THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 16. 1920
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FAST APPROACH PRE-COMMENCEMENT STAGE
' V Scholastic Calendars Will Henceforth Give More Prominent Place to Groups That Will Be Graduated Athletic Interests Giving Wholesome Diversion.
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Class Play Is Followed by
Special Banquet.
S (-boot of Commerce SeTentfc
Trrmrra Flny Hole of Honta t
Members of graduating Group.
BY J. INEZ GOTELLI.
AFTER the class play, presented
Friday evening. In the Lincoln
high auditorium, members of the Jan
uary ('21) class entertained the mem
bers of the June C20) class in the
Dutch room at the Washington-street
Ilazelwood. The room was beautiful
ly decorated with colors of the' Jun
C20) class, silver, gray and pink.
Delicious refreshments, consisting of
ices and French pastry were serred.
Besides the members of the two
classes, those present were- Mr. and
Sirs. y. F. Elton, Miss Belat and. Mrs.
Wade. James Bromberg, president of
the January ('21) class offered a toast
in honor of the June class and Martin
Paulback, president of the June ('20)
class responded.
The school library recently re
ceived some new books among which
are: "How to Deal With Business
Tapers," by Cody: "lietftil Selling,"
by Norton; "The Story of My Boy
hood and Youth." by John Muir;
Descriptions of Industry," by Carter;
"Principles and Methods in Ameri
can 'Trade and Commerce," by Kahn;
"The Piper." by Josephine Peabody,
and "Social Forces in America," by
Cody. '-
The members of the January C21)
class recently received their class
pins. The pins are In the form of a
golden wreath which contains the
letters "C. H. S." and the class letters.
On Friday evening. May 21, all the
Tri-L, girls in the city 'have been
Invited to attend an informal dan.ce
to be given 'by the commerce Tri-L's
at the Y. W. C. A. hall. The girls
are to appear in couples half of
them dressed in boys' clothing. Much
fun is expected as an interesting
and amusing entertainment has been
arranged for the evening.
Members of the June C21) class
who have taken positions since last
week are Delphine Hall. who is"
working for the Columbia Mills, and
l.enore Wiltshire and Barbara Braund,
who are both working in the cor
respondence department of "Meier &
Frank's. Ogal Ryan and Ruth
Duihiver are working temporarily for
the Jones Cash store.
An assembly was held 5n May 12,
for the purpose of arousing interest
In the class play.- Martla Paulback
of the June C20) class acted as
chairman and Mr. Carton succeeded in
drawing a large number of students
from- the audience who promised to
sell tickets for the play. Other speak
ers who urged the students to sup
port the play were: Mr. Rude, Mr.
liaroun and Mr. Anderson.
material, from the manufacturers or
some other reliable source1 so it will
be interesting and hold the attention
of her audience. Some of the subjects
the girls have used are: Jello. differ
ent kinds of flour; cocoa and choco
late. :-. . '.
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A senior 'Clsft meeting was held
last week -atwhlch Hazel Daniels.
Thelma Scott and Kope Spooner were
appointed a committee on invitations
to the graduation exercises. Mrs.
Clinton' invited the class' to a part'
to be given at her home, next Friday
evening. . " t
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The girls in the second-term In
dustrial art class are Just finishing
their luncheon sets ThJy are made
of white oil cloth and decorated with
enamels. The color schemes and de
signs that are used on the sets are
very pretty and shew fine workman
ship. -
Seniors Do Very Creditable
Work on the Stage.
James JoVn Play ltletta Muck Fa
Torable Commfnt- I'raetical In
hibits Made by Classes.
ranklin Editorial Staff for
Ye'ar Chosen.
Students Selected to Direct Des
tinies ot "Post" INext Year.
Juniors Win Athletlo Sleet.
Students Demonstrate Dif
. ferent Food Articles.
Girls' Polytechnic School Domestic
Science Clans Dispenses Infor
mation About Pruuucts.
BY HOPE SPOONER.
TWELVE students of Miss Catlin's
school, accompanied by two of
their teachers, Mrs. Hillman and Miss
Clinton, visited the school on Mon
day. They came before noon, taking
lunch with the senior class, and aft
erward visiting every department of
the school. The guests expressed en
thusiasm over the work done here.
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The history classes have already
completed the required work for the
term, the final test having been given
Inst Tue3day. Ai these classes had
not had a course in "Home Nursing,"
the rest of the term will be spent in
the nursing course.
Commercial demonstrations have
been taking up the time of the
inurtn-lerm domestic science classes.
The ptrl who is to give the demon
stration picks out her own article.
She must get all her information and
BY GERALDINE ROOT.
THE January'21 class, held a- very
important business meeting Tues
day, at which the Post staff for the
coming year was .'chosen, as follows:
Robert Stanley, editor-in-chief; Elaine
Browne, assistant edLtof"; Robert R3sh,
business manager; Gertrude "Glutsch,
assistant business manager; Hortense.
