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rm c Remarkable . cofd 1 Service and Adventure . Written Large in Log WashIngtonj-"The; Bear of Oak Und,, (Sturdy . f steamship which v brought Bear Admiral Byrd and ; members of bis expedition safely back from their year lone igU ln Antarctica, baS a name that atlrs 1 tne oearia er. aeji nogs, ajs mw National Geographic society. , "Gales and blgb seas of three- BMM KO TTA -hlnnA AVAP Hi KVIT JH'" UW.V " M.J--M . - ww broad decks of the barkentlne, but ' ' like punches bouncing oft the on yleldlng shoulders of a heavyweight champion, all have, been turned side," continues the bulletin. . . - "Adventure and service to man kind are written large In the pages of the Bear log-book. , Mo polar ex- plorec lives who Is not familiar with her stout career, and several there are who have paced her , staunch alc decks Byrd, ) Greely,- Stefens- hah 1 nii.il mah mtA . font ' ffDntbi WUt :, a uuwn ;uu - wh Bartlett, to name a few.: She was tbev first to meet Lieutenant Gree nly marooned on the Arctic tee In issi ? :;Ay m "V- vife; n w "Ur crew maintained law and . order In ;' the f roten outposts of America during the Alaskan gold rush, long before radio bad come Into general use. Her commanding officers were often called upon to conduct funeral rites and marriage ceremonies during the long period of her service in the U. S. Coast Guard, from 1888-1928. Built In Scotland. "Whaling men knew and loved her for the occasions on which she went to their rescue In the Icy fast nesses of the North. ' When the bark Napoleon was wrecked In the 1 Ice near Cape Navartn, Siberia, the Bear put out to sea Immediately, following a route described on a piece of board passed from one na tive village to another. "She has schooled many salty seamen In the uncharitable ways of . Ice, wind, and ocean. A dozen of them reside to the City of Wash ington today.' Rear Admiral H. G. .Hamlet, present commandant of the .U. S. Coast Guard, served three as- ; ligaments aboard 'the old Bear as be affectionately recalls her. Bis assistant, Capt L. C Covell, was the skipper of the Bear In 1025 and 3020. ' 1 "A barkentlne with auxiliary steam power, the Bear was built at Greenock, Scotland, In 1874, for service In the whaling trade. Con structed of solid oak, she Is strong ly braced to cushion the shock of Ice. She is 200 feet long, weighs 703 tons, and has a depth of 18 feet, and a beam of 32 feet When the United States government want ed a real boat to bring Greely out -of the Arctic, the Bear seemed a logical purchase. ' , ! "Reinforced with additional beams, Iron straps, and Australian iron ; bark, the Bear, commanded by LleuL W. H. Emory, 0. 8. N, and a volunteer crew of navy men, set ... . ,(.K A 1 1 A tl Commander Winneld Scott Schley. ' Schley was the commodore Who la ' ter led the famous Plying Squadron against Cervera during the Spanish-American war. The Thetis snd the Alert went out after Greely with the Bear. I Rescued Greely. ' "Speed and ruggedness made it possible for the Bear to reach the Greely party first Her arrival was none too soon. Only seven of the Gander Is Constant Companion of Man Royalton, Wis. Senile' gan der of doubtful ancestry, believed to be old enough to vote, la the unusual pet and constant com panion of Charles Frey, retired farmer and former village presi dent of Royalton. Frey's gander embodies all the characteristics of a dog. He waddles at his mas ter's heels all about the barn yard, does sentry duty In front of the house, heralds the ap proach of Intruders with shrill cackling and hissing, and dis plays dog-like devotion. Army Lands ; L : J S 'V v: " 511 ..... n '"' . '. fl - - " MiJlMilS -al1' " .1.11!,,, WII..M.,1.1, ij This Is one of tbe group of first planes 4o land on Boulder take, a' fleet of Douglas amphibian planes of the ZOtb squadron, 19th bombardment group, from the United States army general headquarters air force at Rock well field, San Diego, ', 1 -.. , ' 23 men who set out with the ex plorer were alive when the Bear crew reached them Id the summer' of 1884. There are few more thrill ing tales than the story of this gal lant rescue In the frozen Arctic. Greely was brought back to Ports mouth, N. H- in August on Commo dore Schley's boat, V;-' ;-v . . "The Revenue: Cotter service, which Is today 0. 