Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, September 01, 1921, Image 9
IMPROVEMENT IN
MUNICIPALITIES
SEVERAL TOWNS ARE ISSUING
BONDS FOR PURPOSES OF
GENERAL BETTERMENT.
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SANITATION IS MAIN ISSUE
De la Home School in McCormick
y County Recently Visited by State
Engineer Filby.
I Columbia.
Several towns in South Carolina
either have municipal improvements
well under way at the present time
or are contemplating issuing bonds
for improvements, according to E. L.
Filby, sanitary engineer of the state
health department.
Engineer Filby says that Walhalla,
which he recently visited, is planv
ning a bond issue for $125,000 for
the purpose of installing waterworks
and a sewerage system. '
Seneca is now putting in a system
of waterworks and sewerage as is
I^lckens, and Batesburg has recently
let the contract for the installing of
a waterworks and sewerage system.
Engineer Filby recently visited the
De la Home school in McCormick
county and says that the school offii
cials there are planning to improve
the sanitary arrangements. N
Beaufort is now considering installing
a sewerage system, according to
Mr. Filby.
Chesterfield and New Brookland are
both considering the matter of waterworks
and sewerage systems and
Blacksburg, too, is looking into the
subject carefully, says the sanitary engineer
of the state department.
Attractions at State Fair.
D. F.Jlflrd, secretary of the South
Carolin ^Agricultural and Mechanical
society, signed contracts for the special
features of entertainment in oonnecton
with the state fair, which will
be held October 24 to 26, inclusive.
Auto polo will be one of the novel
features of entertainment, the games
to be played each afternoon, and contests
of this character will also be
switched in between the heats of the
horse,, races.
The fireworks display will be presented
by the Tearle-Duffield Fire
works Display company, which offers o
it? attractions onfy at the largest 0
fairs and in the large cities. The r
program will consiist of historical, r
unique and comedy features, among h
those to be shown including a repro- t
duction of the burning of Chicago and c
various other features outlined in the
pyrotechnics. These will be shown ^
each night during the gala week.
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Grew at Camp Jackson.
South Carolina climate must have
proved extremely beneficial to the 8
boys at the citizens' military train- ^
ing camp recently closed at Camp ^
Jackson, as the average "growth" of I
the young men was one-third of an (
inch, while some are known to have g
"grown" at least an inch. The boys ^
' I also'expanded and enlarged in chest
capacity and were benefited in many
other ways, accordng to the surgeon's C
statistics.
The increase in height was due to t
the taking out of the kinks in the a
boys' backs, put there, probably, from a
following the plow or plying the well f
known hoe. * e
The figures made by the C. M. T. i'
C. surgeon furnish interesting com
parisons and show the physical de- A
velopment of the men who spent the
month at Camp Jackson. a
I
Further Discharges Ordered. t
Orders have been received at Camp v
Jackson to discharge 1.200 enlisted v
men by Saturday, August 2,7 on ac- 1
count of further reduction of 'he army r
and applications will again be accep- ii
ted for discharge, the men being sent
home at once. A
Another order reads that all men
who made application for discharge t
up to August 23, on account of de- c
pendents, also be discharged. g
There are still about 1,500 surplus t
men in the camp at the present time t
in all organizations. t
Held for Safekeeping. F
Fifteen prisoners are now being held
at the state penitentiary for "safe- r
keeping," this being possibly the larg- ii
est number ever confined to the prison v
under smilar circumstances at any d
one time, according to penitentiary au- t
thorities. v
In addition to these 15. several others
are under death sentence and are n
awaiting disposition of their cases by t
the state supreme court and the gov- c
ernor. tl
In the death house is Edmund D.
