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WAVE
CHILD CRIME
nwSMTNS ti;e crowds
I mmm&r- ^
"/ft NOVEMBER :, 1921'.'
of Youths in Big Cities
Await Court Action on
Criminal Charges.
PRESIDENT TAKES IT UP
Ccnslders Finn t» Use Army Training
Camps for Offenders—Wayward
Girls and Boy Bandita on
the Increase.
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Ironses of r
D'<ya and gl
Wnrliinglon. 1). C.—Clillil irlnie is
J ton engaging tlic uttcutinu of
* nSIrhila nf Ilia Department of Labor
and oilier aiteiicle* nf the govern-
1 mint, -uk well an the interest ot
£ MHinlogitla. welfare workers anil civic
A o.-panlzntltui* thrpugliout the United
S'. Sintra.
!;[ More tl*n 100 Iroys and girls under
? twenty art waiting trial on charges of
y burglary, banditry, aiitoniobllc itefta
Jj. Mid other crime* In Washington, uni-
r< tlniore, .\'#tv York and oilier hlg cities,
® according to data In possession of ofb
tirls... Nearly a score of youths aie
waiting court action on charges • :
An murder and manslaughter.
™ Juveolle eourta In nil big cities ara
a c crowded with offenders. In several
*f Ctties addltlonnl Judges liave been as-
Ml flgned to Juvenile courts to clean up
the dorbete.
Reformatories, detention homes and
refuge In which police send
girls of tender uge to await
court action are crowded In all sec
tions of the country.
Favors Training Campa.
Attomey-denaral Daugherty, has
!■•>' a It'S |,r..l.icm milch i nn' Mcrcilicn.
In a.m«iuoremluni tn President Hard-
tnri tng, Ur. Daugherty suggested the es-
to ■ tabllsltmeut of feileral camps for the
It V training of boy offenders. The citizen-
thiv ship branches of the Interior and La-
idei hor drpartinents ara also studying the
ing problem with a view to making rerom-
twe momlatlont for reform and training
mui of youthful lawbreakers. On the
met i"' dhllfty of diminishing child crime
plci llnoughout the country depends In
pea grrnt measure the nation's future
It f standard of citizenship, officials say.
fort Atforney-fleneral Daugherty recoin-
mas mended to the President that the gov.
pert Cfoment convert Inlo reformatory train-
■out big ramps for boy lawbreakers some of
j n|t the army rnntonmenta. lie plnnned to
proi tr . nln ,fl f r o the youthful nffemlera In
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EXPERTS W
GENTEMm
Ccrsus Men Seek Light on the
Eflcct of Marriage anti Cel
ibacy on Longevity.
of fhn funner'* first six
Mu» Ivor luh-e manlf*'l before
Hr
70 fiO LONGER ABE LilT
Pcreons cf Advanced Age Becoming
More Active rft- Ciu3S—Otatictlciana
Look Ackanc- at Claims of
Aces Over ICO.
Ilian ft.roti
1 the iitlciitluii
li. C.-
ii Wild
Will vllKI
viiuiners of ibe census
'repariiig u -report ini
living in the LiilicJ
i lie Mil
dope
liv tin'
Don't be fi'lgliteneil, she Is mil com
mitting suicide. She Is Just mie of
the adventurous girls who enjoy noth
ing more Hum sealing walls, mul walk
ing on the very edge of high roofs.
She says Hint Washington Is uii!i|uii
In this respect slid Hint.she walked
the streets looking for n full building
with n good wall to scale, hut could
find nunc. The photogrnpher lltutlly
snapped her hanging nut her window
at a Washington lintel liy one hand,
with a frightened crowd below, not
understanding the young lady's per
formance.
ftsroanshlp of various kinds mul Hie
value of clean and nprlglil living.
° This combined course of training In
7 1 work and ethics would make good
'•P* citizens of many hoys who come Into
• 1 collision with the police, Mr. Daugherty
N r believes. Under the present system of
sending them to penltentlarlen and sn-
Mt called reformatories little rcnl reform
wet is accomplished, according to Hie ut
torney-genernl, who lielleves tunny
yduUta llnlsli serving their sentences
• "lilt a ldlter hatred of society which
m trauafoims them Into linhltu.il cylni-
i p Inal*.
