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•3? $ , A V O L . 100 THE CITIZEN, PHELPS. N. Y.. APRIL 30, 1931 18 T H * PHliLPS CITIZEN Prtttfcea.Krery Thwdey. Bn wy B to t. Pbrtpe, I i T t w w i m m n « ' l a n t i r w ^ i . T , J.A .IP lM U U r M .D n , H < U i r p b ( l l J M M t t M V * . M M W . » . *. EARLE S. WA1N*K A lfm sy u < C soss II st at Lsw O IILL SLOCK, P E K iPI, h. T« 90TABT PUBLIC WITfr HIS AX STUABT' P. DEY Optometrist Ronte* bY,« «•»*▼*« Jl* T. 0 . i: . G U S X B T , n v s u n H e a d q u a rters lor O r n » W » t e k \ Wltofc, Clock ia l Jswelry Kepalrlng d i S n k u p It« H. T. DR. C. J. KENflELD DM B W Q»wrto T.I«|I> »■» cm. ttiUtmt «M p4 0*o> H g m H I no—<iir»<B—ii»y r . m RALPH W. PETTY Ambulane* ■•rvla* PhoM 16) CHURCH ST., P H Ein Test-End Mat Mathf ,: Grocerits and Fruit w t m i v n . IT WE H ANDLE Sw ift’s B e «f and Durr's Smoked Moats. Saturday eSpcials- Com e in an d g e t o u r prices. M. F. BEACH P h s lps M a rket 1 FEESH YEGETABLES DAILY FBESH and SMQIED MEATS TRY Amour’s Bams and Bacon W E DELIVER ' LEONARD R. RAYMOND Edion Block, Phelps Phone T-R JOHN B PARMIKEE AtUraaf aad CtMMllsr at Law Otanreh St- Phslps. M- T ' Dai*. Moulala Cllaakm Mount Everest la 29,141 fMt high. No oni b u u ; i t succeeded ill r*ack- lac th* summit. Thru sxpedltlons W*N conducted ; a rsconnalzsancs tx- peSltlon In 192L Tht first attempt ta UMod wu lu 1822, when an altltudel o<‘27,300 fMt was reached, and th* Mtrad attempt,\ 1824, when 28,200 feet jra* reached. Hudson fISssex tWillys-Knight , and Whippet. JoinaJ. Celehar Hamilton Beach M c t t r ■ D r l V i i ■ • • t f n g . B r a s f c V a n a a C U a M r A fin*-looking clsaatr'— sffldeot—easy to op«v ate—swift ia- it»-wodc—aad-at a- v e n raodttt price. No drac^nc .-bnoh' to .pnh.) The motor ?■ oocs all tke workr Every Pr«etl*al. TMtnrc 7-po«itioa souls ad>i«<amil. • Tilting derica foe climate*' n v r with' • friageir Hsadk sstnmsHcslly luld ia npritht portion. ' ’ '• Motor-driren braah Bfnrirfnl.WKtioo hf«thgiacttMil‘ Ball b*arint*^-aotoe nenr ofllng. ) h U I M M l t H M l h H i t * W H •rauuatiM wha 127 tw i1 mm- lutariac maVwi. TW mtwUtir mW m U* kwt tMalubk, n«rt- law tt I M . M> dw a tt wUTMt m w& n m M i- lM M i’. am— i I mmt wm Wow na» _ <ntf jnue ntfi, . Teraw We’shall!l>e gl#d to.Ict yon fay _ . . this cleaner In yonr- hornie' <x .on o«rvttoe*'demoii»tratln* rax. WE ALSO HAVE THE T h o r W a s h e r a t $99.75 ------- AT THE ------- Phelps Electric Company, P h o n e 8 S - M C o rner Main and Exchange St., Phslps, N. Y. ¥ Floort? Th&rfeVno other smt- face in tbo bome rth a t receive* tho punishment yaur-floors d o — and no other surfuco so disturb ing to th(^cyet or to your pride, when “&babbmess\ puts In its appearance. New Qoors or old it mokes no difference! 4 Moilr Valdpar Clear Varnish will bnog rich luatroqnd beauty to thrac natural wood suiv furea— For Natural Wood Floors . . . USE VALENTINS’* ^ I H l Q V m VALSPAR « CLEAR AND in COLORS make them as attractive and •m a rt as the other furnishings in your home. A n d its no lime at all! Varnish a t nine and walk on them a t one! Let as tell you more about these easy-to-use tpeed finishes with tho ictaring qualities that have made VALSPAR a house hold 'name. Drop in at the store TODAY! S O L D B Y j O B I i C A V E S , Phelps, N . Y . News Review of Current Events the World Over The United States Joins Great Britain and France in Recognizing the New Spanish Republic—■ Hoover Upsets Coolidge Precedent, By EDWARD W. PICKARD W ITH the United States, O r e a t Britain, France, and several smaller re public* of the world according the new forernment at Ma drid, headed by Nlce- to Alcala Zamora, formal recognition, Spain’■ republican ex- litenct bai come promptly Into being. The recognition of tha Spanish republic by the British government served to clear the way for almllar action by the United States. Secretary of Stat* Henry L. Stlin- soo Instructed th* American ambassa dor to Spain to advlaft the republican government of the action taken by vV&shlngtoD. Recognition by the United State* na* sold to have been baitened by the consideration, nrged by President Za mora, that a general recognition ot the new government by the great powers will tgnd to strengthen