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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

HERE Is q story of three col.
IA lege undergraduates which
may interest serious-minded young
men. It is not q new story, but
1t may have been forgotten by
those who once knew 1t.
Somewhere about 1912. John r.
w. Herschel. Charles Babbage and
George Peacock were students to
gether in Cambridge University.
England. They all stood high in
their classes. Herschel graduating
as Senior Wrangler" "a big thing
for a young mani: Peacock as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
WISE SAYINGS

i Fl
He who is his own friend is =
friend to all men. Seneca.
A face that cannot smile Is
never good, Martial.
There il remedy for every
wrong and satisfaction for
every soul. Emerson.
Prosperity asks for fidelity; ad-
versity exacts it. Seneca.
We love in others what we lack
ourselves. and would be every
thing but what we are.
-Stoddard.
The greatest happiness comes
from the greatest activity.
-Bovee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
By Garrett P. Serviss

; Herschel became the celebrated
astronomer, Sir John Herschel,
whose labors and discoveries GER
tainly did leave the world wiser
than 1t had been before concern
ing the universe in which we
live.
Young Peacock became a IA,
nous dean of Ely Cathedral. But
with his two colleagues. he con-
tributed powerfully to the reform
Of mathematical teaching in Eng
land, for his call into the ecclesi.
astical fold did not diminish his
devotion to science. He died just
a year before Darwin published
The Origin of Species. q
Charles BabbaKe, the third of
the ambitious trio. made a great
stir in the learned world by his
celebrated Calculating Engine"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

DEoPLE say
that Arnold
and his mother
are "a beauti-
full sight"
Arnold is a
husky chap OF
nineteen and he
adores his frail,
widowed mother
Of thirty eight.
"I couldn't
live without my
big boy" says
Arnold's mother,
clinging to him
with small, help
less hands. III
he should lea We
m e. h err
breath catches
pathetically.
"Aw, ma, cut
1t out, . protests
Arnold. "Y o u
know da ed
well I won't
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
LISTEN, WORLD!

his ON e.
There she and
the mother at
once come into
conflict and the
wife b title $
he roi c ally to
free her hus-
band from his
m 0 t h e rs con-
Stunning passion.
To the mother
this passion is
still love" but
the girl sees
the real truth
concerning it.
She sees that
such love he
comes . mon
strous / h | n g.
like the can.
cerous develop
ment of a liv-
ing celia n d
that 1t eats into
ne -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
irs. Cornelius Beeckman !
The Proper Signature

The Proper Signature
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
MARY BAKER. married Thomas
1Vl Brown. She was then called
Mrs. Thomas Brown. Brown died.
II Is then proper to call herself
Mrs. Mary Brown, is it. not?
2. She married John Smith who
also died. Would she then have
to call herself Mrs. Mary Smith?
A READER.
She may call herself Mrs. Mary
Brown, but formally she would
be Mrs. Thomas Brown (for in
stance, on her visiting card,
after Thomas Brown dies, just
as she was while he was alive.
In other words, the signature of
a widow is the same as 1t was
while her husband was alive.
q. When Mrs. Thomas Brown
marries John Smith, she drops
every part of the Thomas Brown
name. Then, formally. she be
comes Mrs. John Smith. That
is. for instance. her visiting cards
would be engraved Mrs. John
Smith.
And her business letters or
letters to anyone who needs to
be informed of her formal name
tsuch, for instance. as her letter
to mel would be signed:
Very truly yours,
Mary Baker Smith.
CMrs. John Smith,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
GIRLS" SAYS THIS WISE DOCTOR "BOOTLEG WHISKEY
is Running YOUR COMPILATIONS"

Dr. Charles r. Pabs says to American girls If you really
want to keep that schoolgirl complexion leave bootleg whkey
and gin alone"
This DOCTOR probably and unfortunately preaching van
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

