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The Washington times., 1927-09-06
WOMEN DEMAND
FIRE PRIZE

1--WE are going to get that prize!
This cry echoed through lower
Massachusetts, Ave-, N. W., today
when irate women patronesses OF
No. engine fire engine company,
near Fifth Street, met to voice for.
NAL protest against the award Of
first prize in the firemen's parade
yesterday. They declare their float
should have received it. No. SIS
float was awarded, the BOBBY prize.
The women had gathered in FROM
tee appointed at a big rally last
night.
Headed by Mrs. Mary 3. Hern,
the committee was militant In its
denunciation of the award.
IF you don't agree that our
float should have been given the
first prize, Mrs. Hern warned re"
porters she had invited to witness
the committees gathering today.
''I'li hit you in the eye"
Last nights meeting. when more
than 100 women of the neighbOr-
hood gathered to voice their indig.
nation, was declared by the neutral
firemen today, to have assumed the
aspects OF Sacco-Vanzetti protest
meeting in its intensity.
Worked Month On Float
The women were wrought up be-
cause the float which represented
their pride in the neighborhood's
fire house, had been "sligntsd.
For more than a month the women
had been making the paper flower
decorations for the pageant.
A baseball revolving on the
greensward, with the slogan, keep
the ball arolling. Buy tickets for
the ball game" carried out the idea
of its purpose.
More than $4,000 paper roses, in
the making of which many tender
fingers became stiff, composed the
giant ball.
Yes, it was undoubtedly a pretty
float!
Last nights meeting began within
the portals Of the engine house, but
soon it was outside.
ST got mad with Capt. Jeremiah
Sullivan, and took my gang out
side" Mrs. Hern explained today"
Only Women Protest
All concerned were emphatic at
today's meeting that only the wom'
enfolks were making the protest.
Mrs. Hern pointed out that the
firemen had to stand aloof for fear
of formal charges from above"
The point of the story is that
Battalion Chief Gill, who makes his
headquarters at No. q Engine
House, at whose head Mrs. Hern
hurled many inyectives as one of
the awarding committee, had with
drawn when the award was made
to No. engine.
The committee which has the for
NAL protest in. charge Is composed
Of the following neighbors Of No.
Company:
Mrs. Ida Segar, 446 Massachn-
sets Ave. N. W.; Mrs. Catherine
Lavezze, Of 434; Mrs. K. III. Van
Ness, 44O; Mrs. Lillian Hern, 444;
Mrs. Frank Guaragua, 44S; Mrs.
George Schlueter, ADJ, and Mr.. and
Mrs, Quincy Shier, S12 Sixth st.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
'DRYS' SEE HOW
LAW WORKS

A committee from the Citizens
Service Association, Washington's
prohibition crusaders, ''sat in" on
police pourt proceedings today to
note how liquor law violation
cases are handled, it was learned.
The committee consisted OF six
Of the associations twenty direc-
tors: DR.. Everett M. Ellison,
Rev. Harvey b. Smith, OF the
Columbia Heights Christian Church,
Homer Councillor, assistant treas
urer Of the association. the Rev.
Hugh 7. Stevenson, Of Bethany
Baptist Church, Mrs. w. c. Ross,
Of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, and Harry NJ. Douthitt,
executive secretary.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
Welcome for Scranton
Chamber of Commerce

The Washington Chamber of
Commerce is preparing to welcome
the goodwill tour" delegation OF
the Scranton Chamber of Commerce
which, 200 strong and accompanied
by the Boy Scout Band and Premier
Quartet, is scheduled to arrive here
September IA.
Robert N. Harper, NJ. A. Leese.
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., and other
members Of the chamber have been
invited to attend q luncheon at
the Mayflower on that day.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
sTuNG 0NCE: NO MORE

