Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-12-07
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ANAOlA4f IL "a oN&AAhliik 1Ot
every round of suds is Attorney
General R. H. Pooley's latest in
novation to curb beer drinking
among British Columbia's young
er bloods.
And they will be spanked in the
place provided by nature for cor
poral correction-the woodshed.
The new punishment, designed
to chasten beer-swallowing boys
without combining them in jail
with common criminals, was de-
vised by the attorney general
when called on to review the ease
of two young Kamloops boys.
They considered it the smart thing
to do to take their girl friends to
a beer parlor in the town of Chase.
Because they were minors and
not entitled to enter beer parlors
under the law, the local magistrate
said they must pay $500 apiece or
spend three months in Jail. M.
Pooley said he would commute the
sentence to a spanking if their
parents would do it under police
supervision just to make sure IT
hurt.
Chicago-An odd hobby has
George w. Klewer and golfers
may be interested. He collects
golf tees, and now has $50 differ
ent varieties. He thinks so high
w of the collection he brought his
tees down to an exposition where
all sorts of strange things are on
display.
Vincennes, Ind.-The mar who
fell asleep at the switch bears no
resemblance to Fireman James
Freeman, who was being congrat-
ulated as a hero today as he lay
in a hospital.
Freeman leaped from a train to
throw a switch. He fell, broke
two ribs and d%islocated his Shout
der. Although suffering great
pain, he crawled to the switch and
threw it in time to permit a fast
passenger train to pass on a clear
track, thus averting possible dis
aster.
Then he tainted beside the
switch, only a few inches from the
eneedin0 wheels of the express.
Florence, S. C.-Birt Evans, 50,
went to a lot of trouble for moth
ing and got shot for his pains.
Officers surprised Evans in the
act of opening an oil company's
safe and shot him in the leg as ne
attempted to escape. The safe, 1t
turned out. was empty.
Cleveland-Yes, it was pay
day" at the Cleveland Transfer
company. "Are you sure?" a voice
on the telephone inquired of J. 7.
Durbin, manager. I'm positive"
replied Durbin. Five minutes lat
er. four men held up eight en-
ployes and escaped with $1,8OO.
London-Miss Patricia Wallace,
daughter Of Edgar Wallace, noted
novelist, got into difficulty about
a dress makers bill. A judgeNtoid
her she must spend 10 days in jail
If she does not pay up the o.
pound bill at the rate of two
pounds a month.
Wallace, thrill wizard, made a
fortune during his lifetime, but
when he died his family found he
had left them almost penniless.
Patricia, accustomed to wealth,
went to work for five pounds a
week. The judge was informed
she had bargained to spend 60 per
cent of her income for apartment
rent.
Milwaukee-The state medical
society is trying to reduce baby
crying in Wisconsin.
bad tempers and sullen behay-
Tor cost many people their places
in the world Of affairs and their
esteem in society despite all their
brilliance and learning" says a
bulletin issued by the society.
"Mothers should correct two
habits Of children-crying in order
to get their own way and sulking
until requests are granted"
Des Moines, Ia.-The state
treasury is a popular place. Leo
Wegman, newly elected treasurer,
has received 1000 applications for
Jobs as his assistant. The appli-
cants include Democrats, RepuO-
licans and Socialists. Wegman's a
Democrat, and takes office Jan. /.
Lenoir, N. C.-Sheriff John w.
Walsh had so many demands for
confiscated whiskey to be used for
chest-rubbing in place Of camphor
that he decided to investigate.
Many cold sufferers, he found,
were taking the medicine intern