The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, September 06, 1933, Image 2
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Canada's "Mounties"
Now Sixty Years Old
Efficient Police Force Ob
serves Its Anniversary.
Washington. ? Canada's romantic
And efficient police force ? the Royal
Canadian mounted poll.ce ? Is observ
ing, this year, Its sixtieth anniversary.
A band, of men. small In number, but
strong in cournge, experience, and
hard training, have maintained law
and order over n vast territory, reach
ing from the great plains north Into
the Yukon, and across the Arctic to
Hudson bay and Ilaflln Island.
"In 1870. when the government of
Canada gained control over the un
explored lands of the great Northwest,
It was confronted with the problem of
protecting pioneer settlers." says a
bulletin from the National Geographic
society. "Warfare between powerful
Indian tribes roaming the plains, dis
couraged the westward march of the
white man. Whisky runners whose
concoctions crazed the Indians also
disturbed peaceful progress of Intrepid
pioneers. Two tin cups full of 'tire
water' bought a buffalo robe, andThree
gallons a good horse.
Covered Vast Territory.
"It was In answer to the need for
curbing these unruly elements that the
Northwest mounted police was organ
ized In 1873 at Stone Fort, Just south
of Lake Winnipeg. An olllcial bulletin
Issued to the (list recruits tersely
stated that 'the government will make
use of any person connected with the
force at any work that may be consid
ered desirable.' The government has
kept tills promise through the years.
"After only a year's training 300
members of the police marched over
2,000 miles of unknown territory, re
storing law and order from the Itod
river to the Rocky mountains. Trea
ties were made with the Indians, horse
stealers and murderers brought to
swift Justice; and Fort Whoop-Up,
stronghold of whisky traders, raided.
Winter caught the 'Mountles' before
they could make a return march, so
a permanent camp was set up at Mac
leod, oldest town in southern Alberta.
Calgary, another fort which they
founded that year, has grown to be
one of the most Important towns of
western Canada.
"As the work of the force in
creased, It became evident that a cen
tral station was a necessity. An un
inhabited strip of prairie along 'IMle o'
Bones Creek' was selected and Inap
propriately named Reglna. For over
half a century Reglna served as head
quarters for the Northwest mounted
police. It was also for years the cap
ital of the Northwest territories; a?d
today, as the capital of Saskatchewan,
Is one of the most Important industrial
centers of middle western Canada,
with a population of over 40,000.
"The Klondike gold rush of '08
brought n new emergency. Dawson
grew up overnight, a stampede town
with the usual number of saloons,
dance halls, and gambling houses. It
promised soon to rival Skagway, then
controlled by 'Soapy Smith' and his
gang, who robbed Incoming tenderfeet
and departing miners with equal suc
cess.
"A Yukon post was promptly estab
lished by the Northwest mounted po
lice, and Dnwson speedily transformed
Into a respectable and law-abiding
town. A detachment was stationed at
Shllkoot pass and White pass, two
main gateways through which pro
spectors thronged, and the lawless
soon learned to leave their revolvers
behind. Month after month millions In
gold were convoyed and never a dollar
lost.
Served In Boer War.
"The force wns 'knighted' In lOO-l
In recognition of Its services In the
Boer wnr, becoming the Royal North
west mounted police. In 1020, when
ltfi Jurisdiction wna widened to cover
enforcement of federal nuthorlty
throughout the Dominion, nnd nil laws
In the Yukon, Northwest territory, and
Dominion parks, the title was changed
to Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
"Today the mounted police pntrol
Canada's last great frontier, the chain
Orange Girl in Her Bed of Oranges
Pretty MIk# Joyce Itrook* \viih kHhcUmI hh the orange ?lrl to pit rt l<*l i?i t ?? in
the Ix<* Angela* bounty fnlr, September ir>-24, nt. Pomona, Cnllf. MIrm Ilrooks
I* ahowii here In a pool of tho ttohlen fruit kpMIiik acqunlnteri with n portion
of hor dortf nln.
of Islands stretching from Greenland
to Alaska. There are posts on such
isolated islands as Ullesmere, North De
von, Baflln, and Victoria. The station on
Bache peninsula is within 11 degrees
of the North pole. At Ilerschel island
post was held the first court in the
Arctic, when an Eskimo was sen
tenced for the murder of a constable.
