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Show THE WEEKLY NEWS EXPRESS, LAYTON, UTAH To the Manner Born The earliest use of the phrase "to the manner born" appears to be In Shakespeares play Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 4, where Hamlet says ' But to my mind, though I am native here and to the manner born, it is a custom more honored In the breach than in the observance." It End ol" the Treaty signifies: born to follow or obey a Millions 'for .New Farms certain practice or custom, also havToo Many Apologies ing lifelong acquaintance with given conditions, customs, etc. It has been The Mirror Monocle wrongly understood to refer to a ' Chancellor Hitler has demolished manor or mansion, hence the the remaining fragments of the Verto the manor born" Is phrase sailles treaty, no- sometimes used in the sense actifying the great customed to the usages of a locality, powers that they or of high or polite society." may no longer control, as they Underpaid Writers have- done since Oliver Goldsmith wrote the "Vicar 1918, the princiof Wakefield," his only novel, to pal rivers of Ger- pay his landlady who had threatmany, ened his arrest. The novel was sold The Rhine, for $300 to a bookseller by Dr. Elbe, Oder ond Samuel Johnson. Then Goldsmith Danube rivers, paid his rent and scolded his landwithin German lady. For writing one of the worlds territory, now re- best sellers Black Beauty," the turn to German Englishwoman, Anna Sewell, reand ceived only $100. On a straight ConFrance Ardiur Hrlalinn royalty basis, it would have retent to ask other turned her upward of $300,000; powers. to Join a protest. Mere protests amount to little in European Beginning of Canning Industry diplomacy, os the world learned The canning induitry was estabfrom the Ethiopian war. lished in the United States in 1819 That settles, finally, the Versailles by Ezra Daggett, who learned the treaty, a foolish effort to enslave trade before coming to this country. a nation that made the emergence He packed salmon, lobsters and oysof this, or some other. Hitler In- ters. Before 1821 William Underevitable. wood of Boston was packing preserves and in 1835 he packed toMr. Tugwcll seeks n approprimatoes In glass. He was shipping ation of five hundred million dolgoods to South America by 1821, lars to provide poverty stricken Wliat Some Animals Symbolize farmers, now on worthless farm9, with other land that will support The ape symbolizes uncleanness, malice and cunning; the ass, stupidthem; also barns, houses, ings. He thinks $50,000,000 a year ity; bulldog, pertinacity; cat, defor ten years would do the work, ceit; camel, submission; dog, fideland pluns to vacate 9,000,000 ity; elephant, sagacity and ponderworthless acres.' osity; lamb, Innocence; rabbit, fecundity; sheep, timidity; tiger, feAnything that will diminish hu- rocity; horse, speed and grace; man misery Is desirable, even leopard, sin; monkey, tricks. though lncompetoncy mny be In Cure for Baldness part responsible for the trouble. In England, The barber of ancient days had the government, guided by experts, Is making ex- his cure for baldness, too; one recipe cellent pasture lands of Boll that coming down to us, reading as folwas worthless. Our government lows: "Mix together fat of the lion, fat of the hippopotamus, fat of the might investigate that process. crocodile, fat of the cat, fat of the General Markham, chief army serpent, and rub the mixture in the engineer, advises putting an air hair." base in the harbor of our Midway island, far away tn the Pacific Eagles Are Scavengers ocean. The War Department says, Eagles are scavengers, and a genapologetically, that this would be eral killer of rodents and other ' a commercial development, al- small animals that do more harm though U might be useful for de- than good. The eagle In its protecfense. tion of crops from other animals more than offsets what little damEuan Why apology? Nobody In rope, Asia or Africa apologizes to age it docs by an occasional raid us tor building an air base, or asks on smaller live stock. our opinion about it. Reindeer Mix The War department says there Is no treaty obligation forbidding Such an air' base. If there were, what of It?. Treaties can be canXA' celled, and should be when they are foolish or unjust for further (,V. details, ask Hitler. NOT IN THE BOX SCORE: ITS famous LONG ISLAM) basketball team is plan- on Its collegiate, training.. The Ilillhouses, M prisons and Benders hope to find some town to represent on the pro circuit after they graduate in June. . . The Cubs will get 'no place in their bid for Hank