Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1928 — Page 3

(Oil HUSH OF lII9SE-STAGED ON SAME TRAIL nv VERNON MOORE i x'pwb Service Staff citv Mo.- The reincarnnKa “ th e historic prairie schooner, T'subject of ~,erary * nd paln,ln , g "* -Tn be found in the reenact*r'n, of the history of the ‘49ers who their ways through the maze r t and plains lands in quest of t gold In California. Kansas City pridefnl of its history ■ Xedion with the gold rush and ! M Sante Fe trail will hold a real JU of Kansas and the deserts of Mexico. \ train of old time prairie schools drawn by long horned oxen will " pnd their way across the continent . -he West some time during the ’ ulnro ,r of 1929, exactly eighty years -fter the actual happening. Their rrivai In San Francisco will be a part nf the celebration of this eightieth anniversary, too. The object of the caravan will be thf rP .enactment of the story of the tjers not as a novelist like Hough jaw it, but as it actually happened. But there will be much about the caravan which will not reach the picturesqueness of the pictures presented of the pioneers of '49. Not Miy long-bearded men dressed in homespun clothing and carrying long rifles of the plainsmen of pioneer days will be included in the members of the caravan. Neither will many of the men be able to use a rifle or any firearm effectively enough to kill a buffalo, should one be sighted, and provide “necessary" venison for the caravan. Over Old Trail From the old Westport Landing, the starting point of many caravans in the earlier days, the train will procede over the old Santa Fe trail, now a part of the concrete highway system of the state of Kansas. Kansas City holds many points of historical interest to the formation and development of the West and the Southwest. There is Westport Landing«at the intersection of the Kaw and Missouri rivers, one of the pioneer settlements in Missouri, and the starting point of caravans and pony expresses. From this old landing the Mormons began their hegira to Salt Lake City in quest of a refuge from the persecutions of the infuriated citizens in this section. Captain Charles E. Davis, an old army officer, has been planning the details of the trip for months in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce who will sponsor the trip. Plan In Detail His plan is that every city passed through in the Middle West should supply one of the wagons and a brace of oxen and bear a proportionate share of the expense of the venture. He has every indication that most of the larger cities along the highway will offer this cooperation. So elaborate are other of his plans that the trip will furnish a real setting for a motion picture. It is planned that Westport Landing will be reconstructed into its old form. Old time river boats will bring their cargoes of provisions to the occasion ’hen historically minded Kansas Citians gather to bid farewell to the travellers. Boy Scouts will be pressed into service to mark the ancient trail of the ’49ers with flags from Kansas City to the West Coast. ——— —.(>._____ South Bend Woman Can Float In Water For Hours; Claims Title South Bend, Ind., Aug. 20.—(INS)— A South Bend woman had devised a np w kind of marathon stunt. Naturally adept at holding herself aloft in the water without the use of arms or legs, Mrs. M. J. Horvath of H«ral Route 5, of this city, wants to romjmte with any one In a floating match. She says she will go to any lake pool and float on her back until hours° Ck haS tleke<l along lnto many Horvath has a record of two o, a “ d 18 minutes as. a “floater.” ion -i, aßk . e<l aU challe ngers to get in South n th ’ ler hy wrlting t 0 Box 120, sout “ Bend, Ind.

Bar e Legs And Arms Os Modern Girls Shock English Woman at 105 Inn,i lnterilatioilal News Service just ee|phr^ G i a 1 Unie Hoa,Ue y’ who has not a good u r 105 t" birthrtay - has otlsV d dto say tor the mlss ®° tern * lrls ” she stated, and bL W ’ th thelr BhoTt skirts 1 “H them Va*’ 10W ' lecks ' ,ndecaut th e boys aa for Bmokin S like Well". X ’ and chopping their hair off—--1 aml° a Qa Uy ’ wh ° has 32 gra,l<i ' does not in? 9 great scandchildren, •till able tT °?‘ ler tban 75 - She is ch urch verv about ’ and goes to 18 the only ni» en *J‘ Ch Bhp ~eclare3 today do nn e Where the girls o£ not assemble.

