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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
II Prisoners Risk
Lives for Science

tlonal Jewish hospital. where. Il Is
claimed. II has been tried success.
fully on animals. II Is not asserted
10 be cure for tuberculosis but Is
designed 10 immunlze normal per-
sons against contracting the dis.
ease.
"We are not asking tis prisoners
70 take risks that We would not
take ourselves" said Doctor Cor.
per.
Need Group Test.
A group ~ persons were need.
ed. be explained. who had never
been In contact with tuberculosis.
Trying to immunize an indlvid.
ual who Is already immune or who
already has the disease Is useless.
as unbiased proof" he stated. "The
final test must be It's trial on per
fecily normal persons. We know
from hundreds OF tests on guinea
pigs. rabbits and dogs that II works
on animals TX makes them Immune.
But what viii II do 10 human be-
ings7'
The l. prisoners were fully In.
formed OF the risks that they vol.
unieered 10 take They were care
fully selected by the prison author
tiles. Volunteers who are serving
sentences for highway robbery or
forgery were rejected. But for
the other successful candidates the
tests will bring them complete free
dom In six months. Failure OF the
serum 10 perform its scientific
function viii. OF course. mean only
one thing-the volunteers will have
given their lives In vain. bur for a
cause In which all humanity is
deeply interested
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
Will Test Tubercular Pre-
ventiye Serum.

Denver Colo.-Twelve convlcts Of
the Colorado state penlicnilary are
offering their lives for the advance
mcnt of medical science hy submit.
ting themselves as human guinea
pigs 10 injections Of a tubercular
preventive serum.
Science can immunIze animals
against tuberculosis" said Dr. n.
J. Corpcr. head of the prison hos
pltafs research laboratory. Now
the time has come FOR the crucial
test What viii n preventive serum
DO 10 human beings?"
This question cannot be definitely
answered Tor six months. for scien-
lists estimate Il will take at least
that time for the experiment TO
yield authentic results. II II Is sue
ceSsful. medical authorities believe
they viii have found n method 10
save literally millions OF lives.
Offered Freedom.
Gov. I'd Johnson has pledged
executive clemency 10 the yolun-
teers "who come through alive. "
They were hrst injected with pre-
ventive serum and then exposed 10
the deadly bacllll In the prison hos
pItal al Canyon City.
one OF those who answered the
governors call for volunteers was
Pearl 0LaughlIn. red-haired mur-
deress serving a life sentence In
Canyon City. Colo. for the killing
OF her step-daughter.
The serum was developed in the
research laboratories OF the Ma
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
Mako Is Fiercest
Of Finny Fighters

After about a hal, hour more. We
appeared % De getting the upper
hand and had thc mako close. rs
big GIN. sharp and triangular. CO,
The surface. we ran closer. hop,ns
90 set pictures % what happened
az the gHa: and we were perhaps
- feet away when the mako leapcd
unexpectedly.
"He came out slick nud fast
without a splash. and as be swep;
upward. stia as q poker. cleaning
e-white. with wide pcciogals
spread and huge tail curved. bis
great savage head narrowing 20 q
spear point. BE was assuredly a
spectacle 90 Gre any angler. Then
came the second leap-a long. low
greyhound bound over the sea. end.
IuS In furious white splash as
large as my boat lie shot out ga
close 80 our bow Thar he could have
been touched. and be went up 90
half the height of our mast. Is Zee,
above The water. and turned 10 toe
nlr 60 smack dpwn with a resound.
Ing roar. Then De split the water
Just opposite the cockpit and fright.
fully close. We waited, tlnEilnz
With suspense. bat he did not leap
again
Wore Himself Out.
AL this happened In a few sec
onjs Bot he d.d not break ont
again. lie stayed down and wore
himself out in the succeeding hali
hour, 50 that when we finally hauled
him up 10 the boat and got the gaH
be had only one wag left
our next notable experience
with a mako occurred some days
after that We sighted one on the
surface and clrcled him wlth a halt.
He took a. That mako flashed
straight Tor the boat. coming Ike
streak on the surface. lie seized
the rudder In bis powerful jaws and
churned the water into seeihing
foam IN his efforts 20 bite Il on. II
was iron. 81 course. and he could
not do much damage. except to his
teeth Neither was he huge enough
90 tear the rudder OF. ns the sharks
DO at Suya But be 20; away"
During the months 81 New Zea
land fishing. Mr. Grey caught about
- mako. Ten of them weighed
about 800 pounds while one weighed
$50 pounds Mako. tipping scales
al i.20o poundG have been caught
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
THE ALL.IN-ONE WEDDING
INVITATION

