THE NEW PRESIDENT
J . ? r , t ^ * /
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Intimate Sketcft of fion. Warren G.
Harding.
IS THE FIRST ^PRINTER PRESIDENT
Elected President of tho United States
On ''His' Fifly-fifth Birthday?'He
Had Hard.Struggle As a Young Man
?Has Had a Varied Career.M
^ WhatcveV 'els^ he 'may 'be, "Warreft' G:
Harding always classifli?? liifris'elf asW'
editor1; publisher aHd 'printer, prOUd of
Ins piSDiessionh:!. accomplishments and
training.''-His lucli'^Karm and. irib'st sacred
possession is"a printer's rule, carried
in his ijocklet'rVhefever'he goes;
and fiis cldse' 'hu&nds 'say ho would,
rather-set' a stick oF type any day than
grant ail audfence to an a.mpassaaor.
For more than thirty years Mr. Harding's
bread and butter has been earned
by the Marion Star, whose responsibilities
he assumed, under heavy mortgage
_and whose years fie nourished at the I
expense 'of goin^ hungry more than
once himself. Since,his nomination
for the presidency, he has faced only
one public ordcai that aroused emotions
he could not master. Jrhat was
the temporary severance' the ties
that bind'him. to the jStar. On election
night, when' a jgroup of his employes
came to congratulate ^Tiim, his voice
broke and his big frame was shaken by
ti *'.- * f* 'll , .. i sobs,
when" he undertook to speak on
the separation that must tic the" or'06
. of his triumph, g .j,. { x
Election day was Mr. flarding's fiftyflftb.
birth^y .ant^all, th.c interests of
his lifetime had b?p?n rop,tpd in^thc inj\r(r?iriitv
of Afnrlon. He Was
IIVUI?>V , --- ,
born at Blooming.Qroye,.,p.,. insan ad-,
joining county,,-.the, son. , of a country
doctor, Qcorge T, ..Bardipg, who still
x visits his patients g-bopt Marion in the
oner-horse carriage, of the old-school
practitioner. ..The.. new president's
mother has been .dead for many years
and. his fathert.is,, remarried.
Young Harding attended college at
Iberia, Q., and..then tried school teaching
for a year .before he began his
newspaper career,;. A^yays a partisan
and a Republican,;hejlosUhis job as a
reporter by wearing in the presence of
his Democratic editqr-a ?Blaine hat,"
the stove-pipe^ \jdjich was. a badge of
support of fames'(p. ^laine.
I Although it'was a pioneer newspaper
age, Mr. Hardiifgjs...rftihd ran to progressive
notions qytm- in ..the day when
the Star still whs"ji. liability. He broke
with his first panther ovesr the question
of installing a,(fgfcQph(5pe 2n the newspaper
office, a-pb6f>osfUl Which the partner
held to be impracticable, extravagant
and revolutionary. Although he
retailing/ controliflhajflfcxi^l' interest
in the Stgr,"1 no*v,?.( successful newspa
per, Mr. Hardiug-.wfll occupy, but, a ,ti-,
tular relationsMp.'.ttt It during his presidency.
Throe times jb^fore. he has held public
office. He served, in the Ohio legislature"'and
as'5" lieutenant governor of
?. 4 V* 1
the state, ap<^ six years ago be was
elected to tha.irUnited States senate,
where he bdeame a member of the foreign
relations* committee.' In 1916 he
waa chairman"!?! the Republican national
convention; </,..
In personal a'ppearance: the new president
is a manrto, attract a second look
in any cro>vd. .He carries his two hundred
and t?rr;poujids without a hint of
obesity, although'' he is not quite six
feet tall; and' his massive features
round out ar\ impression of force and
distinction"? IHis mir is iron grey?almost
silver grey?Snaking a sharp contrast
with the unueuallyr heavy black
eyebrows thai" almost Jttask a pair of
calm gray , $yes. It is only in repose
that hhi'face takes bn^tb'a'aspect of se "
?AA?> A Aft/in ^v? Ulc nhAtnn-ifinliQ
VCIIIJ OCVil ov vnvu 4i*W
When he talks or Iisf$&|; the lines are
broken by a smile tjiai, q-adiates cordiality..?
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President Harding'1*walks 'slowly,
to Iks slowly and. maKcs up his mind
slowly; but he glyes ^he impression of
polished deliberation - rather than of
over-cautious or'abashment. He is a
good cohv'eVj&tiortitlTtft aydra good listener,
and' has a faculty of getting
through" chibar'rattsing -situations withlittle
show of embarrassment. ; ...
As an orator Mr.t Harding, "never rated
himself as witty on' eloquent, though he
attained considerable success a few
years ago on the- Chautauqua platform.
He seldom attempts fine word pictures
or humorous passages, but cultivates a
deliberate, unemboilisbod .utterance.
He never gives the impression of
stilted dignity. He liketf to know men
well'cnough to call them by their first
names and to. slap them on the back
when he meets them...He likes to shake
hands and make conversation about the
weather and 4he* crops, and when he
does he usually. }i|pses into .the vernac
umr 01 itii \_miim uuuuu i iii.ni.
It is .Mr. Harding's'affability that has
m.ule'lfor "officials 'close to hfm some of
their hardest problems. Hc.never.likes
to refuse an audience oii tOcterminate a
conference until -his-visitor- has. talked
himself out. Cjp-J\U> first campaign trip
his managers rule^'wat 'time and endura
11 fc'e Would" nQt\ntepmUjhim do appear
at waysidejitatjogs, but after the
train had whizzed past the first waiting
crowd fie. pr.der.ed that a stop be
made vflierever the people hdd eomc out
expecting to see him!