SEUNG ONCE; NJ NUKE
"a New Jersey woman whose
husband ran away with an.
other woman says when she
gets her divorce she'll never
I Try again. Being STUNG
once is enough, is her code.)
The old, old story Of woman
When stunG in matrimOny
IL that she IL through forever
And will be cold and stony.
This IL probably the oldest joke
In all histOFy's pages
And gets more whiskeEs on 10
AZ we so through the ages.
thousands Of them are daily stung
And set mp the same old wall,
But they ara soon stuBg again
And once more take the ven.
Often It's one sting after another
(And Gan men should be shot,'0
But In q short time she's ready again
To be tied i'm the same old knot.
STEAMBOAT STEVE.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
McCarl Rejects D. C. s
$3.50 Autopsy Fee

Charging that Dr. Joseph Rogers deputy District
has attempted to ovrcharge the District for performance of
autOpses connection with nquests the District Mogue
Comptroller General R. McCarl final of claim
by Dr. Rogers for $3.50 fees today rejected the claim
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
Richmond Woman Is
Wed i'm Rockville

Mrs. Caroline Schneider, IS, Of
Richmond, Va, and Mr.. Edward
Mensior, SO, OF Racine, wiz.
motored to Rockville yesterday and
were married by the Rev. s. J.
Goode, of the Christian Church, at
the home Of the minister.
The Rev. John r. Esaias, Of the
Damascus Methodist Church, of
ficiated at the marriage at Damas.
Gus, Friday. of Miss Lillian j. Du-
vail and Mr.. Charles s. Martin,
both of Damascus.
A very large gathering attended
the annual picnic and festival of
st. Martins Catholic Church, Cath
ersburg, which closed last evening
after having been in progress two
evenings. The pastor, the Rev.
John 8. Cuddy, was in charge and
he was assisted by many of the
men and women OF the congrega-
ton.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
..sPooNINGo An NECKINc

s'sPOONING" AND NECKING.
The word @spooning," as APP
piled to the lovelorn, seems to
have originated five centuries
ago when young men made
known their matrimonial inten-
tions by giving their girls Glove
spoons" containing two spoons
on one stem. sNecking" seems
to be q new word, although the
actual deed has been going on
since the days Of Adam and
Eve. Doubtless it is just one of
the methods of "spooning,"
which takes in "petting" and
ether frivolities. AUNT DEDA.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
BRING r. BACK

BRING r. BACK
Satt ever cur lands northern border.
where ganadass domain begins,
4he citizens get on an order
The llmeAt Of WHISTLES and gina;
When the mercury reaches its zenith
They cool off &c home with . beer.
While o. iced tea and eoda We
AZ the best we eaan DO, over here.
Brlng hack. bring back
Being back our good lager beer
Bring back, bring back,
Oh, bring back the sauda" We
held dear.
Nome brew lacks the kick that We
cherished.
No bO0tIegger's poison appeals.
Tor . drink 81 real beer were near
persisted,
Ws.re dry srom our heads to our
Was Il Tisht because some we're big
h00zeFs
And low ID Tire suffers would sink,
Ont % millions . few should Be
eaOOaefs
| Of what We poor devils should
Bring back, bring back,
Uncle Sam hear us we p-l-e-a-d,
Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back the stuff with
the bead.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
THE SAFE OLD STORY

Proceeded 10 speed,
10 ".SlogU" sign gaze no heed
Rip. bang, crash
III a bad Uay,
The doctors say
He resembles hash.
GUMBO GUS.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06

Ratchet gearing features q new
tool for quickly removing and re-
placing automobile tire rims.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06

He watched two pretty girls
kiss each other warmly.
It's not fair" he muttered.
''Why2" asked his friend.
women should not be allowed
20 do mems work" JABEz j.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06

FeW people celebrate
'tFotker's Day." because it
is the belief that dad "hGs
had his day." KATYDID.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06

There are OVer 1000 Ian
guGges spoken on the North
American continent. Native
born citizens use tsUo Eng-
lisk and ProfGme-sOith tie
profGne increasing. G. 81. d.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06

"A QUESTION. OF footing
You hear = lot Of kicking
About the saxaDhOne's wall
And the footing Of jazz musicians
Who ought to take the veil,
But the tOOters who get my goat
And deserve the greatest AcorR
Are the tOOters who are always
footing their own horn.
JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1927-09-06
A FAMOUS CITIZEN

