Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GEORGE-AUGER DEAD Largest Man In ftie World Claimed by Death. YOU SAW RIM IN THE CILCUS MAYBE His Aim in Life Was to Make People Happy?Has Traveled With Circuses Through This Section. George Auger is dead. He Is the giant you saw last year at the circus, stalking across the tanba^k, side by side with his little old i>al, Jimtny Doll, -writes Joseph Van Raalte in the New York World of Saturday. Jimmy used to envy the giant. Utile Jim had to crane up at life from the diaxy height of thirty-three inches while George surveyed the Passing Show from the silk tiled altitude of eiirht feet four inches. The giant's career wan a shining example of the mariner in which a human being can overcome the ctuel handicap of an abnormal physical make-up 'and mingling in the current of everyday life: achieve a modicum of happiness and contentment, much love, admiration and respect. The tragedy of it all was that in his heart, the flame of ambition burned as bright as ever it flared in any nan's life. The last thing on earth he wanted to do was to tramp down the main street of the world at the head of a circus parade with his band blaring and the youngsters, pointing grimy fingers, calling to their fellows to "Hurry up and see the Giant!" It would have been a simple matter for George Auger, feeling as he did, to have sulked in some sequestered byway, out of the dust and the heat and the noise, dragging out his days in introspective, bitter complaint concerning "the casual jest of a bored God." But that wasn't his style. We may say of him, now that he is gone, that he was a man, every inch of him, and therefore very much of a man. It's a tribute well deserved. What does any of us know of the history of another man's bread? The giant in the circus was the last man on earth you would have supposed was unhappy with his part in life. "I got thinking it over," he said to me one time, "and it occurred to me perhaps the best thing I could do was to play the part as best I coul<| and make as many people happy as possible." So that's what we'll say of him here; that he spent hts days on the sidelines, making people happy?making youngsters laugh, and in that fashion, "unedged the scythe of Time, that the thieving years might not harvest wholly all memory f unpleasant hours." Trouble Started When a Baby. "Ever since I was six years old," he said, "I have spent my life stooping and crowding. Did you ever realize that I am doomed to walk about all my days in a world to which I am out of all proportion? This is a life for the ordinary sized man. Drop below the average scale or shoot as far above it as I have and you're going to come Into contact with the sharp corners you never knew existed." You see, he .was a bit of a philosopher. His trouble began when he was three years old. They told him one day he was too big a boy to sit on his mother's lap. She was only a slip of a lady, a little over five feet. "I wanted to cuddle up and play baby," George told me, "but I coudn't." His difficulties augmented when he started to school. "I had a kindergarten mind," he said, "and the frame of a kindergarten teacher. The children used to fight shy of rtie. They got off in corners and stared. You might say I began to be a misfit when I was about six years old and I've been a misfit ever since. Told to Hit 'Fellow His Size.' "It got so uncomfortable, for me at school I had to leave. The children used to tease me. One time I struck a boy who was annoying me and, believe me, I was shocked when he whimpered: 'Why don't you hit a feller your own size?* "I was about fourteen then, and I measured six feet three. I've never l*>en able to find a fellow of my own size. That kid probably didn't realize the job he gave me." Doors were too small for the giant. Desks were too low. Beds were not long enough. Nothing he wore could be bought ready made. He used a 1? boot and a size 20 collar. Somebody stole his overcoat one time, in Delia Moloney's boarding house. He advertised its loss, stating it was six feet long and would make a good tent. He used to recount, in facetious fashion, details of his courtship. , ill only a Week. "The girl used to get up on a ladder to kiss me," he said. "And I never got any enjoyment in holding my wife on my lap because she was always afraid of falling off. She was only five feet six." He left his home in Cardiff. South Wales, to Join the Queen's Regiment and later became a traffic bobby in London. The Barnum & Bailey Circus was passing Trafalgar Square one day when George on duty there, held up the show for traffic. Dexter Fellows, the dean of adjective slingers, as circus press agents are called, caught a glimpse of George who was shaking hands with the circus giant, looking down a? him and solicitously inquiring when he expected to grow into a sure enough titan. When the circus returned to the States George was on the pay roll. He was only thirty-nine years old when he died, Thursday