Bigham. white. C
New Specification Forms. 7
State highway department officials
are now ready to use the new stand- r
ard specification forms for all state S
contracts, it was announced. w
The new form was gotten up sever- o
al weeks ago. and is now to be used fi
by the department. ? ! lj
The new form is of the loose leaf s
system style and enables the depart- b
ment to save considerable money in a
postage and printing. Only the parts ii
that relate to the particular contract b
in question are placed in the propo- a
sals. ii
To Go to Prison Congress. C
O. Croft Williams and H. C. Prearley
of the state board of public wel- d
fatt have been asked to take part in It
thW program of the meeting o the ; r
American Prison congress, in Jackson- t
ville October 28-November 3. This is 1 T
a national organization, the meetings 1<
of which are attended by the leading ! ^
prison men in the country. j e
This congress was brought Sou*h at I c
the earnest invitation of the Southern It:
people who attended the congress last |
rear- No Southern man had part on 1 *
he program last year. . ' S
sio Divided Base Ball Season.
"The order of the court is that the
eturn ir adjudged insufflicent, and
he temporary restraining order ol
lustice Watts continue of force pendng
the final determination of tw* ao
ion." This is the conclusion ol
fudge R. W. Memminger/ filed in a
engthy order following the hearing
>n the South Atlantic association split
season controversy, and is regarded
>y the Charleston club, petitioner,
vhich secured a temporary injuncion
restraining President Walsh from
tutting the split season decision ol
fuly 25. arrived at heie, into effect, as
t virtual knockout of the "four-club
icheme." Final determination of the
ase will hardly be arrived at in time
o affect the present season, and the
inding of Judge Memminger will probibly
settle the matter, from all prac
ical standpoint.
In his order. Judge Memminger
joints out tnat tnis was not. a nearng
for adjudication of the case on
ts merits, but as to whether the exjarte
order of Justice Watts should
)e continued or disolved. The court
leclared itself satisfied that the acion
against President Walsh fh susainable,
that a straight season is a
undamental factor of the league's
:ovenant, that the Charleston club
vould suffer damage from split seaion,
and that a proxy at a meeting ol
lirectors or of the' association should
)e through the presence of a person.
ractories and Manufacturers.
Washington, (Special).?Columbia
ed the South Carolina cities in the
ralue of products of her factories,
vhile Anderson showed the largest
lercentage of increase in value of her
nanufactures during the five-year
>eriod, census bureau statistics show.
The statistics for the year 1919 with
he percentage of increase for the
ive-years showing the value of prodlets
of the cities as follows:
Columbia, $27,410,000, increase 305.2
>er cent, over 1914.
Charleston, $18,83,000, increase 222.7
>er cent.
Spartanburg, $11,991,000, increase
!45 per cent.
Greenville, $10,206,000, increase 163
>er cent.
Anderson, $9,036,000 increase 374.6
>er cent.
Florence, $3,605,000 (no comparative
itatistics for 1914).
rreight on Cotton Reduced.
Freight rates on cotton for translocation
for distances within the
itate of South Carolina, ranging from
Ive miles or under to 120 miles, are
o be reduced by an order issued by
be state railroad commission. The
rder grants that part of the petition
f the Seaboard Air Line and Southern
ailroads for an adjustment of cotton
ates carrying reductions on "short
??l?" ohfnmonta and refuses the S6C
Ions providing for corresponding inrease
on the "long haul" shipments.
fonors for State on Guernseys.
Sedalia, Mo. (Special).?The Guerney
herd of J. L. Mcintosh of Darlingon
county, South Carolina, won the
rand champion cow and bull prize
t the Missouri centennial exposition,
'he grand champion cow. 'Sosos Sunieam,"
of Clover farm, and the senior
hainpion cow, "Gemsevs Princess" of
'lover farm, both daughters of "Gemeys
Prince," the grand champion bull,
rere winners.
Hosing up Tax Assessments.
All assessments to be placed by the
ax commission this year will probbly
be completed early in September,
. large portion having already been
Inished. Merchants are being assessd
now, about half of the counties havng
been completed.
Abandon Search for Murderer.
