Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1931, Page 21

ISLE OF MAN HOME OF TAILLESS CATS Stronghold of Smugglers in Old Days Now Peaceful Rendezvous. ‘The Isle of Man, tiny goal of many an ancient conqueror's fleet, is still open to invasion, but from a much more welcome source. ‘Whether flaxen-haired Manx gitls are the attraction, as was said to have been the case with shipwrecked sailors of the Spanish armada, or the island’s friendly climate and fertile fields, which Vikings fought fon, is bard to say. “Anyway, half a million English, Bcotch and Irish holiday makers flock annually to this ancient ‘lil islan,’" says a bulletin from the National Geo- graphic Society. Five Old-Time Kingdoms. “On bright, clear days from Snaefell, the isle’s highest mountain, five old- time kingdoms ate visible. The Isle of Man, a kingdom itself for many cen- turies, is centered in the busy Irish Sea | within easy reach of Ireland, Scotland, | Wales and England. i “For almost a millennium Mona, as | Ceasar called it, was a shu.tlecock in! the hands of 'warring nations and| feudal lords instead of vacationists. First the Irish conquered the miniature kingdom, then the Norse descended in their Viking boats, next the Scotch feudal chiefs, and finally the English. | King Orry, the Viking, is perhaps best remembered. It was he, first of the Jong Norse dynasty, who instituted the Tynwald Court and House of Keys, still in existence as part of the government of the Isle of Man. Imitation Manx Cats. “Peculiar animals and strange fowl roam the heath-covered moors of Mona. | ‘Tailless cats and rumpless chickens are celebrated products. These original fe- lines are said to have been other offs from the Spanish armada. e | many of the cats are born with this humorous deformity, sometimes Manx | ;atives satisfy unsuspecting customers by simple docking. “Until recently herring fishing was the favorite occupation. Now it is catering to tourists. In the old days a small fleet of little boats, or ‘nickeys,’ would sail out to the fishing grounds. An admiral and vice admiral of the fleet are still appointed annually by the vernor. It is the admiral's duty to the fleet to sea. “The islanders believe one should never turn a herring over when once it is placed on a plate. If you should, the “nickey’ which caught it will be sure to capsize. Honest men are ofien re- ferred to by the remark ‘Straight as a herring's backbone.’ Smuggling Once Rife. “Smuggling was the chief trade and means of livelihood in the eighteenth century. So profitable did it become that even fishing and farming were neglected. “The Isle of Man is like a bit of Scotland transplanted. There are roll- ing hills and flat moors, purpled by heather; deep glens, green and gold with ferns and gorse; scraggly moun- tain peake and rugged coast rising abruptly in places 400 feet from the ‘water. During August the moors and glens are golden with gorse blossoms and the air is scented by perfume #weeter than that of a lady's boudoir. | A gentle humming noise or undertone | is fl:l,)my !:H;hbulzinz of bees and the crackling of the gorse as the pods open in the hot sun. s “Visitors historically minded find many treasures and places of interest in Ména. Grim feudal castles associ- ated with the Stanleys, who, as the Earls of Derby, ruled the island for 350 years, abound, and also ruined abbeys, !ttesdnl to the power of the church in ygone days. Quaint thatched houses, some of which were once without chim- neys because of a luxury tax on this now essential part of the home, still remain in hidden, unfrequented spots.” BELLBOYS STAGE FIGHT Politics Hushed in Hotel Lobby at Raleigh by Encounter. RALEIGH, N. C. (#).