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• “Death Straddles the Fences"
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter
TODAY, boys and girls, Dave Sherin takes the floor. Dave
lives in New York city. “I met with my strange adventure
in Ireland,” he writes, “and strange to say, it didn’t have to
do with the Black and Tan revolution or anything like that. I
had my adventures with a horse.”
A horse. That’s the answer to almost anything in Dave’s
life. Dave doesn't remember the time when he wasn’t on a
horse and going somewhere. Back in 1924, when his adventure happened,
he was a steeplechase rider. And a more dangerous sport doesn't exist
unless it's playing post office with a roomful of man eating tigers.
Dave had been riding steeplechases and hurdle races for two
years over in England when, one September day in 1924, he set
oat for Ireland for a two months’ vacation and a whiff of good
Limerick air.
His home was in Kilmallock, and he'd only been there a couple days
when a neighboring farmer brought him a high-spirited, half-bred colt and
asked Dave to break him to the saddle.
Unbroken Colt Has Wicked Gleam in His Eye.
‘The horses I’d been dealing with for the two years before had all
been full-blooded 'chasers,* ” says Dave, "and I looked on this new horse
as being a very soft job indeed. I was wrong My first inkling of the met
tle of that colt came the first time I entered the stable. I was no sooner
inside than he began to lash out in all directions. He practically kicked
me out lie door.
"I decided then that he’d been spoiled by bad handling, and set
about coaxing him into a better frame of mind. After a few days
he soemed to respond to my efforts and I pul the ‘tack’ or break
ing-in equipment on him. By that time I had forgotten the first
reception he gave me. I should have been warned, though, by the
wicked gleam that was still in his eye."
Well, sir, Dave had the harness on him, and for a few days ne let
him buck all the hellishness out of his system around the corral. Then one
day, he saddled the colt and took him for a canter. For all of three miles,
that animal was gentle as a lamb. But finally they came to a field where
three or four young horses were grazing, and the sight of those horses
seemed to infuriate Dave’s mount.
Dave Goes for a Wild Ride Upside Down.
"He quivered a moment," says Dave, "and pushed his head down as
far as ne could. Then, suddenly, he swung it sharply around, ending up
The Plunging Colt Headed for the Boundary Fence.
with it under my right stirrup, and at the same moment he plunged side
ways, to the left. His sudden action unseated me, and as my left foot
slipped from its stirrup I fell across his bock to leftward.
“But my right foot held fast in its stirrup, and there 1 was,
alung at the furious animal’s side, my right leg sticking up in the
air an'! the back of my head hanging an inch from the ground.”
And with Dave dangling at his side, standing on his head on empty
air. that wild colt started. Off he went, hell-for-leather across the open
Held.
Dave’s Cranium Bumps the Ground at Every Stride.
"At each long stride he took," says Dave, "my head hit the ground
and his hoofs grazed my skull. I have never oeen in a tighter corner in
my life, but strange to relate, my head remained clear and my thoughts
connected. I knew he was heading for the boundary fence at the other side
of the field, and I never expected to cross it alive. Dangling at his side as
I was, l must inevitably hit that fence. Then, if I wasn’t smashed life
less, I’d be a lot tougher than I ever thought any human could be."
On the colt galloped, crossing that ueld in a length of time
that was all too short to suit Dave. Now the feme loomed up be
fore him. Now the colt was falling back on his haunches for the
jump.
It all took place in the twinkling of an eye, but to Dave, whose mind
was racing with the agony of the doomed, it seemed like slow motion. The
colt rose into the air—and the incredible happened. That horse didn't jump
that fence. He flew over it like a bird, carrying Dave’s head well over the
top of the barrier and letting it down on the other side.
Colt’s Somersault Saves Rider’s Life.
“Then we were in the open again." Dave says, “and he was galloping
faster than ever. Across another fence and another he went, clearing
them with room to spare every time. And still he kept on, as I swung un
der his belly, my head brushing the tops of the blades of grass and his
hoofs beating a tattoo on the side of my cranium. Then, through the
lashing legs I caught a glimpse of a solidly built wall ahead and knew that
the most dangerous leap in County Limerick barred his way.
