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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15
TURKEY CREEK

DR.. F. w. Randall spent Wednes-
day and Thursday in Douglas, hav~
ing his truck painted, returning Fri
day evening with Mr. Ritchie.
Ranger F. D. Harris made, bus
mess trip to Douglas Tuesday, re-
turning to Douglas Wednesday, ac-
companied by Mr.. Lester, who is
spending the week at the ranger
station
Alfred E. Mann, game warden, was
a business visitor in the mountains
last week and was at the sawn1lll
wednesday. !, With the help OF
Ranger Harris he distributed about
10000 trout in Turkey creek and its
tributaries Saturday morning.
Mrs. Knott of Wilgus school, gave
her pupils a delicious treat of cake
and strawberries Thursday. Mrs. An
ME Young and Mrs. Walter Hatley
were visitors that afternoon and also
enjoyed the treat.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Bowden and
Mrs. Wm Langston of Douglas are
spending a few days in the noun
tains witl8 Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rat
lift on Rock creek.
Ben Erickson was dinner guest
at the Manzanita ranch Thursday.
w. L. Hatley has improved his cot
tages and is getting saddle horses
and pack outfits ready for the sum-
mer. He has already had several
calls for horses.
Tests are being made at the Will
gus school, as Helen Randall is to
leave in few days. Perry Thoma-
son and Bennie Sanders are eighth
grade graduates.
A. B. Egland and a party of three
from Douglas spent Sunday on
Turkey creek.
Mrs. Thornason and little daugi1-
ter, who have been visiting relatives
in Texas for the past two months,
returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knott, Leslie Gran
than, Mrs. B. F. Smith, Henry Smith
and Mrs. Annie Young attended the
Sunday school convention at Webb
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hudson were
business visitors at the ranger sta
tion Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie Young and Henry
Smith were Hatley visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Ainsworth and nephew mo-
tored out to their new ranch Monday
for a, short stay, returning to Doug
las Wednesday to start on the I'M
provements to her year-'round re-
sort. Mr.. Sanders and son have
been employed to start on road work
and the construction of q swimming
pool and fishing pond. Mrs. Ans
worth plans to rush things as fast
as possible.
Miles Choate and VIM. Hudson,
who are employed in the forest serv-
ice during fire season. will be on
duty at Fly Peak lookout in the next
few days.
Helen Randall has spent the most
of the past week with Fay Hatley.
The two girls have been the best OF
pals for the ast five years, Oilo this
is the last week Helen will be with
her friends here. She will be miss
ed by her friends and teacher.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15
LIGHT

Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Smith, Walter
Smith and Harold Hildreth were
guests of Mrs. Charles Rathbun last
Wednesday evening.
Miss Frances Clapp spent the
weekend at home here.
Frank Geers and daughter, ac-
companied by Mr. Geers' mother OF
Gleeson, were in Douglas Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Grantham were
Pearce visitors Monday.
Mrs. A. Bohn and sons were Doug
las visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Poitz OF Doug
las spent the weekend visiting Mr.
and Mrs. A. Kambitsch. Paul Poltz
Vernon Taylor and James Dixon
came out Sunday to visit the Kam-
bitsch boys, and all returned to their
homes Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bean were
visitors in Elfrida Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs T. B. Smith and son
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
j. Pressey Sunday.
Kerby Russell of Los Angeles, a
former resident of Light, visited MS
aunt, Mrs. S. H. Spain, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Gatliff OF
Douglas and Robert Grantham spent
SUNDAY with Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Gra11tham.
Glenn Roether was Douglas vis-
itor Thursday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15
Nash Introduces New
/. CabrioIet Body Type

A new convertible cabriolet on the
special six chassis and priced at $129O
fob factory, is the new introduction
Of the Nash Motors company, ac-
cording to word received by the Nash
dealer here.
This new car is particularly smart
exponent of the convertible type of
coupe. The folding top, Of Burbank
material, is easily adjustable and
may be quickly lowered or raised
with the utmost ease. The boly
proper of the car is colored par
ticularly attractive shade of rich ma
room with contrasting tenders and
running gear of glistening black.
The car is supplied with a roorny
rumble seat, which accommodates
two additional passengers comfort
ably and is available for use with
the top either lowered or raised. Both
the rumble seat and the driving seat
are upholstered in genuine leather.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15
High school Notes.

