Walkerton Independent, Volume 55, Number 25, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 14 November 1929 — Page 2

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Wbat chance has the voice of conscience with the loud speaker howling till over the lot? Maybe they will reduce the size of postage stamps, too, to coincide with the allowance of mucilage. A German scientist says the use of chemicals in the event of another war is certain. And bullets also! One of the words which vacillate wildly in meaning, from generation to generation, is “unprintable.” In Utopia, no middle-aged person at a picnic is ever asked to hold a marshmallow over the fire on a stick. According to physics, a dirigible could gain altitude by tossing out the stowaways, one by one, and why not? Never look a gift horse In the mouth, or judge an American town by what you can see from the railroad. Andrew M’Whyte, of Glasgow, is •walking around the world on a bet. Our bet is that he’s walking barefooted. An article by a medical publicist on common impediments in the speech of young children says nothing about caramels. When the office crab looks over the printed matter in a tabloid he thinks there should be more pictures, and vice versa. A veteran attendant at musicales says he got a totally wrong impression of the Bedouin years ago from his "Love Song.” Overheard on the bus—They told me to make myself one of the family, so of course I couldn’t use the guest towel, either. “A tree grafter in Del Rio. Texas, reports a willow tree that grows a date that tastes like an apple.” and sounds like fish. Fairy Story—A cursory glance at the photograph on the card in the taxicab convinced the passenger it was that of the driver. It is possible that in the course of time some endurance flyer will manage to stay up long enough to be declared legally dead. The Customs’ ban may induce some to read Voltaire, an interesting writer who had developed sarcasm to a high degree even before bridge was invented. Probably the most embarassing practical joke would be *f you received a vacation post card reading. “Wish you were here,” and went there imme diateiy. Another thing the observant writer learns in the course of rite years is how to write a swell eulogy of cherry pie or watermelon, in season, without being full of either. •‘The cost of an average flash of | lightning, at the usual kilowatt hour | rate." says an engineer, “would be 52." There would be an extra charge 1 though, for a new fuse. Having read something to the effect | that a hippopotamus spends twelve I hours a day in the hath, a friend - wonders whether there isn’t one room I ing in his lodging house. An archeologist says carrying pitch ' ers on the head gave Egyptian women a fine carriage, and tiie reaction of the young lady who doesn't retain is that she wouldn’t do it for a fine limou sine. A steak has been hanging in front of a butcher shop in Sheffield. Eng land, for 9!> years, and that strikes us as a rather poor advertisement for a city that is famous for its cutlery and sharp knives. Talkie recording instruments, says a news item, are so delicate that even a pin drop will register, but we suppose that by this time the assistant directors have acquired the knack of nodding inaudibly. Some of the college professors are dreadfully worried because youth does so little original thinking. Perhaps it would <l<> more if some of the professors would stop talking long enough to give it a chance. Archeologists discover robberies of ancient tombs which make it clear that the troubles of the police are nothing new whatever. Another rather unfavorable thing i * about the small red hats, now the ) vogue among the jellybeans, is tha’ they are too red to mislay. A worried mother asks n medical publicist what to do about a six-year-old child who is round shouldered ! <>ur only suggestion would be to semi him out to an air meet. We know what happens to the high ' school boys who ride 15 in a coup’: I They become movie doormen and tell - everyone there are seats inside r “Bagpipes have been forbidden on the beach at Largs, Ayrshire. Scot — land.” It Is not said what the thrifty Scot will use for water wings. A writer in a monthly says ns far hack us written history g> is mentioned as an establishci < -t : This leaves the age of the hard bo ied egg rather indeterminate.

Luncheon on a Huge New Dam in California r F VIV i The gigantic municipal Pardee dam, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, empounding the waters of I the Mokelumne river to serve 450,000 people in the cities of the east shore of San Francisco bay, was dedicated recently. One of the novel features of the ceremonies was the luncheon served on i crest of the dam where S(MI persons were served. Young Turks Want to Dance in This Palace » L e- * ssw si wWB ■ H SiW h ßn .IB §GI i IIS LSe ’ ‘HMK? * S Here is what may be the most magnificent dance hall in the world the Dolma Bagtche palace, former dwelling of the sultan and caliph and their numerous concubines. Because then* is a growing craze for modern dancing in 1 urkey, citizens and officials have appealed to the president to turn the palace into a modern ballroom.

Hoover’s Tribute to Roosevelt FT~g ’ 11 - i ' L- ■ : J Acting as the representative of President Hoover, Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, first division army chief, placing a laurel wreath on the grave of the late President Theodore Roosevelt, as the nation paid solemn tribute to the great American. Cleaning Up the Quaker City If Philadelphia police burning various gambling devices seized during raids In the Quaker city. ALL AROUND THE WORLD

Russia is alarmed over a shortage I of pai»er. The <»hio penitentiary has a convict band of 54 pieces. Paris maintains a municipal pawn shop. It is patronized extensively. There will be Xs.»mh> and SW.ooo bills in the new currency now being printed. Cotton bollworms are cannibalistic nnd have no objection to eating one another

I In cremation a body weighing 140 ■ pounds produces three pounds of ! ashes. A resident of Abergavenny, Eng- ' land, recently faced his one hundred j and twenty-seventh charge of drunk- ! enness. Arthur Duerr, rural mail carrier of McGregor, lowa, has driven ids route winter and .summer for 16 years with , out a hat.

