Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 9 December 1938 — Page 3

THE POST-DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1938.

CANADA TO TRY JOB INSURANCE PASSAGE AGAIN Once - Defeated Proposal Has Two Chances To Survive

Ottawa, Ont.—The Canadien goveriment will make another attempt to set up a national system of social or unemployment insurance in Canada at the next session of parliament it is reliably understood. The government made an attempt to establish the scheme at the last session, but it was blocked by the refusal of several provinces to cooperate. The Dominion government cannot bring the project into effect without the cooperation of the provinces because, under the British North America Act—the Constitution, the provinces have jurisdiction over social services. , Two Methods Open The Federal government has two ways of overcoming the constitutional obstacles—by amending the British North America Act in sucn a way that the provinces would forego to the Dominion their authority, or by enacting the necessary legislation for the scheme and leaving it up to the provinces to validate the legislation by enabling legislation of their own. The Dominion government believes that a national system of unemployment insurance is desirable for purposes of uniformity. The Federal government proposed a constitutional amendment to clear the way for enactment of legislation by the Dominion parliament at the last session, bringing the project into effect, but Alberta, Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick would not agree to the amendment. Issue May Be Forced U is expected that I he Dominion government will try the second method at the next session and place Upon any dissenting provincial governments the responsibility for not cooperating. It will enact the necessary statue establishing the system and make it operalie only when “proclaimed,” or when ratified by the provinces which agree to it by enabling enactments. It is estimated that the scheme would cost about $50,000,000 a year. The funds would be raised ‘hrough contributions by the Dominion government, workers and employers. The provincial governments would not be asked to contribute.

ROMANCE SAILS ON HOUSEBOAT

Berkeley, Cal—House-boating on the Mississippi is one of the big possibilities overlooked by America’s newlyweds, according to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Anderson, who have just returned from a. 103-day houseboat trip from Chicago to New Orleans. They were married a year ago. and while the trip was a second honeymoon, they declare their only regret is that they did not choose it for their first one as well. The trip, they admit, was inspired by Mark Twain’s “Life on the Mississippi.” Anderson built the houseboat, which was their home for three months, on the banks of a canal out of Chicago. It cost $75 and was christened the Dixie Belle. Anderson had originally planned a I rip of the Mississippi on a packet, but abandoned it for the home-made trip down the river when he learned that passenger traffic on the Mississippi had been abandoned. The houseboat, 18 feet long, was built in 10 days, and launched in the Illinois river by pipes and planks. It had no motive power and depended entirely on the river’s currents for its progress. At the start of the 1,500-mile trip, the craft floated down the Illinois river at about 10 miles a day. but after reaching the stronger current of the Mississippi sometimes made as high as 35 miles a day. Five enormous locks, built for the passage of larger vessels, had to he opened to let the houseboat pass. “1 wasn't at all sold on the idea at first.” Mrs. Anderson admitted, “but tt gradually grew on me until I now consider it the ideal vacation or honeynioon trip. It was thrilling even if there were no mishaps or danger.”During the entire trip they accepted only one tow, and that, was at a widened point in the Illinois river where there was very little current. “It would have taken us 10 days to go that 28 miles without a tow,” Anderson said. Comfort of the trip wig-s assured by Anderson’s* forethought in enuippitig the 10 by 7 foot cabin with camp stove, electric lights, operated by batteries, and a spring

Super Film Fan Keeps Notebook Over 14 Years Canton, O.—Howard Lang Scott, a super moviegoer, has seen an average of almost 10 motion pictures a week during the past three years. Since 1924 he has listed in a huge notebook the full cast, his comments about each picture and all the roles played by several thousand actors in the last 14 years. In the last three years, Scott has really concentrated on his hobby. He saw 483 feature pictures in 1936 and 482 in 1937. His notebook revealed that many of the busiest actors are unknown by name to most movie fans, ^cott said that Wade Bateler was the actor he had seen most. frequently—in 145 shows. Elizabeth Bergener is Scott’s favorite actress. He has dedicated his notebook to her. He recommended that British actors stay at home because in this country, they receive obscure and poorly fitted roles. Scott believed that the British produced better historical pictures than Hollywood.

