Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1908 — Page 1

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C7 OLD RESIDENT I ■ I Lto this County Seven-j I Years Ago GrandLughter Died Sunday E, stifceijr a moments wamE. Ernest Buuck. for t hr-tee score r srd ten, a resident of near jn the northwest part of Cmtr, answe *ed the final cali, at E Monday night, ihe cause of j do th be 1 rtf? pleurisy of Kclr A daughter-in-law. Mrs. puuck who li vnd in the same Ebsd Been very 11l during the |ta infant child baving died at i n 2nd the elder Mrs. Buuck, ap-' La? i n u?nal health. had prepa;<ed Ever and evening meals. At j L time she complained of fee!- j Iratbe" badly and afterward laid i L supposing that a rest would re-) L her Thos e » about the house attending the yoasiger sick ! Lg. no* knowing that the aged j L r w-’* seriously ill, until some [noticed her labored breathing j L moments later she died without . faring consciousness. During five hrfher.life she had suffered fwn 1 L«ti--m_and walked by the aid of k Mrs Koideway. who died at, I Wayne Sunday was hex grand ! Ht«r and she had expected to go jpt'eSy .last evening, hut w;aa de-j jli.because of the' illness of Mrs. Im. Buuck. A -physician who at■oM roimecr woman during the pit also jl escribed for the elder BW .at that time there w.as no ptso.n. that, she was in a serious Mat Mrs. Buuck was bom in IjigyT and was se.v.e>ntyon e years month s old. In 1*837 -when aifbt- rnont-hs old she came to iwontty -w.ith her parents and* 10-*i Blear F-reidheim. whe;p she- has ' ■resided. Her husband, a veteran IPicmi war. "survives her s s do b.children.* Fred. • Ernest. .Martin. ■.. William. Mrs. Jlency Rnucken.lajdvMrs Nor-wal. of- Allen county pfae'a’l services- will be cohd'nctdii* *7 Breuss at the ttlfUiliiiliiii f P- lday ufternoon* at 1--30 ' hek* Hr o--.-* • P&aED#. B’fCCC A |SA*U R E'*-T,E. 'I kjr StangTc* Calledt to. -CVtaign | ville. pH- A. Stangle was called' to P»>to»HTM th e baecslaureate, ittgfor. the high schpal. on Suifday ! tog.* This is. a .community, in phe taught school seventeen j P »go and the. service, afffo.ded a! toßlwith former studerfts w.hich.| 1 aost h ,ppy and .greatly enjoyed, j TB=irm.,y morning" he conducted [third quarterly confeence at.| WUe for Rev." W. V Mullikin. , • Mi.l!»r*was quarterly ■fence_libense to preach and Mr. I 1 KHngkinight W£u* elected de.letto .annual, conference to oe held ' nonrbou next September, in the »ce of t , fflstor Rev J. m r.ib- ! Preached at the Decatur t T . B. .The pastor win deliver the on The Signs of the Times” Sunday evening. KU- MEET APRIL 14 AND IS.

f* yttriisr Missionary Ladies to I Meet at Osetian. from ail the missionary iD all th» Presbyterian E*“- ta , this P 3rt of the state will K siau - *»■ annual conferK® the 14th and 15th of April. F thtJ deiegates from the local KT:-« w ill be a la*ge number spring meeting is E “ the district meeting, while E n as state meeting. F a 'P°® e O? this conference will I consider the work of the mis i,J lh nome and foreign. The ■ o ffi2- eDCe Was held at Auburn will bo elected and the Kl ‘ lSr Place chosen at this meeting. | ° tS DEMANDING RELEASE. E* a I ,i Pke7 ’ telephoned to the Ey * er ® this morning E 1 horit,e " there wanted the E,. to talce Bobo back to Ee.ft n 'tsey were Instructed to KtT him if »« wanted at the El w«s in Jail this afternoon Est- “ dln « -eleace. He says Ehe ls , n ° char Ke agaiittt him Sfctr* °” sd b « turned loose. He *** exteE t men-

