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APRIL 1, EAST LIVERPOOL REVIEW PAGE THREE Fool These Hoaxes Made History! Fool's day is the traditional time for horseplay, but the jokester is with us the year Here is a story about some of the greatest hoaxes of all Bf Aaaeciatcd I'rcsa. A stronomy was the rage in the Everyone who could afford a telescope spent his nights peering at the sky. Astronomical societies and amateur publications were without number. And the situation was just right for one of most celebrated hoaxes of moon hoax. In August or 1834 the old New York Sun began a series of staidly written but sensational articles about and remarkable observations of the by Sir John Herschel, a British astron- of good reputation.

With a perfectly straight face, the Sun quoted what it said was a to the Edinburgh Journal of This remarkable document told how Sir John had been commissioned to go to Cape of Good Hope to observe a transit of mercury and took the opportunity to test a 24-foot lens telescope be had built, with a microscope attached to the eyepiece. The results were stupendous! Clear and sharp, the surface of the moon appeared as though it were only 18 feet away. Strange Race Described The story described mountains of huge solid crystals and amethysts and a race of beings something like men. On another continent the telescope found an Improved race of near-humans which had built a huge tower, apparently a temple, of sapphires and a yellowish metal. They spent their time frolicking on the grass and eating fruit.

For further details, the Sun referred the reader to a full account by Sir John himself, leaving only a hint that some of the other amusements of moon people were not the bounds of strict The whole thing was phony. It was written from start to finish by Richard Adams Locke, a reporter on the Sun, but phony or not, it boosted the circulation 50,000. The story was trans lated into almokl every foreign language of the civilized world and created a sensation everywhere. Sir John issued a denial, but for years afterwards people wrote to the Sun asking for copies. The Dreadnought Hoax Strictly a hoax Is a Joke for sake not a swindle.

Of the true pfactical Jokes, probably the most famous is known as the Dreadnought hoax. This was staged by a group of Cambridge students who disguised themselves as Emperor of and his entourage. They notified the commander of the British cruiser Dreadnought that the emperor would inspect the ship. The commander, a cousin of one of the hoaxers, and the entire crew were taken in completely. trick never would have been discovered if costumer used picture in an advertisement.

Cambridge boys had historical example for their Joke. In 1812 a glamorous lady calling herself the Princess Cariboo arrived at the port of Bristol, England, with a big crew of servants and a private cook who prepared all kinds of trick She took a suite at the White Lion inn, dished out tips to all the employes In gold pieces and Induced the proprietor to cash a order on a Calcutta bank. She said she had come to establish relations with King George between England and her tiny but wealthy nation in the Far East. Courtiers flocked to win her favor, and she was ibe sensation of the country. The London Mirror had a special type cut which It said was her language.

small boys seem to have Great moon hoax, 1941 style: As an April Fools day stunt, the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History, New York city, took its audience on a to the moon as it really Is, cold and lifeless. This scene is by Artist Tom Voter. had better instincts. They tagged after her in the streets singing Hoo! Hoo! and the Princess While geographers still were trying to figure out exactly where country was. she "left for with some £10,000 in cash and presents and was never heard of of again.

The princess, in her turn, may have operated from the example set by Bey, Persian who swindled King Louis XV of France. Riza Bey landed at the palace at Versailles in splendor and was entertained as befit the man opening diplomatic relations between France and the magnificent land of the East. He was showered with gifts, speaking grandly meanwhile of a shipload of presents on its way from the Shah. Every few days one of his servants was away on a Finally the ambassador slipped away the last of gifts. The presents from the Shah never arrived and nobody ever found out who SENIORS TO PRESENT FOUR PLAYS Class Production To End Dramatic Series Four one act-plays will given April 15 and 16 in the high school auditorium by members of the senior class assisted by lower class members.

The sketches will be directed by Miss Kathryn Ogilvle, Miss Mary Lister and Joseph Rohbin of the high school faculty. The titles of the plays are "Wienies on Quite Such a Biggeet Hall in and The senior also is arranging for a class play in May which will conclude dramatic activities for the present terra. Student committees named to promote the plays, with Mr, Robbin as chairman, are: Tickets, Marjorie Hartt, chairman; Ivor Jones and Richard Kidder. Publicity, Irena Laweon, chairman; Kenneth Koos, Mary Claran, Carl Fisher and Goodman. Program, Francis Quinn; chairman; Kaiser and James Jackson.

Marseilles in 186T, proceeded to i the ambassador was. Tuneful Melodies Mark Final Concert Of Ceramic Chorus By MARY G. BLAKE District lovers were trealed to an unusually tuneful assortment of beloved melodies Monday night at fifth annual concert of the Ceramic City Male chorus in the high school auditorium, Anthony Caputo directed the impressive arrangements and pleasing harmony. It final concert of th-' season for the group, which wyi be heard April 10 in a Maund: 2 GAS MODEL PLANES SOUGHT BY CLUB HERE Several members of the Olsen Memorial Gas Model Airplane club Monday scoured the hills of the Ohlo-Pennsylvanla line for two gas models that disappeared after high altitude flights Sunday from Reinartz field near Calcutta. The planes were being flown by Howard Hinton and Merle Kinsey when they were suddenly caught by thermal currents and sent to 3,000 feet.