Binderup, Isabelle Mitchell and Marie
Briner, literary; Felder Jones, sports;
Walter Hemrlekv mUslcr Francis
Faust, society; Clifford Mcliin and
Mildred Deaver, jokes, t ',,
.The class has been having credit
able success. .in financial lines, large
proceeds having cjme from the vari
ous peanut sales ajid' matinee dances.
At the track meet last week ice cream
was sold by the members of the class.
Frances Faust, chairman of the com
mittee to select a play, has sent for
the play, and try-outs will be held
immediately upon its arrival.
The annual interclass track meet
was held last Friday on the platter.
and a - large number from each class
took part. The juniors came out ahead
with 1620 points, the seniors follow
ing with 900. The sophomores had
53a and the freshmen 165.
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The members of the tennis club
have been diligently practicing for
some time past and at an important
meeting last Tuesday the members
entered for the try-outs which were
held yesterday. The committee to
draw' up the tournament is composed
of Irene Barbur, chairman; Eugene
Fletcher and Howard McCann. All
try-outs were for singles, and the
following students participated: Anna
de Witt, Lucille Krapp, Milford Butts.
Uordon Slade, Feilder Jones. Roy Far
ley, Betty faenter, Kenneth woodland,
Carl IVood, Homer Dunakin, Elvin
Rasmussen, Morris Johnson, Harvey
Bennett, Howard McCann, Eugene
Fletcher, Lissette Canuto, Charles
King, Cerene Henshaw, William Chase
and Ruth Le Van.
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The Franklin Tri-L, club held
very1 successful dance last evening
in the gymnasium, under auspices of
the f arent-Teacher association. Ex
cellent music was furnished and "re
freshments served, also attractive fa
vors vere distributed. The commit
tee was composed of Faith Jones,
chairman; Dorothy Robertson, Corrine
Powers, Mildred Boon, Genevieve
Leisure and Geraldine Root.
The Parent-Teacher association has
arranged a special programme to be
given next Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock in the gymnasium. Miss Mar
garet Garrison of, the faculty and
winner of the recent national ora
torical contest in Des Aloines, la.,
will give an interpretation of a mir
acle play from Lady Gregory. Miss
Helen Harper will give several violin
'selections, and other talent will be
presented.
Plans have been made for a high
way trip to entertain the members of
the faculty on Monday, ,May 24. Au
tomobiles have been engaged and,
starting immediately after school is
dismissed, the party will motor to
Wahkeena falls for dinner.
. BY CHARLOTTE B. JONES.
OF COURSE the senior play, "En
gaged by Wednesday," has been
the chief topic of conversation in
James John recently. "-Everyone
agreed that Lindroff Skoar, as Mar
tin Henry, the "laziest man in the.
country." was the star on both even
ings. The audience heartily enjoyed
his drollery, drawl and lassitude, for
everything he said was greeted' witn
gales of laughter. Frank Hedges, as
Jack Nichols, a mischievous young
man, who was .capaDle -of "soaring to
any heights cf hilarity," won second
place in the audience's favor.
Ella Ackermann, Margery " Moxan
and Charlotte Jones were vivacious
and clever young- ladies; George
iliksch and Thomas Wood represented
young college men with "pep" and
understanding; Sibyl Bugbee por-
trayed an old maid with ideas of her
own; Gertrude Hansen made a beaut-
ful and loving mother, and Amanda
Steel was a true picture of a patient, i
industrious cook. W hether as gyp
sies or as American girls, Alice Ban
bury and Virginia Dunsmore were
natural and human.
- Ruth Hoffman and Lewis Clark,
who w ere to "get engaged by Wednes
day," were very appealing, sincere
and attractive In both speech and
"looks." On the whole, the play was
enacted in such a natural and delight
ful manner as to remain in the mem
ories of those who witnessed it for
some time to come.
The second edition of the "Waka
chonza" or "Leader," the fourth-term
English paper, appeared In James
John this week. ' In this issue were
the same departments which made
the paper such an instant success,
but it was. in its entirety, a better,
snappier paper.
In the eomposlt'on of the comic
opera. "The Minotaur," which is to
be given at the next Latin club meet
ing, Stanley 'O'Connor has proved
himself an expert at the art of writ
ing love lyrics.
The ' Lyre." which Is the Poet
club's publication, made Its initial ap
perance this week. It is written
entirely in rhyme and is a very at
tractive paper. Its distribution, how
ever, is limited to club members and
the bulletin board.
The representatives of James John
in the domestic art exhibit at Meier
& Frank's store Friday were: Anna
Poe, Vietta Hayes, Irene Faulkner.
Nettie Dawson, Idrys Weimer, Helen
Anderson, Helen Gatke, Nancy Mc
Allister and Jane Bedgood.