nEAR Mrs. Post: The time has
- come for mother 20 order the
Invitations 10 my wedding. A friend
told Us you wrote sometime last
winter that the wedding Invitation
which folds In half and whose edges
seal 70 form an envelope on which
the address Is written, Is best pos.
slble taste and used by smartest peo-
pie. The siatloner has shown US q
sample OF this style OF Invitation
on this bond paper. as well as the
heavier Kid paper that fits In two
envelopes. The thin ail-ln-one piece
Invitation Is considerably less ex.
pensive. bat before choosing II we
would Ike TO be sure OF your opln.
Ion. please.
Answer: | can't remember exact
ly what / answered. but doubt hav-
Ing gone so far as to say that the
all-in-one sheet Invitation was In
best possible" taste. think I
said II would be permissible since II
Is the type OF invitation much used
in England and one that has been
chosen also by number OF the
smart In New York. Lately. how
ever. several invitations and an
nouncemenis have been sent me By
my readers. which have made me
rather sorry that endorsed this
type OF invitation. because II can
lend Itself 10 a very poor quality
OF paper and TO Imitation engraving.
About half OF the examples sent me
looked rather shoddy by the time
they had gone through the mail.
In other words really prefer the
conventional wedding Invitation en-
graved (not printed) on a kid finish
paper suggestive OF an orange bios
som petal In color and texture.
which fits into the inner envelope
without mueilage on the flap. and
this into an outer one with a mu-
cilAged flap. The reason for the
TWO envelopes Is that When the out
er one is thrown away. the under
one is entirely fresh and therefore
nicer TO keep with It's enclosures
until the latter are used. In the
single form. no cards can be en-
closed and a postmarked. and some
times crumpled Invitation must be
presented at the church.
II is true that for those who must
economic, the sheet and envelope
in one Is less expensive 20 have
made, and TO stamp, since II can
be sent as unsealed postage. But
IL saving OF expense is not a press
Ing necessity. the conventional in
vitation with its card enclosures Is
In best possible taste.
g By Emily Pos;.-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
Lights of New York RL 1. STEVENSON

The death OF Porter ]. White, a
trouper remembered by old-timers
all over the country, caused a re-
yival OF the legend concerning the
origin OF "The Face on the Barroom
Floor" Mr. White was the first to
recite that poem which has been
heard possibly as often as Casey
at the Bat" and which occasionally
is still sold on the streets OF New
York. II was away back In August,
1857. when Hugh Antoine Darcy.
character actor and manager, came
into Mr.. Whites room and awak-
ened him. Clutching several pieces
OF paper, he said he had just had
an experience that had moved him
greatly. With some friends, he had
wandered into Joe Smiths saloon at
Fourteenth street and Fourth ave-
nue.. and while sitting and talking
Mr.. Darcy was a teetotaler-a
tramp came in and begged for a
drink. His thirst assuaged, he drew
on the floor, with a piece OF chalk,
a woman's face AS he was finish
ing his work, the bouncer came
along and gave him the buns rush.
Mr. Darcy followed the vaga-
bond outside and offered him lit
tie money. Moved by gratitude, the
outcast told his story. A man OF
culture, he had been driven to drink
by the loss OF his sweetheart and
the treachery OF a friend. Instead
OF returning to the saloon. Mr..
Darcy went to his hotel and scrib-
bled the verses that were 10 endure
through the years. Mr.. White was
the first one to read them and to
see in them dramatic value.
The original title was "The Face
on the Floor" Many years ago,
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
Whale Plays lag
With Sea Bathers

Avalon. Calif.-They had
whale of a time here the other
afternoon. A huge gray man.
NAL. estimated at 20 feet long,
visited Avalon bay. disported
himself for an hour. sporting.
diving and swimming about.
while throngs of island visitors
looked on.
He eluded efforts OF the crew
OF the government geOdetlc sur
vey boat Romance TO lasso him
and departed with a fiirt of his
huge tail without doing any
damage to the many boats in
the bay.
The whale first appeared at
Pebbly beach where a crowd
gathered. Swimming so slowly
that the throng kept pace with
him afoot on the boardwalk just
above. he came within five feet
Of the shore at times. He entered
the harbor at the eastern end
and spouted at a great rate as
he played close to the shore.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18

more than 1900 inhabitants. II Is
estimated, lost their lives. Men
who had left the island on fishing
trips returned to find an unbroken
expanse OF water where their homes
had been.
"A glance at a present-day map
of the Pacific reveals no land be-
tween Hawaii and Panama, yet ear
lier charts show n group OF Islands
roughly halfway between these two
points. In 1850 a U. S. sloop-of-
war. the Levant, sailed from Homo
lulu to Panama and disappeared.
Months later a broken spar and
bits of a vessel identified as the Le-
want were washed up on the Ha-
waiian shore. This would indicate
that the ship had been wrecked, yet
no land was known to exist on the
course she sailed. Wild stories cir
culated. Perhaps the survivors were
still living on some unknown island.
II was on the Levant that Edward
Hale had placed his hero, the Man
without n Country; and some even
suggested that Philip Nolan might
still be found In 1904 the U. S.
cruiser Tacoma made a careful
search in the region where the Is
land was supposed to exist. but dis
covered nothing"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
Play "Hide and Seek" and
Elude Charting.

