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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Texas Blends Beauty
and Utility on Roads

Austin. Texas the
Highways OF Texas has been adopt
ed as a permanent policy Of the
state highway commission. accord
Ing 10 Glib Gllchrist chief engineer
OF that body. As q part OF this
Identification program the roads
are being lined by rows OF native
trees and plants. In due time hun.
dreds OF miles OF trunk highways
OF the state will have been convert
ed into shady. fiower-bedecked ave
nues, he said.
Texas was the FIRST state 10
evolve a purely utilitarian plan OF
roadside Improvement" Mr.. Gil
christ explained we are having
our work done by our own main
tenance department and the trees
and plants are being dug up from
Texas nelds and woods"
One OF the features of the I'm
provements which are being made
for the enjoyment OF the travelling
public is the establishment OF road
side parks
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
SNAKES VENOM AN
AID FOR EPILEPSY
Reptile Curator Arrives From
Africa With Treatment.

New York-Dr. Frederick WI
liam FltxSimonS. curator OF the
Museum and snake park at Port
Elizabeth. South Africa. arrived on
the American South African liner
City Of New York. FOR a visit Of
several months lie viii discuss
with American scientists q nontoxic
serum. made from snake yenomG
which be has found Of great advan-
tage In treating epilepsy and kin
dred diseases ~ the nervous sy stem.
Doctor FltxSimons developed the
serum after - years OF lnten-
slve research with snakes In South
Africa. and has many well authen-
tlcaied reports OF bow injections
have benefited epIiepiics and sui
ferers from chorea tSt Vttus
Dancel. hysteria and shell shock.
The principle ot using snake ven.
ON to comha, disense did not origi-
nate with Doctor FltzSimons. who
explained that he did his early
research al the Pasteur institute 10
Paris under the direction % the
late Prof. Albert Calmette. In re-
cent years Dr. Adolph Monaelesser.
former surgeon general Of the
American Red Gross. has devoted
much time 70 the study 81 cobra
venom and It's effect on cancer and
epilepsy.
Doctor FltESlmous. however. be-
iieves be has perfected a way 10
change the violent toxins OF snake
venom into harmless ioxoIds. per.
mlttIng more frequent injections OF
larger quantities The change of
toxins TO toxoids also speeds the
time OF immuulxation os horses.
from whose blood the serum is OBJ
ialned.
Doctor FitEsimons was born In
Garvaghay. ireland. 10 1871. and
was educated In Natal and later 10
Ireland For a time be was cura-
tor OF the pletermariirhurg mu-
scum. and later became head Of the
Natal government museum. In 1903
he developed the now famous snake
park. public zoo with hundreds OF
snakes on view. as an aid Ia his ex-
perimentG
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

the reef has changed Frail anem-
ones contract and withdraw into
themselves. Jeweled fish dart into
holes. The banded rockfish has
changed its markings and the spot
ted founder that rippled over the
sand Is now invisible, having
changed color 10 resemble sand. For
minute the reef remains barren
and dull. Then. one by one. fish and
anemones take courage and furtive-
ly emerge.
"The reason for these lightning
changes is obvious when one real
ICES the greedy canniballsm of
coral reef. Though resembling the
most retiring. sensitive flowers.
anemones use their tentacles to
seize and paralyze fish.
Light decreases and pressure in
creases, the deeper one descends
into the sea. Doctor Beebe. sealed
into his two-ton diving ball or bathy-
sphere, descending past these sur
face fish. which are predomInantly
blue, will enter a twilight zone
where the fish are largely trans
parent, and finally come to rest In
zone OF lnky blackness half a mile
below the surface. Here the water
is extremely cold, practically with
out motion, and OF such tremendous
pressure that fish from this depth
often burst when brought to the
surface"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
DR.. Beebe Uses Bathy.
sphere for Observations.

