Sedalia Weekly Democrat from Sedalia, Missouri • Page 6

I a SIX THE SEDALIA. DEMOCRAT MAY 28, 1937 FRIDAY, POISON BAIT TO KILL HOPPERS AT VERY LOW COST Reports of Hatching In Few Small Areas In The County Reports coming to the county agent's office indicate that young grasshoppers are hatching out in a few small areas in Pettis County. According to the latest information received from George D. Jones, extension entomologist, the chance for a serious outbreak of grasshoppers this summer depends to a very large extent on weather condition during the next few months. Mr.

Jones reports that the ice and cold weather of last winter has not affected the hatchability of the eggs to a great extent, therefore, the seriousness of grasshoppers this year will depend on weather conditions. Pettis Countians are urged to notify the county agent's office whenever they find a spot in which the hoppers appear rather abundantly. Clear, warm, dry weather is ideal for the hatching of per eggs, while cool, rainy weather will tend to reduce the amount of hatch. In order for the eggs to hatch, the ground temperature must not be lower than 65 to 70 degrees. There are approximately 50 kinds of grasshoppers in the state of Missouri, however, only four of these are destructive.

After the hatches from the egg, it is approximately six weeks before wings are developed. During this six week period, the hoppers change skin five times. To control a serious outbreak of grasshoppers poison bait is the one most effective treatment. Prompt use of bait when young hoppers begin to appear at this time of year will control even the most serious outbreak at a very low cost. Where the use of bait is delayed until later, it can still be used effectively but more ground must then be treated and more damage will be done to crops with the hoppers.

The following mixtures of poison bait can be used at the rate of 10 pounds of dry bait (20 pounds wet) per acre to control the hoppers if applied early in the morning when the hoppers are starting to feed. --I- Bran, 100 pounds. Paris green or white arsenic, 4 pounds. Cheap molasses (Black Strap) 8 quarts. Water, 7 or 8 gallons.

-I- Bran, 100 pounds. Sodium arsenite (Liquid 2 quarater. 9 or 10 gallons. (Sawdust may be used to replace half of the bran in either formula I or ID. Sawdust equivalent to 100 pounds bran.

Red-dog or whole wheat flour, 15 pounds. Sodium arsenite (liquid) 2 quarts. Water, about 7 or 8 gallons. This bait should be applied from four to five o'clock in the morning Two to four applications applied ten days apart are recommended. At the present there is approximately 20 tons of bran and several barrels of poison in storage in Pettis County.

This material was left over from that supplied by the Federal Government last year. As soon as it is necessary, a county mixing station will be set up to mix this bait and will be available to farmers of Pettis County as a very low cost. PICNIC DINNER AS SCHOOL CLOSES The last days of school activities of the Hughesville Consolidated district included a community picnic dinner served at the high school Friday with a program in the morning and a high School and grade school picnics Thursday. The program included the following numbers: Mitchell school, Miss Rowena Wheeler, teacher. Style show--Lester Martin, clerk: Beulah Mae Kinder, Ruth Ann KelMildred Jean Paxton, Barbara Kinder, Helen Finch.

Anna Bell Howard. Mary Cha Paxton, Jack Knight and I ray. "Our Trip Sature seeing in Jefferson City. Boonville. Fayette, Mary Charlotte Paxton.

Anal Toward, Jack Knight, Dale Murra, Barbara Kinder and Helen Finch. McCubbin school, Miss Mildred Rages, teacher. "My First -Margaret Wiseman. "My Stephens. Vocal trio, "When The Dew Is On The Fitzsimmons, Mary Ruth Smith and Margaret Rages.

"A Boy and His Stomach'--Gerald Smith. "Willie's Hearing" Carl Wiseman. Piano solo, "Brown Eyed Susan" -Kathryn Rages. "Fourteen Lowrey. Song by school, "Sailor Boy." High Point school, Mrs.

Grover Reno, teacher. Play. "The $100 Yeast Crane. Richard Meyer, G. W.