night, at his home, No. 164 Manhattan Avenue af A LOVELY STOW AW A' WIoq Toonno Pnno i* Moft \ f\t P1 of Capt. Waldemar Knutsen, coral MIsb Bonar's right to enter the Ui Knutsen persuaded the Ellis Isla woman to come in. promising that < ter a week's illness. He was speaking of death one time and said: "When the Old Reaper starts to work on me, he'll probably finish what he started; but he'll know he had a job on his hands." FARMERS LEAVING FARMS Secretary of Agriculture Calls Attention of Drifts to the Cities. American farmers, comprising about1 one-third of the country's population, find themselves, notwithstanding their hard work and large production this year, still laboring under a serious disadvantage, as compared with other groups of workers, because of the disproportionate relationship of prices. Secretary Wallace, of the department of agriculture, told President Harding hnd congress last Monday in his annual report. "There i/s roou in super-aounuance, Mr. Wallace said, "and this contributes to the prosperity of business i and industry for a time, but the inadequate return which the farmer is receiving, and has for three years, inevitably must result in readjustments in the number of people on the farm and in the cities, which will not be for the continuing good of the nation." There has been a greatly accelerated movement of farmers, and especially farmers' sons, from the farms j to tho cities and industrial centers, the secretary reported, declaring that best estfmates "indicate that during July, August and September twice as many persons left the farms for the cities as normally." Favors Farm Credits. The secretary renewed his recommendation for rural credits legislation, asserting that action should be taken promptly to increase the maximum which a farm loan bank may loan to an individual from $10,000 to $25,000. He advocated also a readjustment of the term loans may ruh, saying a system should be established by which the farmer could borrow for periods of six months to three years. Creation of a new bureau of home economics was urged by the secretary, to enable the department to extend its efforts toward better economic systems in the rural community. Another problem requiring immediate attention, the secretary said, was "the necessity of working out and ! applying: a comprehensive plan of pro- ! tectingr, regrowlng and utilizing our ! forests." He declared forest legisla- j tion' should I?c enacted extending fed- : eral cooperation to the States in the protection of forests, coordinating j ?????______?? * FRANCE GETS MEMORIAL. .....y.-W.Wy.. . _ ' ' ' * ' * Missouri is the first State in the Union to erect a memorial in Prance to the memory of the fallen soldiers of that State, which Marshal Joffre unveiled at Chepy Par Varennes. It is the work of Mrs. Nancy Coozeraans Hahn. who was selected by the State committee of Missouri as the artist to execute the commission for the memorial. I ( AND HER GUARDIAN ^ \'-^J'r^i '' * - : ; ' : . . teC** JjUW Bra ? ' / ratfEV&&> ' i^fSfB^pMrl 8raft5fe3^-?iB r ranee and Mrs. Rose Knutsen. wife nander of the steamship Manitoba, llted States was in dispute, so Mrs. nd authorities to allow the young 2apt. Knutsen would eo on the bor.a, state and federal service in the growing and distribution of forests, plant ^ * .-_.... i :.. ... - t_ ^,r iiiK inairruu, i'xu'iiuii^ j;u11 iiu.-Mr v/i timber land "as rapidly as the condition of the treasury will permit," and covering into national forests some areas now comprised in Indian reservations. The secretary reported good progress in organization of the Tackers and Stockyards Administration and the drain Futures Administration in the campaign against plant pests, and in the various other lines of service in which his department is interested. Difference in Prices. This year would he a prosperous year for agriculture, and consequently a prosperous year for the nation, if the relationship of prices now was such as existed before the war, Secretary Wallace said. There has been some increase in prices of farm products, but there has not been much improvement in the general relationship oetween the prices of the things the farmer produces and the things he buys. Among the causes which contribute to the abnormal relationship of farm prices to the prices of other things, Secretary Wallace mentioned these: Overproduction of many farm crops. Continued high freight rates. Maintenance of industrial wages of near war-time levels. Economic depression and depre dated currency in European countries. Unreasonably high costs of distribution of some farm products. "Some contend there is no such a thing as overproduction of farm products and can not be so long as there are people in the world who suffer for food and clothing." said Secretary Wallace. "On the same line of reasoning it can be argued that the production of automobiles will be inadequate until every man and woman and every boy and girl of high school age owns one. There is