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At an assembly Tuesday Rev. John
ston of the University Park Congre
gational church spoke of his "Memo
ries of Africa." The talk was both
exciting and Interesting. Frank
Hedges. Sibyl Bugbee, Fred Gerke
and Miss Van made announcements
regarding the election of student-
body officers for the coming year.
At the triangular track meet. Fri
day. May 7, James John held her
own by taking second place. James
John was also fully represented in
the state meet at Corvallis.
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The domestic art and science and
the art departments held exhibits of
their work in St. Johns recently. The
domestic science exhibit was in Or-
mandy Brothers' window and con
sisted of living demonstrations of
how to make biscuits, pie and bread
by the domestic science girls, and
demonstrations of bed making, feed
ing patients and first aid work by the
home nursing class. Recipes were
given out and questions were an
swered. The domestic art and art
exhibits were in Bonham & Currier's
windows. These were in the nature
of window displays accompanied by
catchy lines in regard to the work
In connection with their study of
drama, this term s English five class
has just completed some interesting
work. The class was divided into four
groups, each group reported upon the
drama of a particular period. Papers
and talks upon drama and dramatists
and one or more scenes from a repre
sentative play were given by each
group, the one adjudged doing best
to be finally entertained by the other
three. The morality play was under
the leadership of Dorothy. Coulter.
Her group gave two scenes from
Kennedy's "The Passing of the Third
Floor Backs' The pre-Shakespearian
comedy was illustrated in panto
mime by "Gammer Gurton's Needle,"
by Eloise Gray's group. Cecil Rober
son's group gave an interesting dis
cussion of Shakespeare's time and
illustrated his plays by a scene from
the "Merchant of Venice." The time
following the Elizabethan drama to
the present was sketched by Clara:
Edwards and her followers. They
presented a clever scene from "The
School for Scandal." By vote of the
class. "Tnird Floor Back" was. given
first plf.ee.
Features of Technical Show
Highly Pleasing.
Imposing? Exhibits and Demonstra
tions Mark Kvrnl Sts-Krd y
Benson Polytechnic School.
Regular Work Gives Way
to Examinations.
No Class Sessions Were Held Dur
ing: first of Week at W'ashlner
ton Benefit Fund Is Almost
Itaised.
BY ANNA L. McPHERSON.
REGULAR periods were not held at
Washington for the first three
days of the" past week: because of the
examinations; Student affairs were
of course dispensed with until Thurs
day, with. the exception of athletics.
Tuesday, the Washington baseball
team met and defeatea the Columbia
university team with a score of 4
to 0. With no defeats and only three
more games to play. Washington's
chances for the championship Iook
promising. Hill, Jefferson and Ben
son are the- three remaining teams to
be met.
The January "21 class is working
on plans to entertain the June '20
class. At a recent meeting it was
voted to have a boating party. The
class Intends to hire two launches
and go to Cedar island, where a pic
nic lunch will be served. There are
about 125 members in the June class
and about 90 in the January class.
so a large crowd is expected to at
tend. The date set for the affair is
June 5. The committee in charge con
sists of Katherine Eastham, Josephine
Evans, Freda Runes, Kieth Harriman,
Lloyd Davies and Harold Schmeer.
The class raised $51 from their Jitney
dance and this with the amount on
hand will be used to entertain the
class.
Before .Miss Bain left the city to
enter the new field of work, the
faculty of Washington entertained
for her with a tea. For several years
Miss Bain had been teacher of his
tory and sociology at Washington.
She was in France during the war
and her work there won so much
praise and notice that she was asked
to assist in the welfare work all over
the United States. Her headquarters
will be in New York. Washington
regrets losing such a splendid teacher
but in this larger field of work she
will be able to do bigger things.
The sixth-term girls beat the record
made by any other term by raising
$122. Their nearest rivals were the
seventh-termers, who made $65 from
the rose sale. The fund for the girls'
league scholarship now lacks but
about $50 of the $250 desired. The
fifth-termers and the post graduates
have not turned in any money as yet
but what the two raise will probably
De over $iu.
Junior week-end at Oregon univer
sity attracted the attention of the
students this week-end. Many of the
seniors left for Eugene either Thurs
day after school or Friday morning,
There was no high school track meet
held this year but many interesting
events were planned to interest the
visiting students.
The fifth-term girls will present
The Kleptomaniac in the school au
ditorium on Thursday. May 20. The
cast has been rehearsing for several
weeks so a finished production is to
be expected. The cast will also pre
sent this play at the Mann home for
the entertainment of the old folks
about May 18.
BT HUBERT W. ESRY. .