Meyer, Gwendolyn Brandhorst, Earl Wayne Mueller, Juanita Murphy and Robert Murphy. Play, "The Absent Minded John Crane, and Harry Meyer. High school number. Reading, "Pigs is Powell. Hughesville school, Miss Lucile Bronkhorst, teacher.

Play, "The Cute Glasscock, Hazel Forbes, Junior Kincheloe, Cleta Wheeler, Gilbert Poese and Mildred Glasscock. Prairie Valley school, Miss Alma Ruth Chamberlain, teacher. Chinese play, cu -Clarence Gray, Roland Templeton, David Hieronymus. Donald Curry, Leota Swope, Velma Templeton, Claude Curry, Clyde Curry, Loretta Haynes and Homer Templeton. At the close of the program presentations of diplomas to eighth grade graduates and certificates and awards to high school students were made by Superintendent Glen R.

Snider. Eighth grade graduates were: Mary Charlotte Paxton, Jack Knight, Annabell Howard, Dale- Murray, Walter McClure, Elizabeth McClure, Dorothy Templeton, Jack Fowler, Bernice Glasscock and Richard Meyer. Certificates, awards and medals were given as follows: grade school spelling, Mildred Glasscock; track, Clarence Thomason and Tillman Peters; basketball, Julian Towler, Clarence Thomason, Tillman Peters, George Lowrey, Lawson Smith and Edward Callis; track for girls, Ruth Owen, Hazel Parkhurst, Dora Dale Siron and Dorothy Stephens; volley ball, Dora Dale Siron, Dorothy Stephens, Mary Elizabeth Swope, Eva Nell Winters, Lorene Thomason. Ruth Schneck. Nan Powell, Ruth Owens, Dorothy Kinder and Elizabeth Wiley; typing, Eva Nell Winters; dramatics, Nan Powell, Elizabeth Wiley, Dorothy Kinder and George Lowrey; declamation, Nan Powell, Clayton Callis, Elizabeth Wiley and Dorothy Kinder: best essay on American history, Ruth Schneck: good citizenship, Harry Smith.

The serving of the dinner was taken care of by a special committee composed of Mrs. Henry Nagel, Mrs. J. 0. Kinchloe, Mrs.

D. R. Powell, Mrs. Grover Reno and Miss Christianna Garton. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OVER LABOR AND WAGE Measure Drafted Leaves Specific Regulations Up to Congress WASHINGTON, May Will the proposed labor standards law affect all workers? No.

Unlike the NRA, which applied even to the individual pantspresser, it would not cover employ. 3 of purely local concerns or intrastate service trades. Those whose work affects interstate commerce are its main concern. What guarantees would the bill afford workers to whom it applies? The measure as drafted does not contain specific minimum wages or maximum hours but leaves for congress to determine what "oppressive" wages and hour conditions would be banned. Chairman Connery (D-Mass) of the house labor committee said he would seek an hourly minimum wage which would produce not less than $16 weekly, regardless of the hours set.

Is there anything to prevent the minimum wage from becoming the maximum? Instead of the flat minimum of $15 a week in the North and $12 in the South which most NRA codes sought to achieve, "reasonable' wage and hour standards for specific industries would be set by a five-man board. What would govern the board in its wage determinations? It would consider the cost of living and other circumstances. wages paid for similar work under collective bargaining, and wages paid for comparable work by em ployers who maintain fair standards. What benefits would employes of industries paying much higher wage rates than the proposed minimum receive? In many such cases. sponsors said, they would profit from: short ening of their work week.

from prohibitions against employers using professional strike breakers or so-called industrial spies at.d from elimination of sub-standard working conditions. What if an employer does not obey the law? First the board would order him to comply. If he refused, the board could ban his products from inter. state shipments and could ask the federal courts to enforce its orders. Violations would te punishable by fines of $500, imprisonment for six months or both.

MEETING HELD BY EXTENSION CLUB The Quisenberry Homemakers met with Mrs. C. A. Richards with Mrs. G.