Another fad without sensible
foundation is the desire on the
part of girls and women to be-
come abnormally thin; or, as /
term it, 'pathologically thin be-
cause in many instances actual
disease is deliberately acquired
in order to rid the body of
normal tissue. Dieting without
medical supervision is extremely
hazardous, because certain foods 9
and substances are absolutely
necessary in order to maintain
normal health. The human body
is the most wonderful and COM
plicated chemical factory in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

aThe festive flask is too much
In evidence at social gatherings
Of the young, and bootleg whis-
key is running the skin of the
American girl. Even if whiskey
Is made from the purest sub
stances it contains fusel oil
and other poisonous by-products
which are only eliminated by
years Of evaporation and aging.
Almost all the whiskey sold ille-
gally contains fusel oil and
other poisons which are particu-
fairly irritating to the skin, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

world, yet many people tamper
with it as if they were handling
a concrete mixer.
"a striking sad example of
improper dieting was the case of
a shapely notion picture actress,
who became a. nervous wreck
and blasted her career by re-
stricting herself to tomatoes.
spinach, and orange juice. A
director told her she was be-
coming too heavy, and without
medical advice she began the
starvation process, stalking it
against her career She lost"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

Fathers and mothers that have daughters with the MODERN
fashionable skinny figure would do well to find what
their daughters doing obtain the skeleton like fashion
able shape.
The following by Doctor Pabst also deserves
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

"a girl of today who is Of
normal weight is considered fat
by her friends, and rather than
be normal and healthy she adopts
one of the many dangerous
methods which are supposed to
reduce the weight. Some of the
misguided ones begin by over
exercising and under eating,
others take a drug which is
highly poisonous and oxidizes
the fatty tissue, not only on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

induce severe types Of acne and
eczema. These diseases usually
attack the face, and often leave
permanent scars which give the
skin q dried and wrinkled APP
pearance. After continued on
slaughts of liquor, the kidneys
become irritated and the eyelids
become swollen and puffy. The
nose and cheeks eventually be-
come flushed, then permanently
red, and the ensemble is pic
ture sad to contemplate"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

Dr. Pabst gives you other warnings, for instance
Girls dieting fooshy frequently develop furuncuosis
That is skin disease producing irritating successive crop
Of bos Others dermatt inflammation Of the skin
And having the hair shaved often at the back of the neck
cut with clippers is apt develop what called appers
rash
Girls that decide eat sleep i've and battle naturally and
thick paint the fence barn. not their FACES
to be congratulated.
There not so many of them!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

external parts Of the body, but
also in the heart muscle and
in other vital organs where a
certain amount of fat is a
necessity. r@
II have known other instances
where young girls refused to
sleep more than few hours out
of the twenty-four because of
their frantic endeavor to become
'pathologically thin"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15

Unfortunately, bootleg whiskey and heavy painting for
girls faces came in the time Almost anything that
cocktails the skin be hidden least temporarily
by thick rouge lipstick etc,
In the end bootleg alcohol will tell its story in the puffy
face deep wrinkles that cant be hidden premature old age
and positive ugness But that takes time and foolish youth
thinks little of time.
Every doctor knows that less able than to
stand the effects Of alcohol morally physically in every
other way including the effect their compilations,
Dr. Pabst also warns against foolish dieting that
makes them 'pathologcaIy thin He gives young
!;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
DR.. FRANK CRANES.
DAILY EDITORIAL
Keep Your Mouth Shut

BSERVE the next ten people you pass on the street
Six of them will have their lips parted They are
- probably month breathers
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
Fire Fighters Will
Hold Annual Meet at
Phoenix May Il, l3, "A

Fire Chief VIM. J. Nemeck, of
Douglas, who is president of the
Arizona State Firemen's association,
announced yesterday that plans are
under way for the' big annual three
day convention which will be held
this year in Phoenix on May 12, 13
and IA. In connection with the
plans for the meet this year the fire
chief told the Dispatch that he had
Just received a telegram from J. c..
Erhardt of Phoenix, secretary of the
association, stating that the lower
house of the state legislature has
taken favorable action on the fire
mems pension BILL the skeleton of
which was drawn up at the Prescott
convention year ago.
This bill if passed as the house
has it, will provide for the pension
CT firemen after 25 years of service
and will give them half pay upon
retirement. In commenting on the
message Chief Nemeck stated that
he was very much pleased as much
pains and labor had been expended
III the framing of the bill and sub
sequent lobbying. The local fire.
man spent some time in Phoenix a
few weeks ago. working for the
passage of the bill.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
Musical Comedy Show
Comes to Grand From
Successes In the East

