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\ V. i. PACK BIGHT THS CLINTON > ^ Widow Inroket Old SIato Law to Secure Children Washington.—Ah ancient fagltim ■lave law which was amended in 18&' to apply to apprenticed minora fleeing from their masters was invoked by a Washington wldotf to obtain posses sion of her two minor children, who, she declares, have escaped from her and now are in the state of Virginia. The District Supreme court was asked to make a transcript of record of the •‘fugitives’* which the mother may pre- j sent (o the tribunal of the Old Domin- j ion in order to get her children back, j The petition does not say in what part j of the state the children, now nine and six years old, respectively, are living, nor why they are being detained from their mother, Mrs. Ada M. Trapponler. The court was told that the girls’ fa ther is dead and that the petitioner, j under the laws of the District of Columbia, is entitled to their service and labor during their minority. Un- j der the law invoked the master to whom a minor had been apprenticed and from whom lie bad escaped is au thorized to bring such action in court to obtain possession of the fleeing ap prentice. Since the law used the term “persons to whom labor is due,” the mother seeks to apply its provisions to her effort to recover her children. "The cRlTdreff are named fivety**-. COOLIDGE TALKS TO BOY SCOUTS President Addresses Boys In New York With Discussion Of Funda mentals Of Scouthood In America. ' Washington, July 25.—Reverence for nature, for law and for God were laid down as the fundamentals of Boy Scouthood and of American institu tions by President Coolidge in an ad dress delivered tonight at the White House and transmittedby telephone to a farewell meeting''^ 5 'New York for agroup of Boy Scouts who will sail tomorrow to attend an interna tional gathering of the organization in Copenhagen. “There was no Boy Scout organiza tion in my boyhood, but every boy who has the privilege of growing up on a farm learns instinctively the fundamentals of scoutism,’ the presi dent said. “The first is a reverence of nature. Boys should never lose their love of the field* and the streams, the moun tains aad the plains, the open places and the forests. That love will be a priceless possession as your years lengthen out 'There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer. Reverence for Law. “The second is a reverence for law. I am thrilled at the thought of my audience tonight, for I never address boys without thinking that among them may be a boy who will sit in this White House. Somewhere there are boys who will be presidents of our railroads, presidents of colleges, of bajiks, owners of splendid farms and useful industries, members of congress, representatives of our peo ple in foreign lands. That is the heritage of the American boy. It was an act of magnificent courage, when our ancestors set up a nation wherein any boy may aspire to anything That great achievement was not wrought without blood and sacrifice. Make firm your resolution to carry on nobly what has boon so nobly begun. Let this nation, under your guidance, be a finer nation. Resolve that the sacri fices by which your great opportu nities have been purchased will be matched by a sacrifice, on your part, that will give your children even a better chance. Reverence for God. “The third is a reverence for God. It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist Without the sus taining influence of faith in a divine power we could have little faith in ourselves. We need to feel that be hind us i s intelligence and love. Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create. Faith is the great motive power and do man realizes the full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important and THURSDAY, JULY M, Xi that his work wall done, hi a part of an unending plan. “These are not only some of the fundamentals of the teaching of the Boy Scouts, they are the fundamen tals of our American institutions. If you will take them with you, if you will, be living examples of them abroad, you will make a great con tribution toward a better understand ing of our own country and receive in return a better understanding of other countries, for you will find in foreign lands, to a very large extent, exactly what you carry there your selves. I trust that you can show to your foreign associates in the great scout movement that you have a deep reverence for the truth and are de termined to live by it; that you wish to protect and cherish your own coun try and contribute to the well being, right thinking and true living of the whole world.” SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Dr. Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST ... MODERN SERVICE Specialist ' Jacobs & Company Building Phone 29 JAS. W. CALDWELL ^ 59 Thornwell Street Magazines and Newspapers Swim In. LAKE THOMAS Harriett BreedSn, nine, and Ruth BU» abeth Breeden, six. Oscar Wilde’s Prison Soon to Be Torn Down Loudon.