protestations of abhor-
renee at the mere idea of any quar-
rel between the United States and
Great Britain
Charles Trevelyan, laborite, had
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
WINDOW INTERCEDEs

BOSTON, July % tRj-The widow
of one OF the victims of the South
Braintree payroll shooting in 1920
the crime for which Nicola Sacco
and Bartolomeo VanzetCl, interna-
tionally known radicals, were con.
demned to death, tonight telegraphed
Governor Alvan T. Fuller asking that
the men be set free.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29

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treaties of 1868 and 1869.
To reach the reservation, $50 miles
away, the president will travel to
Rushville, Neb., by train and motor
back 30 miles into this state.
Despite heavy rainfall yesterday
and today, Mr.. Coolidge set out over
the gravel roads for his office today,
the large car carrying him having
no difficulty in making its way. He
took back to the state game lodge
for luncheon Cornelius Bliss, son OF
the former secretary of the inter-
ior. and Fuller Potter, Jr., OF New
York City. The young men were
motoring through to Yellowstone ma.
tional park.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
KNoLEs TO AID SHIP

CHICAGO, July %, R)-The Bow
doin,, Commander Donald B. MacMil-
lan's flagship, is rushing to the aid
of the Hudson Bay steamer, Ray
Rupert, in a precarious condition on
the rocks south of Main, Labrador, a
radio message received at the field
museum here today said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
WILLIAM GAGE DIES

PHOENIX, July % (H0-William T.
Gage, G7, one of the organizers of
the Arizona Watermelon Growers
association and a pioneer of the state
died at his home near Acre City
today. He had been in i'll health for
several years.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29

SAN DIEGO, July % PJ-Rosendo
Aguinades, a Mexican chauffeur, this
afternoon was held responsible by a
coroner's jury for the death of Mrs.
j. 3. Molina, of Brawley, last Tues
day evenin gat Jacumba,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
Becoming Shapes

Are you taking late vacation? Have
you any costumes that none Of your hats
go specially we'll with? Have you an
Unsuitable desire to buy new hat? If you
have. to answer eyes" to any Of these
questions, you should make point Of
taking advantage of this exceptional $4.95
Hat Sale. The values offered are really
remarkable.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
Highway.
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special session call, asking the legis-
lature to re-enact the bill. This pro-
cedure would ensure the legality OF
the measure as. the third special
session call. provides only for the
payment Of creditors of the state.
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 49, RA
draft of a highway code embodying
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-29
Sam McKeIvie

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The Washington times., 1927-09-07
ELECTRIC HARE RACING IN LONDON

Tens Of thousands the sport shown in this picture in
huge sort Of Madison Square Garden called THE White
track at great speed followed by the greyhCund very swift
animals with very little wit intelligence They only by
sight; smell means nothing to them They pursue MOVING
object. not thinking whether it is dead or alive
good many human beings by the way, pursue ELU-
SIvE object without considering whether it is worth while
pr not.
The geyhounds chasing electric are not any more
ridiculous than millions of Americans chasing elusive dol
lar stopping to think whether would really make
20 very happy if they got it.
The electric hare is arranged various speeds 80 that
always keep ahead of the gryhound matter how
they Finally the hare goes into hole the greyhounds
believe that has got away from them So night after night
they keep running under the electric lights the crowd yelling
betting this greyhound that the owner of the fastest
greyhound wins All the gryhounds get the things lodg
ing, food and drink.
Their lives are like orr lives We all run as hard as we
can most Of u.s. least after the thing imagine that we
want The fastest gets the prize but all of get
thing enough to eat and drink something
bed to sleep In
Somebody from another planet few million years older
than might wonder why thousands Of beings
gather to watch few dogs after artificial rabbit
Men like such imitation horse and fights
The thousands that gather to the dogs after the
hare often travel hour reach the for the
pleasure Of seeing that lasts twenty
seconds That long time with the hounds going u
speed
The hall is brightly lighted and on some Of the very dark
and foggy nights they have in London electric bulb
attached to the hare and the hounds chase that bulb
asking themselves how happens that rabbit has an electric
lighting equipment.
Men enjoy racing and fighting as they enjoy hunting and
fishing because upon those things their very lives
their enemies Or the great speed enabled them to
take their enemy. human animal. and beat him.
We only few thousand years away in historical time
49, aaask continued in Last Two Columnsl
The Washington times., 1927-09-07
Practical vs.. Theoretical in
D. c. Police Promotions