1 -t The IfiiTenge of erltue by children
. M now sweeping the entire- country has
"* counterpart In Kagland, tlmnany.
cime mid many other countries, re*
••i ts show. It Is believed to lie a
ireet result nf the war when hundreds
f voung hoys and girls were left pnic-
,S ""ally without parental guidance of
f 1 the right kind. With fathers nod
|o n nliler brothers away at war. mothers
In many rases could not resiraln Ini-
(|rf pulses of Ihelr son* mid daughters.
Ith the result that the children sought
.mil lompanlnn* and were led Inlo
, .criminal liahlis.
. 0 Many Boys Turn Bandits.
: 'Records of the police In New York
' , oilier ; eastern cities nre filled
tvltb facia concerning the arrest nf bay
""’burglars and bnndlla whose age* me
l ,tomul lo he but fourteen anil llfieen
i 'rears.' The number of otTandara under
'■twenty yenrs Is enormous, official* say.
Il'nin Stmwlng the esael relallnn lie-
' li the numbers of adult and child
breakers now la being collected
rom police In many centers.
Hangs of boys are responsible for a
i ge number of holdups now occurring
hlg cities,.pollen say.
Police find It difficult to cope with
hlld crime because in many rates the
rime represents the Brat attempt. It
the amateur burglar and footpad
1io Is most difficult to arrest.
The ease with which boy bandits are
hie to obtain firearms In most cities
one cause of child rrilne. It la aa-
HUGE PELT BOUNTIES PAID
Pennsylvania Tmppsrs Revive Busi
ness and Get State Bonus of
Nearly $500,000.
ight on
.nml mure will In-
reitMiK pxr.ptlner*
stances x;irr*»un<i4iig/thf> lives of cen
tenarians will he available to the oeq*
mis officials, Including ph.ee a* well ns
dote of birth, number of times mar
ried, occupation ami zeue.nt liabits.
This data Is ineluded in the regular
census rcyort for each resident of the
I’nlled Stales.- Hut In the »n es of
swno persons who are reputed to lie
more than IW years <>f age special
Information wH! he ci.llccled if the !
examination is eotuluei^il as in the I
past.
Longevity Increacir.g.
ords of Ibe On*
rate Hint marries of
M veira nre heoomlmr Increasingly
fpequciftf Alt hr.ugh NO per rent of men
nml v.-anen who rrprh the of 41
nre married, in per cent. do
tlie inairlnmnlnl leap until offer tWhi
o*re Ia.% Hum JO per een» of nil pe
poiis who live to be more than 45 r
tmsln initnarrled.
Idvoi es nre becoming more and
more frequent I.Huron men nntl
t\oni«*n -.f 1.1 nml .10 yearn of n:re. The
records shot* thnl >i majority of di
vorced persons attempt matrimony at
In vt n second time. The num!>er who
seek Imppinevs in wedded life three
and four times is large.
The police court records of big
rifles furnish imiicriut for n study of
W ugeylty as well ns public homes
innlntfllticd for paupers.
A woman who rttld she was 110
7?:ir* old riceml.v was arraigned l>o-
forr a police Judge in an Iowa city
j on Ihe charge of Inloxicatlon. Ah
| tHough s!c -petit a oight in Jail await-
in- arraignment, the aged \\oninn Imd
to lane her ease coutluucd two days,
untij fIic reeovered from the effects of
the iiquor. IMiysIcfuns who treated I
her reported her as “hardy.”
The study of i»e>soits efniming inl-
vaneed age Is regarded as one of the
most interesting of the many exnmina
lions of material made each ten .rear. 1 *,
by the mums Imnuiu. I'lxbininers arc!
somewhat Im lUiOtl to cyiilcism eoneern- j
lug claims of more than 10Q years he f
-ar figiyr*: -f :j,r clrtV^f ccnfllct, this
man --rill is hnrdy_ nnd enjoys Hfr
with ten grandchildren wiffl forty-fire
neat smtidchlhlien. Ill Is reported.
Twice married, but n |ido.vc v r, lie Is
quoted ns having said tBfwill be time
for h‘tn to die when be dhb^es In find
• "nf
Grill Owner Hurls
Perk at Robbers
plemmre in -the society *bf n pretty
vonne woman. Tl.nl lie m|■/-miliry a
third time If In* “fal.es It.* Into Ills
licarl” j.4 regarded as a pos Ability by
the tctorn. Ills tblrd wlie will be
n widow If be decides to enter mat
rimony again he explains to friends.
