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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
First Parachute Leap in 10th Century

20 make his pioneer jump 10 bis ma.
tive ciiy. Fenlcc
Making the four sbroud lines fas,
around his waist. he jumped from
the top % one of the churches thar
bordercd the main canal what
happened 20 yerranzzio thereafter
history doesn't record
With the death - ina yinci IN
1910 MI interest ln dying. parachute
jumping Included. came 10 a stand.
xtlll. II wasn't until bailooning be
came popular IN Europe. late In the
Eighteenth century. that Il ap-
peared again. To Andre Jacques
Garnerln. the FIRST official aeronaut
ot France. goes the distinction of
having made the FIRST parachute
jump from an aircraft in digit. lie
cut loose from a balloon flying over
Paris on October -, 1877. We have
no record Just Why the man should
have become imbued with the idea
that be could land comfortably
when and II sufficient windresist-
anee were attached 20 his body
But since he was o well read stu.
dent II Is easy 10 believe that he
had come upon On yincl's volumi.
nous notes.
Papchuilng In America came into
accidental being through a misad-
venture Of this country's pioneer
balloonisi. Capt. John Wise. Cap
tain Wise had been attached 10
Count Zeppelin's observatory bal
loon section In the Union army.
After the close OF hostilltles Cap
tain Wise took up exhibition bal
looming. on one flight his balloon
was caught In a cyclonlc twister
and had all OF the gas literally
wrung out OF H. As the balloon
started 10 fall the envelope was
pushed into the top OF the net by
the upward rush OF air. where II
became. In substance. a parachute.
Based on this experience he de-
signed and used the frst parachute
seen In this country.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
WIDE CHANGES
MADE IN NAMES
Many Show Odd Departures
From the Original.

II does not seem probable that
there Will be any tourist rush for
Mendicant Ridge or Starved Greek
these days. but II anyone should be
curious about these strange appella-
tlons he may End complete enllghten-
ment In Uncle Sans Handbook on
Geographic Names" For ~ years
the United States Geographic board
has been chasing down peculiar place
names, and settling disputes regard
Ing their spelling. pronunciation. ori-
gin and meaning. It's most recent
publication. for which some one In
the State department chose the fore
going pretentious title. contains %
COO novel reports and decisions OF
this character.
one OF the most ironic cases OF
evolution In nomenclature was found
at Breteche creek. Wyoming This
stream. flowing into the Shoshone
river. was named FOR Paul Breteche.
an early settler OF French ancestry.
The original pronunciation WAS "Bre-
teshay." but with naive disregard for
the feelings OF the discoyerer, local
residents have twisted TIC nam into
Brltlsher creek. The geographic
hoard insists upon wrenching II back
TO the original.
Likewise our weakness FOR Amer
lcanlzntion OF names has made
ozark" out OF the French Aux
Arcs" and key West" out Of the
Spanish "Cayo Huesco."
with a fnalIty that admits OF no
dispute the board has taken the occa-
slonal "h' out OF "Behrlng." The
Bering sea was named for Capt
IyanovIch Bering, whose explora-
tions In 174l gave the world It's first
knowledge OF Alaska. cut Gulph
Creek. Pa, retains its historical
spelling. In spite OF the moderns who
would have II mere Gulf" School
teachers OF New England need not
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Citizens Excited by Met
els Return 10 Favor.

Washington. - Siiters return 70
popularity in the Uulied SIafes has
tagsrd great excitement D.. san Luis
ruiosl Mexico. The rity wus built
on faiiln-s and REFUSE from near hy
min~s sud nuw thrifty citizens are
eagerly ripping up iheir streets Tor
the silver iu the pavsmeGt.
san Luis i'o'osi is the capital Of
state ~ the same name. situated
Iorih % Mexico. q. D. Mexico
'4fyl. says ba.ieiin from the
Nailoaai Geographic society. 1t
ls bulls on "a high plateau. over q
'li.s ahoye sea level The rough
l.aks ut fhr S.rrra Madre protect
ID ou fhrr. sides. and fhe climate
is cuoi and dry hut ne-.. foo cold
Beonsa. Deserted. revivee
~Wien Cnurs and bis men FIRST
pushed fhrir uay westward san
iu.s ro1nsi uas an ns.sn.ncani r.
G.an village i.urri hy the prom.
Ised raifh ~ ihe famous Laratecas
mines frgund. the Sranlarls paid
fhe tiHa-r srani attention as they
PASSED through. soon after came
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Universe Called
Trille Lopsided