The new president is unusually fond
of children, though We has none .of his
own. He is a life-long Baptist and a
trustee of his h^mt church in Marion.
He lias been a member of the Elk and j
Moose fraternitrek" for years and since I
his election to t^e presidency has be- j
come a thirty-second degree Mason and |
a Shrinor. f!ol?_is his favorite vecre- j
ation .* ml he lik^ tp fish, but does not |
hunt. He plays hard, and possesses the j
faculty of putting all his worries out of
his mind during vacation hours.
Of all the presidents. M>>. Handing's J
elose^friends liiopn- him moist .often; to
McKMley'iwith Svhoni tie MiAs th common
a predominant passion for obli't-J
In preparation for the arrival of
the new "First Lady of the Land." the
White House has hcen redecorated and
the furnishings renewed. In addition
Mrs. Harding has requested that
additional flowers be planted around
the White House. Her friends expect
her to act as hostess at a number of
garden parties* during the spring1,
thereby restoring one of the favorite
forms of entertainments of, former
days.
Greater participation by the White
House in society is expected to be attended
by removal of many of the
restrictions which since 1917 have
barred uninvited visitors . from the.
White. House grounds.; Since the
United States entered, the war visitors
to the capital have had to content
themselves with, seeing the White
House frhm a distance or from behind
the iron fence surrounding the
grounds.
President Harding's friends declare
that orders for the opening the gates
to the grounds wili be issued soon. 11
is not regarded as probable, however
that certain portions of' the White
House, such as the Blue room and Bed
room, will lie thrown open to the public
on certain days as was the custom
before the war.
? The 'geological survey " estimates
that an average of 9r> tons of rbil; pebbles
and loose roek for every square
mile of the United .States are carried
into the sea by our rivers every year.
Social, and diplomatic Washington
looks for a revival under tfte President
and Mrs. Harding of the formal state
dinners and other social functions at
the \Vhite House which ceased with
the entrance of the United States into
the World war. . .
Directions from Mr. Harding for
abandonment of the official social
events incident to his inauguration
were conceded by those hoping for a
return to a social normalcy to be a
blow to their expectations, but the recent
shopping trip made by Mrs.
Harding to New York and other
events have renewed their optimism.
stan-as as a snnne xor mv . m
search of .memorials" of the Father of
His Country'. Jefferson artd John Adams
attended Old St. John's Church in
Georgetown.
The church where President Taft. the
only chief executive of the Unitarian
faith, worshipped at Fourteenth and L
streets, has been razed to make way for
a" commercial building. President Wilson
attended the Central Presbyterian
church at Fifteenth and Irving streets,
Northwest. The little Dutch Reformed
church was the one most frequently attended
by President Roosevelt.
President McKinley was a member of
the congregation of the Metropolitan
Methodist chiirch as was President
Grant. President Cleveland attended
the First Presbyterian church, while
President Garfield worshipped in. the
Christian church, then a little xframe.
structure on Vermont avenue, on the
same site as the edifice since erected as
a memorial to his memory.
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" SOCIAL-REVIVAL PLANNED
Life Will Again Be Gay at White
House for First Time Since War.
teenth arid H streets," across Lafayette
square from the "White" House," that- it
is known as "The Church of the Presidents."
It was built in 1816 when
Washington was arising out of the ashes
after its burning by the British in
1812. .
Several chief ..executives, including
Lincoln, attended the New York Avenue
Presbyterian church, a red brick
structure which stands at the intersection
of New York avenue and H street,
only a few blocks from the White
House. Lincoln was said, to have attended
many mid-week prayer services
at this church unknown to the congregation.
He would walk down to the
church, enter a little room next to the
assembly , room by way of the alley
door, and there in the dark, with the
door open just a crack, would silently
remain through the service.
Washington worshipped at Christ's
Church in. Alexandria/ which' still
eratio'rrof class and sectional lines.
First Publisher Presidont.
Warren G. Harding is the'first newspaper
publisher to serve as president of
the United States. He.is the 29th chief
executive, reckoning Cleveland's two
terms as separate ones because he was
the only president serving twice who
was not re-elected.
Ninbteen presidents were lawyers at
the t'mo they were elected. Three are
classified as-Statesman; 'two as soldiens;
two C3 :farmors, -bnp'as a public official..!
Mr. Harding-might'also fall within,, the;
class of statesman--;as he had-,served
six years in the isenatc.- wh.en- olectedafid
he - was ? .then first .senator. to:bo
elected president..
Virginia-leads in the nativity pf .presidents.
oEight of,'hor sons-?Waahing'ton,
-Jefferson, Madison,- Monroe,- William.
Henry Harrison, Tyier, Taylor-and
Wrt hifrhoct nf/i I ft
>y HCJUU-^IIUVU ilCiU V?*V? w??*ww *.
the gift of the nation. ... 1 .
Ohio has given seven native* sons to
the presidency?Grant, Hayes, Oarfleld,
Benjamin Harrison, McKinley, Tal't ano
Harding.
Eighteen presidents have been college
men; one was graduated from
West Point, nine had no college education.
.
First Baptist President.
The twenty-ninth president is the
first of BaptisT'faith. .
Mr. and Mrs. Hardingihave not yet
made known which church they will
attend, hut it may be that the- Firs\
Baptist, at Sixteenth and 0 streets,
Northwest, .\yilf number them among
its congregation. The Rev. Allen Tupper
is the pastoi* of this church, which
is one of the oldest^ in Washington,
.having been-founded 119 years ago..?