I.eiber unless they wish to ning to capitalize THIS WEEK exchange Frank Demaree for him . , . By the same token the. Flrates are not interested in Boston's attempt to "peddle Wally Berger. They claim that he is over his peak and that bis hand, broken in September, is healing too slowly to make him a good investment. . . Gus LcsnC-Vlc- h, e Viw Tnrk Powt. Hackensack middleweight, is Los Angeless newest boxing excitement. . , Army and Brown will not be on the Colgate 1937 schedule which Is just as well, since the Maroons must take on Nebraska at WNU JU'rvte Goal Posts Belong to Winning Team, Coast Judge Rules - Lincoln. mUch-discusse- . on CUTUPS can now go to work of fear without posts tangling with the law. A California Judge has ruled In a test case that, legally and morally, the pofcls belong to the winning team. , . Gil' Dobie, highly acclaimed for his excellent Boston College coaching,, .says that Temple Is the second best team he has viewed Jn live years. First place goes to the 1935 Prince-ton- s. , . Incidentally, Princeton, once famed for punt blocking- proclivities, Is one of the few Eastern, elevens to fall' to block one .this Dallas fans are Imploring year. home town sports writers to forget' the famous Fordham boomerang pass and start boosting. Southern Methodist for the Rose L. wl. They claim that the Mustangs are even better now than they were 'twelvts , months ago. ,' If you hpar Harvard's players blasting Old Rostioe and Young Sam, don't Jump too quickly to conclusions. They merely will bo popping off about the blocking and tackling dummies upon which they must daily exercise. "Archie Navy end, has plenty of prec. edeni to aid him when he leaps to snare a pass. Three other all from the same family, previously have been In .the Navy air service. Add gents to keep an eye on. . Porter Tull, who was brought up from the scrubs at the start of the season and has missed only twenty-seve- n minutes at center In TqlatiCa six games since then. He backs up the lino like a Tlcknor or a Tony Slano. , . Add sophomores who will bear watching Ed Atilrlco of T. C. U. The Texans claim that he Is so good that they already have forgotten Darrell Lester, w.ho brought fame to the Horned for the past two years. . Frogs ll Also note the Tony of Stanford, who played guard at prep school and started October as a renter. Slnee then he has a back In the Bobby Gray-.So- n Which means that tradition. be Is a great plunger, even better defensively, and set some, sort of record by completing six straight S. C. contest. passes In the Zeke Williams., 'the end who tackles so savagely for U. S. C.,'Js a brother-in-laof Ken discunotable Carpenter, Olympic In 19.13 the University of Florida opened the season by- defeating Southern College, 144 to 0. On the following Saturday Auburn licked Florida,' 5 to 0. . , Ygle Bowl was designed in such a fashion that, At 3 p. m. on November 15 of each year the sun shines .across the short axis-othe field. Thus neither 'team Is andicappcd by having sunlight in its eyes. . , Jock Sutherland of Fitt leads the nation's coaches In miles traveled while fidgeting on In the midst of a tight game . . , Because he claims he was misgame quoted after the last fall. Gar Davidson, ordinarily a most "stable young man, pew Is the hardest of all cpaches to interview. Sou--ce- k, Sou-cek- s, Cal-vel- 183-pou- l. . gray-halre- d' ... 1 the-benc- Notre-Oam- Recalling When Grid Game Was Really Rough ' Lon Little always laughs when people sigh shout bow rough the game has ' become. According to the ringmaster of the Lions, there never was a season to compare with 1919. The players were older, eligibility rules were lax and i i s 4 football was a pret- - & ty, tame business for those fellows f 'VILIX 1 who had participate f. ed In the recent European pastime of war. Little says the 9 game won by Dartmouth from Penn that season never has been equaled for rough stuff. And, he adds, It's just as well. . . Note for next year: Hinchman, Princeton Frosh halfback, is not a world beating ball carrier, but he is au expert passer and reminds you of Mike Miles on blocking and defensive .The boy, incidentally, comes from a sport family. Ills brother was at Ohio State several seasons ago and hia Daddy Is the Ilinchma- who played e baseball and scouted for the Pirates. . 