S. Thompson assistant hostess on Wednesday, May 19. The project work of the month was led by Mrs. G. S.

Thompson. The program committee presented Rev. Rumpf of the Evangelical church who gave an interesting talk on "Betterment of Home and Club song was led by Mrs. Albers and two games in charge of Mrs. Mike Donnahoe proved entertaining.

Magazine exchange as well as exchange of flowers to be used in flower beds was all added feature of the day's accomplishments. DELAY WORK ON NEW GRANDSTAND UNTIL AUGUST 15 The Change Is Welcomed by Local Baseball and Softball Followers A decision to defer work on the new grandstand at Liberty Park until about August 15 has been reached by the committee in charge of the construction, Mayor Julian H. Bagby has announced. The announcement was received with cheers by baseball and softball enthusiasts who had sought to have the construction postponed until i the summer program had been completed. A new fence has been erected around the ball park and the diamond has been put in shape for play.

The lights are being put in p'ace this week for the first night softball game of the season Friday when the Missouri Pacific Boosters will play the Boone County Lumber Company of Columbia. The City Softball League is scheduled to open the night of June 1, and Business Manager Don Salmon of the Sedalia Athletics baseball team has announced that his club probably will arrange a series of night baseball games here, now that it has been decided the present grandstand will not be razed until late in the summer. Salmon said the Atbletics, who have been victorious in their first three starts this season, probably will arrange a night game with the Columbia Merchants or the Jefferson City Tweedies about the middle of June. The A's plans are for one game a week under the lights, probably on Wednesday nights. Arrangements for the softball league are near completion.

Managers of teams already have met, adopted official rules and voted to play a week of exhibition games under the lights before the championship race is launched. OBITUARIES Funeral of William Oakley Funeral services for William Oakley, 73 years old, former employee of the M-K-T railroad shops, who passed away at 423 West street, a about 9 o'clock Friday night, will be held at the Gillespie Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. The Rev. Oscar J. Rumpf, pastor of the Immanuel Evangelical church, will officiate.

Interment will be in Crown Hill cemetery. y. The body will remain at the funeral home. Mr. Oakley recently told friends he did not believe he had any relatives.

He reported the last he heard from his relatives was more than twenty years ago when he received a letter from a sister. Funeral of E. M. Shields Funeral services for Edward M. Shields, well known Sedalian, who passed away suddenly at his home, 306 West Fifth street, will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the First Baptist church, Sixth street and Lamine with the Rev.

Dwight H. Willett, pastor of the church, officiating. Mrs. Charles H. Bard will be in charge of the music for the service.

Pallbearers will be the following friends: John Brandt, Ed Calvert, Walter Kennedy, E. W. Couey, W. W. Blain and W.

S. Thomas. Interment will be in the family lot in Crown Hill cemetery. The body will be taken from the McLaughlin Funeral Chapel at 9 o'clock this morning to the family home on West Fifth street where it will remain until time for the fuheral. William Holt Dies William Holt.

aged 89 years old. died at 8:15 a. m. o'clock yesterday at the home of his son. Boulder J.

Holt, six miles north of Sedalia in the Bothwell lodge vicinity. Mr. Holt and family for many years resided at 812 North Grand avenue, but for several years past he had lived with his son. Born in Chariton county he grew to boyhood there and was married in 1869 at Palmyra, to Miss Mary E. Webb.

They came to Sedalia in 1888. Mr. Holt a retired carpenter is survived by the son named. He vas the father of two other children, Sallie Holt, who passed away at the age of 11 years, and William Holt. who died at the age of 52 years.

His wife died in 1927. Clark L. Holloway Dies Word has been received here of the death of Clark L. Holloway, a former Sedalian, who died Sunday In Phoenix, where be had resided since leaving Sedalia about 16 6 years ago. He is survived by two SODS, Evan and Lyle.

and a sister. Mrs. George Nichols, all of this city. Joseph Dick Dies Word has been received in Sedalia of the death of Joseph Dick, brother of Henry Dick of 405 North Quincy avenue, who passed away at his home, 1020 Bennington, Kansas City, on Saturday. Surviving are tIT sons, Everett Dick and Jerry Dick of Kansas four daughters, Mrs.