Washington. DIR. William Beebe.
noted oceanographic explorer. will
pay another visit TO ''Davy Jones
Locker" of Bermuda, under the
Joint auspices Of the National Geo
graphic society and the New York
Geological society. Using his steel.
alright bathysphere, Doctor Beebe
will attempt a record dive OF half
mile while studying strange un-
derseas life.
Because Of It's peculiar coral
formation and semitroplcal climate,
the Bermuda group is veritable
museum OF all forms OF fascinating
marine llfe." says a National Geo
graphic society bulletin.
"Ebb tide leaves on Bermuda's
pink coral benches spIny starhsh.
iridescent jellyfish. glistenlng sea
bottles. and thousands OF beautiful
seashells In Bermudas aquarium.
one OF the finest institutions OF Its
kind In the world. more than 80
different varieties OF local fish are
displayed In the exhibition tanks
Like Vast Aquarium.
More like a vast aquarium than
natural formation are the shall
low.water sea gardens: submerged
coral reefs over which visitors drift
In glass bottomed rowboats. Look
ing down through the glass and
crystal clear water. corals on the
sandy bottom 20 feet below appear
deceptively at arms length. Many
varieties OF coral grow on the sands
itself among bloated sea puddlings
and bright orange sponges, while
others cling 10 rocky ledges deco
rated with swaylng weeds.
white coral, resembling spun
sugar confectionery. and huge polyp
mushrooms. a yard In diameter,
grow beside bulbous masses Of
OF brown and yellow coral. Laven-
der sea fans OF delicate lacework
sway below immense coral antlers.
Big, parti-colored parrotfish browse
on algae-covered coral, gnawing IL
of with their tough beaks The
familiar red coral. associated with
beads and jewelry. is not seen, be-
Ing a sort OF veIning inside other
coral.
For the adventurous. Bermuda
offers a still more exciting way OF
observing marine life. Putting on
copper helmet with attached air
hose. and climbing down q sway
Ing ladder into sapphire waves. the
diver finds himself In a mysterious.
amazing world.
"0blique' rays OF sunlight Offering
through blue water make an azure
twilight through which one can see
only about so feet. Blurred shapes
drift nearer and evolve into incred-
IDLY lovely blue and gold angel fish,
fms trailing In long streamers.
These hsh seem to have become
symbolic OF Bermuda. Angel nsh
designs are found In Bermudian
jewelry and chinaware.
"Undersea, an IL blown by an
aquatic wind. everything constantly
sways In one direction, pauses, then
returns. The diver who holds him.
self rigid. resisting this surge.
seems alien TO the fish and frightens
them away. II he yields to the swell
and is waited back and forth, the
fish accept him and may nibble him
curiously.
Before the glycerIn-coated win
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Dance on Glowing Er,bers.
Hens Know Masters
Voice, Solve Theft

ST. Clalrsviile, ohlo.--A pair
OF -one- man chickens" who
knew their masters voice. solved
a series OF chicken thefts In
which more than 1000 fowls
were stolen during the last six
months
Authorities and owners pre-
viously had been unable 20 lden-
tify the birds. on a recent eve
ming is chickens we're taken
from Mr.. and Mrs william
Daugherty and a short time later
a similar number were sold 10 q
Bethesda (ohiol grocer.
Entering the store Daugherty
called. Napoleon. and q big
red rooster ruttered onto his
shoulder. Mrs Daugherty yelled.
Aunt Martha" and 8 hen few
TO her arms After the pet chick
ems had Identified their owners,
deputy sherifss arrested a man
who allegedly sold the chickens
10 the grocer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
coURTEsIEs ANDPRoPRIETIEs

nEAR Mira Post: am busi.
- ness woman and live alone.
Naturally there are many things
that must DO for myself (cleanIng.
sewing. laundering. etc.) In the eve
Ming. There ls a neighbor In the
apartment house who keeps coming
In all the time and stays and stays.
and there Is apparently nothing
can DO about II because she lives
on the same floor and. without an
nouncing her Intentions. simply
walks In. Could you suggest any
thing 10 DO without having her think
am disagreeable and unfrlendly :
As a matter OF fact. like her at
times when I am not busy. but /
cannot stand having work pile upon
me for nothing.
Answer: Ip your place, | am
afraid | should be tempted 10 move I
But az this is probably not prac-
teal. The only thing | know OF to
suggest, IL 10 explain TO her polite
ly. but quite frankly. that you are
sorry you can't sit down with her
and talk because you must do your
washing or sweeping or sewing on
the machine or whatever IL may be.
And then 10 on doing whatever this
Is as though she were not there.
You would OF course have 10 give
her as much OF your attention as
you can. without interruptIng your
work. II your manner 10 her is
courteous. she could have no cause
TO resent your preoccupation- When
she linda that she cannot often
usurp yeur attention she will prob
ably prefer 70 spend most OF her
evenings with nelghbors who have
leisure for conversation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Holy Synod Would Stop
Ritual in Bulgaria.