Washington. - Despite numerous
steamer lanes and the even more
numerous tracks OF wandering
freighters that crlsscross the oceans
of the world, there are silll many
Islands seen only az intervals Of
years. and others that seem 10 elude
the closest search. Some typical
examples OF these elusive islands
are dealt with In a bulletin from
the National Geographic society.
The worlds newest mystery IS
land has been discovered by an rs
kimo captain. Takpuk. OF Point
Barrow. Alaska" says the bulletin.
I'm 1881 be beached his small whal-
Ing sloop on an islet northeast OF
Point Barrow. a bit OF land un-
marked on any OF the charts OF that
region. He was armed with a cam.
era. and the photographs which
he took showed slightly rolling,
mOss-covered land dotted with many
small ponds. Few heard OF his dis
covery until the explorer. Stefans-
son, recently announced his belief
In II. The island Is TOO large to be
ice. covered with rocks and soil,
as some have suggested
Annexed Mythical Land.
Another island which has long
baffled explorers received a visit
the other day from the British
sloop Milford. bound for the Ant
arctic. Bouyet island. which the
Milford reached after a stormy voy-
age. Is an Icy point OF rock in the
South Atlantic. II was first sight
ed In 1879. by a French naval Of
ficer who thought IL a part Of the
Antarctic continent. Capt. James
Cook later looked for II In vain.
but proved. by sailing far 10 the
south, that II II existed at all IL
must be an island.
Whaling captains In the early
eighties reported finding not only
Bouyet, but two other islands.
Those were named Lindsay and
Thompson. and were marked on
very recent maps. In fact. when
Norway annexed Bouvet In 1927,
Thompson was included In the
claim. However, when the explor-
Ing steamer. Discovery III, searched
the region carefully In 1881. no trace
was found OF either Thompson or
Lindsay. and they have since been
erased from all charts.
Although the polar regions have
their share. the Pacific ocean is the
real home OF elusive islands. There
Islands come and 20 with a sudden
ness that is the despair OF map
makers and empire builders. For
instance. there Is little Sarah Ann.
an inconspicuous dot In mld-Paclfic.
No one paid any attention TO Sarah
Ann until 1t was discovered from
charts that she will be the only land
In the path OF the eclipse of the sun
that will occur In 1887. An eclipse
OF the sun cannot be observed with
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18

some self-appointed editor changed
1t to "The Face on the Barroom
Floor" Under such a name, Mr..
D'Arcy's masterpiece was used ex-
tensiyely as temperance propa-
ganda. Despite the fact that he
didn't drink. that irked Mr.. Darcy
no little. He had written his poem
as n plea for kindness to those to
whom fate had not been kind.
Looking back over the years, I
recall the Porter J. White COM
pany, in. ! think, "The Fools Re-
yenge' Mt Dickson's Grand Opera
house. II was a performance that
kept me pressed against the pea
nut gallery rail, and when the last
curtain came, | experienced a deep
sense OF loss. In comparison with
those OF the days of adolescence,
dramatic offerings of today seem to
lack something.
an organization that interests me.
II has no members. no dues and no
officers, except an acting secretary,
Miss Elizabeth Harold. She was
not elected. but somebody has to
send out notices OF meetings-a
matter OF great Importance. since,
there being no members, the attend
ance Is strictly by invitation. That
prevents friction. II some one starts
an argument or tries TO form
clique, she gets no more invitations.
The society, as yet, hasn't even
name, those who receive invitations
being unable to decide whether to
make II the Horticultural Society
Of Southern New England or the
Horticultural Society Of New Eng
land.
At the meetings, there is a for
NAL address by speaker with a
reputation in the field of horticul-
ture. The speaker Is not paid. mere
ly being allowed her expenses. Fol-
lowing her discourse. there Is in
formal discussion among those pres
ent. Those invited look on 1t as
perfect organization. There is just
one drawback. The original invita-
ton list consisted of 90. Recently,
a meeting was held at Darien and
so much interest was stirred up that
1t looks as If from now on. Miss
Harold will have to send out at
least 500 invitations for each meet
ing.
Street scene: A driZZling rain.
Officers In shining black rubber d.
recting Fifth avenue traffic. A mes
senger boy with newspaper as
protection. Groups huddled in door
ways and under marques. DOormen
hopping about with umbrellas. Um-
brellas intermingling. And jetted
and jeweled dowager walking along
as if her dignity were sufficient pro-
lection against the splashing drops.
G.. Bell syndicate.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
Gives Greatest Thrill in
Fishing, Says Author.

