KEEPOLDCUSTOMS
Quaint Celebrations Linger in
England.
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^(Kpplng Sunday" One of the Most
generated of Time-Honored Ob
servances—Practice of Eating
Nuta in Church.
One of the quaintest-named Sun
days celebrated In England is “Clip
ping Sunday.” At many places on
this Sunday the children form a
ring around the church; that Is, they
encircle or “clip” it, the word bo
tog used In the north-country sense
-of embracing or enfolding. Certain
ly In the north every Sunday Is, In
a very real sense, Clipping Sunday,
for that day Is above all others the
general courting day of the week.
1 In some places where ancient yews
grow in the churchyard a festival Is
made every year when they are clip
ped, and some people have Imagined
that this is the origin of the strange
ly named Sunday, but this is not so;
j Mothering Sunday and Slmnel Sun
day are one. and the same. They
fall on the fourth Sunday In Lent.
The Sunday is failed Slmnel Sunday
in Lancashire and Yorkshire be
cause on that day Slmnel cakes are
eaten, and In the week prior to the
festival the confectioners’ shops look
especially tempting.
The Slmnel cake is a rich plum
cake, and many children would like
every Sunday to be Slmnel Sunday.
It Is said that the custom arises
from the simple fact that the Bible
readings In church on that particular
day both refer to eating.
In the south the same Sunday Is
called Mothering Sunday, and as
farm servants and shop assistants
generally make a point of going
home on that Sunday to share the
good things provided and to see
“mother," It has been assumed that
that is the origin of the name.
It Is said, however, by the wise
and learned that the name arose
from an ancient custom of visiting
the “mother church” and making of
ferings on the altar on that day.
Easter Sunday Is called “Pace Egg
Sunday” In some places, and there
has been some discussion at times
as to the origin of the term. Some
authorities say It ought to be Pasch
Egg, but others refer simply to the
Latin “pace” and say it it is a broad
Way of saying Peace Egg.
The association of eggs with
Easter is very probably emblematic ot
®f the resurrection, the egg be
ing a symbol of life.
Nut-Cracking Sunday Is the one
Immediately before Michaelmas day.
The custom has probably died out
%y this time, but until quite recently
parishioners of certain districts at
tended their parish church in force
and cracked and ate nuts throughout
the service. Goldsmith refers to the
custom in “The Vicar of Wakefield."
—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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I Flowers—In and Out of Season.
1 I attended a funeral one day. Thw
casket was expensive and was cov
ered with fifty dollars’ worth of cut
Bowers. The burial robe was pure
White satin. The grief-stricken hus
band spent money like water on the
last sad;rites. That was all right, but
I happened to know that he never
spent money that way while his wife
was living. He never before had tak.
«n a single cut flower to her. He
had never told her that she could wear
a white satin dress and buy any of
the expensive things he could well af
ford. He had allowed her to toll day
after day, while he piled up money in
the bank. She kept denying herself
In order that he might accumulate.
Had that man spent as much on hia
wife the last ten years of her life as
be spent on her funeral, she might
have been alive today. At least she
would have been far happier. The
scales dropped from his eyes when the
undertaker came, Just as they will drop
from your eyes If you wait to put your
flowers on the bier.—The Osborne Vil
lage Deacon.
j — Lower California.
All that has been generally kt^wn
In the past about Lower California is
that it is largely mountain and desert,
but it is rich in minerals and contains
several towns and a population of
over 50,000. Since the opening of the
Panama canal there has been in
creased activity In the mining Indus
try. The peninsula was partly ex
plored by'Francesco de Ulloa in 1539,
but for a long time was regarded as
an Island. It was not until 1842 that
Its connection with the state of Cali
fornia was discovered. The territory
Is self-governing, having a governor
and legislature elected by the people
but subject In some respects to the
federal laws of Mexico. During the
‘revolutionary trouble In Mexico in
,1912 it maintained an almost complete
separation. Esteban Canthu is the
present governor.
i Dispute Over National Bird.
j An historical anecdote In the back
of the Old Farmers’ Almanac relates
that in the early congressional discus
sion of a proper emblem to visualize
the United States In the eyes of other
nations one member strongly opposed
the adoption of the American eagle.