lt at horn* and enable lt to maintain order. Although Ambassador Irwin B. Lanfhlln Is to continue at Madrid for th* time being, his permanent reten tion there will depend npon hi* ac ceptability to the republican gorem- m ent There har* been report* that the ambassador, who 1* a PItt*burgh *te*l millionaire, has publicly ex pressed a low opinion of tha republi can* forming the new government. Th* provisional gor*rnment an nounced It would recognli* all debts of the monarchy. Thl* resulted In strengthening of stocks and securi ties on tha exchange. T HE federal farm board during the week announced Its decision to offtr for sal* on the European market a* rapidly as possible the hug* sur plus of wheat acquired under th* wheat stabilization operations of 1930- 81. It has been estimated tbs surplus of sucb wheat controlled by the board will be approximately 275,000,000 bushels by July 1. next Tb* board Is of th* opinion that such sales can b* made without de pressing domestic wheat prices. The government purchases were mad* a t an average price of about 82 cent* a bushel, and the estimate has been mad* that th* board might suffer a loss a* high as 00 per. cant In sales on thla wheat If made in Korop* at the present time. Advlc* to farmers to store their grain on the farm Is extended. It vlU cost about one-third of tb* regular carrying charges, If the wheal Is stored on the farm Itself, The attempted. solotl6n of th* problem *o far as th» board has worked lt out appears to b* that th* board Is going to try to unload Its surplus when and wh*r» lt can, so far as lt can without bring ing about too great a slump In the market. Th* farmer Is then to be asked to kelp carry the load of the coming crop and the boar J will offer him a tentative promise of aid, through co operative* suggesting an additional lncentlT* to the farmer to Join a co operative. James 8. Stone, chairman of the board, announced that the govern ment had (Old 7,000,000 bushels of wheat abroad recently at a figure above th* world price decrease of *a* iprlor product T H S m e s s a g e of Secretary of Stat* Stlmion w a ralng Americans to get out of th* Interior of ban- dlt-lnf**ted Nicaragua was sent to the Amer ican legation at M»- nagua and to the American consul at Bluefleld*. Tb* message, draft ed by Secretary Stim son sfter be bad talk e d \ to President Hoover was as follows: “In view of outbreak of banditry in portions of Nicaragua hitherto free from such violence yon will advise -American citizens tbat this govern ment cannot undertake general pro tection of Americans throughout that country with American forces. To do so would lead to difficulties and com mitments which this government does not propos* to undertake. Therefore, tb* department recommends to all Americans who do not feel secure un der the protection afforded them by tbe Nicaraguan government through tbe Nicaraguan National Guard to withdraw from th* country, or a t least t 9 the coast towns whence they can b t protected or evacuated In case of ne cessity. Those who remain do so at their own risk and must not expect American forces to be Sent Inland to their aid.\ Six years ago Calvin Coolidge, then President, affirmed In an address In New York what he called the “distinct and binding obligation on the part of self-respecting governments to afford protection to th* persons and property of their citizen*, wherever they may b«.\ Secretary Stimson This American doctrine Stimson now amends. American protection, by the new policy, follows American citi zens ashore, but not to the Interior of rebel-infested Nicaragua. U IGHLY Interesting at this time Is * -1 the announcement that the Soviet government has decided to adopt a new wago system, known as the “Khozraschlot,” which apparently changes the government's policy and amplifies ths Inauguration of piece work. It Is to go Into effect at once. Th* wages of workers, according to Soviet authorities, will not be based on the communistic theory of equal division, bnt on the capitalistic Idea of reward ing individual efforts In skill &nd ability Th^ word Khozraschlot literally means \economic accounting.” It Is Interpreted In the decree to mean that each factory, plant, collective farm, mine, railroad and sucb