Of the nearly 400 churches in the
capital; onlynine can count presidents
as once members cf their congregation.
So many chief executives-'.have attend.nri
St. .Tohn's Enisconal church, at Six
BjSed
;0PYfi1?HX., 19,2.0 :JLLUSXBA.TI6:N
,. TSACMPI.LE." V
j.Xhe 'blstoHan . wn?;>reiniu(lof] of this
Baying -by .tho undertow ,pf the life
currents in Bingville.
The dnnces. In , the Normal school
and In the homes of the well-to-do
were Imitations of the great party at
J. Patterson Bing's. The costumes of
certain of the.young ladles were, to
quote a Clause from the .posters of the
Messrs. Baranm and Bailey, still clinging
to the billboard: "the most daring
and amazing bareback performances
In the history of the circus ring."
Fhyllis Bing, the unrivaled metropolitan
performer, set the pace. , It was
distinctly too' rapid for her followers.
If one may. say it kindly., she was as
cold and heartless and,beautiful in.her 1
act as a piece, of., bronze or Italian.,
marble. She was not ashara$,pf her;self.
She did .It so easily, and ^.ace.fully
and unconsciously and obligingly,
so to speak, as if her'"license ; had
never been questioned....It^wgs.nQ^,so
wlfh Vivian Mead and Fra'nces.^ail'th
and Pauline Baker. They .'Hipped and*
struggled In their., efforts .to Jveep. jip.
'To begin .with, the. .art, pf . their
modiste had been fussy,. imltatiye.and
timid, .-t It lacked, the master/ touch
Their spirits were also Improperly prepared
for such publicity. They blushed j
J IaXT-a/1 nnnlAfrtoc O Ttrl: WAfP VlsihlV'l
I UUU iUUl\CU upviv^iw ?? ? ? - ? ?
uncomfortable when they entered the
f dance hall. ' . ' ..
.On tlils poln'tt: Judge .Crooker. deliv-\
ered a famous opinion. It was:.."I feel
sorry for those, girls, ,but their mothers
ought to be spanked,!" .
There Is ^'idence that this sentence,
.of his was carried out in due time and
In a most effectual manner. But the
works of art which these, mothers;had
put on exhibition gt the Normal school
sprang, Into overwhelming popularity
with the young men and their cards
were quickly, filled. In half an hour,
they had ceased to blush. :Their eyes
no longer spoke apologies. They .were
new women. , Their initiation was
complete. They had become, in the
language .of Judge Crooker, "perfect
Phyfiistlijes!" _
The dancing tried to be as naugbty
as that remarkable Phyllistininrr pastime
atrthe mansion of the Rings, arid
succeeded weli, If not handsomely.
The modern dances and dress were
now definitely established in Bingkvnie.
" . *
Jusf before the holidays, the extension
of tlie ample home of the millionaire
was decorated, furnished and
ready to.be -shown. Mrs. Bing and
Phyllis, who had been having a fling
in New York, came home for the holidays.
John arrived the next day from
the great Padelford school to.be with
the family through the winter recess.
Mrs. Bing gave a tea to the ladles of.
BIngville. She wanted them to.', see
the improvements and become aware
of her good wKl. She had thought of
an evening party, but. there were many
men in the village whom she didn't
care to have in lier house.. So It became
a tea.. * ;
The women talked of leaking roofs
and water pipes.and useless bathrooms
and outrageous costs. Phyllis sat in
the palm room with the village girls.
It happened, that they, talked mainly
about their fathers. Some had complained
of paternal strictness.
"Men are terrible! They make so
much trouble," said Frances Smith: "It
seems us if they hated to see anybody
have a good time.'*
"Mother and I do as we please and
say nothing," said Phyllis. "We never
j "We Never Tell Father Anything?
Men* Don't Understand."
J tell father anything?men don't un|
derstand."
Some of the girls smiled and looked
j into one another's eyes.
! 'Inhere had been a curious- umlercur-1
rent in the party. It did not. break the
surface of the stream until Mrs. King
asked Mrs. Pendleton Ames, "Wherej
the best peoplp Miajd ..thejr, luncheon
| parties. . She found Phyllis and Gordon
in a cozy, alcove,..sipping cognac
and smoking cigarettes, \yi.th an ice
tub and a champagne ,bottle beside
them. To tell the whole truth, it was
a timely arrival. Phyllis, with no notion
of the peril of it, was indeed having
"a lovely time"?the..time of her
young life, in fact. For half an hour,
she hnr" be.en hanging on the edge of
I he giddy precipice of elopement. She
was within one sip of a decision to let
go.
Mrs. Bing was admirably cool. In
Iter manner there was little to Indicate
that she had seen the unusual
and highly festive accessories. She
sat down beside them and said: "My
dear. I was very lonely and thought I
'Would come and- look you tip. Is your
luncheon finished?" 1 ' ' - 1 '
'"Yes," said Phyllis; r
"Then let us go and get Into, the
[
you wouldn't want me to miss having
a lovely time. I shall be home before
Ave. Don't tell father 1 He .hates
Gordon so.
' ' "Phyllis."
"The boy who Insulted her! My
God!" Mrs. Bing exclaimed In a whisper..
She hurried to the door of the
butler's pantry. Indignation was In
the sound of her footsteps.
"Martha!" she called.
Martha came.
"Tell James to bring the big car at
once. I'm going to Hazel in cat!."