New Y0rE--When 4 comes 20 IN
diluted thrill In lshlng there Is. ac-
corl.1s 20 Zane Grey. nothing gaat
s9.ms which compares with the
srelt mako or Ncw Zealand waters.
in tie eyes % Mr. Grey. who Is
regarded as one - the worlds fore
asost anglers. the great mako Is 80
fWlft and fcroc.ous q nEhier that
it ls more Ike a torpedo than n
rs.
Never iu my life writes Mr.
Cre5 la fbc current issue % Nat
urai History Journal % the Ameri.
can Museum 0f Natural History.
-hatc seru such magnificent
spectacle as bis leap.uz. He IS a
Stubborn. strong aEhter. too. and
rnst hr pat in q class by himself
while 70 cannot be- rrovcd against
t.m that iEe some sharks. be viii
sfals a man. { know that. when pro
,useI or burt De VII XIII. and that.
lf fe is angry and taste tlood be
$3.50 become as rageuous ms q shark
\ Lsaping Fool
zone morning. trolling. we had
one ~ the marvellous lcap.ng ako
strikes which makes this sport ex.
s.tlu- This mako. which weighed
s~l pounds. struck our bait and
came out 90 magnificent leap.
shining in The sunlight. a beautiful
b,ueanl wh.ie shark. thrilling 90
sec. lie dropped back In a huge
splash and sounded
we ran as close as we dared.
bui nothing happened I began 20
fear that this particular Hsh was
Tot Ep,uE 90 perform % bis owu
accord ln eases ike this usu
aI.y grow impatient and relax yig
Iauce. when as a matter 81 fact.
tle thing Is 90 De- all the keeuer
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18

II you are going 10 be right Up 20
the moment In style you must wear
something which fiaunts the now.
So-fashIonable Mexican colorS The
young woman pictured being prop.
erly style-mInded Is wearing a spec.
tator sports frock made OF multi
color Mexican stripes In a triple
sheer of bemberg with crisp plque
collar and cuffs. full sleeves with
p.eated shoulder treatment and lac
quered belt and bow. These triple
sheer bemberg weaves are simply
ideal for spring and summer clothes.
being delightfully."- cool and wearable
and moderately priced-look as II
they cost lot more than they
really do. In the new plalds and
stripes they make up modishly into
blouse and scarfs and other acces-
sorieS
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
BRIDES ASK

EAR Mrs. Post: want 10 send
- one wedding invitation 10 a
mother and father and their two
unmarried daughters living with
them. Since "and family" is not
allowed By best form, please tell me
just how their names are written or
one enyeiope1
Answer: Mr. and Mrs. John Jones
and on the line below. the Misses
Jones.
My dear Mrs. Post: The sololst
and organlst who are TO sing nnd
play at my wedding are friends OF
my young uncle. They are not ask
Ing a Zee but are doing Il FOR me
because he asked them 20. am go-
ing 70 invite them both 10 my re-
cepton. which Is 10 be n large one.
Outside OF this. must I buy them
each a gift?
Answer: I don't think I would
say must" but to give each a re
membrunce would be an apprecla-
tive thing to DO. and to give them
nothing would put you too much
In their debt.
Dear Mrs Post: Ny nephew was
married several months ago. and
since his return from his wedding
trip has received a bin FOR the hire
o, FIVE cars used TO take the bridal
party and others to the church and
then 10 the hotel FOR dinner and
the reception. lie ignored the bin
because we were all under the i'm.
preston that this item was part OF
the brides family's expenses. Now
we learn that her family are max.
Ing a lot OF dlsaEreeable comment
because OF his neglect IN paying the
bill You. as arblter. can help Us.
Answer There are as many local
customs as there are localities, but
this Is one | have never heard OF.
The only car that he should be ex-
pecied TO pay Tor is the one that
took the best man and himself TO
the church. and possibly the one In
which he and his wife drove 10 the
station after the wedding.
Ny dear Mrs Post. Please list all
the expenses OF my wedding that
should be taken care of by my par
ents am having a simple church
wedding. with reception at my par.
ents' club afterwards.
Answer: All cost of Invitations
and announcements. your trousseau.
wedding dress. decoration OF church
and house. all music. wedding break.
fast and collation.. bridesmaids bou.
queis. and all transportation OF I'M
mediate family and bridal party. In
many communities the bridegroom
gives the bride her bouquet. There
fore. follow local custom.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
Good Taste Today
By EMILY POST
Author Of
Author Of