'‘They understand one so well,” hs
Physicians studying longevity ere In-
forested in flic coming results of the
census bureuti hrc report, 'llint three
score nnd ten years need not neces
sarily he taken as the logical age limit
on modern human life represents the
newest medical thought on the sub
ject. Lenglji of average life Is de-
terndned by physical striicture nnd
changes In Ihe -composition of Ihe body
rather than by inert* length of time,
physicians explain. By examination
«»f ttm state of tissues and ldoml
physicians are now aide to defehnine
tlie age of any jierson with a reason
able degree of accuracy.
Studies still ar^ being made by scien
tist* to explain tie* reported ages of
many of the characters of the Bible,
some of whom lived for more tlmn 000
Years. Knooli. father of Methuselah. Is
i reported to have died at the then com-,
, para lively early age of :u;i years nl-
i though Ids son reached PUP years.,Ac-
j cording to some explanations. Hie nn-
j cieufs cf the e Hines really lived no'
longer than modem men nnd women, s
different unit of time being referred to.
B«nop.—Hot roast pork and
apple Knuce saved Jnh:"* Tomp-
klno* grill fr«*ni a liohlup.
when, pointing if revolver, at
Tompkins* stomach, two men
commanded him to throw up hla
bands. Tompkins was serving n
customer. He compiled with, in
structions-by dashing the order
Into one bandit s face nnd dived
out of on open side window.
John fipverton and Wllllnn:
Thompson, nnemployeil seamen,
were arrested after a chase and
cliiu>ed with attempting to rob
the MiH while armed with a
dangerous weapon.
■jofil -ply
CROSSES CHARNEL OH BIKE
Englishman Completes 30-Mile Trip to
France in 12 flours on
Watereyclc.
hip ride. ,111* •
I'niinlni! nntl a smtlliwin «incl blow,
las, but I was nturit better nIT than
those in Ibe boat, for tlio eye In rode
the naves better.
-For three hours I was seasick and
I couldn't he fed. na the wave* pre
vented Ihe bout from geltlna close
cnornth to lue. Once 1 was olnto-t
dashed nflr my aeat and frequently l
Was covered In water up to tlie satldle
of my ninehhie."
1
MAN SPURNS FOUR PARDONS
“Lifer,” Oles In Virginia Prison
or 50—For 40 Years Hlr
i • Wat to Feed Cats.'
I*in la.—Harold Big by. nit Kngli«h
motor engineer, lias Jiist crowsed tbs
Bitglisli .(-liunnel from L'olkostmle In
Calais on a bicycle tilted on two largo
floats with it propeller on Ihe fore
part of the machine driven by a rod
which In turn was ojierated by the
pedals. The rider said that he covered
Just tlibiy miles in a little, more than
twelve hours.
Mr. Blgby was accompanied by a
Richmond. Va.—John Orrcll, agr,j
ninety, serving n life term in Hm peni
tentiary, lx dead. Four limes bo re-
fused a pardon from four different jj
governors. He was sent to Hie peni
tentiary for life because he could not
foilxt a propensity to steal.
He was In prison when the Civil
war ended, and when freed declared
“the Yankees turned me out of h
home.” and Insisted on being returned.
Forjhe last 40 years his.sole duty has
been to iced the erfts In (he big prison.
He occupied one cell for more than
flO years, having the freedom of the
yard* He did much of hla own cook- t
ing. nnd under Hie orders of the |>rls-
on physician was allowed three drinks
of whisky bach day. , ,
Harrisburg. |\i. -Pehifltld* for furs
during the war not only revived the
ancient. Pennsylvania business of
trapping, hut placed this state high
up in the *1iat of fur-producing states,
bringing in thousands of dollsrs nnd
resulting In distribution W nearly
$.100,010) in homilies to trap'pers and
hunters.
Two hundred thousand muskrats
nnd 180,000 skunks have been kilted
In Pennsylvania for Ihelr 'furs since
1018, while tlie records of the game
commission show bounties were paifl
28.180 mink/, 21.080 red foxes, 21.-
rildrats and
array nf fur-
hearing animals that surprised even
the # people nt the rnpltot when they
figured up the kills and jvhat Ihe furs
were wort it manufacturing.