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3ad Handwriting and Genius Often Linked Are great writers necessarily nflifted with hnd handwriting? A French paper puts the question. But :here seems to be no hard and fust •ule. The writing of ’’ictor Hugo, one of its publishers said once, “resembled 1 battlefield on a piece of paper." The typesetters who succeeded In decipherng Balzac were often desperate, and one is said to have gone crazy after tours of vain effort. Robert Louis Stevenson was even worse. v o printer ever tould make out what he had written. Stevenson had to assist In copying what he hnd put down In the first place. Sydney imith could not decipher his own handwriting after twenty-four hours. On the other hand certain English writers like Arnold Bennett, Thomas Hardy and H. G. Wells, write legibly and even elegantly. But it should not be forgotten either that none of these three started out on a writing career In youth. Arnold Bennett was destined for the bar and served his time In 'a lawyer's office. Thomas Hardy began as an architect, and H. <l. Wells started out In life ns a dry goods clerk.

Drab Colorings Not Popular With Romans The old Roman conquerors of Britain had a keen eye for colors, according to analysis of excavations of tlie Latin settlement at Colchester, Eng., made by the Essex Archeological society. No unornamented walls for the Romens. but brilliant colors of green, red, yellow and blue. Their wall plaster was colored and highly timed. Even the floors were colored, for one room has been found with a red paved floor. Mosaic floors have been discovered which are done in black, red, yellow and white “tesserae," t>r small cubes of clay and stone. The smallness of the tesserae and the tine workmanship of tlie pavement, according to experts, indicate that the work was done in tlie early period of the Roman occupation of England. A Roman rubbish pit was one of the finds of the excavation. Among the debris were found hundreds of whole or nearly whole pottery vessels. Experts say they date to the time of the Emperor Trajan, A. D. 93-117. India’s Sacred River The Ganges is the sacred river of the Hindus. On its banks are many temples and holy places such as Benares, Allahabad, Hardwar and Gangotri. According to the legend the Princess Ganda, a Hindu goddess of long ago, turned herself into this great river, that she might enrich and purify tlie country. Devout Hindus bathe themselves in its sacred waters and pray to die beside It. It is their desire that their bodies may be burned upon its banks and their ashes scattered over its waters and allowed to float on down to the sea. Tlie length of the main stream of tlie Ganges is 1,557 miles, and its every bend Is sacred. Pilgrims walk from its source and back again, taking six months or more for the pilgrimage. Ancient Baths The Roman bath was heated in the same way as the Persian bath, and exactly the same system is still used in every town and village in Persia today. There Is a large copper or iron plate in tlie bottom of the masonry tiot witter tank ; the heat of tlie furnace is led beneath this, and then under the floor of the hot room, which Is supported on low brick pillars, just as in tlie case of the Roman baths. There are flues in three of tlie walls, which not only are chimneys but also beat tlie room still further. By a system of dampers the heat can be both regulated and diverted from one part of the room to another. Lacquered Silver The bureau of standards says that tlie lacquer on sterling silver when It is wearing off, should be removed by a solvent, such as a lacquer thinner or butyl acetate. If tlw objects are discolored, they should he cleaned with a silver cleaner and washed and dried carefully, avoiding finger marks on the surface. The silver may then be relacquered with a clear lacquer for silverware sold by most lacquer manufacturers. After lacquering the objects should be dried at 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit for 30-15 minutes. Time and money might be saved by taking the articles to an electroplating plant -or to a jeweler.

