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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19

sheep from the farm of Ollie
ChroniSter, each was under sentence
of one TO ten years in the state
reformatory. They entered pleas of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19

days ago the general called at the
department and talked with Adams
and other naval officials.
From an informed naval source
it was learned the seriousness with
which the department regards the
generals remarks will depend on
his Interpretation of the speech.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19

Law Shows Speed
DECATUR, Ind, Dec. 19.-Three
and half days after Ralph Draper
and George Carpenter stole five
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-19

guilty before Circuit Judge J. G.
Sutton. The sheep were sold in TT.
Wayne, but have been returned to
the owner.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29

whatever your apartment nssds may
be-eonsnlt The "For Rent columns q
the Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
WGshingtOniGn To Be
Presentedla at Court
Before Returning

Mrs. George Barnett, wife Of
Major General Barnett, who had
expected to sail for this country
before the end Of April, is prolong-
ing her stay abroad and win re-
main in London until after May
is when she will be presented at
the Court Of st. James. Her
cousin, Mrs. Ernest Simpson,
who is living in London. will also
be presented. Mrs. Simpson is the
daughter Of Mrs. Charles @. Allen,
Of Washington. ana is remembered
here as Mrs. Warfield Spencer,
Her marriage to Mr.. Simpson took
place abroad early last summer.
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Sonora de DaviIa wife Of the
Ambassador of Chile, was the
ranking guest at luncheon
yesterday by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
were the Austrian Minister and
Nine. Prochnik; the American
Minister to Bolivia, David Kauf-
man; Jorge Boyd, Counselor or
the Bolivian Legation, and Sonora
de Boyd; Mrs Adam Wyant, DIR.
and Mrs. James A. Lyon, Mrs.
Rushmore Patterson, Mrs. Karl ID.
Klemm, Walter Davidge, Morgan
Kaufman and Andrew Wylie.
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The former Secretary of Com
merce, William c. Redfield, OF
New York, will be guest at the
Mayflower during the sessions OF
the United States Chamber of Com
merce.
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NEWS PERSONS AND EVENTS THESOCIAL WASHINGTON
japanese Ambassador
Celebrates Emperors
Birthday With Fete

The Japanese Ambassador and
Nine. Debuchi are entertaining at
a reception this afternoon from
4.30 to $50 o'clock at the May
flower in celebration Of the birth
day anniversary Of His Majesty,
the Emperor of Japan. Both the
Chinese room and the ballroom
will be used for the reception.
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The Chief Justice and Mrs.
William Howard Taft were the
guests in whose honor Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler p. Anderson enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday. The
guests were the Secretary OF the
Navy, Charles Francis Adams;
Judge Wilhelm Kiesselbach of
the German Claims Commission,
and Mrs. Kiesselbach; Judge Ed
win B. Parker, also of the Ger
man Claims Commission, and
Mrs. Parker; Judge Fred K. Mel.
son, Of the Mexican Claims Com
mission; the Undersecretary of
state, j. Reuben Clark, jr.; Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Frank Mccoy, Mr..
and Mrs. James Reynolds, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Warren, Mrs.
e. G. H. Slater, Mrs. Henry c.
Corbin and Miss Mary Sheridan.
Nine. Riano, wife of the former
ambassador of Spain, who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ander-
son, has gone to New York for
a few days before returning to,
her home in Newport.
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Mrs. Harrington Mills enter
tanned a company at luncheon
and bridge today at the Grafton
Hotel.
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ENGAGE MENTS
OF INTEREST
In CAPITAL
Miss Charlotte O'Shaugh-
messy to Wed; Also
Julian Devereux

Major and Mrs. Patrick
O'Shaughnessy have announced
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Charlotte Benson, to William
Henry Crawford. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy Crawford, of this city.
The wedding will take place in
the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Albert
have announced the engagement
Of their daughter, Marie Louise,
to Ensign Lawrence Hugh Frost,
u. s. N, OF Vinita, Okla. The
wedding will take place in June.
Ensign Frost graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1929.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brooks
Morse have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Kath-
arine Brooks, to Julian Ashton
Devereux, son of DIR. and Mrs.
John Ryan Devereux. No date
has been set for the wedding.
Mrs. G. G. Wills, of Champaign,
Ill, is making a visit of several
weeks duration at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. r. M. Kauff.
mann, Greenacre, Chevy Chase.
Md.
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NOTES OF SOCIETY