20-1- big-tim- Mid-Wester- n During the Pitt game Fordham's players counted four whenever they used .their shift ond so slowed it down to suit official Now Jimmy Crowrequirements. ley can be tipped oil that he had better do something about his quick kick- unless .he wishes some technically correct arbiter to start calling penalties on that, too. , , George Dynamite Smith, the sports box office man who IS to California, paused at Panama long enough to postcard all his friends , Promoter Mike Jacobs has sinus and nlsp a new set of store teeth. , , Long before he owned a pennnnt-winnip- c baseball club Horace Stoneham of the Giants was highly esteemed hB a prep school soccer and hockey star, In Yales dressing room, the week of the Dartmouth game, there was a blackboard diagram showing a green wave breaking against a sea wait of Yale players. ,And over each man's equipment there showing his exact assignment on each play in the- Ell repertoire. In spite of those elaborate precautions Dartmouth woti. . . , Training eompnnlons of famous horses seldom' get a break. It was not until the end. of the season that Infantry, Brevity's sprinting partner, came through at Empire City . . Although there may be some doubt about his fighting ability they certainly rould make a Swell cigar put of .that Mexican heavyweight. Perfects Lopes. letter writers are touting Ken Nelson, Illinl end, as the best punt blocker In recent semesters. The one he blocked for the winning touchdown against Michigan was his seventh in three years of varsity competition. d boat-ridin- control g .. out-build- -' were-diagram- s - ' Casey Stengel Doing Niecly 'Willi Oil Field The Dodger directors will be disappointed to learn that Casey Stengel and his former playmates ora do-ln? vcrV vveu with that Texhs oil field . Investment I. . . If Brink liked training as well as he likes fighting, he might-easilbe .the worlds best lightweight. . . . Cornell will take exorcises with Penn State, Col-- . Cusoy Stengel Syracuse and ' gate next season. Because the' Elis wanted dates aland ready allotted to Dartmouth Columbia, Yale will not be .on the. schedule. ... A horse without a tail, is training on the Texas circuit. Ills, name Is Drone Rider and he Is a product of the Tlvr.ee' D's Stock 3 Eddie Grounds ruined Secretary Eddie BrannieU's plans for an October, trip with the Mrs. They'll take two weeks in Brooklyn Instead . . Princeton now realizes the truth if an Itcm.cmttalned here recently, viz, that Coach Dick Harlow of Harvard Is the toughrst man In the country to beat when he is pointing for one big game. . . Pekin, HI., claims that It lays It all over other cities of 16,000 population In the matter of According to bowling Interest. Francis Albertantl the town has 120 mens teams and fifty women's teams, which makes one bowling team for each ninety-fiv- e tants. . . The Cards are not kidding about wantlug to deal for Dizzy Deau, but are blufliug about wlmt they expect to get for him. , Ah though he usually has very good success with players smaller than the usual major league football average Lou Little wishes his Colbit larger umbia forwards were this year. Owners of race horses competing in California are forbidden to bet in handbooks away from the track. Two of them (in direct contrast to New York where handbook operators also operate some very interwere set down at esting Tanforan for violation of this regulation. . . . Ty Cobb, once blessed with a sylphhke figure, now has trouble keeping down to a mere 2Q6 . . . John Drebinger. Jr., son of the celebrated baseball writer, Is a star of the Southside High soccer team out on Long Island and runs the mile under 4:40 so frequently that he can pick his college. Andy Kerr made only two substitutions, one In the line and one In the backfield, while Colgate was surprising Army. . . Is it true that the New York State Racing Commission will withhold nates from Empire City until the management guarantees to make improvements which will prevent the track from being a death trap for thoroughbreds again next year?. . . Solly Kreiger is clamoring for a chance at the Belting Brakeman or bis conqueror, Babe Risko, gee-gee- The Colosseum in Rome, . The Colosseum in Rome was begun by Vespasian, on the site' o part of Neros Gold house, and in- ' augurated by Titus In A;, D, 80. Originally it consisted of three are aded stories of stone and an upper gallery of wood. Some time, in tb Third century this gallery was re built of stone. The Colosseum probably seated between 40..000 'and 50, 000 persons. It is elliptical In plan with its long axis 615 feet and ita short axis 510 feet Its arena is 28$ feet long and 177 feet Wide. The top of the stone screen wall is ' aboui 160 feet above ground. Isle of Mans Home Rule The Isle of Man has its own unique form of home rule. N 0 act of the Eritish Parliament applies to the Island unless expressly so stated in the