THE technical show held Thursday
. and Friday. May 6 and 7, was a
huge success both financially and
otherwise. Much was gained In ac
quainting people of the city with the
work of the school. On Thursday
night a vaudeville show was given.
with motion pictures as a special fea
ture. A sketch, "Stalled in Scappoose,"
and the trained pups were a hit. Con
trary to previous arrangements, the
Chinese tea garden was opened on
Thursday night and did a larger vol
ume of business both nights.
The electric, shop showed different
kinds of hour wiring as well as many
practical ar plications of electricity
for power. The machine shop oper
ated about E0 machines. The black
smith shop had fires in 30 forges and
operated Its massive steam and trip
hammers. The wood-working depart
ment attracted throngs with its mod
ern machines and skillfully made
pieces of work. A miniature play
ground made entirely" by . students
and operated by electric motors was
the subject of much favorable com
ment by visitors to the plumbing and
sheet metal shops. The foundry de
partment provided interest by its iron
casting on Thursday and on Friday
by casting frying pans and waffle
irons from aluminum . and various
other articles from brass.
In the science and chemlBtry -de
partments various students were as
signed to pieces of apparatus and, in
order to familiarize themselves with
the details of the machine, they spent
nours in the library over technical
dooks wnicn were almost at a pre
mium the week of the show. The
zographemlans exhibited a number of
pictures in the library which were en
tirely the work of members. The
success of the show was due .to the
earnest co-operation of students and
faculty, in general, and, in particular,
to the leadership of William D. Al-
lingham of the mechanical drawing
uepanmem.
This week the students are taking
tests so any who are falling behind
may beeome aware of it. These are
the last examinations which will be
held before the finals.
Tuesday, Benson clashed with Com
merce on the Davis-street grounds,
defeating them by a score of 10 to 1.
The pitching of Baker continues to
be a feature, together with the field
ing of Akres and the hitting of Muel
ler. , On Thursday Benson was sched
uled to meet Lincoln at Multnomah
field.
Organization of the "crip" club, ex
service men's organization, is com
pleted. The officers are as follows:,
President, Jack Elliott; secretary
Cleveland Parker; sick committee,
Wflliam Garnet, J. Myers and William
Campbell.
Preparations are now being made
for the annual student body election
to be held the last of May. There are
a number of constitutional amend
ments to be made.
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The senior class has decided to have
a picnic on Sunday, May 23. It is
planned to go on the Columbia high
way to Lagle Creek.
On Monday. May 10. the Lettermen's
club met at the home of John Bennis
time secretary. A pleasant evening
was spent, during which a business
meeting was held. It was decided to
hold a dance in the school gymnasium
on Friday, May 21. The dance com
mittee" includes: John Bennis, chair
man; Otto Mueller, Herbert McCoy
William Maloney and Lawrence Cap
pa. The club is planning a large rep
resentation in the next executive
committee.
Reed college in 1918. has been ap
pointed university fellow at Colum
bia university. New York city, for
1920-21. The honor carries with it
a remuneration of $750. Chen was
a brilliant student at Reed and won
recognition -in the east for his mas
terly discussion of the Shantung ques
tion before the open forum of New
York city. He is studying political
science and international law at Co
lumbia. K. G Chung, who graduated
a year earlier than Chen at Reed,
also had a scholarship at Columbia
Japan Faces Labor Unions.
HONOLULU. T. H. The labor union
movement is growing rapidly in
Japan and soon will make Itself felt
in the political field, said Rev. T. H.
Smith, Methodist missionary, when he
stopped here recently while returning
from service in Japan and Corea.
Ta Chen Wins Fellowship.
Ta Chen, a Chinese Boxer indemnitv
I student, who was graduated from
Track Team at Jefferson
Makes Enviable Record.
Third Successive Meet Won When
Vancouver Is Heaten Inter
Society Debate Coming Event.
Lincoln Students Plan to
Hold "Open House." .
Parents and Friends Will See
Many Classes at Accustomed
Tasks Novel Oregon Map Made.
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BY GIBSON BOWLES.
Friday, May 7, Jefferson track
team met the track team repre
senting Vancouver high In a thrilling
field meet. Jefferson was an easy
victor as was shown by the score
102. to 29. Among those who figured
prominently In the victory were
'Louie" Coulter, Drilly, "Chuck"
Wright, Hendricks, NeaL Higglns,
Kalson, McAndie, Bidwell and Jack
Hendricks. This marks the third vic
tory of the track team, the other two
being In the Columbia field meet and
the Reed college lnterscholastic meet.
On Friday the track team, composed
of 15 marathon "flyers," journeyed to
Corvallis to participate In the field
meet there.
On Monday the regular assembly
was called by Mr. Jenkins. Mr. Boyer
was present and led the students in
singing. Ralph Poulson entertained
the audience by singing several solos
wnlch were enthusiastically received.
On Thursday the Zeta Delta Sigmas
challenged the PI Delta Epsilons to
a debate, to be held at a joint meet-
ng on Thursday. May 20. The "Pi
Deltas unanimously voted to accept
the challenge. There are members of
both clubs who possess talent along
such lines and this should make the
meeting very interesting.
