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UNCLE SAM’S SHIPS HAVE PLAY
GROUNDS FOR HEALTHFUL FUN
Baseball and Tennis Are Two of
The Sports With Which Sailor
Men Develop Their Muscle and
. Morale. Other Helps.
Wherever large bodies of men get
together, particularly when the men
are young and have lots of surplus
energy to get rid of in a normal way,
the problem of keeping up the morale
is one that is understood today as
more important than any other. Mor
ale won the late war, and it is morale
that has to be kept up whether it is
in an army, a sales force or a ship’s
crew.
The old method was drill. " Discip
line through ‘wearing drill was the
goal of the marinets of the past, but
, drill alone is not enough, as the best
drilled army in the world war,learn
ed. Something more is needed. Psy
chologists have declared that better
than anything else is contentment,
physical and mental. With contented
men, 'not intimidated men, the world’s
work can be best done.
How then can large bodies of men
be kept contented?, That is the prob
lem that when the war was over faced
the navy, particularly since; gathered
on shipboard, the crew had to depend
upon the ship’s resources alone with
out the advantage of having visitors
or shore leave to lighten the strain of
continuous life together. How the
problem is.being met in the United
States navy forms one of the things
upon which Americans can especially
pride themselves.
* Sailors Were Once Slaves.
Long ago when the first navy
known to historv was put to seca it
was manned not by citizens or even
by paid crews, but by condemned
sprisoners, who were chained to their
places on the ship and who went
down without a chance for their lives
when the ship sank. There was no
such thing as play for these sailors.
Shabby Figure Who Stood
Before Police Court Judge
Proves That He Can Sing
Voice Brought Tender Memorigs as
Prisoner Sang, and Judge and At
tendants Wiped Away Tears.
NEW. ORLEANS, La.—lt was in
a night court last night. A man had
been arrested on Canal street because
he was acting in a manner which a
policeman regarded as suspicious and
it was a sorry figure that stood before
Recorder Leonard. He was dirty, his
clothing was shabby, his hair was un
combed and certain facial lines and
contortions suggested the narcotic ad
dict. |
“What’s your °occupation?” Judge
Leonard queried.
“I'm a singer,” was the reply.
The spectators who attended the
night court for the sake of amuse
ment, tittered. The judge looked
skeptical and it was ‘plain he didn’t
believe the man. ;
“Let's hear you sing,” the court de
manded in a sarcastic tone.
And the prisoner sang. The first
note was greeted. with smiles, but the
smiles disappeared quickly and gave
way to expressions of surprise and
rapt attention. .
“Sure I love the dear silver that
shines in your hair.
“And the brow that's so furrowed
and wrinkled with care.” :
His ragged clothes and unkempt ap
pearance were ‘forgotten—iorgotten,
too, was the fact that the scene was
in a court of justice. It was only real
ized that a magnificent tenor voice
was lifted in a song that brought
memories to every one within hearing,
memories made dearer by the passing
of years.
“I kiss the dear fingers that toiled
over me,
“Oh God keep you and bless you,
“Mother Machree.”
The song ended. For a moment
thefe was absolute silence, then a
roar of dpplause shattered the dignity
of the place—and there was no at
tempt to stop it.
One' the bench Judge Leonard hast
ily brushed a handkerchief across his
eyes.
“You're discharged,” he said. . *
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There was not even rest, They rowed
unti] they dropped of exhaustion and
then were dragged away while some
oneelse, from a reserve of prisoners,
was clamped to his place at the oar
locks.
This spirit was followgd for a long
time. To be condemned to the galleys
meant to be made a sailor of a war
vessel, and the way that began with
the Egyptians survived even to the
time of the middle ages. The naval
wars of the Christians against the
‘Turks, and of the Christian states
among themselves durin”hc middle
ages, was fought with these crews
of prison slaves at the oars.
Even in more modern times it was
held that the proper way of treating
a sailor was to give him “plenty of
hell.” But new ideas have made this
notion as antiquated as some others
that used to make life in the past hard
to go through. e
Are Floating Playgrounds.
The fact that the ships have been
made, apart from other thiags that
can be said for them, floating play
grounds is the thing that has changed
matters for the sailor. Leisure after
the day’s work is not as it used to be,
a mere walking the decks restlessly
and figuring how soon the next land
ing will be. It no longer means secret
gambling, dnd boozing, and reading
of pink seridls. It“means activity and
play of the healthful sort. And there
is more of it.
To tell of all the ways there are of
beguiling one’s time aboard the ships
of the United States navy' would Ee
practically to describe a city afloat.
There are many large towns in this
country and many large cities in the
old world that have not the oppor
tunities for fun in quality and variety
that is afforded the sailors on our
ships. Whatever the temperament of
the individual, there is certain to be
pomcthing that will keep him cheerful
and diverted, and he can indulge pret
tv fine tastes. too.