The graduating class Of 1927 con-
sists of Pauline Pennick, Evelyn Fur
rey, Edwin Mettler and Arthur Bran
ham.
The high school picnic was helc
in the Cochise Stronghold Wednes-
day, the noon lunch being spread O.:
the long tables and eaten with ar
appetite that only comes with the
outdoors. After lunch, hiking was
the main program, and all returned
home, tired, but happy.
Mrs. A. Y. Smith entertained the
senior and junior classes and fac
ulty at her home Wednesday. Ice
cream and cake were served on the
lawn, very pleasant time was re-
ported.
The graduation exercises OF the
Pearce Union high school were held
in Huddy hall Friday evening. Pro-
gram as follows:
Piano solo, by Miss Mary Klopfer
Solo by Edwin Mettler.
Reading of the Will and PropheSy
by Pauline Pennick.
Duet by Miss Evelyn Furrey anc
Edwin Mettler, Sleepy Hollow Tune
The class poem written by Pauline
Pennick and Arthur Bra11harn, was
read by Arthur Branham.
Valedictory thesis by Miss Evelyr
Furrey.
Address to the class by Prof. G
Zaner Lesher, registrar of the Uni
versity of Arizona.
Presentation of the class by the
principal, M. j. Hurley.
Address and presentation of di-
plomas by A. Y. Smith, chairman o.
the board.
After the close of the program, g
general dance was enjoyed with mu'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15
GLEESON

Mrs. Ben Baker and Nettie Pres
ton spent the weekend in Benson
visiting Mrs. Bakers mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Davis OF Douglas
were visitors with Mrs. Daisy Pres
ton over the weekend.
William Bellah and nieceS, Gath
crime and Mary Klopher, of Court
land, were visitors here this week.
Mike Marchello and family at
tended the fifth of May dance at
the Community house in Tombstone.
Martin Trollio and Jack Heller Of
Courtland were visitors here this
week.
George Gibson motored to Tomb
stone the fifth of May.
Doug Holten of Fairbank spent
Monday here,
Mr.. and Mrs, John Gleeson and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15

Attendance and honor roll OF Pearce
grammar school, May, 1927:
Perfect attendance, Pauline Hur-
ley, teacher; beginners: Henry 81
quieroz, Iren Celestino, Pasaul Duran,
Reyes Guevara, Jesus Martinez, Har-
riette Smith, Maria Torrez.
First grade: Hughes Mckinney
Antonio Siquieroz, Elisa Torrez.
Second grade: Robert Burnett,
James Burnett, Cuca Carrillo, Robert
Mckinney, Clara Lopez, Lutgarda
Torrez.
Third grade: Rosalie Phillips,
Lydia Young, teacher; fourth
grade: Francis Guerra, Soledad Lo-
pez.
Sixth grade: Constance Duran,
Isabel Espino, Julia Gutierrez, Tito
Gutierrez, Marjorie Mckinney.
Seventh grade Lora Smith.
Eighth grade: Benr1ie Hudson,
Charles Phillips.
Honor roll, Pauline Hurley, teach
er; beginners: Harriet Smith, Maria
Torrez, Jesus Martinez
First grade: Arthur Martinez, An
nadale Bryant, Hughes Mckinney
Helen Guerra.
Second grade: Robert Burnett,
James Burnett, Edward Estes.
Third grade Gladys Comalli, Ros-
allie Phillips.
Fourth grade, Lydia Young, teach
er:: Soledad Lopez.
Fifth grade: Lilo Gutierrez.
Sixth grade: Tito Gutierrez, lsa-
bel Espino, Marjorie Mckinney.
Seventh grade: Herbert Duarte.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15
BENSON

