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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Carrying Goals
To Newcastle

FRESNO. Cal, Feb. Z. U.p)-The
latest feat in carrying Goals to New
castle appeared under way here to-
day as Fruit Industries, Inc. sent
eight men into this field 10 sell
Vlne-Glo, the grape concentrate
under fire OF the prohibitionists.
With several hundred thousand
acres OF vineyards in this valley,
the concentrate had not appeared
IN quantities other than samples,
heretofore.
Al G. Johns, in charge of the con-
centrate sales here, said his men
had met with an immediate good
response"
Observers here say that while
thousands OF grape growers have
been making their own wine, resi-
dents OF the towns and cities of the
district usually have depended on
home brew or their bootleggers for
their scofflaw potables.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
SCOUTS MOBILIZE
TO HELP AT FAIR

Scouts of the valley council be-
gan arriving in Ell Centro this
morning at relatively early hour
in order for the mobilization Of all
troops in the city park.
The mobilization was for the pur-
pose not only of forming an escort
of honor for Governor Rolph, and
other distinguished visitors, but for
illustrating how quickly the Scouts
may be called out in case of emer-
gency.
Big auto buses brought the Yuma
troops in, while buses, and automo-
biles loaded to oyerflowing with
Scouts came from the various dis
tricts in the council.
All ages. and all sizes, wearing
bright colored neckerchiefs in their
troop colors. the boys were swarm
ing over the court house and the
city park lawns awaiting the nobil-
iZation signal.
AS the fire whistle blew, the
Scouts flew 10 their posts, and pre-
sented an alert and efficient array
ready for their duties as guard ush-
ers and messengers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
WEEKEND FILMS
OFFER PATRONS
LOADS OF COMEDY

Joe Brown the irrepressible one,
heads the bill to be presented To-
night only at Fox Imperial theatfe'
in his latest comedy release, "Going
Wild.p
This time Joe is mistaken Tor q
hero of the air and has to play the
part, much to his annoyance, 10
place it mildly. Because his initiais
as Rolo Smith, are the same as
those of Robert Smith, author OF
book on aviation, Joe is assumed
to be Story and accepts the role,
Dragging about his flying ability.
When he is slated to enter the air
race and there is no "out' for
him, his troubles begin and he gives
an exhibition of the widest flying
any aviator ever thought up.
Lawrence Gray, Laura Lee, Frank
McHugh and a flock Of others help
Joe make it a smashing hit with
plenty of laughs.
Our fathers and mothers and pos
sibly our grandfathers and grand
mothers, laughed over "Charley S
Aunt" as stage play. 1t was later
done in the silent pictures with sgd
Chaplin in the leading role and was
a scream.
1t is the Sunday night attraction
at Fox Imperial, and its laughs are
as good as they were in the early
nineties. Charles Ruggles has the
lead this time, with June Collyer,
Doris Lloyd. Hugh Williams and
others help Ruggles put across the
comedy. Ruggles is called upon to
take feminine role in the play
and he scores heavily with It,
"Charley's s Aunt Is a rib smasher.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Did Not Want
His Wife Back

Baldomen Castillo did not want
his wife back but he did want
the sheriff's office to know that she
ran away with another man.
He furnished the information, eX-
planned Castillo yesterday afternoon
to Undersherif Rodney Clarke. so
that he would have a record in case
he ever wanted to get a divorce
Castillo reported to the sheriff's
office that Maria Moreno de Cas-
tillo, his wife, had eloped with a
man named Pete Leon. Castillo in
sisted that he did not want his
wife back.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
GOVERNMENT TO
MAKE SURVEY ON
LINES in VALLEY

/ Checking on the possible slipping
of land in Imperial Valley due to
earthquakes and other disturbances
in the earth's crust, party Of en-
gineers from the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey, under
Lieut.. Charles Pierce, will re-run
three lines of levels west, north and
east from El Centro.
This information was made known
today in letter received by Phil
knights, FL Centro city engineer.
from r. L. Davis. acting director of
the geodetic survey.
The lines Of precise levels will ex-
tend west from Ell Centro along the
San Diego and Arizona railroad to
Jacumba. north from FL Centre to
INLAND, and east from Ell Centro to
Yuma.
The letter, in making suggestion
OF interest to local residents, said:
These lines are being run now in
connection with earthquake investi-
cations. and, while several bench
marks have been previously estab-
lished in your locality. it is believed
that you would welcome the oppor-
tunity to have special bench mark
established on some prominent
building or in public park within
reasonble proximity to our level
lines, which would serve as the basis
for your leveling operations and be
OF material value to you in engineer
ing work.
Four years ago, in 1927, level lines
were run through by the geodetic
survey. The new operations are a
checking up on the former levels to
determine any change that may
have taken place.
knights, as city engineer, has
procured a bench mark as suggest
ed in the letter. to be established on
some prominent mark in FL Centre.
ton OF the drought relief program.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Canadian Singer
Is Visitor Here