TEARS HIS CLOTHES And Does Everything That Becomes an Insane Man —Papers Were Sent Ernst Oscar Scnienfeid the demented Qutchman who was not across the pond long enough to take a Jong breath until placed behind prison bars, is causing much disturbance at *he county jail, where he is imprisoned awaiting his committment to the East i Haven asylum, at Richmond. Since his incarceration, he has done everything on the calendar except break i out of Jail and he is a very d»&g.enable prisoner. As stated in yesterday's issue he hag been placed In a | small celi. A mattress and bed J clothing was also placed in the celi ■but as Gothard Brown, of old. he has j tom it to atoms This did not satisfy ! his er.onecus desires and he tore ail [ of his weaiing apparel to pieces with the exception of his shirt. He *per- | *ists in making hideous noises and at | times crouches in a comer of his cel! j where he .bumps his head unmerci- | fully against tfie wall, rolling his eye's savagely. He possesses every .charac - teristic of a confined insane man., and it -seems •miraculous that he has riot ; committed ,»b act while a-t Ilk erty in our city. Papers w.er.e sent j to Richmond t-hi's morning asbiu-g •permission to commit to., oraz*y man ta-t-o ■ the "custody .o.f the as.y.l-u-m .u-ntil the proper routine has been gone t*h-rou-@h with preparatory to hie return to Germany. it i& hoped' that ."he w-iIW soon ■<‘d from 'Adams f tuTj a-t least. . —o BY L©)D.6l f" T-R'6 Sfepwise-s W-i-W - Be #e I‘srap.i:esS'i»v.e-. Be>i.t*ui > a«Ms*i'i& F-©pm • • * ; Ti e ietii’a'itfs of* {We Ka-t'e -Ijfejv. Xf. Bf-. I-Vp.niel -which have • 4*. a- vault •at 't*he Xfi.i-ple.w,ood ceraetetw since Ftfb iruar.y T-rh- last. w-i'M be placed te I'ii'e fin'a’l sest-liig- plaice n'e*t S-un-da«' akermpon. at three a'cloc-k-. The ser-v*te'es -w-Hi We erndu'e-ted b.y the M'aasu-l'c lodg-e of V-hl'eh the deceased wan-a •mgantWeF a-nd- as u-s-ua*l. t*h-e.y w-ul'l be br.!ef but impr.es&i*v-e.' The Rev. Baai t'ei* wa-s an ad«scoa*e of Mtatsontry, a-nd was. h*-I'd set the Mgkest e -'teem of a-il | v-it-h whom he bars even fermed m as- , . qjta-imtance. Mife dt- tWt h-a-s 'caused I much sorrow among his nwiiteßudie of folend-s .In this a-nd other com«-ui>i- '■ The M-asons w.H*l leave their hull ' 1 In a bod«y a-nd w.lll arrive at the cemetery at three o'clock. The ritnaMskk | work will then ensue a-fter which the 1 casket will be*lowe;*>fif intq the grave. The casket, will not be Opened. Mr. "and Xlrs. Harry Daniels* of Chicago, will be present to pay their last respects to the departed father, and it Is thought that several ministers from put of town will also be he:e? Many Decatur people will join the bereaved ones in the performance of their last sorrowful duty in respect to the dead but not forgotten noble man.

HAS ANOTHER GUESS COMING. >• Congressman Adair Says Temperance Sentiment in Indiana is Strong. “The man who thinks temperance sentiment is not strong in Indiana hau another guess coming." said Representative John A. M, Adair. "As preof of this statement'l might cite the attitude of the people of Berne, Ind.. toward the Littlefield bill, prohibiting the shipmen of liquors in original packages into prohibition or local option territory. This is the bill that the temperance forces are pushing before congress. Benie is a German community. The people are the best type of German citizenship. They have formed a German temperance league and Fred Rohrer, secretary of th* league, has forwarded to me. on behalf of the league, stirring resolutions in favor of the Littlefield bill. He states, also, that the members of the league wish to protest as vigorously as possible against the assertion, so often made, that the Germans, as a people, are opposed to tem(peiance.” Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Moore returned to their home at Wakarusa, Ind., after being her*, to attend the funeral of the Mr. Rinehart. .

Ocatur, Indiana. Thursday, March IQ 1908.

