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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Rich Find of Fossils

More fossil fishes and sharks are
being turned out in a day by power
shovel operating in the region to the
west Of Cleveland, known to biologists
as the Big Creek basin, than the pa
thence of old-time collectors would
bring to light in a whole season
Since lots are being laid out in this
part of Cleveland shale priced by
scientists for its fishy relics of a past
age, the Cleveland Museum of Natural
History has obtained the cooperation
of one of the land companies and
funds from friends to manipulate a
steam shovel. Though Big Creek is
only one foot deep, sharks five feet
long are caught by the shovel while
the bungalows creep closer every day
Many choice fishes, millions of years
old, are being saved to science that
would otherwise be lost, according to
DR.. ]. E. Hyde, curator of geology of
the Cleveland museum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Not That Ambitious

This story is told of an Indianapolis
business man who bought farm down
III one of the southern border couH
ties of Indiana along the river, where
he could hunt and fish and spend his
vacations in the open on his own farm.
liastus had been retained as care
iaker and was being instructed in the
duties he was expected to do.
Now | want all these buildings
locked" he was instructed, "a pad
lock put on the chicken house. pad
lock on the granary, one on the smoke
house and paddock on the tool.
house."
Them others might be all right"
was Rastus' rejoinder, "its all right to
lock up the henhouse, and the meat.
and the grain, but there amt nobody
in this here neighborhood what's GO
ing to break into Toulouse to steal
tools to work with"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Emancipation of Man
BY Electrical Energy

President Walter Dill Scott, Of
Northwestern university, not long ago
made the statement that the average
American has at his service the equiv
alent Of the energy Of ITO slaves. Doc
tor Scott had been reading statistics
Of the number Of motors and electrical
devices in everyday use In the coun-
try.
But the thought is worth considering
from different angle from that in
tended by the university president.
There was time when men thought
civilization could not exist without hui
man slavery. But only the rich owned
slaves. A ruler who had ITO slaves
In personal attendance might have
prided himself on his resources.
In those days the average man who
earned his daily bread by common
labor, was not In much better position
than slave. What CONSERVATION
would have been spread If some
trusted prophet had foretold that me-
chanical devices would take the place
Va PCA SOhdA oCA Willis. 4AOuSdAuS upOH
thousands Of working people would
have cried out, what shall we do for
a living"
But the era of the motor slave and
the electrical slave has come and just
the average run of common folks have
mechanical energy at their service
equivalent to 10 slaves each. And in
stead of this transformation bringing
starvation for slaves and workers, it
has abolished slavery and given the
average working man many advantages
and comforts never dreamed Of by
mobiles and princes in ancient times.
Good old Grecian Archimedes boast
ed that he could move the earth if he
could find a place to stand while do
ing it. He fOresaw great things to be
accomplished by mechanical means.
But the disciples of Archimedes of
modern times have found what their
master was loking for. And they
didn't have to go off the planet to get
a basis Of operation.-Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Old Indian Tradition
of WYOMING Springs

The Big Horn hot springs in Wyom-
ing, among the largest In the world
are favored haunt of'the Great Spirit
and possessed of miraculous powers,
If old Indian myths are to be believed.
Today large numbers of Shoshones,
Arapahoes and Crows camp in num-
bers near the springs, invoking the
aid of the Great Spirit in Kidding them
of their ailments They also believe
these waters will bring them protec-
ton against evil.
Harry Lange, an cid Indian fighter,
recently visited the springs and re.
called that so years before he, as a
member of scouting party with a
cavalry detachment guided by Arapa.
hoes, had crossed the Big Horn, at the
present site of Thermopolis. Lange
said they threw themselves into the
pools below the big spring and went
through religious rituals. They urged
the soldiers to do likewise, declaring
the waters were blessed by the Great
Spirit and that bathing in them would
ward off evil.
A legend almost as old as the Sho-
shone tribe itself says that back in the
beginning of things Ishawooa, chief
who ruled all the Indians of this Sec
ton, alone knew of the springs and
visited them annually, thus keeping
his power and health. But when old
age finally came he directed his braves
to take him to these waters and allow
him to die in them so his spirit would
be blessed by the Great Spirit.
Ishawooa's only son, Wapiti, was
a weakling who apparently would
never be able to assume his fathers
leadership. But as he died Ishawooa
confided to Wapiti the secret of find
ing the Great Spirits favor by bath
ing In the hot springs. 1t was thus
that Wapiti became strong and even
tually an even greater chief than his
father.
Generations later the great Sho,
shone chief, Washable, submitting to
the advance of the paleface, ceded the
Big Horn hot springs to the United
States and the state of Wyoming on
condition that portion of their wa
tiers be reserved for free use by the
weak and sick of both peoples.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Crickets Stopped Auto