"Although they have been given lit
tle notice In the dally news, the long
winter patrols performed by these of
ficers deserve a high rating In the
record of Arctic exploration. In IDliD,
for Instance, one Inspector with a con
stable, one Eskimo, and two dog teams
traveled 1,700 miles In SI days, and
considered it only an ordinary part of
the year's work. From Devon Island
to Ellesmere Island the Inspector cov
ered the entire northern part of the
Canadian Arctic archipelago.
"There Is one rule inflexibly obeyed
by every 'Mountie.' Whether he Is
protecting the rights of the migratory
duck, the Blackfoot Indian, or the
Eskimo trapper, he shoots only ns a
last resort ? the real secret of the suc
cess of the Royal Canadian "Mounted
Police."
Observatory Is Mecca for Many Thousands
Visitors Crowd Lick Memorial
in California.
San Jose, Calif. ? Although Isolated
on the summit of Mt. Hamilton at an'
altitude of 4,200 feet and accessible by
driving 27 miles over n circuitous
mountain highway, Lick observatory
has become one of the most alluring
trips for tourists in this section of Cal
ifornia.
More than 10,000 visitors will Jour
ney to the summit of Mt. Hamilton |
this year to see the costly instruments
through which astronomers nightly
l>eer heavenward, seeking knowledge
from the stars.
If visitors chance to climb the moun
tain on Saturday evenings, they are
privileged to gnze through the 3G-lnch
refractor, which magnifies the aureole
of the astral bodies.
Despite Its Isolated location. Lick
observatory has developed a model vil
lage atop the lofty mountain. Its pop
ulation has grown during the past live
years to fifty. There is a public
school, owned by the observatory, with
a teacher provided by the st-^e. The
Cook Ha# Fed Condemned
Murderers for 14 Years
New Orleans. ? Twenty-five men who
partook of Sieve Elliot's cooking never
lived to tell the tale. They were men i
condemned to death at parish prison,
where Elliot was cook. He served
breakfast to condemned men for 14
years, and Just recently was promoted
to the wardershlp of the attorney's
room at the prison.
Elliot said good food always helped
the men who were scheduled to die.
"It bucked up their courage and made
them walk to the gallows with firmer
step," he said.
Asked about the most unusual break
fast for a condemned man. Elliot re
counted the following tale:
"Una, now, let's see," he said. "Yes,
there was a negro who popped a hard
one on us at the last moment. We
always tried to satisfy, you know. He
wanted 'possum and 'possum lie got.
We didn't know where It was to be
had, but some kind citizen sent one
to us. You should have seen that ne
gro eat !
"He went upstairs to his death with
a grin, wiping his mouth, happy that
his appetite was satisfied."
Condemned men were given more
consideration than other prisoners, El
liot said. "For Instance, If they want
ed to eat between meals they only had
to say what they wanted. Sometimes
It was a sandwich, flapjacks, milk or
toast. Most of them liked fried chick
en and Ice cream for their last meal."
Elliot said his wife taught him how
to cook.
DIRECTOR OF JOBS
The new United States employment
service created by the Warner law
lias opened its headquarters at the
Department of Lnhor. This is h new
portrait of \Y. Frnnk Persons, named
by President Roosevelt to be director
of the service.
observatory proper, which Is main
tained and operated by the University
of California, consists of a main build
ing, containing the telescope domes,
offices, computing rooms, ?- library of
8,(KH) books and fi.OOO pamphlets; de
tached buildings containing safe de
posit rooms and photographic dark |
rooms, houses for the workers; instru
ment shops, pumping stations, and sev
eral workshops. It was completed in
JS88, at a cost of $01,<X)0.
James Lick, who donated funds for
building and maintaining the widely
known observatory, was born in Fred
ericksburg, Md., August l.r>, IT'.K}, and
died in San Francisco, October 1, 1870.
Ills remains nre burled in the support!
ing pier of the 30-inch equatorial tele
scope, which was the largest telescope
In the world at the time It was con
structed.