henceforth must taka the responsibility of ful filling contracts and adjudging wages without Interference from trade un ions. • Although certain elements among the disciple* of Lenin view the Innova tion regretfully as a compromise with capitalism, the government hopes the' system jvlll speed ip production. Lead ers affect to se* the Khozraschlot as tending to eliminate waste and fix re sponsibility for managers and workers. H\ Roger W. Babson 1QH place tn the list of encourag ing comments on the business situation Is accorded that of Rog er W. Babson, the trade prophet, who told President Hoover that better times are on the way. Business, he said, has turned the corner and now is definitely on the up grade. “In almost every line of Industry there ar* some con cerns which, tn March, showed an In crease In earnings ova- February. What Is more Important, they showed an Increase for this March over March of last year. Certain of the railroads also have turned the comer,” he said. Ur. Babson has earned the right to ba listened to when he ventures upon th* thin ice of economic prognos tication. Statistics being his dally diet, b* asks the country to observe the statistics of car-loadlngs. These ar* steadily Increasing. They have al ways been of barometrical signifi cance. When freight Is moving facto- rlw ar* working and (hipping, mer chants are buying and customer* are consuming. In every key Industry sta tistics show that one or two big firm* hav* turned tha comer, promising that smaller fry, too, are headed out ot the red. If tbe American people turn their gaze from the “big board” In Wall Street to the blgge? opportunities which await them In constructive di rections of every sort, th* upturn fore seen by Mr. Babson will come all the sooner and all the surer. • . -- *n ECOGNITION of th e I n perative necessity of solving the problem of unem ployment Is seen In the compute reorgan ization of ths United States employment MTYice, with 48 state employment bureaus and one In the Dis trict of Columbia and seven special central dlrislonB established to deal with tbe prob* lems of rorlous trades, announced by William N. Doak, secretary of labor ■John R. Alpine of New York will head the new set-up, which bas $800,- 000 of appropriations available for Its work. Francis L Jones Is to continue as director general, with supervision also over the special mining and Quar rying trades division. Tbe Veterans’ placement service will be maintained, nation-wide in Its scope, and the farm employment service will be expanded. “The United States employment service has decided,” Secretary Doak's announcement said, “to open up at least one employment bureau in eacb of the states and the District ot Co lumbia to co-operate with state and local authorities. A co-ordinated service throughout the entire country vwlll undertake in the broadest 6ense to take care of interstate labor placements In co-op eration with employers and employees^ giving employers a ready fleld from which to draw all needed labor nec essary to carry forward any kind of work.\ M UCH to the surprise of financial circles, stockholders ot the Unit ed States Steel corporation adopted a proposed pension plan under which James A. Farrell, president, and for several years a leading figure In the steel Industry, would automatically retire on reaching the age of seventy, or In 1933. Secretary Doak Ramsay MacDonald Mr. Farrell was a loader of tboM I d favor of tbe new plan, pointing out that the old one had been unsatls factory Thfero are others In the great United States Steel corporation wbo will re tire If the plan Is adopted. It pro vldes 65 for voluntary retirement, and 70 for compulsory In this class soon would fall E. J Buffington, president of Illinois Steel, Joshua A Hatfield, president of Amer lean Bridge, WarJ B. Perley, presl dent of CanndlnD Steel, J S. Keefe, president of American Steel & Wire, and E. W Pargny, president of Amer lean Sbeet & Tin Plate. All these an* subsidiaries. The retirements would fall between 1033 and 1935. It was pointed out that Mr Gary as chairman of the board of directors worked at his steel uotll he died—ten years later than the proposed retire ment plan would require It may be that some other plan will affect Mr