The search for the unknown negro,
lleged slayer of Policeman Henry
u Ti'Vtrk ?c curtnnspH tn havfl
1 ailn. uiuntt, nuu
ieen hiding in swamps near Blytherood
since the killing of the officer,
vas practically abandoned, officers beieving
that the negro had evidently
aade good his escape for the time b&
ag at least.
Agricultural Fairs Score.
Washington, (Special).?Representa*
ive H. P. Fulmer scored for the agriultural
fairs when he succeeded in
etting the ways and means commit*
ee to offer an amendment to the tax
>ill so as to exempt from tax pay fea*
ures conducted by such associations'rohibliion
Director Named.
Major Bowen. designated for federal
trohibition director in South Carolina
8 a prominent business man of Greenwood.
He is now active vice-presi*
ent of the State bank, a new instituion
recently organized in Green*
rood.
Major Bowen was formerly com*
landant at Bailey institute. He enered
the world war with the rank ol
aptain and was later advanced to
he rank of major.
He succeeds W. F. Robertson, of
Ireenville.
"o Investigate Diversion Policy.
Washington. (Special). ? Senator
Hal and Mayor Grace of Charleston,
. C., who went to Washington this
eek. are both looking into the matter
f division of shipping board ships
roni Charleston to Savannah, and
plit is expected to he thrown on the
ituation shortly that will probably
ring correction of a condition not at
11 to tho liking of local interests. The
adustrial department of the shipping
oard has responded to requests for
n investigation of the diversion poley
applied to Charleston.
lolonel Hero's Orders Changed.
Orders for the transfer of Col. Anrews
Hero. Jr., commanding the Thiry-ninth
coast artillery brigade at
'amp Jackson, have been changed and
he colonel, instead of leaving the
'nited States September 1, will not
?ave for Panama until October 13.
leanwhile he is relieved of his presnt
duties immediately following the
ompletion of the citizen's military
raining camp.
Colonel Hero said he expected he
rould be at Camp Jackson until about
ieotember 5.
Asked Fre
Delegation from the Political Ai
igned by representatives of 900 la
Hinted with the I. W. W. Those in
ernational Order of Machinists; M
al advisor to Debs, and W. F. Kru
Liners Bi
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SundaySchool
' Lesson'
' (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D..
j Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
| (?. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.)
: LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 4' i
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FROM PHILIPPI TO ATHENS.
i LESSON TEXT-Acts 16:9; 17:15.
, GOLDEN TEXT-The angel of the Lord
encainpeth round about them that fear
( him, and delltercth them.?Psalm 31:7.
> REFERENCE MATERIAL?I and II
Thess.
, PRIMARY TOPIC?God Takes Care of
Paul and Silas.
JUNIOR TOPIC?A Midnight Experience
' In Phlllppl.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
?Courage In the Face of Persecution.
YpUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
?Preaching with Persecutions.
I. Paul and Silas in Jail (vv. 10-20).
1. The occasion (vv. 19-24). When s
the demon was cast out of the maid ?
her supernatural power was gone; t
1 therefore, the source of revenue was S
' dried up. This so exasperuted her ,
' owners that they had l'aul and Silas ?
arraigned belore the magistrates on a
false charge. They charged them with
changing their customs, but nothing had
been snld about customs. They
acted the hjpocrite, for it was not
, customs, but their illicit gains that
, were Interfered with. Those men
, ought to have rejoiced that such a
. blessing had come to this poor girl.
_ They cared more for their gain than ||
for her welfare. This is true of the
iniquitous crowding together of the
poor in unsanitary quurters in our teni
enient districts and the neglect of pre.
cautions for the safety of employees
in shops and stores. Without any .
; chance to defend themselves they j
were stripped and beaten by the angry
mob and then demanded to Jail, and
were made fast in stocks in the inner '
i prison.