"Without, luncheon?" the girl asked.
".lust give me a sandwich and I'll
eat It In my hnnd.". ...r
'; ,"I .want you to .hurry," sbe said to
.Tames as she entered./the. glowing
iimousiqe with the sandwich haif consumed,
..
. They drove, at top spefed over the
smooth, siate road to the mill city. At
half past two, Mrs..Ring alighted at
the fashionable Gra.v.Go.ose inn where
gown into rags, and byrned .it in the
kitchen stove and. left,the .liousp slamin,^ng
the door behind him. Susan had
gfjne to bed and.he-bad probably, gone
to the club, or somewhere. Perhaps
he would commit suicide. Of all this,
It ,!s enough to say that for some hours
tfcere was abundant occupation for the
tender sympnthi.es of ,Mrs. J. Patterson
Bing. .Before she left,,Mr. Baker had
returned for luncheon and seemed
to be quite calm and self-possessed
when he greeted her In the hall below
stairs. * .. ft
On entering her home, about one*
o'clock, Mrs. Bing received a letter
from the hand of Martha.
"Phyllis told me to give you this as
soon as you returned," saicl the girl.
"What does this mean?" Mrs. Bing
whispered, to herself, as she tore open
the envelope.
Her face grew pale ,and her hands
trembled as she read the letter.
"Dearest Mamma," $ began, "I am
going to Hazelmead foij luncheon with
Gordpn King. I couldn't ask you because
I didn't know where you were.
We have waited an hour. I am sure
usea to say uiat it was .warning uu iuc
edge of a precipice." "
~ There was a breath of silence in1
' which one could hear only a "faint rus-tig
like the stir oi some Invisible^
spirit .. . .
Mrs. Bing sighed, j yjSe inay be all
right," she said In a low, calm voice.
..'/But the indicat.ions,.are not fayor-.
able,*' Mrs. Singleton .remarked. v
The gossip, ceased abruptly, for the
girls were- coming, from the, palm
room. .' 'J
The next morning J^rs. Bing went
to see Susan Baker tq,offer..sympathy
and a helping hajid./.^Uimle,ping:was,
after all, a good-}]Qaijj?<l ^voman., By
this rime, Mr. Baker.,hnd .been. ?told..
He had kicked a hole/in.the.long-looking-glass
irf PauLine'Sn bedroom and
flung a pot of xouge through- the window
i and scattered talcum powder all
htrap fVira nlnpo nml tr>rn n nAVV Silk
, "it's. a ract. -srusun - iuiu uic iui.
Baker doesrftr knowlhe.truthyet and
she doesn't dare to - tell him. She's
seared stiff.. Pauline,. went oyer, to.
Hazelraead dast week t to. visit.Emma
!, Stacy against his wishes. She met the
young-man at a dance. Susan gpt a.
letter from Paullnedsst night making
a clean breast-of th# matter. -Theyare
married and stopping at a hotel in
New,York." * .... .i,-..*, ... .. ,
"Sly lord ! I should .think: she would
be scared stiff," said Mrs. BIng.
"I think there is. a-good, reason for
the stiffness of Susan,"..said. Mrs. Sin:
gleton, the wife ot the Congregational-,
minister. "We ail know that Mr.*'Baker
objected to these_ modern* dances
and the way that Pauline dressed. He
li
s -BY.. iswfk
is Pauline, Baker$* ...
A; silence.fall ^pon,^he group around
her. .... .. 7.- . .:... ^
Mrs. Ames leaned Jpward Mrs. Bing
and whispered, "Haven't you beard
the news?';.
"No. ".had to scold Susan, Orowdst
and Martha Feath.erstraw.^s soon,as ]
got here.for neglecting their work and
they've had'ly spoken to me ulnce.
What ly It?';' . .. -I
"Banline Baker has run away with
a . strafige young man," Mrs. Ames
whispered;.- "
' 'Mrs. . Bing threw (up both hands,
opened her mouth ancl looked toward
the ceiling: - . . ., . , ;' j
You don't moan.ltl" .she gasped.
' - ' ^ ? i^u X*.
ear. We'll drop Mr. King at his home,"
When at last they, were seated In
the. limousine, the angry lady lifted
the.braices.In, a. woy.of.speaidng.; V
"I am astonished that you would go,
to. luncheon-with-thls -young man who
has insulted you," shfe said. . .
Phyllis began to cry... . >fc ( /.
Turning to young Gordon K-lng,'the
Indignant lady added: "I. tlilhk yoir
are a disreputable boy.: You must
never, .cdipe to my.,,.house, i again?
?Wr.& ' - i,i;V
j-E^made no answer a.n'd left thenar
iwithout a word at the door ..$f ..the^,
tying icaiuwjyc..; .,y,,-. --'VU iHiV-.- -p
.There . were, miles.-; arid
rpeeping On the,/way h'nrii^.;.,^hyjilSv:
l)a.d. recovered jier . <^ojriposurri ,^nt be-j
pan;again .whep her moth^r^mprked;,,
,'*.4I woiVder whet? you rlenrned;|to;^rlak
](<?hpmpa?ne and cognaafi*Bjd
qigar'ettes," as If her own home..hind
not;been a. perfect 'academy-: of - -dfaslpatlon-.
The. girl sat- hfi i a-'corheiC. her i
eyes covered with' her lVaridkerthief
and ttie only words she uttered, ori the
way home were theseTv "Doa't. tell
father 1!'., .. . . a .