overproduction, as far as the producer is concerned, whenever the quantity produced can not be marketed at a price which will cover all costs and leave the producer The packag Your taste < The sales pi Over J billit i I lfooett k Myers Tobacco Co. 1 i enough to tempt him to continue production. And whenever there is such overproduction the output will bo reduced either by conscious effort on the part of the producers or by the opera - j tion of economic laws which drive the NOT A PART OF THE GUr? . ''''^ Sailors aboard the U. S. wars! size of the 14 inch guns with whicl crawling into the muzzles, which spare. I" PHONE ]\Tp 1-5-3 YES, OUR TOYS are Call in and make your s licvc tliat by doing this y Also, as you know, the r impossible for us to give; & can give you ATOW. | SMSONAB Such as Butcher Knives, 5?' Cake Pans, Graters, Egg^r, and last, but not least? THE CALORIC PI3 & With one of these in your weather for Christmas. ! 8* one. You will be please ? short notice. L Give Your Wants to We appreciate them. | YORK HAR] CIGARE I loss efficient producers out of business. The fact is that for three years in succession Ihe farmers of the Uni- < ted States have produced more of some i crops than could be sold at prices high enough to cover producing costs. I CREWS' REGULAR DRILL lip Pennsylvania give an idea of the, i the big navy vessel is equipped by admit their bodies with space to \ m "fis I on display TODAY. K elections early. We be- IS ou will be better pleased, ffl usli at the last, makes it jrou the attention that we LE GOODS <| Meat Mills, Lard Cans, ,j? whips, Turkey Roasters, PELESS FURNACE home you can have June [t is a real comfort. Try 9* d. We can install it on JR the "RED W STORE." ? DWARE CO. | ' '.M Convenient package ?glassine^w rapped. TTES l ? Kiss clinics for marriageable girls, to solve America's divorce problem, ! arc advocated by a noted Parisian < Btage beauty who is visiting Chicago, i "A woman's whole heart should bo 1 put into every kiss she gives her hus- j band," she declared. "A kissable wo- | man will keep any normal man i anchored at home. Too many wives think they can hold their husbands through their stomachs. Scientific < love is more practicable than domestic science." < IReal Rug Values thai OUR ASSORTMENT largest in the upper par I values that you can't aff< time soon you will be in n In our stock you will 1 bagdad, ban mecca seam: Also a complete line of alexander smi1 From the Cheapest to the Best at from $25.0 ALL RUGS ARE ADVANCINC if you make your purchases now. W. G. RE1 "EVERYTHING I rock hili .X?X~X"X?X^XK?>**X^K">^^5 I Quality, Pri | y When vou buy a Suit < f . $ to be sure you have a ri? % limit of QUALITY for tl y . | And along with the ( t pay, you have an addith I STYLE that will be in kc | ual personality? t THAT IS WIIAT1 ?% ? these when you buy Cloth | THIS STORE cspcci $ sells nothing but the HE ? and our Prices will comp; try this out if you doubt j S the Style, the Fit, the Pr: ? | Our Men's Clothing ii * ncr&Marx, Schloss Pre y and for the boys we hav< y '** eiAtrnii nc (Yl~U ?* CUIU V1UVCI J/L(UIU~ ll>J ? Su its and Overcoats ft JL ? sizes, in pleasing fabrics, ? priced. | RAINCOATS AND RUI ? We can supply you wi I Shoes for the wet weathei S which is about due. | J.M. S' :*<"X,X"K~XmX"H*X"X"K^"H~X"X" ? A muskrat was the cause of Stevenville, Ontario, going without electricity for three days. Workmen searching for the trouble dug down to the underground cable and found that a. muskrat had chewed the cable to get the beeswax inside, the insulation and had been shocked to death. ? In France it is illegal for a widow to contract a second marriage before 300 days have elapsed after the death of her former husband. The Surety of Purity [here arenomiracles in cookng. What goes into the food nust inevitably come out. iven the baking perfection hat results from the use of loyal Baking Powder is no niracle. t is simply the result of absolute purity entering the ood?and emerging again. loyal is made from Cream of Tartu: derived from grapes. i ' ' TEl It Contains No Ahxm Uaves No Bitfer Taste f can't be duplicated ji OF RUGS, which is the W t of the State, contains & 3rd to overlook if at any -J* eed of Moor Coverings. ** Slid. W GOR AND 3 LESS WILTONS? TH & SONS' GOODS prices ranging uc ?0 TO $90.00 B 5 in price and you will save money ?? ID & SON 1 X)R THE HOME" $ mKmwmsm ? StvS ' ?/ * A -V V - *:! ces 5' ; ? :>f Clothes or an Overcoat J: ,pht to expect the highest ? j ic Price you pay? '$ Juality at the Price you ! \ >nal right to expect the ; i jcping with your individ- I \ I; . : rOU GET?all three of ingat ST ROUP'S. 1 ally rcniinds you that it X ST in Quality and Style j> ire with anybody's?just y it?Consider the Quality, 2 ice? lcludes the Hart, Schaff?s. and Griffon Clothes, Jj 3 the Dubbelbilt, Griffon | )d as can be found. ? >r Men and for Boys?all x good styles and rightly |j 5BER SHOES? i! th Raincoats and Rubber ;; : that is liere and more of ? <? FROUP|? ?A \