When i. B. Ernestine, of San Fran
cisco, was half way to Los Angeles he
ran into dense swarm of black crick-
cts which suddenly appeared to come
from nowhere early in the morning.
The insects crawled all over the auto
mobile and into the draught holes of
the hood of the machine in such num-
bers as to stop the whirl of the fan.
Before Ernestine could go on he found
it necessary to clean out all the space
under the hood over his engine. He
took out about 20 pounds of crushed
crickets which had been cut into a
jelly by the fan in it's revolutions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Perfected Barge Service

Those who have tried to trace a
freight car containing a shipment of
goods will envy the man who sends
his wares in towboat ON the Mis-
sissippi. An interesting feature of
the barge service there is its radio
equipment Towboats are provided
with both sending and receiving sets.
and the operator is in constant com.
munication with a conveniently To-
Gated central station on land The
system has been fully tried on the
lower river and found to be of great
service to shippers as well as to the
operators of the line. 1t will now be
used on the upper river, from st.
Louis northward to the Twin Cities,
says an article on the revived interest
In inland waterways in the Review of
Reviews. by Wilbur F. Decker
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Wrefched FAKE

Secretary Merrill of the shipping
board said at dinner in Washing
ton:
1.-THE foreign rivals of our mer-
camille marine like to poke fun at us.
They pretend that we Americans are
greenhorns on the water-we whose
clipper ships were once the wonder Of
the world.
IAN English skipper, for instance,
told fake story the other day about
an American freighter that was enter
ing the port of Liverpool when the cap
tain was heard to yell furiously to the
mate:
"'Say, are you bringin' in the blunt
end or the sharp end of this shipT
"A minute later, wanting her to
slow down, the mate howled:
"'Whoa! Whoav"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Pure IRON From Scrap

Scrap iron rusts all over the world
in piles of scattered pieces. Hereto
fore there has been no process eco
nomical enough to be applied to the
retaining of most scrap iron. Now,
however, engineers have found way
to do IL electrically. They have made
a commercial application near Niagara
Falls, N. Y, using Niagara electric
power. Bundles of ordinary cast iron
scrap are used as anodes of huge wet
batteries, the liquid being a solution
of iron chloride. The other battery
terminals are steel rods. When the
electric power is turned on, the iron
dissolves from the anodes into the
liquid and is deposited on the steel
rods. Iron so deposited is said to be
almost pure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Westerning the Orient

Jazz is penetrating even into the
Orient. American pianos. violins,
mandolins and guitars are much used
in Japan. according to information re,
ceived by the United States Depart
ment Of Commerce. Japan is out,
stripped only by Canada as a pur-
chaser Of sheet music, and is third
largest buyer of American monograph
records. Though the piano has no
counterpart among native Japanese in
struments it is growing in popularity
and musical education is regarded
with favor in families Of wealth. 1t Is
said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Final Decision,

"Do you love the girl?" asked her
father.
"Good gracious" cried the practical
young man. do you think for a
minute I'd mortgage my future happi-
ness, my social aspirations, my bust
ness hopes and my investment pro
gram, my shekels and my salary, if l
didn't have the firm conviction that
I'd never be satisfied without her to
help me, prod me, spur me, advise
me, pity me. bore me, pep me up and
egg me onY
"No," sighed the father, shaking
his head sadly. "But you can't have
her, my boy. You talk too much like
a man who's had something to do with
women before."-Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
The International Way