soGa.--ia the little village of vul.
Eari. deep Ia The forest which ex-
terds from = few niles south ~
Bgrgas To the Turkish frontier. an
amazing annual ceremony which
dates from pagan times. took place
recsriiy. Il Is now strangely COM
blnea with Clristlan ritual. but IL Is
performed tn defiance q the Holy
Synod
Il was the festival % SIS Con-
sfanflne and Helena and upon that
day every year seTBl women q a
small community kno~n a. the Nes-
slnarki-dancers upon Grc-dance
With bare feet npor red-hot embers.
a. act ~ Standardization which
brings frui,fulnesr and health 20
their village and friends. and yet,
according 70 witnesses. apparently
causes them no paln-
After a service ln the village
church which IL attended hy ail the
villagers iu their best clothes. three
young men carry from the church
at lkon and other sacred symbols
Before them walks the master of
oeremonles. kIro K0sta1lnon.
man sixty nine years old. swinging
q censeF. kiro leads across the vi.
lage 10 another tiny church dedi
Gated 10 81 Constantine. the church
az the Sesiinarkl. q dark place hung
about wifh pictures ~ saints The
Villagers crowd In after him, each
bringing a present for the church
Bla Drum ls Used.
ON the wall hangs a biz drum.
which is taken from lts peE only up
OF this day each year and by the
drum. holding q burning candle.
waits old Bnha Nuna. the high
priesiess" % the Sestlnarkl At the
door the villagers huy their slender
candies. as they DO In all orthodox
churches. and light them from old
Baba Suna's ,lll shadows dance OF
the walls
Then all emerge again Al sign
from naha Suna a man with the
drum and another wtih the crude
haETapes common ln Bulgaria strike
up strange music. The Nexiinarsi
there were four nt the recent
ceremouy-dressed in black. their
faces pale. begin 10 dance rhythmic
ally. their hands outstretchei
chanting as they 20 Faster and
faster goes the music and old BAHIA
Nuna urges on the dancers tn they
are In a frenzy. though apparently
obllvlous 81 their surroundings
Suddenly the music and dancing
stop and the procession reforms,
winding It's way from the village to
q little valley where there Is a holy
spring In 4 grove ~ ancient oaks
Here another service Is conducted
hy the village priest. while the peo-
PIE drink the water of the spring
and cat uuleavened bread
Dance on Glowing Ensers.
In the dusk tie procession ~
turns to the village square. where
a great wood Gre has been III. As
the flames die down the embers are
spread. their glow giving the only
light The smell of incense mingles
with the acrid fumes of sinolderlng
wood on one side of the carpet
of red emhers stand the bearers OF
the ikon and holy symbols. on the
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Wash Lines Banned

IlItonFiIIe, Ohio. The family
washing stretched across alleys will
no longer be seen In Tiltonvllie. An
ordinance banning the Monday Gus
tom was passed by town council aft
er Mrs. George Dudash complained
she was annoyed and trafic was
blocked By the washings OF a neigh
Dor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

A conspicuous use Of buttons Ia
aoted In connection with the newer
fashions The suit pictured shows
how buttons and real worked but.
ton holes are employed for the fns-
iening Of both jacket and skirt A
fact that lmpresses In the FIRST fall
ShowIngs L. that many skirts and
bodices are buttoned up the back
In ways which are unique and spec.
tacular. However. for this con-
servatively tailored model In the
picture. q restrained use OF buttons
10 In perfect keeping. Being made
OF q heavy Jet soft uncrushable
irish linen. this jacket suit In Ideal
for midseason or early fall wear.
The singlebreasted coat has three
patch pockets and answers TO all
the traditions OF perfect tailoring.
II comes IN either brown or blue
check linen for the jacket with a
solid-color linen for the skirt 10
matching tone.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Doctors Ponder on
Odd Accident Case

Albany, y. Y.-A case de-
scribed as one OF the most un-
usual in medical history con-
tlnues to puzzle surgeons here.
Frederick McCredie. machln-
ist, accidentally was struck on
the head with a hammer by
fellow worker in 1925. He ap-
peared to be unhurt. One month
later, however, he was found
wandering along the streets. un-
able to remember his identity, or
recognize his wife and children.
Gradually his memory re-
turned but he discovered he had
forgotten his trade completely.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