Velma City; Coffer. Los Angeles, Mrs. Ruth McConnell, Mt. Washington; Mrs. Lorine Saunders, Los Anand Miss Arline Dick of geles, Kansas City, and three brothers, Dock Dick of Bunceton; Pete Dick and Henry Dick of Se.

of Tipton dalia, and one sister, Mrs. Lena Knipp of Tipton. Funeral services were held at 10 c'clock yesterday morning from the Shell Chapel, and interment was made in the Masonic cemetery at Tipton. Funeral of William Ockalay The funeral of William Ockalay, who passed away at 423 West Sixth street, Friday evening, were held AL 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Gillespie Funeral Home, with the Rev. Oscar J.

Rumpf, pastor of Immanuel Evangelical church, officiating. Pallbearers were friends. Interment was in Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Mary L.

Hereford Dies Mrs. Mary Luvenia Hereford. widow of the late James Hereford, died at 6:45 o'clock Sunday afternoon at her nome In La Monte. She suffered a fractured hip last July and had never walked since. Mrs.

Hereiord was born in Lexington, October 10. 1865, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. W. B.

Todd, both deceased. Her father was pastor of the LaMonte M. church in 1901 and 1902. She was married to Mr. Hereford in Gunn City, August 14,1883 and they moved to LaMonte June 07.

1923. Mr. Hereford died August 9 1928. Mrs. Hereford leaves one brother, V.

P. Todd, La Monte. and a halfsister. Mrs. J.

S. Pollock. Dodge! City, Kas. Funeral of E. M.

Shields Funeral services for E. M. Shields, whose death occurred suddenly Friday morning at his home, 306 West Fifth street, were held at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist church, the pastor, the Rev. Dwight H. Willett, officiating.

An exceptionally large gathering of relatives and friends assembled for the rites and the minister in his discourse spoke in praiseworthy terms of the exemplary life of the well known deceased. Floral tributes were numerous and of rare beauty. Mrs. Charles H. Bard was in charge of the music.

Interment was in Crown Hill cemetery. DEGREES FOR FIVE PETTIS COUNTAINS. Five students from Pettis County will be among those receiving grees at Central Missouri State Teachers college, Warrensburg, at 10 a. m. Thursday, May 27, when Rev.

L. M. Birkhead of Kansas City will deliver the commencement address. These seniors are Helen Frances Barrick, Sedalia; Rose Donaldson Finnell, Sedalia: Frances Glover, Sedalia; Hazel Irene Ott, Sedalia; and Lydia B. Parkhurst, Sedalia.

Helen Barrick is a daughter of Ir. and Mrs. Frank W. Barrick, and has majored in Kindergarten and Primary. She is a member of Alpha Phi Sigma and Alpha Alpha Phi Delta, National Honorary Fraternities, and Theta Sigma Upsilon, SOcial sorority.

Mrs. Rose Donaldson Finnell is the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Maude Finnell, teacher in Smith-Cotton high school in Sedalia. She is the wife of Stein Finnell, a graduate of SmithCotton high school and student at Central Missouri State Teachers college. Mr.

and Mrs. Finnell will teach at Stover the coming year. Mrs. Finnell is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, National Honor Fraternity; of Amadrams, dramatic club; of Foreign Language Club and of Sigma Sigma Sigma, social sorority, and has been Secretary of the senior class. Frances Glover.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Glover, has majored in music and is a member of the Glee Club, Cresendo Club, and chestra and had a leading part in the Opera given in 1936.

Hazel Irene Ott, daughter of A. E. Ott, chose Home Economics for her major subject. She is a member of Kappa Omicron Phi, and Alpha Phi Delta, National Honor organizations, and of the Canearies. drum and bugle corps.

