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...purposeless organization of men who at some time or other manned the pump-handle of an organ. Last week's meeting was typical of most (there have been nine), but it was bigger & better. Presiding was the founder and Grand Diapason, spare, bald-pated Author Chester Werntz ("diet") Shafer. As usual, most of the hilarity was provided by the "business" report, weightily and pompously delivered by Author Moore, Vox Humana (and Acting Tremolo) of the Guild. Vox Humana Moore pointed with pride to progress in one of the Guild's prime missions: conservation of the wild castiron animal...
...ones as the wind suddenly expired." Least penalty for such dereliction: dismissal in disgrace. Reward for faithful service varied from nothing (except the privilege of sitting out of sight during the sermon) to Boston's lavish 50?-per-Sunday. Average pay was about 15?. Concluding his article, Author Shafer whimsically proposed an organization of former pumpers. To his amazement, he was flooded by enthusiastic letters. Pumper Affleck wrote first, enclosing a check for 35?-his weekly stipend at pumping-as proposed membership fee. U. S. Senator James Couzens demanded to join; for two years he had pumped...
...Founder Shafer scarcely knew what had happened before he had an organization on his hands (now numbering about 1,000 with additional Lofts in Boston, Syracuse & Detroit). Membership requirement: proof of bonafide pumping, plus a life-membership fee of $5. Some of the members: the late Myron T. Herrick, Will H. Hays (who had to put his weekly 10? wage in the Sunday School collection box at Sullivan, Ind.); Author Arthur Pound; Harold Cunningham, onetime master of S.S. Leviathan, and his successor, Albert Randall; Managing Editor Kenneth C. Hogate of the Wall Street Journal, Colyumist Robert Hobart ("Bob") Davis, Artist...
...North Dakota mobsters wore masks, but did not shoot holes in the dangling body. "Lynch law in North Dakota should not be tolerated," announced Governor George F. Shafer...
Lost in the fire were invaluable masses of State papers, tax documents, land and mortage records. Secretary of State Robert Byrne dashed in and saved the North Dakota Constitution but was badly cut by loose glass. Governor George Shafer summoned all State officials to an emergency conference, declared: "Loss of records will result in the greatest confusion in the State's history and years will elapse before it is untangled." Property damage: $600,000 (covered by insurance...