Farrell—that he, too, may carry on—bnt the pension plan says 70. W ITH more ease than be himself expected Ramsay Mac Donald comes safely through the tempest of a serious parlia mentary setback. Stanley B&ldwla’s mo tion of censure, an open and heralded ef fort to drive the Mac Donald govern ment out of office, was de feated by a majority of 54 votes. Lloyd George, whose Liberal following holds tbe balance of power In tbe house of commons, turned the tide to Mac Donald when he denounced the Con servative motion as unfair Of 58 Lib eral votes, MacDonald received 85, tbe Conservatives only 10, the remainder not voting or absent Quite evidently, Great Britain Is in no mood to fall victim to political spellbinding. It knows that none of the political leaders possesses a magic wand that can charm away tbe dis astrous consequences of the war The nation must climb a long and weary trill, and it is prepared to do so. Doubtless the Indian situation, which has been one of the chief causes for the depression In the British tex tile Industry because of the Indian boycott on British goods, was an im portant consideration with tbe Lib erals in supporting MacDonald. D E L I E F that the revolution in Hon duras is related with operations of the In surgents under Aa- gustlno Sandino in Nicaragua has gained ground among observ ers of Central Amer ican politics. It Is pointed out that Gen. Gregorio Ferrera, head of the revolutionary move ment in Honduras, is openly opposed to United States inter vention activities, sharing Sandlno’i views in this regard. Ferrera was In Mexico a year ago He is of Indian blood and has a large fa^wlnf£ among the laborers on the largo United States banana planta tions of the north coast of Honduras. Dr Jesus Castro, Honduran charge d’affaires at Mexico City, who recent ly returned from a visit to Teguci galpa, said President Mejia Colindres’ refusal, to admit Ferrera into his cab inet was the probable cause of the revolution. He Is confident lt will fall, as the President has an Influen tial backing and a well-trained army Dr Vleente Mejia Oollndres was named President of Honduras In the last election and was Inaugurated on February 8, 1929. Municipal elections last December gave the Liberal party a majority Julius G. Lay, United States minis ter In Honduras, reported to the State department that, in his opinion, the revolt would soon “flzrie out.” He said no military or political figures of consequence appear to be connected with i t Fausto Davila is the premier and foreign minister of Honduras, and is considered by South American diplo mats at Washington as well able to deal with the situation. WORK BEGUN ON NEW IMPRISON Mo«t M odern Institution in W orld W ill Cost About $ 12 , 000 , 000 . A STATEMENT setting out the at* * * titude of Newton D. Baker of Cleveland, former secretary of war, toward talk of his candldaoy for the Democratic nomination for the Presi dency is accepted by politicians as clearing tbe atmosphere. Issued by W B. Oongwer, an Ohio Democratic leader, after a conference with Mr Baker, the statement indi cated that the ex-secretary will not do anything to obtain the nomination, but he will not refuse lt should lt come to fclm if the Democratic nation al convontlon Is unable to agree on any of the active candidates. During the scramble for delegates to the convention Mr. Baker will not use bis influence In behalf of aay particular candidate. The statement also said 'The many kind things said about Newton D. Baker as a possible Democratic candl date for the Presidency are certainly gratifying to Mr. Bakers friends and naturally to blm. In my conversations wltb Mr Baker he has shown very great Interest In the party's platform but no Interest In possible candidates, aud I do not bellere he has changed his former Judgment on the subject This has alwa>s ht-cn that he had no desire for further preferment of any kind/* (<& 19)1 W m I h h S nsnaK'r 'o'on > Hoorcr Alter* Rules on Foreign Service Washington.—The State department recently announced that President Hoover had Issued an executive order liberalizing the rules regarding en trance to the foreign scrvlce. Under the new ruling clerks wbo have been flve years In the service may become foreign service officers on passing an oral examination, A detailed written examination I* required of other appli cants. The order also removes the ag* limit of thlrty-fiv* with respect to such clerks. Citizens Using Shovels in War on Mosquitoes New Haven, Conn.