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FAYETTEVILLE NEWS, FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA. OSBORNE LEADS PRISON REFORM Lieutenant Commander Thomas Mott Osborne, commandant of the N. S. naval prison at Portsmouth, N. H„ and prison reformer, has started a nation wide campaign to put each of the 09 state prisons and five federal peni tentiaries upon “ a humane basis.” The fortune of a wealthy ex-con vict, “known frotfh one end of the country to the other,” a man of in fluence in Washington, but who for the present is mentioned only as the “Gray Brother," is said to have been placed at the disposal of Mr. Osborne. Sixteen hundred former prison inmates in New York city, all of whom are with reputable firms and living “straight,” are assisting the crusade. Incidentally, this noted prison re former before the Hamilton club in Chicago denounced Joliet penitentiary as a “disgrace to the state of Illinois.” John L. Whitman, Illinois state superintendent of prisons, protested. “I reiterate that Joliet prison is an infamous place, and if you will induce Governor Lowden to appoint a fair committee to investigate my charges I’ll prove it,” retorted Osborne. RETURN OF DR. ALEXIS CARREL Surgeons and medical men the world-over are stirred by the signifi cance of two items in the current news: John D. Rockefeller’s addition al gift of $10,000,000 to the Institute for Medical Research in New York, which bears his name, and the return of Dr. Alexis Carrel from France to re sume liis research work at the Institute. Since its foundation, in 1901, the Rockefeller institute lias made much medical and surgical history. In this work Doctor Carrel has been the lead ing figure. The crowning glory of his career, however, came through the great war, where liis method of treat ing war wounds prevented thousands upon thousands of amputations and re stored to full vigor countless men who under old-fashioned treatment would have become legless or armless. Only in aviation and surgery did the world struggle produce results which inured to the advantage of hu manity. Thus the Rockefeller institute and its research surgeons made strides far faster than was expected by the founder. Methods of treatment of dis ease were perfected. Improved surgical appliances were devised. Doctor Carrel was born in Lyons, France, June 28, 1873. ITis mother was Anne Ricard and his father Alexis Carrel. He was graduated from the Uni versity of Lyons in 1891, gaining his M. D. in 1900. Columbia made liim a doctor of science in 1913. He is a commander of the Legion of Honor and a member of many medical and surgical societies. DID AMERICAN TROOPS MUTINY? Col. Raymond Robins of Chicago, a former member of the American Red Cross mission to Russia, who is lectur ing on soviet Russia, is the center of a controversy regarding the conduct of American troops in Russia. At Madison, Wis., a group of ex-soldiers, who had served at Archangel, challenged Robins’ statement that, as an indirect result of the allies’ policy in failing to recognize the bolshevik government, American soldiers in Russia had mutinied. “We demand to know the authority for that statement,” declared Capt. John Commons, son of Prof. John R. Commons. “We served at Archangel and there was no mutiny." “I have it in the affidavit of throe . American soldiers, including an offi cer," replied Colonel Robins. The audience demanded the names of those making affidavits and the organizations charged with mutiny. Colonel Robins said he could not divulge this information, since it would in volve other persons and federal proceeding which had not been concluded. “We have five men here who served through the whole period of American occupation in Russia, were on the ground at the time, and will swear there was no mutiny of American troops on the Archangel front," Insisted the sol diers’ spokesmen. In New York Lieut. A. W. Kleifoth, assistant American military attache in Russia, who wrote the official report for the war department, in a public address denied that the mutiny took place. BOBBY AND THE H. C. L. By JANE OSBORN SCHURMAN BOOKS TO LOUVAIN Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell university, has offered to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, chairman of the committee for the restoration of the library of the University of Lou vain, his entire philosophical library of several hundred volumes for ship ment immediately to the Belgian uni versity. The library of Doctor Schurman is rated by scholars as one of the best of its kind in this country, being especial ly rich in books on philosophy, many of them rare first editions that could be replaced only at great cost, even in Europe. In his letter of acceptance Doctor Butler pointed out that the destruction by the Germans of the priceless manu scripts in the archives of the Belgian university had only one parallel in his tory. That was in 043 A. D., when Caliph Omar caused the destruction of the library at Alexandria, with countless manuscripts dating from the times of earliest Egypt. When the library was destroyed by the Germans in 1914 it contained about 200,000 volumes. A new catalogue then being made by the librarian, Professor Poldanov, was daily bringing to light treasures among the manuscripts, most of them being first-hand sources of Information upon the history of the low countries. All these manuscripts were destroyed, including a rare