The superintendent Of the Washington police force viii ask
the Civil Service Commission for drastic changes in require
mens regulating promotions in the District police department
Major Hesse it is stated believes that much emphasis
desires emphasis training service and records He
favors practical experience than theoretical bookarn
ing requirements he will be satisfied with written tests
police regulations legal questions and the police manual
is admitted by both the Civil Service Commission and the
heads Of police department that unusual and nexpabe
difficulty is found in obtaining suitable applicants for the
Washington police force. Both the commission and the
superintendent would like to obtain Washington police
men, obviatng the bringing in Of outsiders It is conceded
that Washington would be suitable thereby securing
whose characters could be substantially vouched for and
properly investigated.
ton and nearby regions it has been imperative to seek quail
fled from outside the District The results not
satisfactory
The written examinations for applicants for the force
elementary and practical and nothing beyond what may
be acquired in the first six grades of public school, The
physical examinations are Of course. strict
The matter under consideration, however, involves the
weight placed upon written examinations for promotions
how theoretical these may be known to Major Hesse and
the commission It is Of course absolutely necessary that nf
ncers Of the force from segeants inspectors shall be In
tegen enough to understand local laws and police
manual and that they should be able to write competent re-
ports dealing with police activities
Men with records Of courage Judgment and ability should
as Major Hesse desires be given preference those
merely equipped with book learning and theoretical
ideas The policeman who does things and does them well
the real policeman after all It is possible measure
civil service examination the precise qualifications which
make policeman useful officer.
There is little doubt that satisfactory understanding will
be reached The Civil Service Commission to see Wash
ington have the best police force in the country.
is regreabe that steps taken to get more Wash
tngton and nearby men upon the force.
The Washington times., 1927-09-07
NEWS FREAKS
BY DR.. Frank Crane

lost people familiar classical Of
WN newspaper that dog bites that
49, but If bites dog that is
This illustrates the fact that something remarkable
or something that attracts attention.
Along with the front items Of big events such the
curious news items which we find in the papers.
follows:
Here is Of trained flea gold collar who escaped
from its in Santa Cruz Calf
Another item is Of 1yearold girl who birth to child
of six pounds
curious publicity recently sitting
top of flag poles number Of people poles
days at time effort establish ABB
surdity could hardly go further this
Japanese in Toxic his Imperial
versy by writing thesis the Of heas and lice
Here account of band made entirely saxophone
players which has been having field day with by 800
saxophOnes
Then there item of who arranged fishing
that when he bite they would telephone
first instance, apparently, Of fishing by telephone
Into barber shop at junction City, there
representing generations
their hair bobbed That also found worthy place the
newspaper.
controversy aged about President Coolidge catching
who expert angler decides that he will into the
roversy to the advisaby Of this practice We should think
he wouldn't
boy falls down well Tucson Ariz rescued until
after five days. when he is removed from the shaft deus
condition.
the raft which they used suddenly away
by squat.
1t would that preachers might accomplish some good
by attending to their business but will
the pulpit will get more space in the papers.
Copyright 1927. the Mcclure
The Washington times., 1927-09-07

Noted Astronomer and Writer Scientific Topics Popular
rs netaphges inersns3 And Furthermore aterialiso
J. II s., Oakland"
ETAPHYSICs with conceptions transcend physical
M limitations Inference is logical conclusion drawn from
fore drawing differences is operation Of the mind which
relate either physical mental data, either things
AS materastic scientist" being usfiable in going
beyond the present. think he is For all material things
Ts ~ s laws They a h control e past r aDS
laws warranted in going beyond TIE
With @ the Of future uS events
speak aterials" science; but science a. generally
anything else than material
things things that be subjected physical
the existence Of spiritual things not concerned with such
indeed q dealing with hm No s doubt certain .e ha
lists are kepta concerning the existence Of anything
nothing than manifestations physical and chemical
action that have other behind them physical
But believe majority of scientists hold such
the Of n s " e
ssnee but they do not claim that science able dispense
with reg regard to the future Of material
will endure unchanged through unlimited time The progress
future is uncertain In that respect know
Are filled with wonderful possibilities Of variation which
stimulated By !. Is containing 1 Ga 0P RSe
secret Sf the origin Of species N such things
predictions cannot perfectly sure II what will ba
and observation must always be its leaders
of the direction in which it is going. N~
morning perfectly ustabe predicon but nby! smpy
rup for millions % the past @ evidence e rise u eon
nled action IN the past our only ground for expecting similar
There be something structure Of the solar system
You'd present produce sudden ee
resulting in the failure Of the to rise again But
future with confidence, what would life be worth?
The Washington times., 1927-09-07