The settlement Of 100000 a year
on the duke of Marlborough by his
prospective father-in-law, William X
Vanderbilt, back in the '9Os led Cort.
landt Blocker to say at the Knicker
booker club:
"The duke reminds me of another
titled foreigner who called on an
other millionaire one day and said:
Il shall be glad to marry your
daughter, Mr.. Rox, provided
Eyes? said the millionaire. Yes
provided what?
1.-THE foreigner smiled quietly.
Just provided he said"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Forest Fires Mini,nized

Radio, airplanes and wireless tele-
phones cut the toll of forest fires in
Ontario to a minimum in 1926, ac-
cording to a bulletin issued by the
department of lands and forests. On
tario maintains a fleet of 16 hydro
planes, which patrol the timbered
areas daily, says the bulletin. Look
out towers equipped with radio trans,
hitting apparatus and wireless tele-
phones are located at strategic points.
When blaze is reported, airplanes
carry forest rangers and fire-fghting
equipment to the scene of the fire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Co.v lnvodes Movie Theater

Escaping from the yards of the rail
way station at Working. England, re-
Gently, cow entered a moving pic.
ture theater and stood in the front
row of the main floor during an or
chestra rehearsal. Apparently tired
of the music 1t left by the emergency
exit, walking carefully down 20 steps
until 1t startled woman attendant,
who locked the door. The bossy was
unable to turn around and remained
trapped on the stairs until released
just as the picture program was
started.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
"Subs" for Husband

Lady Maud Hoare. wife of the Brit
lsh air minister, substitutes for her
husband, Sir Samuel, when he can
not fill speaking engagement. zone
of the heaviest duties of the wife of
a cabinet minister is listening to her
husbands speeches" says Lady Hoare.
AS my husband has made as many
speeches on air questions as the strike
leaders have made on the coal situa-
ton think l know his views fairly
WELL" she explained at a meeting
where her husband was scheduled to
speak.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Researches in China

Whole chapters of the prehistory
Of the Chinese are expected to come
to light as the result of an archeo-
logical expedition to Manchuria and
Mongolia now being organized at
Tokyo. Relics of the Stone age and
other ancient periods of mans exist
ence in Asia are sought by the sci
entists in charge From what has
already been discovered in these re-
gions there is every indication that
the surface Of this particular habitat
of early man has only been scratched
yet, archeologically speaking.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
To Sape Chinese Bodies

Efforts to stop the abandonment of
girl babies in China are being made
by the officials Of the public health
demonstration station which was es-
tablished in Picking little more than
a year ago. The doctors say that the
greater part of the high death rate,
which is three times that of the aver
age city, is due to the traditional
prejudieeI in the country against fe-
males, and that when a family. is
poor the parents usually abandon girl
babies. II is hoped to establish free
clinics which will help to educate the
poor against the practice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Graveyard for Sale

Anyone who wishes to buy a per-
fectly good graveyard will find one for
sale at LismalOre, Ireland. Reason
for sale-po business. The graveyard
was opened several years ago, but the
officials say there have been no clients.
An effort is being made to dispose of
the grounds to local parish priest,
and the ministry of home affairs has,
because Of the unusual circumstances,
approved the sale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
L'AigIon Death Mask

The world has long been familiar
with more or less idealized portraits
of that pathetic figure Of the Ma
poleonic era, the Duke Of Reichstadt,
king of Rome, known in the sphere OF
art as '1'Aiglon." According to
Vienna newspapers, his authentic death
mask, made by Franz Klein, has been
found and will presently be exhibited
either in the Vienna Burg or in the
Castle of Schoenbrun. The unhappy
youth died in 1882, and his death mask
was made by the same artist who five
years before had made that of
Beethoven.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
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MANY WONDERS IN
DEPTHS OF OCEAN
Strange Fishes That Climb
Trees and Do Odd Things.