Nurse Won War Honors;
Now Without Homeland
Buffalo, N. Y.? Mrs. Ilenrlette
Khour.v, British war nurse, who was
decorated for bravery under fire, is
"a woman without a country."
She has been bnrred from Canada
after living there seven years. She In
living here now, but as she has no
legal standing In the United States,
she Is facing possible deportation.
Mrs. Khour.v, who was horn In
Beirut, Syria, entered Canada seven
years ago and became operator of a
Iwauty shop in Toronto. Last Janu
ary she visited friends In New York.
She became 111, and when she finally
tried to enter Canada again she was
halted because she bad overstayed
her leave. Although she had been
naturalized In Canada, It was dis
covered that the naturalization had
been Illegal.
She has tried in vain to receive per
mission to stay in this country and
her case has been referred to the
Canadian legation at Washington and
the United States Immigration au
thorities there.
Judge in Traffic Court
Fines Self on Birthday
Chicago. ? Under the Chlcngo sys
tem judges take turns sitting In the
various courts, and It was Judge Eu
gene P. Holland's first experience In
the traffic division. Immediately after
Ilollnnd took charge, the ^clerk an
nounced the first case as follows:
"City of Chicago vs. lOugene I\ Hol
land."
Judge Holland sat up very straight
and very suddenly.
"What's this?" he asked of the clerk.
The clerk explained that the case
Involved a parking charge which was
several days old. Holland then re
called that he actually had received a
ticket.
"Well," be said, smiling, "(his is my
first day In trnffic court. It also Is my
first case here. This also happens to
be my birthday. So I'm going to give
myself a break. I therefore fine my
self $1 and $1 costs."
Arizona Indian Observes
His 120th Anniversary
Tuscon, Ariz. ? Augustine Oinrelu.
I'apago Indian who some credit with
discovery of the valuable A Jo copper
deposits west of here, has celebrated
his one hundred and twentieth birth
day. Carcla, to prove his age, re
called he was a grown man when "the
stars fell," a meteoric occurrence said
to have been observed In 18.10. He
lives on the I'apago reservation here.
Blue Jays Aid in
Capture of Eagle
Kansas City, Mo. ? Jimmy Duffy,
with the aid of a flock of blue Jays,
captured an American eagle with a
garden rake In the rear yard of bin
home In Kansas City.
The eagle was busy repulsing an
attack by the ^>luo Jays when Duffy
hooked Its foot with the rake and
dragged It from Its perch In n tree.
The eaglo had n wing spread of
seven feet.
This Week
b Arthur Brisbane
Using Leisure Hours
Not uToo Much Wheat"
Uncle Sam Buys Pigs
Why Gandhi Is Freed
John W. Davis distinguished Amer
ican, back from Europe says:
"No man should work less than eight
hours. What are they going to do
with all the extra hours? Honestly,
how many men do yon know who will
use them for self-improvement, for
reading a worthwhile book or for
studying something they need?"
Some prosperous Americans are able
to spend the whole of Saturday. Sun
day and sometimes other half days
playing golf. Workmen might decide
to try that, or polo. In the long run.
they probably could learn to use their
hours of leisure, at least In a way sat
isfactory to themselves, which is the
Important thing.
There Is much wheat on band In the
world. The total stock August 1 was
1)00, IX >0,000 bushels, the United Stntes
holding 345,000,000 bushels. The total
on that date was 180.000,000 bushels
more than In 1932. Hut It Is not true
that the world produces "too much
wheat."
If all the hungry could have the
bread they need, there would be a
shortage. Ask the Chinese, or ask the
small boy that fainted in New York's
Fulton fish market waiting to get the
daily gift of discarded llsb on which
he with a family of six was living.
The family hnd been living on sec
ond-grade flsh only, day after day.
sometimes varied by flsh soup. Some
wheat, made Into bread, would have
been welcome there.
Is government In business? Yes,
ma'am. To help t lie farmer, govern
ment will buy and slaughter 4,000,000
pigs weighing 25 and 1(X) pounds and
1,000,000 sows weighing at least 275
pounds. The government will pay a
bonus of from $2 to $4 a head above
market price.
