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EL PASO HEKAI.I) February 9, 1929. Edition Feb. 9 issue of the Harvard Lampoon, undergraduate magazine of humor, was devoted largely to caustic consideraiton of the gifts of two multi-millionaires to Harvard university. Edward S. Harkness recently gave $11,392,000 to organize the college plan, and George F.

Baker, built the Harvard business school at a cost of $5,000,000. The Lampoon remarks upon the interest of Dr. and speaks of his huge gift as $13,000,000 shot of cocaine that will whoop things up for a while but, oh God, what a morning after there will In another article it says, that Harkness has shelled out a sufficient number of berries, we have got to put on the glad rags and make him an A. M. or a Ph.

the way we did Baker. Becoming a Ph. is the same kind of business as getting yourself created a movie star, if you get what wc Under the caption of House, the Lampoon says that through the Harkness gift Harvard has won the right to ringmaster among the educational clearing houses of Speaking of the discussion by the corporation and overseers which proceeded thean- nouncement by president A. Lawrence Lowell of the acceptance of Mr. gift, the publication says: The decisions were made behind closed doors.

Twenty-three men talked it over, all of them important and powerful except 21. Over 30 troublesome questions developed, but the dictators put the i on the ice for future consideration, if any. This is the famous Harvard principle of sh-h-h-h-h. HARVARD LAMPOON RAPS GIFTS ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS CRACK SHOT AT MARBLES, VETERAN SAYS SirS PRESENTS LIKE COCAINE More Honorary Degrees To Be Given Paper Ridicules. Grafting Of Animal Life Successful, University States AUGUSTA, Feb.

9 Grafting of animal life in much the same manner as Luther Burbank grafted plants lias been accomplished at the University of Georgia school of medicine, apparently for the first time in recent medical record. Announcement of a succcssful experiment artificially inseminating sperm cells in a female guinea pig by means of a surgical operation, was made yesterday by Dr Lombard Kelly of anatomy, and his associates. While the physicians jaid the clinical value of their work was problematical indicated that control of birth was made more feasible by their experiments. In one of six operations, two offspring of a female were believed to have had different male parents. Four of the six operations were successful.

SCHOOL BOARD BILL FAVORED Increase Of Membership To Nine May Be A dopted. SHIELDS HER SON READY TO QUIT Frank Gould Finds Casi no Losing $4000 Daily. Nice, France, Feb. 9 J. Gould is ready to quit his gambling venture at Monte Carlo and turn his $5,000,000 casino a garage, if that will make He has thus stated to those associated with him in the venture.

After a survey of the operation of his enterprise recently, Gould has concluded that it is losing around $4000 a day, and he sees little hope of improvement under president conditions. He regards the place as overstaffed and headed straight for bankruptcy before the season ends unless something is done. Regarding next season Gould has informed his associates they cannot count on using any more of his money to open the place. It is said that he is dissatisfied because the daily gambling receipts at bis casino aggregate only $3000, while the municipal casino takes in 1000 Mother Takes Blame For Fatal Shooting. Portland.

Feb. 9 Shielding her 11-year-old sou, Francis, to the end, Mrs. Amy Bankin, 40, died soon after she had been shot accidentally by her boy. Mother instinct, and fear that he might suffer for his act, apparently led her. in the last moments of her take the blame.

On the way to a hospital in an ambulance, when asked by a patrolman who filed the shot, Mrs. Hankin gasped: This seemed to confirm a suicide theory, held for several hours Francis had declared his mother had shot herself accidentally while making up a bed, and that they were in destitute circumstances because Frank S. Rankin, the husband and father, had been without employment for a long time. loiter when the revolver was found hidden under a book on a desk, and their other child, Marion, returning from high school, discredited the destitution story, Francis was taken the the polic headquarters for questioning. The boy, sobbing, held to his story for a time, but as the questioning continued, his voice reflecting his anguish, he finally admitted he had been playing with the loaded revolver and it was unexpectedly discharged.

He was released by the district attorney. A USTIN, Feb. 9 The Shaver-Holder house bill proposing the creation of a state board of education composed of nine members, designed to replace the present board, composed of three members, tlie governor, secretary of state and state controler, was reported favorably by house committee on education. The bill has the approval of the governor and state superintendent of public instruction. The bill would, if it be enacted into law, abolish the office of state superintendent of public instruction.

and the board would appoint that official, with the title changed to commissioner of education. Another important change is the aboisnment of the state textbook commission, and in its place the board appoints a division on textbooks. The bill also, has the effect of eliminating the governor and the state superintendent of public instruction from the board. Members of the board shall be appointed for two, four and six years, and they shall be paid $10 per day for the time in which they will be in session. This measure is in line with a constitutional amendment recently adopted.