MURDER VEILED SINCE 1913 NOW YIELDS CLEWS

Evidence Shows Wife Vanished, Husband Wed Her Sister

FOSSILS REVEAL 3-EYED LIZARD

Norman, Okla.—Three-eyed monsters that probably kept one eye open constantly to guard against enemies roamed Oklahoma millions of years ago, Dr. J. Willis Stovall, University of Oklahoma paleontologist, believes. Oklahoma was a<*swampy land 286,000,080 years ago when the CotylorhynchuS (giant lizard) lived. The 12-foot libard like monsters of the American Permian animals, apparently were plentiful ill this area as fossils of about 20 have been uncovered. Latest of the discoveries was near Oklahoma City in the bed of the Canadian river. Dr. Stoval was notified and took charge of the excavation. The big lizards wandered from syamp to swamp looking for food, Dr. Stovall believes. “We know it lived in a swampy area because of its large feet,” he said. “This would indicate that 280,000,000 years ago, Oklahoma was covered with fresh water swamps.” Ice picks and camel hair brushes are used in the excavation work. The bones are brought to a laboratory at the university and the animal is reconstructed. Concerning the third eye which distinguishes this monster, Dr. Stoval said it probably never slept, but kept a continual watch. Newspaper Guild Plans To Maintain Mass Picket Line Chicago, Dec. 9.—The American Newspaper Guild planned to main'ain a mass picket line today to strengthen its strike against Chicago’s two Hearst-owned newspapers. The Evening American and The Morning Herald-Examiner. Both newsraners continued to appear with their regular editions. The Guild said 100 additional editorial and business employes of the newspaper hud joined 500 coworkers in the strike. Merrill Meigs, publisher of the American, said the management had prepared no definite strike figures but regarded the Guild figures as *‘an approximation” only. The newspapers employ a total of approximately 3,200. Guild employes of the newspapers struck yesterday against alleged “mass firings, violations of editorial contracts and refusal of the company to negotiate.” —o British Island Found Overrun By Fierce Cats Port Louis- Mauritius—Tens of thousands of cats have been found to be living on Frigate, a low coral island 300 miles northeast of Mauritius, a British island in the India Ocean. The cats are descendants of a pair which survived a shipwreck about 80 years ago. They are large and fierce, and live in burrows, emerging only at night in search of food, mainly fish. Guano seekers found that the cats caught fish in organized fashion “They form a circle on the dry reef reaching lb the water’s edge’’ said a surveyor who has returned from the island. “Then just before low water they close in, driving before them all the fish that have remained behind In the many small pools and little channels. A drive may yle'd a ton or more of fish.” Sometimes a tidal wave may wash a few hundred, or thousands, of tats away, although many manage to regain shore. When bad weather keeps fish away, the cats fall on each other.”

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INY LINER LIKE QUEEN MARY Toronto—A ton-and-a-half model f the British superlines. Queeh lary, has been built here by Osar Flbtchef at a cost of about $5.IHI. Th'* model is 22 feet long. •ovvered with a gasoline engine , w

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Visalia, Cal.—Miles of desert and mountain country between Visalia and Los Angeles are being searched by authorities who hope to find the body of Mrs. Lucinda Jane West and the complete solution of a baffling 25-year-old murder mystery. It was in 1913 Mrs. West and her husband, Jacob Clinton West, set out from Los Angeles for the lonely trip to their Tulare county ranch 200 miles to the north. Their friends and members of their family never saw them again. During the intervening quarter century, Tulare county peace officers made sporadic but unsuccessful efforts to determine what happened to the couple. The two daughters of the Wests, Mrs. Elizabeth Antomy and Mrs. Mamie Higgins of Los Angeles, despaired of learning the fate of their parents and became reconciled to a simple theory of disappearance. Then in 1936 they heard that a rancher named Jacob Clinton had died in a little mountain community south of San Francisco. They suspected and finally learned definitely that Jacob Clinton and their father—Jacob Clinton West —were the same person. Married Wife’s Sister From that one fact, officials unwound one of the most bizarre stories in the history of crime in California. They learned that less than a year after the disappearance, West assumed the name of Jacob Clin Ion and married his wife’s sister, Mi’s. Hattie Downhour. They learned that West constantly reassured Mrs. Downhouf there was -no danger of bigamy because they “would never again hear from Lucinda”—the first Mrs. West. West explained hiS assumed name by saying he was a fugitive from Los Angeles authorities who wanted him on a* forgery charge. Then, Mrs. Downhour told the authorities, when West was dying two years ago he called her to his bedside. “Hattie,” he told her, “I have something to tell you, something about Lucinda. I swear by my God 1 paid $2,500 to a man to. get rid of her.” warbIliTheads ON THAMES DUE