law. The Court of Tynwald, one of the oldest legislative assemblies in the world, .conapsists of a lieutenant-governo- r two and the crown, pointed by chambers, the council and the house members of keys. The twenty-fou- r of the latter are elected by popular vote, In which women share equal rights with men. All measures must pass both council and keys, and receive approval from the . ' The Ilutterites Not unlike the Pilgrams or the Acadians, the Hutterites, too, came to America to escape persecution. Their history dates back to the Sixteenth century, when, soon after the Reformation, this particular sect originated. Their basic principles stress a simple life under the Ten Commandments and the teachings of Christ. The Hutterites Were not known by their present name until 1774, when Jacob Hutter, a religious leader, led a band of his followers to Russia to escape persecution in Germany. Respiration Cheyne Stokes respiration is a breathing common in severe cases of diseases of the heart, kidneys and other affections. The respirations occur in a cycle, becoming gradually deeper and more frequent up to a point where they grow weaker until, to all appearance, breathing ceases. After a pause the cycle begins all over again. Such a state usually presages death. Chcyne-Stoke- s Terry's Naval Experience time he was twenty-eigh- t years old, Oliver II. Perry, By the im- mortalized for his victory on Lake Erie, not only had fourteen years of naval service to his credit but had been with Commodore Stepheh Decatur in the fierce campaign of 1815 that ended the pirate terrorism along the Barbary coast. An Ancient Town Acoma, New Mexico, was visited by members of Coronados explor- ing party in 154Q. After Ariz., it is believed to be Oraibi, the oldest continuously occupied town in the United States. Franciscan missionaries labored in Acoma as early as 1629, later establishing San Estevan Mission. Tainted Ilouscs According to old records, painted houses created curiosity and comment in the early 1800s, and the practice of painting the Colonial houses" white did not come until the Revolutionary so-call-ed e Avalanche a As commonly understood, an avrathalanche is a sudden but the word er than a may be used for either, observes a writer in the Washington Post, Some of the worlds most destrucs. tive avalanches have been rea with break away They naval gun. A port like a shout, a falling stone, or a thunderclap may start them. They attain appalling velocity, and the accomfells acres of panying wind-blatimber. Snow-Slid- Hair nas No Roots Hair has no roots. The hair-shaf- snow-slid- t grows from a socket in the scalp, says a writer in Literary Digest The vital growing part is a strand of cells fastened to Its lower end. As the Lair grows, it gets old, tends to fall out naturally after a few months. But a new hair will replace It, provided the vital cells are undamaged. About forty old hairs normally tall daily from' a healthy scalp, rock-slid- e e, snow-slide- . 14-in- st , We Learn From Egyptians The Egyptians were the fathers of most things modern, including en' gineering, architecture and chemistry. They were also the first people to start making confectionery, the confectioner using honey as a sweetener, and added to this sweet herbs and spice6. They were highly colored to attract the eye of the candy lover. Discovered Appendicitis The appendix was recognised, by Berengarius Carpus, 'an Italian anatomist, In 1552. Two hundred years later, a British surgeon, Claudius Amy'aud, performed the first ap pendectomy. In 1886 Dr. Reginald Fitz of Boston proved that the disease Is produced by an affected, appendix and coined the werd. appendicitis. How Man Spends Ills Time An average man of sixty spends over half a year in washing, dress-- , lng, ahd shaving; three y'ears in traveling to and from work; and Sponge Rubber Used in 1839 Probably the earliest mention of sponge rubber is in British patent No. 13103, issued to William Edward Newton, Middlesex, England, in 1850. The sponge rubber was made by mixing raw sugar, resins, or other materials, with the rubber prior to vulcanization, and was used for shoe soles an.d for other purposes in connection with footwear. - ' Chambers of Commerce The oldest body of the nature of a chamber of commerce was started in Marseille,' France, at the clos of the Seventeenth century, The first institution of the kind in the United States, the New York Chamber of Commerce, was organized in 1768 and incorporated by royal charter from King George III in 1770, . Aa Evcntf.ul Voyage four years at meals. He drinks four hundred times his own weight; eats