collection of virtually every edition of the Bible from the earliest times of printing. It is announced by the committee that offers of assistance in the rebuild ing of the library had been made by hundreds of professors and scholars iu American universities, many’of whom studied in the Belgian university. (©, 1919, by McOlurs Newspaper Syndicate.) “Go as far as you like,” quoth Bobby to his young wife, Lucille, with that peculiar brand of satisfaction written on his face that comes to a man who feels he has been extremely liberal. “Just so Ion# as It is a bang-up dinner, I’m not going to consider any reason- able^cost. Here, Lucille," he said, dnnring forth a crisp teu-dollar bill from his bill case, "here is something. Spend the whole of it if you want— terrapin, caviar, green turtle, lobster —whatever they have at the nifty din ners." "And there are to be eight of us,” Lucille’s words betokened weariness, but it was a weariness that Bobby, the exuberant young Bobby, failed to de tect. “Yes,” he agreed, “you and me and my brother John and his wife and your brother John and his wife and the Bob Newtons—just a jolly party. I’ll be home by six, so as to do anything 1 can for you at the last minute. I suppose you’ll get Sally to wear a cap and apron?” And away went Bobby, filled with pleasurable anticipation of his first dinner party. It had been settled between the Bobby Stranges when they were mar ried that they would run no hills dur ing the first years of their married life. Bobby was convinced that every housewife should go marketing person ally, taking advantage of the better prices that were offered to those who paid cash, and Lucille had agreed per fectly. And Bobby Strange did not mean to he parsimonious— But the trouble was that Bobby had been rather overfed on a certain brand of magazine article that urges young men to save. It was his theory that if a young man earned sixty dollars a week he should save at least fifteen. He felt that he was generous when he allowed Lucille thirty-five on which to run the house. When Lucille complained meekly and good-naturedly that butcher bills were amazingly high Bobby smilingly quoted some articles lie had read about using the cheaper cuts, hat unfortu nately Bobby had a taste for chops and steaks and could not endure stews. “Oli, there are other things you can get,” he assured her. “I can’t remem ber just what they call them. - But you’ll find it all in the hooks.” So when Bobby Strange left that morning Lucille sat looking at the ten- dollar bill. She ran a finger over its verdant face affectionately. There were so many things that it would do. They needed potatoes, and only the day before Lucille had found a place where siie could buy eggs at a splendid price. She had hoped to he able to get some to “put down" for winter. They were out of soup and it was so much cheap er buying it in large quantities. But Ibis ten dollars was not for soap or eggs or potatoes. It was for terrapin and green turtle. Lucille started out early to shop, and she spent hours in her search for the Inexpensive luxuries that she had hoped for. But they were not to be had. Why, even ordinary barnyard fowl were fifty cents a pound. Fre quently as she marketed she consulted the little menu that she had made out for the dinner that night, and frequent ly she ran her little silver pencil through certain dainties she had planned to have. ' It was not alone a physical fatigue that weighed her down when she re turned from the marketing trip. “You’ll wear a cap and apron, won’t you, Sally?” she asked when she came home. “I suppose so, ma’am,” replied Sally, “if you get one for me. You couldn’t expect me to have them for myself.” Lucille had to take I he cork out of the bottom of the china elephant bank in which she had been saving niekles with which to buy a washing machine. Then she went out in search of the white cap and apron that she could buy with the small amount that the elephant presented her with. The dinner seemed to be successful enough, but something must have passed between the Bobby Stranges afterward that took a little of the felicity out of Lucille. For when her brother John arrived unexpectedly the" next morning at about nine after Bobby had started off for liis office ho found ills sister in tears. He had trouble in tracing these tears to their source, for Lucille knew llmt John was an unswerving friend and champion of her Bobby. If he had not been she never would have explained to him. “After you had all gone,” she ex plained, “he said to me that I needn’t have been so thrifty. He told me that he wouldn’t in the least have minded if I had spent all the money he gave me for the dinner—in fact, lie said lie had rather hoped we would have some thing a little better Ilian chicken and" —Lucille’s tears-’seemed to start afresh at the details of the little dinner party; she sobbed like a child before she went on—“and stringbenns (soli) and tomato salad (sob) and ice cream and—and chocolate cake." And with the mention of the cake she had spent so much pains in making she hurst Into a torrent of tears of self-pity and sobbed on her brother’s shoulder ns she had done in long-ago days when he had comforted her over the demise of a canary or the breaking of a doll. “And I spent every eeut he gave me," Lucille went on when she had re gained her composure. "There wasn’t a cent left and I had to take the cork out of the elephant. I told