Lydia Blanche Parkhurst, daughter of John H. Parkhurst, was uated from the high school at Hughesville. She will have a major in two subjects, Mathematics and Social Science, and is a member of Canearies, the drum and bugle corps. KENTUCKY GIRL IS SPELLING CHAMP WASHINGTON, May 25-The correct spelling of "plebeian," pertainto the common people, gave Waneeta Beckley, 11-year-old Louisville, girl, the national spelling championship and $500 today. Waneeta spelled the word correctIly after her finalist opponent.

Betty Grunstra, 55-pound Clifton, N. girl. spelled it "plebean." Waneeta then spelled "promiscuous" for good measure and was declared winner of the contest, which is sponsored by daily newspapers in the nation's elementary and junior high schools. FINDS BODY OF SON IN VACANT LOT NEAR HOME PLEASANT HILL. May 22.

-P-Mrs. Jake Miller found the body of her son, Jay Lee. 12. in a vacant lot adjacent to the Millers' home here tonight. The body was in shallow excavation.

formerly used for the basement of a house. Jay Lee's neck was broken. and his neck was burned deeply. The boy had been pla. alone.

and may have slid from tree. catching a handkerchief around his neck on a branch. Coroner E. M. Griffith said an inquest was un likely.

BACCALAUREATE AT SMITH-COTTON TO GRADUATES Rev. Willett Refers To Them as "Kings and Queens" in Address SPECIAL MUSIC FOR PROGRAM Speaker Urges Pursuit of Those Things that Bring Success baccalaureate service for the The Smith-Cotton high school graduates held in the school auditorium was Sunday afternoon. the large audidecorated in black. white torium and gold. The stage was lovely with many colorful flowers, peonies, spirea, lilies, daisies Lydrangea, and ferns.

The two hundred six graduates. wearing gray caps and gowns, decended the side balcony sters. and seated, alphabetically, in the were center rows. Some, who were in the a cappella choir, were on the stage. The sermon was delivered by the Rev.

Dwight H. Willett. pastor of the First Baptist church. whose text was "After whom is the King of Israel come out? After whom dost thou pursue? After 8 dead dog, after a flea?" The afternoon program was as follows: of school orchestra under the direction of J. T.

Alexander. "Open Our Eyes' -Mac FarianeGirls' Glee Club under the direction of Mrs. A. R. Beach and accompaa pied by Mary Schrankler.

Scripture-Rev. R. E. Hurd. Prayer--Rev.

Quincy R. Wright. Response--Girls' Glee Club and Boys' Quartet. Sermon--Rev. Dwight H.

Willett. -Cadman- Boys' Quartet. Benediction--Rev. A. W.

doffer. of High School Orchestra. Chance For Leadership Rev. Willett chose one incident from the life of the first king of Israel. He referred to the graduates as kings and queens, saying also that every man or woman In America today is a potential king for queen.

"You have the chance to be the future leaders of society, but this will depend upon your object of pursuit," he stated, adding that Saul made the tragic mistake of pursuing those things that were worthless and trivial. Those who seek pleasure, he said, as the chief aim in life, should be referred to as "flea la worthless pursuit. Rev. Willett quotes some of the greatest men on what they say about pleasure: Euliver- life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind and Bucher "Mere pleasure sought outside of usefulness is fraught with poison." "There are many today who pursue fame and worldly praise, who are striving for the applause of the world. Such pursuits are worthy of young people today," replied Rev.

Willett. Testimonies of tamous men were given: Burke-" wouldn't give a peck of refuse wheat tor ail the fame of the Charles Lamb. "1 walk up and down thinking I am happy and knowing I am Robert Browning in "The Patriot" rebukes the fickleness of public acclaim and shows foolishness of the those who make the winning of fame the chief objective of life. Pursuits that he considered worth while were given as pursuits after high ideals and aims in life. Daniel Webster, Thomas Carlyle, and Joan of Arc were given as examples of high idealism.