A northwest wind then turned them in the direction of Grimms bridge, from where they were lost to view. One of the missing planes was in the air for 12 minutes. A third plane, flown by Norman Delaney, was lost for a while but was recovered. The club had about 15 planes in the air Sunday, while a group from Youngstown flew 20 planes at the field. The club will fly again Sunday at Swaney airport, where all future flights will be held.

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iOj- Ail druggistfc Thursday recital in the Masonic auditorium in Steubenville. The rousing of the Marching was the first offering, followed by the familiar Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown brought a touch of heather and Scottish moors to its listeners. The Ceramic City quartet, consisting of Harold Driggs, John Coleman, JYllbur Glenn and J. W. Newman, gave Along in soldierly fashion and received an enthusiastic reception The sentimental Virginia came next in a style remin iscent of plantation porch gather ings.

The four voices were well blended and the audience demanded an encore. The four then gave and the gesturings of Mr. Coleman were amusing. The two outstanding selections, Thier (Hablen) and King (Forsyth) reflected the months of practice, and serv ed to display the quality and volume of the mixed voices. The quartet then applied Its hest barber shop technique to "My and "When You Wore a then adopted a lullaby-like restraint with "Dream and and The pa trons again clamored for an en core which was in Eddie Cantor manner.

No program would he complete without a few Jerome Kern com positions and the chorus sang three songs from the score of "Show was follow ed by popular "They Believe and the stirring song of the Miasissippi darkies, Man For the finale the chorus gave Irving Bless Amer At Mr. request, the audience Joined in the second chorus. The presentation was entertalii Ing in all respects and enjoy ment of its patrons was reflected In their applause and after-concert comments overheard In the halls of the auditorium. Mrs. Harold Downard, the accompanist, also came in for her share of the acclaim.

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Students selected for this test will be by their teachers for the examinations. About 40 of the best students will take the tests. The trip to Kent will be madq in busses. Many British boys between 14 and 19 have been given Jobs stuffing sandbags and filling in bomb cratera. Br Au.riet.« WASHINGTON.

April 1 The Pennsylvania milk control commission failed Monday to obtain a Supreme Court review of a decision holding that dealers who handle milk on consignment from producers aio not subject to the price-fixing and bonding provisions 01 the state milk control law. 'The commission, in appealing from a decision by the state supreme court, asserted that to apply the pfovisions to dealers who buy milk from producers and exempt those handling on consignment creates an "arbitrary and capricious which would make the act unconstitutional. A review of the decision was urged by the state commiasion in order to furnish legal guldauce to 20 states having milk control. JAPAN FREES OHIOANS HELD WITH 13 OTHERS By COLUMBUS, April Ohioans among 15 Americans seized by Japanese authorities in Japan last week have been released, according to a telegram sent to Dr. William Blair of Columbus by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions In New York.

The telegram advised Dr. Blair that his brother. Dr. Herbert Blair and Miss Alice Butts of Mansfield, woman missionary, have been Butts conditionally. Dr.

Blair, a furloughed Presbyterian missionary, said that the Americans probably were arrested for distributing programs in connection with a day of prayer for an annual Inter-denominational event WHY NOT MODERNIZE THE HOUSE? Loans for Modernization, too An ancient but lubitantially-biiilt bouse or busineis property msy merely require liftinf operation to make it cheerful, modem, comfortable thus mitoring the original investment to health and vigmr. THE P0TTEB8 Btremnlined modiumisatkin loan is available to make your plan a pleasant reality. Better consult us HOW befors labor and materialj oosts advmnoe any further. POIfERiD snumcs lonn compnnv WASHINGTON AND SROAOWAV STRUTS -c 'I MARJORIE MYERS Her marriage views OAio Co-Ed Columnist Who Stirred Sex Row Will Continue Writing By The AeeocUted OBERLIN. April 1 Marjorie (Midge) Myers, pert Oberlin college sophomore whose writings on sexual fidelity started a controversy that reached the fice department in Washington, plans to continue submitting articles to the Oberlin Review, student newspaper.

The next issue will be published April 10 under a new editor. The 19-year-old New York city co-ed daughter of Dr. C. C. Myers of the U.

S. navy, said she has "no over the publication of her marriage theory, but is sorry her name dragged into agree with my she said after talking with her father by telephone, he angry with me. He told me I probably would change my views as I grow older and I probably shall. But I changed them The postoffice department found her article was no violation of its regulations, ruling after Rev. C.

pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart, asked that the paper be barred from the mails. "I was quite certain that the postoffice department would take no action," Miss Myers commented. The controversy started with the March 14 issue of the Review, containing a column by Miss Myers which suggested: should not necessarily demand sexual fidelity and constancy. The sensible marriage should be kind of a business DISTRICT COMMANDER GUEST OF LOCAL POST H. Milton Elliott of Steubenville, 19th district commander of the American Legion, was a guest of East Liverpool post 4 at its weekly meeting Monday night In the Legion hall on Dresden ave.

Mr. Elliott discnssed the membership campaign now in progress in the Legion which will end with an aerial round-up April 27. He also called attention to the district spring conference at Coshocton next Sunday and the annual district convention in Steubenville in July. The local post will begin an Intensive three-week membership campaign with an open meeting Monday night. Movies of the European war.

including naval battles, and pictures which S. C. Porter, post commander, took on a recent trip to Florida, will be shown. A fish fry will be served in conclusion. All world war veterans will he invited.

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