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The broad ax., 1927-08-06
THE METROPOLITAN THEA
TER, 47TH STREET AND
SOUTH PARKWAY, UNDER
THE MANAGEMENT OF COL.
CARY B. LEWIS IS ONE OF
THE MOST UP-TO-DATE
PLAYHOUSES IN THIS CITY

Something like one year ago Col
Cary B. Lewis was selected to become
the far-seeing manager of the Metro
politan Theater, 47th street and South
Parkway, and Col Lewis had scarcely
had time to break into it and hang up
his coat before business began to
boom and by flashing the best, the
most attractive and snappy shows and
plays on the billboards all the time, it
was not long before it was playing to
capacity houses right along.
The owners Of the Metropolitan
displayed rare judgment when it de-
cided to select Col Lewis to put the
theater on its feet as it had never been
before
Sammy Stewart and his celebrated
syncopators along musical lines always
Iiven up the many patrons who fre-
quent the playhouse at every show
Midnight show. Saturday, August 80,
in Honor OF Supreme Lodge, Knights
of Pythias and the K. P.'s will fill the
house to overaowing.
The broad ax., 1927-08-06
COL. "A. d. CASH MOVES HIS
LAW OFFICE

Col. Abram Dale Cash, who has
been located in law offices in the Ok
ford Bldg, 11S n. La Sale street and
in the Ashland Block, is n. Clark
street, for many years. has moved his
law offices to the Lytton Bldg. State
street and Jackson boulevard.
In connection. with his law business
he has become treasurer Of the Dob
bins Machine Gun Corporation Of iii
nois. Col. Cash will be pleased te
meet his old friends and clients at his
new location.
The broad ax., 1927-08-06
PULLMAN PORTERS' BAND EN-
TERTAINS COOPERATIVE
CLUB
preston News Service)

(PreSton News ServIce)
Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 5-The Mem.
phis Pullman porters' band and chorus
musicians and vocalists employed by
the Pullman Company here, provided
a program Of music and spirituals a
the weekly luncheon of the Co-opera
tive Club at the Hotel Claridge Wed
nesday.
1t was announced that the band /.
under contract to make three records
for the Columbia Phonograph people
An imitation Of an old southern
preacher reading his text and "h'istin
the tune" for Amazing Grace" giver
by one Of the group, proved highly
humorous number.
The broad ax., 1927-08-06

Wednesday evening. Aug. 10, the
members and friends Of Berean Bap-
tist church, Miss Helen w. Thomas
chairman Of the general committee II
charge, will give Bon Voyage recep-
ton in honor Of the pastor, Rev. vii
liam S. Braddan, Major Chaplain o
the Eighth Regiment, Illinois Nationa
Guard.
The broad ax., 1927-08-06

Morehouse boys will Be proud Of their
school when they return in the fall
Prof. B. 7. Harvey attended the
sessions of the National Association of
Teachers in Colored Schools which
met in Nashville. Prof: Harvey spoke
on the Organization Of Science in the
High School Program.
The broad ax., 1927-08-06

Attorney Chicago president of the far famed County
Democracy and Col Bill Stewart had this say
President Devne in the Chicago Evening American August
3rd Bright Outlook for County Democracy The County
Democracy with its drive for 10000 members plans
for palata steamer clubhouse bids enter upon the
most prosperous its long and famous
Carter H. Harrison, William L. OConnell Robert NJ
Sweltzer and Edward r. Dunno included in its list of Off
the organization practically all Democratic
factions Miles j. Devne is president Dan Muvey is in
charge of the membership drive dues only year. with
out initiation fee if members before the
clubhouse s opened"
The broad ax., 1927-08-06

Mr.. H. A. Watkins, 3510 Indiana
avenue, will on next Friday start on
long motor trip to New York City,
where he will attend the Elks' conven-
ton and also visit several other points
Of interest throughout the east. He
will return home near September L.
The broad ax., 1927-08-06

cials in uniform rank The third act,
The Woodmen of Tomorrow" illus
trated the brush burners" and juvenile
department.
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Curious Animal Traps.

