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WOSBtSi yBr fcf I \'Wm^^ i 1 'yyV:vi #^'jjm^y?1Tt ^TH* ar ^ TW M.. " .'^y'-'"?^ * jJ?X |;.W ' ; ' ' . 1 ' - ' "!* kL m-aJ Vv uSSHISESSSS When tljb members of the Ameriet French naval and civil authorities In Add to 1 of Posf Minor Post Offices Cause Trouble for Department by Slackness of Methods. DONT TAKE JOB SERIOUSLY Postmasters Refuse to Answer Department Correspondence and Threaten to Quit When Called to Task by Officials. Washington.?Some of the trials of the I'ost Offioe department with many of the fourth class postmasters of the country, who refuse to answer official correspondence, and who otherwise conduct themselves In a perhaps too high-handed fashion, are revealed by W. Irving Glover, third assistant postmaster general. Those fourth class postmasters, it appears, have been In part responsible for the delay In adjusting the 150,000 claims for lost and damaged parcels. Fut more than that, they continually act as if they didn't care a rap whether they held their jobs or not. Care Little About Jobs. The trouble. Is that they really do not. Glover intimated, und they often tell the department officials as much In Just about thut many words. They nre under civil service, and often they are the only men in their towns who will and can act as postmasters. Mo-?t often they run small stores, 'and tf the department In Washington gets "all het up" over their failure to answer correspondence, the postmasters threaten to give up the post office work. 1 That threat usually "works," for it is better to have some sort of post office than none at all. "Why, some of them pay no attention to us at all," said Glover, with n smile of despair. "One of them recently was asked to fill out a questionnaire showing reasons us to this and that In connection with a lost parcel. t '"Hell, no; hell, yes; hell, no; hell, yes,' was the way he sent the questionnaire back to us," continued Glover, with some feeling. "Then, he continued, 'if you don't like it, take . your pc3t office out of my store.' "This is a sample or rne tiling we have to put up with," continued th?? Brooklyn Chil These children are members of the they have finished collecting their speei will take them into the museum, mount FINDS INDIAN 1 Red Man Excels at Ability to Do Sustained Thinking. Professor of Psychology Who Has Been Making Tests Gives Results of His Investigations. Austin, Tex.?For the last thiee years Dr. T. It. Garth, professor of psychology of the University of Texas, hus been making tests of the mental capacity of the Indian, the negro und the Caucasian. These investigations have brought to light the fact, he says, that the American Indian has as alert a mind as white people. lie recently spent some time among the Indians of New Mexico and Oklahoma, carrying on his tests. In Oklahoma, Doctor Garth visited the Chllocco Indian Training school, which is supported by the government, Laud which offers instruction to Indian children through the tenth grade, iie school in Ai on Colors Before Na in Legion visltiug France readied Che u square, where a statue of Nnpoleon I Woes tal Chiefs * third assistant postmaster general. "One postmaster actually tore out the partitions used to mark off the post office from the rest of his store and threw them out Into the street, together with all the postal apparatus. "When the malls arrived the men on the train saw that they could not deliver the letters and other matter to an office out In the street, so refused to let the mall off. Word wns sent to headquarters and Inspectors sent down at once. "Do you have to put up with that sort of thing?" Glover was asked. Many Requests Unanswered. "There Is not much else we can do. sometimes," he said. "Often it becbmes a case of having a postmaster like that or none ut nil. Often they pay no attention whatever to letters asking for information, and some of them even refuse to send back to merGIVES NEW UG i t~ L. I rreriuii uuuns may ncvcrac l/ccision of 43 Years Ago. Chemist Convicted of Murdering Wife by Administering Arsenic Asks for Rehearing of Case. ^ " Paris.?Modern scientific research with regard to arsenical poison may cause the French courts to reverse a life sentence passed 43 years ago on a chemist named Danval, who was found guilty of having murdered his wife. Danval, who, owing to a press agitation, was released 19 years ago, has now filed a petition asking for permission to bring his case before the supreme court of appeal. The Danval case was one of the most famous poison trials in the annals of French criminal law. In 1877 M. Danval was a prosperous chemist with an estab - - ? - r? A A ? usnmeni in me nue muuuei g, accused of hnvicg poisoned his wife, he was brought to trial before the Seine assize court, and on May 10, 1878, condemned to deportation for 'ife. Famous experts appeared both for the prosecution and the defense, and the whole of medical jurisprudence Idren Learn Natural Children's musculo, which stands on the mens?it will be no;cd that one lucky la them, look them up in the hooks and cs MIND IS ALERT buquerque, N. M., which has Indian students l'roin both New .Mexico und ! Arizona. "In nil I tested about 1,000 Indians, i something over half of -whom were : full-blood, the rest ranging from oneeighth to fifteen-sixteenths Indian," he said. "Some of the Indians are very promising and have great possibill-; j ties. Heretofore the average of the Indian for intelligence rating lias been below that of the white. Hut the- Indian excels both the white and negro in mental fatigue, that Is, ability to continue longer at any given mental process." In the color preference test which Doctor (Jarth conducted, out of a group of 100 Indian students, 38 preferred red first, 32 preferred blue first, while green, orange, yellow, purple and white occupied middle or end positions in the scale of [(reference. "I have tried this color test among college students," said Doctor Garth, "and blue Is the color preferred first. Psychologists consider the selection ftf poleon's Statue rbourg they were Introduced to the ( is the ctyef feature. , t cantlle houses packages refused by 1 I customers In their villages. "For instance, a tnan asks for sari- I pies of suitings from some big fner- A cnntlle house, that Is, perhaps, not as I strict in its business ethics as some of f the houses. ( "A sample of a blue cloth, and a * sample of a brown cloth are sent hini, ( from which he selects the blue, and orders a suit of that color. But the * clothing house sends him suits made 1 from both colored cJoths. "The customer accepts the bine * suit, but refuses the brown one. And 8 the postmaster does not take the ' trouble either to notify the mercan- * tile house or send the suit back. Then 8 when the hoUse iftcks, and begins to c flood the customer with letters asking c for a remittance for the brown suit, c too, the customer tears up the letters 1 and the postmaster pays no attention s to letters to him." ' * Glover said that the 'department had been able to clear up the 50,000 ^ delayed cases partly because it had c waived the old rules requiring many r affidavits us to the cost of articles al- 11 leged to be lost. _ b A rainbow Is not as good a promise n of fair weather as a patch of blue sky on a cloudy day. HT ON POISON f- j concerning the qualities of arsenic, as , they were then known, was argued ! before the court for many days. The government experts found traces of arsenic in Mme. Danval's body which would amount to one milligram (.01549 grnln). This, it was argued, proved that arsenic had been administered with criminal Intent. A toxicoioclst for the defense, however, , maintained that one milligram was a perfectly normal amount of ursenlc to ' find In the human body. It was point- j ed out that the green curtains sur- ? rounding Mme. Danval's bed had been ' colored with an arsenical dye and con- \ talned an ounce of pure arsenic. M. Danval was sent to the penal N settlement of New Caledonia. He was living there, comparatively free, with his family, when, in 1902, the order 1 came for his release. The French government toxicologist ! has just issued a new textbook for ; consultation at criminal trials In