While, this was/happening, Mr. Baker
confided his troubles to Juflge
Crooker In the letter's-; office.-; The
Judge heard him ttirorigh: arid then
delivered another notable, opinion, to
. wit: "There pre/ hipny subjects i on
wblc# the -judgment' of, the average
trnin is iif 'little vnliVi*?hnt in the.iriat-.
tef^f brlnglnjg up a "dau^Utef it
to. 'fbe.' 3<mn*d.*?* Also'' there aVe-' niany
?ubji?cts otr whifch the .Judijmerit of the
average .whmiip m^y;
In the matter of' bringing up a: daughter
It. apt'ro heunso^nd. I''say.'
this; after some ?olrty.^eafs or$^rVa-.
tion." *;' ::0'
"What Is 'the reason?" lift!' Baker
asked..' -??v*
g*. VWell j ;ii' -idkughteif h^s ft tfe;. prepared
to, rjttdgi'
wpnt on.: .."The masculine t0mr^Wi-'
mept' Is;- Involved . in air the; critical
problems p?- TSer "life. Naturaliy ;ih"e
average man Is pretty well^lnipnhed '
on. the subject , rof tiien1; Ybu.;. 'baye
prospered these late years. Tod .have
, been so busy' getting rich" that you
have just used your home' to eat and
oloon in Vnti..mh'f" dn' a homie-anv
? f . ?, - T- ? -v?
good .by. eating and.snorlng, and read-'
Ing a.jRaper lh.it." . .... . V
.: "My wife'.would have Her., owia^iray"
there," said.Baker.';/ ,
. . ''That 'doesn't aitei,&e fact.th^t'you..
have neglected, your horn?. * ,Zou;have
let things..siidW ".Tea wor? _yoHiftielf '
out In this. xnatter..of mbhey-g?ting.?
You were tired.' when, you- got/home*
.at nlght-rall. inrvns.. they say: yjnip
bank 4 was. thie-main ;thln'g wlth;.'ybu.'
I repeat' that .you . let,.tilings' slide fit
home and the ; longer,they^'^nd^'.'th'e.
faster they slide; when the^re'^gOfife
down hill. You cam always oouh't on'
that jn a 'co'^.^. sMIhgV1J/.. ,'^;, ,V y'.
; VThe .young have a taste, for veTocity .'
and. often ^ifc-.'comes .so 'unat^untahly'
^a'st that they don't .khow 'what ..to tlo1
with .it, so they're/ajpt to ggt their
ecus, uruhcu iujicss wcica ouuic. vu^
to put on the -brakes.'' vlf?Mr.
Emmanuel Baker arose apd .ber'
gan to stride. up. iuid. down the room.
'.'Upon my word, Judge!- I .don'f
know.what to do*" be exclaimed..,'...,
: "There's only, one thing tp do..,; 'Go''
knd find the young people, and. give,
.them.your blessing- iH you. can-discover
a.'spark of. manhood in,.thenfel- *
low, make the most of It The changes
are against , that, but let us hope/for
the best. Above all, I want you tobe
gentle .with Pauline... You are more ,
to blame than.she Is.". . .....
*.'I don't, see how -I can spare the
time', but i'U have to," said Baker.
' Time! Fiddlesticks!" the, judge. exclaimed!
'Hyhat a darn fopl.L money
makes of a man!.. You have lost your
sense of proportion, your/appreciatlor
.of values. Bill IWtcbdrdYused to talk'
that way to me. He has , been { lying
'twenty years In his. grave. He. hadn't
a minute to.sparg until one dayhe fell
dead?then' leisure and lots of leisure,
It. would seem?and the business hn?;,
doubled since he quit worrying about
i*. Mi, T-rtn r>Dn. nr><- tnlrp a'Pent
11* ' 1UJ 1 i fV/UU) J VW,
Into Paradise, but'the soul.of Pauline
Is a different kind of property.. ' It
might be. a help to you there. Give
p.ldnty of time to this Job, and good'
luck tojou". ...
' The . spirit of the old, dead .days
spoke in the voice of the Judge-rsppke
with a kindly dlfnlty. It had.-gver
beeh the voice of Justice, .tempered
with Mercy?the most feared and respected
voice Jn the upper counties.
His grave, smooth-sliavea face, his
kindly gray eyes, his noble brow with-.
Its crown of white hftlr were fitting
accessories of the throne of Justice
and Mercy. . 4v;.'.
Mm go this afternoon.. TbRnk yon,
Judge!" said Baker, as he left.the
office. . i ' ; .
* ; > ... ' .. jr. .
\Doiiitno.1m(1 nnnnnnrpd fn. her letter
that her husband's npme was Herbert'"
Middleton.. Mr. Bafcer'sfent*a^fefeferanr
to Pauline to apprise her of his arHvklj':
In the morning.' It was a jfnthefty
: message of love and godS-will.' ' Af^he ;
hotel In New York, Mr. Baker, learned1'
that Mr. and Mrs. Mlddletph.: had
checked out the day before.' /.Nobody
could tell .h'lm: where 'theyhad.
gone. One of' the men' at
the porter's desk, told of. puttlhg-'
thein In a taxlcab with their grips
nnd a steamer trunk soon after lunch-'
eon. He didn't know where they went..
Mr. Baker's telegram ,was there unopened.
He called at every hoteldesk
in the city, but he could get._nojtrace
of them. He telephoned to Mrs. Baker.
She had heard nothing from Pauline.
In despair, he went to the police de
partment and told his srory to tne
chief, vi'
"It looks as If there was something
crooked about It," said the chief.