After asking the quest "Whom dost thou Rev. Willett concluded his fine sermon by say. ing. "May you follow Christ who is 'the way, the truth and the life'." HUGHESVILLE HIGH COMMENCEMENT The Hughesville high school commencement program was held at the Christian church Wednesday night. Processional.

"Priest's March," Mendelssohn-Miss Mildred Rages. invocation--H. T. Scott. "The Time of Maying," Swansea high school mixed quartette.

Address-Mr. R. T. Scobee. "Lift Thine Eyes," "In the Garden of -Corcordia high school trio.

Benediction--H. T. Scott. Recessional, "Priests' March'- Miss Mildred Rages. Divorce Is Petitioned Alleging non-support and general indignities Mrs.

Charlotte Mary McCarty filed Suit in the circuit court yesterday asking for a divorce from Marion E. McCarty, 1 to whom. according to the petition she was married March 22, 1925. The defendant, the petition states, is now employed as a barber in LaPlatte, Mo. The plaintiff asks for custody of their two children and lance.

Recovering From Injuries William H. Reid of 1203 South Lamine avenue, who was severely injured May 12th, 11 a motorcycle accident, is up and around at his home. CANDLE SERVICE AT HIGH SCHOOL HELD MONDAY Impressive Ceremony Is Given In Auditorium Of Smith-Cotton An impressive Candle Service of Smith-Cotton was held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock in tie high school auditorium. The junior and the senior classes marched into the auditorium and took their designated positions. 'The junior class in the East section and the senior graduates in the West section.

Senior and junior queens and their attendants, the retiring and the incoming presidents and vice presidents, and the presidents of the junior and senior classes were seated on the stage. junior girls on the stage formally were" dressed. while the seniors were attired in caps and gowns. girls in the classes wore afternoon dresses. The students who were seated on the stage were: SeniorsMarjorie Claycomb, Clay Ellison, Dorothy Winebrenner, Gerald Ferguson, Kathryn Henderson, Harold Mindell.

Dorothy Berger. Wade Palmer. Roena Rader, Jack Mc Anerney, Ruth Aleskin. Stansel Defoe, Marion Pettigrew, Hilliard Hudson, Nelle Hurley, Billy Ross, Margaret Bohon, William Fingland, and Velda Uffman: Juniors--John Rayl, Kathryn Labahn, Lucille Hall, Christine Leftwich, Bob Alpert, Mary Hausam, E. G.

McGrath, Geraldine Sullivan, H. D. Anamosa, Beulah Winrod, Paul Myers, Barbara Beckemeyer, Martha Jean Baker, Bob Box, Elaine Caren, Vernon Flessa, Evelyn Jones and Stanton Hudson. Following is the Candle Service program: Bugle--Jack Janes. Processional--In The City of Sedalia.

Greetings--Marjorie Claycomb, retiring president of the Senior Student Council. Class Address-Gerald. Ferguson, president of the senior class. Response and Pledge--Lucille Hall, president of the junior class. Presentation of the Queen of the Senior Class--Marjorie Claycomb.

Senior Queen Surrenders Her Scepter Dorothy Winebrenner, Queen of the senior class. Miss Winebrenner's attendants were Missles Kathryn Henderson and Dorothy Eerger. Response Christine Leftwich, Queen of the junior class. Miss Leftwich's attendants were Misses Geraldine Sullivan and Mary gam. investment of the Student eil Vice-President Clay Ellison, Vice-President of the Senior Student Council.

Pledge of Office -Kathryn Labahn Vice-President elect of the Student Council. Investment of Student Council President, Marjorie Claycomb. Pledge of Office, John Rayl, VicePresident elect of the Student Council. Be The Tie That Binds and classes standling. Farewell Address--Marjorie Clayi comb.

Lighting of Candles. Recessional "God of Our Fathers" -Jack Janes. "Echo Kuecker. FARLEY DEDICATES NEW POSTOFFICE RICHMOND. May crowd of several thousand persons cheered James A.