The committee also reported favorably on the Holbrook senate bill proposing to divorce the schools and municipalities. There are 37 Texas cities in which the schools are operated in connection with the city government, accord- ing to Prof. Marrs, state superin- tendent of public instruction. Mrs. Helen Moore, member of the house from Texas City, sponsored the bill before the committee.

She de- I clared that Galveston was espe- I cially anxious to have the measure enacted into law-. The bill pro- vides that the city council shall call an election on petition of 25 percent of the taxpayers for an election to determine whether the schools shall be separated from the city. Feb. 9 C. Slemmons, 86, civil war vet! eran, who once shot marbles with Abraham Lincoln, and who will oc- i cupy a seat of honor Sunday at 1 special services commemorating the birth, said that I was a good marble was shooting marbles with three other boys near the Paris, 111., courthouse in Slemmons said, a tall, dark man stopped to watch us.

like to get into your the stranger said. He borrowed one of the marbles and made several splendid shots. Abe Joins Game. learned he was a lawyer in a ease there, and followed him to a hotel. We had quite a talk Later I met him when he was debating with Stephen Douglas during the campaign for United States senator in which Douglas was clected.

1116 man was Abraham Slemmons later joined the union forces and engaged in several battles. He was with Sherman in the March to the sea. Dr. Frederick F. Shannon, pastor of Central church, who will have charge of the anniversary services, said that Lincoln made a solemn vow to God that if he would stand by him at Gettysburg, he would stand by the Almighty for the rest of his life.

God Stood By once if he were not overwhelmed by anxiety during the battle of Dr. Shannon said, answered, I was not. Some were fearful, but I had no Gen. Sickles inquired afterwards what he meant by such words, the president replied: went into my room and locked the door, and got down on my knees before God, and prayed to Him for victory at Gettysburg. I told him I hat if He would stand by our boys there, I would stand by Him for the rest of my life.

And He did, and I Educator Dead Tulsa, Feb. 9 Seth Beed Gordon, 76, former president of the University of Tulsa, died at his home here late Friday. Newspaperman Dies New York, Feb. 9 Walter Moekler, a member of the United Press financial staff for several years, died today at his home in Morristown, N. J.

Brazil has a coast line of over miles, besides 40,000 miles of navigable rivers. Gambling Houses In New Orleans Raided New Orleans, Feb. 9 swift blows were struck at New Orleans gambling during the night by state troops and a lone sheriff, who closed two suburban casinos. On orders of Gov. Huey P.

Long, the troops swept silently down upon the original Southport club and at points of pistols stopped dice and roulette operations and lined up 75 patrons, seized all money and paraphernalia of the houses, searched the employes for funds, and tfien released them all except the proprietors. The equipment was burned. A few hours earlier sheriff Frank J. Clancy called alone at Riverside Inn, a few hundred yards away, seized on a dice table and arrested the proprietor. HUGE AIRPORT Longest Runway In Washington.

Washington, Feb. 9 7500- foot runway, by far the longest in world, was laid out on the George Washington air junction being established on 2000 acres of George ancestral homelands near Washington. This runway will run due west and east, while another, due north and south, will be more than 3000 feet long. No other airport has runways laid out as to geographical position, so as to facilitate taking off and landing with the aid of compass under any conditions, according to Henry Woodhouse, director of the junction. The Washington junction will equal the combined areas of Croyden in London, Le aris, Tam- plehofer, in Berlin, Curtiss and Roosevelt fields, In New York, and the Chicago and Boston airports, according to Woodhouse.

HEIRESS ELOPES Daughter Of Publisher Weds Salesman. Bridgeport, Feb. 9 Norma H. Flicker, 24, daughter of Edward C. Flicker.

millionaire owner and publisher of the Bridgeport Post Telegram, eloped with William McArdle, a salesman, it was learned. The couple were secretly married in Buffalo three weeks ago, and are now living in that city, Mr- home town. Flicker said he had not forgiven his daughter wlio is one of the wealthiest heiresses in the state. Lindy Flies From Ship To Island Balboa, Canal Zone, Feb. 9 Col.

Charles A. Lindbergh, who made his first ship-to-shore fiight from the U. S. S. Saratoga Friday, flew from France field to the Pearl slands Friday afternoon for a fishing expedition.

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