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HAD TOUCH OF COMIC OPERA Chines? Armies 8toppe<i Fighting t? Let United States Vessel Pass Down the River. Ensign William H. Galbraith, navi gating officer of the United States de stroyer Hort, attached to tho United States Anlutlc squadron In Chinese wa- j ters, In n lett?r tells of the intensified work placed on the hands of the ves- ! sols of the squadron in the Far East by the operations of the Chinese civil war now in progress between tho Pe kingese and tho Cantonese sections of the nation. When annies representing these hostile sections approach cities In which American citizens ure In busi ness there ls much excitement en the ' part of the Americans and they call urgently for tho protection of the licet, says the Columbus Dispatch. Uecei.tly the Dart received a radio gram call from an officer of a Uidted Stales merchant vessel, stating that his | vessel 50 miles up one of the Chinese rivers was being detained. The captain was anxious to put to sea, and would the Uart see that it was permitted to depart? The Uart got on the joh at once and found when the scene was reached that there was no govern mental authority holding the United Statuis ship np, hut the Cantonese army was drawn up on one side of tho river and the Pekingese on the other and a hattie was in progress, with the river, through which the United States ship must pass, between them. Natu rally (hu captain did not fancy risking the shots (hat wer?' passing across Ibo : Channel. The respective commanders [ kindly suspended (he lighting until the merchant vessel had passed. SUCCESS SLOW IN COMING Discoverer of Vulcanized Rubber Was at One Time Compelled to Beg Money for Bread. Charles Goodyear, who became a millionaire and was the inventor of vul canized rubber as well as many other forms of the tree sap products, at one time was forced to beg for $5 to keep him from starving. In 1834 he discov ered that rubber could be vulcanized. It was an accident, lie attempted to remove some bronze dust from a blt of rubber cloth, and after trying several chemicals tried aqua fortis, a chem ical largely composed of sulphuric acid. It failed also, and lie threw tho cloth away. A few days later be picked it up by chance, and noted the spot rubbed by the aqua fortis had hard ened and would stand a degree of heat that would have molted it in its former state. lie applied his discovery, and soon was wearing rubber shoes, toals, bats and ? ber garments, ami had n small fortune by ibo right of bis discovery. But u year passed, and nbs goods were discredited and returned, rotting and broken. He was ruined. Ile started in again to discover a method that would vulcanize the rubber, and for ten years he kept at lt, his life a long misery of hunger and cold and crush ing poverty. His success came sudden ly and soon he was rich beyond his wildes! dreams. Wonderful Poison Gases. Canned, soi ld I lied, poison gas, which ls claimed to be absolutely foolproof and mobile, has boen perfected for use by the American sohller. according to Popular Mechanics Magazine. That two similes-defensive and offensive gas research-go hand In hand al ready has been demonstrated, for, in addition to the development of new forms of gas, army experts nt the Edgewood (Md.) arsenal, have fiad to Improve the gas masks to make them effective against Borne of tho new gases brought Into existence there. In technical military progress, every new weapon means a call upon the armorer for a new defense. As a result, this country today has not only gases which surpass anything used during the World war, but a mask which, In recent tests wrts worn 21 hours a day for a week, except at mealtime, with out any discomfort whatever. Breath* lng was norma), speaking was simple, and it kept out nil tho gases thus far known. Women Smokers "Under Cover." Tim mystery of where woiiien cig arette smokers obtain their supply ls solved, In part at least, by nil up town druggist, who was asked why nearly all such stores keep their to bacco stands in Inconspicuous places, 1 says Hie New York Sun. He said tho reason for doing so is because the druggists cater to women smokers, and this class is rather Umbi about pur chasing In the open. The women, lt seems prefer to glide hack to some out of-the-way corner, where nobody will see them. Of course, there uro ex ceptions. Not Much of a Party. Seven-year-old Jean and lier mother 1 were invited to nu informal party. Tiley went. There the guests talked and talked, and finally thc hostess passed for refreshments o wonder ful fruit and candy. ' Jean ato with the others but looked expectant ly for something else. But nothing carne. On the way home she voiced her disappointment to mother. "I don't ! soe why they call a thing Uko that a party," she complained. "I don't think j much of a party you don't have a drop to drink."