What are the greatest wonders of
the sea? Ask DIR. Charles Fl. Town
send. director of the aquarium, New
York city. and you will hear some
strange and interesting things.
What makes the public wonder
most. and, what is most wonderful, are
not always the same" he says in an
interview in Popular Science Monthly.
People who come to the aquarium
are more interested in the little sea
i;orse that climbs trees. He is among
the few fishes with grasping tails.
Like monkey. he uses the tail to
cling to seaweed and other marine
objects.
Our sightseers like little things and
big things After the sea horse, they
like to look at the 2OO-pound grouper,
one of the biggest of fishes, called
Jewish in the books. They like to
watch the shark swimming about with
shark suckers fastened to his under
side. These suckers attach themselves
by air suction disks, like vacuum
cleaners, on their heads. They are
blush fishes, shaped somewhat like
the shark, though, of course, much
smaller. and are 'commensals,' mean
ing that they eat with the shark. They
lake the scraps that fall from his
table. The suction disks are among
natures most remarkable appliances
The whale, the shark and the sword
fish are other of the big things which
the public likes.
But the wonders to scientific men
who visit our aquarium are somewhat
different. The two creatures that
arouse their greatest curiosity are the
horseshoe crab, or limulus, and the
mudfish, or bowfin, known as anna.
The horseshoe crab, which looks like
hattened beehive with rat tail, is
the only living animal related to the
extinct trilobite, whose fossils are so
well known. The mudfsh, which looks
like many other fishes to laymen ex-
cept for thickening of the tail, is a
descendant of one of the early forms
of fish life. 1t belongs to line long
extinct, dating back unknown thou
sands of years.
I'm the eternal darkness, miles down,
under terrific pressure and intense
cold, nature has evolved some of the
strangest creatures. There Is the
blind ipnopS, for instance. 1t has
no eyes, but carries searchlight on
top of its head. Now, what does a
blind fish want with a searchlight?
Nobody knows, but perhaps the light
attracts smaller fishes when the ip-
nops is hungry. 1t is brown in color
and of rather small size.
Then there is the stylophthalmus,
silver-colored, eel-like fish with two
long stalks sticking out from it's head,
and eyes at the end of the stalks
Also. he has string Of lights along
either side that makes him look like a
subway train.
Many deep-sea fishes are luminous
lit up'-to illuminate the surround
ing gloom. There is the lantern fish,
two inches long, yet with nearly a
hundred lights. These he can turn on
81 off, as he wishes. They lure small
fishes and help him escape his enemy.
the astronesthes, eater of stars, whose
i;Sorite meal is well-lighted lantern
iah."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Airplane DeUotee

The duchess of Bedford, one of the
Iewest recruits to flying, threatens
become a rival of Mrs. Sophie Ell
Lynn, Britain's pioneer air-wom-
The duchess does not have her
cplane. as she prefers to hire
occasions. She makes fire.
s from London to Manches-
+, and also always goes to
ht Newton Stewart, Wigton-
the same method. The duch-
ENDS that to keep pace with
les, it is much cheaper, in a
hire machines and thus avoid
bense Of upkeep.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

It's sometimes fortunate that
people choose to lie about us rather
than tell the truth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

A man is just as old as the back
of his neck looks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

Most big fuses are caused by
little Understandings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

The rustic who comes to town for
blowout should carry a couple of
extra tires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
"Radio Rabies British Term.

Radio Rabies" is the term now APP
piled to Great Britain to those fans so
seriously infected by the radio bug
that they believe they can pick up
radio signals without receiving equip
ment other thar, their ears and minds.
One thing is certain; the unusual abi-
ity to listen 10 broadcasts in this
manner is inexpensive. 1t has other
advantages. One of them is that none
of the human receivers has yet coupled
on loud speaker and another is that
they are at least not regenerative and
consequently do not cause detrimental
interference to their neighbors' regula-
ton sets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

sets than In sets using other types
or circuits.
A gelena crystal II usually q little
louder than a pyrite.
The sensitivity of crystals can be
tested on what Is known as an audi
hility meter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
ARMY TO EXTEND SERVICE.
SIX More short Wave Transmitters
TO BE Installed.

Installation OF six additional short.
wave, crystal-controlled radio trans
raitters Ia the Army radio net has
been ordered by the Signal Corps due
to success experienced with the 10 sets
already in use in overcoming static
trouble last Summer.
About rs per cent of the traffic
through the Washington center, both
night and day in the static months,
was handled on short-wave transmits
atari
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
KNRC Increases Power.

