Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1932, Page 25

AMERICANS GAIN OWN HERDIC MYTH North Woods Legend Creates Giant Who Subdued Angry River. (Editor’s note: The following article on Paul Bunvan, North America’s contribu- tion to folkiore. was written for the As- sociated Press Feature Service by James Stevens, student and author of the Bun- yan legend.) BY JAMES STEVENS. DETROIT, February 27.—When sheep herders, cow punchers and lumberjacks of ancient Greece sat at their camp- fires and told tall tales about a mighty man named Hercules, it is doubtful if they had any suspicion that poets would steal their stories for literature. But thus it happened, and the poets made the name of Hercules immortal, while readers forget that plain folks invented the character. ¥ Our American Hercules, the Paul Bunyan of the North Woods, is threat- ened with a like fate. The hero of countless tall tales told by woodsmen for 70 years, Mr. Bunyan, like Mr. Her- cules, has fallen into the hands of the poets and professors. Whether the American mythical héro will find a modern Homer remains to be seen. Imitations Attempted. > 8 1 ) 1 ( spit 79 barrels of water into his eye!| | Mr. Bunyan saw that the big Auger | would be tough to tame. The river had ; a queer way of flowing, twisting in its | rock bed just like a giant auger, throw- ing up rock shavings in its banks, and s0 earning its name. Mr. Bunyan vowed to untwist the river. So he uprooted | seven hard rock hills, heaved trem into the big Auger's bed, and dammed the river. Then Mr. Bunyan tried to gentle the stream by petting it a dozen times a day, reaching down with his big hands and stroking the river's back, and speaking kind words | At last the river seemed to be tamed | It foamed and twisted no more behind the dam. Actually, however, it had found a crack in the dam and was only | waiting for Mr. Bunyen to leave it for | a night. happened. | All night the big auger bored through the crack, end at dawn it was a Iree | river, 10 times strongar than before. 8o | Paul Bunyan went into battie with the | river, leaping astride the stream. get- | ting ‘a stranglehold with his ar a scissors-hold with his legs. For the furious fight lested, until at last | the river humped itself up to the clouds, | trying to buck Mr. Bunvan off. But he threw all of his strength into one final furjous fighting effort, and the irresisti- ble grip of his legs and arms broke the big auger's back. Th~ river collapsod in two broken parts, which lay like a pair of twin 12kes for three days, then joined and flowed on, a river tamed to | log driving. Left Niagara Falls. When the b.g auger bored through the dam of rock, hills was left a grand waterfall. Mr. Bunyan named it Niag- |area. And whoever doesn't believe this v 3 did the | Bt ettt ot e ok .nEIWILI. UNVEIL TABLET ment at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. HONGRING WAR DEAD Agriculture Employes to Dedicate $Memorial Tomorrow in Building. In tribute to employes of the Depart- ment of Agriculture Who gave their lives to the Nation in the World War, a memorial will be unvelled and ded! cated in the central court of the ad- ministration buflding of the depart- | The memorial will be accepted on ! behalf of the Government by Secre- | trary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde. | On it will appear the names of 69! Department of Agriculture employees | killed in the war. | The ceremonies will begin with a | preliminary concert by the United | States Marine Band Orchestra, under | direction of Capt. Taylor Branson. The | address of welcome will be made by | Robert M. Reese. acting chairman of | the War Memorial Committee of the artment of Agriculture. faj. George A. Wold will present the | colors prior to the invocati>n by Chap- | tor O. Andersen, D. C. Depart- | nt. Veterans of Foreign Wars. The | purpose and of the memorial | will be outlined by cerick C. Lucas, | secretary cf committee, and Mr. | Reese will read the report of Walter C. Henderson, committee chairman, after which he will present the memorial to Secretary Hyde. A children's operetta, *Sunny of Sunnyside,” Will be presented for the benefit of St. Aloysius Parish by veeal | and dance pupils of Mrs. W. E. Krebs in the Gonzaga College Theater on the evenings of March 17, 18 and 19. | An afternoon performance alsp will be given on the latter date. ‘ The operetta, consisting of two | acts. includes a number of song and | dance features. It is under the di- rection and supervision of Mrs. Krebs. Little La Nelle Avery takes the part of “sunny” in the performance, in which children between the ages of 2 and 16 i\‘l‘i\l".‘hflfl’ to participate. Rehearsals for the affair are bei held daily at 808 I street - [ PLAN BENEFIT OPERETTA | PLAY TOURNAMENT | auspices of the Community Center De- | the tnitial contest Tuesday night are the | partment. STANDARDS FIXED! o vy ot smmement on Veice to Figure in Awards. Ontstanding acting and quality of voice will merit individual awards at the preliminaries of the One-Act Flay’ Tournament of the District, which gets uncer way Tuesday night at tce East Washington Community Center under |standards will be observed in_judging the entries: 40 per cent for acting; 20 per cent for choice of play; 20 per cent Outstanding Acting and Quality of | For &ibction: 10 per cent for voice, and {10_per cent for stagecraft | , Four preliminary contests will be held {March 1, 3, 8 and 10, with a winner selected each night. The four chosen will be eligible to compete in the final | contest March 15, at the McKinley High School Auditorium, when dra- matic critics of Washington newspapers will act as judges. Mrs. Constance Connor Brown. Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, Mrs. W. J. Peters Prof. Courtland D. Baker and Gerard Yates, S. J. are judges of the pre- liminaries. The groups participating in ;North Cerolina Avenué Flayers, Wom- en's City Club Drama Unit, Jewish | Community Cer Dramatic Society and the Woodlothiens NINETEENTH CHILD BORN Mother, 42, Already Has 14 Sons, 5 Sets of Twins. SEDALIA, Mo., February 27 (®.