Quaint Nicknames That schoolboys—and schoolgirls—are' so addicted to the bestowal of nicknames is in accordance with race development. Backward races bestowed nicknames to the exclusion of patronymics. When I lived in Madeira, says a correspondent to an English paper, I knew peasants who had forgotten what their- real names were —if they had ever known them! There were among my acquaintance, Cabbage Soup, Five Farthings, Mrs. Blackbird and Hot Water .Tug, besides Miss Codfish and Sweet Potato. The reasons why these names were given were unknown, yet somehow they all undoubtedly fitted I The Muse “Going into commerce, ch?” “Yes,” responded the poet. “I’d rather celebrate good beans than a bum spring.” — Louisville CourierJournal.

Proposed Route Os Plane “Greater Rockford" ■v to- " ‘ " 4b» w & iy—y <&» S Is Hiz vl 1 »i o ' srw ...............L . Lsd The Monoplane “Greater Rockford.” pilotted by Bert Hassell and Parker (Taker, of Rockford, Illinois, Is reported lost on the second leg of its proposed flight from Rockford to Stockholm, Sweden. The above map shows the e nr; e *of the projected flight j inset, Bert Hassell.

Stork Hovers Over Their Home f I W — ■■■■ - ■■■■■■ i The Irving Berlin* are hoping it’s a boy this time. Here are the song writer and the former Ellin Mackay enjoying themselves on the beach at Atlantic City (International Newsreel) Where Britons Wrote an Epic Page * —' gjK - - - * Mi- 9 Illi Wt I ' %Bi hW-iL VT 31 ji - —i | ' - --- >. .. ... W. Xl ,nuh “ Here is the spot where Kitchener's “contempt ibles’’ proved that Britons haven't forgotten how to die. It is the famous Grange Tunnel at Vimy Ridge, where for weeks a bloody and battered army of British and Canadians withstood the flower of the German army. The photo shows a party of veterans visiting the scene of their greatest effort.

GENEVA NEWS Wilson Cross and wife, of Huntington, are spending a few days with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chew were at Berne Thursday. Richard Potter, of Elkhart, is home over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Cleta Miller and baby were Geneva callers Wednesday even-, ing. Mrs. Roy Butcher and daughter Mcjiska were at Fort Wayne this week. Mrs. T. .A. Gottschalk, daughter Elizabeth and Mrs. Clella Gottschalk of Berne, were Geneva shoppers Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Briggs returned to their home at Muncie. Thursday. Mrs. Buckmaster and son Sidney came home Saturday after a visit in Decatur with Mr. and Mrs. Geo Myers. Mrs. Meade Aspy and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Shoemaker were at Berne, Thursday evening Manor Campbell is home for a few davs visit before entering school. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Haughton Mr. and Mrs Joseph Anderson and Mrs. Clara Anderson spent Sunday at Bellefountain, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. France MacWhinney of Decatur, came Saturday to spend the week-end. Mrs. Mike Stuckey, of Monroe, and Mrs. L. B. Smith of Berne, were here shopping Saturday. Mrs. Mart Reese, who had a stroke of paralysis about 6 months ago, was

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able to ride up town Saturday Mr. Matthiew. of Chicago, is spending a few days here with his daughter, Elenor. Mrs. C. F. Greene and Mrs. Hariland were at Portland, Wednesday Mrs.' L. B. Smith, of Berne. Mrs. Joseph Anderson and Mrs. Arch Haugh ton were at Portland, Wednesday MrS. Toppin and son Bruce, of

The Sun Shines Brighter ggjjKQ?|lig Every Day For Folks Who Spend Wisely and Save! AT least, it seems that way to the Thrifty. Theirs is the happy comfort of knowing- they have the -- means of conquering Adversity and accepting Life’s Come-Open A Onportum'ties as they come! Can you say as much SAVINGS ACCOUNT for yourself? With Us To . Da y. Old Adams County Bank 1

Greenville. Ohio, are sjending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Selph Martin Miss Helen Poer. of Colorado Springs Col., who has bben visiting friends i here, left for Tippecanoe Luke to ! spend Sunday. o OLD HOME WEEK ADDRESS LIST — Mr. and Mrs. .1. Harold Robinson XS7 Oxley road Columbus, Ohio. Aithur Fruchte 1129 Hamar street Fort Wayne. Ind. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Witmer JSOO Keeler avemm Bartlesville, Okla. Miss Nellie Snellem 535 West Monroe street Wilmington, Del.