IN the East the native professional
animal'takers sometimes catch
leopards in nooses. The leopard, like
the tiger and the panther, has the
feline's habit Of sharpening its claws
on tree trunks. The natives aver that
the big cats viii preferably use for
this purpose a tree that bears claw
marks previously made. Accordingly,
the animal hunters select such tree
and round and about the trunk set
their strong gut snares,
A cheetah secured for hunting must
be caught when full grown and &C.
complished in his knack Of pulling
down game. Otherwise, no matter to
what extent 1t were trained, 1t would
never acquire the quickneSs and per.
ception as in the wild state, when Il
has to obtain for itself each and every
meal. =
In India these cheetahs may be seen
tied to bedsteads and holding a place
of their own among their keepers fam.
lilies. The latter seem not in the least
to fear the beasts. The cheetahs are
carted to the scene Of action with
hoods on, and these are removed
when the animal Is shown the quarry.
Monkeys are sometimes secured in
India by the simple method OF putting
some grain in a heavy. but small.
mouthed chatty or gharrah. AS soon
as the monkey learns what Is inside
he thrusts in his fist and fills 1t full.
The object Is to have the opening too
small to allow his doubled.up fist to
be withdrawn. He has not the sense
that Is generally attributed to him, for
1t evidently never occurs to him in
this instance to empty his hand Of
grain and so set it free.
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WAsAAcToAs FLEET Includes All classes power boats

more, Annapolis and Norfolk, as well
as from the Capital, could compete in
the sailing races. George H. Bright's
Flyer, Lyman Hewins' Nenemoosha,
Clyde Cruitt's Serena. the Ethel May,
owned by r. H. Fowler, and the Jave-
lin of w. w. Grier were local sailing
Ships of unusual speed and successes.
Usually the sailing cruisers would
race around a triangular course from
II to Is miles in length, marked by
buoys. In those days the interest
in yachting regattas was not nearly
so great as at present, and generally
not more than 10 to IL yachts com.
peted in the important races. The
boats Of the different classes had
special time allowances on the handi-
cap basis or else competed in re-
stricted groups according to size.
Several of the racing yachts were
equipped with auxiliary engines, and
these were sealed by the regatta Off.
Gals to prevent such power plants
from being used as accessories to the
large canvas sails.
The advent and rapid popularization
of the motor boat during the last
decade have shunted the sailing Sloops
and cruisers into discard. Sheets of
canvas as sources of motive power
have been replaced by gas tanks and
four-cylinder engines. You can hunt
the Washington water front until
fatigue brings you to halt without
finding solitary pleasure yacht
which is propelled by sails. Occa-
sionally. you will find a sailing canoe
speeding along under the energy of a
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amateur hands in the Washington
yachting belt, stands idle, awaiting the
refilling of the Chesapeake & Ohio Ca
nal. Unless the canal Is rehabilitated,
it will be a riddle of mechanical sci
ence to figure a practical method of
moving the heavy pleasure yacht from
its scene of inception and extraordi
nary imprisonment.
nR. w. G. SCHAFHIRT, one of
Washington most enthusiastic
yachtsmen, was the first to navigate
the Potomac in a power boat which
operated under the guidance of q
serviceable steam engine instead of
being propelled by canvas wings.
That was before the days when ma
rine engines had attained perfection.
The steam engine installed in the
yacht operated the metal propellers
and functioned in the forward prog
ress of the pioneering speed boat"
Previous to the launching and first
trip of the Schafhirt steamer" sail
ing yachts speckled the club moor
irgs along the Washington water
front. Those were the days when
sailing yachts, 45 feet long, carrying
as much as 1900 square feet of can
vas, sometimes raced from the local
channel to Marshall Hall and return.
The Washington clubs were then
members of the Chesapeake Bay
Racing Association. Regattas were
held regularly at such central points
as Solomons Island, Annapolis, or at
the mouth of the Potomac near Point
Lockout. Thus yachts from Balu-
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carried on the ordinary battleship for
conveying officers and sailors from
ship to shore during periods when the
national vessel is in port. About the
time when Col. Snyder was painting
his remodeled boat and dreaming of
enjoyable Summer cruises, he was or.
dered to accompany the Philadelphia
Marines to China. His yachting trips
are postponed indefinitely until the
Chinese trouble is righted.
Lindsay IF. Wilson, an experienced
carpenter of Ballston, Va, devoted
his idle-hour energies of the last II
months to the construction of we'll
made "cruisette" which he built in
his back yard. Mr.. Wilson built his
boat, the first enterprise of the kind
he ever attempted, from blueprints
which he followed as reliable guides.
When the homemade craft was COM
pleted, it's owner hauled it by motor
truck to the Potomac, where the boat
was launched and equipped with a
steel-studded power plant. Ready for
cruising service. this boat cost about
81 500 and affords its builder and his
friends princely recreation.
In your travels about the District
you will run across the skeletons of
new boats set up on skids on many
rear lawns. Fathers and sons spend
leisure hours in selfimposed boat
building tasks. They visualize
castles in Spain" during the time
when they are saving funds and re-
cruiting their ingenuity to begin the
bodybuilding campaign. Their sea.
farins craft Of imagination are
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Cotton From Water.