Farley, postmaster general and Democratic national chairman, as he spoke briefly today at the dedication of a new postoffice here. It turned out to be an old fash icned Democratic rally. Arriving by train at Henrietta, four miles southeast of here, Farley found 50 cars containing political leaders and postmasters from many sections of Missouri waiting for him. Gov. Lloyd C.

Stark. Dan M. Nee, Western Missouri collector of internal revenue: Forrest Smith, state auditor. and Rep. Richard Duncan of St.

Joseph, were on the platform in front of the postoffice when Farley was presented. Bunting and flags decorated the business district. The Richmond high school band and drum corps, boy scouts, girl scouts and the Wentworth military band were there. Mayor Carl M. Haynes introduced Representative Duucan, who in turn introduced Governor Stark and the postmaster general.

Farley referred to Duncan as one of the leaders in congress. Farley predicted Governor Stark (would be written in history as "one of the best chief executives of the state and nation." He said he hoped Richmond would like its new postoffice which he said was one of hundreds of public buildings being constructed in the nation. Dr. George W. Walker, Cape Girardeau, grand master of Missouri Masons, was in charge of the corInerstone ceremony.

Former Serial Movie Star from Green Ridge Visits Springtield Miss Pearl White, movie star of in serial fame, who was born in Green Ridge, visited Springfield, her former home last week, and was the subject of a lengthy article in the Springfield Leader. Miss White, with her French maid stopped at the Kentwood Arms, She told the reporter she was born at Green Ridge, that she didn't know exactly how old she was when the family moved to Springfield, she thought she was five, but her father told her she was nine. "All I remember," she said, "is that I came Springfield carrying a bird cage." "She took up residence abroad somewhat by accident," states the newspaper article, and continues: "That is to say, it became a habit with her. She went to London to appear in a revue, went from there to Paris. She had intended a European tour of only a year.

She stayed on and on, and eventually bought a house in Paris. She has no desire to come back to America, and would not be here now, she says, except that she came back to look after her father. The first few days she was here she stayed with him at his home at 625 South National avenue. It wag her first visit here in 10 years. Probably, she says, it will be her last.

"She has been married three times. "'My first she says, 'was an actor. and he was a good actor, too. My second husband was a Jew. 'That she says with a wry smile, 'al tsedujt stwo days.

My third husband was a major in the "'And what became of that "'He killed himself. He really killed himself in the army, but he didn't know it. He was determined to get in the war. He went in as a private and came out a major. But he was shot in the chest and twice the head, and he was never the in same after the "Now she has a house in Paris, a chateau outside of Paris, and a home in Cairo, Egypt, which is large enough to accommodate an indoor, swimming pool.

She loves the desert. "She has a string of racing horses. have six and a half she said. The half was explained by the fact that she and her trainer. own one together.

She races them at Bombay, Calcutta and other famous tracks. "Her hobby is traveling, which she does most of the time. 'There are always places to she She speaks five languages fluently, several others after a fashion. "She has no particular desire toreturn to acting, and she doesn't she says need the money. 'I suppost I am what you would call rich." "Yet she is planning to make a picture next fall.

She won't tell the name of the company or the picture. 'I will play a middle aged she says, 'because that's what I am. 1 am 45 years "Miss White feels that she has: gotten what she wanted out of life. and while she is no longer the barefoot girl of 13 who strawberries at Nichols Junction, those who knew her will say that she is still the same friendly, unassuming person with a great zest for life." That's All! The dramatic tic critic was approached by the producer whose show had been panned the previous were very severe on my play," said the producer. "What was really SO bad about it?" "I didn't like the way you handied your lights," replied the critic.

"What was wrong with them?" "They were. on!" Dr. Antoine Saugrain Called "First Scientist of the Mississippi Valley" Compiled by State Historical Socie- ty, at Columbia, Floyd C. Shoemaker, secretary. An advertisement in the Missouri Gazette dated May 26, 1809, announcing the reception of the first supply of small pox vaccine ever received west of the Mississppi, recalls the colorful career of the man whose signature it carries--Dr.