"There are many, cases like this. Just
read that." . . :,;
The officer, picked.jup.;a, ,-pe\v?|prippr,
dipping,; which Jay on .his desk-, .and
passed-Jt to , Mr,. .Baker,.,. It .,\\;as firopi
the Ngw York Evening 1( Post. The,
.banker. read aloud this startling, In-,:
I '
?" -
e'quip?d, , absolutely, level-: rarm lnt tne i
qounty^S^y 'prfter^VVh i c K->j a '
Right&- $ $* " '? ;jp5t>j
.'.240 county,.
N.'C.,;located on tftb 'lj^tlop'al -State
Highway from Cliatlotte?W,Columbia.
Only six. miles' .frpfh dnarlolte cross
roads; three-fourths of 'a; rhfle fromSharon
schools afid church; a magni?-.
cent country farm and Will be sold at
the right price.
55 3-4 Acres-f-Between York and
Rock Hill,, hear Fldyd Jackson's store;
a four room house and barn. Plenty of
woo'd, good land, good neighborhood;
hear schools and churches; about three
miles of Tlrzah. station. Price on level
with cotton prices.
113 Acres?Two' mile9 of-York, large
ten room residence; good barn, new
tenant house, about a three horse farm
open. piepfcy. of,.WQp'd.a!nd waterj.' on.'
publica-pad,fr<^.Ypi-kiyy^lojer... . ,
The abyve jF^rpis 'are,;aYl. priced right.
J.C.W1LB0RN1Se
_-Y6rk< - 5. C.
been some -r circumstance that drove
him to it -
JX?ILB9RNiITAALra
45 Apres?Known, as the /'y^hltesides
Mill. Site," two"ahd one-"half miltes of
Hickory Grove. "*' Ofie*- d-vVfelltfigr, five
rooms; twenty-live (25) acres in. culti- .
Vation; balance in pasture and/timber.
One three-room., tenant house, '.two
barns.. Price, $3jOOO.OO. Property of H-.
*.!. Whitesides. . ;/?:;
Three Lot's?'in'"th^'-town of Cl6ver
Wea'r. tihe Graded Schbol. building.; ?eje
me< for price, whiehTf^-'HsbL.^-'y..
156 ?Acres?FiVe arid>;on?-ftjjtlf miles
/oMIfcKk Hill; bn>',mile^gtia ipjendid.
.scijppK three' 'tenant houaesj: two ^ilajhs,.
'one, jefctra
"Jfte'sir d^ita^Hwd^'tb^
Mfehts^jnoKWiter; 'all' mode^^prm^
mehts -This i&undoubte<&jr..the best
"I am guilty; times were hard?
.very hard, and I have., sold a. little,
whiskey, from time to time to support
myself," he said. Tears
streamed-down his..cheeks as.
he, told the commissioner he was
'thoroughly ashdmed." >. r
-,-.Federal 'prohibition . officers.;.hesii
tated to press the charges. ..Numerous
reports to their ' headquarters had
forced, them' to. investigate the case,
they said. -*;. -.- -.
. Ita B'pfte of this; two of >the "rdlding
'officers flatly refused' to attend the
preliminary.-hearing. V
A. O. Blalock, collector of internal
revenue for tJebrgia, came warmly to
the defense hf the white-haired veteran!
with ' ./the statement that he 'had
knoWn. him- for- - many years,- that.'his'
reputation -was sterling, and that if
he'had sold whisky,-there much have
mg Lts ;iaie .Jao.ur3 jaway,. suDmergea 10
thp n os trils in a swamp.
The. ..-man,. .Picopejifed t j i n r i k iaha ".of,
?Japam ^d.'-lateiy, .the. yj^hrikmobile.''
/fhe ;trotthj|s:.qx .of.Ceylbn.,
The .saddle ?ox of, South. Africa..r The..
j^cjfrabblt. .burro _o? , western
. mfnlng . and
^bu th. .an^,Ce'njtralv Am erica.. ';
.Stilts..in.the^ sandy^.marshes oL (he
/t^hjies XCgioh of France....
-The'- much sung, gondolas qf horse~933:
Venice. ->ik'* >: *???': - tii.irj Hi
??-. ... ? J
aged Veteran freed
Confederate v Soldier . Convicted of
Bootlegging, Gets Another Cha^Vce.'
. W-.*'. E. S&xton, aged sfeventy-eight,
an enfeebled . Confederateveteran,
faced, ^United States Commissioner
Colquitt Carter Wednesday afternoon
on, a charge of ^violating "the. national
dry- laws, -relates: theijytlante.. Journal.
Sixty* years ago he was wounded in
one, of the major battles .of the Civil
war, but he did not tell the corrimisI
elnron ?Kn?f -J +
. oldest known methods.,or getjing. men
and their . baggage.'over ! the, 'gro.und.
# .. , . r ~vr?. ? v-.-xVV* * r -
These are 'some of .th'e survivors xhey'
The. 'J.ox^cart: as, . ^.updajrrgp^toT^
meetin"' vehicle oCc negro farmers in
North Caroiind, Georgia . and . Alaha^
.r^Vv KDog.
milk, wagon ha.uieref:in.B.elgium.
and i<tog';team and, pein'deer^iranspqr-.
jtatlqii almost exclusively in .the snow'
bopqd Arctic an^L, parits^of^ailta.,
.. ^n, 'India,, the j.cam elwagon,..0?
J'schopncr type,'.' the. humped ox a
-springy pole across a, trotting coolie's,
shpuideiu.