In spite of the difficulties which
confront those who play ball on the
deck of a battleship,” it has proved to
be the star game. Though fouls may
mean punctured funnels, and=perilous
fielding stabs at the rail of the ships,
it is played nevertheless with all the
excitement that it gets when played
on the sandlots ashore. “Inbatting” is
the thing, for a long hit is regarded
as an out in some cases, and the bat
ters learn to emulate the soft side of
Babe Ruth instead of his long-distance
emashing. Instead of home runs, the
bunts with which the Babe has won|
many a game are the things sought
for in the shipdeck baseball.
A game that the men never weary
of is basketball. It has proved to be
an ideal game for the ship deck, and
is played with vigor while the rest of
the crew look’ on and cheer like col
lege boys. The few men required on
each team helps out; with five men
instead of nine on each side the deck
space is never overcrowded, although
the mammoth decks of the new ships
are as large as any gymnasium foor.
Hand ball -is another of the games
‘that is to be seen going on. This can
be played by two men or teams of
two, and interest is heightened by
holding tournaments for teams and
individual players. Champions in this
sport have to go some, for practically
every sailor boy has played the game
before and been somewhat of a cham
pion before he got aboard the ship,
and the competition is mighty keen.
Tennis Is Popular.
~ Omne of the recent surprises is the
vogue of tennis. At first it gtarted as
tennis without a net, a whitewash line
serving as the net indicator. The un
expected popularity of this sport,
which has becomie popular all over
the country, is leading to real nets
and all the up-to-date equipment of
a championship match. Especially
among the officers has this game been
popular, and it is being played by all
the men.
! Boxmg and wrestling are two sports
that need not be mentioned here, be
'cause they are .probably takgn for
granted. Putting on the gloves s
| something a sailor never has to be
asked twice to do. He is always ready
for a friendly bout of fisticuffs. Re
centlv wrestling has begun to chal
lenge the demand for boxing. The
locked figures of wrestlers is a com
mon sight, with the mates to stand
by to checer a'good hold, no matter
by whom it is made.
. .
Exhibit of Freaks Is
. .
Being Shown in Dawson
Crippled Ex-Service Man Has Inter
esting Collection Here.
One of the largest and most inter
esting collections of freaks of nature,
both dead and alive, ever shown in
Dawson are now being exhibited by
H. Clifford Cherry, crippled ex-sol
dier of Dothan, Ala., who has col
lected and exhibited his collection of
freaks for the past twelve or eighteen
months in many towns of Georgia and
Alabama.
Mr. Cherry’s unique exhibit is be
ing shown under a tent on nortk
Main street opposite the Dawson Inn
and next door to the Gulf Refining
Company's . filling station. Mr. Cherry
being crippled for life is exhibiting
his collection of freaks, charging a
small admission to those desiring to
view same, as a means of making a
livelihood rather than throwing him
self on the public as a beggar. He is
to be highly commended in that he is
not connected with some carnival or
poor class side show, but has chosen
to go about alone with his collection
from place to place, taking the pro
ceeds of his show to afford him a
livelihood. Among the curious and
interesting freaks of nature exhibited
are the following:
A two-legged pig that can walk;
three-legged chicken; chicken without
feet: cross between chicken and duck;
cross between .turkey and chicken;
cross between turkey and guinea;
cross between rabbit and cat; goat
with four ears; dog with apparently
human eyes; all of these being alive
and preserved in alcohol are a pig
with an elephant shaped head; calf
with bull dog face; chicken with four
feet, three legs and two bodies; biddy
with four f{cet, shoulders and arms
somewhat like those of a person. Be
sides the above Mr. Cherry has sev
eral guinea pigs, a raccoon and a
monkey. He is working his way up
to the peach growing section, where
he intends exhibiting his collecticn
during the rush season. He will leave
Dawson the latter part of this week.
Friends See Big
Waycross Resident Now Manages
Store and Never Tires. Gives
Tanlac Credit.
Among the thousands of well known
Georgia people who have realized
both immediate and lasting benefits
from the Tanlac treatment is Mrs.
Annie E. Smith, 903 Brunel St.; Way-
Cross.
Mrs. Smith is also well known in a
business way, as she owns and oper
ates a general store and is honored
with a splendid and well merited pa
tronage. In discussing her experience
with Tanlac Mrs. Smith said: “It was
ahout four years ago that I realized
what a wonderful medicine Tanlac is.
It helped me out of my nervousness
and general weakness at Shat time
and 1 have enjoyed good health ever
since.
“Before taking Tanlac I would
have spells of sour stomach and short
ness of breath, and the gas would
bother me half to death. I was trou
bled with chronic constipation and
splitting headaches, and got <o dizzy
the whole world seemed to he spin
ning arcund.
