PIONEERS HAD STERN JUSTICE Macon, Mr. — (UP) — From a worn old volume. “Ligest of the Laws of Missouri Territory,” Waldo Edwards, a citizen here interested in history, has revealed the stern justice meted out to criminals in pioneer Missouri. Whipping posts, the pillory and hanging “without benefit of clergy” played their part in the criminal code of the early settlers. The volume was published in 1848 by Henry S. Geyer of St. Louis. For murder the penalty was death and there was a clause which said ' the benefit of clergy shall not be used or allowed upon conviction of any crime which by statute of the territory shall be declared to be death.” The law provided that the death penalty was to be inflicted not more than 200 nor less than 30 days from the date of the sentence. Burglary, horse stealing, counter feiting and bigamy were punishable at the whipping post. A man con victed of burglary could be sen tenced to a stiff fine depending up on the value of the stolen property, and "200 stripes were laid on the bare back of the defendant.” For horse stealing the fine was not to exceed $500 and 200 stripes on the bare back. The penalty for hog stealing was not more than 30 lashes and not less than 25. The penalty for perjury was an hour on the pillory, a maximum fine of $800 and the loss of a num ber of free citizens’ privileges. SUBLIME TO RIDICULOUS. Hark! Clippety-clop, it’s four o'clock And the milk cart makes its round; The slow hooves beat the dreaming street, And ’long the pavement sound. No siren blares, no back fire scares No sickening grind of brakes; But the patient plod of a hors* well shod, The sleeper all but wakes. The hoof beats cease, the world’s at peace; She turns again to dream She’s back once more on a polished floor, With cheek of peach and cream. Her senses swoon to an old wait* tune, As the youth cf the long ago. Holds her close in his arms and breathes of her charms, As he whispers soft and low. The dance is o’er, the cab's at the door, She sits at last inside; Her silken dress—his warm caress— And into the dawn they ride. Those hooves again! She wakens then; * All vanished the robe of silk; A woman worn she greets the morn; “Is the bottle out for the milk? •—Sam Page. —--44 Bouquets of Flowers Lead to Divorce Detroit, Mich. — (UP) — Bo quets of flowers which her hus band sent her daily at her office caused her dismissal, Mrs. Vena M. Miller, 52, testified in her di vorce trial here. Her employers argued that il her husband could afford such ex pensive tokens of his affections she did not need the position, Mrs Miller’s counsel said. To her plea that her husband quit his job as a railroad engineer in order to have her support him, counsel for Miller said the hus band had been discharged because he had stopped the crack train he was running at a farm house tc purchase a pound of butter. Mrs. Miller was granted the d» cree. Panhandlers Now Bag For Postage Stamps Modesto, Cay. — (UP) — Begging for postage stamps is the newesi scheme being worked by panhand lers here. “Say, Boss, can you stake me to a three-cent stamp? I want to send n letter heme for some money to get out of town,” said a panhandler stationed near the postoffice en tr— An interna tional institute of art, science and education, in which the great minds of the world may exchange ideas for the benefit of mankind is drawing Baron Karl Ferdinand Tinty back to Castle Schallaburgh on the Danube and his native Austria. In the same suite in the Lake Shore Drive hotel that once housed Queen Marie of Humana a the baron . has expounded Ins theories. For two weeks he has been the guest of society here, | after having been presented to President Hoover by the Austrian Minister and feted at the capi tal. A quiet, scholarly yet dapper appearing man. he is a deciple of the doctrin of informality which he believes is the key to the solu tion of the world's economic and cnrifil illc He has donated his ancient castle in its 3.000 wooded acres and obtained the promise of the government of Austria to aid him. Many outstanding European scholars have given him their support and he is now discussing his theories with college presi dents in America. If the baron accomplishes his purpose of ‘‘a permanent world academy where new ideas may be struck off by great minds meet ing in informal discussion for the development of -culture, in much the same manner as international justice and politics are taken care of by the permanent institutions such as the World Court at the Hague and the League of Nations at Geneva," there soon may be the phosts of ideas born before their time and left to haunt the 60 rooms of the castle. Gold Mine Jumps School Valuations Boise. Idaho. —(UP)— The open ing of a gold mine at Atlanta last winter by the St. Joseph Lead Company has increased the as sessed valuation of schools of that district from $87,400 in 1931 to more than $200,000 for 1932. The enrollment jumped from seven to 60, according to Mrs. Myrtle R. Davis, state superintendent of public instruction. With the increased enrollment, the school will conduct a two year high school in addition to the grades. The mining company has been turning out between $2,000 ad $3,000 daily and employes over 100 men. Cemetery Keeper Acts As Boxing Promoter New Orleans — (UP) — Henry Schaefer is one of the most versa tile men in New Orleans. Part of his time is spent watch ing over the graves of the dead at the Hebrew Rest cemetery. When he isn’t domg that, he's promoting boxing matches at the Pontchartrain Athletic club. And then, just to make sure that he has no spare time on his hands, Schaefer cuts marble and makes tombstones as a side line. Schaefer is the third generation of cemetery keepers in his family. -»-» -- "Miss Americaw Holding the trophy emblematic of hf-r new title. Miss Dorothy Hann, of Camden, N. J., is shown just af ter she had been crowned queen of American beauty and given the title “Miss America.” Miss Hann was chosen from among hundreds of girls who competed for the honor at the beauty pageant in Wildwood. N..J. __ Unwise Owl Gets Caught in Rat Trap Portland, Ore. —(UP)— When Mrs. W. E. Stuchell, Portland, set a trap to catch rats which were bothering chickens on her chickken ranch six miles south of Oswego Lake, rodents were the least she expected to trap. But an owl which did not live up to its reputed sagacity made a mistake and was caught. The bird measured 51’a Inches, wing tip to wing-tip. It probably will be I placed in the city park. | Oui Our Way By Williams -fv-V PA“CHs OF GLOR"/—UvNtU., HE'S MAC 'EM IR \ i-l mear-the Parts r moth Galls fer a i.oug \ OF GLORW LEAD QuT -Time But HAS PROSW \ TO *TtV GRAvjE. COME TO TH‘ CCKlCLOStOM \ PARTS THATs ©EEM T-V PARTS A'.r'T MO BETTER] "VVURO WHAT THEM HAS "THAR HE IS. HE WEmT SvAOULD MEvCF? ©E THRO TH' SAME THtRCr DESECRATED WlO OtL TH PARTS D'D. BuT TH‘ I ar* Grease . parts have beer LucKS/yi —— - he was desecrated W\tH O'L Ar' GREASE/# AS SOOM AS HE CAME BACV<. ^ TaOC «ea u • «r orr. _ • e 1132 BY mUKHVICr IWC / 7^ Where Rio Grande Aided Volstead - -«*..T Laredo, Texas, citizens, accustomed to crossing the international bridge into Mexico for a daily glass of beer are going thirsty now. Above is all that remains of the bridge over the Rio Grande, after the river had gone on a rampage and swept away the center span. The segment shown is on the Mexican side. Floods in the vicinity have done a tremendous amount of damage. THE YEN TO MOVE. ‘Tis moving day in garden land. Some bushes long have pouted. Refused to bloom and scattered gloom, At all plant foods have flouted. Quoth yellow rose in sheltered spot, “I hate this hick abode! I want to be where I can see The folks along the road.” The lilac said, ‘T do not like To live so near the lake; The constant wind my leaves has thinned. And keeps me wide awake.” And so I've moved them both to day. They’ve promised everything In way of bowers of fragrant flow ers; And I shall see—next spring. —Sam Page. Veteran Shaves 73 Year Old Beard Walla Walla, Wash. — (UP) — Seventy-three years ago, George H. Middleton began a beard, and two years later left England to fight with the Union army in the Civil War. He survived two battles and kept his beard and mustache intact. Bui, the other day George, prob ably somewhat reluctantly, parted »lth his two close companions. He shaved the 73 year’s growth of beard and mustache from his head. Wife Charges Hubby’s Blow Reset Her Jaw Springfield, Mo. — (UP) — ! Charging that her husband dis located her jaw by hitting it on one side and then reset it by hit ting It on the other, Mrs. Frances Bass is seeking a divorce from Fisher C. Bass. A'ter hitting her, she charges he refused to call a physician to res*A the dislocated bone and 1 wa!Ted some hours before he him self knocked it back in place. Ancient Indian Village Is Unearthed Fullerton, Neb — (UP) — Re mains cl an Indian village, be Professor Solves Century Old Mystery Berlin — (UP) — Professor B. Neumann, of the Breslau Univer sity, has succeeded in solving a mystery which, for several cen turies, has been puzzling chemis ts and archeologists — namely, the mystery surrounding the composi tion of varnish of Roman earth enware. Many specimens of red var nished Roman pottery were found In the Rhineland, especially near , Velvet Beauty IIIIIIW ^-' This beautiful evening ensemble is sure to be extremely popular this coming season of late Fall anil early W inter. The gown is of while velvet, featuring the cowl neckline. It fol lows the flowing lines of the figure In a wide flair at the skirls. The crpelet is of block satin, fastened with a loose kiwi at the uni**. Evelyn Knapp is the model. lieved centuries old, have been un- j earthed here. The village apparently once was : a settlement of 150 or more per sons. Hoes, axes and other imple ments and a quantity of seed in dicated that the tribe was de pendent largely upon agriculture. The culture of the village ap pears to have been higher than the town of Rheinzabern, which was the center of the Roman earthenware industry until the third century, A. D. The analysis of the varnish vias very difficult because it is an ex tremely thin layer, measuring only 0.1 millimeter. However, Pro lessor Neumann determined its chemical composition, consisting of alkali and boric acid. Beside the varnish, red chalk was used as paint. Professor Ncum?np used his recipe to varnish modern earth enware. JJis practical expert that of the wild tribe* of Indian* known to white men. AUTUMN RAIN. How pleasant alter weeks of drought, The first auutmnnal