davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28

cents and hundreds ride weekly. Mo-
gul operates from May to September,
resting on Mondays. The other seven
months he vacations in the antelope
house.
The sway-backed giant has had an
unique military career in the anti
podes. Several years ago, before COM
ing to New York, he was honorably
discharged from the British army. He
was in the Amaze transportation forces
over the desert lands Of Australia.
Mogul, however, is native of north
ern Africa. 'A' @7.'
William 7. Gully, Mogul's keeper,
said that his charge in three years
had earned between three and five
thousand dollars for the zoo. He cost
$1,000, and seems to have paid for
himself several times over.
Mogul is a vegetarian, and, in true
camel fashion, has been known to
stay off the water wagon for eight
days running. His two toenails on
each foot have to be manicured about
once a month by the keeper. This
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Farmers Give Ub
Field for Mart

Portland, Maine.-The New England
farmer, long hiding his gift for adj
vertising, has kicked over the we'll
known bucket and set his light on the
highway. There it shines in fantas-
tic fashion, Illuminating a new order
of agriculture.
Its outward garb is an elaborate
system of signs, picturesque placards
and posters, that swamp the road
weary traveller. They fairly shrek
the excellence of roadside comestibles.
Artistic, grotesque or merely present,
they strive for common end-as-
siduous harvesting of the tourist crop.
And the avidity with which the
rural Fastener attends to business
attests the efficacy Of his art as an
advertiser. From dawn until long
after dark, hands that once steadied
the pillow handle cut eager circles with
the handle of gas pump. Voices that
once cajoled the sweat-flecked and re-
calcitrant steed now vent their per-
suasive power on the stranger who
seeks rest and refreshment. e.t,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28

New ork.-MoguI, the white drome-
dairy camel fcamelus. dromedarius),
who is eight years old and weighs
1900 pounds, is the only self-support-
ing member of the Bronx Geological
garden family. Few of the thousands
of rare animals in the zoo contribute
much else besides their presence to
their board and lodging. This camel
is a grand mogul Of finance as well as
In name.
The method Mogul employs in earn
ing his fodder is to play taxi for the
thousands Of little children who daily
come to the geological park.
His keeper used to allow the little
tots to climb up and take rides at
will, but demands for a. camel walk
with Mogul became so great that park
officials had to devise some means of
dispensing the shaggy fellows popu-
larity.
Mogul carries six Riddles at a time
on the two-sided Irish .jaunting seat
which was rugged up to fit his single
dromedary hump. The charge is ten
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28

is not of these that am thinking
most. am staggered by what has
been done. or has been said to be
done, with the human body and the
human mind.
The Bible tells US that when the
Lord created woman he caused a deep
sleep to fall upon Adam and took
rib from his side and out Of that He
formed woman. Well, scientists
haven't gone quite as far as that, but
there is long time ahead yet. Will
kins had his nose scattered pretty
much all over his face in a football
scrimmage when he was a senior in
college. 1t was surely a complete
wreck. He came in to see me not
long ago with a perfectly beautiful
nose on his face-the sort you read
about in love stories and romance.
Briefly. Wilkins surgeon had given
him an anesthetic, had taken out a
piece of his rib and with it had fixed
up perfectly good nose for him.
/ read story the other day of a
child born without arms. The doctor
dug down and found some stumps of
arms, dragged them out and attached
artificial arms to the Stumps and the
child was able to get on quite salts
factorily. Some day they'll learn how
to grow arms just as starfish does
If you lack or lose an organ now there
seems some easy way of supplying it.
They graft on ears, shorten and length
en- legs, take out all unnecessary parts.
and supply new ones to order.
/ listened to a psychiatrist last week
"a really enthusiastic one-who told
what is now being done to the human
mind. There is nothing. or next to
nothing, to heredity, he asserts; it's
all in environment and even if that's
wrong, he can fix it. All our mental
ings he assured us could be simply adj
justed by few easy treatments. He
could take girl, for instance, who is
afraid of mice or snakes, and by find
ing out what happened to her when
she was little. he could fix things so
she would walk right up to mouse
or snake and pat it on the back
gentle like, you know. He told of
man who had an awful temper. He'd
wreck the furniture when he was in
tantrum and break up the dishes.
The psychiatrist made few passes
and the fellow was as gentle as an
oyster. There isn't anything impossible
now. even with the dumb ones.
And some of it is really true!
90. 1928. Western Newspaper UnIOn.l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28