“I would roll and toss at night and
get up mornings all tired out instead
of rested. My nerves were so upset I
couldn’t stand the noise of tHe chil
dren playing in the house. I lost
weight until I became amazingly thin
and hadn’t strength to get through
with half the work that needed to be
done.
“I began tak}ng Tanlac and in al
most no time was on the mend. I
gained both weight and strength so
rapidly I could hardly believe it and
my friends all noticed my improved
appearance and cheerfulness.
“I am now able to attend to the
store all ‘day long without noticing
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ter than ever before. Tanlac was a
great blessing to me.”
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
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Tanlac Vegetable Pills are nature’s
lown remedy for constipation. For sale
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At one eof the largest watch fac
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bread are used up each working day
for cleaning delicate parts of watch
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EVILS OF CONSTIPATION.
. Perhaps the most serious of the dis
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CRITICAL FIRE SITUATION
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ST. PAUL, Minn.—The forest fire
situation in northern Minnesota is be
coming critical, W. T. Cox, state for
ester, said today.
More than 500 men were combat
ting the flames today in more than a
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reports to Mr. Cox. For the most part
the fires are “light fires,” running in
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ROR AND DEATH IN CHILE,
CHINA AND HAWAIL
Earthquakes, far under sea on the
floor of the Pacific ocean, are con
founding navigators and engaging the
attention of scientists.
Mountain chains, 1,600 feet high,
suddenly rise almost to the top of the
water, islands slip into the depths,
tidal waves and earthquakes carry de
struction in Chile, China and the Ha
waiian Islands.
Tectonic Movements.
These cataclysms are “tectonic
movements,” according to Dr. E. O.
Hovey, geologist of 'the American
Museum of Natural History. In other
words they are earthquakes which
come from the action of mountain
building forces.
Rexently l_‘icut.-Commander Schuy
ler Heim, of the United States navy,
returned from making soundings in
the Pacific and reported a new range
of mountains, which had risen 1,630
feet above the floor of the ocean.
This range of peaks, suddenly ap
pearing, may be responsible for the
seven tidal waves which swept Hilo
and Kahului, in the Hawaiian Islands
recently, causing property damage
and serious loss of life. ‘
On,the same day the tidal waves
appeared seismographs throughout
the cduntry reported a severe earth
guake which could not be located at
that time.
Water Changes Cclor.
Further evidence of upheavals at
sea is shown in the report of the
United States navy department con
cerning the findings by the captains
of four vessels 0? great patches of
water in the Pacific which had turn
ed a chocolate reddish color. ~
The report of the disappearance of
Easter Island by the captain of a
French merchant ship adds another
to the list of mysterious recent hap
penings in the Pacific.
The island is 2,300 miles off the
coast of Chile and was famous for
its ancient gigantic statues believed
to have been the work of prehistoric
people.
In recent years scientists who
studied the statues have expressed the
belief that the island was once part
of a lost continent and that a vast
upheaval carried most of the land and
all the inhabitants to destruction,
thousands of years ago.
Islands Sinking.
Still later Capt. Campbell of the
steamer Martha reported at Coquim
bo, Chile, that on a visit to the un
inhabited islands of San _Ambrosia
and San Felix, 300 miles off the Chil
ean coast, he found them much small
er than usual.
~ Anchoring, he fofind the water tep
id and the rock bottom changed to
sand, Heavy sulphur gases pervaded
the air. Landing, he discovered thous
ands of sea fowl dead in their nests
and dead fish covering the island.
Five persons recently dropped dead
on the streets of Manilla from the
effects of tuberculosis.
TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923,
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Finds Lovely Women
Are Fast Fading Auwg
Noted Artist Wails at Thej; Thi
Legs and Bony Shoulgers,
PARIS. France—“ln my twent
five vears of painting I neyer hy
seen a perfect model noria reqlly g
ty woman,” says Sir William 'Op"et
great portrait painter, Tpe
Sir William’s pronouncemeng
doubt will cause a sensation iy sop
circles in view of the large "‘nga
of famous women he has paingeq
“Ten or fifteen years ago artists j
little trouble to select paintable ~aa
and legs, but now they have to germ
for weeks,” said the painter, b
Sir William attributes this t, a
mobiles. Women use autmnubi]esm
much, he says, that their legs l)ecos
thin, and their feet and arms .\\.anll
“artificial.” i &
“They substitute with paint fo, th
glow of health,” he said, “so hoy )
painters be expected to portray "beaa
ty” when it is artificial, A
“From my observations I woul
say that women’s legs steadily a
becoming thinner, their waists Tatter
their shoulders bonier. I haye see
photographs of the winners of news
paper beauty contests, and T alsg gy,
combed the ‘movies,’ and I have py
found one genuinely lovely womg,
“On account of this condition y
are up against a great difficulty,
while we paint portraits in a sy
natural light the majority of mqgy
look wan and haggard in anything by
artificial light.”
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