London—Installation of a system of giant, sleek doors on both sides of the Thames to prevent a warttime bomb from flooding London's subway system is being considered by the London Passenger Transport Board that controls all local transportation. These massive harriers, weighing many tons each, would slide shut in watertight bulkheads as soon as an air raid warning was received. They would be operated either by electricity or hydraulic power, with emergency equipment for closing by hand. One set of doors would be installed at Charing Cross station on the north side of the Thames, and the other at Waterloo station on the south side. It is estimated the cost would exceed $75,000. During the war scare, authorities suddenly realized that a highexplosive bomb falling into the subway channel either through the Thames or anywhere near the river would have flooded the subway system from Camden Town in the East End to Morden in the south, a distance of about thirteen miles. The public was not informed of this disturbing discovery, but the lines between Charing Cross and Waterloo and other sections necessarily affected were closed and passenger traffic considerably dislocated. There was much secret activity. Daily, huge crowds assembled to watch enormous quantities of timber and material for mixing concrete being taken below ground. Nothing has ever been officially revealed, but after the crisis jit became generally known that concrete walls plugging the dangerspot had been hastily erected. These barriers have since been demolished, but the line was closed from Sept. 27 'to Oct. 8. SUJCIDE AT OLD BAILEY London—Death defeated justice for ithe first time in 30 years at the Old Bailey, London’s famous and ancient criminal court, when Alexander Ratner, 61-year-old electric lamp manufacturer, killed himself by cutting hfs throat with a cigar cutter in a cell. He was waiting to be sentenced for fraud. — o- — SIGN READS “BEWARE DEER”

Pastor Urges Club To Help Bored Women

Toronto.—A “Young Wives’ Fellowship” which lonely and bored wives could join is urgently needed here, Rev. F. Noel Palmer, rector of St. Anne’s Anglican church, believes. “I have seen a lot of young wives who seem at a loose end,” he said. “They could probably do a lot more with their time if they were brought together with some practical objective.” Several such clubs had been started in England for wives who were desperately lonely and depressed because they have not learned the secret of making friends, after a young English wife committed suicide—a victim of “suburban neurosis,” he said. “I’m not trying to make out that any of our young wives in Toronto are in danger of committing suicide,” he said. “But undoubtedly there are hundreds of them who would welcome an opportunity to meet other young married wom^ and make friends. So many young Women are brought to the city to live after the wedding, and there they are without any friends. These young women have plenty of time on their hands and are often bored to the point of distraction.”

DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR INDIANA

Investigations by the United States Public Health Service and other agencies show that among physical defects observed in school children dental defects outnumber all others combined. It is a known fact that dental decay has increased with civilization. In olden times, before food was refined and cooked, when our ancestors had to depend upon haw grains, nuts and similar foods for a large part of their diet, care of the teeth was practically unnecessary. Examination of many of the skulls of the early peoples in this country, many of whom died over one hundred years ago, before contact with our modern civilization, shows little if any tooth decay. The structure was built properly to begin with; the jaws were exercised by grinding hard foods, and the teeth and gums were cleaned by eating raw fruits and vegetables. Poor teeth form a good measure of man’s payment for being civilized. The loss of human vitality thac permits it to cast its shadow upon man. seems to increase step by step with man’s gain in civilization. When civilization is not advanced dental decay is powerless. The Bureau of Maternal and Child-Health of the Indiana State Board of Health is continuing to carry forth a dental educational and demonstration program for children of the State. The program is carried on through the cooperation of local dentists and the members of the Indiana State Dental Association.