Why swelter through a midsummer
day in the bayfield,, argues the farmer
with profitable materialism, when the
passing throng clamors to shed ready
cash for buttermilk and watermelons?
Each year finds increasingly large
numbers of farmers branching out
into roadside enterprises. The ingenu.
ity that formerly went into wrestling
with the routine of the Pilgrims now
Is called upon to halt and hold the
prospective patron Of country cuisine.
So large that those who speed may
read. so ambitious in design. and so
heroic in expression that none pass
unnoticed, the farmers lads" lure the
hungry. the tired and the merely
curious with inescapable appeal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Great Flying Field

on airport bonds before construction
work had begun. The favorable vote
of nearly 5 to was tribute to the
aviation activities of Lindbergh, whose
epochal flight to Paris was financed
by st. Louisans.
The airdrome will be the equal of
any in the world, its builders claim.
The field contains 693 acres-more
than a square mile-and will have a
passenger terminal of proportions that
year ago would have astounded the
most air-minded of voters.
The passenger station will have
waiting rooms, a safe, roof garden
and a shed or feet wide where planes
will take on and discharge passengers.
High above it will rise control tow
er, Office of the field dispatcher.
There also will be offices Tor flying
field executives.
Hangers, machine shops and build
ings for radio and Photographic work
will be other structures in connection
with the airdrOme. Two airplane
manufacturing companies already are
building factories on the field.
The low purchase price of land, ad-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28

jacent to the Lambert-St. Louis field,
which is the nucleus of the new air.
port. will permit more than $1,50O,OOO
of the 100000 10 be spent on run
ways and buildings.
There will be four runways, almost
a mile long and 200 yards wide. They
will permit planes of any size to land
or take off from any of the eight
points of the compass.
Besides accommodations for COM
mercial companies there will be han
CARS and machine shops for the re-
serve officers corps flying squadron
and the naval reserve flying squad
ron.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Adritt
With
f1111pof
HER STRONG POINT

Employer interviewing would-be
lady clerk)-Where were you last emz,
ployed?
Girl-In doll factory.
Employer-Doll factory? What did
you do there?
Girl was making eyes.
Employer-very well, you're hired,
but don't demonstrate your eapabili-
ties when my wife is about.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Camel Pays His Way

leisurely camel has an amiable dispo-
sition and plods about all day, chew
ing his cud and occasionally giving
vent to his camel chuckle. which
sounds like some one gurgling water.
At night, after profitable day, Mo-
gul doubles his legs under his launches
and retires comfortably on his nature
provided, skin padded shock absorbers.
Mogul has proven good invest
ment, and considerable clientele
patronize his cantering delights when
their parents bring them to the zoo.
Alice, the aged elephant, was his only
rival until she was retired from pas
senger service two years ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
THE WONDERS
OF SCIENCE
BY THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean Of Men, University of
Illinois.

n nee / was incredulous; when
~ people told me what science had
done or could do in time, shook my
head, / didn't believe it, but I've come
to the point now Of believing anything
/ am told concerning scientific accom-
plishment. Some day soon somebody
is going to invent a machine that will
reveal to everyone what I'm thinking
about-a thing l don't always quite
know myself.
When we speak of the wonders of
science we think naturally of the
radio and the telephone and television
and wireless telegraphy and all the
amazing things which have been done
with chemistry and electricity, but It
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Well Enough

They were seated across the table
from each other in the restaurant, the
wealthy octogenarian and the GOLD
digger.
"Will you marry me if l have my
health rejuvenated? he asked.
"rll marry you, all right" she re-
Piled "but you leave your health the
way it is"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Ancient Stone Lion
Still Rules Babylon