8. Coast Guard, received the Bear for service In Alaskan waters and the Arctic ocean. Here began Its long career of rescue . and patrol work, after which It was donated to the City of Oakland, Calif; a S1 "Admiral Byrd bought the Bear, now the Bear of Oakland, In May, 1932, Refitted at Boston, It sailed with the Byrd Antarctic Expedi tion H." . ' Connecticut Guts Out Old Blue Laws Severe Penalties Dropped for Many Offenses. Hartford, Conn. One by one, dur ing the 800 years that 'Connecticut baa outgrown Its original settiemem founded by a small band of pioneers from the Massachusetts bay col ony, the '"blue laws" which ruled with an Iron hand have been erased from the statute books. The tercentenary celebration of the state sent many poring over the pages of history. They found In early days that the death penalty could be inflicted for: ' . ; Stealing an ear of corn from a neighbor's garden. . Blaspheming God. ' A youth sixteen years or more to strike or curse bis parents. NON-CRUSH HAT BrCHBRrB NICHOLAS Here It Is, Just what every wom an covets a versatile . and non crusbable hat that can be rolled In tissue and packed In a bag Instead of having to carry a troublesome batbox on your week-end trips this summer. Choose this "rounder hat (It goes the rounds : the whole day through) in black or white or any of the pastel or smart dark shades. It Is made of narrow grosgralo rib bon stitched row upon row. - It proves Its versatility In that today It has a drooped . brim, tomorrow with a deft touch of Its wearer It can be a Breton sailor, or perhaps a youthful, off-face type or some other style tuned to time and oc casion. : With the tailored ensemble below In the picture yon sea a new and decidedly : chic ' feature bar rel Initials on the leather bag. , ; First Planfes on ' .A f At i X, -MM Red . L ratal" i I ' Foot PySl- j V San 1 i. Red-tape, which annoys i ::i, killed a 14-foot python. With Ave other py thons the snake arrived from Singapore for the Pacific Inter national exposition. The bills of lading weae sent in error to Chi cago and customs officials would not let the snakes off the boat By the time the bUls of lading arrived the 14-foot python was ' dead, ' The others were sluggish and thin, but will Jive. . ' Mouse Broadcasts Howls; Police Operator Frets Wichita, Kan. A mouse broad cast for two days over Wichita's police station, practically driving Dispatcher "Blng" Crosby nuts. No one knew the cause of the distor tion that made the radio howl until Sergt Ray Mitchell got to looking about He found the dead mouse in the transmitter. , , . To be a stubborn or rebellions son.,-.' !.: I ' Return to tbe colony after being banished as a Quaker or a Roman Catholic priest , Witchcraft, treason or adultery- The Sabbath was strictly ob served. One waa not permitted to saunter about In the garden, kiss his wife, or a mother kiss her child; all household duties , were aban doned, except eating. ' The general court dealt severely with scandal mongers, Early of fenses were punishable by fines. Repeaters went to the stocks and chronic offenders faced a magis trate's court after a public whipping. The magistrate's court Invoked the death penalty. Before the laws were reduced to' writing, the town crier announced them in a public place at regular Intervals. , , . i In case It was found a law had not been made for some specific of fense, the violator was Judged tin der this concluding clause in the fundamental law of the colony: - "For want of a law In any particu lar case he shall be Judged by the word of God." There Is no record of such Judg ments. Cattle Brand by Shaw i for Texan's Collection : Plalnvlew, Texas. Two years of patience have been rewarded and Marlon Peters, Plalnvlew's ' collec tor of cattle brands. Is In posses sion' bf a brand drawn' by George Bernard Shaw, stormy English au thor. :.(; . i !:;.; v;' Peters' first request met with a reply that branding was cruel. Then how would Mr. Shaw do It? ; "Paint It on, you Idiot Ton" can put your name on your handker chief without using a red"-bot poker, cant youf Finally Shaw capitulated ' and drew the brand. Further, he even drew. a cow for tbe brand." Peters', collection now contains brands drawn by President Roose velt, Will Rogers snd Postmaster General James Farley, These Pigeons Jump to " - Maturity in Four Days Santa " Barbara, Callt Pigeons Jumped from babyhood to maturity In four days under pituitary 1 gland treatments In an experiment at hospital here. -., Under normal growth pigeons do not develop lacteal glands,' the sign of . maturity, until they are sev eral months old. Birds .six weeks old. Just leaving their nests, devel oped the lacteals In four days when treated with the pituitary ; hor mones. ' . i Guinel pigs aire next In line for speedy development, , Makes 'FaceM at Sister K - and Disjoints His Neck 'Nelsonr Calif. Small' Curtis Ter rell, to frighten his young sister Albertine, "made a face at