New York.-Dr. Harlow Shap-
Icy. director of the Harvard col
lrge observatory. has confirmed
what many persons have sus-
pecied-thai the universe Is Top.
sided.
Recent Astronomical obscrva.
tons have established. Doctor
shapley said ln delivering the
annual James Arthur lecture on
Time and It's Mysteries" AZ
New York university that in.
stead ~ being uniform and
evenly distributed in space. the
universe actually Is out Of bal.
ance. gainctlcally speak Ing.
There are about 20 per cent
more galaxies tclusters Of count.
less starsl on the north side
than on the south side OF the
universe.
Bot. Doctor shapley qualified.
this condition exists comparn.
lively close TO the earih-a
mere 100000 light years away.
At distance Of 2pO0O0.OO0 Hight
years away. said Doctor Shap.
ley. quoting Or Edwin r. Hub.
hIe of Mount Wilson observatory.
equality Is restored.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Distinguishing Sex

Experience Is the great teacher IN
distinguishing the sex OF young
chickens. This is comparatively
easy with Leghorns and other non
sitting breeds AZ six weeks OF age
the cOckerels OF such breeds viii
begin 20 show combs and wattles.
while the pullets will be backward
In head points, but developed In
tails. In heavy breeds determine
ton Is more difficult, but the follow
ing method Is said 20 be successful
In most cases: Pluck a few feathers
that grow from the saddle around
the tail. II pointed, a cockerel is
denoted. authorities say. but II
round AT the point. a pullet will be
found II is asserted by many that
tAe best way 10 tell the sex OF
young ducklIngs is by their voices.
Young ducks (females) viii give
loud quacks. but brakes (males)
viii emit a hoarse croak.-Los An.
geles Times.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
/ hat Body
of Y ours
Psoriasis Cured by Fat
Free Diet
JAMES W. BARTON, NJ. d.

nNE of the skin ailments that
~ dlscourages both parents and
physician Is psoriasis-whlte scaly
patches Ike mortar on the skin
which. when the scales are peeled
OF leave a bleeding surface.
Just what causes this allment has
never been discovered By using
arsenic internally (Fowler's solu.
toni and ammonIated mercury on
the scaly patches. most cases clear
up In time only to break out again
perhaps IN a few months
That nervousness" may be- fac
tor is admitted by many skin spe.
ciallsts. as also Is the possibility Of
some gland disturbance In the body.
Thus the manner in which the
body processes handle some foods
mas BE- at fault. as leaving ont Ger.
tain foods from the diet has cleared
up n number of cases.
Some research men have found
thar 8, Is during the cold weather
that this skin ailment gets worse.
and point ont that psoriasis does
not exist in the tropics
Drs. o. Grutz and NJ Burger. Ber.
In. relate some of their studies
which tend 20 show that the under.
lying cause Of psoriasis Is probably
a disiurbansc Ia the way In which
the body uses the fat foods-cream.
butter. fat meat
Psoriasis may be due 20 the blood
vessels Of the skin allowing too
much fat 20 be poured out on the
surface of the skin. or because the
form In which the fnt reaches the
skin IL 50 altered that Irritation
arises.
In any case as II Is the fats that
cause the trouble. cutting down on
the fats should be good treatment
To prove this Doctors GrutE and
Burger stopped all other forms Of
treatment IN eleven eases. and sim.
ply omitted the fats In the diet.
What was the resuli7
In four cases that had resisted oil
other forms Of treatment. leaving
out the fats IN the diet resulted in
a complete cure: 10 I've cases con
siderable improvements were OBJ.
served. and the two cases stlH be
inE treated. likewise show improve
meui.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
To Stop Feather Pulling