On Wednesday Coach Clifford's
baseball team met the team from
Franklin high. The game was one
of the best-of the season. It was fea
tured by many sthrills and full of ex
citement from beginning to end.
"Frenchy" Youmans- and John Sulli
van played stellar ball for Jefferson.
FLAGELLATION. -IN VOGUE
Practice of Self-Whipping Still
Exists in Philippine Islands.
MANILA. P. L. April 19. The prac
tice of self whipping in public to ap
pease divine wrath which flourished
in certain countries of Europe centu
ries ago, still exists In the Philippine
islands, although In a diminishing
degree each year.
Advices from the provinces where
educational advantages are not en
joyed, show that the practice was in
dulged in during the Easter holidays
this year though not by as great num
bers as in former years.
Hundreds of Americans and other
foreigners gathered at an open field
a few miles from the center of the
city to witness the weird perform
ance, but only six appeared to do
penance.
These beat themselves over the
backs with heavy flexible bamboo
flogging rods. Later they walked to
seven places in the field, denoting
the seven points of the cross, where
they were beaten by the master
ceremonies. When the lashing i
completed they throw themselves into
a pool of mud and as they come from
the stagnant water their wounds are
washed with pure water and healing
medicines applied.
BY GEORGIA JACOBS. "
AS the parents and friends are al
ways more or less interested In
the various student activities and. in
the work the students are doing. Lin
coln will hold "opea house" on next
Wednesday evening. May 19. From 7
o'clock until 8:30. the schoolrooms
will be open for Inspection, and there
will be students at work in all of the
laboratories and In the art rooms,
sewing rooms and cooking rooms. Be
sides showing the visitors what sort
of work is done at Lincoln, the mem
bers of the various organizations are
arranging a series of little stunts
which will, in' droll and humorous
ways, show the work of the societies
and the ideals for which they are
working. The library will be the
social center of the evening.
A small general admission will be
charged, the proceeds going' to pay
for athletic equipment for. the base
ball and track teams. Parents, rela
tives and friends are all cordially In
vited, and a large attendance is hoped
for. ' " .
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Pinafore," recently given by Mc-
Minnviile college under Lincoln aus
prices, was a huge success. George
Bronaugh, manager of the operetta,
reports that the school cleared about
$150 for the Armenian relief. The
Hazelwood donated five boxes of
candy toward the ticket campaigrt
The second-term science classes
made a large map of Oregon for the
exhibit which was- given during this
week end in the department store
windows.' Each county of the state
was represented with its foremost
industry by pictures on the map. Miss
Griebel's classes made the map. Miss
Lilly s classes made a -cabinet.
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George Bronaugh was elected' by
Mr.-Darvis to represent Lincoln before
business men at the Chamber of Com
merce oa Thursday. Mr. Bronaugh
gave a four-minute talk on the mill-
age tax. -
The Jewelry work, . batik work.
weaving, designing and the many
other interesting kinds of art work
done at Lincoln, mapde an excellent
showing at the exhibit. A pageant
called "As the Hours Go By," was
given by the girls of the domestic
art classes on Saturday at Meier &
Frank's, its purpose being to display
the garments which the girls have
made in school. Students of all of
these departments were at work in
windows, downtown, demonstrating
the processes.
Miss Ross, from the children's de
partment of the Albina branch li
brary, spoke to the girls to be gradu
ated from the teachers' training
course on Wednesday. Her talk con
cerned children's literature.
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Miss Sawyer, lecturer from the li
brary, gave a- talk to the graduating
class Friday morning on the subject
of The Joys of Reading.
The Aeoliaris and their friends en
Joyed a picnic last Saturday evening
at the home of Mary Wilson at
Oswego. Their programme for this
week was as follows: Piano Bolos,
Gertrude Lakefesh; vocal solo, Lester
Davis; violin .solo, Hyman Brislow;
vocal solo, Jane Henke; piano solo.
Flora Snider; vocal solo, Thyra Allen.
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The Hi-Y"s will give a party on May
22 at the home of David Fattullo.
On Wednesday noon and Thursday
noon, the, January 'SI class held candy
sales. The proceeds will be used in
entertaining the June class. The Jan
uary class members are proud pos
sessors of new class pins.
Another picnic given on Saturday
evening was that of Tolos, at Oak
Grove, when the boys enjoyed a
"wenie" roast.
bro spinal meningitis has occurred In
the cities and towns of the Yangtszo
valley and has been felt to some ex
tent in Shanghai. It is reported to
have attained serious proportions in
Kashlng. The demand for serum was
so heavy that the supply in Shanghai
was quickly exhausted and emer
gency calls were sent to Manila, Ja
pan and the United States.