-Indianapolis News. j lt Wan Suggestion. "So abe refused you?" "That's tho impression 1 received." "Didn't she actually say no?" "No, she didn't. All she said wnsj .Ha-ba-im P n-Son Francisco Ch ron- i Ide. CATS ARK STARTERS OP FIRES. Trained for Crooked Merchants, Who ?Defraud Insurance Coinpiudes. A dispatch from New* York says: Stories of how cats aro taught to upset lamps, thus setting fire to buildings, were related boro recently by C. C. West, manager of the inves tigation and prosecution department of the National Association of Credit Men, in detailing exposures of the .schemes used by storekeepers to get insurance. While investigating in Paterson, N. J" recently, Mr. West said lie be came inteiested in the disappearance of several satchels used for trans porting animals, lie traced the cases to Chester. Pa., and the trail led him to a man whom he found to be ap parently fond of cats. "i soon found out the reason," he added. "The cats were being trained to light lamps, and when their train ing was completed they were sold for $2.r?0 each. So when a man want ed a lire in his store ali thai was necessary was to purchase a trained cat and leave it ir. his store with ri lighted lamp. The owner could go home and sleep soundly- assured j that while he .dept the cat would i knock over (he lanni and his store' would be destroyed." Opium Secreted in Lemons. Pittsburg, Pa.. May ll. 't wo elly detectives, sent to investigate a run ou I bc lemon mark?'! in the Chinese section here late yesterday, reported j lo headquarters that they had dis covered opium secreted in the fruit being sold lo the Orientals. Accord-; ing to ill?' officers several lemon ped dlers were disposing ol* their stocks nt,the rate of om; to each customer and collecting high prices. Tile de tective* said they seized one ol* lin; lemons, and that investigation dis closed that, the inside ol' the fruit had been removed and raw opium .substituted. Yee Zouck ..and ?Yee Wing wore arrested in connection with the case and are being held for further investigation. His Destination. (Detroit Free Press.) Herbert Hoover, the Secretary of Commerce, soon after he carno into office, had a long discussion with a nun who bad the name job yearn lc*oro. Tiiey went particularly into tho problems of ;mvrir .r ...'or ganisation, pulling the subject ?a< ; and forth several hours. When tho conference was over the visitor said lo Mr. Hoover: "I must say that we seem to be in a good deal the sam? osition of two negro soldiers, who, after the sign ing of the armistice, were talking about what they would do when they got back home. "One said he was going to gel him self a long-tailed coat, a high hat, patent leather shoes, spats "n every thing, and he was going down lo Georgia and show the while folks that he was Jusl as good as tiley were. The second soldier said that ho was going to get all them fine clothes just like his friend, and that he. too. was going back to tlie Southland. "An* wdiat yo 'gwlne do when yo get home?" asked the first trooper. "l'se goin' lo 'tend yo' fun'ral," was the response. Much Gold Coming to C. S. New York, May ll A $5,000,000 gold shipment, said to bo tho first of a series to be made hy the gov ernment of Great Britain to aid In the retirement of ?ts 5% por cont bonds maturing in this market Nov. 1, has arrived here. Tho shipment was consigned to .J. P. Morgan & Co., fiscal agents here for the English government. The gold was shipped aboard Hie S. S. Mauretania. In addition lo the Morgan consign ment the Mauretania brought a $:{, (lon.ono gold shipment to another banking house. The flow of gold into the 1'nitod Stales during (he last month approx imated $50,000,000. making the to tal since the first of (he year In ex cess of $2!? 1,000.000. Tornado strikes Texas 'Town. Houston, 'Texas, May M.--Tho town of La Porte, 'IVxas, was dam aged io the extent of approximately $,'15,000 and several persons were injured in a windstorm which swept inland from the Gulf of Mexico near I^aPorte last night. Minor properly damage also was done at Beaumont) and a number of derricks in oil Holds near that elly wore blown down. Celebrates I (Kid Birthday. Winston-Salem, N. C.. May 12. - Mrs. Chaiity Hicks celebrated he 103d birthday here to-day, at which time there was a family reunion. Mr?. Hicks's five children, 17 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchil dren and eight great-great-grand children wero present at tho reunion Subscribo for Tho Courior. (Boat.? SALVATION A KM Y (?KIO AT WORK Intensive Appeal Will be Mmlo in Walhalla Sa