Feather pulling among hens is not
a habit. nor is IL caused by too
close quarters. Neither is II caused
by being hungry. unless one could
call It heing hungry for salt. Salt
seems 10 be what they want when
they pull out feathers and pick each
other Freshly pulled feathers have
a slight saltiness. but the blood has
more. To stop the feather pulling
and picking. says correspondent
in the Rural New Yorker, hang a
piece Of fat pork low enough
for the hens to reach 1.-TWO or
three pounds for a flock OF 80 to 40
hens-and keep water by them all
the time AS long as they have wa
ter they can eat all they want, and
II viii not hurt them
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13

be further hewlldcred by the 132
different ways OF spelling Lake Win
ulpesuukee II they will recognize the
authority OF Uncle Sans experts.
Tracking down these picturesque
names 20 their original source APP
pears 10 be great sport. But after
nearly half century the geographic
board appears 10 be surfeited by
this type OF local color. People who
christcn towns. rivers, mountains,
etc. In the future are respectfully
asked to choose names which "are
short. euphonlous, and In keeping
with the character and traditions of
the region" and 10 preserve the
story OF their derivation. Washing
ton Post.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
POULTRY
FACTS
MOVABLE BROODER
BETTER THAN HEN
Affords Minimum of Labor,
Cost, Mortality.

by n y Cray Poultry Specialist. ohlo
state CHlverslty .--WNu Service.
A movable brooder house large
enough 10 house $50 10 800 chicks
a, a time. small enough TO be moved
easily. aud cheap enough TO be with
In the means OF any poultryman. has
proved It's superiority over the hen
for the average farmer as a means
OF brOodiug chicks with a minimum
of labor. cost. and mortality. Sue
cess In raising chicks with the
brooder stove depends to n large ex-
tent on the Kind OF house In which
il Is used. The house described is
II feet square. is large enough 10
permit good ventilation. and also to
allow the chicks room 10 get away
from the stove and into cooler air.
Success in poultry farming de-
peuds on raising strong. vigorous
pullets This can best be accom-.
plished either By moving the chicks
20 fresh ground where there is an
abundance OF green feed. or by rails
ing the chicks 10 strict confinement
The broodcr house cannot be moved
unless Il Is portable. but a portable
brooder house can be used FOR con
Hnement broodlng. The house de
scrIbed has been designed for a
brooder house. but can easily be
changed into laying house to nc.
commodate about 81 birds. Perches
aad dropping boards are all that
NEED be added 20 change the house
into n laying house.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Fails to Get Job
After He Gets Wife

Sacramento. Calif.-Noi only
did a brilliant idea of a seventy
iwo.vearold CwA worker fail To
solve The problem OF keeping
Job. bui II placed him In a worse
position than ever.
The man. whose name was not
divuiged. was discharged when
II was found he was single and
had no dependents. Two days
later he reappeared al the CwA
headquarters and demanded his
job.
i've been 10 Reno" be said.
4 90, married got a depend.
ent."
Informed that his action didn't
help matters. he became lndig-
nanf.
III I'd knowed that. wouldn't
a got married"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Two things | wanted

Z" and II was all so simple when ] found out my
trouble. My physician said had no organic disease,
but did have what Is so commonly and truthfuy
called low percentage of hemoglobin in the blood
"be reasonableness of one of the SS.S. ads caused
me 10 think that SS.S. Tonic just what needed
for my let-down feeling, pimply skin and low resist
ance. / wanted more strength and a clear skin.
eft didn't take S.SS. very long TO get my blood
back up to normal-and as my strength and energy
returned my skin cleared up"
II your condition suggests tonic of this kind, try
SsS II is not just so-called tonic but tonic spc
cially designed 10 stimulate gastric secretions and
also having the mineral elements very, very
sary In rebuilding the oxygen-carrying hemo-glo-bn
Of the blood.
S.S.S value has been proven by generations of use
as well as by modern scientific appraisal Sold by all
drug stores in two convenient sizes. the larger Is
more economical. CThesSs Co.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Camels