—Armed with shovels, Connecticut shore residents are battling the mosqultoe* which In fest salt marshes. Under the direction of scientists ot the Connecticut agri cultural experiment station, draining ditches are being dug to eliminate the worst breeding places, the stagnant waters along the ocean side. Drained marsh area has been doubled In three years. Speedometer Quail which hunters bave always described as \shooting up like bullets,” do not fly as fast as tbelr startling whirr of wings would Indicate, an in restlgator has discovered after trying days of racing the game birds in his automobile. Donald D McLean, of the California flsh aud game depart ment, bas Informed the American Game association that the greatest burst of speed be was able to time with his speedometer was 58 miles an hour. The average “cruising\ time was around 40 miles an hour, he stated. HappUy Forgotten One day Norman Hapgood met Mark Twain strolling along Fifth avenue. New York. “How Is Mrs. Demens now V asked Hapgood. “Much better/' he drawled. “In fact, the whole Clemens family has been so surprisingly well ot late that I have begun to think that* Providence has • • * forgotten us.”—Kansas City [w* ________ _ ___ 2~ H a m ilton an d Barr The riralry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr begun when they were studying law Alexander Hamilton completed *1118 study and passed the bar examination first. Later when the election of Burr and Jeffer son was thrown into the houso of rep resentatives, Hamilton, although dis liking Jefferson, threw his influence in favor of him and secured the de feat of Aaron Burr. Still later when Burr ran for the office of jfovomor of New York and was defeated, he blamed this defeat on Hamilton and challenged him to a duel. End of Famous Pirate Edward Teach, or Thatch (7-1718), an Anglo-American pirate, popularly known as Blackbeard, became widely known and feared for his robberies and atrocities throughout the West Indies and along the coast of Caro lina and Virginia. At Pasquotank, N. O., in 1718, he was attacked by two small sloops under the command of Lieutenant Maynard of tbe British navy, and by a successful ruse led to board the vessels, when be and sev- j*ral of his men w*re killed.—37a»b' JpgtgoBtar^ ___ Lewlsburg, Pa.—Prellmlfiary con struction has started on the world's most modern prison the new United States federal penitentiary for the northwestern district, on a 2^-acre tract In Kelly township, Pennsylvania. Construction work of the general outline and the first unit Is In charge of the Great Lakes Construction com pany of Chicago. The contract, awarded for $2,781,000, calls for completion of the first sec tion, to accommodate about 1,500 pris oners, in 425 working dayB. Tho entire project covers a ten-year building program, an expenditure of about $12,000,000 and a penitentiary to accommodate 5,000 prisoners to be drawn from the northeastern section of the United States. Wall 21 Fwt High. The builders* first task was grading the site by removing from 8 to 10 Inches of top soil over the 26-acre area. Jurisdiction over which has been coded to the federal government by Pennsylvania. Tbe wall, which will surround the tract, will rise 21 feet and will be 8 feet below the surface. Estimates of materials to be used Included 8,500,000 bricks, 650,000 square feet of cement block, 05.000 barrels ot cement, 70,000 tons of sand, 60,000 tons of cut stone, and 80,000 tons of other stone. Wells are being dug to provide ade quate water supply The Reading, railroad has run a two-mile siding to tbe tract Electric lines and telephone wires are being strung trom here. Within the walls construction will express some of the new ideas in prison arrangement and penal prac tice to be developed at the peniten tiary The familiar l*blg house” of most prisons will be missing. Accommoda tions will range from a small block with inside cells for less tractable In mates to small dormitory apartments for the most peaceable prisoners, of fering them living quarters