A DELIGHTFUL TIME than Sixty Relatives and Friends Participate in Event At tire home of the bride's parents I in Pleasant Mills at seven o’clock on jthe evening of March 17. 1883. St. j Patrick’s day, a beautiful and impres- ; sive wedding ceremony was performed. The accomplished bride.' Miss 1 Hattie Gilpen. looked radlent and happy as she took the vows and was- | proclaimed the legal and lawful wife of Frank W Dibble, .then, as yet, a rugged and most respected • young but | energetic and capable Adams county citizen. .Thg solemu but Impressiveceremony Was penfor-med by Rev Rplch’ard, yet known by all our people. Twenty five short'.year.s have traveled, down the calendar of time sinc e that sacred event, and to commemorate Itand give expsesslon of approval thereto. Mr. and Mrs. Frank* \V. Dib'.ble celebrated' their twenty fifth wedding, anniversary on Tuesday evening, t*h-e same be'ing. March 17, 1908. Some slaty odd relaM-v-es and friends bombasded their ha-nd'seme country home, and as t*he family clock- ch-i-med fort-h the hour of seven, the guests were •seated, to ttkSher—arid such a dtnnor. Words fa'i-1 us, a-nd w.e w.iil kind'ly astfe" to ha-v.e our retna-rtos printed i-n the record The home was d’eeoF&ted throughout with the pat-riot-ie color of St. Patrick, and a deii-s-h-tfu-l evening was s-pewt w-i-t-h toe twenty-flw yea-r-s old bridal couple Mia-n-y-presents w.e-% gives them, a-nd better st-i-11 ma-n*y more were the hea-r;y con-g-ratu-l-a-t-ion-s este-adied. The i-nvit-ed geiests wutto: Sfr. and Mrs. Dee Vasae, Me. a-nd M»r.s. C. D. Lewt-on, 3k. and M‘r,s. R-. K. Allison, Mr. a-nd Mrs. Pa-u-l ©. M-ooper, Mir. and Alts J. T. Xfierryma-n. Be. and Mrs. C. B. WMcos. Jfhrn. O'Sn-a-l. Mrs. .1-en-n‘le S-tud-a-ba-ker, M>r*s. Pl'or-i-flce De VBMsw. M>r. and M>r.s. D. AX'. Beery, Sir a-a-d M-r-s. A. R. Btel-1, Mtr. and M>r-s. J. W. X'a-H, Sfr. a-nd M*r-s. Dan-lel Sprang. Mr. a*nd Mrs. D-r. The-m-a-s, Air. and. Mrs.- E. J. R-a-i-l'e.y. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Mestshey. Mir. arid Mrs. Lew EM-ih-g-h-a-m, s#r. and M*r.s. F. Xf. SdWmeyer, -Mr. a>nd Mir.s. W. H. X-ach-triei). *3k. a-nd Mips. J. C. totHwiOg, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Hltor, Mr. and Mrs. Ch-a-s. Du-ga-n. Mir. a-md M-r-s. Wash Gfl-pen. Mk. a-nd tons. C. T Jta-ta-ier, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. C@a*r-d---1-n.g, Mr. and Mss. John Por-t-e-r. Mr. aii-d Mrs. A. E. Hoffman. Mrs. Pttts. Oheidfß, OWn; Mg. and Mips. Wa-l-ter Biugs. OfeesMn. OWh; Mir. an-d •Mrs. R. K. Brw-te. Ft. Way-ny?:' Mr and Mrs. B. Maantng Elyri-a. Oth-io; Mr. and M-r-s L H. D-i'kH-t-. WeH-i-n-gt-o-n, Ohio; Mr. ibl'Km. Chas. West-. WeW-iE-iytan Okie: Mr, and Mrs. E'zna ©i-1-ppH, Hohqrt, Itad.: Mr. ;jr*i•*! Mr-s. Le-w Fbwler. Toledo, Ohio; Rev. J. C.W'bi-t*e. Logaasport lad.; # Mr. and M'r.s, J. X. IVhltrv v. oakwood.*olfio: Mr. WK'l P Edmonjisoji, Chicago I'll.: Hr. and .Mrs. Del Loc*. p-luffton, Ind.; Mr. and Mbs* Harry Deam', Blttffton, Ind*; Mrs. Ellen Dailey, Biuffton, Ind

t*LANS WERE .MADE _ ; For this Year’s Business— This Institution Has a Promising Future Today at their office in the Decatur Produce building, W. B. Frisinger, of Rockford, J. L. Moser, of Wren and Harry R. Molta of this city, stockholders of th« Decatur Produce company. held a most interesting session. The object of the meeting was to make all necessary plans for this year's business and from all indications tills will be a most prosperous year for this concern. The Decatur Produce company, while existing for less than one year, have done a large volume of business. They have shipped their produce to all of th e eastern markets and have received the highest prices that were paid. The cooling process used by the Decatur institution is of the very latest and best in existence hence their output is wholesome and in great demand. The proprietors expect business to increase next year ind they will pay the men highest prices for produce. The amount of money realized by th*. Decatur Produce company for feathers alone is astonishing, and it will well pay anyone to visit their plant. The future of this company is most promising and another important fact is that many Decatur families are supported by employment therefrom.