The Bactrian camel Is much more
stoutly built and shorter of leg than
the Arabian camel. Because Of this
the Bactrian is able to cope wl.h
the rough character OF much OF
Central Asia, its native home, as
well as with desert territory. but
the Arabian camel can travel with
safety only on the desert. II is very
likely to break Its legs on uneven
ground.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13

The vogue for and.croches acccs
sorles has progressed By leaps and
bounds The dainty hai here pie
turcd Is crocheied of the hnest cot.
ton Ia lacy stitch. The crown cts
lightly. rising TO a Tyrolean peak
~ the top. aud In the same Alpine
spirit a BLACK and white feather Is
stuck jauniily aver the right ear
The hrlm Is soft and draped. very
Gathering line for ans face. This
has can De made quickly and easily
anI Is the perfect complement for
the SENT formal sports clothes which
every cruise wardrobe must In
clude. 4 most attractive GAUNTLET
glove IL also pictured Il has a
fared CUT crocheied 10 q zig zaE
design. using black cotton for con.
trast II the glove be worked Of
white cotton or using brown IL the
glove he ecru. The envelope purse
Is done In match crochet.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Ye Olde Tyme Sheik

Fifty years ago the popular sheik
Of the community was the fellow
who drove two bays and had top
10 his buggy. Florida Times Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Sometimes Are

Sometimes Are
Knowall--I tell you the horse can't
lose.
Hamfatt--He may be more versa
tile than you think.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13

DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong. No alcohol. Sold
by druggists in tablets or liquid.-Adv.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-13
Sometimes Seems Longer

An hour OF pain is as long as a
day Of pleasure.
, 1934-12-17

| exactly how to do these things. I
never saw one Of those pre-digest-
ed plans run true to form yet. I'm
for holding fast TO the things that
we know are good-and there's a
lot OF 'em yet--and trying out the
new ideas a. they come along. And
keeping those, too. only II they
work"
The Future Comes
Some Of EN- won't work, 7
agreed John. Jr. But electricity for
everybody. more home and farm
owners, better city housing, fewer
Slums. conservation and right To
use OF oil, minerals and water
power. al insured income for the
aged. Unemployment benefits for
men out OF jobS-thoSc arc fields
more worth conQuering than the
Wild West ever was. And we're
going 70 do n. The American peO-
pie have brains enough To do IL.
, 1934-12-17
New Teeth In
NRA Demanded
By Labor Board

WASHINGTON. Dec. l7.-P,-A
demand for more teeth In the new
MIRA. empowering II TO force reluct-
ant industries into line IN a drive
for economic democracy" has Just
been voiced by the recovery units
labor advisory board, headed by
William Green.
Declaring there had been out
standing failures" under NRA 70
achieve such democracy. the adviS-
crS told the administrative board
headed BY Clay Williams that 1t is
not enough to rely on voluntary
action" BY industry.
The experience so far shows"
they said in a memorandum made
public Sunday night. that this can
only result IN StalemateS or DELHI
crate insction in many important
industries
we therefore recommend" tho
memorandum continued. that the
act be amended TO give power TO a
special board. on which labor shall
have equal representation, TO i'm
pose labor codes on any industry
which has not voluntarily presented
an acceptable code. to make amend
mentS TO any code which in the
boards Judgment requires amend
ment. and TO apply section IA oil
the act to any industry. trade OF
group which has not been codiiied.
, 1934-12-17
PUBLIC works
ON PERMANENT
PLAN STUDIED