tu rd a)' Next. Tbe Salvation Army practices and preaches Christianity. It is not or-j thodox. As its converts improve j their worldly condition they often Beek other places for worship than j the corps halls of the Salvation Ar-J my. Consequently fae religious work of the Army I; for the person who hhs reached the zero point of his career-usually the man or woman | who has lost faith in religion and rejected Christ. In Its service to suffering human ity the Salvation Army raises tho j unfortunate once more tb the spirit ual plane-to the plane of accept-] ance of Him who died for all. There i is no proselyting under the durance j of hunger or suffering. There is. in ! fact, no proselyting at all. Protest-' ant, Catholic, .lew or Agnostic alike ? are welcome in Salvation Army homes. These places are hospitals for bruised souls. Religion in the Salvation Army goes hand in ham! willi practical I services. Il provides an agency lo; the advantage of every element of | every community, large or small.' Their service program for IP21 does not eon fem pia ie tho entering or de-1 velopmenl ot' a new Held, hov. ev."-, tun rallier Indicates a desire* io ex pand Hie pr?sent efforts of morey lo all paris ol' a Slate rather than LO j he limited liv Mie present corp*! cen ters. Mus; important of it all ls ibo wish to reach the very source ol' lite greal social problems and to help ia, ?.ontrollin:; *h" strong currents of j life that sometimes become so un-j ru ly. While unique, thc program is 'Mi li rely practicable and relic's for its success only upon the co-operation of the most substantial elements of euch community in each State. Hu man waste ol' life and of opportunity has been the greatest problem of all ages, and this is so to-day. This waste is undoubtedly the foundation of social disorders which we choose i to call modern, which are older than civilization. Relief measures have) banked the fires of unrest, but it j would be idle to say that these rag-' lng flames have been in any meas ure subdued. Therefore, while con tinuing and (where necessary') ex pnnding .ill Us forms of relief work, and without In any way stepping! bevon,; tho confines of ic; own es j tablishcd policy, the Salvation Army: has this year inaugurated a method of reaching beyond the boundaries oT even the most constructive relief by attacking many social disorders in the places of their origin. Popular places are obviously the festering points of distress, but thal the foundations for distressful con ditions ?ire often laid in Hie smaller communities is equally obvious, in the cities organizations and institu tions ure maintained by the Salva tion Army lo care for and in a meas ure correct these situations, lt is re? li zed, however, that, these must be greatly strengthened. The small er communities and the country side, unfortunately, arc without this service. If the stream from con tributing sources can be in any way lessened; if reconstruction can be commenced immediately after the injury and before the injured be comes haidened and probably lost, it is apparent that the smouldering conflagration of unrest can, in a measure at loast, be quenched, and it certainly can be much bettor con ti oiled. The following cases are Illustrative of the activities of tho Salvation Ar my and of the service which can be rendered in the county of Oconee: 1. Young girl whoso mother was found lo be loading a bad life was soul to one of our rescue homes. 2. Two little girls, aged three and four, respectively, found abandoned by parents, wof*e soul to one of our children's homes. 3. Man of sixty, still able to per form light labor, was found a place in an industrial home. . I. (liri, aged 1(5-ruined by step father-who tossed baby from Ibo window of train on which she was riding, was arrested for child mur der. Through advisory board she was released on probation and sent to a Salvation Army rescue home. R, Widowed mother and eight children taken in charge hy juvenile ofllcer because children were not go ing to school. Motlier could not per form her tasks as a washer-woman a>vay from home and care for chil dren at same time. Through advis ory board and Salvation Army offi cer, her home was piped for water and gas, and tubs wore furnished. She is now able to operate her little laundry and at the same time care for and maintain her children, who aro all in school. 0. Orphan girl of eighteen, living in questionable surroundings, receiv ed in roscuo home through activity of advisory board. 