Among birds, he said, the eagle is
king—therefore it Is no fit symbol for
-a democracy. Another representative
'thereupon proposed the goose, polnt
! lng out that the goose is unmistakably
{democratic and that a little gosling
'would be Just the thing to stamp on a
1 dime.
YEIBSJI LYNCH
Ponca Creek Goes on Rampage
and Causes Heavy Losses
in Vicinity of Lynch
and Bristow.
Lynch, Neb., June 18.—Ponca creek
went out of its banks last night,
flooding ; lis town and also Bristow
and the surrounding territory. The
flood brought terror to the people
living along the creek which became
nearly a mile wide in places as the
' result of a rainfall estimated all the
way from four to seven inches in two
hours time. The water is receding
rapidly now, leaving a foot or more
of mud in many homes and business
buildings.
Many families which left their
homes when the water rose are re
turning, but some are still cut off by
the water. The water was a foot
deep on the streets when the cloud
burst broke loose and for a time
water reached the first story win
dows of some homes. Many cellars
are full of water.
The Chicago and Northwestern
railway is tied up in this locality
due to the washing out of tracks
and bridges. Automobile parties are
marooned and one picnic party from
Lynch, on the Niobrara river, has
been rescued after being marooned*
While no lives are reported lost, the
flood has been the most serious one
in 35 years.
Many thrilling rescues were made
along Ponca creek by farmers who
had trouble getting women and chil
dren to safety. Many were rescued
on horseback during the storm and
for a time flood waters washed down
the farm districts like a mill race.
HOME AT FULLERTON
FLOATS AWAY IN FLOOD
Omaha,, June 18.— The town of
Fullerton, Neb. Is flooded and S. B.
Vurgess and children, of near that
place, floated away In their home, as
a result of flood waters from the
Loop river, according to a dispatch
received here this afternoon.
The number of Vurgess children
was not given In the dispatch, which
said water was running three feet
deep through the Union Pacific rail
road depot at Fullerton. Thirty miles
of that railroad’s tracks between Co
lumbus and Cedar Rapids were
washed out, and there was some
damage to crops from a hail storm.
Davenport, la., June 18.—Colldlng
60 feet from the ground, two roller
coaster car sthrew a score of pleas
ure seekers under a mass of wreck
age at Forest Park here last night.
Eight persons, four girls and four
boys were injured, and were carried
down ladders to the ground by po
lice.
The injured are:
Mary Taylor, Wood Taylor, Charles
Frges, Loretta Thompson, Arthur
Wertz, Robert Montague, Eugene
Estees and Francis Whitaker.
One of the young men thrown from
the car caught a beam high above
the ground and held on until rescued.
A broken axle on one of the cars
caused the accident.
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Public Reprimand Follows
Long Controversy in
Which Road Defied
Federal Orders
Chicago, Juno 18.—The Pennsylva
nia railroad was today publicly repri
manded by the United States Rail
road Labor Board for “refusal to per
mit a certain class of employes to
select their own representatives to
negotiate agreements covering wages
and working conditions.’’
The road was rebuked by the board
as placing itself in the same position
employes who strike against the
board’s decisions and the law creat
ing the boards
Board’s Only Penalty
The official rebuke, the only pen
alty the rail board is empowered to
inflict, climaxed the attempt of the
Pennsylvania to negotiate with its
men direct through company unions.
The trainmen’s brotherhoods were
the only exception to this scheme and
the fight has been before the board
and in courts at various times in the
last two years.
The railroad Ignored an order of
the board to hold an election among
its shop crafts so that the men might
select representatives to act in wage
and other disputes. The board cited
the road for contempt. The Penn
sylvania took an injunction case to
restrain the board from administer
ing the rebuke to the United States
Supreme Court, which held in favor
of the board.
TWO DEAD, FIVE INJURED,
IN IOWA AUTO ACCIDENT
Tama, la., June 18.— Mrs. Myrtle
Hammon, 45, and F. L. Meeks, 65,
were killed Sunday when an automo
bile in which they were riding
swerved into the railing of the bridge
over the Iowa river near here.
Four persons were slightly injured.