Complaints, mostly by women,
caused the police to take action.
Actresses, some very well known
on the stage, alleged that the unem-
ployed actors and musicians insult
ed them as they passed. Merchants
charged that they not only hid
show windows but drove customers
away from their doors. The actors
and musicians objected to being
hustled away-especially since they
had no place to go. They argued
that the Fourteenth amendment
gave them the right to loaf where
soever they chose so long as they
were peaceable. But the police took
a number of them to the station
house and then into court.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

My dear Mrs. Post: | gave a pic
ture OF myself TO a friend and
framed IL attractively before send
Ing It. | have since been told that
1t is improper ever 10 frame a pic
ture before giving IL. Is this true,
and why?
Answer: II you sent the picture
to an intimate friend, it was quite
proper. You would not send
framed picture to some one you
know slightly. nor would a girl
send a framed picture of herself
to man TO whom she is not en-
gaged-unless, on the contrary, he
has been q lifelong and completely
unromantic friend.
ely Emily Post--wSU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Ancient Fo..ilirsd Bone. Found

Fenton, Mo.-At the bottom OF a
bridge abutment pit on Romaine
creek here scientists from Washing
ton university recently discovered
fossilfxed bones believed 20 have
been those Of q mastodon. deac
probably 10000 years.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

Dear Mrs Post: Is all white prop
er mourning in summer for a young
wife 10 wear 10 her husbands fu-
nerall Should II be worn with or
without a veil?
Answer: II is true that all white
Is deep mourning In the house or
in the country. But at the funeral
she should certainly wear all black.
A white widows veil on such an oc-
caslon would be very conspicuous
and therefore unsuitable.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Lights of New York DyLL STEVENSON

law and those complaints were seri-
GUS. Thereupon, he found them all
guilty and suspended sentence. add
Ing. however, that they were with
In their rights In going to their
agents but they must not congre-
gate In the street. Now Tin Pan
Alley isn't what II used TO be since
there are no crowds telling one an
other how good they are.
While on the subject OF vaudevil-
lians, there are thos& old timers of
the sticks whom Billy Rose has col
lected for his music hall. They, to
quote one of the lines, are the acts
that Keith forgot. Genuine troupers,
they know every tank town In the
country. Again quoting. while troup-
Ing. they have been dreaming Of
Broadway. They have arrived at
last In satirical aspect perhaps.
But no act gets more applause than
another and IL / am any Judge, the
applause Is sincere.
Mingled with that applause Ia
something elsa catch In the
breath. The fire eaters, the Jug
gIers, the tumblers. the singers of
sentimental songs and those ten
or more of ladies who dance, as well
as the strong woman who makes
trUe-lovers' knots of iron bars, go
through their acts with such Sc
riousness and with such evident de-
sire to please that the laugh
changes to a sigh. Perhaps that's
due to a fellow feeling on the part
OF lot of us. Fame is a mighty II
lusive thing.
g. Bell syndicate.-wEU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

The magistrate before whom they
were arralgned said he sympathized
with them because OF their lack OF
employment. But the law was the
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24
Good Taste Today
By EMILY POST
Author Of

ETIQUETTE" THE BLUE
BOOK OF SOCIAL USAGE" Etc.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

For a long time II has been the
custom OF vaudeville actors and mu-
sicians TO mass In Tin Pan Alley.
On Broadway. between Forty-sev-
enth and Forty-eighth streets and
on Forty-elghth street there are
many booking agents. The vaude-
Williams and musicians would climb
the stairs to the Offices OF the agents
and finding no openings, would meet
with their fellows down in the
street and tell one another how
good they were, how they vowed
EN- out In Kalamazoo and had 'em
rolling In the aisles In Keokuk.
Coffee and cakes might be scarce
with no prospect Of becoming more
plentiful soon, but 1t wasn't bad
way to while away hours. Besides
that, there was the firm belief that
the breaks were bound to come. In
stead OF the breaks, the police came.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-24

Tin Pan Alley isn't what 1t used
10 be and Is getting less what II
used to be day by day. In this In
stance radio, though IL has reduced
the number OF hIgh-priced cars and
chauffeurs. Isn't TO blame. The po-
lice are. They are endeavoring TO
clean up" Tin Pan Alley which, as
every one knows. is that block on
West Forty-eighth street between
Broadway and Eighth avenue. the
number OF music publishing houses
giving IL It's name. The crusade isn't
aimed at the music publishers. Nor
is IL directed toward those gentle
men. so ably depicted by the late
Ring Lardner. who In their shirt
sleeves and with cigarettes dan
Cling loosely from their lips. sit In
cubicles and hour after hour pick
out melodies or sweat out lyrics.
They are safe no matter how much
they steal or what they do to the
English language In the way Of
grammar and rhymes. That is, they
are immune so long as they don't
congregate In front of where they
work.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29