FILIPINO LEADER TAKEN
Hawaiian Strike Director Accused
of Embezzling Funds.
HONOLULU. T. IL. May 15. rablo
Manlapit. president of the Filipino
ana prominent in sugar plan
tation strike circles, has been Indict
ed by the territorial grand Judy on a
charge ot embezzlement.
Manlapit is acused of having ac- ,
cepted $S6.40 from two countrymen to
uu, sieamsnip ttcKets for them afd
converting the money to his own use.
He was released on $1000 bonds.
Manlapit issued the order for the
Filipinos to strike on the sugar plan-
lanuiis January 19 last, which was
followed in- a few dav-s hv th. jn '
anese federations of labor order, call-
s tne- Japanese. Later ha
changed sides and urged tho Fili
pinos to return to work after attack
ing the Japanese for alleged failure
to render the Filipinos aid.
Subsequently, he announced ha had
been misled and that the strike should
ue continued. Planters say that de
spite, or because of Manlapit's nu
merous orders to his countrymen,
nearly all of them are -at work. Re
cently, however, he was quoted as
saying the Filipinos were considering
a general walkout in ail the islands.
HAWAII TO GET MORE SHIPS
Shot-tag of Passenger Vessels to
Be OTer Before Xeir Year Begins.
HONOLULU. T. H.. May 15. Jan-
uary first. 1921. will, in ail likelihood
Bee the end of the shortage of pas
senger ships connecting Hawaii with
the outside world, according to Har
old H. Ebey, assistant director of tho
United States Shipping board at San
Francisco. Speaking recently to tho
Hawaiian Tourist bureau, Mr. Ebey
said:
"I think that by January 1. 1921.
you probably will have as little
cause for complaint about your pas
senger facilities as you now have
about freight carrying capacity."
During the war and since the sign
ing of the armistice Hawaii has been
ngnimg a chip shortage which, ac
cording tc shipping companies, is
preventing thousands visiting the is
lands. One company recently an
nounced that it had a waiting list
of three thousand prospective pas
sengers on its books in its San Fran
cisco office.
Meningitis Epidemic Rages.
SHANGHAI. An epidemic of cere-
BARLEYCORN STILL ON JOB
Round of Roadhouse Gayety Pre
cedes Fatal Motor Car Accident.
NEW YORK. A pleasant night
among tne merry throngs in West
chester county roadhouses in the
company of a young stenographer
preceded the death of George M.
Weaver, vice-president of the Rem
ington Typewriter company, who was
found dead in his motor car on tho
roadside recently.
The stenographer testified at tho
inquest that Walker had had several
drinks in the course of an evening's
tour of the roadhouses. On dropping
her at her home he had appeared to
be under the influence of liquor, sho
said.
Weaver apparently was robbed aft
er the accident, as some money was
missing from his pocketbook, which
was picked up on the road near the
spot where the car was. found. His
watch also was missing. .
Serbia Wants Credit.
EDMONTON. Alta. A credit of
$20,000,000 has been requested of
aCnada by the Serbian government.
The purpose ot the credit will be to
finance the purchase of Canadian
goods which Serbia requires for her
development.
ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE . GAY
AND GREEN WITH FLOWERS
Sugar May Now Be Obtained in London Without Difficulty and Taxi
Fares Have Risen 50 Per Cent.
BY EDITH E. LANGON.
YESTERDAY I le,ft ruddy Somer
set and am staying -in a lovely-old-world
village not far from
London. All the countryside is gay
and green, the purest, tenderest green
I ever saw. The garden is full of
eweet-scented wallflowers rising out
of a sea of blue forget-me-nots. Dur
ing my journey from Somerset the
train ran between grassy banks so
sprinkled with primroses that the air
was scented with them and we could
see the gleam of delicate yellow In the
woods beyond
The very heart of the woods beats
in the' primroses, they are the real
wood-fairies. If one went to sleep
on a bod of moss with a pillow of
primroses one would surely dream of
Pan and Arcadie and the wood
nymphs. Some day I shall try It and write
about my dream !f Jt be proper
enough to pass the censor. Mortals
were not Tan's lonu suit. I believe.
1 passed through other districts
where the floods were out because of
the Incessant rains, and all the prim
roses were drowned and disconsolate
hay mows floated in the face of the
waters. A lonely looking tree or two
waded trunk-high in the pools Iy
inn under the leaden sky. When 1
lift Minehead the gulls were flying
inland and the rain was pouring
down in torrents. Lxcepting as
blue line on the horizon. Bristol
channel Is not beautiful: when the
tide is out the beaches are .nud flats
and people struggling across them
look like flies in treacle. One day it
was stormy and the channel looked
something i:ke the open sea. There
were funny little waves on its edges,
and such a strong ground current
tuat the pebbles were clutched and
dragged reluctantly back with a
Mijnd lftke the clinking of ice in a
rone drink before America went dry.