on par with those of an average salaried per son. Conduct and character will de termine occupancy of the more fa vored dormitories. Inside tho walls, too, will be build ings providing kitchen, baking, refrig erating, butchering, and manufactur ing facilities, classrooms and labora tories , a hospital, a radio room, a theator and auditorium and a comfort able library Outdoors extensive fields for farming and dairying have been planned. The design and arrangements of the prison L b based on the premise that men are not wild beasts to be re moved from all contact with their fellows and locked up In isolated steel cages. For Hardened Criminal. Direct sunlight and an abundance of fresh ai* wifi be provided In tbe plans arranged by Alfred Hopkins, New York architect. There will be a small inside cell block for hardened or habitual offend ers, strong outside rooms for prison ers whose records show some measure of trust can be placed In them; bar racks for prisoners wbo sbow they can lhe pcnn*ably with other prisoners, small dormitories subdivided into Bmall wards for those prisoners wbo express the greatest improvement in character while imprisoned, and, final ly, rooms approximating the comforts and conveniences of the living quar ters of normal persons for those who are most advanced. On admission the prisoner will be housed in a receiving building where he will undergo physical and mental examination. Should he prove normal physically and mentally his first home wIU be the outside rooms. From tbat confine ment he can ad\ance by his own ac tions to the barracks, to the dorml* torles. and finally to the living quar ters for the highest type prisoners. The construction of the fli't unit will require a two-year period, i* will accommodate 1.500 Inmates and will cost approximately $3,500,000. Canada Contributes to World Reforestation Ottawa.—The contribution of Canada to reforestation of other countries is Important Fifty three per cent of the tree seed exported from the Dominion last year went to the British Isles, 40 per cent to New Zealand and the re maining 7 per cent to Australia and other countries. T race of A b surdity in Thia Legal Phraieology The witness, being duly sworn, did affirm, assert testify and declare, with out mental reservation, and neither impelled, persuaded, coaxed, cajoled* bribed, begged, besought, urged, pressed or In any way whatsoever importuned by another, but of his free will, unrestricted, unobstructed, clear, Independent, unchecked, un fettered, unhindered, untrammeled and undisturbed, To wit. tbat he was the possessor, owner master and keeper of a dog, and hereafter when the name of the dog shall appear It shall be construed, Interpreted, defined and accepted as meaning neither a cat, bear, pig, elk, pony, mule, civet, deor, squirrel, lynx, wolf, for, lion, cow, horse or other four-footed beast, neither fowl, fish nor Insect nor other Uvlng creature, nor such creature as may have lived in a past age, nor such as It may be conceived will live In ages to come, but as a plain dog, which is to say, a four-footed, carnivorous, domesticat ed mammal of the family canls.—Ex change. HAS BEEN SEDUC ED $2.00 per ton ON ALL SIZES EXCEPT RANGE NUT WHICH IS REDUCED $1.00 PER TON. Now’s the Time to Fill Up Your Bin and Save M o n e y I T s r m * 1 1 D e a ir a d , Associated Gas & Electric System EMPIRE GAS St ELECTRIC CO. Distributed by J. P. Clark AVIATION OFFICER’S BABY MARKED “UNSATISFJlCTOHr Landing Gear Too Light and Might Buckle Under Stress of Hard Landing. Washington —One of the army’s air corps officers at Fairfield air depot, Fairfield, Ohio, recently became the fa ther of a glrL At the office of the chief Inspector there was issued the following “unsatisfactory\ report signed by the chief Inspector and com mandant “A girl, A. C. No. XI Xg, (complete with mess kit), was received for serv* ice test at 9:44 p. m, Feb. 10, 1931, by the Fairfield air depot detachment, located at the Miami Valley hospitaL” Then there followed a list of “un satisfactory features In the article as submitted\. L “The fabric of the fuselage is wrinkled in a number ot places and the finish Is not standard olive drab. 2. “The landing gear is of very Ughl construction and lt is believed that it would buckle under the stress of a bard landing. 