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Semple left Friday
morning for Joplin, Mo-, where they
will make their future home. Semple
was formerly an employe of the
Apache Powder company.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Hoesch of
Bisbee spent Friday in Benson with
their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15

business visitors in Douglas Tues
day.
The Young Mems Mutual Improve
ment association will entertain the
young ladies society Wednesday eve
ming at the church. The gentlemen
will bake the cakes and any other
cooking for the refreshments.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-15

sic by the Elks orchestra of Doug
las.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

in my game does swallow that line
once or twice in her life, whether she 5
nitWit or has brains
I'VE hadn't gotten half way 10
CrSa before / began to see a lot OF
tarnish to the silver lining. But a
bargain was a bal gain and | held him
off.
Eventually we arrived in Holy
Urga. Ever been there? Don't 60
a horrible place, peopled with the
ghosts of murder and sudden death.
Filled with pariah doGs-that are
undertakcrs for the Mongols, their
morticia ms -in-chief.
SasCha's palace Sascha his name
is--was rambling set of one-stcry
novels. Filthy with dirt! Overflow
ing with pigs, dogs, camels, children
and women. Palace? My God. And
the Mongol women. his harem, They
lived in tents. most of them, prefer
ring those black felt contraptiOnS to
a roof and four walls. They drank tea
mixed with butter. They ate a hor-
rihle kind Of cheese. Each tent where
they squatted all day long was the
hahitation of millions of lice and tleas.
Not a pretty picture. is it,
she paused and drank off a full
glass of my Cticquot, eaZed at the
man across the dining room, her eyes
positively afiame. Then she went on:
L don't suppose | need go into the
details. A. you guessed. he's quar-
ter MOngol. / discovered that his
promise to marry me meant nothing.
and | was supremely thankful for it..
| could never have gone through with
the thing. / demand that he send
me down to kalgan. He refused.
lodged him and / fought him for a
month. The lOathsome brute. At last
he must have grown weary of trying
The next thing | knew he had filed
trumpcd-up charge against me with
the O-so- Jolly Russians who were help
ing run the town.
was thrown into ghastly hole
OF prison. | was stripped. Given
hit Of sacking to wear. My own
clothes went. l suppose, to some
dowdy Cossack jailor's wife. who was
able to put on Paquin for the first
time. | came within an inch of starv-
ing. Occasionally he'd send me a mes
sage there, saying that he'd get me
free if. / learned the Mongcl
equivalent for 'Go to hell" and each
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Seeing Ones Self Sing.

THE tonoscope is a machine that
enables one to see himself speak.
sing or play any musical instrument.
Standing before the device, the oper-
ator sees on whirlinS metal drum a
clear picture of the sound. 1t shows
him just how many vibra tions sec-
ond the vocal organ or musical instru-
ment is producing. BY this measure
ment he can tell tone shading to a
degree utterly beyond the capabilities
of the human ear.
This ingenious device has been put
to practical Use in the laboratory by
singers and inStrumentaliStS. The vO-
calist finds that with it he can detect
faults which his ear does not catch,
measure them accurately and control
his practice to remedy them. lie can
study minutely the handling of each
and every note. The instrument4liSt
can test the quality of the notes OF
flute. violin or other instrument in the.
same way. For the student OF public
speaking there is also an opportunity
in the use of the instrument to study
the infections of the voice effectively.
The machine consists of q Derforat.
ed metal drum set upon a shaft. The
light of small gas flame is reflected
upon 1t through the slit i'm a scaled
board. Communica ting with the icht
Is speaking tube. As the drum
whirls rapidly around, sound is intro
duced into the tube. The vibrations
affect the light and the perforatiOns
or the drum appear to be streaming
upward at the right and downward at
the left. Between these two areas is
line whore they seem to he standing
Still. That point marks on the scale
the number of vibrations, and there.
tore the pitch. AS one speaks into the
tune the point shifts back and forth.
furnishing a moving picture of the
Sncech.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