The carcasses will be given to those
receiving public aifl. Hogs sell for
$4.50 a hundred pounds. In 1020 the
price was $11.31. Back in 1!>00 it was
$7.24. Government says the hog
ruisers are ruined if something Isn't
done, so the government will do some
thing.
It Is planned hereafter to have hops
marketed comparatively young and
small, as that Is the most profitable
way.
The farmer says "Fine." But what
shall he do with sows too old for
breeding? Unless fat, carrying much
lard, they have no value. But then,
if you get rid of 5,000,0(10 pigs sud
denly, and cut all pigs off in their
youth, before they have a chance to do |
much eating, how can they eat up the
billions of bushels of corn that the
farmers produce, ant] who will buy it?
A live mahutma Is troublesome, but
less dangerous than a dead martyr.
So Oandhl, reduced in weight to about
00 pounds, extremely weak, is released
from prison by the British after a fast
of eight days, following his three
weeks' fast last May.
You can fight a man with a gun,
bomb or dagger, but It Is hard to fight
a man with an Idea, when he Is willing
to die for it. The wise British say,
"Go and die somewhere else, not In
our prison, and take with you the
blessing of the king, parliament, lion
and unicorn."
China is borrowing ideas from Rus
sia. or perhaps she had them before
Mr. Stalin started.
A Shanghai train ran off the track,
thirty to fifty killed. It was decided
that some one had 'been careless, so
Ihree Chinese railroad men may have
their heads cut off.
Russia Inflicts capital punishment |
for carelessness in operating railroads j
and other government property, al
though murder itself Is not punished |
with death, unless a government offi
cial Is the one murdered.
Somewhere In this Is a moral or
Rome important lesson:
In Chicago flics ate and spoiled the
food of animals In the Lincoln park
7,00. Director Young got revenge. K 1 y
screening, highly charged with elec
tricity, was put In front of the cages.
An attractive scent lured the flies to
the wire. As they fell they were
scooped up and fed to the fish. What
valuable lesson would you or your
bright child draw from that?
In Kngland, the modernist church
men's conference was Interrupted by
an eighteen-year old girl. Honor Rose, j
daughter of a naval chaplain, who told
the clergymen: "Public worship has
no attraction for young people. Re
ligion is supposed to express Cod
Mirough truth and beauty, but In this
age of specialization people turn to
art and philosophy to satisfy those
needs."
Interesting, and it Is n fact that
Shnkespeare began the real period of
art and philosophy, based on Interest
In human beings rather than on re
llglon.
Rut the natal chaplain's eighteen
year old daughter will learn, when she
is eighty, that you do not turn to "art
and philosophy" to satisfy this rjues
tlon :
"What Is going to happen to me In
a little while, when they nil gather
around and s?y, 'Mow natural sh??
looks!* r
?. IQSS.hy Kinsr F**tnr?? Syndicate, Inc.
WNO
Velvet to Surpass Its Own Record
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
CMlOXf Paris to Now York to Chi
*? cago to Hollywood, It's velvet that
outstands on the fashion circuit for
fall. Because of the decided empha
sis placed tipoti this ever-beloved ma
terial in the advance style program
those planning new clothes will Uo
well to pot into a velvet frame of
mind from the very start.
It is not at all necessary to wait
until later to wear velvet. The psy
chological moment is right now. You
will think so yourself when you see
the cunning beret, glove and capelet
sets made all of velvet which are al
ready on display in the better shops.
You will not want to lose a minute in
acquiring one of these Intriguing en
sembles for they are perfectly stun
ning worn with the now-so-vogulsh
mldseason frocks and suits of dark
linen or sheer woolen. Buy them in
the color you llkf best, black coming
first in favor, with rich autumn tones
in close rivalry.