Antoine Fracois Saugrain, prominent pioneer French physician of St. Louis. Termed the "first scientist of the Mississippi valley" by one of his biographers, the life of Dr. Saugrain is outstanding not only for its scientific significance, but because of its many romantic elements unusual even for the day in which Saugrain lived. French royalist, brother-in-law of the undeservedly notorious Dr.

Guillotin, friend of Benjamin Franklin, Indian fighter, scientist in the service of the Spanish king and St. Louis physician, the colorful and checkered career of Antoine Saugrain touches the history of France, Spain and America while episodes of his life relate to such historic events as French and American revolutions, the Lewis and Clark expedition, the famed colony of French emigrees at Gallipolis on the Ohio and the transfer of Louisiana. Born in mid-eighteenth century France of a line of "librarians, booksellers and printers," Antoine Saugrain studied as a lad in his teens in Paris in an age when revolutionizing discoveries, including the chemical experiments of Lavoisier Benjamin Franklin's memorable experimental identification of lightuing and the electric spark, were exciting new trends in scientific method and rise to new systems of philosophical thought. As a participant the same intellectual atmosphere in Paris of which Ban. jamin Franklin partook, tradition asserts that it was directly rom Franklin that the youthful which Saugrain deterreceived impulse mined his scientific career mhen and sent him on his first visit to America.

About 1784. after having pursued studies in physics, chemistry and mineralogy, and when but twentyone or twenty-two years of age, Saugrain entered the service of the Spain for the purpose of exlamining mines and minerals in Mexico. Of this early phase of his life little is known beyond the fact that after returning to in 1785 he made a second Mexico France, in 1786 after which he again returred to France. It is said that while in Mexico he was the friend of the "enlightened" viceroy. Don Galvez Atrracted To Wilds After these trips.

it appears chat Saugrain was never afterward able to shake himself of the attraction which life in the wilds possessed for him. Almost immediately after returning to France he sailed in 1787 for America in company with M. Raquet and M. Picque, the latter a philosopher and botanist, with Kentucky and the valley of the Ohio as his objective. The stated purpose of this trip varies, rart of Saugrain's biographers saying it was scientific, others that the object was to find a suitable spot for a French settlement.

This venture terminated disastrously, Picque and Raquet being killed by the Indians and Saugrain himself narrowly escaping with his life after thrilling adven. tures which are related in an account left by him. In April, 1790, after a visit France, Saugrain again returned to America. this time with the illfated party of French immigrants destined for Gallipolis on the Ohio. At Gallipolis, the aeromotors, thermometers and phosphorous matches which Dr.

Saugrain manufactured in his little room won for him a reputation as a scientist throughout the American settlements of Kentucky and Ohio. According to a sketch of his life published in 1827, Dr. Saugrain at this time also became widely known among the inhabitants for his in inoculation for the smallpox Many, it is stated, went to him at Gallipolis to be cured. After six years at Gallipolis and sometime in Lexington, and Portage des Sioux, Dr. Saugrain moved to St.

Louis in 1800 where he was appointed post surgeon by the Spanish lieutenant governor, Delassus. After the transfer of Louisiana to the U. S. he was appointed army surgeon by Jefferson, a position 1n which he served until 1811. At.

St. Louis Saugrain established a reputation as a physician and scientist. According to a tradition, which has been accepted by certain authorities, he was sought out by Lewis and Clark whom he supplied with a medicine chest, gratuitiously, thermometer and matches of his own manufacture for their historic expedition. Until his death in St. Louis in 1820, Dr.

Saugrain was known far wide for his chemical laboratory and for his experiments with elecand tricity. It has already been stated that he was famed for his treatment of smallpox. consideration of the unusual interest of his life and the scientific importance attached to it, it 1s to be regretted that little is known of this man who so to the St. Louis of his time gave an intellectual and scientifc atmo sphere unusual for a frontier com munity. BROS.

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