him so, and then he said that it was all because I didn’t know how to buy. He said that that was my great fault—not knowing how to buy, and he. said that there were some women who could manage on a lot less money than I did and have more delicacies, too. He was very kind, only he really thinks I don’t know. But honestly John, I went to the cheapest places in town nnd carried all the bundles home myself, so I wouldn't have to go to places that send them." “Well, I guess Bobby just don’t un derstand," reflected the loyal John. “Bobby’s young—not much older than you—and there are a lot of things you youngsters have to learn. Perhaps I can teach him.” “Oh, please don’t, please don’t,” en treated Lucille. ‘fiDon't even mention the El. C.'L., because If you do then Bobby will know that I have been talk ing about him to you, and that would be dreadful.” John promised secrecy, but he went away secretly promising himself that he would educate Bobby. Weeks passed and the slight disap pointment that Bobby had sustained regarding the dinner party was well- nigh forgotten. Little—was said con cerning the question of food costs, ex cept that Bobby once or twice referred to Lucille’s general ignorance concern ing the rudiments of buying. He had decided to he magnanimous and not re prove her, hut he would occasionally tense her about it. Then stormciouds began to gather. Bobby was away from home two nights one week and three the next. He was preoccupied and seemed to be dis traught. Rather reluctantly, when Lu cille asked him where he went, he told her that he was at the club. Then Lu cille recalled the little tift they had had concerning the EL C. L„ and'she was troubled indeed. Women had lost their husbands’ affections before, she^ told herself, because they had been had housekeepers. She had decided to take her troubles to John—John who always stood up so loyally for Bobby. “Then one night when Bobby did come home the conversation wont like this: “Lucille, how much are you paying for butter?" . “Sixty-five cents,” said Lucille. “I thought so; ami you can’t get de cent coffee for less than forty cents, can you?" “Why, no." . “That’s what I’m telling them. But those old fogies—I guess they haven’t been in a market or provision store for years. They don’t know-how can they know? Why, food prices have doubled in two years." Bobby was waxing elo quent. “Doubled, I tell you. And to morrow night at tlie meeting of the club I’m going to sail into that house committee and give them wliat’s com ing to them. It can’t he done, gentle men, it can’t be done.” Bobby had risen from liis place at the table and was addressing the imaginary club in meeting assembled. Lucille didn’t know exactly wlmt had come over her,beloved Bobby, but she felt as if suddenly a millstone had dropped from her shoulders. But Bobby explained. “You see your brother John—well, I suppose lie realized that I had a lilt more business ability than the other fellows in the club. Anyway, he ap pointed me a committee of one to act as a sort (vf honorary steward—to see to tiie buying—sf/rt of jack up the chef who lias usually had full charge.' Some of the members had been complaining that for a dollar lie ought to be able to give us a better dinner. But I went into the matter systematically, as I always do and, believe me, it can’t be done. If those old fossils think it can, they’d better try. Why, one of the members of the house committee had the audacity to tell me that I didn’t know how to buy.” "You dear Bobby,” sympathized Lu cille. “Wasn’t that hateful?* And then as a look of happiness settled over her pretty fair ■ features; “when did brother John ask you to take charge?” she asked. _ "It was the day after our little din ner party—and soy, Lucille, since I’ve been looking into this matter I’ll have to confess I don’t see how you got that dinner up on that measly ten dollars, It’s been a revelation to me, I’ll say." STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD A Wonderful Goer. “Like a lift, sir?” said a country man, civilly, as lie overtook a footworn traveler on the dusty road. As they jogged along they chatted about all sorts of things. Presently the old chap pulled out a watch of the turnip vari ety. “Can ’ee tell the toime, sir?” he asked. “Certainly. It is exactly three o’clock,” replied the other as he watched the driver set his watch at twelve. Then he stopped him. “I said three o’clock, not twelve,” he added. “Oli, that be all right, sir!" said the carter, as he slipped ids timepiece Into his pocket. “Her’ll soon make that oop. JJer be a wunnerful goer!"—Ed inburgh Scotsman. Divorces in t|te United States. The latest report of the United States national census bureau once more discloses not only an increase in the ratio of divorce to marriage, but in tlie ratio of divorce to growth of population—112 divorces to every 100,- 000 people in 1916, as against 84 in 1900 and 72 in 1900. There were 112,- 030 divorces granted in 1910, concern ing 10S.702 of which (here are exact statistics; of these 39,900, more than a third, were for desertion, with cruelty second, the two combined accounting for nearly two-thirds (65.1 per cent) of all tlie divorces granted in that year, adultery figuring far behind, and drunkenness lagging in the rear. Gainesville. — The Hall county branch of the American Cotton Asso ciation has been organized with W. A. Mitchell as chairman I. F. Duncan,! .vice-chairman and Eugene Baker, sec-! retary. Savannah.