8. 'T h e navigation lights are both blue and It Is considered they will tend to produce considerable confusion and uncertainty to other craft 4. “Tbo engine runs smoothly, bnt does not develop sufficient power for carrying the normal load or for prop er maneuverability. G. “Under certain flight conditions, this article emits a high pitched nolso which would be detrimental to the nerves of those exposed to lt for any appreciable time.\ In approving tbe report Maj. A. L. Sneed, commanding officer, said the characteristics complained of “are not uncommon to all similar equipment\ Town Finds Elections Just Lots of Bother Walkervllle, Mont—The city of WalkervUle will not hold a municipal election this year—the thirteenth since the city decided elections were “Just a lot of bother \ The people of Walkervllle never offi cially decided not to hold elections; bnt back In 1918 neither politicians, nor others, filed for office. So official* continued In office. Since then there has been no politi cal activities although the personnel of tbe city conncll and occupants of the mayor's office have changed fre quently The Walkervllle “system” Is sim plicity Itself the city council appoints the mayor, who. In turn, appoints the counf Ilmen This year, the thirteenth, Mrs. Mon- ette Suydan filed for city treasurer, and Walkervllle was almost forced to set np election machinery She with drew, however, when she learned the office was filled by an appointive officer Coming One Pay Only Phelps, Tues., M ay 5th. Snyder Bros. Circus and Wild West CAGES OF WILD ANIMALS. FREE STREET PARADE AT NOON: » Performer* Irom Many Climw. Feature Acta Qalor*, Educated Dancing, Prancing Ponies, Canines, Burros, , Riding Monkeys, Trained Animal Acts. Clowns witk their peculiar antics. Two performance*—2:0© aad' 8-00 P. M. Doors open an taonr earlier. Free outside . exhibition on skew ground)) a t 1:00 aad 7100•• P. M. Admission 25c and 50c p r a J H p H m 24 E 66 S AT A MEJU. MODEST REPAST OF NEWERSEY J Mil ! Pudding Blows Up; | W oman Is Burned ij. > Richfield, Dtah.—Mrs. Susie J | K. Maughan is wondering Just * what it was she p u t in that pud- [ ding, as she Is recovering from * severe burns about the face. I The other day Mrs. Maughan 1 -started to make a pudding She I put necessary ingredients into a * pot, set ft on the stove and pre pared to uucse It along to tbe delicious dlsb for which it was intended. There was an explosion. The pudding blew up and Mrs. Maughan sustained severe burns. Russians in America Form Own Opera Troupe Stratford, Conn.—A group of White Russians engaged in the manufacture of airplanes here have organized a grand opera troupe. The prlma donna Is Mra Boris Ser- gtevsky, wife of the chief pilot ot the Sikorsky Aviation corporation, a for mer member of tbe Russian Imperial opera of St. Petersburg. Her hus band. holder of four world’s seaplane altitude and speed records, sings sup porting roles. ' A recent production was “a Tra- vlata.” Mrs. Sergievsky sang Vlolette; ber hosband Alfred de Germon, and O. Teresbenko, formerly with the Im perial Russian opera, George de Ger> mon. All of the players are members of the World and Civil Wars' Russian Veterans* association of 1914-20. a White Russian group which came to America under leadership of Igor Sikorsky, noted airplane designer, after the Bolshevik revolution. Oldest Veteran Has Worn Uniform 61 Years New Haven, Conn.—Tbe distinction of being the oldest uniformed military organization of veteran In continuous service in the United States, belongs to Frank Bishop. Bishop has worn the buff and blue uniform of the Second company. Governor's Foot Guard of this dty. for 61 yesrs. He recently received a commemorative medal for his service. H. Prefars Them Brown-Shelled, but Enjoys Them R«w or Cooked Any 6tyle. Fort Lee, N. J.