Arthur HockWald's New York
Creole musical comedy success,
"Struttin' Sam from Alabam, will
be the offering at the Grand theatre
on February 22
The musical comedy comes here
fresh from a successful season in
New York and Chicago, and after
a tuning up process, will be
returned east for other engagements
Through arrangements with Arthur
Hockwald, Manager David Diamos
Of the local playhouse secured this
highly entertaining production and
in doing so, outwitted a number of
producers in various southland cit.
les who have been clamoring for
exclusive western rights.
''Struttin' Sam" is said to be un-
like the usual run of colored shows,
and departs abruptly from the old
types. The story deals with Sa-
moan Princess who, contrary to her
parents wishes to marry South
Seas chief, runs away from her ma
tive island and comes to the states.
Here she meets a negro street sweep
er and In marrying him she be-
lieves that she will have sufficient
protection from her parental wrath
All in ALL the story is cne of fun,
laughter and entertainment. Each
member OF the cast halls from Ala.
bama and Georgia.
The whole Of the production is
one of rare beauty. There is moth
ing cheap and tawdry about it. It
is built and written along the same
lines of construction as are the
biggest musical comedy hits of the
cay, in fact much better than most.
There are more than twenty musi-
cal numbers in rStruttin' Sam" Some
of them are already being published
by Lee Fiest, Sherman and Clay and
Remick. ua
It will be remembered that Arthur
Hockwald produced the Georgia
Minstrel show, "Bambola Land" and
many other great Negro hits. In
''Struttin' Sam" he has outdone him
self.
Thomas Harris, Boston Webb, Mar
garet Jackson, Johnson and Brown,
Tom Telliver and many ether stars
are in the cast.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
Sophs Lead School
In Merits Won For
First Half Of Year

The sophomores of the local high
school lead in the number of merits
earned for scholarship during the
first semester, according to the final
tabulation which is announced. The
names of the students receiving eight
merits or more are listed as being on
the school honor roll.
Leslie Farber and Herman Lange
lead the entire school with Is merits
each gained in scholarship, with Mar
jorie Bickerstaff and Zana Lamb tied
for third place with IA merits each.
For the seniors, Barbara Klingen
smith leads with .12 merits. Elizabeth
Beumler, Eleanor Arthur, Elizabeth
Piper and Mrjorie Gooding, all jun
iors, are tied for first place with 12
merits each.
Jennie Welcome, Lillian Kline, Mil
lard Haymore and Robert Harding
top the list among the freshmen.
Following is the list of those re-
ceiving eight or more:
Seniors: Frances Bennett, Edith
Blum, Cora Burnett, Joe Causey,
George Colvin, Thelma Fain, Harry
Harding, Barbara Klingensmith, Al
fred Levy, Hermogenes Magma, All
leen Maiden, Glenn Pratt.
Juniors: Eleanor Arthur, Elizabeth
Beumler, Franklin Bull, Marion En-
yeart, Marjorie Gooding, Marguerite
Harris, Christopher Houghton, Fran
ces Jacks, Elizabeth Piper, Arthur
Prescott, Elm Sanders.
Sophomores: Marjorie Bickerstaff,
Herman Lange, Leslie Farber, Paul
Causey, Mabel Frost, Billy Harding,
Dorothy Haythornwhite, Mabel He's
ter, Lucille Huish, Zana Lamb, Frank
Long, LaVena Pattison, Ruth Pax
ton, Willadell Priddy, George Sadler,
Esther Samuels, Jane Stephenson,
Frances Stevens, LaVerne Sundin, AL
bert Wilson, Della Zeano.
Freshmen: Archie Beard, Novian
Bennett, Henry Beumler, Esmeralda
Espinosa, Robert Harding, Millard
Haymore, Lillian Kline, Elma Pope,
Margaret Rice, Mildred Smith, Jennie
Welcome.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
Vernon David Conn
Dies in Home Here