Earle Waterman. Canadian
Singing Fool" who is linking
and singing his way from Toronto
Canada. to Los Angeles, is in E.
Centre now and will be heard To-
cally over the radio and at various
programs.
He left Toronto November 3, and
has covered 3490 miles. He is en-
route to Los Angeles to take further
training in voice culture and master
OF ceremonies work. From Ell Gen.
tro he will go to San Diego.
Waterman appeared on the pro-
gram at the Barbara Worth Hotel
yesterday and will be heard again
today. He will appear on a request
program over KXO between $3.50
and 1000 o'clock Sunday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Ask Signature
On New Airmail

Requests for the local postmas-
ter's signaure upon letters to be
mailed from El Centro on the first
flight over air mail route A. NJ 80,
continue to arrive daily at the
postoffice here and lead to the as
sumption that El Centro is TO be
made a stop on the southern route
between New York and San Diego.
Almost every state in the union
is represented in the collection OF
requests and this morning a letter
arrived from Honolulu. Hawaii, ask
ing that enclosed air mail envelopes
be signed by the postmaster and
mailed on the first flight over the
route.
The postmaster is holding the let
tiers here for the souvenir collectors
and will sign and mail them as de.
sired.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
NEW DIRECTORIES
SENT OUT TO-DAY

Ell Centrans today received new
telephone directories, the advent OF
which caused expressions of salts
faction throughout the city.
February's book contains 290 more
names than did the book for July
signifying a satisfactory increase OF
the use OF the telephone in the val
ley.
The book contains the usual emo
plete directions for the use of tele-
phones and in addition to the valley
telephone lists. the customary buy
ers' guide.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Brawley Woman
Dies Suddenly

Investigation into the death of
Mrs. Ruth j. Dishon, 72, who
dropped dead in Brawley Thursday
was made late yesterday by Bert
Underwood. county coroner. She
died of old age after an illness of
10 years. the last two years of which
confined her to bed as an invalid.
She was born in Indiana and
came to California eight years ago,
She is survived by relatives in
BraWley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Local WOman's
Mother Is Dead

II is with regret that the many
friends OF Mrs. Marx Munson OF
this city learn of the death OF her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Grun.
Mrs. Munson received the sad
news this morning. Her mother
was sc years of age at the time
of her passing and resided in Chi
cago with daughter. Mrs. Frank
Kass.
Funeral services will be held in
Dubuque, Iowa, and the date has
not been set as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
Fiction

Fiction
1.-The Actress by Arthur Ap-
plin; Visa to France by Berry
Fleming; MANY Captives, By
John owen; Jenny Fowler by
Margaret jackson; 1.-The Swan Is
land Murders, by Victoria Lin
coin; "Dixon's Cubs by John C.
Moore: Dance Night by Dawn
Powell: Shambhala, BY Mich
olas Roerich; Midsummer Night, -
by Carl Wilhelmson; "The Red
lakes.'' by Francis Brett Young.
NOn-FictiOn
Your Character From Your
Handwriting, by Harry Brooks;
Henry Irving by Gordon Craig;
DAIRY Enterprises" by John C.
Mcdowell: "Lichee Nuts by Edgar
Lee Master; "A Tourist In Spite OF
HIMSELF by Edward Newton;
Wagons West by Elizabeth
Page; "Swift; A Biography by
Carl Van Doren; "Dog Days; 9th
er Times and Other Dogs" by
Stewart Edward White; "Those
Earnest victorians," by Esme Wing
field-Stratford.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February z 1915

The Calipatria club IS now headed
by Mrs. W. j. West and they have
a membership now of over 40 and
the very active interest that these
ladies have taken in the work of
the club has resulted in much good
work for the town.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Mostly cloudy unsettled weather
tonight and Sunday with possibly
showers: moderate temperature,
gentle shifting winds
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Unsettled and mild tonight and
Sunday, probably rains west por-
ton; gentle southerly winds Off
shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
--22ND ALARM