Babylon, Mesopotamia.-The
Lion of Babylon still broods
over the ruins of the once
mighty city. Carved solidly in
stone and resting heavily on it's
launches, the beast gazes i'm
passively on the remnants of the
dead metropolis.
Members of the Field mu-
scum Oxford university joint
expedition visited the ruins at
the conclusion of their seasons
work of excavating the neigh
boring city of Kish, near the
Euphrates. Kish was the first
city founded after the biblical
flood, ancient Inscriptions de-
clare.
Near the lion is the great
pyramid mound in Borsippa, in
a suburb Of Babylon. With its
I seven stages, this is said to be
/ one Of the possible sites of the
I tower of Babel mentioned in
Genesis.
/ Also close to the ponderous
sleonine figure are the ruins of
El-Kasr, said to have been the
/ palace of Nebuchadnezzar, ruler
when Babylon was at the sum-
nit of its glory.
Beneath the figure of the lion
lies a human shape, whether
man or woman no one knows,
and none can tell the signifi-
canoe of the two except to sug-
gest that the Lion Of Babylon
is crushing the rest Of mankind.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
The Grand Scale

Mrs. Howard-When my daughter
first married she lived at the rate of
fifty thousand a year.
Mrs. Jay-How long did they keep
it up?
Mrs. Howard-For their seven-day
wedding trip.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Our FELLOW Creatures

Her Husband-What do you want
with horse? We have two cars and
you don't ride horseback.
Mrs. Goodsole-I know that. But
horses are becoming so scarce each
member of our Good Deeds club has
pledged herself to keep at least one
horse to feed the starving horsefiies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Enumerating the Things

Miss Dill-Don't think I'm as stupi
as you are. | know thing or twi
Mr.. Hollownut-You know tn
or two? What, FIR instance? -
Miss Dill-Well. you're one of them
and then there are several more
simps like you.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
That's Right

Bridget and Pat were studying the
law of compensation.
"Accordin' to this" said Bridget,
''whin a man loses one sense his 9TH
ers are more developed"
"Sure an Owe noticed it." ex-
claimed Pat. "Whin a man has one
leg shorter than the other, begorra,
the others longer"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
"Tough Racket"

New York.-Mrs. Edith M. Baker
thirty-fve, widow, is engaged in a
tough racket" That's what she calls
taxi driving, her occupation. She does
it to keep her sixteen-year-old boy in
school. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28

st. Louis.-St. Louis has begun to
liquidate its debt of gratitude to Col
Charles A. Lindbergh, which largely
will be repaid with the completion of
the new 100000 municipal airport.
Hardly had the ink dried on the
tabulation sheets of the recent vote
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
In Love

"Why is Eloise on the roof with
telescope?"
saw, she's looking for letter by
air mall"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Eyes Front

II got all turned around coming out
home this afternoon"
mo wonder. You shouldn't gaze
at the girls SO much"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
In the Suburbs

"That's my place you see over
there-the house and the garage close
by"
(which is the garage. old MANI"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
DIPPING INTO
SCIENCE
The Ears of Fish

The ears of fish are internal
and consist of a very thin tissue
corresponding to the human ear
drum and housed inside a grist-
ley substance. In some types Of
fish. what was once a real gill
has given up the function of
breathing for that of hearing
and now transmits sounds to
tine inner ear.
To- 1928. Western Newspaper Union.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Unappreciated Menu

For proper bait l was Inclined;
The price l paid was plenty. sure.
l hung around for hours to find
A fish that was an Epicure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
Famous Indian Epics

The two great epics of ancient India
are the Mahabharata and the Ra.
mayana.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
NO MEN OR WOMEN BORN

VisitOr-"HOw many men and
women were born here last year,"
Native-"None, but the number of
babies was quite large"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28

Eternal Dissatisfaction
Let's talk about the weather,
AS seasons drift along;
And lift the shout together,
Whatever Is, Is Wrong"
The Washington times., 1928-10-25
D. c. Heads Puzzled
By Lords Rubber
Band Nifty

Budget Director Herbert M
Lord gave the District Commls-
sioners and their department
heads a little lesson in economy
Yesterday during hearings on the
Districts 1929-3O budget.
General Lord walked into the
conference, looked oevr the group
and stopping picked from the floor
a small rubber band, remarking:
Better save those things.
That's the way he want all
branch of the Government to be
economical"
The question in the minds or
some Of those who heard the gen
erals remark is did he have
that bit of rubber band planted
and-does he mean that small
appropriation should be stretched
to the limit to cover large num-
Der of District needs?"
The Washington times., 1928-10-25
GRANGE DUCKS
COURT