4 4 ERRITHEW was the unhappi-
M est man. / venture to say.
Vl in the Far East He sa.
4 L scowling opposite me, fun
bling with the stem Of a
lalfemptied Cognac glass.
IF l could only pickle my sor-
rows with this But. unfortunately,
I'm not a topper. My years in the
service haven't fitted me particular
" for being one Yet. the Lord knows.
the tohoggan should he the second
act of the Internal melodrama,
shouldn't it?"
Wait moment, | answered. Re
member. old chap. I'm Just off tn"
TientSin train Haven't been in Pc
king an hour yet. | don't know wha;
happened 70 YOU, hut it must have
been a-plenty. That damned ldh-dee-
dab colleague Of YOURS never will
know how near he came to getting
his nose in the way OF my fist. He
wouldn't answer A civil question about
you. What the devil has gone wrong
"Nell, in the first place. said Merri-
thew. I'm his colleague no longer; my
esteemed Government has seen fit to
dispense with my services: our leea
tion now has a shiny new second SEQ
retarv He fell silent, moodilN
eyeing the brandy.
Again | asked: "What has gone
wrong"
With an effort he reused himself.
az suppose ] might as we'll give YOU
the story. Youll hear garhlei accounts
any way But what | say goes. You
undarstand?" His voice was suddenly
heliiCoSe. I'm telling YOU the trulh
] nodded.
THE affair began at the Wagons
Lifts Hotel here. Two weeks a2n. The
others of the mess. that night. were
dining out. | gave our cook holiday
and came over to eat. I was sitting
alone al a side table. A woman en-
tered the dining room.
She looked like a French demi-
mondane-and, at the same time. she
didn't look it, She wore a gown Of
gold stuff. so tight that she must have
been fitted into it with a glove hook
and a shoe horn. Daring even for
blase old Peking.
Every one in the room stared at
her. And particularly 4. dark Tartar
looking Russian from karakhans
Embassy that we'd been suspicious Of.
He nearly fell out of his chair.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

is to advise the new farmers a to the
most advisable crops and farming
methods, a complete re0rga MIA ion of
the ministry of public instruction took
place. Schools We're built. others were
enlarged or repaired and an efficient
teaching staff was organized.
When one considers conditions right
after the war the task before the
government and the means TO do it
such results are astounding,
| remember one day last July our
train stopped at Prundul Rargaullli.
at the foot of the mighty Carpatian
Mountains. This little village had ar
ranged the most touching reception
that we had on the whole trip. The
peasants were waiting for us at the
small railroad station. and. following
three NioiiniSts, they escorted us to
farm. where real Rumania lunch
was served to us. After q lovely meal
taken outdoors under the trees, a
group OF peasant girls, dressed in their
national costume, came. and at the
sound of real tzigan orchestra
danced for us their traditional dances.
1t was delightful entertainments
We were interested to find out that
these dances were taught them at
school. 1t seemed hardly possible
that in such a remote village there
could he any school, after what we
had heard concerning the alleged
backwardness of Rumanla. To our
great delight. we visited these schools
on our way back to the station and
we could see their intelligent organi-
zation. They do not confine them.
selves to teaching grammar, arith-
metic. history and geography. They
also prepare the boys and girls to
be able citizens by training them in
various trades In what museum did
we see more beautiful works than the
exquisite emhroideries exhibited for
our benefit around the classrooms?
Some OF them were riot OF cOiOfS,
SO well blended that only the soul
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Conditioning Silk.