7. f? i ri of seventeen ruined by a near relative, sent to Salvation Ar my maternlly hospital through activ ity of advisory board. Father of The F What Henry Fori "In tho True ncssed ono of lliii in (li?' world-(ho "Tho Tractor uni lui in worker I "lt will put ( pul his pioducc-pi efficient prodticlioi "ll will emil) paid more and st lt will entibio tho nu.ri* (imo to eujo "I believe tin most pleasant, (I1 earth." Piedn WALHALLA, ? Ililli louiid hy Salvation Army ?iud ! 'ndieteil lor tin1 crime. W ine Range nf Service. The Salvation Army divides its work Into sixteen major activities. These lire: 1. Its Held or evangelistic work. The preaching of (he Gospel in dic tion suited to tho simplest of Cod's creatures, with the hope of immcdi-j ate decision for regeneration. 2. Christ mat dinners served lo poor families in need. 3. Fresh air camps, conducted in the summer time for the benefit of poor women and children of the cities. .i. Children's homes, where orph aned, dependen! and neglected ohll dvoU aro ?ti v< d for, 'i. Missing Friends' Bureau,which searcHOB for Hissing persons all over the world, lt bas been singularly successful in localing missing hus bands and wives and persuading them lo return to their families. C.Prison work, through which men and women in prison are taught to accept their punishment as Just, and on re-entering the lifo of tho civilian after incarc?ra lion, to do so with a desire and willi tho intention of becoming useful members of soci ety rather (han hardened criminals, dangerous to any community In which they may chance lo locate. 7. Slum settlements from which teni].oral and spiritual help are ra diated lo the families of tho com munity. S. Industrial homes where Ibo per formance of useful tasks is made possible until permanent employment can bo provided. 0. Workingnien's hotels, which provide poor men willi clean beds and clean surroundings ni a nomi nal price, which relieves thom of any stigma of pauperism. 10. Work among service men. whirh is extended to the present forces of the government, and will romain a permanent policy toward (he army and navy In thc future. 11. Young women's boarding homos, where girls away from home find suitable lodging and home-like surroundings nt a cost within (heir means. 12. Rescue homes, where fallen CORNS Lift Off with Fingers Doesn't burt a bit! Drop a little "Kreozono" on an aching oom, in stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fingers. Truly! Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of "Freezono" for a few cents, sufficient lo romove every hard corn, soft corn or corn between tho toes, and tho calluses, without soreness or 1 rr i ta lion .-adv. $625 f. o. b. Detroit I Says About Machine lor tho (armor now has a machino most adaptable, olllcloilt, economical Internal combustion engine, will multiply Hie productive rnpneit: from throe to four times over. be former on a par will? tho eily niau foducing factory--for tint is what a i it basis. le emil worker t>'' earn so much nun ill leave a greater profit for Ibo ami farmer to work fewer bonis in thu y life. ! Tractor will make farming what it ie most healthful, the most prollttlbl nont (VSotoi S. C. WEST! PHONE 34 women or I bose with a tendency lo go wrong, are reclaimed through Christian surroundings, kindliness ami leaching. 1.'!. Maternity hospitals, which usually connect with rescue homes, and where the girl who has been be trayed receives superb attention and humane treatment. 14. Free employment bureaus, which struggle with the problem of the temporarily or chronically un employed. la. Anti-suicide work, which is 11 department of every Salvation Army Corps, and has practicably demon strated its value In the reduction of pelf-murder ?brough spiritual and physical uncoui gemoni to tin de pressed. ''i Training colleges, where yi ung then and young women qualify them selves for officership In the Salvation Arm y. These activities are called major because they are outstanding among the hundreds of necessary enter prises conducted by tho Salvation Army. There are many others which have developed in forty years' expe rience in handling those who arc down, but not out, and which have qualified highly specialized oflicers of tho Salvation Army to give prac tical advice and willing wervlcu for relief of almost c-very conceivable form of social and moral distress. The Salvation Army has (iver waged its battle in the very front line, Ot, more correctly speaking, the last lino of defense. Its tronchen have been dug in the streets of pov erty, and the light for humanity has been made when the enemy was re inforced by want, vice, disease and despair. Efforts have necessarily been devoted in a large measure lo ministering to those who have al ready been dangerously, if not mor tally, wounded in life's encounter. The fjinction of the Salvation Army has been and will continue to bc one of alleviating distress and sor row. "A man may be down, but