WASHINGTON. Dec. II. tP-AI
gigantic plan for Americas natural
resources. proposed to President
Roosevelt as a means OF distribute
ing human welfare through the
land. stirred a mixture Of praise
and doubt ON Capitol Hill Monday
While some described The report
OF the presidents national resources
board as very progressive" and Eek
cellent," others expressed DOUBT
about the wisdom Of a permanent
public works administration, which
the biard suggested.
COP Delays Blast
Many. including regular repuoli-
can leaders, withheld comment
pending more study OF the 100000
word report on a long-range plan
for the nations land, water ana
mineral wealth, which mciuoeo
these salient points.
Ia six-year public works bud
get with a ten billion dollar reserve
fund and elimination Of "extrava-
gance caused by the failure TO CO.
ordinate public works-federal, state
and local.
"A program TO retire T5.OOO,OOo
acres OF sunmarginal or hardscrao-
bic lands At the rate OF 5'OOO.OOO
acres annually.
3.-An expansion Of subsistence
homesteading with a further decen-
~tralization of industry.
4.-Federal assistance TO ana con-
troll OF the mineral industries 10
minimize waste Of natural re-
sources, maintain reasonable wage
standards and protect investments.
5.-Surveys looking 10 the de-
velopment Of power, irrigation and
flood control III IL watersheds.
S.-An end TO heavy losses OF soil
caused by uncontrolled erosion
Ml-Better programs for socially
useful public works and a lump
sum from which the president could
allot money under at least a SIX
year plan
On ~ lAAuAAAAAl AfN
planning agency TO serve as an al
visory general staff for the preSl-
dent TO coordinate long time pub
lie works planning. land use. water
resources. mineral policy and map
ping.
Other Proposals Made
The report made many other rec
concentrations, covering increased
land purchases: Additions TO forests,
parks and wild life refugees: land
uses irrigation. grazing land extern
sions. Indian policies and state ana
regional planning.
The board, which began It's study
last summer at the request OF Mr.
Roosevelt. was headed by Secre-
tary IckeS. other members we're
Secretaries Perkins. Dern, Wallace
and Roper: Harry l.. Hopkins, re-
lief administrator: Frederic A. De-
lano. Charles T.. Merriam ana Yves
lev G. Mitchell.
Secretary Perkins expresses the
belief the vast plan could put every
able bodied man to work. Only the
future will tell just what recommen-
dations the president will make 10
congress after studying II in detail.
Senator Norris ,R-Nebl was ono
LEGISLATOR who commented MONDAY
He said Il was a very progressive
plan and I think the government
ought TO carry It out.
Chairman Harrison (D-MlSsl OF
the senate finance committee. term
ed II a very splendid study II long
range national planning for natural
resources"
, 1934-12-17

ings that will not be shaken down
by the next tempest OF depression.
The Big Job
You know. u sobers you when
you think what a job we've got"
said John, Jr. Il don't think any
country ever had such a big one.
We've got to figure out ways so
that every man who wants 10 work
can do Ii. and get decent pay for
1t. That doesn't mean n free living
for loafers but an hcneSt-to-goOo-
ness job for everyone who'll work.
We've got to cut out the profit
eerIng and easy money, and vet
arrange 1t so that a man who Is
efficient. valuable, works hard and
really produces something good,
either in goods OF services. Will get
a much greater reward than the
inefficient. useless loafer.
We've got TO fix labor relations
so that workmen can combine and
unionize If they want TO. and yet
so that men won't be forced into
organizations il they don't want to.
or denied their right to work. once
freely organized. their collective
power must be definite, both as TO
rights and responsibilities.
We've got 10 decide what buSi-
nesses arc just naturally public
businesses. and decide how TO make
EN- public businesses.
Democracy Must Work
We've got to make democracy
Work-becauSe the more YOU sec Of
the kind OF whiplash relationships
they have in Europe. the less you
want any part of them. But its
going to take a lot more thinking
about II by average folks like us to
make ii work. We didn't have much
democracy before, when YOU think
OF Ii. We sat back and let a few
, 1934-12-17
Movie Sideights
CAPITOL