A purepred COW belonging to S. F..
Tanning. Saugus. Los Angeles
County, in December yielded 1l9
pounds OF butterfat.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07

pudding will please stop throwing
its raisins at the chocolate cake,
III tell you about Uncle Wiggily s
hot candy.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07

Arthur E. Grow and William H.
Lavayea, president and secretary of
the Peoples Abstract and Title
company. returned from the coast
last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07

Mrs C. E. Paris and Mrs. A. A.
Anderson are in Los Angeles for a
few days. Mrs. Anderson will re-
turn from that city TO her home
In San Francisco after spending
several weeks with her father and
mother in this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
LOCAL WEATHER
RECORDED BY F. A. BAUGHMAN
U. S. Weather Bureau
TEMPERATURES

Minimum this morning ................ 49
Maximum yesterday ..................-.. Ga
w. r. Hearst has purchased 10
Arabian horses from w. K. Kellogg
for his ranch near San Simeon, San
Luis Osbispo County.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
TEN YEARS AGO
February Z, 1921

Mrs. Dorsey Whitelaw is enter
tanning at luncheon today in COM
pliment to Miss Margaret Maurice
of Los Angeles, house guest of Mrs
Guy La Touche.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February Z. 1911

Washington birthday. February
%, is the date set for the matinee
races to be given for the benefit of
the fair association. They will take
place on the rack track of the fair
grounds at Ell Centre and give
promise of presenting numerous
interesting speed events.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07

The farmers institute, held un-
der the auspices of representatives
of the state university at the prin-
cipal towns of Imperial Valley this
week have been fun of interest.
The institute at El Centre was held
on Thursday and was well attend
led.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-07
COLLECTIONS

w. I. STONE, 83l MAIN ST.
Phone 248 and 387, FL Centro. Cal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
FISH OIL BIDDING
FOR WTAM|N CROWN
Representative Free Reveals
Production Cost Less Than
Cod Liver Product.

BY the Associated Press
Cod liver oil may be toppled from the
throne it holds through wearing the
health crown of vitamin d.
But it is likely that the apparent
successor will carry into the Job the
same or similar smell, as fish oil
appears as the usurper.
Representative Free of California
disclosed all this in announcing the re-
suits of 15-month study by Bureau
of Fisheries experts.
Vitamin d, the most elusive of the
elements dieticianS insist che should
eat to live healthily, was discovered in
abundance in the plain finners of
American origin that ride to can yearly
in Frees home State.
Dependence for Vitamin.
Just now cod liver Gil is the most
dependable source of the vitamin. along
with chicken egg yolks, and go per
cent of Americas ccd liver oil needs.
totaling from 100000 to 100000 gal
Ions yearly. are imported.
The studies of the Bureau OF Fish
cries, made with $500 choice albino
rats, showed that tuna fish oil is 20
per cent more potent in vitamin content
than regulation medicinal cod liver oil.
California sardine oil was found equal,
salmon oil half as potent, and men
haden oil threa-fourthS as strong.
Secretary Hyde has agreed to try out
the fish oil direct on chickens, to de-
termine effects of various doSages.
Chickens like children, it appears, are
subject TO ricketts, when they do not
get their vitamin D in sufficient
quantity.
The bureau has carried this phase
of the work as far as possible, though
other experiments are still going on
with fish oils representative Free said.
Production Cost Cheaper.
american fish oil can be produced
at one-fourth the cost of cod liver oil
and the American fish oil industry
is not thriving.
I'VE feel quite certain Free added,
I'VE will soon develop big market for
American oils and cut costs for chicken
growers"
j. r. Manning of the Bureau of Fish
cries who conducted the tests with DR..
E. NJ. Nelson, Agriculture Department
chemist. told of the work. and disclosed
that fish oils now are being tried out
for vitamin A potentialities.
Vitamin A, however, is not considered
so important, as it is found in num-
Der of foods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
MRS. ELLA KE0UGH
AIDS FILIPINO FIGHT
Writer Heads Women's Division of
Group Seeking Islands In
dependence.