—S. Tennesson and Gusj Anderson, two members of the crew; ,of the American schooner Alonzo V: Wooten, who were taken off the steamship Assinnippi, were given a hearing before federal authorities on .charges of mutiny, and it is said that 1 charges of attempting to burn the schooner of which they were members of the crew are pending. At the re-, quest of the American consul at Bar- badoes, the men were taken in cus-! tody on the Assinnippi. The men deny jail knowledge of the mutiny and dev clare that the schooner owes themj i$500. Atlanta.—A check for $18,349.20, a portion of tlie state school fund of approximately $131,000 due as the At lanta schools’ quota, was paid over •to the treasurer of the board of edu cation by M. L. Brittain, superintend ent of schools, and was turned over ito the Atlanta National bank, which had advanced sufficient money on the state school fund to enable the schools :to remain open in December. This ,is tlie second installment of the state funds received by the board, the first payment, made a month ago, being a check for $13,150. The next payment is expected to be made the latter part of January. Columbus.—Manufacture of hollow building tile is to be carried on on a substantial scale in Columbus. The .Columbus Brick and Tile company, ; which recently purchased the brick folant of Shepherd Brothers, is increas ing the daily brick capacity there from .60,000 to 125,000 and is also installing equipment that will give a daily out put of 150- tons of interlocking tile. •The Bickerstaff Brick company operat ing a plant at Brick Yard, Ala., near Columbus, is building new dry kilns and will increase the daily output from 50,000 to 100,000. Tilemakiug machinery will also be installed and the plant will have a daily output of 100 tons of hollow tile. Atlanta.—Thomas D. McCarthy, United States marshal from New, York, arrived in Atlanta with ten pris oners for tlie Atlanta federal prison. Three of the prisoners were convicted; in New York of causing trouble for; the government in its conduct of the war and were sentenced to twenty: years in the Atlanta prison. s The; three prisoners—Hyman Lachowsky,; Jacob Abram and Samuel Lipman— made strong efforts to join the party 1 of anarchists who were recently de-. ported to parts unknown, but were; sent to Atlanta instead. Lipham, it is said, had a sweetheart in the crowd which was deported and was very anx ious to go with her. Efforts on the part of their attorneys were of no avail, however. Atlanta.—The new lease of the. Western and Atlantic railroad by the state to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad began Decem ber 27, 1919, at which time the old lease expired, and the road was giv en a receipt for the full performance of it. The Western and Atlantic com mission, created by the general as sembly to negotiate a new lease, then formally turned tlie road over to the lessee under the new lease, which is to run for fifty years, and took a receipt therefor. The state’s revenue is greatly increased by the new con tract. Under the terms of the old lease, which was for thirty years, at a monthly rental o£ $35,001, the lessee was required to deposit bonds of the United States or the state of Geor gia with the state treasurer amount ing to $500,000. The new lease which runs for fifty years with a monthly rental of $45,000 requires the deposit of $600,000 in bonds of the same char acter with the state treasurer as a guaranty of the faithful performance of tlie contract. In addition to the monthly rental the lessee is. obligated to spend $3,000,000 in improvements upon the property during the life of the lease. It is probable that the les see, instead of withdrawing the half million of bonds now deposited with the treasurer will simply make an ad ditional deposit of $100,000 to comply with the terms of the new lease. Prior to tlie formal redelivery of the road to the lessee the papers connected with the transaction were carefully read to insure their accuracy in every detail. Then, at exactly noon, the state’s property was again passed to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, after being in the hands of the state for only a few minutes. Be sides the payment of the rental un der the old lease from December 2 to 27, the lessee turned over to the state $33,000 in cash to purchase ma chine shop equipment whit* went with the lease of the road thirty years ago and which has since been worn out. Atlanta.—Information was received in Atlanta from Washington that $100 notes, issued by the Atlanta Fed eral Reserve bank, has been repro duced by counterfeiters and that the bogus bills have been seized by the secret service division of the treasury department. Capt. James M. Wright, chief of the secret service in Atlan ta, said that he had nothing to give out about a possible investigation lure foliowing the discovery of the $100 counterfeit by the treasury depart ment at Washington. KEEP IT HANDY If you paid a specialist $25.00 for « prescription, j-ou would not get any thing that would give quicker relief for Croup, Catarrh, Colds, or Sore Throat, than VACHER BALM, which only costs 25c In jars, or tubes. Write for Samples and Agent’s Prices. Beware of imitations. E. W. Vacher, Inc., New Orleans, La.—Adt, His Part. “What part did you take in the ar gument with your wife?” “I listened."—Judge. 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