—Walter T. Heck man Is one heck of a man when It comes to eating eggs. Twenty-four eggs a t a clip are mere hors d'euvres before a man-sized meal to this big egg aud appetite man of New Jersey, And that's why Mr. Beckman scoffed long and loudly at tbe claims ot that man In Colorado Springs who halls himself as the egg-eating cham pion with a record of two dozen. “Heck,\ sold Ur Heckman, '1 can beat him with two bauds tied, after a good dinner of a whole side of pork and sauerkraut. Two dosen eggs! Ty» drunk off three dozen bSfore yon coold say, *Oock-a-doodle-do 1’ \ Hard-boiled, soft-boiled, all around the shell, the only kind of egg Mr. Heckman doesn't eat Is dyed and blown Easter eggs, Fried or raw, su gared oi* salt, yellow and white, the only part this terror of the barnyard doesn't eat Is tbe shell. Mrs. Heckman Just can't keep her egg-eating husband In eggs, although she buys a gross at a tlm*. Down Main street Mr. Heckman makes the rounds each day. beneath the highly pigmented portals of the chain stores. There he takes eggs, makes a small Incision In one end wtth his penknife, drums on the shell and the egg bout Is on. Sometimes he makes boles In a dos en at a time, and taking two In each hand, lightens the third box before the clerk has finished Itemizing the blU. White leghorns, pullet or cracked. \But It's the brown ones for me,” he sold. “You get a good brown egg and you got something. I would give a dozen of your pale-faced, scrawny, lelect white eggs for one brown egg tfltb a fine, spn-tnn complexion.'’ Mr Heckman pushed his chair back from tho breakfast table where a doz en shells, empty, discarded, lay Uke a prnvpyard of bleni-lilng bones. A. bowl held another two dozen, unopened, un- raroged. They would do for loach. \S.iine drv jou'll kill yourself eating so many rgps.** said Mrs. Heckman ind shook her heuiL \Oh (lint was Just a few,” demurred Mr neiknmn shoving his plate away ■'Few’ You Just swallowed 12.\ \Walt a mlnmc\ said Heckman. Those twn are crockcd. They won’t veep. I better ent them. You don’t wunt to s.-e them go to waste, do Under H .r Wing Wife (tesoryiut in court)—And I met my husband ther* In tbe custody ot another woman. Farmer’s Conscience Returns $100'to Jersey Trenton, N. J.—Tbe calm of the state highway commission meeting w»s J disturbed recently by the receipt of av- check for *100 from PhlUip Whitman of Swedesboro, Gloucester county, who;,j/ explained that he had received th e - . ^ , 4 money from the department and felt -Vft that be was not entitled to It. 8ome time ago, Mr. Whitman con veyed to the department a piece of land for iise tnStbe building of the' Bridgeport causeway, Gloucester conn- , ty, for the nominal consideration e f $1. Subsequently he submitted a clafnr for <100 damages for tbe losi of.Jwy- crops and, following an Investigation, wblch established the Justice of tbe claim, tt was paid. Recently Mr Whitman returned tbe check with a letter to the effect’tbat he was convinced that he wonld have lost the hay crop even though ttye rrnid hud not been built and, under rhe crlcumslances. he did not feel Justified In taking the state's money. ‘ V I t J 'i*;’ Cleveland Is in Field „ Giving Speedy Divorces ^ 'i Cleveland, Ohio.—Cleveland li tb? ‘latest entrant In the \divorce while you wait” race. Record time*, are be ing made by other divorce mills, ba£ Cleveland's bid for popularity Is the “10 minute divorce.\ Domestic Relations Judge Samuel H. Sllbert has set a pace of six dt-> vorces an hour, 18 every day between fl'00 a. m. and noon. He devotes the afternoon to bearing divorce eases which are contested, and, being more difficult, they tak, as long as 40 min utes each. . In the “10 m inute dlvorcM Jndge Sllbert not only finds time to glvs de cisions bnt also to bear trom the hue- band or wife the marital difficulties leading up to divorce action. ’ Game in Washington Is Menacing Grazing Aberdeen, Wash.—Too mucb gamel That's what's the trouble with the Olympic peninsula, vast wilderness stretch across Puget sound from Se* attle. according to F S. Mavis, United States forest service worker. R oobc - ve!t elk—a distinct species Indigenous to the peninsula—are protected b; Law As a result tho animals arr multiplying so fast grazing land U dis appearing. Mavis declared. Servant Willed $110,000 After 22 Years on J o b . New tork.—Mile. Adele Aubto, for 22 years in the service of Mra. Re becca Witherell. has Just beeo willed $110,000 at the death of her mlstrcs.* —and she saya sbe'U continue to work as maid and companion of Mrs. With erell's sister. Emma Thorne. M 31 h, Aubln came to America from Paris 25 years ago, v.