If the plans of our style creators
carry through, and of course they will,
velvet treated In a tailored way for
wear during the daytime hours will
surpass any previous record in mat
ter of rich color and ultra chic. Just
to give yon a hint of things to be in
tailored way, we picture to the left
of our group Illustration, a really
handsome specimen of a fall street
coat which Is finished to a nicety with
quilted cording on the sleeves in
groups and about the neckline where
darts radiate In somewhat of a yoke
effect. This is a Maggie Itouff model
and this eminent couturier sees to It
that the dress of handwoven silk is
STRIPED WOOLEN
By ('llKItIK NK1IOI.AH
Tho now nutumn woolons nro must
Int rin'iliiK- Striped versions lire pnr
tlculnrly stressed In tin* enrly show
lugs, nlso dlngoon! twoods in woovon
nnd Unit versions. For the model pic
tured, tho designer piny ft tip the stripes
of ii miiRtnrd nnd dark lirown tweedy
woolen l<> perfection. Tho high neck
lino la her* considered nnd (ho enpelot
yoko gives tho sprightly shoulder of
foot which tins hoon Intorprotod In ho
many novol ways throughout recent
styling. Tho unique plnstron effect la
of brown volvof. Tho llttlo drnpcd
toque 1* of self-material. following up
? mode which linn hoon In evidence
snd 1* so woll thought of, It continues
on Into fall.
as '"classy" as the mat which tops If.
You will notice that the collar and
cape sleeves of Iho afternoon model,
centered in the picture, are also
quilted In a ribbed effect. This form
of decorative treatment is going over
big In newly arriving fashions. For
this extraordinarily beautiful daytime
wrap, which hears a I.nnvin lahel, the
designer employs lyons velvet of super
quality. The little feather toque is
the crowning glory of this costume.
Being of red transparent velvet the
coat posed to the right tunes its color
to the motif of the dress. Make a
mental note of the wide rhinestone
bracelet which this lady of fashion is
wearing; also the imposing bar pin
which enhances this effective ensem
ble, for they go to show the Increasing
importance attached to costume
Jewelry.
The swagger casual daytime coat
of brown and beige plaid velvet of
which only an above-the-walstline
view is here given has its shoulders
inod'shiy squared. It fastens with a
big bow tie of self-velvet. The hat
shown Is one of the vogulsh stitched
velvets.
The alluring thing about the new
velvets is their versatility. You can
get most any sort of velvet your
fancy may picture. Kven unerushahle
and waterproof velvets are now on the
market. An outstanding novelty Is h
ribbed velvet with a luster-lack finish.
You can imagine how stunning eve
ning Jackets and blouses and acces
sories such as bags, belts and collar
and-enff sets look made of this velvet.
?. 1933, Western Newspaper Union.
GLOVES TO MATCH
COSTUME FOR FALL
Your floves will match your cos
tume this f;ill In fabric ns well as
color.
If yon are stopping out In a new
black satin afternoon pown, you'll
want black satin cloves to go with It
And you'll bo able to find thein. In
a satin Jersey fabric that (Its like the
good old chamoisette, and has a stir
face as sleek and shiny ns your gown.
Or, If you have a brown word knitted
suit, you may wear brown knit clove*.
In a smooth ribbed knit fabric, not
bulky, but smooth fitting and neat.
And so on.
The good old silk Jersey glove Is
bark again with a bang, and you'll
find It In all the newest shades of fall
? gray, eel brown, navy, and black.
Then chamoisette, the grand old
standby, is presented In new colors
and perforated styles, for wear with
fall clothes.
Shirtmnker Froclts Are
Stnrtlintfly Picturesque
Now that the hinterlands also
have made the poignant discovery
that a wardrobe not tilled with shirt
maker frocks is a menace, the New
York makers are running riot with
ideas on the subject.
[Miring the Calm Heard season, one
bought a tony little tub silk in sliirt
maker style i?;.d called It a day, but
now folks are riding hitrh, wide and
fancy In this ideal type made of crazy
Tattersall checks, gnudy Jockey stripes
and tie silks lluit would sUirtle an
I rid in n.
The "shirt maker" Is the greatest
chapter in the hook.
Top* of Shoes for Fnll
Are Remindful of Spnts
There are rumors that manufarlur
ers with loving care are designing kid
shoes for fall that will remind ladle*
of spats. It might be even reasonable
to think that some day spats will come
bark. Day clothes are long enough
now that one needn't fear the "comic
strip" between skirt hem and top of
spat, but be that as was. today oxfords
and pumps nre being stitched up In
kid combinations whereby the light ti|>
per fits over the rest of the shoe ilk*
a spat