The. carabao of..the Philippines dozV.
V
formationV.:. ~77 -7 "7777!"
'The New York -police report that
approximately -3,6300, girls :.haVe yJnm
away or disappeared frobi their homes
lh vthe-past-"eleven "month's, and,, the ,
bureau- -'of missing . persons - estimates
that the number who have disappeared
throughout the. country approximates
08,000/ " :
"It's rather astonishing" the chfef.
went.on. "The.women,seem^tah.owv.
sgpnei'crazy these daya.*... Ma^bei:it;S
the mew dancing ahd;the movies, that.
.ate: breaking dbvrav3
littlef suburban!-towns :.qr^hwybeu?tt!sf. i
4h,ei excitement, of .Vtheajyar. ,
,?hey 'keep.the dtjippppiJed; witti run?:;.
#jvays and. vnmpp. .rvYou^are, snot,
iftrst iAS?UftUB .father- .^^qye seen^tftf;,
cjjm.iMtilfoW*mfjn?pn
the, ^se .and.Jet.you knoxi.
..what.-bappens." , . ... .,r
; (To'Be CoAtlntied.) ^ ,
MEANS]. jOF 'TRANSPORTATION
iV?j* ..
Burmese Bullock .Continues to Serve
% ,i .-After- Death .... _ r
.The Burmese v buttock . probably is.
the only animal which continues after]
death tq serve;as.a meai>s..6f transpprtatlQn^.1jAliyef
he/.patjently hauls. a
cart, on "the yoad 'for. Mandalay,'": dead
hi? inflated.-hide takes .to the water
as a raft, much faypre.d for crossing
V;-y^r
; - jTrafflc expert^/pf.the.]^aii*QnaJ. C&o.;
graphic. Survey, fiaye^ discovered .this
ba'ckwaier.; iny.i^nsp.bi^tidh' econom-*"
: Ics, in use"
.of that highly /modern.. boast ?'ojf: -bur-.
deh, tfie caterpiilar'tractor, 'to '.supply
..the :Larige;Koch expedition in northern
-Greenland.' Tfcey. 'wanted to ."see
what ..remained.'..i.in ,^Ue; world. oU: the
"You are disinissed/Vsaid^Cbnimi^
sioner Garter?and there was a lump f
in his tHroat iWhep he/said'ltt "Ailvr'. .
want yqu4to do is promise,
Stop Aoihff./this/' 'i '' J
;The vetij^an promised; .and. was 'as- .- Sv:s^
slated to the .ground .floor of the j
ing..by officer^ who - had , arrestgd-hlm. mm
the previous, 'day. ./-' / .
; Cfj doi^li^ when i Lost^y ??
Setting Hen,''writes Mrs. Haihna,
setter dud I eot real mad. Gtae.DadULreioP.Rat.
.v SoI4aad?n?r?nl0ed;btf)< tfel&p!': x i;
MHMm|
g^;tao?>;& /tt-n: . l? -fjfilrn ' <*?>' >c
TPWf isi?. v'fei
! X$\Zis: fc'y n jia ?::
liSv
. J>& .,&.& <^.-4;
FURNITURE, MATTINGS, Rl/GS
? ;.-> y-ys-jc: '^U&laS
^ :ANP TAFEStRlES;.^ - ?lj$i?8
WE*CA:RR^^
"' OF COOKING ;8t0YE8; ; . '"" i : ' '';/^
RANGES AND: HEATER8;>_-j
" ' AutomobiI&-: rAjcceObriM.v Gi?onrw,- v^'-^^
M. t tbM)1fe f6N&.
? " >1 ti"'r.'-' 'i:^ J ivt'? * ?."" *'<&/.&*
Licensed Uridertakef* *nd Embalmert.; :;'J
'v:' -r7' A?toniobifev.Heai^?i^;rf-;;~- ?2*^8
" h-fi. ROC'K^tfk^ J
.*?.*> "* r %4< .' " i.' f <" 'r-'?v "w**auH
'Vlfc Jff; thfe
courtfe,", th&t 'conduced toSi'cal'rcDtnfbtti- .<?;tngfx
2? [the-overhead. anSR.
not in flrat-class. dhajp^tK^^^^do^
"fbtti'v.Tou 1?irb1^r1shap6/Ju&Yaitty^^-6p^y^8t^j!^^
anybody, be(auBe,ijust::ariyt)0'd?'IDQ^i?^a\V#
-nOT- KNOW -HOWr^^o?thl^ivd^^^|
Automobile' Top/j is. 'ouriLeadfn K/'Spe-:' -&k4^.
daltyi'^'We
iuleIjKev?ryOTifii?
men who luijoifatteltetora
asK-7th'e. builders . of
'odd's in Jthfis regard;'atirdv^bd ma^'bftngwMaa^
that it. is .notjn ;temp,cwawyna^hift>v;.:!^^i
you are after. . but; 'the^'REAIi^'THIii
Ms: A= roawsG?,-?bp; ?
' v J
. ;-v/??''f!?/^--y vM?r-V Ailju yV*4f&*?&5 'v40ft?&$3!
See us for DAIRY FEED.. THILL J.li??!
' vH^'/r>V?> liiiJ V .'
PEED, HORSE, FEED, .ONIOjN '
' SETS, GARDEN?S EE D 3, .
GALL AND SEE TJS ; H
.'Sv? ?>'!('*; : > , '^MS
When - you .are' in ' town And .... let U3^u,}k'}^
makcfyou; prices '.oh yourj n?e<is; , ' .