Mrs. Ella Cole Keough, writer and
chief Of the Washington Speakers
Bureau. 1888 P street, has been ap-
pointed director of the women's division
Of the Filipino Federation Of America,
Inc.
The federation is an organization OF
more than a million members, estab-
lished to make known to the people Of
the United States the desire Of the
Filipinos for immediate independence.
At a meeting Of the Temporary Com
mittee yesterday Mrs. Keough was made
chairman of the National Committee.
A number Of poultry farmers In
Hampshire. England, have been train
ing old gsnders to protect their prop
erty against night raids by thieves.
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Face POwderS

Djer-Kiss Combinations, including
face powder, perfume and pocket
perfumizer, all for .......... soc
So Lucretia Vanderbilt Powder $3.50
81 Terri Face Powder ......... .S9c
BOurjoiS Java Powder and Cream
Rouge, both. 33c
81 size Raquel Face Powder, dis
continued package .......... .39c
75c Cheramy LOvIOr Powder, discon-
tinued package .....29c, for 81
81 Piver Face Powder, made in
France; MiSti or ROcrOy fra
GRANGE .39c, for 81
Hudnut's Three Flowers Face Pow
der and Perfume, both. .75c
Frances Powder and Vial Of French
Perfume, both ................$ 81
Karess Powder and Vial Of Per-
rune '.............. w
COty Face Powder and Lipstick. .S5c
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Surprising Values in Toilet Requisites
Many at Remarkable Prices!
Facial Creams

KOmpIex Facial Cream ......$1
Daggett and RamsdeII's Cold Cream,
medium size ................34 c
81 Golden Peacock Bleach
cream CSC
81 POmpeian Night Cream. :. . .69c
soc Ensemble Cream and SOC
Lotion, both ................5 soc
WOOdbury's Facial Cream .....34c
WOOdbury's Cold Cream ...... Arc
$1.6O Virginia Lee Combination, 81
Cleansing Cream and Coo Face
Powder, both 81
81 COIgate's Cold Cream,
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Lucite Comb, Brush and Mirror Set,
Empire or Orchis, blue or tan;
originally. $18 ..............$ 7.95
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Bath Salts

81 st. Denis Bath Salts, 2O-oz. bot
tie; assorted Odeurs. $50
81 size Cheramy Biarritz Bath Salts,
discontinued style .39c
81 Dermay Vase of Bath Salts, dis
continued SEC
SOC Imported Bath Room Bottles .29c
81 Novelty Bath Salts rec
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Perfumes

81 Purse-siEe VeoIay Imported
Perfume, discontinued package,
in ANDRE, Royal, Les Sylvies,
Chypre, Pourpre Au- 9Oc
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Tooth Brushes
Miscellaneous

China Perfume Burners,
imported; originally $3.50. Now 81
China Novelty Toothbrush
Holders .......... ......... l9c
SOC Combination Package, shoe
hook, shoe horn and shoe
cleaner .......... SIC
81 Imported Cigarette Holders, sc
81 Manicure Racks, with four pieces,
assorted cOlOrS ..............89 c
10c Powder Puts, compact cor
powder size .......... for 25c
81 Lady Washington Cleansing
Tissue ..........s .IJc
soc Lady Lady Washington
Tissues ...........s....... .39c
81 kleenex ...''............. .S9c
soc kIeeneX .........sss...... SIC
Csc kleeneX ..................2 zoe
Waldorf Toilet Tissue. .dOz. CSC
Bathtex ColOred Tissue. CSC dOz.
Fl. Orange COlOred Tissue, maize,
blue, and pink ........ soc dOZ.
lib. Roll Hospital Cotton. ;. .29c
25c Sets Blue Rose, including small
bath salts, face powder and
soap I0c
Csc Outdoor Girl Package. -. .I5c
39c Whisk BrOomS .29c
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V0nitieS, LibStickS

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81 Roger and GalIet Double Van
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Veolay Loose Powder Vanity, dis
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81 AngeluS ipstfck .............89 sec
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Tooth PaSteS

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Csc DR.. Vests Tooth Paste, 3 for SOC
Pebeco Tooth Paste. ............2Sc
Listerine Tooth Paste. .I5c
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Ipana Tooth Paste. .29c
FOrhan's Tooth Paste. .34c
COlgate'S Tooth Paste. ....., .I9c
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Manicure
Preb0r1fiOnS
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sac Velvet Razor Blades, to fit
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similar razors, pkg. OOC
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Toilet Water
50 size Myette Toilet Water, style
changed; jasmin, gar 6Oo
denia, chypre MON. W