CURIOUS sights are to be seen In
~ an airplane factory. For example,
in the laboratory Of one corporation
there have been tried experiments
with new sort of dope" with which
the wings of seaplanes are impreg.
mated to render them waterproof. The
liquid Is slightly yellowish in color
and held in a test tube is very trans
from another tube a strange result Is
obtained.
The water scarcely mixes with the
varnish solution before large hufy
masses Of solid material begin to
form. They are true cotton balls, the
cotton having been precipitated In the
liquid by the mixture of distilled
water. Each little fiber of the cotton
seems to melt into visibility as IL by
magic. The masses quickly join to
form cotton balls, which slowly neat
to the surface.
The chemical composition of the
wing varnish. of course, contains the
dissolved cotton In the form Of ceilu.
lose. When the water Ia poured into
the solution the cellulose, In the
shape of fibers, is precipttated.
After the varnish has been spread
upon the cloth OF the airplane wings
and has thoroughly impregnated It,
the cotton In solution enters into the
structure Of the cloth and strengthens
it as well as waterproofing it. But
when the water enters the solution
before the varnish has dried, then the
cotton comes out and the effect Of the
dope" Is spoiled.
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Matched into actualities as a result
of careful and laborious work.
At the local yacht clubs, during the
cold weather and early Spring months,
you will find carpentry skill of all
kinds modified for curious tasks. Old
boats are reconditioned for service,
while new boats are in the making
The fireside league is in session in the
clubhouses during stormy weather,
planning for coming cruises and re-
telling stories Of coastwise trips for
merly made.
One of the caprices of the violent
storms which sometimes visit the Dis
trict and neighboring Maryland ma
rooned a fine 40.foot yacht in dry dock
on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal a.
half dozen miles above Georgetown.
The builder of this splendid handmade
craft. well known Washington
yachtsman. devoted two years of his
idle hours to the design and construc-
ton of the motor boat, of the cabin
cruiser type. His headquarters during
pleasant weather was an adjoining
cabin. where he lived at the elbow of
the great outdoors as his treasured
boat grew and grew.
The big storm that wrecked the his.
torical canal which George Washing.
ton promoted as an easy method of
communication with the fertile Ohio
Valley also marooned the homemade
boat at that time nearing completion.
The craft is much too large to be
freighted to the lower Potomac by
motor truck. while railroad facilities
are also remote. The remarkable
cruiser, one of the finest ever built by
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ness stability in the Capital City,
which one appropriately might call
standardized prosperity" is a we'll
wisher of yachting. Briefly, Wash
ington is free from the blooms and
depressions which affiict other munich
palitles. Yachting, sport of those of
comfortable finances. follows an even
and ever-increasing popularity.
Wealthy people from all parts of
the country are centraliZing in Wash
ington, where they are building fine
homes and coaxing magnificent es.
tates into the glory of complete bloom.
The attractions of the city draw
these new residents in multiplying
hosts. Many of them bring along
their yachts, cabin cruisers and other
pleasure craft. Representatives and
Senators and the high officials Of the
Army and Navy Departments also
own seagoing powerboats, which in
crease the total of the local fleet.
Washington's yachts range from
diminutiVe craft, Is to IS feet long
equipped with cupboard motors, to the
raised-deck cruisers, rs to 100 feet
over all, which have been built at a
cost of 1000 a linear foot. BY the
time the yachtsman secures a small
hull and equips it with an cupboard
motor, his minimum expenditure
amounts to about 5000. He then has
available a small craft for river travel
which will afford him much fun and
frolic.
Potential yachtsmen must appreci-