“It was a stone wall, five feet high that dropped away six feet
on the other side to a dyke 20 feet across. It’s all over now, I
thought ft irtyself, and I still remember that I forgot to say a
prayer. Then the wall seemed to be rushing toward me and I
could feel the colt bracing himself for a great effort. He rose in
the air, and the last thing I remembered was a crash like a ton of
bricks falling about my ears—’*
Dave awoke three days later, and they told him of the miracle that
had saved his life. The colt’s front feet had struck the wall, and he had
turned a complete somersault—the one sort of spill that could possibly
have saved Dave.
O—WNU S«rvlc».
Bird, Animal Pests Not
Kind That Affect Humans
The idea that swallows, bats, fly
ing squirrels and other wild animals
and birds carry on their bodies such
pests as bedbugs and lice of various
kinds and that these birds and ani
mals actually bring them into hu
man habitations, to the detriment of
the human race, is nothing but su
perstition, according to George B.
Lay, Junior Biologist at the North
Carolina State College.
Most o our native birds carry
at least one species of louse, some
times more than one ;and often one
species from each of the two orders
of chewing lice and sucking lice.
Usually, each species or group of
birds has a particular kind of louse
as a permanent resident or occa
sional visitor and such lice, if they
try to get along on a different spe
cies or group of birds, And the 'ood
not to their liking and die.
For this reason, man Is not trou
bled by the insect pests of wild birds
and animals. Bats do carry such
pests, in at least two orders of in
sects. out such pests cannot get
along on a human being. Most lice,
to the casual observer, look alike
and the differences between species
is structural or very Insignificant
and would not be noticed except
with a magnifying glass, due to the
small size of the insects.
Famous Belgian Cathedral
Malincs has much to interest visi
tors but the Cathedral of St. Rom
bold is the outstanding attraction of
the city. It was commences in the
early Twelfth century and took 200
years to complete, and is one of the
finest Gothics in Belgium. It has a
solitary western tower, 324 feet in
height and out of proportion with
the rest of the building. Its clock
face is enormous—more than forty
feet across and nearly twice as
large as Big Ben on the houses of
parliament in London.
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
A King's Farewell
Good Soldier Obeys
An If or Two
40,000,000 Degrees
Paris.—To “last words of dying
men" will be added those of
Arthur llrlabanr
the late King
George of Eng
land — ‘‘I am
sorry to keep
you waiting like
this.” Typical of
a good, modest
king, always
obedient to du
ty
At the request
of his ministers,
including S i r
John Simon,
who waited up
on him at the
last moment,
the king strug
gled pathetically to sign his name
to a state paper, succeeded, then,
turning to his advisers, spoke those
last words, followed by a smile
and nod with which he was accus
tomed to end an audience.
This was published in the Star
of Johannesburg, South Africa, in
a Reuter dispatch. Mr. Gunia
sends the clipping from Gibsonia,
Pa. Much obliged.
The Italian soldier Badoglio, in
the striking uniform of an Italian
marshal, returned to Rome and
embraced Mussolini, who wore the
uniform of a corporal of fascist
mifitia. Napoleon also liked to be
called the "little corporal."
Marshal Badoglio is an Italian
soldier who obeys orders. When
Mussolini’s forces were marching
on Rome, Budoglio, according to
the story, said to the king: "What
shall I do—wipe them out?” The
king ordered: “No; no violence."
Now, Mussolini rules, and on his
orders Badoglio wipes out Haile
Selassie and the government of
Ethiopia.
Anything could happen in Eu
rope, and one of the things con
sidered quite possible, extremely
disturbing to respectable old Eng
land and others, is an agreement
between Mussolini and Hitler to
make "a deal on Austria” profita
ble for both; hot for Austria.
There is always, however, the
memory of 1914, when Austria, Ita
ly and the Kaiser had the triple
alliance that did not "stand up.”
Such alliances usually go along
racial lines, if they are to last.
France and Italy are natural al
lies, both Latin; England and the
United States would probably be
found not far apart if a really big
World war should ever come, with
one or two other IFS.