and Great Britain. This mis-
sionary medical school for wo-
men Of India is one of the
seven great colleges of the
Orient, and is preparing native
women for medical service to
the millions of women in India.
The local committee, headed by
Mrs. William F. Mcdowell, repre-
senting the Methodist churches of
the city, includes Mrs. Harvey S.
Irwin, Mrs. H. M. Kendrick and
Mrs. H. w. Fisher Of the Women's
Auxiliary of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches; Mrs. Wallace
Radcliffe and Mrs. w. L. Darby,
representing the Presbyterian
churches; Mrs. William s. Aber.
nethy and Mrs. Frances ]. Nichol,
the Baptist churches; Mrs. W. G.
Jamison, the Christian churches;
Mrs. w. P. Ellenberger, the Con-
gregational churches; Mrs. e. C.
Dinwiddie, the Lutheran churches;
Mrs. Eugene w. Shaw, the Metho-
dist churches; Mrs. William C. Dem
mis-, the Chevy Chase Women's
Club; Mrs. George F. Bowerman,
the Twentieth Century Club; Mrs.
Thomas Edwin Brown, Miss Helen
Hudson and Miss Hettie P. Ander.
son, representing the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association.
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Miss Laura Lejeune and Miss
Eugenia Lejeune, daughters of
Major General and Mrs. John A.
Lejeune, are the guests In whose
honor Miss Alice Parker and Miss
Priscilla Parker, Of Chevy Chase,
are entertaining at bridge this
afternoon.
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Medical Missionary
Will Speak for The
Daughters of India

DR.. Ida Scudder, medical mis-
sionary of India, will be the
honor guest and speaker at a
luncheon to be given on May
IA in Barker Hall Of the Y. w.
G. A. That evening she will
make an. address in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
She will talk on "The Daughters
of India Answer Mother India"
Mrs. William F. Mcdowell.
who is chairman of the com.
mittee arranging the visit of
DR.. Scudder, will preside at the
luncheon and Mrs. Wallace Rad.
cliffe will introduce the speaker.
DR.. Scudder represents the third
generation Of missionary doctors
in the Scudder family, being the
granddaughter of DR.. John Scud.
der of pioneer medical fame in
the Orient. She is head of the
Vellore Medical College in south
India, founded 10 years ago as
as result of the united efforts
Of international ana interde-
nominational women Of America
The Washington times., 1929-04-29
Maple Sugar

More than 100 pounds Of this
years run Of Vermont maple
sugar is on its way to Washing
ton for the consumption of mem
bers Of the Vermont State AS
ISOLATION of the District of CO.
1umbia at the annual sugar fest
to be given in the banquet room
OF the National Press Club on
Saturday evening, May II. The
sugar-bush festival, the big event
of the associations year, is usually
attended by from 200 to 400 Ver-
monters and friends. This year
it will be a dinner dance, with
hot waxed syrup on Clipped ice
supplying the dessert. Frank e.
Hickey, 1401 Columbia Rd.. is
chairman of the committee on
arrangements and will be as
sisted by Major Robert H. Dun.
lop, Mrs. John T. Cushing, Mrs.
Albert e. Dieterich, Mrs. Mabel
Peirce, Mrs. Frank E. Hickey
Miss Mary Jean Simpson and
William d. Hassett.
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Vice President

Vice President Curtis and his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
FRS. Edward Everett Gam, were
guests last evening of Representa-
tive and Mrs. James G. Strong,
who ent ertained the members of
the Kansas delegation in Congress
at supper at their home in Nc
Kinley Street. Mrs. Frank
Chester, a guest Of Mrs. Strong,
assisted the hostess.
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The u. s. Ambassador to the
Court of st. James, former Vice.
President Dawes; Senator Fred
eric C. Walcott and former U. s.
Ambassador to Japan, Roland
Morris, will be among the
speakers at the dinner to be
given Wednesday evening at the
Park Lane. in New York, by the
LawrenceviIle School, Lawrence
vile, N. j.
son, Dana Dawes, is student at
Lawrenceville School.
The Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik will have as their
guests for a few days the latter's
aunt and cousin, Mrs. w. w. Price
and Miss Priscilla Price, who win
arrive on Wednesday from st.
Paul. MINI.
The United States Minister to
Greece and Mrs Robert Skinner,
who arrived in New York on Fri
day, are in Washington for the
week and are guests at the May
flower. They will go to their
former home in Massillon, Ohio,
before returning to Europe.
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Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart, presi-
dent general of the D. A. r., and
Mrs. Alfred j. Brosseau, former
president general, will be honor
guests at the weekly luncheon
tomorrow Of the Women's Ma
tional Press Club.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Carr en-
tertained a small company at the
Club Chantecler supper dance on
Saturday evening.
Box Holders
Box holders for the illustrated
talk on gardens, to be given
Thursday evening at the Willard
by Miss Frances Benjamin John
ston, include Mrs. William Hurd
Hill, Miss Bessie Kibbey, Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs.
Charles w. Richardson and Mrs.
Frank s. Hight.
The talk will be for the benefit
Of the Kenmore Association and
the patriotic fund Of the Mary
Washington Chapter, D. A. r.
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Mrs. Wilton ]. Lambert will
entertain at luncheon on May l
and and again on May and 3.
At the last OF the series Mrs.
Edward Everett Gam, sister Of
Vice President Curtis, will be the
guest of honor and at the party
on May the ranking guest will
be Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford.
wife of Justice Sanford.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