4 Here's that famous citizen,
G.. ALgeTnon Fo1.
He 4aeVeT put a single penny
In the church collection boz.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31

KING:TO-BE =. Archduke Alhrecht (abovc) still hopes to be King of Hungary. Tie post depends upon the res toration of the monarchy and his appointment as mon- arch Ex Empress Zita is cn,lcavoring to get the job for her oldest son, Prince OtlV' I-l-N Exclusircy
New Britain herald., 1927-05-31

TRIBUTE TO NUNGESSER-Lo Angeles ayiators drop flowers on the airplanc used by Captain Charles Nu,xcsscr while ill Los Angeles year ago, as token of regard for the missing ace who attempted to fly from Paris to New York ,ln.eruntional Nc~srcc''
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Sailors Que Sextant
to Chance Happening

The element of chance plays an I'M
portant part In invention, and in no
case is this more strikingly illustrated
than in that of Thomas Godfrey, the
American who improved upon the
quadrant, or, rather, devised the sex
tant, the basic notion for which he got
by noting the reflection of the sun
from pail of water.
Godfrey was a glazier by trade, but
he had taste for mathematics and
was a man Of some culture.
John Hadley had also invented a
sextant, apparently development OF
a suggestion Of Newton's, found
among his papers at his death. God
frey anticipated Hadley by about one
year, but for a long time his claims
were not recognized, Hadley receiving
the entire credit.
The glazier thus received his inspi-
ration for the instrument that was to
prove Of such value to mariners. One
day while replacing a pane Of glass
in a window of a house in Philadel-
phia opposite a pump he saw girl
after filling her pail put it on a side
walk. The observant glazier saw the
sun reflected from the window on
which he had been at work into the
bucket of water. His mind quickly
perceived the significance Of the situa-
ton and he was thus led to the design
of an instrument "for drawing the sun
down to the horizon" a device incOm-
parably superior to any that had hith:
erto been used for the ascertainment
of angular measurements.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Nature in First Rank
as Great Illusionisf

In his book, Romance of Geology"
Enos Mills records this strange tale
of mirage in western Utah:
las | looked, bighorn ram raised
his head like periscOpe through the
silvery surface of the lake. The re-
mainder of his body appeared to be
submerged in the water. For a few
seconds his head also went out of
sight, then reappeared. There was
a blur, and the next scene showed
ram, three lambs and two ewes, all
knee-deep in the shallow water of the
lake.
shallow, shOrt-lived lakes are COM
mon in the Great Basin. But how, a
moment before, had the ram showed
only his head, and where had been
the others of the flock which now
stood by him?
'The ram walked forward a few
steps, stopped and turned his head.
After a few minutes the lake van
ished, but not the sheep. There on
the desert, correct for distance and
direction, stood the six sheep-a ram,
three lambs and two ewes-that had
been in the mirage scene.
Mortal magicians kindly make way
for Dame Nature, who is after all the
real first~hand illusionist.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
The Gregarious Habit

Beasts that prey upon other ami
mails do not live in herds. Predatory
birds are not found in flocks. Graft
ers, thieves and criminals among men
instinctively avoid the society of 9TH
err people. Viewed from this stand
point, it Is hopeful sign that human
;ty Seems to be developing the grega-
rious habit more widely. People are
crowding into cities. They are gath
ering more often in conventions, con-
ferences and meetings of all kinds,
ranging from a neighborhood birthday
party to a political convention
jamestown Post.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
BAPTIST CHURCH
To CONTRIBUTE
Pastors Recommendation Or.
ganizes Department for
Publishers.