six hundred times his own weight; works 15 years, and sleeps 20 years. Steamboating in Western American waters really began With NichNew Orleans," olas Roosevelt's Which lpfi Pittsburgh oh September 26, 1811, and reached New Orleans only after going through an earthquake, uncharted currents, and being chased by Indians, . .The Cake Accepted In blden days the sailors pf North-- , era Europe used to offer gifts to propitiate the Water spirits and a tradition exists that a man would, offer a cakewta the sea, but it was frozen over, so he cut a hole In the Ice, when a band reached out and seized the cake. Doing Ones Duty The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every one; to pursue, them requires not the aid of many counselors. The' whole art of government consists in the art of being honest- Only aim to do you? duty, and mankind will give you credit where you, fail. ' The Scientists Scientists are individuals . ' . . - Manners in China Manners. are 'matter of . , roatinf - v - 'i-r-A- - 0m V A.'VW early-footbal- Farm. Fordham's good season and the attendant big business at the 'Polo Institution of Nobility The institution of nobility is founded on the theory that a special privilege, once acquired, shall be passed on from generation to generation. The nobles of Rome, called patricians, became nobles simply because they were the original inhabitants of the city. In Venice, the nobility consisted of a group of merchant traders who had gradually risen in wealth and power. Most of the nobility of Europe, on the other hand, came from freemen who battled their way to wealth and privilege. These great feudal lords were virtual kings. . , . Germans are said to be wearing a new eyeglass called a spy monocle." Arranged to look like the "ordinary single eyeglass, the "spy monocle is arranged with a nur-- . . r ? 1'- - ''''Ill mm' f - ror, permitting the wearer to look' behind him and see If there is anybody listening to, his conversation. German police eagerly discourage any one who suggests that the Nazi government Is not perfect. TTllae (Ernfiil TtUnaul (tllfiirdDimgDiKiDimtt The opening of the Bay bridge, connecting San. Francisco and Oakland, California, is Important not only to California and the two united cities, blit to the whole country. This magnificent bridge, eliminating ferries on the bay that separates San Francisco and Oakland, is a magnificent accomplishment of engineering and public spirit. Mr. Greens American Federation of Labor decides on a fight to a showdown" with Mr. Lewis Committee for Industrial Organization," which wants to unionize all the 30,000,000 workers not yet organized, and seems to include taking, over Mr. Green and his federation also. Next on the program appears to bo a big labor fight: Mr. Green is thoughtful, wise; Mr. Lewis is forceful, determined. The outcome cannot be predicted. The outside citizen will pray that there may not be too much interference! with returning prosperity. 4 (Kives tllhe. lYeaiirl v greatly increased demand for shows that more men are getting Jobs, and announcements of pew wage increases, big and little, are many. Twenty-thremore firms h.n-announced better wages for -- 3.000 mdre workers. An average increase of $130 a year, less than 50 cents a day, might seem unimportant, but It means one hundred and thirty million more dollars that 1,000,000 workers will have to spend, in a year. That is not unimportant. A tools charm e C King Faulurca 8ynllcl. loo, W.M U bervux. ... The modern approved lamps combine all thats desired in decorative beauty and scientific illumination. Any man, woman or child will think of a new gift lamp as the perfect Christmas remembrance. ' You can select it from a profuse Priced as fP g variety of authentic designs. low as .fj) Shopping for gift lamps is a thrill in itself. See them in ivory, gold or bronze finishes, with shades of silk or hand painted parchmentf with the size of the lamp bulb depending on the need for light. e England intends next time to de vote her energy and strength to protecting herself. Sir Samuel Honre, first lord of the admiralty, says England has no commitments" like those of 1914, that would compel her to send troops to the continent if war should start. She will do as she pleases, which means that she will probably stay at home, busy with enemy airplanes, perhaps helping to finance friends on the continent, as she did In the Napoleonic wars, as she did before and since. . the girt that adds a glowing touch of the gift that is useful . . . the gift that protects eyesight! 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