They were Murray Hammer, Mr. and
Mrs. Leo McNamara and Lon Spring
er. All were from Marshalltown,
town.
Heads of Sioux City Patriotic
Organizations in Accord
With Action Taken at
Washington
Officers of the various patriotic
organizations in Sioux City are
heartily in accord wit hthe plan re
centl yadopted at Washington, for a
uniform code of rules for the use
and display of the American flag.
This plan was adopted after a confe
rence of national organizations called
by the American Legion. Passage of
unifrm laws covering civilian usage
of flags by states not having these
laws also was recommended.
Horace F. Wulf, commander of
Monahan Post of the American Le
gion, said that “the plan Is excel
lent and should be placed in 'effect
immediately. The American Legion
will do everything In its power to
further the, adoption of a universal
code governing the proper use and
display of the American flag.”
“I heartily approve of the plan", de-'
dared Hugh L. Stephenson, com
mander of Maj. William Kirk Camp,
United Spanish War Veterans.
8plendid Idea, Says.
H. H. Rice, past commander of
General Hancock Post of the G. A.
R., and past vice commander of the
state department, said that “it is a
splendl idea and should have been
adopted long ago "
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
organization have done work along
this line for some time and approve
of the plan, according to L. Gjerman,
commander of Shull Post in Sioux
City. He said his organization will
support the plan.
“Our aim has been to inculate a
proper respect for the flag and our
state officers have asked us to fea
ture this work.” said Mrs. L. B. Fors
llng president of the American Re
gion Auxiliary of Monahan Post.
Mrs. Willis M. Pritchard of the
Woman’s Relief Corps, said she is
heartily in favor of the plan.
The Code.
The code provides as follows:
The flag should be displayed from
sunrise to sunset only, or between
sue hhours as designated by proper
authority on natinal and state holi
days. The flag should always be
hoisted briskly ad lowered slowly
ad cermoniously.
When carried in a procession with
another flag or flags, the place of the
flag of the U. S. is on the right, is: —
the flag’s own right or when there
is a line of other flags, the flag of the
U. S. may be in the front of the cen
ter of tha line.
When a number of flags are
grouped and displayed rom staffs,
the flag of the TJ. S. should be in the
center, or at the highest point of the
group.
When flags of states or cities or
pennants of societies are flown on the
same halyard with the flag of the
U. S., the flag of the U. S„ must al
ways be at the peak. When flown
from adjacent staffs, the flag of the
U. S. shuld be hoisted first.. No flag
r pennant should be placed abve or
to the right f the flag of the U. S.
When the flags of 10 or more na
tions are to be displayed, they should
be flown frm separate staffs of the
same height and the flags should be
of equal size.
When a flag is displayed from a
staff projecting horizontally or at
an angle, the union of the flag should
go clear to the head of the staff un
lea sthe flag is at half staff.
When the flag is displayed in >
churches it should be from a Staff
placed on the congregation’s right aa
they face the clergyman
COUNTRY NEWSPAPER
CONTROVERSY AIRED
Anthon Herald and Correction
ville News Involved. Kane
Claims Error.
Trial of the appeal *:ase of G. F
Kane, publisher of the Anthon Her
aid, against Carl C. Sturgis of th<
Correctionville News, was complete!!
Tuesday afternoon in district cour'
before Judge Miles W. Newby.
Kane is appealing from the decb
sion of the board of supervisors
which named the News as the thirt
official newspaper of the county
Kane claims his newspaper had mori
bona fide subscribers than the News.
In court, Tuesday, this number wai
fixed at 99 by Kane’s attorney.
Witnesses included A. B. Erickson,
a member of the board; Assistant
County Attorney Ray E. Rieke, and
County Auditor Willis M. Pritchard.
Judge Newby took the case under
advisement.
CLINTON ADVERTISER SOLD
TO HUGGINS AND ROOT
Clinton, la., June 18.—The Clinton
Advertiser has been purchased- by G.
L. Huggins and A. C. Root, young
Clinton business men. Mr. Huggins
takes active charge of the newspaper
at once.
If Mr. Lasker starts his teaching
of chess by mail, as this writer and
others have urged him to do, be sure
to join the first class. You will
learn more than chess from Mr. Lask
er.