lie process of conditioning silk
carried on by the so.called cond-
tioning houses consists in fixing the
normal amount of moisture in veSe-
table or animal textile fibers in their
natural state, determining in this way
the legal market weight of such fiherS.
individual concerns and persons pos
sess no means by which they might
standardiZe weights. and this opera
ton Is carried on under strict Govern
ment supervision. Besides weighing
and conditioning the silk Or. in other
words. introducing the proper amount
OF water into it, system of deSum
ming determines the amount of gum
and other foreign matter in the silk.
The silk filament as secreted by the
sllkWorm Is composed of two parts
Cd the sold. brilliant, white interior.
the silk proper. called the "fibroin."
and t2) an exterior envelope which
covers this fibroin. The envelope, or
coating. is yellow or white. according
to the origin of the silk. White silks
contain less OF the coating than yellow
silks. The operation of removing this
coating from the silk is called de-
creusage, or degumming.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Phi. ID 80 - ByJames w. BenneH a ~yE
rsF FnstR Fiction tN
Bv James ". Bennett
The Stars FirS t-Run Fiction.

was properly altered before I dared
come in here | thought for while
that | Wae going to StarNe before tht
Indian silk shop finished it..
Then. airily. almost irrelevantly,
she added. I'm an adventures,
oh hut | say | protested, a bit
Star.led and wanting to laugh. 'Ad-
Veu1ur"sSes ,lou't go around boostin2
of the Pact
"'RoaStin2? Heaven knows it's
nothing to hrag Of. But. if you Il
offer mo Some Wine--Some of the
Neuvn Clicquot II that the hotel has
/ shall try to repay You Ivy eN-
pl1ining myself.
"IIold up n second / answered.
III be glad to furnish the champagne.
But I'm afraid you've picked the
WRONG party for NoUr-~Shall we say.
Wiles? You seem to know my name
Perhaps vujI also know that I'm in
our legation. And I'm spoken Of as
the poor" secretary. Small salary
and smaller allowance. AS for inter
national secrets. | don't possess any.
That's what minister plenipotenti-
ary is for: he's old enough to he
trusted with them.
she gave Il thin sort Of chuCklo
Rut set your mind at rest, ! shall no;
ouch You for money After tonight.
il an Any judge, | shan't need much
money.
"Ev thu. time was Interested ana
told her so. She smiled White
even teeth. \ beautiful Smjlc--Net
not 4 pleasant one. if Nau catch the
list notion Ana as nonr as can re-
member it, thi~ was the Slcry---aftCr
some preliminary talk-that she gave
ne:
~ am An only daughter. NV
r9r"nt~--to hc rs charitable with
thom as posSihle--had full-ncdcod
cases of religious complex. Believe
me. | was brought up in the way
should 20 In addition Ia that, they
were ambitious for my future. Only
child. They decided to make a
teacher, a college professor of mo
and they nearly succeeded. They
forced mo through school. high school
and n NomanS university. ThNy had
IN" doubling on grades SO fast that /
Evening star., 1927-10-30

"She was beautiful. stunning. Vel.
low hair. Perfectly modelled arms and
shoulders Fair skin No war paint
No lipstick She didn't need them.
"She stood for a moment, appar
entity undecided. in the middle of the
floor Then. ignoring the Number
One Rny who had drawn out q chain
for her at . table alone. she made for
me. | knew instinrtiVely that she
was headed my way. As ! Just said
my first thought was that she was
Partisan. And in the few seconds she
took To cross the dining room | bcga II
10 call up my rusty French.
"Whcn she arrived. she spoke to me
in American. Cultured accent. Vet
jdiomatic. No question of thai. May
| Join YOU, Mr., MerrithewP' she asked.
Cool as hedamned.
II gaped. Pulled myself together
and nodded.
"H"r next words were: Won't YOU
order dinner for me? I'm hungry.
I'm more than that: starved. feroCious
like n WOlf--tWO WOlVeSt
WAS taken back? That expresses
met NoG i began.
NO I'm afraid YOU haven't, But
think how lucky YOU are NOW, Won't
Won he Kind enough I" order me
Somethinr" Anyjhing"'
'Ei"ht then and there ! was iahhed
hv the suspicion that | was getting
into BIT Of a jam; rising younc din
lnmat; seen in a public dining room
with A woman that looked like INT
Rut what could | do? | did what YOU
would have done under the rircum.
stances: ordered her dinner. The best
this old hotel could muster.
she didn't say 10 words until shn
had finished. But Sho ate. nelicatclN
Yet ravenous. | envied such hunger.
when she finished she accepted y
leaned back in her chair and
stared-at the Russian
chap. His back was turned and he
sat huuchetl over his plate. shovelin=
in food With a fine disregard for
table manners. A moment later she
shrugged and faced me.
That she said. was the first
meal I've eaten In two days. ] had
to wait until this gown I'm wearing
Evening star., 1927-10-30