2. Their behavior in Jail (v. 25).
: They were praying and singing hymns
to God. It seems quite natural that
, they should pray under such conditions,
but to sing hymns under such b
i circumstunces is astonishing to k)l who t
have not come into possession of the s
peace of God through Christ. Eveu L
with their bucks lacerated and smarting,
and feet fast in stocks compelling n
the most painful attitude in the dun- c
geon darkness of the inner prison, h
with a morrow before them filled with t
extreme uncertainty, their hearts went b
up to God in gratitude. a
3. Their deliverance (v. 28). The n
\Lord wrought deliverance by sending li
a great earthquake whicl\ opened the ii
prison doors and removed the chains v
from all hands.
II. The Conversion of the Jailer I
(vv. 27-34). a
The jailer's sympathy did not go out o
very fur for the prisoners, for after
they were mude secure ne went u>
sleep. The enrthquuke suddenly t
aroused him. He was about to kill ii
1 himself, whereupon Paul assured him c
that the prisoners were all safe. This t
was too much for him. What he had v
heard of their preactdng and now s
what he had experienced caused him b
to come as a humble inquirer after j
salvation. Paul clear?y pointed out h
the way to be saved?"Relieve on the a
Lord Jesus Christ." The word "be- a
lieve" means to yield to and fully obey, o
The proof that the jailer was saved is
threefold: r
; 1. Transformation from brutality to a
tenderness. He who a Utile while ago h
could with impunity lay on the cruel o
lash is now disposed to wash and mollify
tlie wounds. p
2. Confession of Christ in baptism, n
Those who have really been convicted s
of sin and have experienced the saving t
grace of God, delight to confess their u
faith In Him under whatever circum- o
stance they may be. I
3. liis whole household baptized, t
When u man's family are willing to _
follow him you may be sure that the
: case is genuine. t
III. The Magistrates Humbled (vv.
; 35V40).
The earthquake brought fear upon
the magistrates. They gave leave for f
the prisoners to gfc. but now they refuse
to go, claiming Hint their rights
as Komnn citizens have been violated,
j and demand a public vindication. Paul
was willing to suffer for Christ's sake, S
| hut he used the occasion to show them
j that persecuting men who preach,the
gospel is an offense against the law
of God and man.
IV. Preaching in Thessalonica (vv.
17-11I).
At Thessalonica he found open ^
hearts; He followed his usual custom .
| of going first to the Jew (v. 1). After C.
i witnessing to the Jews he went to the
i Gentiles. Concerning the Christ he 1
affirmed: 8
1. "It behooved Christ to suffer"
(v. ft). No plainer teaching Is to be
found anywhere than the suffering of
Christ (Isa. f>3). m
2. The resurrection of Christ from w
the dead (v. 3). v
3. The Kingship of Jesus (v. 7). Just F
as It was needful for Paul to go into _
the synagogue and "open and allege" c
that Christ must suffer, so it is now 5
needful that someone go Into our
churches an'd Sunday schools and L
' "open and allege" that by the eternal
' Word of God Christ must come and
! establish His kingdom.
The result of this preaching was
hot monv Qmno .T??\vs: Iwlinvinl ,
V. Preaching in Berea (vv. 10-1."). ?
His method here was the same as n
i nt Thessalonica. He entered the Jew- ?
J Isli synagogue and preached Jesus unto j,,
them. The Hereans received the pospel
with plad hearts. Two striking tj
thinps were said iihout them:
1. They received the messape platlly. ?
L\ They searelied the Scriptures dally ,
for the truthfulness of their pleachi
inp. All noble minds have (1) nn
i openness to receive the truth; (!') a
balanced hesitancy; (3) a subjection ?
to rightful authority.
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Remove Thy Feet From Evil. 8
I'onder the path of thy feet, and
let all thy ways be established. Turn
not to the right hand nor to the left;
remove thy foot from evil.?Proverbs. 11
I :'JG. 27. w
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(jOi
Millions of Precious Metal Bein
Shipped to This Country
From Europe.
