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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1935)
Pachyderm Sculptured in Rock by Nature Elephant rock, so called because of Its resemblance to the jungle giant, is * ne of the many beautiful pieces of Nature's handiwork in rock to be found along the coast of Washington. Collision Costs Her Commander His Job A collision between H. M. S. Renown and the Hood lu British naval maneuvers off Gibraltar caused the first naval court martial in many years. As a result the commander of the Renown was stripped of his command and ordered to report to the Victory, Nelson's old ship. The repair work necessary on the Renown will prevent that vessel taking part In the jubilee review In July. The picture shows the Renown arriv ing at Portsmouth for repairs. One of Bureau of Standards’ Activities Pintles which support the massive gates of locks In the Interior waterways are being tested by the bureau of standards In an effort to discover new combinations of metals which will give the best service. Dr. A. H. Strang, in the leather jacket, is assisted by L. It. Sweet man as tests are made for gates on the Pickwick dam in the Tennessee valley project territory. He Learns to Fly in 55 Minutes Afte. 55 minutes of instruction, Herbert Sargent, twenty-two, of Jer sey City, made his first solo flight In a plane at the Jersey City airport nnd after completing the prescribed maneuvers set bis plane down for a three-point landing. Eddie A. Schneider, twenty-three, Sargent's youthful instructor, holder of the Junior transcontinental flying record, said he allowed Sargent to go up alone because he handled a plane perfectly. Taking the air on such short Instruction is believed to have brought to Sargent a new record. COMMANDS DUCE’S ARMY Gen. Kudolpho Graziani, who com mands the Italian expeditionary force against Ethiopia, Is shown here in ills tropical tijjli11i»k uni form. BORN WITHOUT GULLET Robert Earl Llnsig was born In New York without an esophagus, the narrow tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stom ach. Robert has an even chance In his battle for life, but cannot he operated on for seven or eight years. Ironized Atmosphere Temperature Experiments give further proofs that the layers of Ionized at mosphere of the earth from 02 to 124 miles above sea level have a fairly constant temperature regard less of the time of day, night or season. Compensation By MAURICE GLEYRE ©. McClure Newspaper Syndicate. WNU 8ervlre. T'WKNTY thousand dollars’ com pensatlou for slipping on the ice In front of my own grocery store! “My client," Attorney Itubinsky stated, ‘only desires compensation for the wrong that was done to him." Mr. Paguettn darted a sly look at the defendant and took pleasure In Mr. Schwabacher's increasing dis c infort. Mr. 1‘ngnettii's resentment had been accumulating ever since Mr. Schwabncher hail opened a delica lessen next to his grocery store, with a window display of canned good. When day after day he saw one or the other of tils erstwhile customers come out of the store next door with an armful of bundles and a smile that retlected Mr. Schwabacher’s expansive good hu nior, lie could no longer he civil. “You’re stealing my canned goods trade. There oughta he a law—” “Together we bring more trade Into the block.” the other interrupt ed placidly. “We both benefit." One winter morning he stepped out to survey his Icy sidewalk, and found Mr. Schwabaeher from the vantage of Ills own already ash strewL premises 'doing the same thing. "Yovi better ttie ashes lay before the customers commence." Mr. Schwabacher advised after a hearty “Root day." "And you better mind your own business.” retorted Mr. Pagnetta. "The Ice Iss everybody’s busi ness,” Mr. Schwabacher contended good-humoredly. Mr. Pagnetta turned about with a violence that stent his feet from under him. The result was a broken leg. During subsequent days In the hospital Ills chief diversion was planning how to get the better of his rival. “Can I collect damages," he asked the lawyer Rublnsky, "for my hospital and doctor bills, and the loss of time from business?" Rublnsky shrugged his thin shoul ders up to his large ears. “You can sue, and maybe you collect. How did It happen?" Mr. Pagnetta described how his competitor. Mr. Schwabacher had come out of his store, picked a quarrel, and finally struck him. knocking him down and breaking his leg. “Have you witnesses?" Rublnsky wanted to know. “Witnesses to the blow?" “Well—” Mr. Pagnetta thought of Bagnoni, who would witness any thing for a consideration, and of Pappas, who would welcome the chance to cancel a long-standing debt. “Yes, I know of two." . . . Mr. O'Ryan, counsel for the de fense, now wanted to know Just how the blow had been delivered, exactly where it had landed. “Just Indicate It," he suggested. “How? With his right hand—" “Right fist!" Mr. Pagnetta cor rected emphatically. "With his right fist he delivered a blow on your left Jaw behind the ear. You are sure It was his right fist?" When the plaintiff's testimony had been fully corroborated by his two witnesses, Mr. O’Ryan faced the jurors. “Gentlemen of the jury.” he said, "you have seen the blow which could have been delivered only by a good right from the shoul der-the blow for which the plain tiff asks twenty thousand dollars’ compensation." At the mention or compensation Mr. Pagnetta moistened Iii9 lips while his thought# strnyed Into green pastures of anticipation. But when Mr. Schwabacher. red faced and visibly nervous, took the stand he was all attention at once. “Gentlemen.” Mr. O’Ryan ad dressed the jury in hushed voice. “1 want to call your attention to the fact that the defendant Is one of our war heroes." He reached over nnd touched a little cross pinned on the lapel of Mr. Schwabacher’s coat. “And I am going to provee that this war hero not only would not, tint could not strike a blow with Ills right fist. Mr. Schwnbach er, will you kindly remove your coat nnd roll up your shirt sleeve?" While Mr. Schwabacher struggled out of his coat. Mr. Pagnetta sat forward uneasily. “This cross—” Mr. O’Ryan held his client’s coat up and turned slow ly so that all could see the small medal—“\«is given In compensa tion for a wound won In combat.” Flinging out his free hand he point ed dramatically to the arm which Mr. Schwabacher had just exposed to view. Air. I’agnetta in company with everyone In the room, looked. In his mind’s eye he wns seeing ngaln those awkward movements of Mr. Schwabacher as he swept his side walk, while the voice of the coun sel for the defense beat Into his ears. “Air. Schwabacher suffered a seri ous wound In bis upper right arm. So serious that the bone between the elbow and shoulder had to be removed. As you can see, the arm Is practically useless. . . . Your honor, I demand the arrest of the plaintiff and his witnesses on charges of perjury." CONVINCING ARGUMENT Horses, buggies and wagons were drawn Into service In reaching a church celebration at Holt, Mo., be cause the country roads were so mud dy motor cars could not travel them.” Here is powerful vindication of the horse—also a continuing argument of the community for all-weather roads.—Kansas City Star. I)r. Pierce'* Pellets are beat for liver, bowel* nnd Htomach. One little Pellet for a laxative—three for a cathartic.—Adv. 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