It Is estimated thousands more were
killed by sportsmen who never thought
nf claiming h bounty.
on 2a 180 mink/, 21,080 red
188 gray fnxJ*, *800 wll
over 214,000 weasels, an nri
Girl Lives in Grass Hut.
Baltiiiioie.— <2mvned in allk’ nnd
wearing French slippers, Amin Flint'
sixteen, was found by a imlieeinan
living In the woods In the Walhrook
seel Ion.
She had built a tent of graven nnd
branches of trees, which *! o in.i , M -.
cupled klnee^she diiuippearrit from Iter
home ucwnii flays ago.
The question of*wliHlmr v.-ome
men live longer Is one on whl»-!i
census ofilcialH wiH be -able -lo-+i|
nut liori la lively when their examination
of Hie age st alb lies is complete. They
will also he in a position to make aa
analysis of Hie effect of marriage anil
celibacy on longevJIy.
The average length of life throng!,out
Hu* ('tilted State ; is increasing dally,
official reports show. In some sections
the death rite Is the lowest In the
world. Twenty-lUo was the average
length of life some deepdes ago. The
average now Is well above "i».
f'crsnmpof advanced ag«* are becom
ing more nnd more notice as a group
than cvpr before, according to oiticlnl
and sendoflirinl reports received b.v
several branches of the government.
.TheJr activity is especinlly nnffrvd in
connection witji the reports on mar
rlagp and divorce which reach Wash
ington.
One Now York man of (Iff recently
obtained a-divorce.'although lie bad
merely been Fennrr.frd from' bin wife
for years, bcrfftise, hr explained lie
bad derided to remarry.. He denird ho
had sleeted the woman to whom hr
wished to extend this honor, but said|
he wns certain that snorter or Itdrr hr
would wish to remarry, lie nlready
bn* three marriages to Ids credit.
floYcrnufent ofliciais nre interested
In n sixty-siT.-year-old reshimit of Hr
Flinlak Springs. Fla., yrho r*«i*ntly took
out a license to wed a thirteen-year-
old girl with Hie consent of the glrl’l
parents. f
From Atlantic town, came the re
port of n farmer of W who engaged n
few days ago in bis seventli march to
the altar, life bride being 7S. Tlie first
six Wives Of tlie farmer died, all of
, .... -J Metliurolab. It Is
cause many pnive to be without fount ini tended liy s**ne scientists, reallywero
Hon. they nay. According to one Inter-1 ^ t .rinds of the moon's changes. By
pretali m of tl.e reports nf previous old! others the explanation Is advanced
l " '\ M, “ iisiinl'cr of persons; t; , llt ,jr 0 ( , f ., , r n, 0 or family wa«
/ . i li t:*;; HHt years ?s eofl*4.‘iiit,ly dimin ; referred to rather tiian tlie lift; of an
Jshitig In proportion to tliq total popu.j fnilirklual.
lalbui. That may he because of nj The present age, however, has nn
laon* careful examination of claims: ndvaidagc over the ancient period. I)
rather than a decrease in the numbci | j s ,ioin»ed out. in that now human life
of centennrlans, officials admit The; Is gradually increasing In length. Just
absence In the I'nited Stall's of a’ the reverse was true in the ancient pp-
uniform system of birth registration i rinds. Xoab lived more than 000 years,
makes it often difficult to ImTvsHgntrj ns year;.- were then counted, hut bis
Hie statements of persons claiming tc son Shorn died at 000. Slietp's son
I.** moiv limn loo years of age. On thr lived only 4.18 years. Four generations
other ,baud, it also works to make ii later the descendants of N’onli were
difficult for real centenarians to provt J dying nt between lfs> and 200 years.
their extreme age.
May Marry nt 102.
Census bureau officials are.interested
In the rJaim of a Petersburg (Va.) vet
eran of the Mexican war whose friends
•any lie !* 102. Although having served
In the mold arlive mriuncr in tlie Civil i
Jacob died af 171. while Molten lived
only 728. David died at 70 and
So
i nt f»S.
Jury boxes fn I.ynn and Saugus,
Mass., have been in use over 100
years.
CHAPTER MEETING.
Wells Chapter, No. 42, Royal Arch
Boons, meets every first and third
nday night at 7 o’clock. Visiting
npanions will receive a cordial
Icome.
WIBLE MARSHALL, II. P.
fl. L. HAMMOND, Scc’y.