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S HANDLED LIKE OLD JUN
4ew York Longshoremen Find Hai
dling of Millions Is All In Day's
Work?U. S. Holds Fifth of
World's Supply.
New York.?Gold, tons of It, corain
lere on every large passenger line
bat plies the Atlantic, Is handled b
eamen and longshoremen as nonchj
antly as If It were scrap Iron.
On such ships as the Olympic arrlv
allllons of dollars' worth of the pr?
lous metal?shipments such as woul
iave swamped an old galleon sallln
he Spanish main. But the heavy, stee
ound boxes of Ingots or coin store
.way In the holds of the giant llnei
rouse among passengers and crew fa
8ss Interest than the presence of a
uternationally known actress or priz<
pinning Pomeranian.
It was recently announced that tb
Tnlted States subtreasury vaults her
lready held $1,500,000,000 In gol<
ne-flfth of the world's entire supply.
Gold as Freight
Gold Is classed as freight and a cei
ain rate per ton Is paid for transpor
ng It, although, due to its value, sp<
lul consideration Is given to Its saf<
y. In each of these big ships Is
uult?known In shin language as th
trongroom. It is a big box or chan
er, heavily lined with armor-plat
teel and located in one of the lowe
iolds In such a position that it can b
pproached from but one direction, b
passage opening from but one dot
r hatch.
There Is no space around the stronj
oom for a would-be thief to work wit
drill and, Indeed, if he should get li
e would probably find himself a prh
tier.
Delivered to the ship In n Europea
ort, the purser carefully checks th
lumber of boxes of gold, notes th
tated value of the contents, sees to I
lint proper customs permits for shlj
lent have been issued and In tne nam
f the ship signs the bills of ladln;
Jnder his personal eye It Is stowed 1
he strongroom, where it is agal
IX) MAKE IT EAJ
lew Director Changes Policy c
Soldiers' Bureau.
eneflt of the Doubt to Be Give
Claimants in Dealing With Claims
of Former Service Men.
Washington. ? Col. Charles I
orbes, director of the veterans' bi
?nu, soon after taking ofllce directe
xat hereafter the policy of every of!
ial dealing with former service men'
[alms must be to give decisions 1
ivor of the claimants, wherever ther
i a doubt. He warned division chief
1 1 "Ofinr* imon
gainst ueiuys ui av-mib v.? r
compensation and Insurance.
In carrying forward the goverr
tent's hospitalization program unde
hich $18,000,(KX) will be spent to prr
ide for soldier patients, Colone
'orbes at once will inaugurate a rigl
TONE TELLS ANCIENT ST0R1
etter of Augustus Written in Sevent!
Century Found on Block of
Marble in Cyrene.
London.?A discovery which, it 1
laimed, will form one of the fundn
lental sources for a history of the lie
iuii empire under Augustus, has beei
tade recently by Dr. Oliverio, un Ital
in savant in Cyrene, the anclen
reek colony of Africa, founded ii
le Seventh century.
Excavations at Ilenasi?the nncien
ereniee which stood in the midst o
ie Hardens of the Hesperldes neu
te mouth of the river Lethe?havi
jsulted in the uneurthing of a blocl
f uiurhle which bears a llawles
reek inscription of a letter from An
ustus on the government, and admin
itration of justice in Cyrenalcu.
Speeds Tax Collection.
Washington.?Collections of bae
ixes are to be speeded up In lin
ith the policy of cutting down net
ixes, Secretary Mellon announced.
J
?dom for Political Pr
anesty association which called upon Pr<
hor organizations urg.ng the release of i
the group, from left to right are: B. M.
iss Llllth Martin, secretary National Am
se, state secretary Illinois Socialist purty.
ring
d by Ton
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g checked. The room is locked and the
keys and combination- of the door are
retained In the purser's own care. On
several of the ships electric alarm devices
add to its protection.
Trundled to Vans.
KOn arrivnf in New York the gold
shipments receive first attention after
the passengers have been discharged.