which it is declared that the presence ' f. of so small a quantity as one milll- | gram of arsenic in the human body is ( -( negligible and ought not to be taken | }j as incriminating evidence In a charge of murder. j ,|i It is on this new ruling that M. Danval appeals. ' History J,1 si edge of Bedford park, Brooklyn. When n i| has just caught a huge moth?they | "j itnlog thom. B< Mae ns a sign of Intelligence. When I tried the riddle test. I thought surely ^ the Indians would find a stumbling u block, hut they answered readily, and after the test was over one of the In- t] dian girls came up to ask me a riddle." ,f Out of the general mental tests j, which Doctor Garth has conducted has (j grown the problem of studying the 1 | psychology of Indian personality, according to which certain traits of (] character found In the Indian are com- n pared with the same traits found in j, the whites. In the mental tests which he conducted on the recent trip. Doctor Garth used the form issued by the ft National Research council which is sj very much interested in tills work. S The American Association of Science U also has assigned to Doctor Garth a research fund and given other aid ns evidence of interest in the work. w a Leaves Turkeys to Tenants. f( Boston, Mass.?Free Thanksgiving turkeys for nil tenants who have lived u In his houses or apartments for three p yenrs' are provided In the will of (| Alfred V. Lincoln, a former real estate i filed BOY SCOUTS ^Conducted by National Council of the Boy Scoum of America.) SEA SCOUTING "Pine Tree" .Tim, as most of us mow him, otherwise known as James K. Wilder, chief sea scout, Is very mppy over Ids experience in conducing tlie two sessions of training j schools for sea scouts at Marion. Mass. Both periods were well attended by boys froiti different sections of lie country. Seven boys and the icoutmaster made a trip all,the way 'rom Port Arthur. Tex., and, inciden ally, they worked their passage on m oil boat hack and forth. The training school was ideally looted at the Tabor academy, the offl ers of which co-operuted splendidly vith Mr. Wilder In the conduct of the wo camping jierlods and mude avallible their facilities without reserve. The first group were not only hapiy but very efficient. Their maneurers and general operations made a irofound Impression upon Gen. Clar nce H. Edwards, commander in chief , >f the department of New England, vho took dinner with the sea-scout ramp one evening. The enrollment for the second group vas even larger than the first and inssed all expectations. It was not all play, by any means, or each of the groups had the experi nce of cruising around Buzzard's >ay, udder conditions which tested heir scout training and their endurtnce. The members of the second amp were mustered into sey Ice to o-operate with the comin ee In harge of the ceremonies incident to he celebration of the 300th anniverary of the landing of the Pilgrims at 'lymoutli. The membership of the sea-scouting livislon has Increased over f>0 per ent In the last year. Their experlnmifnl otnro tn hnvp DflSSed. ml the program has proven Itself to j ie not only useful but attractive to ; oys, especially of fifteen years of age i nd over. BOY SCOUT "GLEANERS." ^ ^ c o, They Are Not Potatoes These Boy Scouts Are Gathering ? They Ars Stones. j n g PROGRESS IN SACRAMENTO. 0 v On October 1, 1920, there were 12 c oops, totaling 287 scouts registered r jr Sacramento. By July 1 of the j resent year the numbers bad risen to X) scouts in 29 troops, not including ve new troops in the process of or- * animation, Including some 75 scouts. e ids splendid gain has been the result ^ t the tireless work and fine enthusi- 1 sm of the men behind it, who have a rery right to be more than proud of leir achievement in promoting scoutig to such a remarkable extent in so 1 tort a time. The scoutmasters' Is diool. conducted by the leadership 1 ltd training committee, lias graduated j ? "? men and has hud an average of 70 t .'gulnrly at its meetings, u number j hicli has more than once risen to con- I derably over 100. Sacramento has Iso successfully