Forty-three years ago a man
was murdered in the District Jail.
Today apparently only one per-
son is living who knows anything
about the crime. That may pre-
vent q "lifer" in the Federal pen
itentiary at Atlanta, Ca, from
gaining his freedom.
So far as is known, the only
living person associated with the
murder is the slayer himself, the
"lifer" at Atlanta.
LITER Only Witness
The fact that he is the sole re-
naming witness may hurt his
chances of getting a parole, which
seems to be the purpose behind a
strange letter to J. Bradford Nc
Coy, head of the District Morgue.
The letter, signed Samuel
Moore, No. o." asked for detailed
information on the death of one
Henry Jandorf, whom struck on
the head with shovel in Sep
tember, 1891"
From the musty files of the Dis
trict Jail and from other sources
came certain meager data. 1t
was found that Jandorf and
Moore were prisoners at the jail,
sentenced for minor offenses. A
fight, the cause of which is not
known, resulted in the death Of
Jandorf.
Moore was sent to prison for
life.
Will he stay in Jail, or will he
be freed after nearly a half
century?
Depends ON Ad
The answer probably will de-
pend upon whether Moore'S
search for others with knowledge
of the crime is unsuccessful.
Apparently dissatisfied with the
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
WELFARE BOARD.
TOHAVESHOW

Exhibits of the work of the
Board of Public Welfare will be
shown at the first public an
nual meeting of the board, 8
o'clock tomorrow night in the De-
partment of Commerce building
auditorium.
Frederick w. McReynolds, chair
man of the board, Edwood Street,
public welfare director, and Frank
w. Bane, director of the Ameri-
can Public Welfare Association,
will speak.
Among the exhibits will be
charts showing child dependency
and the location of foster homes
in the city; models of the Dis
trict Jail, with explanations Of
Jail routine; pictures of the
facilities for treating tuberculer
children and photographs of other
departments of the Public Wei
fare board.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Chemists Open
Convention Here

Agricultural chemists through
out the United States assembled
in Washington today for the
opening session of the Association
of Official Agricultural Chem
lists convention at the Raleigh
Hotel today.
More than 200 reports Of
progress made on all chemical
problems by Government chem
lists will be made during the con.
vention. President R. Harcourt,
of the Agricultural College of
Guelph, Canada, will preside.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Jailed 43 Years, LITER
Uses Advertising

information sent him by Mr.. Nc
Coy, the "lifer" inserted an adver-
tisement in the classified columns
of a local newspaper, asking that
anyone who has first-hand
knowledge of the case of Samuel
Moore, who killed man in the
District Jail, please answer this
ad."
Whether this appeal has borne
fruit is not yet known. Upon the
results, however, may depend the
freedom of lonely prisoner, who
has served 43 years in expiation
of a long-forgotten crime.
Apparently the convict knows OF
nobody who can take a personal
interest in his case.
And that is why so much de.
pends upon an answer to the pa
thetic advertisement.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
Mrs. Harris Starts
I'd Term on Bench

DANVILLE, Va, Oct. 20 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. William T. Harris en-
ters today upon her second
term as judge of the Juvenile and
Domestic Relations Court of Dan
vile, being reappointed for a term
of six years by Judge Turner
Clement of the Circuit Court.
Mrs. Harris was the first wom-
an in Virginia to become a mag
istrate several years ago when the
State set up a special court for
juvenile delinquentS and domestic
tangleS.
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
WHITE COLLAR
AID INCREASES

"White collar" men have been
housed in the Municipal Lodging
House in increasing numbers, it
was reported today by Henry A.
Koch, superintendent, in his an.
nual statement to the Public
Welfare Department. Mr.. Koch
stated:
"It has been apparent that
the usual type of wandeTer
has been a less frequent Wis.,
itOr than the higher type man
who due to reversed circum-
stances is compelled to hitch
hike over the country for work
and in turn seeks shelter at
places of this kind
The Washington times., 1934-10-29
ADVERTISEMENT
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