CHICAGO. Oct 25.-Harold "Red"
Grange. former football star, named
by Mrs. Helen Flozak, as~the father
of her seven months old child,
failed to appear before Judge VIII
liam r. F'etzer in the court OF
domestic relations when the pater-
nifty case was called today.
Attorney j. German, represent
ing Grange, said he did not believe
that his client had TO appear per
sonally in court.
Nonsense" said Judge Fetzer,
ITS the rule of my court that all
defendants must appear. Have
Grange here in one.half hour
German pleaded that he could not
reach his client today. although it is
known that Grange is residing al a
downtown hotel and Is appearing
at a theater here. German asked
for two weeks continuance.
"Grange holds that this case is
an out and out attempt to black.
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The Washington times., 1928-10-25
BURNS BODY OF
DEAD WIFE
Times staff Photo
Nv international News Service

BUTLER. Pa. Oct. 25.-Gaunt
and haggard, J. Earl Jones, SS'
prominent local garage owner, sat in
a cell of the county Jail here today
charged with first degree murder,
while Butler was stirred to its
depths by his purported confession
TO burning the body of his wife,
Nellie Adams Jones. 80, after she
had been accidentally shot, he said.
following quarrel.
Jones broke" following 4S-hour
grilling by county detectives and,
almost at the point Of collapse, an
nounced he would talk. To Capt.
Jacob Mauk, of the State police, the
sheriff and county detective. Jones
is said to have detailed all events
of the gruesome tragedy last FRIDAY
night which ended with the burning
of an abandoned log cabin into
which he had carried the body OF his
wife.
The Washington times., 1928-10-25
Bis CROWD
SEES HNl
DEF

BOSTON. Oct Is Boston
roared good-by to Gov. AL
Smith today as he started
southwark for d swing across
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The mill towns Of Blackstone
Valley Of Little Rhody from
Woonsocket to Providence!
were ready to re-echo the tre-
mendous welcome given the
Democratic presidential candi-
date here.
Thousands Of men and women ~
greater Boston, unable to catch =
glimpse OF the Governor and his
wife during the tumultuous recepe
ton here late yesterday and last
night, were early on the streets
today.
Throngs Shout EOod-Byes
They shouted a greeting to the
Empire States chief executive as he
went from his hotel to South Sta
ton, where he boarded his special
train.
Five hundred Boston policemen,
many OF them weary from attempt
ing to keep in check the struggling
crowds of the previous 20 hours,
were on duty again today in the
downtown streets through which
Governor Smith and his party IN
automobiles rode to the station.
At the terminal an enthusiastic
crowd of close to 5000 persons was
on hand TO bid the Governor good.
by as his train pulled out AZ
1882 a. m.
The streets in the vicinity OF
South Station were roped Oft as the
Governor and his party whipped up
amid a. great cheer. Buildings were
decorated with Smith posters and as
the candidate stepped from his auto
mobile, hestitated a moment, ana
looked around at the cheering multi
tude shower OF ticker tape, confetti
and cut paper came fluttering down
from the buildings near the station. {
Fight Way Through
Policemen in advance of the Gov
ernor and his party had literally 70
fight their way through the tram
shed. The crowd had broken through
the gates and swarmed about track
rs, where stood the Smith special.
Scores of men and boys chmed 70
points of vantage on the gates ana
| steel fences about the track
/ Just before the train pulled out
| for blackstone. Mass, Governor and
| Mrs Smith stood on the rear plat
| form and the candidate spoke few
words of thanks for the unprece7
dented ovation that had been given !
| him in Boston.
I'm the parlance it's wow! was
the way Governor Smith had des-
cribed his series ~ eetings by Bos-
tonianS.
Two hours befcE the time set
Continued on Page 2. Column - !.
The Washington times., 1928-10-25
Tries to Explain it
BANK STATEMENTS
ashingIOn CIearing HOnse,

Washington Clearing House,
$3.50, 292.6I.
Treasury balance, $247 81, 864.0I.
Customs receipts, S45,2II ,99O.0S.
New York Clearing House bal.
ance, $125,OO0, 900.
New York Clearing House ex-
change, 81 1871 zoo, 900.
The Washington times., 1928-10-25
To. Girl.
KN)NAPS
COP