— Mrs. James R. Murray's nineteenth child, & girl weighing 12 pcunds, was born here last night. All of her children, of which there are five sets of twins, are living. The oldest is 27. Fourteen are A Mrs. Murray, who is 42 the wife of a section labore: POET TO BE HONORED Wreath to Be Placed on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Statue. In memory of Henry Wadswor Longfellow, who was born in Port Me.. 125 years ago yesieraay, the gressional delegation f a and representatives of will place a wreat! the great poet on C« at N street this morni The Portland Hist which has come to W particular purpose. and tional Longfellow Soc tion with the both hcuses of Congr in_the services The poet was ruary 27, 180% on_for the Interna- collabora- delegation in will take part born in Portland, Feb- “LEAP YEAR” Monday s can go and sce Niagara Falls to Mr. Bunyan, as the more reverent |h y. lumberjacks refer to the hero, is the | one full-bodied figure of American |help but agree taat Mr. Bunyan of myth. John Henry, Pecos Bill, Tony | America was & far mightier man than SRR e Brings the Climax to Our German Doctor Finds || &'ebr-wary Furniture Sale! Way to Stop Stomach e -, Gas Bloating P R I c E era of his own, for the tales tell that he flourished here even before the In- dians. He had giants working for him Babe, the blue ox, who measured 42 ax-handles and a plug of chewing to- bacco between the horns,; Hels Helson, the big Swede, who muddied the Mis- souri River forever with one Spring Even the FIRST spoonful of Adlerika often brings out a surprising amount of old poisonous matter which you never would believe was in your system. Many, o f0r, Jeams leve e coosipenn, The thrilling HALF PRICE DAY with which we always climax our February Furniture A i e e it Sale is at hand . Tomorrow is the day you can have choice of thc:usandys of dollars’ wort’h of Furniture from our regular stock at prices that seem almost incredibly low. For this LAST DAY of the February Sale we've gone through our stock and marked the remaining few-of-a-kind suites and occasional pieces of Furniture left from a busy month’s selling at ONE HALF PRICE. Of course, not everything in our Furniture Store could be included at the full 509 reduction, but we have found more than $12,500 worth of desirable Furniture which will be quickly cleaned out at these low prices. A sufficient assortment to satisfy all bath; Johnny Inkslinger, giant of fig- ures, who used a windmill in his ink- and other make-shifts, and have gone to the bottom of their trouble by taking your homefurnishing needs. 1, Price ¢ well; Shot Gunderson, the iron man Adlerika. Less who had cannon balls for eyes; Joe Adlerika acts gently because it con- (10) Metal Beds, reg- s !‘94 Lamufraw, who was half bear and half tree; and a countless host of little lum- tains no aloes, scnna, calomel or harm- ful narcotics. Get Adlerika today: in ularly $6, at $4.94 $ 5 .94 berjacks, not a one measuring more than seven feet from gallus to gallus. a few hours you'll feel the amazing cleansing effect of this German doctor's 5'7 .94 §8-94 Stories about Mr. Bunyan and his mates have been told by American remedy. Sold by leading druggists. Take this to any drugeist and get 15¢ discount on your Arst botile of but onl; it lumberjacks since the 50s. They were cash for this, 1 i Following a roll call of the depart- ment’s heroic dead, Sergt. Frank Witchey, 3d Cavalry, will sound taps. | Benediction will be asked by Chaplain Anderson. cay. Any one who hears the tales cannot Consider the Advantage of Buying Furni- ture in This HALF PRICE SALE ON . Goldenberg’s Convenient BUDGET PLAN For Which Privilege You Pay No Interest, Extras or “Carrying Charges” Whatever! Everybody -knows that soda, magnesia or laxatives give only temporary relief from gas cn the stomach or gaseous indigestion. The REAL cause of the trouble is not ree 4. ‘Thals cause is Intestinal Stasis or the too slow movement of waste food matter. This waste mattcr stays in the bowels too long, ferments and forms gas and poisons. Dr. Carl Weschcke, in his private practice, first perfected the intestinal o cleanser and prophylactic now known Sl i | as Adlerika, It is a compound of a sa- Gives Typical Story. | line intestinal evacuant found in many Here is the outline of a typical |famous health springs of Germany, Bunyan story: with the vegetable bowel tonics cascara It was in the Spring of the reverse | and buckthorn and other important in- 15¢ rain that Paul Bunyan tamed the big | gredients. Most remedies act on lower Auger River. This river was young and | bowel only, but Adlerika acts on BOTH wild, and when Mr. Bunyan got ready | upper and lower bowels. Michigan, with the rise of lumbering | in the pineries there. Evidently the myth was originated by the Irish shanty boys and French Canadians. This is the opinion of the o'dest authorities among the woodsmen. The stories were borne on to the West from Michigan, and now their home is .ir the great forests of the Pacific Coast. Many Wisconsin _woodsmen claim the Badger State as Mr. Bunyan'’s starting first heard in the Saginaw Valley of place, but they argue from sentiment CUSTOMER writes his name Paul, Minn. Living Room Suites . Dining Room Suites One-Half and Less . - One-Half and Less Ten-piece Dining Rcom Suites; ) $ regularly$169.00. Half Price Day. 5 Ten-piece Dining Room Suites; ) $ regularly $239.00. Half Price 5 119 D. - . Ten-piece Dining Room Suites; $ Ir)egularly $279.00. Half Price 139 ay *179 (12) Metal Beds, reg- ularly $10, at (14) Metal Beds, reg- ularly $12, at Three-piece Living Room Suites; regularly $100.00. Half Price Day. Three-piece Mohair Living Room Suites; regularly $129.00. 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