at the proper angles for riding COM
fort. Rear seat compartments are
fitted with a smoking set on the
right side and vanity case on the
left. Arm rests are provided IN the
rear compartments Fon the de luxe
sedan. victoria and Abroug ham.
Butler silver-finished interior mt
tings are in ornamental leaf pat.
tern, executed into harmonious de-
signs so that door handles, dome
lights and other interior hardware
conform with the nicely of fine
all closed models slides in specially
constructed felt channels. prevent.
ing all vibration and rattles.
Convenience and completeness are
featured on the attractively ar.
ranged controls in the drivers com.
pertinent. Grouped in panel in.
directly Illuminated are speedOmeter.
ammeter. oil gauge and fuel gauge.
In the same panel. symmetricaIly
arranged, are the starting button,
carburetor choke. manifold heat
control and approved theft lock
ignition switch.
! On top Of the onespiece finger
thin steering wheel are the light
control switch, gasoline throttle and
horn button. The hand brake Is at
the drivers right on all models ex-
eept the victoria and the brouaham.
where 1t is at the left. attached to
the frame. Gear shift is standard
three speeds forward and one re.
verse. The starter button on the
dash affords greater convenience,
while the manifold heat control
insures efficient operation Of the
engine under all weather conditions.
Cowl ventilators on each side,
regulated by small foot pedals. are
standard equipment on all models.
They. open out to provide maximum
ventilation. Windshield is One-piece
type. hinged at the top and swings
froward for ventilation. The en-
tire instrument hoard below the
Windshield is stained and striped
in walnut finish TO make II at.
tractiyely harmonize with the In.
terror of the car.
Many reffnements in engine de.
sign. making for increased power,
economy. speed and acceleration,
have been developed. The engine
is the 81" head type with a bore
Of as inches and a stroke of IA
inches. and a total displacement of
2OS cubic inches. Seven bearings,
with a total area Of 24.15 square
inches. support the 52spound crank.
shaft which Is dramatically and
,statieally balanced. and connpletely
r1aehinad
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
Boxer, Felled by Blow,
Dies of FRACTURED Skull

PITTsBURG, Kan, Jan. is u.N.
s.-Frankie CivllIa. 22-year-old
Kansas City bantamweight boxer,
died at Mt. Carmel Hospital yes
terday from injuries received IN
the second round Of a fight with
steve salina on a, card presented by
the Mira Shrine Patrol here last
night.
Civilla's skull was fractured when
he was knocked through the ropes
in the second round Of the fight
and cracked his head on the boards
Of the platform oCtslde the ring.
He did not regain consciousness be.
fore his death.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

Of line, it's harmony Of color, its longer
bodies, its higher radiator and hood, its
sweeping one-piece full crown lenders
make the new Superior Whippet the
style triumph of master designers.
The larger bodies give moro spacious
interiors, with broader seats and extra
leg room. Other important factors In
riding comfort are the oversize balloon
tires, snubbers and longer springs both
front and rear.
In performances, the new Superior
Whippet IL speedicr, Hvelicr and more
powerful. Long service win prove it,
depcndability and economical operation.
See and examine the new Superior Whip
pet At your first opportunity! An inn
mediate order will aid In obtaining early
delivery.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
Pornp Will Mark Natal
Day of Former Kaiser

LONDON, Jan. 16 CU.SJ.--Former
Kaiser Wilhelm Is planning a royal
birthday party at Doom on his 10th
anniversary. Jan. %. The ex-kaiser
IL reported to have sent out invita-.
lions to 81 royal personages to at
tend his ceIebration. which, accord.
Ing to dispatches to the Evening
standard. will be on scale to. re.
call the old pomp and glory Of Inn
perial court days.
The Kaiser's birthday present to
his wife. Princess Hsrmione. will be
beautifully inscribed copy Of his
book, my E'orefathers." on which
Wilhelm has been working for the
past year.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
Magnate and Wife Die
AS Fire Destroys Home