BALTIMORE, Oct. PA
gungirl who IS as hard boiled
as She is pretty early this
morning kidnapped a Pennsyl-
vania State trooper with the
aid of two male companions
and brought him through Bal
timore, finally dumping him
out a Halethorp, Md.
At least that Is the story related
to Captain Burns, Of the Baltimore
citv detective bureau, by Robert
Troup,- of Harrisburg. Pa, State po-
1icaman. who, minus gun and other
equipment, made his way to the CEN
tral bureau early this morning.
Troup stated that he ana COM
nauiou were patroling the Lee high
wav near Lancaster, IA, carry ".
day when a nachin, with ohiy ohe
headlight burning speeded down tue
road. The car was stopped ana
Troup got in. He said the occu,
pants were two ''hard-boiled oanles
and a pretty bobbed-halred oiohoe'
Held Up in Car
The other officer proceeded INTO
Lancaster, leaving Troup to follow
aim in the car. A short distance
from Lancaster, Troup stated, the
nrettv blonde dragged out gun
that looked like a French 10 ana
sturx If in his ribs. ordering silence.
One of the male companions tneh
took his gun. blackjack and othef
equipment.
| Turning around, Troup stated, the
car sneeded to Belair, where he was
used as a decoy to stop another
motorist.
The occupants of the stopped car
| were ordered out at the point or
! gun and chased into some Oeafny
| woods. -,
Troup said that the bandits then
proceeded to transfer machIne
gun and about 10 automatic pistols
to the stolen machine.
They then proceeded through the
heart of Baltimore unul they
reached Halethorp, Nd, Wher9
Troup was uncerem pro
PEELED from the car, the sharp zoe
of the bobbed haired bandits shipper
striking him amidships.
Describes CaptOrs
Troup declared that he heafd
snatches OF conversation from the
trio that indicated they were tonight
/ to join a band of criminals in Pltts-
burgh where a big robbery Is to be
staged When he last saw the car
in which his adbuctors escaped the
officer declared it was headed to-
ward Washington.
The description given by the Off
Ger OF the three follows: The driver
about % years old, feet 8 inches
tall; weight about 1865 pounds
dressed in a dark suit and dark
gray hat. low black shoes. No. 2,
man about Is, 5 feet Z inches,
CONTINUED on Page ?, Column p
The Washington times., 1928-10-25
YANKEE. DOODLE
NEARING
COAST
BY International News service

ALBUQUERQUE. \. Nike, Oct.
25.-The Lockhead.Vega monoplanc
Yankee Doodle. on a nonstop flight
from New York to Los angeles,
passed over Albuquerque at $40
CMountain timel this morning. pi-
loted by Capt c. 3. d. Collyer,
with Harry Tucker in the rear seat.
The Yankee Doodle circled low over
this city once and then headed
directly west for Los Angeles.
Earlier reports said a plane be-
lieved to have been the Yankee
Doodle was sighted over the city
about s o'clock, but was too hign
for Identification.
The Washington times., 1928-10-25
BY International News Service

MINES FIELD. LOS ANGELES,
Calf, Oct. 25.-Fgo word of the
whereabouts Of the Lockheed-Veg
monoplane Yankee Doodle" had
been received by airport officials
here at Z a. m, today. although be-
lief was expressed that the craft
is still in the air in its attempt to
set a new record for nonstop trans
continental flight
Everything was in readiness for
the landing of the plane, which is
being piloted by Captain C.. Fl. ID.
Collyer, Of New York. roilnd-the-
world flier. and carries as a passen-
ger Harry Tucker, owner Of the
plane.
Tucker, partner OF Art Goebel.
who came nearer winning the cross
country air derby last summer than
any other entry, and Collyer, who
was a partner OF John Henry Mears.
in the record breaking trip around
the world, hoped off from RoOse-
Welt Field here at 4:lG o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The record of the Yankee Doodle.
A LOckheed-Vega mOnoplane, for
the transcontinental flight last sum-
mer, was Is hours and IS minutes.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Oct. 25.-
Capt. e. r. ID. CoIlyer and Harry
Tucker had perfect flying weather
last night on their fight from New
York to Los Angeles in the Yankee
Doodle" according to p. Conner,
local weather bureau forecaster.
Weather west of the Alleghenies
to the Rocky mountains was clear
with slight frost in some localities"
| Conner told the international News
/ Service. 1T was a perfect flying
| night"
Local airport officials have no
| word from the fliers.