A NEW CITY CLERK ” Thomas F. Ehinger Quaifies —The Council Held a Regular Session Carl O IjYance, became mayor of the i city of Decatur at precisely 7:20 o’clock last evening, when he ,vis I sworn into office and began his du.iea. The session of council convened a* th e usual hour, seven o'clock. Upon motion by Mr._ Burns.* and seconded by Mr. Martin, councilman Van Camp was made- temporary chairma.n and order the roll call which showed every . member but Christen present.. Clerk Prance then 'read th§ minutes of the previous meet-l-n-g vv.h-betb were approved -a-nd t-he following resolution was then read: AVlhereas, On the 14th day of ’M-areh Jay circuit court of Jay county, Ind.. it was adjudged and dree-reed tb*a*t Dav id D. Cofßee had forfeited his right t-o hold the office v»f mayor of the city of- Decattrr. Indiana, and. thaft by said ju'dgtn-ent- -and decree the said office was d'e?e>l-a-ped ‘v t aea*nt, and" that Carl O. F*ranee is now tS-e d-M-y elected* and qua-liffed elei*. o! said city and tftat by v-ir-tue of section 4*'- of an act of the ©enera'l Ass-etoWy of the state of Indiana, go<vern-ing cities and towns wdt'h-ih flj-e s-ta>te of Indi-a-s-a, approved Miaroh 6. provid"i-s*e tke.pi-in that | i-n cases of va-ca-n-ey in the ofifee of I ma.v.er-3 of cities wirifejn the state of | I-ndian-a-.. how. the same sh-a-11 he filled 1 a-nd t*h-at by virtue of said section i<

ent-it-led to the office of mayor of t&e 1 city of Deea-tur, Inolktß-a, to fill sa-i4 vacancy tor am 4 tN-rkar: the HKexyHred t-enm far which the s-a-i. 4 DavM D. Ca.fSpe wa-s elected. There®® re-. he it r«[email protected]«J. fey / tbs eomiMon cowneil ©f the e-i*ty ®ff Dee-art tar. Indiana, hbat by T-i-rtwe «f s-eetios 4» of an atet of t*h.e General Assembly <*f the state of ifidfe-n-a, approved M>a*>efe 6,- 1945, a-nd by reason ®>f tfe-e vaea-ney jtn t'he office of- stayer es the e-i-ty ®f I Deeat*u-r, Inditana, Carl O. Frasace, who is m-®>w the city He-pfe fa ami for .the ciity of Deea<t-u-r. Ind+a-na, is berefev <l»riiMt t® ksw weesdcl to the flue of mayor of s-aitd cfty and t*hat he is hereby drecl-awed t» be the laswl and lawfu-l n-i-a>y-®r of the ef-ty ®if Dy®atwr. I-ndtanaa t-® fill said office for and d»rtog the ume*pi-red term, of said David D. Ce-ffee. Pa-s-sed a-wd adio-prfed by the coaoeil. stemed :sw# approved i.n open cewMil, tfe-i-s i* .>: d*a» <rf .HSaFC-fe, 1 • A. VAX CAMP, Cfe.airwism itrofem. , ft- O. Ffcavsio®* city ‘clerk A e- -ti©n f»iic the ado: 'kr* of the FB's@3<wtif>* a*s read w» tmanimowsly s*>pb d. XW-. France then offiered his bond for which was approved aeid the oaith ®f office was administered fey Cit; Atterate-.; ,L. C. DeVoss. as a notary pub We. Mr. Van Camp then relinquished, his. chair to the new mayor. C. O. Erance. who*ln a very few words said that he would conduct the duties of the office to the best 06 his ability and asked for the assistance of each member of the 'council. His first official act was the appointment of Thomas F. Ehinger as city clerk, whieh was duly approved by the council and Mr. *Ehinger be*ing present, be presented' his bond for $3,000 and same being approved the oath was given by Mayor France. The usual routine of business was then begun and conduced smoothly.