Vernon David Conn, 81, an ex-soldier
of headquarters company, 1913 depot
brigade, Camp Dodge, Iowa, died at
his home at 1855 Eighth street here
yesterday afternoon.
He is survived by his wife and one
son, his father and mother and an
aunt, who were with him at the time
of his death. The body will probably
be forwarded to his former home in
Newton, Iowa, by the Porter and Ames
company.
Conn came to Douglas about two
years ago for his health.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
National Oratory
Contest Is Open to
Douglas Students

Arrangements are being completed
through the office of j. E. Carlson,
principal of the Douglas. high school,
for the holding here on April % of
thei elimination contest for Oochise
county in the National Oratorical
contest. This confess, which is an
annual affair is held for the purpose
of creating spirit and interest in
oratory and for it's educational value
High school students representing
the entire nation will take part.
The winner in the Cochise county
contest will go to Tucson during
University Week where he will COM
pete with students from every coun-
ty in the state. The winner of the
state contest will be sent to Los
Angeles where he will speak in COM
petition with boys from every state
in the union.
Following the national contest
which was won year ago by a
boy from Hollywood, Calf, there
will be an international contest in
which students from some five or six
different countries will complete.
The winner of the Cochise county
contest i'll be awarded cash prize
Ecf $25. Last year but two weeks
notice of the contest was given the
Cochise county school authorities
and although some fine work was
done by the contestants, lack of time
for preparation handicapped this dis
trict.
This year plenty of time for prac-
tice is available and Principal Carl
son who has the work in charge is
confident that Cochise county boy
will be a strong contender for the
state honors. The names of those
who will compete will be announced
as soon as the complete list is IN.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
resulting in a large number of tour
lists and others visiting Douglas.
KILLED in CRASH
By BIosser
By Taylor

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 16 lP.-
An Airplane crash on the Scott ranch, a
few miles southwest of Fort Worth,
resulted in the death of Quincy Bur
nett, former Fort Worth motorcycles
police captain, and probable fatal in
juries to John c. Coogins late Wednes-
day. Coogins, aviator, is a son of the
former Fort Worth manager of Swift
and company.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
cording to George B. Doubleday.

cording to George B. Doubleday.
secretary.
The club was organized about a
year ago and a fund for advertising
Douglas and it's advantages, climatic
end otherwise, was raised among cit
iZens.
Advertisements have been publish,
ed in leading magazines and hun
dreds Of descriptive booklets have
been sent out to all parts of the
country.
The inquiries received by the club
come from all parts of the country
end answers have been mailed out,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
JAPAN EARTHQUAKES

TOKYO, Feb. 16 (R).-The govern
ment observatory reported tonight that
it had recorded a heavy earthquake off
the Kamchatka peninsula, off Asia
north of Japan. 1t started at 1880
this morning and continued four and
one half hours. The shock was only
slightly felt in northern Japan.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
Kiwanis Club to Hold
Weekly Luncheon Today

The Kiwanians, under the leader
ship of Frank Thompson, will hold
their weekly luncheon at the Gads-
den dining room today at 1918 p.
M Every member should endeavor
to be present. The three absentees
of last week are in town and are
due to report today. Some very i'm
portant business will come before
the meeting.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
BorderIand Climate
Club Advertising
Brings 2IOO Queries
MOM'N POP

More than 2,1o0 letters requesting
information about Douglas and the
surrounding territory have been re-
ceived by the Borderland Climate
club since November as a result
of advertising done by the club, ac-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-17
TIME TABLE
PICKWICK STAGE
SYSTEM

~ Il ~ < LINZ
Leaving Douglas
Westbound
7:45 A. M. For all points
west.
$3.50 A. M. For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
1900 A. M. For Bis b ee,
Tombstone, csOn,
Phoenix and Nogales.
200 p. M. For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 P. M. For all points
west.
EastbOund
$3.50 A. M. Lordsburg DEM
ing and Ell Paso.
1915 P. M. Lordsburg, Dem
ing and Ell Paso.
Arriving at Douglas
From the West
7:50 A. M. From all points
west.
1850 A. M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 P. M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
6:05 p. M. From all points
west.
$3.50 P. M. From Bis b e,
Tombstone, cson,
Phoenix and Nogales.
From the East
700 A. M. From Lordsburg,
Deming and Ell Paso.
1880 p. M. From Lordsburg,
Deming and Ell Paso.
All Stages Depart From
Picl1wick Stage Depot
1924 G Ave. Phone 3S3
, 1927-04-27
RED CROSS CALLS
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM CODY PEOPLE