put over u big tlnan- h ul campaign. ; h t crnilT WINS CANADIAN TRIP. ^ If Scout Arthur Conrad of Hamilton, ! was recently selected from some K) of his fellows as the one most orthy of the honor and delight of eing the guest of H. h. Kutter. a * lemher of the camp committee of the ! ical council on a three weeks' campig trip in Canada. Scout Conrad is 1 patrol leader and the ranking scout " f Hamilton, a splendid specimen of oyltood physically and ewry other ay, devoted to outdoor sports and out craft and with a fine school ,l jcord behind him. His fflends all gree that "Art" weil deserves the c nod luck which Ims befallen him. GOOD TURNS IN BRIEF. Charles Swain. Jr., of Cape May, . J., saved the lives of two city lads ho had gotten beyond their depth (' iwi wo pi* helm? nulle<i out to sea by ^ ip strong tide. Scout George Kolf of Terry, Miss,, a i the hero of u life-saving event, hav- s lg rescued ft young woman from rownlng In the lake near Camp Mcaurin, where he was staying. Troop 11 of Charleston, S. 0., con- r ucted an anti-weed crusade last sum- : 11 ter, cutting down all the weeds which r tid been u nuisance to pedestrians. f A Denver hoy scout, Horace Unier. | Ived Into si swift creek and rescued . nother scout who had fallen Into the (ream while attempting to cross on t log. V Jack Everhard. a Berkeley (Cal.) c oy scout, saved a twelve-year-old girl ho had fallen Into a swift stream 11 nd was utterly exhausted battling J] nr her life. v Boy scouts of IVichlta, Kan., vol- h ntarlly took upon themselves the r 18k of uiftrkliig and cabling off the c nngerious swimming |k>oIs in the Lit- g le Arlfausas rive. g r 1 Every each ol Oceo-nee- battl - i chee Flour earriet this qj ft ' Indian Head . " mea: i SS iron gp Cat PeerleH whan yoa E?! want tha baat plain K?3 Aoar Three Inseparables One for mildness,VIRGINIA One for mellowness. BURLEY One for aroma,TURKISH The finest tobaccos perfectly aged and blended 20forl5* ^ * A- Iff FIFTH AVE. I I J V0** C,T* Pistol Battle in New York. New York.?A pistol battle in a hlrd floor corridor of the Grand Cenral station, in which 18 shots were ired, resulted In three men fleeing ntfnmnHn or frt Iinld 11*% iwn mil. I .1 LCI avbuui[/liug tU uviu uj/ vnv ? oad employes who had a satchel of ash. Masked Miners Arrested. Clarksville, Ark.?Thirty-eight coal niners, whom officers declare were :atherng, armed and masked, in an >il field about a mile from Sprada, rere arrested and brought to the ounty jail here charged with nightiding. Reproduction of Parthenon. Nashville, Tenn.?Within a year the Jnited States will have the only xact-to-the-inch reproduction of the Lthenian Parthenon, the so-celled Parhenon at Regensburg being merely an daptation of the great temple. 55th Encampment'G. A. R. Indianapolis, Ind. ? Rattling drumticks and the squealing of ancient fes announced the entry of the Grand irmy of the Republic into Indianapolis or its fifty-fifth annual encampment. Two Men Killed. Steubenville. Ohio.?Two men are nown to have lost their lives shortly efore noon when Pennsylvania mail j rain No. 11, westbound from New) rork to St. Louis, crashed into the I ear end of a freight train in the I !nulil tunnel To Have Their Own Courts. Belfast.?Sir James Craig, the Illtor premier, announced that the old udiciary system will he discarded h rough out Ireland and that the peo- I lo of North Ireland will have their iwn courts. More Killings in Belfast. Belfast.?Two persons were killed nd 30 wounded in rioting here during rhich hoinhs were thrown. Two chil-j ren playing in tiie street and a girl i fere wounded by stray bullets during he affray. Mildred Hanan Dies of Wounds. New York. ? .Miss Mildred Hanan, aughter of the late Alfred 1'. Hanan, hoe manufacturer, died in the Long sland College hospital without having dvanced any explanation as to why he had been shot. To Apply Force in Burgenland. Vienna. ? The conviction was expressed in government circles that inly the early application of force ould save the Burgenland situation rom more grave developments in an Bitter Fight on Tax Revision. Washington.?Tax revision legislaion was under way in the senate \ pith indications of a bitter fight to ome. Notice was given by Senator Simaons of North Carolina, ranking miiority member of the committee, that sweeping and radical amendments" pould be offered by the democrats and ie added that if the sponsor for the nanufactuTers' sales tax would acept those amendments, serious conideration would be given to such a ales tax. ?? ' ' > Flour. Your fork ^litest pressure. 