Science proudly demonstrates for
the Westinghouse company a new
lamp that “rivals the beams of the
sun.” The demonstrator explained
that the temperature at the sun’s
surface is about 11,732 degrees
Fuhrenheit, while the new lamp
reaches 25,232 degrees Fahrenheit.
That, however, as scientists know,
is a long way from the sun’s best
temperature.
According to Sir James Jeans,
there prevails in the depths of the
sun temperature of "forty million
degrees centigrade,” which is con- 1
siderably higher than any man
made temperature.
If you came within 1,000 miles of
a 5 cent piece with a tempera
ture of 40,000,000 degrees centi
grade. you would be burned to a
cinder; hard to believe, but true.
,
England protested against raising
the elevation of guns on American
warships because that would make
our guns shoot too far. In case of
war we might hit a British ship
lined up against us.
Arc animals capable of any
thought?
A dog on Prince Edward island,
whining and howling with its muz
zle against a pile of clothing on
the edge of a pool, attracted men
who took from the water the bod
ies of two brothers, fifteen and sev
enteen years old. Could the dog
have “thought out” a connection
between the clothing and the dis
appearance of its young owners?
At Ur. ancient city of the Chal
deans, they show a gigantic brick
temple, recently uncovered, where
it has lain in the ground covered
through the ages. It was con
structed originally, like the tower
of Babel, to enable the builders
to get up into heaven and reach
the gods. First they invented those
pagan gods, and then they actually
believed in them.
The United States navy has or
dered 191 “bomber” airplanes;
cheerful small news.
It is to be hoped that the govern
ment is trying to build bomber
planes able to Hy any ocean.
If war came, our bombing opera
tions could be carried on in coun
tries across the Atlantic or the
Pacific. We should not want to
do any bombing in America. Aft
er the first experiment, no country
would send any ships within easy
bombing or submarine range of
these shores.
gj Kins Features Syndicate, las.
WNU ftervio#.
For Style-Conscious Little Girls
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
IT IS with ever increasing enthu
siasm that designers are yielding
to the urge of catering to the needs
and fancies of style-conscious little
girls.
The story of the modern child’s
wardrobe resolves itself into many
chapters dealing with all phases of
fashion. Beginning with simple,
novel and amusing beach, swim and
playtime togs and cunning sun suits,
tho plot carries on through thrilling
adventures in the realm of smart
school and dressy daytime clothes
reaching a grand and glorious cli
max in a way of entrancing pretty
pretty party frocks that make every
little girl look like a fairy princess
of story book lore.
For practical daytime and play
time frocks the call is outstanding
for cotton reps, gabardines, cham
brays, crinkled seersuckers (no
ironing required is their big ap
peal), ginghams, novelty cottons soft
and spongy, piques and most im
portant, new lines both plain and
printed. Now that a sturdy non
crush type of linen is obtainable
mothers are jubilant, for in it they
have discovered the fabric ideal to
withstand the vigorous test of the
wear and tear of the thousand and
one antics which little folks enjoy
in a day’s sport.
Perhaps the most exciting news is
gay printed linens in bold patterns
and colorings. Peasant designs in a
blaze of daring colors abound and
these rustic prints are especially
good-looking when made up into sep
arate little coats with hats to match.
Florals in eftective spacing, cun
ning animal, vegetable and fruit
motifs on the new printed linens are
a special lure to children. Then
there are the exquisitely sheer print
ed handkerchief linens and the fine
dimities which are adorable for
dress-up wear.
Lace-trimmed organdie or geor
gette is a favorite theme this
season with the designers of little
girl party dresses. Georgette made
over taffeta is showm quite a little.
A significant trend is the use of pas
tel colors which seem to have al
most gained precedence over all
white.
In the matter of styling, the prin
cess silhouette is a great favorite
while most sleeves are just short
puffs. Note the dress worn by the
little girl with the gorgeous doll in
the picture. Her smart school and
playtime dress is of firm linen cut
on the new princess lines. Gay
striped printed linen is used as a
bordering. Thfc style distinction of
this charming dress will make in
stant appeal to both mother and lit
tle daughter.