ETIQUETTE" THE BLUE
BOOK OF SOCIAL USAGE" Etc.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-18
Chicaro'a Area

Chicago has an area of 219 square
niles and is about twenty-five miles
long north and south. but only ten
miles Or less wide east and west.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-19
COLLEGE Head
TO Be CHOSEN
Action Is Expected By
Methodists At Brevard
On Tuesday

BREVARD, Feb. 10. Especially
President for Brevard college,
which institution will open here
in the fall, is expected to be Sc
lected at a meeting of the board
of trustees to be held at the
Methodist parsonage here Tues
day beginning at IL o'clock in
thel morning.
At a meeting of the faculty
committee held in Asheville sew
eral days ago, four names were
selected from the large group
of applicants from various sec
tions of the country, according
to the Rev. J. H. West, pastor of
the Brevard Methodist church,
who is chairman of the faculty
committee. These four names
will be submitted to the board of
trustees here Tuesday, and three
of the men are expected to pre-
sent themselves before the board.
The school. which will operate
under the educational department
of the Methodist Church, South,
will be of the Berea or self-help
type, and will, in addition to of
fering a two year standard col
lege course, given vocational
training IN several lines.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-19
WILL WELD AK ON
CWA WORK in COUNTY

Continued from mage one)
in your state under rules and reg
ulations previously issued except
as hereby amended as follows:
You are herewith ordered to drop
twenty thousand employees from
civil works and civil works serv-
ice payrolls effective February %.
The number of employees working
during the week beginning Feb
ruary % shall not exceed $4,000.
This includes all employees on all
projects. To accomplish the nee
essary reductions you should lay
off those needing work least, drop
ping first all workers in whose I'M
mediate family another member is
working, leaving no more than one
person gainfully employed in the
family. and then workers who
have other resources, making sure
that needy women receive equal
consideration with needy men.
Make major reductions in those
communities in which seasonal
opportunities for unemployment
are greatest or in which there is
least industrial unemployment.
Least desirable projects should be
discontinued first. Reductions to
be made in educational program
and any other federal projects
will be ordered through federal
departments and you will be mott
fled. Any new employment for
requirements or for any other
purpose shall be on the basis of
need. Effective not later than
March End wages paid employees
will be the prevailing rate of
wage for the kind of work per-
formed in each local community
but in no case less than 80 Gems
per hour. Detailed instructions
will follow. Hours of work will
remain at "a hours per week in
urban communities and Is hours
per week in rural areas and open
country pending further instruc-
tions. Rotation or staggering of
different groups of employees IS
hereby prohibited. Statutory pro-
visions covering compensation
mailed today. Projects now under
way may be continued without re-
submission. Care must be exer-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-19
PRUaL
PnPQCPnPAr

Mrs. A. J. Burks has returned
to Amherst. Va. after a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Norman Mil
Ter. and her sister, Mrs. NJ. r,
Allen.
Miss Mona Lee Feaman left to-
day for Knoxville. Tenn, to at
tend the spring dances at the
University Of Tennessee. and visit
her aunt, Mrs. Gordon F. CARING,
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell
have returned home after a de-
lightful trip of about two weeks
to points in Florida.
Mrs Manning BOozer has re-
turned to her home in Greer. S.
c.. after a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Alexander Rubenstein-
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Curry
and little Nancy Claire, have
taken an apartment in Asheville
where Mr.. Curry has accepted a
position.
Norment Quarles and Edmund
Waldrop. of the University st
Chapel Hill spent last night in
the city.
Trask McCarson, of Furman
University in Greenville, S. c.,
was at home for the weekend.
Rev C. K. TIrner and family
81 Asheville spent Sunday with
the latter's niece. Mrs. C. ]. Van
diver, and sister, Mrs. J. R.
Shaver. Rev. Turner filled the
pulpit at both services in Grove
Street church and the 5 o'clock
vesper service at the Methodist
church.
John wilkins, Jr.. of West
Asheville, was here for the week
end.
Mr.. W. P. Jennings. of Rocky
Mount, spent the weekend with
his niece Mrs. Norman Miller,
and sister. Mrs. NJ. r. Allen.
Bishop R. f. Gribben. of the
Western Carolina Episcopal Do
cese and Rev. James P. Burke
were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Judge and Mrs. Michael
Schenck.