'Ji\\ good and as easy to making delicious bis- ' r hot cakes. And it's I t :onomical than buying redients separately. one of those plump Eg E Occo-nee-chee Flour Dur grocer. It has the : Head on the outside. 15 chee i our I As easy as turn waffle iro lAT'S really about all chee ! he effort there is to mak- crackle waffles with Occo-nee- ing, bi i Flour. You make the the slig sr by mixing with water Occo lilk?add shortening and just as ready for cooking before use for yaffle iron is hot. No bak- cuits o powder, soda, or salt to more ec sure out, they're already the jng he flour. _ Get nd what light, tender sacks o les always come off the from y< when you use Occo-nee- Indian AUSTIN-HEATON CC Durham, N. C. OCCO-NEE-* Self-Rising F1 Takes the Guess out of Baking and Sa \ Save on the of building I new") by usir that's famous fo money's-worth "mug? v CYPI THE WOOI You'll save moi annoying repai buying "the gr; job." And yoii'l labor by not your work over Your dealer will sel need. Ask him wha Write us for list of FREE 1 Southern Cypress Mfi 242 Graham Building Jacksonville, Fla. YOUR LOCAL DEALER WILL SUPPL HASN'T ENOUGH CYPRESS LET USK, [<$> ;Hwwna r VPOULTlfl VlHOWS Qivrv-ii-n/CkV* FipprlinOT F I k/uuiiuva * Eggs pay any time, but when o flocks fall off yours pay best. F plenty of protein now. Hens r it for eggs and for the con moult If they don't get eno they will rob their body-tissue get it Then it will take twice feed to get them back. Keep Purina on the Job It's rich in egg-making, bod] building protein. Get a short* moult and more winter egg More Eggs or Money Back R Just step to the tele- v phoneandaskusabout this guarantee, NOW. * M. W. DISTRBUTOR Students Shot by Police. Athens, Ga.?Local authorities were investigating the shooting of E. L. Strange and another young man named Stevens, Georgia university students, who were wounded in a clash between police and 100 students. Jailed, Released and Died. Chattanooga, Tenn.?R. V. Hybarger, released from jail where he had been held for several days, awaiting word from Greenville, Tenn., where it was at first alleged he was wanted in connection with a murder charge, was found dead at a rooming house. General Pershing at Coblenz. Coblenz.?Gen. John J. Pershing arrived here, accompanied by Major General Henry T. Allen, commander of the American forces in the occupied territory, who went to Treves to meet him. ____ i vie Av fj ultimate cost , | f U ,new or reig the lumber \ r giving double value, genuine ss&ffsur 1 JESS > ETERNAL" , \ ley by averting r bills, and by ide that fits the 1 save, time and having to do and over again. 1 you the grade you t your job calls for. ?LANS for farm buildings. . -M rs/Assn. I Iaaiat on " Tid* I Water" Cypreaa ? youcan identify it by thia mark. ?' r YOU. IF HE WOW A TONCS. ays : ugh? ^WCpurinaS 1 ^ ^JchickenS < JgCHWDERj I : Chen chow U (SCRATCH rtto) J DUVALL CHERAW, S. C. J Great Council of Masons. 0 j Asheville, IV. U.?iLvery grana counI cil of the Royal and Select Masters ! and every grand chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of the United States, thg Panama Canal Zone and the Philip- jj pines was represented when the as- " | semblies convened here. Senate Considering Treaty. Washington.?Senate consideration i ; of the German peace treaty was re- j ' newed while democratic senators ranged to meet in conference for <?* 1 cussion of minority action. The treaty m was taken up again when debate on *9 the tax bill lapsed. <9 Warren Presents Credentials. * ' a Tokio.?Charles R. Warren, the new J American ambassador to Japan, pte- 1 sented his credentials at court. His fl reception was an unusually brilliant fl function. ^ |