The Beau Brummel, the Sheik
and the poet, alike. cling affection.
ately unto the romantic forelock
and leave inviolate the natural
wave. But the hard-boiled busi-
ness man taketh his haircut
straight" and prayeth only that
it shall ESCAPE attention!
The Washington times., 1927-09-07
JArcH me rAme Her!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

manage her" And the other men
evidently agree, for they come
back with some large tales about
what a time they have outwItting
their own Missis.
81 can't believe it," said the
other night, when we were talk
ing it over. 81 can't believe that
you men really prefer women like
that. Surely you'd rather have.
women who'd play fair and
wouldn't trick and plague you like
a bunch of spoiled babies"
II don't know about tha-,"
grinned Jim, who's a 100 per cent
male and wise to his sex. "ot
course, ell men say that they'd
like these super-women, but when
1t comes to marrying 'em-yoU
don't see it happen very often, do
you? guess most of US like to,
think that we are big, brave DIM
hos who can lick our weight in
wild cats. So we pick ourselves
a wild cat, one that's maybe a lit
tie dumb but has lot of pep ana
some pretty fur that will do us
proud. OF course they scratch
but that gives US an opportunity
to prove what lion tanners we are.
And the dumber they agn, the
brighter We seem by comparison.
But these intelligent women with
the grand character-well, they
don't give a man much Of a
chance to strut his stuff"
That's Jim's version OF why
Gentlemen Prefer Liars. I've a
horrible bunch he's right.
The Washington times., 1927-09-07

will you be when you've thought
it over.
The question came up when we
were talking about Art Andrews
the other night. Arts a success
full Observation-Disclosures - good
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Now bear this in mind. Art al
ways makes a great point of hon.
esty and frankness. Can't bear
any underhanded work or pussy
footing. Nothing makes him mad
der than to find that one OF his
men is holding out something on
him or trying to work some
scheme. He'll fire him pronto.
Always says that that is one
thing he won't stand.
Three years ago Art married
Helene. Everyone had wondered
what sort of a girl he'd pick. Arts
a big husky himself, jolly and easy
going, and we thought he'd choose
a girl of his own type. But in.
stead he picked one of those little
kalsomined dolls with a baby tod
die and a trick smile. And her
smile isn't the only trick thing
about that young lady. Houdini
never had anything on her when
it comes to juggling facts or pull
ing bluffs. Nothing really bad
about her, of course, but she's one
Of those women who simply can't
think in a straight line or get any
enjoyment out of life unless she's
hoodwinking the other fellow.
And it's certainly paying line.
The clothes and money and jewelry
she gets out of Art would make
The Washington times., 1927-09-07
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C. A. L. Reed

A NUT is slang for one who
"A has lost due sense of proper.
ton about things in general and
himself in particular. A hygienic
nut is, therefore, one who has lost
all proper sense Of proportion
about hygienic matters particular
ly as they relate to himself.
The trouble in these cases is
that there is screw loose some
where in the mental machinery.
In other words, it il an abnormal
reaction TO external influences. 1t
often is due to demonstrable con-
ditions of brain exhaustion or to
low COMPOSITIONS in the brain.
Sometimes parts of the brain de-
velop ''oedema" which means an
accumulated moisture within the
area. Then the wires lose their
insulation, become crossed. and
the messages get mixed. Let me
illustrate.
A lady in 1915, says Crichton
Miller, became perfectly unreason-
able and ridiculous in her treat.
ment of her two children. She
was obsessed by anxiety for their
health and safety, and used to
be always washing and disinfect-
ing them on every possible occa-
sion. She dismissed several
maids, alleging that they were
careless or dirty in handling the
children; washed and disinfected
herself before going into their
nursery, and refused to let them
go to any school, church, party
or anything else. Her one idea
was Infection danger of any
thing that might imperil their
lives. She had become a hygienic
nut.
Her doctor said to her: "Is this
SOP and she answered, Eyes, 1t il
perfect nonsense, but can't help
it." She could give no explanation
for her conduct. Then it turned
out that her husband was COM
manding his battalion in Flanders.
Are you not anxious about him."
inquired the physician. mo"
she answered readily, II have a
presentiment that he Is going to
come nome all flBnLs
A presentiment is simply per-
suading ourselves that what we
want to believe is going to hap
pen. This woman was suffering
from the consequences of refus-
ing to face her fear that her hus-
band would be killed. Once,
staying near his camp, she had
looked the thing in the face and
struggled with it, but she had
turned away and said, mo 1
know he will come back safely"
After that she was quite happy.
But although she could not put
out of her mind the idea that
possibly her husband would be
killed, she could not repress the
fear itself, and fastened it on to
the nearest thing to her husband
the children.
A few days later she had q
telegram saying that her hus.
band had been shot, and quite
instantaneously all her anxiety
about her children and her alb.
sUrd behavior to them vanished,
What she should have done In the
first place was to admit that she
was afraid Of losing her husband,
= danger that really existed. II
she had had the courage to do
this she would not have made q
fool Of herself over her children.