A speciul force of longshoremen under
v the eye of a trusted boss is led to the
strongroom in company with a representative
of the bank or banks to
which the gold is assigned. The boxes
are checked out, loaded on trucks, u
S certain weight to each man, and trun!r
died avtay to waiting vans near the
y ship sides.
* The longshoremen who handle ttie
treasure make no fuss about it?it is?
e all in a work day of eight hours?and,
^ gold or plgiroD, it is the same' to them,
d Once in the vans, when the ship is re*
J CUTS DOLLAR NL
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n ,
Architect Plays Joke When He
e Builds St. Thomas', New York.
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Other "Signs of the Times" Are Discovered
Sculptured in Wood in
r- the Edifice,
t
New York.?St. Thomas' Episcopal
church in Fifth avenue looms as a
a possible rival of the Metropolitan Art
e museum in public Interest following cu1
mulative disclosures that showed the
e $1,000,000 gothlc structure to be a verr
itable treasure trove of unique sculpe
ture and wood carving.
_ The first "discovery" made by a
ir
newspaper recently revealed a huge,
ironic dollar mark carved In the or'h
naraentation above the "bride's en
trance." Then followed the dlscovj.
ery of a whole row of "avenue types"
?little heads about the size of a list
n ?sculptured above the main entrance.
e* These Included a monocled dandy, a
e man with a dissolute nose and a wornlt
an heralded as "the divorcee."
y. The architects have permitted to bee
come public a chart listing some of the
r. wood carvings that decorate the inn
terlor of the church. One of the carvn
ings, entitled "Prohibition," depicts
5Y FOR VETERANS
1
system of inspection of existing hoslf
pitals.
By January 1, Colonel Forbes expects
that 6,800 more beds will b^
available in hospitals. There are now
20,030 patients In 800 privnte and 90
n government hospitals. The number is
Increasing by 1,000 a month.
A feature of Colonel Forbes' plau,
commended by' Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, is to expand permanent
^ soldiers' homes into hospitals for dis'*
nbled former service men to be red
converted later on.
This plan, Colonel Forbes believes,
s will operate for economy and he ann
tlcipates a great need for such homes
e In coming years.
8 Colonel Forbes has Instructed his
8 , subordinates that they must make it
I their business to "go out and hunt"
i- for disabled former soldiers and let
r them know their rights.
>
1 The fandango was derived by the
d Spaniards from a Moorish dance.
f - *|
: \ Unruly Collar Button ;
h \ Saves Man From Death ;
\ Atlantic City, N. J.?His mind \ '
| * onsrureii uy iuui;?ii^, v..
3 I * Yalinote. alleged to be n con- t
l" J * firmed drug addict, picked out *
h ' \ the third rail of the Pennsyl- ?
11 * vania Electric line for a bed *
, and escaped death by the mar- *
I j * pin of a collar button. Me Is J
II : $ now In the city jail. Valinnte *
, * had removed his coat and trou- J
t : t sers and placed them on- the *
f i J live third rail and was wres- J
r j t tllng with an unruly collar hut- '
& I * ton when discovered by Patrol- \
* ; t man Thomas Hose. The po- *
s j J licenian grabbed the man and ,
- ! t saved him from being electro- '
- | J cuted. A quantity of heroin was t
: * found In his pockets by the po- *
| \ licc. , t
ei
v A diplomat Is a man who gets what '
j he wants by pretending not to want It.
isoners
>sldent Harding to present a petition
ill political prisoners except tnose atManly,
W. H. Jonston, president In*
nesty committee; S. M. Castleton, le*
leased of responsibility, however, there
is a show of guards.
What would happen to the gold If
the ship would meet with an accident
and go down?
"It would have to He with the ship
unless, conditions were such that It
could be removed after the lives of all
011 bourd lmd been saved,'* was the answer
of the lines.
Like other freight. It Is Insured, but
not even treasure must be taken Into
consideration when lives are at stake.