Through a recommendation, by
Rev. ]. A. Mcpherson, the Eighth
Street First Baptist church of Waco,
Texas, has become a regular contrib
utor to the Publishing House Fund
of the National Baptist Voice.
A department in the church has
been organized to look after this
phase of the work, and a check for
$500 was forwarded to the National
Baptist Voice.
Rev. ]. A. Mcpherson said, ITO my
mind, the establishment of our Pub
fishing House, under you and other
leaders of our group, is the greatest
accomplishment that any race or
group has done in modern times.''
The National Baptist Voice is the
official organ of the National Baptist
Convention of America, published in
Nashville, Tenn.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Reptiles Spit Poison
Into Eyes of Enemy

Snakes that spit poison are among
the interesting features of West AZ
RIGA, according to Lieut.. Col. A. H. w.
Haywood. "One of the comlaonest
and most dangerous, although not
deadliest, Of snakes which inhabits
these regions is the splitting adder"
he writes in his book, sport and
Service in Africa" "This species
seems to have peculiar Partially for
injecting his poison into the eye of his
victim. I imagine that the lights of
the eye attracts his aim in much the
same way as a bull's-eye of target
acts as a focus for the aim of the
marksman.
"There are number of instances
on record where dog has had his
eye blinded in this way. On one occa-
sion 1 remember it happening to a
w. A. A. F. officer. The incident was
as follows: The officer in question was
shooting bush fowl with friend up
country when he espied and promptly
shot a snake as it was darling into a
hole.
He stopped down to pull it out of
the hole. thinking it was dead. The
snake unfortunately was still alive
and spat its poison into his eye. He
was instantaneously blinded. Had it
not been for the assistance Of his
companion and the lucky proximity of
doctor, it is more than likely he
would never have recovered his sight
AS it was, he was confined to dark
room with bandaged face for some
ten days and endured great pain be-
fore the blindness began to pass Off"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Legal Subterfuge

For just one day, every seven years.
a fence is erected around a small tri-
angular plot of sidewalk in front of a
large Office building in Atlanta, Ca,
in accordance with the state property
laws, says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. They provide that land used for
public purposes for seven entire years
at stretch becomes the property Of
the public. This particular piece is
privately owned and to prevent its be-
coming part of the public's posses
sions, it is fenced off for one day, de-
feating the letter of the law and pre-
serving the owners title. A brass
plate in the walk bears the inscription
private property"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Railroad "Joy RidinQ"

Among the early rules of the Bos-
ton & Lowell railroad was one stip-
ulating that mo engines will be taken
out on Sundays, except by permission
of the superintendent" This was
probably aimed at the ancient-and
contemporaries Of joy riding. 1t was
the practice in those days for en-
gineers to get out their locomotives
and give their friends ride. There
were no Sunday trains then and
friends of the engineers thought it a
great treat to take pleasure rides on
the big iron horses.-Boston Post.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Gas Displaces Acetylene

Both apparatus and technic have
been recently evolved so that it is
possible to commercialize the use of
hydrogen and other gases in connec-
ton with electric welding. A method
has been developed whereby ordinary
Illuminating gas could be substituted
for acetlyene in plate cutting, riser
cutting in steel foundries and similar
work on scrap materials. While this
later achievement is not electrical, It
is of considerable practical value to
the electric manufacturing industry.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
DR.. |. |. ALLEN /.
TO SPEAK HERE
Specialist of tuberculosis Will
Be in Twin Cities During
Health Week.

DR.. L. L. Allen, of Milwaukee,
Wis, the most eminent Negro spe-
cialist on tuberculosis in America,
who is member of the County Dis
pensary Staff and attending physician
of the Milwaukee County Hospital,
will come to Minneapolis and st. Paul
to address audiences as part of the
Health Week program which is being
observed by the Urban League, Social
Workers, the Clergy and the leading
club women of the two cities. DR..
Allen will address mass meeting for
health at st. Peters A. M. E. Church,
Eliot Ave. and 22nd St., Minneapolis,
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
"Dead Man" WANDERING

A living dead man" is wandering
somewhere about the streets of San
Francisco despite the well-meant eff
forts of Coroner Leland to get him
into the morgue. Doctor Leland found
a man lying on the sidewalk. He made
a superficial examination and pro-
nounced him dead. He then called the
coroner's wagon and police detectives.
When he returned from the telephone
the dead man" had walked away,
leaving Doctor Leland to explain as
best he could to the investigating de-
tectives.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Papers Delayed