ho is never out" will remain the slo gan. Walhalla Ashed for Help. Considering the great and effec tive welfare work that has already been accomplished by the Salvation Army, and realizing the increasing burden and demand for extended services. Hie town of Walhalla has been asked to raise a reasonable sum of money for tho maintenance of the work. On Saturday, May '21st, an intensive appeal will be made to iho people of Walhalla, and, depend ing upon the unique interest for this great and most worthy cause, lt. ls expected that the response will he gratifying. We need, the Salvation Army activities in Coonee county, and it. should be considered a duty and a privilege for every citizen who is able to contribute to come to the rescue of this worthy cause. The Salvation Army Corps from Greenville will be In Walhalla dur ing the day of appeal and will give stroet concerls and also assist In the local work of raising the funds. Three-Quarter .Million M re. Youngstown, Ohio, May 12.--Firo early this morning caused a loss es timated nt $750,000. Tho old Ma honing Valley powor house, a lum ber yard, ton houses and a garago wore destroyed and tito plant of tho Smith Brewery Company was dam aged. .actor Power Farming in which is har sources of power v of cooli Imliviil ufacturer. It will Turin ls-on Ul lin e (hat ho can Ix* II who hires him. day, giving him ou gilt <o lu?-tho e business on the * Co., LINSTER, S. C. HOM IO MONTROVIOH I ! V (HMO. Residence of M. A. Wood, in Wolf Stake Section Burned May lid. ? - Tho live- room homo of H. A. Wood, of the Wolf Stahe Section, was destroyed hy Oro oil Monday, May 2d, lOvorything was destroyed, nothing hut ono feather bed, two or three blankets and a few sheels ho ing taken from the building, and these few articles were damaged be fore being taken out. Tho origin of tho Uro ls unknown. The building was valued at be tween $700 and $800, and Mr.Wood bad insurance on it for $-100. with itiii< ii tho contents. Mr. Wood al so ?..: led Insurance on his barn lu Ibo a ol $100, bul Ibis building was red. .Mr. Wood was absent from homo at the time when tho Oro occurred, but his attention was nttractod by (ho smoke and blaze of Ibo Aro whilo bo was at work about two milos off. Ile got his horse and rodo as fast, as possible lo tho scone of (he fire, but (ho building had been completely destroyed by thc lime he reached his home place. The insurance carried by Mr.Wood was in the Oconeo Mutual Kirn In surance Association, of which J. 1). I sholl, of Walhalla, is the financial officer. All losses sustained by pol icy-holders In (his company have al ways been promptly mel, and tho fact Hint Mr. Wood held a policy In the loon 1 company is guarantee that lie will rocoWo promptly (ho aid of bis Insurance, which amounis about one-half his actual loss. To Stop a Cough Quick take HAYES* HEALING HONEY, a cough medicine which stops the cough by healing the inflamed and irritated tissues. A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and Croup is enclosed with every bottle of HAYES* HEALING HONEY. Tho salvo should bc rubbed on tho chest and throat of children suffering from a Cold or Croup. Thc healing effect of Hayes' Healing Honey la pide thc throat combined with tho healing effect of Grove's O-Pen-Trate Salvo through tho pores of the skin soon stops a cough, ?i?it h remedies nro pricked In one carton and tho cost of tho combined treatment is 35c. Just ask your druggist for HAYES' HEALING HONEY. Another Ooorgla iiOral Storni. Atlanta, May ll High'winds and heavy rains caused damage in this section of Georgia to-day to power and communication lines, and in tho eily of Atlanta (he Hilton avenue school was unroofed shortly after the last pupil and lonelier had left tho building. An electric sign lorn from the Ly ric Theatre here smashed through tho (ops of (wo vacant buildings and many telephone poles and (roes were blown down. Social Circle, (la., re porled damage to crops and wires. The storm here was accompanied by a sudden darkness and a drop In tem porn turo, from 7fi to r?c, degrees in a few minutes. No Worms in a Healthy Child All children troubled with Worms hnvo an un healthy color, which Indicates poor blood, and as a rule, thcro ls moro or I ess stomach disturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL IONIC given regu larly for two or three weeks will enrich the blued, Improve tho digestion, and act ns ogcncrnlStrcngth enlng Tonic to tho whole system. Nature will thea throw off or dlspol the worms, and tho Ohlld will bo (a perfect health. Pleasant to take. GOc per bottle. --...? Tho custom of wearing black for mourning was originated by Anne, tho queen of Charles VIII of Prance. Subscribo for Tho Courier. (Best.)