The other two children are look
ing their prettiest in dainty party
frocks or perhaps they took part in
“last day of school” exercises. At
any rate their little pleated sheer
frocKs are lovely and will be a joy
the whole summet through. The
wee maiden to the left is wearing
an accordion pleated voile as
charming in pastel colors as it is in
white. A wide sash about her waist
ties at the back in a huge butterfly
bow.
T>ers of narrow pleatings animate
the frocK centered in the group.
The vogue tor pleating is as pro
nounced in children’s fashions as in
grown-up- styles. The pleatings
about the neckline extend over the
short puff sleeves so as to achieve
the new-vogue wide shoulder line.
© Western Newspaper Union.
IT’S EMBROIDERED
llT CHERIE Mi'IlOl.AS
The latest call of the mode is for
frocks of monotone silk crepe with
complementary jackets made of the
identical silk crepe of the dress, the
same handsomely allover embroid
ered in bright contrasting colors. In
the instance of the model pictured
the sport dress is of pink silk crepe
with a short-sleeved box jacket of
the same crepe embroidered with
green and blue wool. Blue buttons
are on the dress.
Short-Term Wigs
Wigs are proving popular among
fashionable women in London, who
use them to cover hair while it is
regaining its natural color after a
“blond" period.
Black Is Smart
Much black is shown for summer
wear with tailored white jackets
and white accessories.
DESIGNERS PRESENT
SKIRT INNOVATIONS
Unusual color combinations and
a strong Oriental influence charac
terize th° new Alix collection. Some
skirts are so full and flaring that
they resemble parachutes or lamp
shades, while others, are caught |
under at the hem like Turkish
trousers.
The feminine silhouette is stressed
at all times and clothes at Alix are
fashioned to display a slender waist
line and curving hip line. For day
wear, bodices are skin tight and are
usually made with a high neck
trimmed with bows or loops of ma
terial. All clothes show a certain
amount of fullness at the hip, and
this is frequently stressed by the
use of a full and flaring peplum.
Glamorous App&rel Wins
Approval of Parisiennes
For the polo matches, the races |
an 1 late afternoon occasions of sum
mer in Paris, it is now the smart
est fashion to wear frocks and hats
of the glamorous variety. Sheer
fabrics like organdie are altogether
enchanting and feminine for frocks
with wide and sweeping skirts and
hats with wide and flattering brims.
These decorative full - skirted
frocks, with little capes or pulled
sleeves, have not by any means re
placed the tailored evening costume
with a jacket, an important fashion
for parties from five o’clock on.
Daylight dining will enhance this j
tailored idea.
Culottes More Popular
The fashion for culottes (divided
skirts) is no longer confined to the
active sports field, say stylists. They ;
will be seen everywhere for ail
daytime occasions this summer.
Last season saw them first spring
into popularity for sailing, bicy
I cling and beach wear.
Lady’s Choice
By SCOTT RYALL
(£> McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
WMU Service.
A/fARTHA GRAY looked at the
* two young Union soldiers.
“Remember,” she reminded them,
"I’ll marry the one who proves the
bravest.”
Joe Brady was big and hand
some, and a lieutenant. “Fair
enough,” he said grinning and
turned to Andy, “I hope you’ll be
my best man.”
Andy Tait, only a sergeant and
just as handsome, grinned, too.
“Certainly, Lieutenant. Whom are
you going to marry?”
They marched away to the stir
ring strains of the town band. They
endured two years of mud. rain,
heat, beans and bullets. Then they
came back, each determined to
claim the hand of Martha Gray.
Both had been cited for bravery.
Both now were captains and both
had been wounded. Andy Tait, how
ever, was unfortunate in his scar of
war. He hadn’t realized a Confed
erate sniper was hidden in a bam.
He had been too interested in
quenching his thirst with the clear,
cold water of a Virginia well while
they were with Grant’s forces.
Andy had bent over to catch the
cool reflection down the shaft and
at that moment he caught a bullet.
The wound caused a slight limp.
While he walked with some diffi
fulty, he sat down with much incon
venience.