WILL PLEASE DECATUR FRIENDS Mrs. John C. White Gives Address on Foreign Missions. It was the writer's privilege on Sunday evening to listen to an address by Mrs. White, wife of Rev. J. C. White, pastor of the Broadway M. E. church, on the subject of Foreign Missions, the occasion being the an nual thank offering of that organize tion. It was an address very much out of the ordinary along this line. In the first place Mrs. White is a very scholarly lady; in the next place she had her subject, matter well in hand; next, she loves the work of which she spoke. She has avoice fitted for public speaking, she is fluent and resourceful; her sentences are well rounded and full or earnestness; her words are carefully weighed, and her manner adds much to the effect of her talk. In short she possesses tiho&e traits that go to make an entertaining and educational speaker. —Logan sport Times.

MANY WILL APPLY ( Resolution Passed in 1901 is * Observed in All Examinations On the itwefcjty-ftrs* day of this month a county diploma examination ', will be held in this city by Superini te tiGent L.- E. Opliger, and a large !' number of students are* expected toi l apply fo r teachers’ license. .The ap- j 1 | plicants will be required to pass a! 1 [good examination in English,' Gram-i 1 ..mar. Physiology. Arithme-.ic. Caited j States history (Including the consti- ; | tntionl * Geography. Reading. Orthog : 1 raphy, Penmanship and Music.' and to -make a general average of 80 per cent no t’ falling, below seventy in 'any one branch. The following resolution was passed by the- county board of edu- - ; , cation May- 6. 1901, 'and will be *obj served in all. county, examinations: Candidates for graduation must hav e completed tlj-e full* eight'year's work. Teachers are to recommend j for* graduation only pupils Vho “have j been thorough in their work and have I passed successfully the bi monthly examinations furriishet) by the state. Notwithstondi-ng the fact that the evaminatiens abe rigid, a large per «ent <sf*the applicants in Adams county pass successfully and this bespeaks wauck for *the instruction In our schools.. Another county diploma wcar-inaitas will b» heM here May 16. this year. A*, waxamination will be | held at Perne th e twenty-first of this i mb-iatk and at — - — * —

m HII DRUG’’STORE A«t TSffUgsrw®©-—Wag Farther of O’foa-ri&s W. Hacfeer o»f this City 0 9i &&&&&*, q*e of 1 tkasr bast known naen of the county, died at 1:36 Tuesday afternoon, very swddteii-ly and the news caner 4 -a shock . t<§> hi«s K.i-a-R-y frfeoAs- here a.»4 el«-wHae-ne ewer ttee eovstr. Oua-fj week a.»® he saffrred an attack of s'»su.tt trouble wit.i a. slight hron-c.hia-1 ce-mplication*, but in two pr three cteva fee seesurd entirely recove -wad. Today he was busy about his driest store and art the hour mentioned wa-s in piling up some empty bp«es. when s>t*Men4y he wgs h'ard to scream a-si persons In the store «aw him serasp his hand over his hwKArt. d run inte an adjacent roam vrkere .bye fell on a couch and expired almost Instantly. A, physician who ' was R-earbj- responded within a minute j or two but Mr. Hocker was dead when he reached his side. He Was about * . _ sdxty jyears old and leaves a wife, four sons and* two daughters. He was the father of Prctf. C. W. Hocker. prim cipaj of the Decatur high schqpl. He was ©f the rebellion, enter. lng the army when hut sixteen years old, as a member of Co. K, 48th lnd. infantry, and was assigned to tlfe army of the Cumberland, and was with Sherman on his famous march »o the sea. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.

root and union institute. Last Session of Year in Those Townships Held Saturday. T'he teachers of Union and Root townships held their last institute Sat urdav at the Aber school district No. 2. Every teacher was present and the meeting was a very interesting one. At 12 o’clock a sumptuous dinner was served' by the teacher and patrons to which every one present did justice. The following resolutions wer e adopted: Resolved, That we, the teachers of Union and Root townships. do hereby extend to teacher, pupils and patrons our sincere thanks for their good cheer anl royal entertainment and bountiful dinner. Be it further resolved. That we thank the trustees for their presence and cooperation during all oui* meetings for the present school year of 1907-08. Be it further resolved. That we wish to each and every member of the institute, success in their every effort. Treasury department secret service agents are investigating the finding of a scor e of counterfeit dollar gold pieces in Warsaw by Frank Baker, a house-moving contractor.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