CARROLL BROS.
S??? S 1
bOMt UI- M Y
40 AcriBs^^vea ";WlI^frontv5.Tork, C^Sjl
bounded by lands of J. B. McGartSft'.C. C;
W/ Carroll,..H. Q. Brown,aha;.'olhers'i 'X^^l
3-ro'om- resfden'ce,' ' baW- 1fchilil-,Vcdtftta>abcf-^g
house. Wen of .good water r'ftvo-Or^siX yiif'ifi!.
acres bottom l&nti... JBuclc Hon^ oreiek.- <
anil branch runs through place. fl'Ahout ,
,4-ac're pasture;.- 5' '6Fr#>icS^h'
mostly- pine and balance^ work?
'About <3-4 mile to .Beertheba-school. .'isrJ&S
It ;fa going , to ^ell; If you j,wflht^t ' "t $&
see me right'away. 'Property 'Of
Farrisi ' ;' ' - '
602-5 Acre'*^4 f-2-jaileautfram-York,
arid less; than half rnila to.Philadelphia .
school;hpuse-/chufcn and atatldnClPour ..
room -resldeiicei' ' W&idee 'han; 4 -room
tenant-, hbtree;-,;barhsT'
\ 4.? J ' A 'hncnt. B. A/>rod
W?t(6Ff 2>IiU. ?o,uv^^w wv?%mx^
In pasture and woods ind 'balance open,/.'
land. Act'duick'llIfoU waht it,vFrtp'r
erty of C. J. Thomassc . ~ K*l->
! 90 Acres at-Unttb'n?vlll?^Eroperty / ; -rjjfi
of: Estate of Mrs-! Agnes' Hairls. Will \y\
give a'rekl-b&iT^n li'lfref^,<l"r> \ -j;;%-i
: 144 AcKe?~]Mye:r^I^S'.;'fiPOia? Filbertv ' ?
oh Ridge' Road; 'bounded: by;jbputo.of . ;
W. MJBurns, Jobh^Hai^eM;,ahd'roTtbr.i Xy*?
ers; 7,-ropm"tesi'deijce, E-statt:b$rn- and
other "otitbhlldih^; "^o '4-ro6ta 'tenant
houses, barns/etc;/2 /weHs'atrdrl good'l. J'
'Shying; S.horse farm open ,fmd.bajabc8,.^ fcis
hi ^timber (oak, pine, :&e.) hnd. pasture. \
About 2 miles to Dixie School*;-:,ahdj?
Beiersheba church.- Proiierty'of!Mr8.:S. \ ' V
J. Barry;'//; :iy,.
33 Acres?Adjoining the.aboya'tract.,.
About 3 or :4 actesnf .'woodb aifi'Mtl--3 7' 'V^J
anee open~ land.:' Wlfl/a*eil thla>tract .
sepahitely orin; connaetioq^th above
tract.-.VPrbperty/ ot J. A; Barry;:" % - '
495 Acres?irbui/mlteh'dfc^ s--vfS
Turkey-'cT*e'ek,'road;''jft'dJoinliig'.lands nf. . .
Gbttys; Queen and '"Wataon; 2-borso
f&gih.open and. balance' !n;-tfroods.'ahl':, * '?
pasture- ' Ohe' and ond-Haw 'InaSle'tf-'to .
PMiadelphla "and' "Miller''Bchoolto'! nth*. i<jc/
pifce fg'Tlght'- -r-Bee tn? <rulofc:}^WjArty /r&y
of?Mrs;^o^y,Ji9hes..M '&&
: J: i ve? Ropm, Residency?^?rfia?$l?e'' ' '' A
&? *,<>+- +vio' Yct&rir"c&1 otki hn^'-iargb - -v-.
property,'!#: tt^v- ?;
ig? tbair:ychii^^tMtfl* -%
Better-PPli^t "once.. . . '-J. . :/ ;
N^McLaih'^ropei^-^n'iCliaA^CiV^i ? ?i .;f|
W-tfeVtotm of York.' This'property*lies: ni ;}
between Neefy* Ckbinort:.^d'.i(Ocla6ior^ t .':
mills, and is a,-valuable piece -fof prop-1 /r
erty.. Will sell It either as a Whole or "
fn :idts. , Here Is ah oppbrthnJfy^'-tD a
make- sqihe'money/: "'? / '. _{ ..nc<: -.v.
. 89 acres?9 miles from York, B thllea -
from Smyrna and 6, miles from .King's
Greek." Smyrna R. P; D. pasSefe-place.
One horse farm open and-.1ft&I&hcfrim v
woods?something like 100,000,;f *t saw, ./ '
timber.. 12 acres fine bottoms. ,8 .rOotn
residence. Property 'Of P. B; .Btg$r.v ' v,
210 acres?3 1-2 miles, from York on
Ptnckney rnnd. -8. room. Tfl?ldei)r0r.wet1
of good water, 2 large...barn's, three,4
room tenant houses ^d''onew "3 ; room
tenant'hobbA ' ''*4!0-bicVe' paStUfh>/'Good.:;j'.'ip "/
orchard.". Abdnt 160 ?&c!$e;.*>pen: lanjdi,iVjj;/
balance.lp ,oak.and. pins timber. "Prop- ,'1" r>
r,rtv :of M. A,. hrcFarland. . 'V' ^
'T>h'ri<? arrniV^^'^nn 'fW'rTTilhir IffttftN?'wLi-<ao
&Eo. w/wihLiaMs-"14
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