Everybody Happy as Family Moves Into $2.50-A-Week Home at Ft. Wayne

Omaha, Neb.—Voters have faith in George Brandeis; -well-known Omaha merchant. For many years justice of the peace of Fairaeres, Brandeis again was elected to that post—but he still has his first case to heat'. After each election he

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AUSTRALIA BIBS FOR DIPLOMATS

Sydney, N. W.—Establishment of an Australian diplomatic service, with members attached to the British Legations in important capitals, is urged by Percy Spencer, Independent member of the Australian House of Representatives for a Syndney constituency The reports of such representatives, Spencer said, would provide the government with adequate and independent knowledge of European minority problems, or any other problems which might threaten to involve Australia in war. “Australia would then have a foreign policy of its own, In the sense of having definite views as to how world problems affecting Australia should be met,” he added. “It is idle to wait until an emergency arises. There are problems in Europe at present which may require the surgeons’ knife to save Europe, and our government should have a definite idea as to the best methods of solving them.” The Australian point of view thus formed, Spencer said, could be urged directly on Britain. Australia would thus play a proper part in forming a common empire policy. “Obviously every part of the empire cannot have a separate and possibly divergent foreign policy. There should be a common policy which reflects the views of ttie whole empire and which can be determined by quick consultation with the various empire countries.” MELBOURNE ON BOOM

Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 9.—A young woman, mother of three children and wife of a WFA worker, today looked through shiny new windows at a world outside swept with rain, and laughed. The woman was Mrs. Orval Johnson and she laughed because her new roof wasn’t leaking, be* cause she no longer had to buy drinking water by the bottle, and because her new home — Fort Wayne Housing Authority Bungalow No. 2—was her idea of a dream house. The Johnsons are the first family to occupy one of the housing authorities model homes, and they pay a rent of only $2.50 a week. For this they have a combination living room, dining room and kitchen, two bedrooms and a bath. They have running water and a big stove that heats the whole house. They moved into the house yesterday, gave it the street address of 2406 Taylor, paid four weeks rent in advance, and made it a home. They left behind a house where the roof leaked every rainy day and the plumbing was almost of a negative quality—where water for baths came from a rain barrel in the yard and for drinking from big bottles that cost fifty cents a week. The whole housing authority pitched in to help the Johnsons move. The authority lent its truck to haul belongings from the old place to the new, while staff members donned overalls to arrange furniture. Mr. Johnson bought a new double-decker bed for two of the children, “like the authority has for their exhibition place,” which will suppliment the one the whole family used before. The Johnsons’ new home was built in a day—just as the 48 other housing authority homes will be built—on land that previously had been little more than a tax burden to its owner. The authority paid one dollar for the site which is now tax-free until the owner reclaims it. Then the Johnsons, home and all will be moved to another location. The house was planned in laboratories months in advance, assembled in a WPA factory designed for the purpose, and then erected on the site leased by the authority. Fifty such homes are included in the project. House number one is still open for public inspection and will be rented only after the other 48 have new tenents. CUT IN SPEEB RATE FAVORED

State Motorists Give Views Regarding Safe Driving Indianapolis, Dec. 9. — Indiana motorits favor an arbitrary maximum speed limit by a slight margin, according to early returns of a statewide survey announced today by the state highway commission. Returns from questionnaires answered by 2,963 persons at the Indianapolis motor show gave 1,542 votes for a speed limit and 1,360 against such a regulation. The state has no blanket speed limit governing traffic on highways outside cities and towns. Suggested speed limits ranged from 35 miles an hour to 30 miles an hour. Nine persons voted for the 35 mile figure while five favored 30 miles an hour. The commission reported that those voting were almost unanimously in favor of statutes requiring pedestrians to obey stop-and-go signs and compulsory inspection of motor vehicles. Most of them expressed willingness to enter driver testing clinics to discover physical weaknesses affecting the operation of motor vehicles. Motorists are being questioned about their desires on a number of highway problems. The commission will use these answers in formulating its program for the 1939 legislature.

Signs Of The Times • * « Comments, Politically smd Otherwise, on Present-Day Topics