Number 12

CITY OF TAMPICO Trip to San Luis Potosi Was A Red Letter Day— Other Points of Interest Dear Folks: —I have been too busy eight seeing the past six weeks to write letters. Cards, assuming you of my health and safety was all I could manage. Now that we are in the city for the second time, I hope I will find time to tell you something about Mexico, as I.have seen it. Os course I am only getting snapshots as it were at the cities and country, yet if one keeps their eyes and ears open tffere ig much to see and hear in a huivied journey. Passing the customs at the Mexican frontier 'was ain easy task, .although we were detained two hours or more while the officers did their duty* Our first halt in Mexico was at Monterey. I yrote from there last winter so. I will ‘say* but little*. We found t’he streets torn up, butitling sewens and putting in electric lines. But on-some of the streets the little old mule cars, hitched tandem were still* in use. It had rained,-and the sidewalks were dreadfully muddy. Soon our feet were a sight. Miss B .and I called upon Mrs. Allen. The de Siliceo's had moved to Victoria, state of Lamaulipas and we were too mufldy to cal! at. the consulate to see Gffneral Hanna. We returned to the

train and handed our shoes and garments to the porter to be cleaned. We left Monte ley the capital of the state of Nueva Leon, and passed through the state of Lamaulipas, arriving the next morning at Tampico, the chief port on th e east coast of Mexico. * The Pannca River here empties into the gulf. It is a great river and they • claim .the navies of the world might ride at ease upon it. The river *is navigable for-twrt hundred mfles into th e interior, back into the rich tropical country. It loked very curious to Sep boats on the river made out of leg. paddled by a native Indian, in his whit,e suit and pointed hat. Always in their* bard feet, or a rude

leather sandal on their bare feet. The market house lies along jhe river and J walk through it was very interesting. Most of the f: wit and vegetables and , •other things for sale tfre’on the floor, in little "handfufs, so much for acer-. tain piece ofr mosey, usually a very small coin. Walking through the city which is very, quaint. I 'unexpectedly met Hr. de S. He went with us to * ISuch, down at La, Sty ■», We expect to spei?t two days*on the beach. He oame* Smack*? afternoon to call, and took us up to the'Plaza lg the evening to hand play in front of the ►cathedral, and se e Jhe youth aid t< [ibeauty of the place march around and # 'around for hours; the ladies in one direction add the men in another. As I described last* winter in my Monte- , re>» letter, the city is from twenty to fifty feet above the rh;er. and at the * end of two of tlfe, sheets there ;ye vei;y Wide, flights of steps that lead down to the vfaler. There were many large steamships loading ij.nd unloading. Tampico is the rival of Vera t’rnz and the river here * s 1.800 feet wide and thirty deep. The railroad station is close, and it was easy t* cross, over to the market. It is a large building, but the market overflows, and lots of the natives sit on the ground with a bit of straw mat stuck on a couple of poles which is thrust in the ground, under winch they huddle. for you must remember this is the toridd zone. We saw our first cocoanuts growing hefre, tall smo <th trees with a great bunch of palmetto leaves at its top, and great clusters of cocoanuts under the leaves growing close to the bole of the tree. I think I told you Tampico has one of the finest harbors in the world. This is also a great place for tarpon fishing. At Laßarra six miles from Tampico, is on e of the finest bathing beaches in the world, with a fine surf. I forgot 'to say that in the cathedral plaza we saw gjeat vines of violet bouganvillia full of bloom running over the top of some trees and greet bushes of hibiscus full of bloom. Os course, orange, lemon and bananas. From Tampico we went to San Luis Potosi. an all day trip. One of the red letter days of my life. We were passing through a tropical country, miles land miles' of cocoanlut planlhatlons. haciendas and thedr attendant domed churches, villages' of huts, some of the houses built of adobe thatched with palm leaves (ail very low), som e the sides of bamboo poles, the root (Continued on page 8 )