—Politics likes & food fight' and when there is none & fight between hotel bellboys is enough to_attract political attention. Wednesday night the Sir tel was filled with the great great of the General Assembly. James Keefe, chief of beliboys, and Millard Davies, a bellboy, got into a fight in the lobby. Everybody watched it. Political gossip hushed. No one at- temtped to stop the fight, and the two boys scrapped until police arrived. l ARMY ORDERS I Lieut. Col John Cocke, Cavalry, has b':e& trl-lr:;(ecned from Fort Bliss, Te: e ‘avalry at Monterey, Calif.: Maj. Philip R. Faymonville, ordinance, from New York City to the Proving Ground at Aberdeen, Md.; Maj. Eugene C. Reinartz, Medical Corps, from Wright Field, Ohio, to Brooks Field, Tex.; Maj. B. P. Norvell, Medical Corps, from Hawaii to Miller Field, N. Y. Maj. George H. Steel, Quartermaster Corps, from Fort Adams. R. I, to the Panama Canal Zone; Capt. John J. Pinnessy, Infantry, from Walter Reed General Hospital, this city, to his home to await retirement; Maj. Robert H. Lee, ordinance, from Camp George G. Meade, Md. to the Watertown Arsenal, Mass.; Capt. Dean N. Walker, Medical Cor from San Francisco to Hawaii: Capt. Clarence Longacre, Quartermaster Corps, from the War Department to Duncan Field, Tex.; First Lieut. W. E. Whitson, Air Corps, from the Philippines to Duncan Field, Tex.; Capt. Willlam O. Butler, Air Corps, from Langley Field, Va.; Pirst Lieut. J. L. Hitchings, Air Corps, from Chanute Pield, Ill, and First Lieuts, C. T. Myers, jr, and G. H. Steel, Afr Corps, from Duncan Field, Tex. to the Philippines; Capt. W. F. Mullins, Infantry, from Fort Jay N. Y. to Fort Moultrie, 8. C.; Capt. Aubrey E. Eagle, Air Corps, from Langley Field, Va. to his home to await retirement; Capt. Frank H. Pritchard, Air Corps, from Hawaii to Fort Sill. Okla Col. Laurin J. Lawson, Field Artillery, at Fort Robinson. Nebr. has been as- signed to duty with the 6th Field Ar- tillery, at Fort Hoyle, Md.; Capt. M. M. Dougherty, Medical Administrative Corps, from the Philippines to San Francisco; Capt. Arthur E. Brown, Med- ical Administrative Corps, from Walter Reed General Hospital, this city, to the Philippines; Pirst Lieut. Leland B. Kuhre, Engineers, to duty with the Alasksn Board of Road Commissioners, | and Capt. Ernest C. Adkins, Infantry, | from the Philippines to Fort Benning, | Ga. Marine Corps Orders l The following nounced: Capt. Willlam C. Hall, on January 23 detached Marine Barracks, Wash- ington, D. C., to headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. | Capt. Oliver C. Hine A. Q. M, de- tached headquarters Marine Corps, | ‘Washington, D. C., to Portsmouth, Va., | to report on January 30. Capt. Martin J. Kelleher, detached Portsmouth, Va., to Department of the Pacific via the Cambria, scheduled to from New York, N. Y., on or about February 17, Chief Marine Gunner Frank H. Putt- ::met. d!hch‘:fl San Dv}:‘:i\ C‘I’llf5 (; Brigade, Nicaragua, e U. 3 Sirjus, scheduled to sail from ‘Diego, Calif,, on or about February changes are an- THE EVENING * SCIENCE TESTS “SWEETEST GIRL” Helen Robinson, 19, Columbus, Ohio, who won the title of “America’s Sweet- est Girl” in a recent contest, was given a psychological test at the College of the City of New York to determine if science bears out the judgment of the arbiters. Here is the instrument Dr. Arthur Frank Payne (shown holding the :ev{;e)P:l:g. —A. P. Photo, None Hurt in Train Crash. CLAnAy LU AND EM! } ' MEXICO CITY, January 27 (4).—The | passenger train from El Paso and Juarez N. B. C. NET TONIGHT p collided with a ‘freignt t:ain_yesiciday afternoon near Guadaiupe, Zacatecas. ing, but there were no casualties. New Low Prices (See page C-8) B Tric Will Present Gossipy Program From Chicago—Lincoln to Be Honored. | | Clara, Lu and Em, that's to be the title of the latest radio skit to come out of Chicago. Joining Amos 'n’ Andy. | the Sisters of the Skille; and one or | two other sketches that originate there, the trio will start a fi\'e<dly-s-wl‘ek} broadcast on the N. B. C. network to-| night at 10:30 o'clock. It's to be a gossipy program, based on topics of the day and on the family life of the three. Clara is taken by Louise Starkey, Lu by Isabelle Caroth- ers and Em by Helen King, who orig- inated the idea a year ago or so while students at Northwestern University for the entertainment of their classmates. ‘The sketch has been in radio about seven months, having been a feature of the WGN schedule at Chicago. 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