Fifty-one years ago was held the 55th session of the General Assembly. In that session the Republicans held the balance of power in •the House and the Democrats controlled the Senate—just like the present political complex of the 1939 General Assembly. Because the party strength in the 1939 and 1887 legislatures parallel, old timers are recalling to mind the memorable session of 1887. In the House there were 55 Republicans and 45 Democrats; in the Senate 31 Democrats and 19 Republicans. The Governor was Isaac Gray, a Democrat. General Manson, the Lieutenant Governor, had accepted federal appointment and Col. R. S. Robertson, Lieutenant Governorelect and a Republican, and A. Green Smith, a president of the Senate and a Democrat, each claimed the right to preside over the Senate when the legislature met on Jan 6, 1887 to organize. The Republicans, of course, elected one of their party as speaker of the House. The contest between Robertson and Smith was carried to the Marion Circuit court and Smith was declared eligible to be presiding officer of the Senate. The combined vote of the two houses stood 76 Democratic and 74 Republican on Jan. 18, when the members met to ballot on a Senator. The 12 days up to that time had been spent fighting over who had the right to preside over the Senate. Everybody was in a fighting mood at noon on Jan. IS, when the state Senators entered the House chamber. To make matters worse, when the Senate entered, Representative Jewett arose and said: “If that is the Senate of Indiana, may the Lord have mercy on Indiana.”

Carmel, Cal.—State highway officials have found it necessary to pout warning signs along the new Carmel-Sau Simeon coast highway, reading: “Beware of Deer.” Numerous' automobile accidents have occurred as a result of deer jumping ont nn (ho highway and the effects of autoists to avoid them.

Night parachute jumps are becoming popular in Russia.

Melbourne, Australia — Australia’s comeback from the depression manifests itself more and more every day. Local building permits for the past year were $32,160,112, the highest for 10 years past. In one month permits were issued for 441 dwellings, 22 shops, 11 factories, 9 business premises, 2 public school buildings and a theater. 0 ~—- * PUNISHED IN WRITING

FINAL2YEARS OF TERM FACE

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Political Camps Already Active in Grooming New Candidates.

U. S. Embassy

No Throat Ills For Swallower

Ottawa—Roger Sarault, 16, probably will not ride his bifcycle on the city side walks any more. He was brought into court on charges of riding his bicycle on the sidewalk in the Eastview section of the city. Magistrate Lester Clayton punished him by making him write “I must not i'ide my bicycle on the sidewalks” 1,000 times.

Gray was a popular Governor and could have become his party’s choice for U. S. Senator. However, he placed his party before personal ambition and announced that he would not accept the higher office because, if he resigned, the Republican Lieutenant Governor would become Governor. In caucus (he Democrats decided on David S. TUrpie, whom President Grover Cleveland had appointed United States district a/ttorney. Benjamin J. Harrison was serving his first term as Senator and the Republicans were for his re-election. Four members of the legislature leaned to the Greenback-Labor party and they were for General Allen. Amid much excitement and before crowded galleries, the vote was taken on Jan. 18. Turpie got 75', Harrison 71 and Allen 4. Turpie needed only one more vote for a majority and victory. As each succeeding day came, the House and Senalte members met and voted with no change. The newspapers recorded the deadlock under such captions as “The Same Result,” “^Jsual Ballot,” “No Election Yet,” “The Daily Ballot” and “Still a Deadlock.” Finally on Feb. 2, after three weeks of constant deadlock, Rep. Frederick J. Robinson of Clay, Putnam and Montgonrery counties switched his vote from Allen to Turpie. In announcing his support of Turpie, he told of being elected on tint Democratic ticket and felt his allegiance was to the Democrats instead of the party "in favor of or identified with great monopolies.” Wild confusion broke out as Robinson “elected a Senator.” The merriment and celebration in Indianapolis hotels that night can well be imagined. The fight over the presiding officers of the Senate and the election of a Senator consumed to much time, and brought on so much bitter party welfare, (that only 39 bills were enacted during the session. Only three of them were important. One created the Indiana Soldiers’ Orphans’ home, another the Feeble Minded School for Youth and the other was a $200,000 appropriation for building the soldier’s monument in Indianapolis. Only 337 bills were introduced during the entire

61 days.

The Nov. 8 election seems to

have produced a vast amount of misunderstanding, some of which undoubtedly was honest misunderstanding. It is still impossible to pick up a paper 1 without finding some allusion to “Republican party victory,” or “Democratic defeat,” or “repudiation of the New Deal by Voters.” but the figures show that when the votes were counted, important offices had been divided between Republican

and Democrats as follows:

Senators 69 23 Governors 30 18 Representatives 263 ' 169

The figures on representatives

are especially revealing because all of them were up for re-election, which was not, true to Senators and Governors, What happened was neither defeat nor victory, but a reversal of trend. Ever since 1930 the trend has been running strongly in favor of the Democrat e. This year it was somewhat reversed, but it will have to be reversed much more emphatically before the Republicans can return to control.