The Red Cross is calling for
$4,000 as Cody's quota for the
relief work for the sufferers in
the Mississippi flood districts.
Those WHO will contribute to this
fund are requested to mail their
checks to F. f. MCGEE of the First
National Bank of Cody.
Mrs. J.. w. Rousseau, county sec
rotary of the Red Cross, received a
telegram Monday from the Ameri-
cal National Red Cross headquar-
tiers asking for the contribution for
the people made homeless by the
flood waters of the great river.
Over 100000 people are said to
be homeless along the course of
the river as the result of the worst
flood of the century which is lay
ing waste the valley of the lower
Mississippi and its tributaries. The
number of known dead is twenty
eight, and it is the BELIEF tAat the
toll will be much greater taau this.
The survivors are gathered on the
levees and in concentration camps
that dot the valley as the flood
slowly moves south. They are suf-
ferng from want of clothing, food
and shelter.
The most serious conditions CEN
ter around almost the entire state
of Arkansas, particularly in the ST.
Francis Valley and the Mississippi
Delta. Thousands who have been
forced to leave their homes and
seek refuge in higher districts are
cold, hungry and destitute. The
governor of Mississippi has called
for troops to oversee the relief
work and maintain control in the
desolated districts.
President Coolidge has issued Il
proclamation requesting the raising
, 1927-04-27

Mike Clark was a business visit
or in Powell Tuesday.
Cody Trading company is selling
quite a number of Haag washing
machines.
C. C. DiIlavou returned Tuesday
from a business trip to Lander,
Wyoming.
H. E. Phillips. county assessor
made a business trip to Powell
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis E. Schulthics
of Meeteetse were in Cody on bust
ness Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Richard of
the Northfork were in Cody Mon
day shopping.
Miss Lucille Moon of Moopcreasr
ranch on Rattlesnake creek was in
Cody on business Monday.
Get rid of that dandruff before
you loose your hair, we have what
you want. Bank Barber shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Wilson of
Powell were guests in the home of
her brother, Jack Evans, Sunday,
George Bratton of Cody and
Chas. Olbrich of Powell spent a day
the first of the week in Billings
Clifton Brown of New York ar
rived Monday and went to the ST
mon Snyder ranch to spend the
summer.
Miss Cassie LaFaye arrived home
Monday from Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, where she spent several
months.
Ted helms was called to Billings
Monday night to join his wife who
is there with her sister, Mrs. Ber-
tina Jones.
The Roy Holm, H. r. Maxon and
E. F. Shaw families spent Sunday
on Northfork. going as far as Holm
Lodge.
Cut flowers or potted plants from
the Cody Greenhouse will prove
the most fitting gift for Mothers
Day. Order early.
J.. N. Langworthy was out Tues
day inspecting the Sunlight tele-
phone line which is being stubbed
in by a group of rangers
E. A. Ward, treasurer of school
district No. IA, was at the court
house on business with the county
superintendent of schools Monday.
F. w. Kurtz drove to Billings
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Pool and Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Lar
son to look at new Chandler cars.
Euservio Padilla and Miss Lupy
Telles of Powell secured a marriage
license at the office of the county
clerk Tuesday morning, April %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stump and
MI. and Mrs. Elvin Goldsgy were in
Billings Sunday and visited Mrs.
Bertha Jones who is a patient in 2
hospital there.
Mrs. Henry Jones is preparing
to move to Billings where she will
make her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Billman, the latter of
whom is her daughter.
Fl. E. Cheeseman of Meeteetse .
stopped in Cody on Business Mon
day. He was on his way home from
Billings where he had gone to at
tend the March funeral.
Harold and Judd Newton are
home from Laramie university,
called here by the serious illness
of their father. Earl Newton. who
is at the Powell hospital.
William p. Smith of New York,
who is at the Valley Ranch was a
guest at the Cody Club luncheon
Monday noon He stayed in Cody
long enough to try out the golf
course during the afternoon.