• # *
The two soldiers were welcomed
with a dinner at the town hall from
which few were absent.
Martha Gray was there, her face
flushed and looking more than ever
a prize for the better man. Joe
gave them all a round history of his
part in the war, after they had pol
ished off a good dinner.
The crowd called on Andy for a
speech and he stepped from the
corner where he’d been standing in
melancholy seclusion.
“I guess, friends,” he said halt
ingly, “I ain’t a speech maker. All
I can say is, it was quite a war.
Thank you.”
Joe was hilariously happy. He
looked at Martha Gray in the front
row and winked broadly. Andy saw
the wink too and took the opportu
nity of reaching Martha’s side
while Joe was in the midst of an
admiring group.
“I couldn’t tell them about it,”
be said, flushing hotly. “Just you,
Martha. We’re both holding you to
your promise.”
“Certainly, Andy. The truth is—”
she stopped in embarrassment.
“Well, I—I don’t know what to de
cide. There doesn't seem any dif
ference between you. You’re both
brave. I can’t marry you both.”
Joe was approaching as she fin
ished. ‘‘No need,” he boomed heart
ily, “no need ay-tall. You think I
told them all about the war but I
ain’t said nothing yet! At Gettys
burg—”
“Suppose,” she said, intensely
embarrassed by more than one
neighborly ear bent toward them,
“both of you boys come to the
house this evening.”
In the evening Joe wasted no
time in coming to the point. He
made himself at home and alto
gether appeared a fine prospect for
a husband as he sat by the fire,
legs crossed, nursing his wounded
shoulder just obviously enough to
call for attention.
“At Gettysburg,” he said, “we
were charging a nest of field artil
lery. There were bullets flying all
around. One of them hit my shoul
der. I was so intent on getting that
gun emplacement, I didn’t notice
it.”
"I’m so glad,” she murmured
happily, “that neither of you was
seriously wounded. I’ve wondered
and prayed for your return.”
Joe expressed his thanks for that
and turned to Andy. “Let’s see,”
he said maliciously, “where was it
you got your wound, Andy?”
"I guess, Martha,” Andy said
slowly, "I'd just rather not talk
on it.”
Joe smiled victoriously. He
leaned back in his chair and
seemed generously inclined toward
the world. Martha was obviously
perplexed. “But, Andy,” she ob
jected, “you boys want me to make
a choice tonight. How can I? You
both were cited for bravery, both
made captains, both wounded—”
“—capturing gun emplacement,”
murmured Joe.
Andy flushed miseraoly and said
harshly. “I didn’t do anything
worth talking about. Or I can’t
puv it into words. I was in the
same battles as Joe and when he
was capturing guns, so was I. As
for wounds”—he glanced at Joe in
the chair comfortably nursing his
shoulder—"I don't think they have
anything to do with courage.”
Martha suggested allowing more
time but Joe eagerly pressed her.
“You mean I must answer to
night?” she asked, and Joe nodded.
“Well, you’re both brave and fine
soldiers. There is only one differ
ence in the world,” she said, and
Joe leaned forward gleefully while
Andy gave no indication of sensing
the fateful decision. “One is a nice
boy but he’s done little except
boast. The other has borne him
self modestly all evening, like a
gentleman.”
She looked at one apologetically.
“I’m sorry. But you see it does
make a difference. You insisted.
Joe. so I'll have to make my choice.
If you’ll kindly go now. We have
some things to talk over—Andy
and I.”
Speedy Age
Biggs—I want you to be pres
ent at my golden wedding next
week.
Jiggs—Golden wedding? Why,
man, you’re not even married.
Biggs—No, but I will be next
week. I am engaged to Miss
Goldrox.
Answered at Last
“How far is up?”
“As far as down is from the
middle.”
With Rope or Gun?
Student (to Professor in Eng
lish Literature)—What subject
are you going to give us tomor
row, professor?
Professor—Tomorrow we shall
take the life of Robert Louis
Stevenson. So come prepared._
Stray Stories.
Bounded Out
Teacher—What are the oounds
of Australia?
Mary—The kangaroo!
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