HEAD OF LAWYERS ■ -19 w 'Ay Wf ; n v v JM® HH a /Sw X Henry V. Sims of Birmingham, Ala. who has been elected pn sident of the American Bar association to succeed Gurney F. Newlin of I. s Angeles. CHINA’S AIR CHIEF MIMF^L " _ q. --A?" ^i&sjMsgaE letOfe& MiS / H ww- : ' w L A IS? A c? / / Underwood and Underwood. Gen. Chang Wai Jung, commander in chief of the Chinese army air force, shown .standing beside his plane. The Spirit of Canton, is making an intensive study of American airports to assist him in the construction of commercial Hying lields on his return to China. Words! Words! Words! We just happened to look in a little dictionary and chanced upon the definition of a clock - . A clock, it says, is a mechanical timepiece not adapted for the pocket. Following out that idea of defining things, you could say that an ocean liner is a boat not adapted for sailing in the bathtub; that a whale is a fish not adapted for packing in sardine cans, and a redwood tree is a vegetable not adapted for planting in window boxes. —American Boy. Amenities The pot sometimes calls the kettle black, and the man with false teeth can always laugh at the fellow with a toupee. —Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Origin of Popular Phrase? But enough of this; there is such a variety of game springing up before me, that I am distracted in my choice, and know not which to follow. It is sufficient to say, according to the proverb. that here is God’s plenty.—Dryden, “The Canterbury Pilgrims.”

New Bridge Links Newport With the Mainland I Newport. R. T., is no longer dependent on ferries, for this Mount Hope bridge, recently completed, links It with the mainland. Tin* bridge, seventh in size in the world, is a mile and a quarter long. Nuns in Rome Using the Fascist Salute ■ « —— y ' v~rr —.y^ ■ rn 1 'feh' ^nh A ma- . <. lift & i IB K. 1 Group of Italian nuns of an educational order using the Fascist salute as they pass the tomb of Italy’s Unknown Soldier at Rome.

ASSISTANT TO HYDE I 0 9 i wc liif F k 11. N. Meatier of Ca"\ille. Mo., has been appointed ;i" -lant to Scretary । of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde. He ! succeeds linger It. Kauffnuin. Mr. ' Meader Ims been a special assistant to the attorney general since June. I'. 28. GLENNA TO TRY AGAIN i V 1 J if F ^1 Hf ' WU HHV «M| Glenna Collett, four times winner I of the American women's golf cham- ! pionship, has decided to make another ! attempt to lift the British title, which so far has escaped her. She is planning a trip to England next year to I play in the British championship. Speechless The captain of si small trading ves- 1 1 sei wanted to land some contraband j ! at a certain port. Approaching the I customs officer, he said: “Joe, if I i ■ put a $lO bill over each eye, could . ye see?” “I could not,” said Joe. “And if I ' I had one in me mouth, I couldn't | I speak.” • City Ignorance “We are now,” announced the guide, ■ I “passing through a rural hamlet.” “Oli,” exclaimed the sweet young ' 1 thing. “I always thought a hamlet was ' 1 a little pig.” —Tit-Bits. The Mode! I A good pattern of the average hus | I hand Is the man who thinks to empty : the ashtray just before it starts to run ever. —Slater News. Health Hint It is a wise health measure to see ' that the automobile you drive or habit ! ually ride in is free ft- m defects. The . : proper adjustment of the brakes is ' most Important. To be careless in these matters is to invite injury and even death. »

Decorations Bestowed on Four * ri 2 f » v *«■A * £ >' sr - - :: ■ 4 fl .fern A• S ' F' I'’ 1 '’ >v ? f -x.' S-& - 1 ** w-- . *' - W f I■ K ’ w F 'J nasa or 11 1— 11 him Lieut. James IT. Doolittle, army ace, and three World war veterans were decorated at Fort Hamilton. I.ieutenant Doolittle received the Distinguished Flying Cross for a one-stop flight which he made in 1922 from Florida to California. He also received the Oak Leaf Cluster for hazardous experiments in testing planes in 1921. The three former service men who were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross are James I’. Naan. Michael J. McGarty and Christopher L. Edell. I’hotograph shows General Drum presenting the medals. P4osley May Be British Ambassador XT ’’ > I A S^k ’g ■ A t - ' . jaL \ »•.-i Tk, F w International Sir Oswald Mosley, immensely rich and brilliant young labor member of parliament, who is likely t" be appointed as British amb -.-ador to the I mo-d States to sm (< .|. ( | Sir Esme Howard, is shown here with his equally famous wife, the former Lady Cynthia Curzon, daughter of the noted British statesman and former viceroy of India. Her grandfather was the late Joseph Leiter of Chicago. ~ FROM HERE AND THERE

One million people perished in Ire- ! land's famine of ISI7. A Swiss engineer has invented :p> paratus to lower small packages of mail from an airplane in flight. □'he earliest account of leprosy dries back to Kloo B. when < uses among < slaves in Egypt were recorded. A new. long handled floor brush Is equipped with rubber bumpers. so that I the cornets do not mar furniture.

In the year 1420 a Latin Bible cost A tree for every member, or 551.995. w;i' planted last year by the 110 < pt > < i Iy A. 11. Th* iargt t land m. mil that ever existed vas the baluehl r. mi. a prehistoric relative of the rhino< er s.