ate, at the outset. that no vehicles of
the modern world of amusement are
so expensive in original cost and
maintenance as pleasure boats. At
the local yacht clubs you will always
find owners or professional mechanics
tinkering away at some part or an.
other of the power boats.
Water craft depreciate even more
rapidly than motor cars, and require
almos, as much attention as infants
of the human family. On the other
hand. yachtsmen will tell you that the
supreme pleasure Of the most popu.
lar aquatic sport more than repayS
/! these costs.
COME of the smaller power boats
~ in the National Capital fleet are
homemade. the products of the spare
time activity of their water-loving
owners.
Col. II. G. Snyder of the Quantico
| Marines, a member of the Corinthian
Yacht Club, engaged in amateur car.
| pentry during the Winter months and
converted a 40-foot motor sailor, "
which he purcha sed from the Navy
| Department. into a substa ntial yacht
| equipped with all the modern con.
lVeniences.
A motor sailor Is small boat
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stiff breeze. Aside from the canvas.
winged canoes. sailing is beginning to
qualify as a lost art along the chan.
nelway through which the Potomac
flows.
The finest yachts which have piled
the Potomac during recent years are
the Lyndonia, owned by Cyrus
Curtis, publisher, and the Tch,
which belongs to former Senator
Coleman du Pont of New Jersey.
Both these yachtsmen are members
of the Capital Yacht Club. The
Lyndonia, the 22O.foot Curtis yacht.
which cost about 100000, has cir
COMMUNICATED the globe during her
many cruises. Usually, the Lyndo.
mia stops in Washington and anchors
off Hams Point on her annual cruises
to and from Florida She is the su.
perlative example of the scientific art
of yacht construction and is unrivaled
the world over in pleasure cruises Of
her class.
The Tch, a 140.foot yacht which
cost approximately $250,000. has for
several years cruised the waters Of
the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay
during the membership of her owner
in the United States Senate. Like the
Lyndonia, the Tch is designed to
weather the gales and high.crested
| waves of the outside" lanes of salt.
sea travel.
THE great majority of the power
l. boats in the Washington fleet are
too small for ocean cruises OF any
duration which would expose these
yachts to the violent buffetings which
Neptune sometimes unleashes. Frank
Williams of the Corinthian Yacht Club
has cruised in his Inlatra to Florida.
Bermuda and other places in the
neighboring regions. Westmoreland
Davis of the Capital City Yacht Club,
former Governor of Virginia, has on
several occasions made the trip to
Palm Beach and Miami in his beauti.
full yacht Virginian.
w. E. Stockett, in his 40-foot cabin
cruiser, Whoo-ee, has cruised the At.
lantic coast from Maine to Florida,
following the inside passage most of
the way. Ogden Mills, in his palatial
cabin yacht. and Representative
Aldrich of Rhode Island recently
cruised from Washington to their
Northern Summer homes.
Henry Bose, official measurer of the
Corinthian Yacht Club, was married
recently, and is now enjoying a 1900
mile honeymoon voyage in his 40.foot
raised-deck cruiser. His course when
he left Washington was charted over
the inside route to Boston, by way of
Cape Cod and Delaware Canals and
tributary waterways.
Several years ago couple of
yachts from Washington cruised
northward to the ST. Lawrence River
and thence around the Great Lakes,
an excursion which makes a delight.
full yachting trip for those who as.
pire to escape the sweltering heat
and high humidity of our warmest
Summer days. Another long and in.
teresting cruise is around Florida's
peninsula over the Mexican Gulf and
through the Panama Canal to South.
ern California.
The Ojai, the 45-foot day cruiser
owned by John Hays Hammond of
the Corinthian Yacht Club, recently
made the trip from Washington to
Gloucester, Mass, Americas leading
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Potomac Enjoy Ce. BHnd Several of CLSp
md Pariaat n MnyCa rNM
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BY GEORGE H. DACY.