MONTREAL, Quebec Jaht lb'v-
Hiram IL. Piper, prominent in rail.
way circles and president Of the
Hiram L. Piper Company, railway
supplies, persisted with his wife
when fire destroyed their home at
westmount yesterday. He had tele'
phoned to the fire department, then
returned to a bedroom to save his
wife.
Both were found dead on the
floor Of the bedroom. Mrs. Piper
was a sister Of Sir James Car
Tuthers.
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Russian Admits Killing
Ex-GeneraI of Whites

MOSCOW, Jan. rs q.N.sJ.-A
24-year.old Russian named Kollen
berg. who was arrested charged
with the murder Of Gen. Jacob
Shlashtchov. former leader Of the
white army" in the Crimean
fighting, confessed the crime to
police yesterday. He told the police
ne sought revenge because Shlasht-
chow executed HIS brother during the
civil war of 1918. Shlashtchov
fled to Turkey after the collapse
of the white campaign In Crimea,
but in 1922 voluntarily returned
and offered his services to the
Soviets.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
Man Held for Killing
Former Wife's Husband

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1s.-ALeon-
ard f. Carr. 4S. boarder at 1929
West Thompson St.. was held with
out bail by Magistrate Carney
charged with the murder OF Ernest
E, Schwartz, 40, his landlord, who
was found dying in his automobile
near Twenty.eighth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue on Decem.
Der 20.
At a previous hearing It was
brought out that Carr IL the former
husband OF SchwArtz's wife. He
returned to her home as boarSier
several years ago.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

WITH aIlit many improvements, with
w its greater beauty, longer wheclbase,
larger body, new ssFinger-Tip ContrOl''
and more powerful higher compression
engine, the Superior Whippet Four Sedan
is still tho worlds lOwest-priced four
door enclosed car.
And the new Superior Whippet Six Sedan
10 the worlds lowest-priced six-cylinder
folr-door enclosed car to offer the inn
pOrtant advantages of seven bearing
crankshaft, ''Finger-Tip Control" silent
timing chain, full force-feed lubricatiOn
and Nelson type aluminium alloy invar-
strut pistOns.
Never have FOurs and light Skies been
distinguished by such beauty and style
~ arc now winning nationwide praise
for the new Superior Whippet. Its grace
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
Bandits Smash Glass,
Get Loot on AvenI

NEW YORK, Jan. I6.--PoIics
are searching for thieves who
smashed the windows Of two Fifth
Avenue shops and fed In an auto
mobile with hats and 9 mink eeAi
valued at $3.50.
Shortly after midnight window
of Dobbs and Company at Fifty
seventh Street was smashed and
hats and clothing were taken. The
operation was repeated at tn
Sarnoff NeaderlaIld store. neal
Thirty-fourth street. and the fur
coat added to the loot.
There IL Just the boarding house
that yOu are looking for listed In
tOday's Classified Pages.
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with The New
eeNnger-TiP COntrol''

The greatest advance I'm driving con.
Venience since the sclf-starter. A
single buttOn I'm the center Of the
steeIing wheel cSntrOls al functions
II starting the motor, Sounding tho
horn and operating tho Iighta.
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FREE

FREE
This guide IL Tree" to all
wAo call at our office. 1917
H Street N. W. II sending
coupon enclose &c postage
tor return OF cuide.
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means OF communication for pedes-
TRANS and for the transportation
OF persons and merchandise.
Right Subject to Welfare
The right to use the streets5 In;
cluding the right to park, Is subject
to civic and public welfare. As
traffic increases. every effort should
be made to expedite movement and
make it more safe by the use of
pavement parking, traffic signs and
signals. the designation Of one-way
and through streets. the elimination
of turns and the appointment Of
adequately trained traffic officers.
The right to move cars should have
precedence over the right to store
cars on public highway.
Parking is one of the most diff
cult elements in traffic control. The
retail business and curb parking
are important factors in parking
The Washington times., 1929-01-26

ness, how they arrived and II by
motor. where their cars are parked.
Little Permanent Relief
Any relic gained BY the elimina-
tion Of parking is largely lost
within short period OF time be-
cause motor vehicles are increasing
In number so rapidly.
1t is known to be fact that In
cities where parking is prohibited
on certain streets to avoid con-
gestion. the rules are frequently
lisregarded and that in some in.
stances officials are at q less to
cope with the situation. Enforce.
lnent OF the law, 1t would appear.
results in wholesale arrests and
the invoking OF the public 3 ire.
a better way Is to provide inunici.
pal parking areas where vehicles
may be parked either free OF
charge or at nominal charge per
The Washington times., 1929-01-26