When one knows and loves the
Cornish sea, such waves are only
ripples. We Cornish are born with
the love of the sea in our blood. I am
sure it is saltier than other people's.
My ideal house with a perfect view
would look out upon Piccadilly on
one side and the Cornish sea on an
other wilh gllmps.es of the Oregon
mountains.
Somerset is a great county for
walled fruit: the trees look queer,
crucified upon the red stone walls.
The fruit ripens wonderfully; every
thing seems to catch j.he sanguine
complexion so typical of the West
country. Some of the low garden
walls Sre so covered with flowers
that tlie stones are lost to sight. I
passed , one so overgrown with
patches of blue aubretla, double
white Arabis and yellow alyssium
tha it looked plalded like a High
lander's kilt. One day we drove the
old white pony to Dunster and took
our .tea with us. The old place
looked charming even through the
showers. but when the rain came
down in torrents we had to drive
under the trees for shelter and have
our tea. Everytime the pony moved
the tea in our cups stepped over
board. Afterwards we drove on again
in between showers. Every time we
stopped the pony turned her head
with a weary "tea again I s'pose"
expression in her eyes.
Dunsten is very much the show vil
lage. An unkind critic said that
those picturesque cottages were all
held together with stamp' paper in
side, for fear that repairs would
spoil their commercial value as j
beauty spots for the tourist. They J
really are ideal, of the Anne Hatha
way type, and grouped in feudal
fashion around the castle and church.
The old inn and the yarn market
set to partners in the middle.
My journey to London was un
eventful It is a year since I was last
in town. It saddened me to discover
that taxi fares had risen fifty per
cent during that interval.
Porters and taxis swarmed but
there did not seem enough to go
around. All the world seemed to be
in London yesterday.
Last time I arrived at Padding
ton station I got there just' in time
for one of the biggest air raids we
had, and it was not quite so exciting
this time.
At the other station I got a cup of
horrlDle miiKy tea which 1 was
astonished to find well sugared. The
first time for years that sugar has
been thrust upon me: I hate sugar in
tea. Most of the tea was slopped
over into the saucer but the tea bill
was only four cents so I didn't com
plain, neither did I drink the tea.
As 1 slid across London in my ex
pensive taxi I was edified to read
the new "safety first" inscriptions
on the passing motor busses. The one
I liked best was: "Better be cautious
than crippled." If the "cautious" one
be a conscientious objector and the
"crippled" one a soldier I prefer the
latter, but I suppose It only meant
with regard to stepping on and off
motor busses.
to possess my next set of fellow
passengers, but knitters are de
mobilized. No soldiers' socks, but lace
edging, jumpers and lingerie seemed
high in favor. People do not venture
much on luncheon cars nowadays. We
have become canny during the times
of rationing and eat our lunch out of
paper bags, quite unashamed. I be
lieve the meals are all right, but we
have been so chastened during the
war that we prefer to take ao risks.
We "be cautious."
The latest make of bread is not so
good as it has been; the grade of
flour has had to be lowered because
of the high price of wheat. It is get
ting darker colored and more like war
bread again. It is to be hoped that
we shall not get back that horrible
war-bread-feeling that made us con
sider the French for bread f'pain'.')
so truly descriptive.
England is an Adamless Eden at
present; the train seemed full of self
reliant women, almost too self-reliant
to be charming. Three American act
resses are all the rage in London; the
English ones seem annoyed and want
to know the reason why. The Daily
Mail says it is because the Americans
wear their clothes better.
We have a lot of American pussy-
loot women here who do not seem so
generally popular. We hear there are
to be a million Americans over this
year. I hope I meet some of them.
I fear an American accent will prove
an expensive one to take shopping.
All the shop keepers know Americans
get such a lot of English money for
their dollar that they are sure to try
and get even in the end. As yet my
wish to see "Chin Cnln Chow" has
not been fulfilled. I snatch what ori
ental atmosphere I can by washing
my hair with Shem el Nassin sham
poo powders and let it go at that.
The night of the big enemy air raid
we had actually applied for tickets
and then were unable to get to the
theater .because of the Germans. That
was two years ago and the piece is
still running.
I have lately been reading a criti
cism on modern novelists by a well
known author. Most of his ideas are
plausible, but I laughed when I read
his views on Jack London. His books
of daring deeds, red blood and virility
he considered appealed only to .the
feeble and effeminate. As Jack Lon
don's books were without exception
the most popular amongst my
wounded sailors and soldiers, I rather
thought he was mistaken. When I
am nursing amongst them again I
shall continue to use my own Judg
ment as to the choice of literature.
I read a very unkind verse about a
V. A. D. nurse the other day:
Ehe tanted, too. and-put my spoon
Back In the soup attain.
I found my nurse far m-orse to bear
Than all my -weary pain.