The Best Yet
You can get the beat Western and Georgia
Beef thi6 week you most ever had at prices
as low as you have had in a long time.
Give us your orders every day early, to in
sure the fa|est of service. Good Pork Sausage
ail the week, too, as well as everything else
in Fresh Meats, Groceries, Fruits, Vegeta
bles, Fish, Oysters, etc.
Bragg’s Market
Phone 181.
IBBICUS CAMP. 202. WOOD
MEN OF THK WORM).
Meets every Wvd
nestlay nlshl in the
W. 0. W. Hail. All
visiting Sovereign,
invited to meet wtth it*
J. II. CLARKK, C. C.
MMASTEIt. Clerk. /
AMF.RICUS LODGE
. NO. 13. F. * A. M.
Meets every sectnd
and fourth Fridas
„... night.at 1 o’clock.
1 WITT. Worshipful Muster.
L. HAMMOND. Scc’y.
t. : •'
B. COUNCIL LODGE, F. & A. M. 1
Meets every Brel
nnd third Friday i
night*. All vi-illnp
r brAHnrrs ore invited
. - to attend.
J- H. RintMAKF. W. M.
•1- A. IIAWJ'.OG. See.
Spencer Sweet Peas
Mixed Colors Just Received
Price 15c Oz; 1-4 Lb., 50c; Lb., $1.75
JUST HOSIERY
THAT’S ALL
JIG SHIPMENT OF ALL
SORTS OF
Black Cat
BRAND
' MEN
WOMEN-CHILDREN
NO NEED OF COMMENT HERE
ALL KNOW THEM AND LIKE THEM
'
Copyrigitf 1921 Hart SchafTner & Marx
Herr’s s-rixitl Rasy-fiUing thrre-butlon
coal; one of many new atylcs; one ol
ittany good values
Ypung
our
men like
policy
It gives them a comfortable feeling.
They pick the style they want; quality
doesn’t worry them—it’s guaranteed
Hart Schaffner & Marx finest suits
CABBAGE PLANTS
Plant now and have Early Cabbage
35c Per 100, or 300 for $1.00
Special Prices in Larger Quantities
WINTER LAWN GRASS
■Don't forget now is tlie time to plant,
pound, 90c peck 6 pounds.
20c
PLANTERS SEED CO.
Telephone 502.
40 $60
They’re onc-thiid !«» than Jail year. f <
W. D. Bailey Co.
Hart Schaffner & Mars Clothes
No. 820—All Silk, Black and Brown
in full fashion, at j ...
No. 9.15—Silk Fine Lisle Top, out
size, Brown only,’ in full
fashion, at --
No. 3760-All Silk Black and
Brown in full fashion, at ......
No. 895—Fine Lisle To" Silk, Black
and Brown, full fashion at ..
$2.98
No. 3661—Lisle Top Silk, outsize,
Black, seam back, at
$1.50
No. 3670—Dropstitch Silk, Black,
Brown and Navy, at $1.25
No. 470—Lisle Top Silk, seam back.
Black, Brown, White, at $1.00
No. 3431—X-Fine Lisle', outsize,
full fashion, at $1.00
No.'3390—Fine Lisle, seam back, in
Black and Brown, at....-- 50c
No. 3430—Fine Lisle, full fashion,
Bfeck and Brown, at J.... v .85c
No. 69—Lisle, Black only at --..35c
No. 3975—Heather Wool, at $1.00
FOR CHILDREN '
No. 1300—Long Lisle Sox, All
'Colors, at 50c
No. 415—Heavy for Boys, Black , at ...,35c
No. 15—X-Heavy for Boys, Black, at ....35c
No. 55—Ex-Fine Silk Finish Rib for
Girls, at -- 50c
No. 90—Medium Heavy for Boys or
Girls, double knees, at 50c
No. 930—Heather Long Wool Sox
for Btjys or Girls.
MEN’S, SOCKS ,1
Silks, All Colors, at 75c
Silk Plated, AH Colors, at 50c
Fine Lisles, at ..- 40c
Fine Cbttons, at ...I.A..!. 25c
AH Of Above* Are Black Cat
COME TO US FOR
HOSIERY OF ANY KIND FOR
MAN, WOMAN or CHILD
ANSLEY’
, SELLS THE BEST
AND THAT MEANS “BLACK CAT”