< IMPORTANT! A Message to all Telephone Patrons nt HAVING completed our recent undertaking of improving the local telephone service by installing underground cable, we mow face the problem of cutting over from the old system to the new—and at the same time, continue telephone service. DURING this operation, a little trouble and inconvenience to telephone users may occur and we kindly ask you to be lenient and considerate during the next sixty days. When trouble does happen'a report should be made to this office and it will be corrected in a very short time. WE are using every possible means to render excellent service and trust you will understand the problem that now faces us. * Citizens Telephone Co 1 f —— —i —

GARY WOMAN, WHO WAS PASSENGER ON S. S. MINNEWASKA, TELLS OF RESCUE - OF C APT. COURTNEY AND PALS AT SEA“

Gary, Ind., Aug. 20- <INSI~ flow iii radio cry for help electrified a bor- , Ing sea voyage is told here by Miss I Marion F. Swezey, a Gary nurse, who ' was one of the passengers on the i liner Minnewaska which rescued i Captain Frank T. Courtney and his three companions when the Court- 1 ney plane fell Gaming into the sea 1 751) miles off the Azores. “1 boarded the Minnewaska at Liverpool, England, on July 28," Miss ' Swezey relates. “I nettled Lu my cab-j in resigned to n boring uneventful, voyage broken by deck sports and j ship gossip. Os course we all were 1 1 I Informed by radio of Captain Court--1 ney’s take off for America but trans-j I Atlantic flights had Ireen attempted. Iso frequently that the nows didn’t i register among tlie passengers as a ! novelty. “Four dud days passed while the Minnewaska plowed through the sen from Liverpool to a point In midocean. “At 6 o'clock one morning, the Mninewaska’s radio operator suddenly snatched an S.O.S. call from the I air. It was from Captain Courtney; I whose plane b/td fallen into the sea. I II was asleep at the time, but MiSs I Gretchen Lee, a New York newspa- ! per woman who shared my cabin, | dashed in to wake me up," Miss i Swezey relates. “(Dressing ivastily, I followed I Gretchen on deck. The rails were lined with excited passengers among ' them many who had been confined ' to their cabins since tlie start of the ! voyage on account of sea sickness. I And there were rumors! Tl)ese kept jus on tlie ‘qui vive' all day. Nobody ; left the deck. “It was not until 7 p. m„ that a

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shout went up from u sailor in tha. crow's nest up above. ‘Plane Ho! yelled the gob. With that the sailor* came sliding down the mast to report* formally to the skipper. 'Did you see them?' a passenger asked. 'l'll say I did’, tlie gob replied as he tore up to tlie bridge to report to Captain Claret. “Captain Claret worked the Minnewaska to within 150 yards of the derelict plane. The Whale, and then lowered a life boat,. A chorus of shouts went up from’the plane as the dory was lowered. The passengers nt the rails were silent until the dory snubbed up against the liner’s plates and then a mighty roar of greeting went up. Captain Claret was the first to grasp Captain Courtney's hand and the English world war ace camo up the ladder and over the side." Miss Swezey said that the 13 hours lost hy the Minnewaska In locating and rescuing Captain Courtney's party, cost the owners of the vessel approximately $5,000. As a result of this expense it Is now expected that insurance companies will inaugurate a new form of protection for ship owners known as “rescue insurance” it was said. Mythological Term Ambrosia Is the term used in mythology to describe the substance which, with nectar, formed the food and drink of the gods nnd which made Immortal those who partook of it. Usually, both hi Homer and later writers, ambrosia is the food and nectar the drink but some, ns Sappho, used ambrosia as the name of the drink and nectar ns the food