A wounded soldier was supposed to
written anonymously by some matron
who did not approve of amateurs.
I will conclude with a true 6tory
about a family of little pigs in this
neighborhood. One was called Nancy,
and she had 14 brothers and sisters.
The old mother sow died when they
were born, so they had ti be brought
up with a feeding bottle, and it took
a long time to get around-the family.
They were prompt at all their meals,
flourished and became much attached
to their foster-mother. One day a
motor car ran into the yard; 15 baby
pigs sniffed the air. smelt the rubber
and made a simultaneous rush at the
tires and all started sucking. At
last they had found the ideal feeding
bottle big enough for all at once!
No more queues. Poor disillusioned
little pigs.
SHORT HAIR FAD PASSES
Shops Searched for Locks to Re
place Those Shorn.
LONDON, May 15. The fashion of
cutting women's hair short is waning
and scores of short-haired women
are searching west end halrdressing
shops for locks with which to replace
those of which they were shorn
few months ago when the "bobbing"
craze was at its height. This has
created an abnormal demand for hair
of all colors. Possessors, of rich au
burn or pure white locks of suitable
length can obtain $12 or $15 by sub
mitting to the "bobbing" operation.
There is some irony in the fact
that many Ldndon women who paid
five or six shillings a few months
ago to have their hair "bobbed" and
left the tresses with the hairdresser,
not knowing they might have re-
ceivea money ior tnem, are now
spending anxious hours (n other shops
in an oiten lutiie "matching up" en
deavor.
Zion National Park Today
Opened to Ptiblic.
I'lah's Greatest National Wonder
Contains Ancient Cliff Dwellings. -
The mania for knitting UU seemed have written it, but I think it was
Buddhists and Christians Unite.
HONOLULU, T. H. Buddhists of
Corea have joined the Christian pop
ulation of that country in a demand
for absolute independence, according
to advices just received here by the
Corean National association. When
the Christians of Corea proclaimed
their independence the Buddhists, for
religious reasons, did not concur. The
proclamation just issued by the B.udd
hists unites all Corea in a move for
liberty, according to the Corean Na
tional association.
Mennonites Threaten Kxodus.
WINNIPEG, Man. Leaders of the
orthodox Mennonite church, who an
nounced that they would transfer to
the state of Mississippi ihe colonies
now located in Manitoba and Sas
katchewan, have appointed a com
mittee to go to the southern state to
purchase a tract of land.
SALT LAKE CITY, May 15. Zion
National park, Ltah's greatest
natural wonder, will be officially
opened to the public today.
During the coming summer and fall
it is expected it will be jvisited by
thousands of tourists from many parts
of the United States. Zion park, the
nation's newest, is located in- the
southwestern part of the state and
was created by act of congress No
vember 9, 1919. It has an area of
approximately 80,000 acres.
Rugged scenery, similar to that of
the Grand Canyon, is Zion's greatest
drawing card and the region In which
it is located ' has changed but little
since the early Mormon colonization
days.
Many new wonders are being un
earthed within the park boundaries.
Chief among these are ancient cliff
dwellings, located high up on the hills.
These dwellings have never been ex
plored by the present generation be
cause of their inaccessible location
and are visible only through strong
Meld glasses. Photographs taken of
the ruins with long-distance cameras,
however, show the crude houses to
be in a perfect state of preservation
and during the coming summer a
party of archaeologists plans to make
extensive explorations of them. How
they will gain access has not yet been
determined, but scientists connected
with the University of Utah here de
clare it will be possible, if no other
way is found, to lower the explorers
over the tops of the cliffs by means
of ropes.
Stephen T. Mather, director of the
national parks service. United States
department of interior, after an ex
tensive tour of Zion park last fall de
clared words were too humble to de
scribe the scenery there. He de
scribed its rugged cliffs as among
natures "greatest worksr'
Within the boundaries of Zion park
is Zion canyon, from which It re
ceived its name, and it was through
! this section that many early Mormon
pioneers passed. Much early Mormon
history is linked with Zion canyon
and the territory surrounding it is
almost wholly settled by people be
lieving in the Mormon faith.
Many towns in the vicinity of the
new Dark have erected hotels to ac
commodate the influx of tourists ex
pected and both the government and
the state of Utah have made extensive
plans for a network of automobile
highways.
the Gane milking machine of New
Zealand and the result has been so
satisfactory that sufficient machines
will be installed to handle the entire
dairy herd. A Vancouver manufac
turing firm will commence to manu
facture the machines for Canada, ex
pecting a heavy demand as a result
of the great enthusiasm aroused. In
New Zealand, where the machine has
been in use for 20 years, 13,000 plants
are equipped with them.
Plain women bewail their misfor
tune in proportion to their learning.
Milking Machines Successful.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.' C. The
Colony farm has concluded a test. of
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