—On the banks of ths Thames, 36 miles southwest of London, lies the ancient town of Reading, ft town that might be unknown to th* ordinary AmeriCTin had not Osca# Wilde immortalised It In hla “Ballad of Reading Oaol.” The prison In which the poet passed two years of misery 1ft •bout to be torn down. Oscar Wilde, after his trial, was sent to Wandsworth prison and was trans ferred from there In November, 1895, on account of his ill health, to Reading, where he finished out the term of hia sentence. The ’Ballad” and “De Profundls,*, written in his confinement within thft prison walls, reveal his Intense suffer ing. The Jail that housed Oscar Wilde ts the third one to be torn down in Read ing. The original building, where mi» eruble offenders were shut away from the light of day, stood on the site now occupied by St. Mary’s chapel; it was demolished in 1793. FTem 17i3 to 1779 the jailer was a widow who drew the munificent salary of £20 and was licensed to sell beer and wine to the prisoners. The new gaol was some what larger and housed 124 prison ers; its predecessor had accommoda tions for only 20. Convicts In time* days were decked In suits of blue aad yellow. Tropic Birds Thrive When Taken to Georgia Washington—The outcome of thf Importation of several Central Ameri can game birds from British Honduras and Guatemala by the United States biological survey for propagation In the United States is being watched with interest, according to the Agricul tural Review. A representative of the biological survey who lias passed several months In these countries collecting living specimens of game birds has succeeded In bringing safely to Sapelo island, Georgia, fiva ocellated tfrkeya, four _ surnssows and fifteen tlamous from these countries. Several chachalaccas were also imported from northeastern Mexico. After two months. In spite of soma unusually cold weather In January, these birds are In perfect health and appear to he thriving in their new home, according to the owner of thft tslimd. who financed the work. Supposed Shakespeare Signature Held Forgery Philadelphia.—The name of William Shakespeare, written under six lines d script and accepted by scholars gener ally as the handwriting of the bard of Avon and perhaps his seventh known signature. Is pronounced a forgery by Dr. Horace Howard Furness, Jr* Shakespearean scholar of this city. The fragment of manuscript In ques tion was brought to this country la 1921 by Charles Sesaler of Philadel phia.* Ho discovered the specimen pasted In the flyleaf of the second folio of the works of the dramatist which he purchased in London at auction. Th« discovery excited world-wide Interest among scholars, as, up to that time, only six authentic slgftatnres'of Shake speare had been found. The manuscript Is not only a forgery, but a “forgery *f a forgery made by the notorioue Shakespearean forger William Henry Ireland,” Doctor Fur sess said. To Raise Cats for Fur Boonvllle, Ind.—George Lutz, local grocer, is planning to Introduce a new industry In Indiana—that of raising Angora cats for fur. Prince Singh Kashmar of India, a classmate of Luts at Indiana university years ago, has promised to ship the local man some fine apecimcns for breeding purposes. Lutz saved Kashmar's life while th# prince was attending school at Indiana. Current Kills Workman J hepherdstown, W. Va.—Walter Hoff- x, thirty four, living here, was elec trocuted while at work on an electric shovel at a quarry near Martinsburg. He war dead when fellow employees and physicians reached him. See this “ Hampton” Cavalier Bedroom plan No. 4 0 in our store in full colors. Combination walnut or mahogany furniture, with antique silver hardware. There are also many other designs ol Cavalier Furniture to choose from. IN It isn’t money, but "knowing how that puts beauty into your home Furniture Li i—l D □ o HAND RUBBED it told under a new plan that gives you, with the furniture, ideal interior decorating themes for completing beautiful bedrooms and dining rooms at moderate cost. J UST because you may not have unlimited money to spend in furnishing your home is no reason why you cannot have color, charm, and distinction in your rooms. Delightful effects can be secured with most inexpensive wall-paper, draperies, rugs, fur nishings, and furniture, if you know-just what and where to buy, and how to assemble the things after you have bought them. This is the practical kind of help that we, as licensed Cavalier dealers, are ready to give you, under the instructions of a famous inte rior decorator commissioned for this service by the manufacturers of Cavalier Hand Rubbed Furniture. Every element in this decorative service, even the furniture, is moderate in price. Each completed model room is worthy of the high ideals expressed in Cavalier Furniture, whose makers have held an unblemished reputation with good furniture dealers for Bfty-nine years. Know Cavalier Furniture by the Cavalier trade-mark on each piece, placed there as a symbol of the beauty and character of the furniture, and as a guarantee that it will live up to everything you expect of it. —T J— ill ♦ c % v • \ \ 1 •’ ■■i 1 = 1 • • t :•* .* • • • i •v •] s 1 • □ See our exhibit of model rooms that you can duplicate, complete, at moderate price Volbme productibn, necessary to supply the hundreds of Cavalier furniture dealers, auto matically keeps down the price of Cavalier Furniture to a level which every home can afford. This same practical price scale is observed in etary detail of the model rooms we invite you to see in our store. We can tell you where you can duplicate every item of Burnishing used in the plans, or how you can use the pri ncipies th ey represen t to make your presen t f urnish ings provide you a more beaut if ul home. Included in the exhibit are six color treat ments for the idecd “Hampton” Cavalier Bedroom No. 440, pictured above. The “Hampton” Cavalier is also in stock, with many other Cavalier bedroom and dining room designs. Free <» Home Decorating Service Ask us for complete details about* duplicating this and other ideal Cavalier rooms in your home; also for a copy of the home deco rating manual "Beautiful Bed rooms and Dining Rooms.” ss iiiwg S. M. & E. H. WILKES & COMPANY, Laurens, S. C. I* lit