YHEN George Washington
n 4 superintended the construc'
wv ton of homespun schooner,
craft which he subse-
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-29
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

New Years Day-Sunday school at
9:45 a. m. Let us all go the first day
of the new year 1t is a good way to
begin the year. We have classes for
all ages. The adult bible class will
meet in the right hand corner up in
front. The Pastor is the teacher. The
Sunday school lessons take up the
study of Jesus as given in the Gospel
of Mark. The first Gospel that was
written, and the one from which most
of Matthew and Luke were taken. The
teachers will make an effort to de-
velop in the minds and hearts of the
pupils higher appreciation of Jesus
character and ministry as set forth
in Marks Gospel, and deeper 10y
atty to him as Lord and Master.
At 11:00 a. m.-Baptism of chill
dren, reception Of members and thu
celebration of the Lords Supper Car
we not expect all Of our church mem
bers to be present on this first com
munion of the year? You have prom
Used to be loyal to your church. Show
your loyalty to your Master by your
presence next Sunday.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-29
ODD FELLOWS AND
REBEKAHS INSTALL
OFFICERS JAN. 5

Thursday night, January 5, has
been set as the time for joint install
lation Of officers of the Morning Star
Rebekah Lodge and Garfield Lodge
of Odd Fellows.
Grace Stumpff, district deputy
president, and Julius Hannah, dis
trict deputy master, will be in charge
Of the installing officers who are
Alice Bailey and Dave Henderson, in
side guardians; Mary Reyes and Matt
Woodrow, grand marshalls; Mary
Hamman and John Metcalf, grand
wardens; Margaret McDaniels and
Melvin Stumpff, grand secretaries;
Mayme Bowman and William Bakka,
grand treasurers, Christina Nord-
strom and Roy McDaniels, grand
chaplains.
The elective officers of the Re-
bekahs are Delina Hardy, noble grand;
Lena Checked, vice grand; Belle Nc
Fate, recording secretary; Fidelia
Morrow, financial secretary and Mary
Cunningham, treasurer.
The elective officers Of Garfield
Lodge are Victor Aho, noble grand;
Pat Ferry, vice grand; John Peters,
recording secretary; Henry Albert,
financial secretary and John Sim
treasurer.
Appointive officers for the two
chapters will be named during the
evening.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-29

Chapman. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. A. D. Welch, pastor of the
Methodist church Of Red Lodge. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Chapman attended the
couple. Mr. Mccartney is engaged in
business at Roberts where the newly
welded couple will make their home.
Ice Cream, cake, coffee, pecans and
fruit were served by Mrs. Chapman
after the ceremony. Artistic table APP
pointments produced an effect ele-
giant in its simplicity. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hunter, Mr.. and
Mrs, G. E. Hudson Of Roberts, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Virgins, Miss Ellen Wal
lila and Mr.. John Wickstrom of Red
Lodge.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-29
METHODIST CHURCH

Regular church sermon will be held
next Sunday at HOO a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Sunday school at 1000 a. m. and
Epworth League at GAS p. m.
Next Sunday is the first day of a
new year and is a good time for us
to start a new habit. Let this habit
be that of going to church regularly.
The Christmas services in the Meth
odist church were we'll attended and
good programs were put on by the
Sunday school last Friday evening and
by the union choir Sunday evening.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-29
FINNISH EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH

The Christmas services of the
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran church
received large audiences despite the
fact that we did not have an oppor-
tunity to get our announcements into
the local papers in time, due to the
pastor being out of town.
The six o'clock service Christmas
morning was attended by over SO peo-
pie. The Y. P. G. E. and Sunday school
Christmas program at 7:30 p. m. was
well attended by over a hundred peo-
pie. The next service will be on New
Years Day, at 1880 p. m.
L. N. Wilenius, Pastor
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-29
white Elephant" Party

Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Simmons en-
tertained the Birthday Club at a
charming "White Elephant" party
Tuesday night. Miniature white ele-
plants adorned the dining table
around which sixteen guests were
seated at a dainty $3.50 dinner. Four
tables of bridge filled the evening
hours. Favors for high score and con-
ISOLATION were won by Mrs. L. H,
Tooley and Mrs. F. W. Schwin; by A,
T. Jenkins and M. G. Swan. Mrs. c. R,
Better of Glenrock, Wyoming, sister
of Mrs. Simmons, received the guest
prize. She is visiting relatives and
friends in Red Lodge and Washoe and
expects to return to her home next
week.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-12-29
Christmas Bridge Evening

The Christmas season marks de-
lightful meeting Of the Y-Kik Club
at the home of Mrs. Sam Heatherly
last Thursday evening There were
three tables in play and first and sec
ond prizes were awarded to Mrs. A.
H. Croonquist and Mrs. George Moses.
Refreshments were served at the con-
clusion of the game and each guest
received a small gift from colorful
Christmas tree.