rain; It rushes o'er the ruffled lake, And clatters down the lane. It washes all the lanterns gay, And every par.sy’s face; It hangs a million jeweled drops On clematis’ white lace. The heavy headed dahlias nod, Their petals *11 a-sheen; The trees that, yesterday were drab. New glitter, gold and green. The April showers! They've long been sung, As all so well remember: So why r>ot lilt a lay for those Which burnish up September? —Sam Page. It Just Didn’t Mean A Thing to Eliza Fort Worth, Tex. --(UP)—Those big words "mawgage fo’closhah” didnV mean a thing to Eliza And erson, 102-year-old negro. When police ejected her from her Home after the foreclosure, Eliza moved right back in, catch ing the new tenant, Stella Jack sen. out. A second removal was too much for Eliza, she bom barder the house with rocks. Suella abdicated amid a shower of W indow panes. And to add to Eliza’s misery, police charged her with "mali cious mischief.” Battle Cruiser Anchors on Main Street .Salem, Ore. —(UP1-- Salemitcs rubbed their eyes in astonishment as a “battleship" anchored on main street. The 41-foot “battle cruiser" was on its way to Sanvmento, Cal., to represent the s'ate of Wash ington in the Veterdhs of Foreign Wars parade. The craft, mounted on a heavy tiuck chassis, follow-ed closely the outline and equipment of a regu lar ship. ments proved that the recipe was correct. --«« — State Forest Lands Produce $76,000 Revenue Harrisburg, Pa —(UP)— State forest lands produced $76,000 rev enue in 1931 for the governmental districts in which the forests are located, according to state records hei e. Tiie money was divided to in clude $30,000 paid school districts $30,000 paid road districts, and $15,000 given county treasuries. NAPOLEON HAS BEEN REFUTED Haifa, Palestine — (UP)— In just r'bont a year from now, this re mote Levantine port will have a harbor almost as large as (hat of Marseilles, with an entrance 533 ft et wide, and will be able to ac commodate any liner which does not draw more then 37 feet of water, finally refuting pro nouncement by Napoleon. Napoleon said thrt Acre, a small town a1 .lie opposite end of the bay from Haifa, was "the kev to the East." British arms balked 1hc Corsican at Acre :n 1709, ant today British money and engi neering are proving him a bad prophet. Haifa is growing fast; Acre only envies. In constructing the harbor here, the architects have made use of the natural formation of the coastline. One of the most inter esting features of the whole proj ect is the reclamation of a hun dred acres of land, which will be added to the main part of the town. Tlie town, in fact, will ’>e enlarged into the sea. and a con siderable portion of the quays, warehouses, customs sheds, etc., ef the new harbor will be built on this recovered land. About half of the reclaimed land, furthermore, will be sold for commercial development. Existing sites near the harbor sell for $50 a square yard today, and it is ex pected that nearly $1,250 0*10 (reckoned at par value) will b# made from the sale. Pennsylvania Offers Two Rare Fish Stories Harrisburg. Pa. —(UP)— Two fishermen landed one fish and one fisherman two fish in unusual fishing experiences related by the State Bureau of Fisheries, here. W. F. Patterson. Harrisburg, fishing in Sherman’s Creek, hooked a small mouth black bass which appeared unusually heavy as he reeled it in. When he brought the catch to the surface, he learned he had caught two bass with a single cast, he re ported. John McMahan and Joseph Hill, fishing in Hickory Creek, 3uttler county, approached the same hole Iron) opposite sides end cast simultaneously, according to the bureau. Both felt strikes and found their incs entangled. When they retrieved their hooks, they found a ten-inch brown trout had swallowed both baits. - • ♦—— Prisoners Grew Vegetables for Needy Mason, Mich —(UP)— Vegetables planted by inmates of the Ingham county Jail arc being harvested and later will be canned for use in all county institutions and for the needy. The produce is taken to the cannery at Jackson state prison, and then returned to the county Jnil lor distribution. Already this year 100 bushels of beets have been canned. —-* ♦ A LEGAL BULL. The law books now say that a ccw Has every legal right. To use the road in any mode That's pleasing in her sight. This goes to show now lawyer* know. What cows have always sensed. Without report of any court. Or legal lore dispensed. —S.’m Page. , . ■ -+ ♦ - ■ -- Oil King Honored ---: I X. • ' -• Here’s the tribute of coffee growers of Colombia to John D. Rockefeller, Sr., in recognition of the Oil King a “contribution towards the advance ment of science and health. Ihe bronze bust was unveiled at the Pal ace of Hygiene, Bogota, Colombia, as part of the recent “ColTce Da\ celebration which was observed throughout the South American republic. -»♦ ■■ ■ ■ • Indians Ask for Buffalo Freserv2 Greybull, Wyo. —tUPj— A buf falo reservation may be established in the Crow Indian reservation cast of the Big Horn river. The Indians suggested the pre serve be established and offered to gladly give up a portion of their land providing they be per mitted to kill some of the bison for food. Only buffalo in excess of the number the range could conven iently hold would, be slaughtered.