The figures quoted above are Mr.
Lasker’s, by the way. It takes a
chess mind to play with such figures
as 180 quadrillions.
Recent investigation of textile workers
in England has shown that artificial
lighting reduces the efficiency ol
workers by 11 p*r cent, of its normal
daylight value.
THOUSANDS
OF CITIZENS
FLEE HOMES
Town of 13,000 on Mount Et
na Slope Threatened as
Eruption Increases in Viol
ence. Troops Sent to Scene.
Rome, June ,18.—Mount Etna is
now in violent eruption, the main
crater belching lava in ever increas
ing intensity and threatening towns
within a radius of 40 miles.
Troops left here by train Monday
bight to help in the work of rescue
and relief of the villagers who have
fled before the streams of lava flow
ing from several new craters.
The terror stricken people are flee
ing towards the seashore and several
villages already have been burled un
der the burning flood. No reports on
fatalities had been received Monday
j night, but it is believed the death toll
so far is small.
Four Villages Buried
It Is known, though, that the vil
lage of Castiglione and those of Plc
clola, Pallamaletta and Ferro have
been buried under the lava tide, and
Idnguaglosssa, a town of 13,000 In
habitants, is threatened by two
streams of Are.
It Is estimated that by noon Mon
day, 30,000 persons had been made
homeless by the eruption. The whole
northwest section of Etna’s cone
seems to have opened, five new
mouths beiifcg distinctly visible sev
eral kilometers from the old crater.
Thousands of tons of lava are In
undating the countryside at the rate
of six miles per hour laying waste
homes, vineyards and forests.
Citizens Had Warning
The inhabitants had ample warn
ing of the eruption and many left
their homes at once. There has been
no severe earth movement.
At Messina, where thousands died
In the quake of 1908, many inhab
itants moved their effects to the sea
shore, although Etna is 40 miles
away.
The present outburst of Etna Is the
80th recorded eruption since 476 B. C.
The outpouring from Etna’s old
and new craters grows In volume
each hour Thunders of new crev
ices, whence the flowing lavo issues,
come to watchers on distant hills
through dense black smoke that
hangs over the mountain top. Now
and then, great bursts of flame shoot
high above the inky pall and flare
against the sky, lighting the haze
with a red glow.
The eruption began at an early
hour Sunday morning with a terrific
explosion. The whole top of Etna
appeared to have blown off. Then
followed a rain of ashes which fell
steadily for many minutes after the
blast
Inhabitants of the villages are
terror-stricken. Yesterday they gath
ered In the churches and organized
processions, Imploring divine inter
vention. They spent the night watch
ing the approach of the lava streams.
BRITAIN URGES BERLIN
TO HALT RESISTANCE
London, June 18.—It is learned that
the British government, through Dr.
Sthamer the German ambassador has
notified Berlin that it believes that If
ermany orders a cessation of passive
resistance France will evacuate the
Ruhr. It is understood that France
has indicated its willingness if Ger
many will drop its passive resistance,
to consent to an “invisible occupa
tion” through a commission of con
trol, under protection o fa skeleton
military organization.
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FORD ANNOUNCEMENT
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
| Washington, June 18.—Henry
Fords’ announcement from Spring
field, Mass., that he is not a candi
date fo rthe presidency was not taken
seriously here Monday by either re
publican or democrats.
The open season for such state
ments is on and will continue until
the pre-convention campaigns get
under way next spring.
SAYS HE WITNESSED
INTERMENT OF MOUNT
Miami, Ariz., June 18.—Leighton
Mount former student at the North
western University, was dead or un
conscious when -5 men students of
the school hid the body under Kvans
ton pier, according to a statement
made by telephone from Cllfto"h,
Ariz., by B. H. Rouw, a representa
tive of a San Francisco collection
agency, who claims to have been an
eye witness to a class rush and the
killing.
Rouw has been instructed by the
hicago district attorney’s office to
remain silent on the affair until he
has been interviewed by an investi
gator from that office who is sched
uled to arrive in Clifton tomorrow.
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Bright orange radiates more Joy than
any other color, experts in pigmentation
told authorities at Sing Sing, and now
the color predominates In repainting.