of an artist could conceive them.
These women show in the gorgeous
embroideries Of their national COS.
tunes Il sense of harmony of colors
which cannot be surpassed.
IN another building we went through
the blacksmith shop, the carpen-
ter shop. the cabinetmaker's, etc In
every one the boys were at work and
we could not but admire the work
manShip of those sons of the land.
The workshops were clean and cheer
ful and the work was going on under
the supervision Of an expert
1t might be said that this was a
mere demonstrat ton, a show put ON
for our benefit There was nothing
put on" in the way the boys han.
died their tools. in the way these
youngsters raised and lowered alter.
nativclN their heavy hammers over
the anvil, Those bare arms revealed
muscles under their brown skin that
can only be the result of long prac-
tice.
Thus the children in the school
learn manual works which they will
need later on the farm or in the
village.
And at Bucharest and at Cluj there
are colleges of agriculture where the
most modern and scientific methods
are taught.
The school problem in Rumania
Is linked to another of great political
importance--that of the minorities.
1t was Il pleasure to see that the
Rumanian government is not making
the same mistake as Germany, for
instance. did in Alsace-T ine--that
Of .forbidding the use of the mother
tongue of the new populations.
While Pennsylvania and Bessaraha
are Ruma nian by race as well as by
choice, there are on these territories
"a few communities entirely foreign.
| was assured by llungarians of
Evening star., 1927-10-30

other times. the prospects have panncd
out pretty low grade gravel.
{" Eut | always wanted to come to
the Orient. \ hangover. | suppose,
from that work on my Phi y. | per
s,tadod n handsome young exporter to
make it possible. And here
| am
"IIer glance again Strayed to the
dark man with the desperate table
manners.
II motioncd toward him.
""There's prospect / said. Hes
4 Russian who owns camels. cara van
sarieS and concessions in Trga. He's
solid with the native grafters there.
In fact. I imagine he has Moneol
blood. if you look at his cheek bones.
But he's one of the richest men in
North China
Back she turned to me. abruptly.
saw that her eyes had grown hard
like blue ice. you know. Adventures?
Yes. for the first time [ was willing
to grant her the title. The expression
startled me. 1t was tigerish implac-
able. Before she had Seemed-oh
lazy. Like a well-fed cat, willing to
purr.
"Im Sorry said 4 didn't mean
to offend YOU; | was simply taking
YOU at your own valuation. you see
she waved Il rinsless hand-with
long. white fingers. Graceful fingers.
oh, I'm not offended she said.
But, as it happens. | know that man.
. You've been nice. friendly
person: perhaps I'd better tell YOU
little more. Yes, / know him.
In fact. | followed him here tonight.
The first time | met him was in Iiar-
bin. As usual. | was broke. Another
lode panned dry. The Far Fast isn't
as good pickings as the open-hearted
West.
He found me in n Russian cabaret
where ! was dancing for 80 gold
rubleS a day-and couldn't collect one
of them Gave me a rush. then said
he'd marry me. if | would go to Urga
with him. Promised me a palace and
servants and a few gaudy little trifes
like that. l wasn't in love with him,
as YOU may we'll imagine. but it was
the first offer of marriage l had ever
had--sinCe those early days Of student
| thought: Why not? I'll
try anything once. OF course, / was
a fool to take it in. But every girl