The/“precious” metals are gold,

Mexico, D. F.—Center of a big controversy over the policies of his administration, Gen. Lazaro Cardenas today completed four years as President of the United Mexican States. He still hag two years more Pefore his term expires, but the air already is full of the preliminary maneuvers of those who hope to succeed him. Friends and adversaries of President Cardenas consider him, respectively as the great benefactor of Mexico, or as the man who has brought ruin to his nation. Some hail the Socialistic “Cardenismo” as the means through which the masses are being lifted to a nobler life, while others declare that the President, through well-intention-ed, but “communistic and utopian” plans, has wrecked the economic structure of his country. First Appraisal Far Off Only the perspective of time and long-term results will be able correctly to weigh the numerous things done or attempted in these four years. From one tip of the republic to the other, the influence of Cardenas has been felt. He has taken over the big estates and converted them into agrarian communities; built roads, irrigation projects, sugar-centrals; nationalized the principal railways; seized the foreign petroleum holdings.^ In so doing he has antagonized financial interests, abroad, and caused a suspension of diplomatic relations with Great Britain. But Cardenas has gone forward, without any indication of swerving. Today—after being President for four years—Cardenas is still a strange person to millions of his own people. Ever since his break with ex-President Plutarco Elias Calles in June, 1935, Mexico and the border towns of the United States from San Antonio to San Diego have been rife with rumors that Cardenas was “through.” Yet actually he has had less opposition than most of his predecessors. Full Term Seldom Served Cardenas’ predecessors had so much, trouble that only two served their full four-year terms—Gen. Alvaro Obregon (1920-24) and Gen. Cakes (1924-28). Obregon was murdered just as he was about to be inaugurated for a second term In 1928. ■ ffiflMilrri Thirteen other presidents served terms ranging from 43 minutes to three years- and two of these— Francisco I. Madero and Gen. Venustiano Carranza—were assassinated in office.

Berlin—To make a new home for the American embassy, the Bleucher Palace near Brandenburger Gate is being rebuilt, and the Tattersall, pre-war riding center, is being razed to make room for adjoining gardens. Built between 1869 and 1871 by Carl Richter, the palace derives its name from the fact that it includes parts of Wartensleben Palace, built on the same spot in 1737, which Frederick William III gave the victorious Prince Bleucher in 1875. Seven years ago fire destroyed the roof and the octagonal hall .room which stood between two wings, one bordering Pariser Platz and the other Hermann Goering street. It has been the property of the embassy for several years. The embassy probably will be transferred from Bendler street by next April 1. Since, however, the Brandenburg Gate area plays an important part in the rebuilding of Berlin, the new home is expected to be permament for only about three years. -—«-—-—-o—CUTTING DOWN GOVERNMENT EXPENSE

Two state agencies are at work now cutting down governmental expenses. They are the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which has been reviewing property tax rates which exceed the limit fixed by law, and the State Budget Committee, which pares down state expenditures. Indiana’s tax review system, regarded nationally as one of the best in the nation, is an effective barrier against excessive taxation.

Motorists wishing to utilize the full braking power of their motors should never disengage the clutch until just before their cars come to a complete stop. Sydney, N. S. W.—Plans to set up 12 meteorological stations in the Antarctic are under way, Sir Hubert Wilkins, the famous Australian explorer said on his arrival here from the United States.

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In Sword Act Hoxie, Kas.—John G. (Lucky) Ball, who turned from lion taming to sword swallowing for a “soft” job, believes there’s no better way of avoiding throat ailments than “to gargle a sword now and then.” To prove his assertion, Ball cites the fact that not once since he started swallowing swords five years ago has he been bothered with a sore throat. His wife, one of the few women sword swallowers in the country, likewise has not suffered from throat trouble although she has unusually large tonsils. Ball quit taming lions and started swallowing swords after a lion severely injured him. There is no danger of being injured by swallowing a sword. Ball said, unless there are jagged edges on the weapon. For a chaser, Ball eats

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Ball has appeared in several motion pictures and now is under contract. He came to Sheridan county, Kas., years ago to put on his lion taming act, married a local

girl and since then has claimed platinum, and -silver ;- mercury, also this as his bonis county. .j sometimes is so classified.

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