In California KNRC at Santa
Monica has increased It's power from
$50 to $50 watts. Station KGER at
Long Beach plans TO increase its
power to 5000 watts and KTBI will
also go higher soon. 1t 10 reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

A "porcupine cork" with glass
spikes that bristle in every direction,
has been invented for bottles contain
ing poison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

A crystal detector has greater dim
,ulty holding It's sensitivity In reflex
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-16
SPELLING KEEPS
WILL ROGERS OUT
OF MAYORS JOB
by United Press Leased Wire
By DAN CAMPBELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16.-Thc
proper selling and pronunciation of
"Yucaipa, stands today between
VIII Rogers and his ambition to be-
come mayor again.
In an exclusive interview with
The United Press, the deposed may
r CT Beverly Hills revealed that
he city of Yucaipa wants his scrv-
.os despite his apparent failure to
produce murder a day" in Bev-
erly and put the town on the map.
Rogers received a box of Yucaipa
peaches from the chamber of com
nerce of that city with an invita-
ton to become mayor. He wired
Lack as follows:
Say, where did you get those
reaches9 That S the one thing |
thought California couldn't raise.
l want to thank you and will take
up your offer and come there just
IS soon as | can learn to spell the
name of the town. Those peaches
irc more beautiful than our spoiled
ones here in beverly. Good luck. -
When Rogers failed to put in
his appearance he was queried a.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-16
SOLUTION OF
OWENS VALLEY
TROUBLE SOUGHT


Los ANGELES. Sept. 16.-Peace-
Ill solution of the feud existing be.
ween the Los Angeles water board
md Owens Valley occupied the lime
light of officials today, followin :
lction of the board yesterday in re-
iecting recommendation proffered
by the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce.
The recommendation declared
mprac teal were: That Los Angeles
should make further purchases of
valley land At prices heretofore rs-
,ahlishel; taat the department. co
operate in bii12iIS a coHrt decision
OF the conStitutionality of the
Reparations Act, mdce which n
number Of rancCers calm they are
entitled 20 damages from Los An
geles.
L. F. Del Vale, president of the
water and power commissioners in a
written reply TO the trustees of the
commercial body said:
1.-THE department for many
months maintained an official offer
20 buy the outstanding privately
owned valley lands at the same
prices paid for other tracts. The
,wners refused to sell and the offer
was withdrawn last May.
Governor Young officially urged
several months ago that the repair
,tions claims be tried out in the
courts. The commission immediate
" Endorsed the governors recon-
nendation and pledged its coopera-
ion, but the claimants refused to
accept the governors suggestion.
While the chamber declined to
Comment on receipt of the rejection,
It was reported that early action
vas contemplated.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-16

gain and the following answer was
received:
Pardon delay pat have been
waiting to wire until | found out
Just how the fruit was. | kinda
hate to keep this box of fruit be-
cause | am afraid it will make you
ali short out there. The little
grapes with the fuzz on EN- were
great. | was just learning to spell
the town when the children eat the
Riddle, paragraphs. Now all l got
to do is 20 fird thc towG. Thanks
and best wishes
The comedian c"nlaiacd that the
fruit was arranged in a box so
that it spelled out the name of the
city.
Unless Yucaipa can send him an
other box of peaches, the town has
lost a good second hand mayor,
Rogers said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-16
Chicago Buys
Lots of Lemons

Los ANGELES, Sept. 16.-The
world 5 championship Dempsey
Tunney fight was reflected here to-
day in the announcement that Cali
lcrnia lemon prices smashed all
records in Chicago, to the rejoicing
of the citrus world.
Marking the highest price paid
for lemons in the history of the
industry, Goodwill brand averaged
S2415 per box in Chicago, the
Fruit World Press reported. The
car was from the GlondOra district
and was shipped by the Glendora
Fruit Exchange.
The record price WAS attributed
ia many quarters to the thirst OF
thousands of fight fans arriving in
Chicago. Others attributed the rec
crd price to the current Chicago
heat wave.