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.
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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<vncc.
' But when the panhandler at
tempted to “cash” more than IOC
three-cent stamps, police arrested
Pint and sent him to jail for 3"
days.
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Ghost Is Uncovered
By a Flying Tackle
Clifton Forge, Va. — (UP) — Ar
thur Hall, 14, never has believed
very strongly in ghosts. So when
the children in his section of town
became frightened at the sight of a
spook-like figure flitting about, Ar
thur proceeded to lie one night in
tall weeds.
When the “hant” appeared, he
made a flying tackle. After sev
eral minutes of unspiritual flight
ing, the “spirit” got free, but it was
noticed the next morning that a
man noted for his practical joking
proclivities was suffering from
bruises.
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Woman, Too Busy to Die,
Celebrates 99th Birthday
Weatherford, Tex. — (UP) —Mrs
Elizabeth Akin Curry, the woman
who is “too busy to die,” recently
celebrated her 99th birthday at Hol
land lake near here. Five genera
tions were represented among the
relatives at her “birthday party.”
The rich Curry Pool, oil field
near Breckenridge, was named for
Mrs. Curry, who settled on the
land in 1884 after a migration
lrom Tennessee.
INSTITUTE FOR
WORLD MINDS
Austrian Offers Family
Castle as Meeting
Place
Chicago — <UP>— 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.
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"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.
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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.
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Where Rio Grande Aided Volstead
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Oil King Honored
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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.
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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.