NhthhoL
y"Babbi;t. greatest OF the Sm-
clair Lewis novels which brought
TO that distinguished author the
honor OF being the first American
TO win the Nobel prize in literature
is scheduled as the recond Family
Week" feature At your Capitol
Tuesday only.
Transferred to the screen with
Nil IL shumor. its philosophy. is
dramatic situations and its irony
and gwen a remarkable cast head
&c by Alinc MacMahon and Guy
Kibbee. the film version Of Bah
bitt" is expected to rival IN popu-
lsrity the book on which It is based.
Alinc MacMahon and Guy Kibbe'
who. as a team, made such an i'm
pression IN Big Hearted Herbert
are the films undiSputed leaders
i'm real comedy transformations.
Each Is rated as a real star and
Kibbee has been called the per-
feet Rabbit by no less IN author
ity than the famous columniSt o.
O. Mcintyre.
, 1934-12-17
King Boris Elected
Drivers President

SOFIA. Bulgaria. Dec. l7.-tPl-
The Bulgarian association OF chauf-
feurs has a new preSldent-King
Boris.
The position was given him,
spokesmen for tho chaulfeurS said.
not merely to flatter or TO honor
the sovereign. but because he Is a
practical chauffeur and mechanic.
More than that, he Is an expert
locomotive driver and head OF the
National association OF locomotive
engineers.
II was during the World war when
the Bulgarian army was short OF
locomotive engineers, that Boris
then an army major. qualified as
an expert In railroading.
, 1934-12-17
COSTLY NAVAL
RACE EXPECTED

WASHINGTON. Dec. II. Up
A threat of a costly naval race
among the sea powers drew closer
Monday as the capitol awaited
Japan's formal notice that II would
abrogate the Washington limita-
ton treaty.
On next Thursday or soon there
after Hirosi Saito. japanese am
baSsador. is expected, unless un-
forSeen Developments occur, 10 oe-
liver 10 the state department the
official word that Japan intends 70
abrogate the treaty on December
81. 1886.
Saito said. however. that he had
not yet been instructed TO take
this step. When he docs. and word
of his call on Secretary OF State
Hull has been flashed TO London,
the tri-nation talks that had been
designed to smooth the way for q
1885 naval conference are expected
to end automatically.
Japs Building Away
The London naval treaty auto
mstically expires Dec. 81, 1886
and Jspan's abrogation OF the
| washington pact means that pe-
ginning January l, 1887. there VII
be no international agreements
limiting naval strength.
American officials say that the
United States and Great Britain
have not built up to the Is" allot-
ted them in the famous 5-5-3 ratio
japan, however, has built or Is
building new ships almost TO the
last ton permitted in her - ratio
figures here indicate. The nations
have agreed that the fighting eff
cheney OF warships decreases great
" after they reach an age which
varies for vessels OF each type.
Figuring only vessels under
age" official American and Jap
anese figures show that a. 1886
ends the United states VIII nave
ll3 warShips Of 734.5S0 tons. tht
British l25 OF 636.322 tons. and the
japanese $50 Of 597 .429 tons.
Present Status Show
The present status OF the three
navies. as announced by Secretary
Of the Navy Swanson. IS.
United States: Now has 373 war
ships OF 1892 OPS tons; 68 Of 254''
600 tons under construction or ap-
propriated for: 10 Of l36.975 tons
permitted TO be laid down before
December 81. 1886.
, Great Britain: Now has 276 war
ships OF l.l5S.659 tons; o. OF III
4l0 tons under construction or ap-
propriated for: "A Of l32963 tons
permitted to be laid down by the
end Of 1886.
Japan: Now has go warShips OF
1885, sol tons; As Of l24.696 under
construction; and Is entitled u
build one destroyer OF 1900 tons
before the treaty ends.