oyerspass which handles traffic at
five intersections.
st. Joseph. Mo-. has adopted grade
separation as major method of
clearing traffic.
San Francisco has an over-pass at
the foot of Market Street and the
Embarcadero. The city also has a
pedestrian viaduct for the pas.
sengers who enter or leave tile
Ferry Building from the central
business district and the Eastbay
communities.
In Cincinnati there are IL over
passes where one street is carried
by d bridge or Viaduct over an
other street. In the case of this
city, the original reason for the
over.pass was not for reasons of
traffic but because OF topography.
Streets are primarily provided for
the use of the general public as a
The Washington times., 1929-01-26

regulations. A considerable amount
Of parking which interferes with
traffic movement is tolerabIe il
such parking contributed materially
to the business. On the other hand.
II It Is found that curb parking con.
tributes but little to the retail busi-
ness houses. it may be welI to
regulate parking by restriction
Curb parking which Is entirely un.
restricted as to time limit cannot In
the long run be beneficial to retail
trade.
The factors entering into such
conditions can be determined by 4
modes Of transportation study.
Such q study can best be con.
Quoted by business houses them.
selves. by having their. employees
ask patrons in casual way, during
the ordinary transaction Of busi.
The Washington times., 1929-01-26

long distance, the volume Of traf-
eic is materially Increased. Traffic,
TO reach its destination. must 90 by
longer route, make two o. three
right turns, and must cross and
delay the fIow on the main artery
at some time.
Grade Separation
Grade separations are being ad.
.pocated for busy intersections. Why
should not street and highway engf-
neers profit by what was learned
years ago by railroad engineers.
Detroit now has a separation Of
grades at East Grand Boulevard
and at East Jefferson Avenue and
is developing others.
\ III st. Louis there is an over-pass
where the boulevard parkway passes
over major street at the entrance
Of Belierive Park.
Bethlehem. Pa, has an elaborate
The Washington times., 1929-01-26
WHIPPET OILING

To insure ample lubrlcation Of the
superior Whippet four and six cyl.
inder motors. a high-pressure system
forces oil to the main bearings, con.
meeting rods. canlstaft and timing
chain. This system Is ingeniously
combined with spray and splash
lubricating system so that even ufl.
der extreme conditions the friction
surfaces of the motors are constantly
safeguarded.
The Washington times., 1929-01-26

hour. II cities have adeuuats
funds to provide free parking areas,
this means would seem the most
desirable. for motorists who stay
downtown for only an hour or two
are usually averse to paying for
parking and generally are the most
fragrant yiolators Of the mo park.
ing rule.
The Washington times., 1929-01-26
Pedestrian Traffic
Control Urged
BY THOMAS ]. KEEFE

Motosts Association
Control Of Washington pedestrian traffic at intersections
Ia the downtown area should be enforced Pedestrian laws
are on the statutes but not enforced .
The Washington times., 1929-01-26
| l m e S
+ Four Speeds Forward /
Standard Gear Shift

Owners, after many months experience with
the Graham Paige four-speed transmission en-
Enthusiastically endorse its performance. Fourth.
used most Of the time, gives new smoothness
and swiftness- third, a quiet internal gear, pro-
vides rapid acceleration in traffic and up steep
hills. The gear shift is standard You start in
second first, III reserve, is seldom used. "A SIX.
OF EIGHT, with the new re6nements and improve
ments, is at your disposal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-09
Ken Maynard on Riding

the ranges began riding before the
ladies the feminine mind dressed him in
tailored breeches, monogrammed shirts.
mufflers and silk garters. No real cow
hand wears rig like mine. He loves
his overalls, open neck and floppy hat.
The hat is the best friend the cow
puncher has, and he spends as much
time and money buying that as a
woman does her Easter bonnet. 1t acts
as a protector from wind and sun. He
uses it for dipper when riding far
from the home range, and often waters
the tired horse with the hat acting as
the trough. The real COW hand wears
good boots, but not trimmed with fancy
stitching and scrolls like these. He has
good bit and spur. but outside of that
he is sadly lacking in the picturesque
appearance he presents when riding the
screen instead of the hills.
Speed, ease, grace and variety are
the points on which the trick rider and
roper is judged. These can only be
acquired by practice from the time one
is born. by spending long hours riding
the plains. and by many appearances
before critical audiences. whose ap-
plauSe spurs man on to taking chances
with his neck"