Bight yellow which has been used, was
pleasant to see, but was not as inspir
ing as a vivid orange hue, they said.
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A school to train men In the brick
laying trade is maintained by the build
ing contractors of St. Paul and Minne
apolis.
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Sir Alfred Yarrow, a practical engi
neer »nd captain of industry, recently
gave nearly $500,000 for the furtherance
| of scientific research In England.
Demand $1,000,000 Ransom
Under Threat of Death.
Hundreds of Chinese
Converts Seized.
Hankow, China, June 18.—Five
hundred grigands, who kidnapped
Father Malotto, an Italian priest,
about 100 miles north of her© on Sat
urday, maltreated the prelate before
they carried him off. The outlaws
also seized and bore away several
hundred native prisoners, according
to reports brought here today.
The same on another gang of brig
ands is reported to have surrounded
a British mislonasry compound at
Tsaoshlh, about 50 miles northwest
of Hankow. A11 women connected
with the mission had been sent to a
safe place previously i anticipation
of bandit activities in that section.
The men of the mission still are at
their posts.
DEMAND BIQ RANSOM
Rome, June 18.—Chinese bandits
surrounded the Roman catholic mis
sion near Hankow, China ad cap
tured Father Malotto and 500 Chi
nese converts, according to cables
received here today. •
The brigands demand a ransom of
$1,000,000, threatening to !ci!l the
priest If this is not paid at once.
Pope Pius has cabled Father Wil
helm Leufera at Hankow to do hla
utmost to effect the release of ths
captives
Northwest Storms Scatter
Buildings Over Prairies—
Bolt Kills Boy in South
Dakota.
St. Paul, June 18.—Two deaths and
property damage amounting Into
hundreds of thousands of dollars re
sulted from a series of storms, rang
ing from winds of cyclonic nature
which scattered buildings for miles
over the prarles, killing Victor Cas
sidy, 15 years old, near Roae*own,
Sask., t thunder showers in South
Dakota, where Donald Anderson 15
years old, was killed by lightning
near Corson.
Rains accompanied by high winds
and violent electrical displays, visit
ed the entire northwest beginning
Saturday afternon and continuing
through Sunday night. Farmers and
grain experts estimate that the rains
were worth many millions of dollars
to the g^°wtng crops.
The most severe storms in Minne
sota were in the western end of the
state. At Ortonville, more than 200
persons left a baseball grand stand
just before a tearing wind razed the
structure. Fifty youths who had tak
en refuge in the grand stand es
caped injury.
LARGER SUPPLY OP
SHEEP ESTIMATED
Chicago, June 18.—Supplies of
sheep and lambs available for market
in July and August will be somewhat
larger this year than last, according
to an estimate issued today by the
Department of Agriculture. Market
and field conditions between now and
the end of July will largely determine
whether this increased supply will
move to market during the two
months named. Marketing during
this period in 1922 was the smallest
for any corresponding time since
1917, the decrease from 1920 amount
ing to more than 600,000 head.
There is a great decrease in con
tract buying of lambs in the west this
year as compared with last and lamb
feeders seem to have adopted a wait
ing policy. Some contracts have been
made at 10 cents a pound, but there
is no rush to buy at this price.
NEW STATE INSPECTORS
GETTING LINE ON DUTIES
Des Moines, la., June 18.—The sec
ond week of the short course for
Iowa's new inspectors opened today
with an address by Fred E. Ferguson,
secretary of the Iowa state dairy as
sociation. Other speakers during the
week will be Dr. George Bare-low,
chief hotel inspector; Agness Lee
Hermansen, oil inspector, and John
Fletcher, assistant attorney general,
who will talk on law enforcement.
The school will end Saturday and
the 30 inspectors will start their dut
ies July 1.
WOMAN SICIDES BECAUSE
OF GRIEF OVER RELATIVES
Vinton, la., June 18.—Hearing a
shot, Will Rice, of Brandon, la.,
rushed into the next room, where he
found his wife lying on the iloor
with a shotgun wound in her left
breast. The shotgun lay beside her.
The woman was rushed to a hos
pital at Cedar Rapids, where physi
cians said her recovery was doubtful.
The shot had gone through her body.