Gold shipments which have gone
down are occupying the, attention of
scores of marine experts today. Numerous
devices have been patented
ahd many lives have been lost in attempts
to salvage sunken treasure.
Among hundreds of others a rich reward
awaits the man who can salvage
the treasure lost with the Lusltanla.
Tramp Hen Travels 606 Miles,
Sedalla, Mo.?The lust for travel led "Biddy."
a black Leghorn hen, to the
boiling pot of F. B. Leonard, a Katv
brakeman, after she had traveled on
the trucks of the sleeper of train No.
4 from Hillsboro, Tex., to Sedalla, 600
miles. She was caught by Leonard
when she fluttered down from her
perch to stretch.
ARK ON CHURCH
7
Bacchus tumbled from a keg by a
woman with a spear. Fallen from his
outstretched hand is a bunch of
grapes, while behind the woman's figure
Is a single lemon, emblematic of
the "soft" drink.
The wood earnings also Include a
son, King George of Great Britain,
King Albert of Belgium, Clemencenu,
Lloyd George, General Pershing, Marshal
Foch, Admiral Beatty,' Herbert
Hoover, MaJ. Gen. Peyton C. March
and many other figures appear. A Salvation
Army lassie is shown handing
out doughnuts to doughboys and pollus,
and other figures Include "a gob"
and "an aviator."
F. L. Mayers, partner of Bertram
Goodhue, architect of the church, explained
that the wood carvings, most
of which have been put In place recently,
had the full approval of Rev. Dr.
Ernest M. Stires, rector of St. Thomas'.
The work was done, he said, in
accordance with the tradition of archi^
tecture that modern figures in history,
problems of the day and symbols of
the age should receive recognition in
a sacred edifice.
The dollar mark above the "bride's
(foor" and the "avenue types" above
the main entrance, however, were the
architect's little jests, worked In on
his own Initiative when the church
was built ten years ago.
LIMIT DICTIONARY READING
New York Library Sets 3-Minute Time ^
RocJncd f\4 Riieh P*rnc* Rool/ i
?Cause Is Mystery.
New York.?New Yorkers have developed
such a passion for 'reading
the dictionary that a time limit of three
minutes has been placed on perusers at
the New York public library. * 4
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A librarian Is posted at the diction- t
ary shelf to keep the line moving.' LI- j
brary officials are mystified as to the j
cause of the sudden accession of, interest
In dictionaries, but assert they
will have to arrange for extra "beds" 1
In the book hospital If the crush cou- c
tlnues. 8
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Throws Away Stolen Bond.
Fall River, Mass.?John Lewis of
New Bedford was arrested for larceny
just as he had disposed of a !
$200 Liberty bond by throwing It In
an ash can. Lewis admitted having
stolen the bond with other articles,
the police say. He was turned over
to the yew Bedford authorities.
GAME SHOWS BIG INCREASE E
Migratory Bird Law Works Wonders n
for Delaware Sportsmen, Accord- r
ing to Reports.
Wilmington, Del.?Reports from all
parts of the Delaware peninsula and ^
from down Delaware give assurance
that the coming autumn will find game p
in greater abundance than ever before v
for more than twenty-five years.
The dry spring and summer have
been conducive to the growth of the j
nestlings without the mishaps that
come from wgt weather. The peninsula
is the favorite shooting ground for v
many New York and Philadelphia c
sportsiybn, both for game birds and *
water fowl.
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Admits She Tied Self to Bed. r
Fargo. N. D.?After being found in fi
a semiconscious condition in a room c
in a local hotel, tied to the posts of \
her bed and with her head thrust
through the bars, Miss Esther Folden, ?
seventeen, was taken to a hospital
where *>he later recovered and admit- p
ted that she tied herself. #
BOYSCOUTS
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?nwr 7(Conducted
by National Council of the Boy
Scouta of America.)