her." 8o perfect was small Curtis Terrell's pantomime that he not only sent his , sister screaming but be also threw a neck vertebra out of Joint, and had tp be taken to tbe hospital Boulder , Lake; i. L FINNEY OF THE FORCE 7 COME: 'LOtJcJ VIIO ,YpLBASE-DOmT B2 BE JTlST UsiKe ALL ThM VBX- vlE B6 Sb.M' ) arkbst ME - REST O1 TH CROOKS- r-ZJ - FER A ROIPE rJJ? 1 5l HIM VE2 BE CAUSHT.JI ' 1 1' ;,(? ' 7 "TV4AT 9THOR-B, rrKI WAS - Vw' ; BB CoiM AtL TMAT , j . - 2JA HUM SRY A s vwiL-U. BE CMANSEOV t-ftl S, HOME -NO "T" D-ST ' ' "THE FEATHERHEADS A; Att?L.':, f j : Money Madness , tiD You Lose ANY VlOMfcY 2 JiioT PICKED UP A r'fcvc OP CH AMSB FROrA THE , 1-7 rUOOR I A. r Tl .. a 1 k QrVB ME IT L i ;,wcr A v ( AMD I'LL V I ' Lasy Workar P. ' W. . A. - Foreman--See ' here, buddy, that other fellow Is carry ing two sticks of . timber where you're carrying only one. What nave yon got to say?, . ' , , ; Buddy That fellow's too lasy to go twice. ratliflnder Magazine. f -1 n..l...'1'l" .J -risa;.':,:.": ' ' I i I ' JH. ' . 1 1 1 , BrTtdOlNslitti ' - TwertTf - 1 . ' - . - i C6HTS SHORT' i r . ,J Vatu of SUam ' ; Father Now, I want to put a lit tle scientific question to you, my son. When the , kettle bolls,, what does the steam come out of Lthe spout fort ... . , ,'. .: J : , Son So that mother can open your letters before yon get them ', . I I , v . I in',,1 'rr:A . ;, Accommodating That lets ' l 'Five"' You out it WAS A HALF DOLLAR 1 FOUMP i Having HU Fling ' : "I wish to goodness we conld go home, mother;, but , dad. wants ,to stop for three more dances." "Yes, dear ,your father Is a trial, isn't he? But, after all, one can be old only once." Punch . Maga alne. ;- A..;-iV';, ;. C" l. . 3 l.i . . ui V. zer prii;e Is to adult ., Is awarded for the ni' gulslied Juvenile book v a citizen or resident of t j States and published, ddi. preceding year. j RacorJ Columbul' Eirth X Calvl, Corsica, has for c maintained on one of Hk i a tablet stating that Colund., . born there In 1441.; let bl'. know that tbe date and place tf the nativity of this great maa nnv :f were revealed and recorded. fi ller's Weekly. i . '. Power of Lithium Chloride . , ;! Lithium chloride looks and tastes like ordinary table salt But to a far greater degree than table salt It has the power of ' drying air that Is passed through it For decades chemists have been using It In the laboratory .to dry gases, j., svi;' ' ' ' Womaa's Gartors Women's garters were common In the Twelfth century and mentioned by WycUff early aa 1882.; Before the discovery of elastic a strip of woolen material was1' often used as garter. - . t ' J 1 , Early Slam ' Prior to the rule of Kin Praja4 hipok, who abdicated In faror ot King Ananda, Slam was known to most of the world as tbe home of tohlte elephants and Siamese twins, r . first AdmUaloa ta Ball Caas " : Admission was first charged at a baseball game July 20. 1859. The teams were Brooklyn and New Tort Fifteen hundred oald a fee of 60 cenu to' witness the game; Many Hearts Not In Plana ' - Jud Tonkins says a lan whose heart Is In tbe right place Is more to be relied on than one with a su perabundance of brains that won't' stay anchored. '', y , ' Destructive '',, Nothing could be more subtly de structive to' the Integrity of Indi vidual and social life than tbe at tempt to educate primarily In the Interests either of nation or of class, t Tba Machina Afa . Mach ' machinery,", said HI Ho the ; sage of Chinatown,, "makes work easier to perform and Its com-.' pensatlons more -difficult to man- . age. '''' ' " 1 ' ? 1 0-r-: r. ::U ;,!'' Dog. and Cat Luck .; v If a strange dog or cat comes to you and makes its borne with yon . it will bring yon good luck, and a : black cat brings the owner good-' luck. ' ' - ' ; . - Growth of Cacao Pods ; i- Cacao- pods, from which cocoa IS obtained,, do not grow in ; the or-' dinar; way. -from, tips of branches, ' but from the main trunk of the tree. 1 1 COMPLAINT "Are yon complaining of the cost of living?", i ' v' A, i. "I am," answered : Farmer Corn tossel "When I go to town U costs me all oat . of reason to have my pants pressed." i V . -I':,- Tmbibm ftllafia -.w.-.r.'- Mrs. ' Pester -Mrs. .-. Nurox i was showing me her diamonds. , - I mv aw uuvwiitf . isx uaa.a 1JH ajaa.vaa vv t Mrs. Pester Mercy, ,no I : They can't be a bit more than plats. ' v.r i-1 " ' Spring Thonghts ' . ' First Blade What are yon looking; for? ' - i ' , -Second Blade Keep off the grass: sign. v. , . . . - - r Jt Try It ' Doris What's the matter In here? Johnny Orandpa's 'showing dad bow to do my homework. , WNd-i4 . 25-S5 V
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