Mrs. Rice, who is 38, had been des
pondent since the death of her par
ents some time ago, relatives said.
IDA GROVE Men INJURED
IN AUTOMOBILE COLLISION
Ida Grove, la., June 18.—Ben
Woodruff, Walter Anderson and Ed
O'Brien, while driving south towards
Denison, collided with an automobile
driven by Herman Sherenbeck, com
ing from the west. The Woodruff
car was overturned and thrown into
the ditch, all three of the occupants
being seriously injured.
BIG SURPLUS
ANNOUNCED
BY HARDING
’resident Points With Pride
to Converting of Anticipated
Deficit Into $200,000,000
On Right Side of Ledger.
BY COLE E. MORGAN
Universal Service Correspondent
Washington, June 18.—A billion
dollar saving of government reven
ues during the current fiscal year,
ending June 30, waj announced by
President Harding ind Director of
the Budget Lord Mondal at a mee-t
ing of the business organization of
the government.
An anticipated deficit of $823,000,
00 faced a year ago in ordinary gov
ernmental expenditures has been
turned Into a $200,000,000 surplus of
receipts’ over expenditures. There
has been an actual reduction of ap
proximately $256;000,000 In the ex
penditures of the departments and
Independent establishments.
Appropriations for the .seal year
1924 are $3,706,000,000, which is $234,
000,000 less than appropriated for
1923 and $7,825,000 less than asked
for in the budget submitted to con
gress last December.
Demands 1924 8urplus.
A revised estimate of ordinary re
ceipts for 1924 is $3,838,000,000. Ex
penditures, including $507,000,000 for
public debt reduction, are estimated
at $3,668,000,000, Indicating a deficit
of $30,000,0000. President Harding to
day declared that this deficit not only
must be wiped out, but the coming
year must close with a substantal
balance on the other side of the
ledger.
.adnlge.. 1. ,«..lr cmfw cm fwyf
For the fiscal year 1925 on which
budget estimates soon will be com
plied, the president called for a reduc
tion of estimates of $126,000,000 under
the 1924 appropriations. He set $1,
700.000,000 as the maximum of ex
penditures, exclusive of reduction Of
interest on the public debt and the
requirements of the postoffice de
partment. The post office department
had a deficit of $64,000,000 in 1922,
which has beep reduded this year to
approximately $31,000,000 and for 1924
is estimated will not exeed $1,000,000.
Points to Unusual Record
In the practice of this economy in
governmental administration the
United States is setting an example
for the world, the president declar
ed, saying:
"In the sober reflections of the peo
ple whom we serve, the honest and
zealous nAeavor to redue the cost ot
government, which has an intimate
relationship with the cost of living,
is sure to win abiding favor. We are
doing more than serve ourselves,
more than helping our own people.
We are proving to the pworld that
the way to recover from war excess
es is to halt the outflow and build
anew, with exacting watchfulness in
all public outlay.”
TWO KILLED,
MANY HURT
IN COLLISION
Interurban Train Overturns
After Crashing Into Automo
bile. Male Passenger and
Woman Driver of Car Crush
ed.
Los Angeles, June 18.—Two
persons were killed, several
others are expected to die and
scores were injured as a result
of a crash between a Santa Mon
ica interurban train and a large
touring car between here and
Beverly Hills today. The car
overturned and caught fire. Mrs
Harry McAfee, Los Angeles,
who was driving the machine,
met instant death. Vernon Grey
Santa Monica, a passenger in the
interurban was crushed to death
while trying to escape through
a window.
LEVIATHAN READY TO SAIL
Boston, June 18.—Groomed, until
her great hull glistened like the coat
of a race horse, the giant Leviathan,
pride of the American merchant ma
rine, left dry dock here today and
steamed down the harbor to await
her trial trip tomorrow before enter
ing the trans-Atlantic service.
A rickety old table In a restaurant at
Auvergne, France, was being broken up
for firewood when out rolled plies of
gold. It was found that In the legs had
been hidden 122 gold coins bearing the
effigy of Louis XVI.
A report of the department of com
merce from United States Trade Com
missioner Hoyt sa>>a American motion
pictures fail to interest Chinese, as they
prefer to see their own people on the
screen.