The railway line was flooded after
heavy transforms, and the traveller
was obliged to break his journey at a
village. He made his way in the pour
ing rain to restaurant and said to
the waiter there: 1T is like the
Deluge!"
"The what?"
1.-THE Deluge. Haven't you read
about the Deluge-Noah and the ark?"
mo, sir; you see, because Of the
food we haven't had any newspaper
In three days."
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
PAGE FOUR
DEATHS
Harold Moore

Harold Moore, age II years, 326
Rex Court, died Saturday, March rs
at the above residence.
Funeral services were he'll d
Wednesday, March 80 at 2:3O P. M.
from Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rev.
L. w. Harris officiated, assisted by
Rev. w. H. Griffin, Pastor of Saint
James A. M. E. church of which his
mother is a member
Harold is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Lulu Butler, one brother, Theo-
dore Lacey, grandmother, Mrs. w. S.
Tucker, of Chicago, Ill. and many
other relatives. Interment at Forest
Cemetery; A. J. McGavock, funeral
director.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Figure This One

IF there were three crows on a
fence post and 1 shot one, how many
would be leftY
1.-TWO left"
"Pm afraid you don't get the point.
Let me repeat the joke. There were
three crows on fence post. I shot
one. How many would be left?"
1.-TWO left"
mo. None would be left, because
I shot one, then the other two would
fly away"
isn't that what I said? Two left"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02

at 8 P. M. on Sunday April 3rd and
will speak at Pilgrim Baptist Church,
Cedar st. and Summit Ave., st. Paul,
in a mass meeting, the same day at
8 p M.
During the week in both cities
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02

there will be special meetings for
women and girls and for men and
boys, which will be addressed by
prominent physicians. On Saturday
afternoon April 9th at Phyllis Wheat
ley House, Minneapolis, there will be
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
Flour From, Soy Bean

A scientist Of the Vienna Physio-
logical institute is reported to have
produced a flour from the soy bean
which has an immense value as
foodstuff and contains the only plant
albumen which is equal In value to the
expensive animal albumsn.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02

a demonstration clinic for colored
mothers, and at the Y. w. c. A., 59S
w. Central Ave., st. Paul, a similar
demonstration clinic will be held,
from 2 to 5 P. NJ, at which time tea
will be served.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02
COMING ATTRACTIONS

Keep off date of May 5. A May
Pole to be given by Kings Daughters
Circle.
Hold the date April 9Th for the
Pilgrim Sunday School entertain
ment.
Hold May End for big Style Re-
view and Dance at the Coliseum.
Hold Monday evening, May 9th for
a May Festival at the Coliseum.
Hold Monday, April 10 for another
Serial Dance to be given by the Nj.
w. G. Club at the Oxford Ballroom.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1927-04-02

Hold Monday, April 10 for another
Serial Dance to be given by the Nj.
w. G. Club at the Oxford Ballroom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-12
Three More Last Line
Prizes Won From Larry


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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-12
Calls for Leuion Action

BATESVILLE, Ind, Dec. 12.-The
decline of political leadership in the
United States was the theme of an
address by Fred Lands of Logans-
port before a mass meeting of citi-
zens here Saturday night, under
auspices of the American Legion.
"The American soldiers went into
the World War to make the world
safe for democracy, and now the
need is as urgent for them to go
into politics to make democracy fit
for the United States" said Lands.
"Since the armistice was signed
ten United States Governors have
been indicted and an unparalleled
reign of rottenness has prevailed
throughout our Government.
when the roll of our political
crooks is called, I sometimes wonder
it you men of the American Legion
did not shoot the wrong people.
Much as I hate the Teutonic ar
rogance, Indiana and several sister
States would be better off under the
rule of the Kaiser than under some
Of the crooks we have had"
Speaking of the proposal of Ed
ward E. Spafford, national COM
mandere of the Legion, to have a
national Legion roll call on prohibit
ton, Lands said: "It is inconceiv-
able that a man who has climbed
to Spafford's high position would
have little enough gulnption to pro-
pose such measure"