LYNN, MASS., BOY SCOUTS
. BUSY
Here are a few of the many reasons
why Lynn should stand behind her
boys scouts, according to those la
charge of a recent financial campaign
In that city.
January 12.?Scouts distributed 200
posters for Y. D. club.
February 14.?Held "Feed the Birds
Hike" to Lynn woods, distributing
grain and suet to the starving birds.
February 26, 27, 28.?Scouts assisted
residents of Home for Aged Women
in salvaging and sorting their personal
property following that dlsas:rous
Are.
February.?The scouts assisted durng
coal shortage by delivering 100pound
quantities, by sled to homes
vhere there was illness.
Removed snow from more than 100
juried hydrants. *
April.?Contributed $23 to the fund
tor Amerfea's gift to France of
vhich the average Individual contrl-"
jutlon was 3 cents.
April 23.?About fifty scouts
learched in the vicinity of coal
.vharves for missing Darlsh boys.
April 24.?Scouts found cap on Nalaut.
beach which was identified as
>elongiug to one of the missing boys,
rhla led to search by police, resulting
n finding the two bodies in the harbor.
April 80.<??Distributed 20,000 hand>llls
for chamber of commerce "CleanJp
Campaign."
May 1.?Distributed 16,292 minature
American flags for the Lynn
.royalty league.
May 30.?More than 100 scouts asilsted
the O. A. R. and Sons of Veterans
in decorating graves at Lynn
remeteries.
May 31.?Three hundred scouts in
demorlal day parade assisted veterins
by placing chairs at cemeteries
inri Bi?rvlncr wnti?r.
November 8.?Distributed about 40,100
handbills announcing the Bed
>088 roll call.
November 9.?Distributed several
lundred large posters for Red Cross
oil call.
November . II. ? Three hundred
icouts assisted American Legion at
Irmistice day parade.
December 1-24.?Collected and re>alred
more than 1,000 unused and
llscarded toys, books and games and
listributed them to more than 300
:hlldren who would not otherwise have
lad a joyful Christmas. The names
>f the children were secured through
lie Associated Charities and Catholic
Charities center.
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AMERICAN SCOUT8 IN JAPAN.
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With colors of both countries flying,
American boy scouts participated in
Memorial day parade.
PRAISES BOY 8COUT8.
Forester Greeley of the United
Itates Department of Agriculture In
scpresslng the forest service's appre
lauon oi me une *yiru ui vu-uytrjalon
shown by scouts In observing
forest Protection week^ writes as folows:
"This is not the first time that the
3oy Scouts of America have been
ailed up^n to render service for the
;overnment and your efforts In this
tubllc-splrlted movement to preserve
iur forests from needless destruction
lave been In keeping with other noteworthy
achievements of your admlrble
organization. It Is a pleasure to
eel that the boy scouts stand as a
inlt for fire prevention and reforestalon.
But It Is also more than a pleasire?It
Is an assurance of an Invaluble
aid In a work of the utmost pub- ' 4
1c Importance."
tOY SCOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE
Scouts of Macon, Ga., have been
inking a sanitary survey of the city,
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epomng 10 iocui in.-u.iu viin.ium ?..?
nsanltary conditions and later makig
a follow-up to see If the health
lepnrtment's requests for clean-ups*
ave been obeyed.
Montolnlr (N. J.) scouts In camp are
njoylng their new sheltpr hall proIded
by the generosity of the scout
nothers of the town. The boys themelves
are building the chimney which
s In the process of completion.
Three hundred Atlanta boy scouts
i-ere on duty at the advertising men's
onventlon, directing traffic, occupying
he Information nnd.help booths of all
he hotels, acting as guides at the
nllway stations and other points.
]aeh scout wore a small American
ag, presented to them through the
ourtesy of the Veterans of Foreign
Vnrs.
Chicago scouts have offered their
ervlces In helping find Jobs for exervlce
men, hundreds of whom are
ml king the Btreets of-the city looking
or work.
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