$3.25 Size Djer-Kiss Toilet
wafer $l.69
$3.50 HOubigant's Quelques
Fleurs Toilet Water ........ $3.50
1925 Houbigant's Ideal Toilet
Water $3.50
$3.50 Raquel's L'Endeley Toilet
Water, discontinued style
package ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$1.69
81 Cheramy Toilet Water, asst.
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Bath POWderS
and TuIcnmS

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So Combination Douche ~ SO
CSC Bath Sprays, red or blue. :. ]. 79c
49c Imported Rubber SpOnges. Csc
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$3.50 OrbIOs Orange Blossom
91.NS
81 Purse Size Raquel Orange Bios
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Bv ROark Bradford
4uoy Of "P His CIiu Which the Play Green
Pastures" Is Based

birth Of John Henry, the Negro giant worker
of the South. heard of John Henry early
as can remember. I believed implicitly as
did the Negroes who talked about him, that
such a man actually had existed. In fact,
number Of Negroes my fathers farm in Lau-
derdale County, Tenn, pFofeSsed actually to
have seen John Henry perform some of his
prodigious feats.
In every community where men work with
their hands there is one outstanding individual
who is recognized as the best man in the
country" When I was growing up huge
Negro named Bud BoStick was the best man.
in the community. Bud weighed more than
200 pounds, and was built considerably on the
plan of the late Sam Langford wedge shape,
with huge arms and shoulders and rapidly
tapering body. He could pick 400 pounds Of
cotton a day: he wore out" two mules each
blowing season; he could toy with bale of
cotton: he could lift wagon wheel out of q
mudhole when 1T was begged down; In fact,
there seemed to be no limit to 2ad's strength.
And In addition tn ell that he could play q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

DUT before Bud came to the place there had
y been man named Houston Eggleston.
Houston was, according to the older members
of the family a better man than Bud. He was
stronger than Bud and he could do more things
than Bud could do And he could do every-
thing even better than Bud could do them. 7
imagine Bud got pretty tired Of hearing about
Houston. I remember one rainy day a gang
of Negroes were at the barn. boasting and lying
and arguing about religion, as was their custom
during wet weather, when some one said some-
thing about Houston Eggleston.
you'd think" observed Bud, "dat happy
haided niger was old John Henry hissef, de
way YAH been goin' on about him.
That was as strong as Bud could go. for John
Henry was the greatest worker of them all He
was the champion roustabout of the river. He
could roll more cotton onto the river steamboats,
than the best of the other leaders. He could
pick more cotton, drive more railroad spikes,
shovel more coal into the firebox door Of
freight-engine than any other Negro worker
in the history Of the South.
John Henry was a cotton-rolling fool from
the very start.
Cotton was piled mile high on the 1evee,
both ways, twice far as you could See-So
the John Henry stories have 1.-THE Fall John
Henry first took to the river. He hadn't meant
to take to the river but the old woman told
him. she said, John Henry, you's a man. but
yo' home amt hyar."
well" says John Henry, II b'lieve I'll be
gittin' around. I got a eetch on my heel and
a run-around on my weary mind. got to
scratch my feet on strange ground and rest my
weary mind on a strange pillow. So fix up my
bundle old woman, and gimme my hat Cause
I'm Akin to git around some"
So the old woman got his bundle and his
hat. "whar you bound to. John Henry" she
asked him. eYou's q man of movements, but
livin' IS hard Whar you bound to, son?"
'4Im bound, all right" said John Henry. but
amt made up my mind whar. / might be
bound to Memphis, and might be bound 10
Natchez. But I'm what Gle sun say, IN O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

And when John Henry said that he got
mad He reared back in his bed and broke out
the stats He opened his month and yowled,
and 1t put out the lamp He cleaVed his tongue
and spat; and it put out the fire Don't make
me madl" said John Henry, and the thunder
rumbled and rolled Don't let me git mad on
de day Tm.-5awn cause I'm skeered Of my
ownsef when gifts mad"
And John Henry stood up in the middle
of the floor and he told them what he wanted
to eat Bring me four ham bones and a
pot full of cabbages," he said. Bring me a
bait of turnip green's tree-top tall and season
hit down wild side er middlin. Bring NE
a pone er cold Gavin bread and some hot pot
ticker to wash down. Bring me two hog jowlS
and q kttleful er whippowill pease. Bring
me a skilletful red-hot biscuits and big
jugful er cane moleSses. Cause my name is
John Henry and I'll see you soon"
So John Henry walked out of the house and
away from the Black River country, where all
good roustabouts are born.
That is the story, as legend tells it, Of the