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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME 52.
GEORGEBAKER
HUNG FRIDAY
La Fayette, Ga.—George Baker
has paid the supreme penalty for his
part in the murder a year ago of J.
W. Morton, aged sheriff of Walker
county.
No nervousness was exhibited by
the condemned youth as he stepped
on the death trap and deputies ad
justed the noose and death cap.
Those who had been present at simi
lar scenes befoe were at loss to un
derstand the self possession of the
mountain boy.
t was not the bravado of a crimi
nal who is desperate and determined
to convince the world that he is a
“man” in brute courage; nor was it
the unknowing calmness of the fee
ble minded who does not realize the
abyss into which he is being thrown.
Over and over again in an inter
view, he repeated his declaration that
he was innocent of the crime for
which he paid the penalty.
“They are hanging an
man,” he said. “I did not even have"
a gun. I remember vaguely that I
had a disagreement with Morton, and
that I slapped him. It was Ralph, it
must have been Raph who fired the
shots.
alph is now in teh jail at Rome,
heartbroken. He offered last night
to take my place, he would gladly
take my place. He wanted me to get
the life sentence and him the death,
penalty. I haven’t done anything to
be hanged for, even if I may have
been connected with the death of
Morton.
“I am ready to go. My great re
gret i for my people, my poor, heart
broken father and mother, my wife,
who means more than life to me.”
uestioned further, he continued to
talk, with the tired, patient voice
which, with a similar expression of
face, had grown upon Him since his
confinement. He said that he had
had no previous trouble with Morton
and bore no grudge against him. He
admitted that he had made whisky,
and charged whisky with his down
fall.
Phillip Seawright,
Escaped Convict Is
Returned Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga. —Phillip Seawright, a
life term convict who escaped fr m
the Hall county chaingang four ye irs
ago and has been at liberty until his
capture Wednesday in Uniontown,
Pa., will be returned to Georgia to
resume his sentence, according to
Sheriff W. A. Crow, of that county,
who obtained requisition papers Fri
day from the state executive depart
ment.
The prisoner who was convicted of
murer and sentenced to life impris
onment, after haying served only a
few months, made a sensational es
cape four years ago. When arrested
in Uniontown he was using the na ne
of Mallard Elrod. He is said to have
admitted his real identity and ex
pressed willingness to return to
Georgia. The sheriff, however, ob
tained requisition papers so as to in
sure return of the fugitive to the
state.
WORCESTER MAN
REGAINS MEMORY
IN GEORGIA CITY
Savannah.—Earnest Hale,
splendid specimen of young man
hood,, apparently about 22 years
of age, whoes home is in Worcester,
Mass., where he was assistant
physical instructor in the academy,
about noon suddenly came to him
self on the river front of Savannah,
hailed a passing citizen and asked to
be taken to the police station. There
he declared that at the moment when
he hailed the Savannah man, a
stranger to him, he for the first time
remembered any incident at all of his
life since April 4. Where he has been
and what he has done since that date,
how he came to be in Savannah or
how long he has been here, he de
clares, he has no idea.
RUrtAL MAIL BOXES AND POSTS
TO BE PAINTED WHITE
Under date of March 23rd, orders
were issued at Washington that
suitable posts, to which mail boxes
are attached. The posts to be erect
ed on the right of the road as ap
proached by the carrier, and both
posts and boxes to be painted white.
On both sides of the box the name of
the owner is to be stenciled in black
. letters about one inch in height.
This order further requires post
masters, when making their semi
annual tours of inspection in Apri,
to make notation of those failing to
comply with request.
Tn>; News-Herald
HOMETOFARM
CAUGHT AGAIN
Athens, Ga.—Sentenced to four
months imprisonment for making
liquor a few days ago, and allowed
to go back home to “make a crop,”
Zen mith, frmer Athenian was cap
tured with a car load of whisky by
Madison county officers late Thurs
day night.
The officers also got the man with
Smith, who gave ' his name as
“Beusse.’ The capture of t,he liquor
runners who had 63 gallons of con
traband with them, was made in Up
per Madison county near Ua.
The officers, Elmer McCannon,
county policeman; Sheriff Hall, and
Deputies Williams, Melney and Char
lie Nelms were lying hidden along
the roadside when the big automobile
driven by Smith and his companion
swept into sight. No trouble was
given by the rum runners and they
are held in the aMdison county jail.
Rattlesnake Bites
Child 8 Years Old;
Attacked in Field
•
Atlanta, Ga.—Robert Harold. 8
years old, of 79 Eberhardt street,
was carried to the Grady hospital
Friday morning, the victim of the
fangs of a'rattlesnake which attack
ed him in a field, near his home. His
leg was swollen considerably and doc
tors at first feared his condition
might prove serious. After several
hours treatment, he was sent to the
ward for further observation.
RATS ATTACK INFANT
IN HI CRIB; NEARLY
BITE BABY TO DEATH
Denver, Colo.—Attacked by a
swarm of rats as he lay in his crib,
Bresley Crestine, three-months-old,
was in a critical condition at the
county hospital today.
The mother attracted by screams,
rushed to the crib last night to find
the baby nearly covered with large
rats.
EDGAR DUNLAP ANNOUNCED
AIDE TO SECRETARY OF WAR
Mr. Edgar B. Dunlap, state civil
ian aide for Georgia, Gainesville, is
announced as civilian aide to the sec
retary of war, for the state of Geor
gia, in assisting in procurement of
applicants for the citizen’s military
training camps for 1923.
Mr. Dunlap is a member of the
military training <yimps association
of the United States, which asso
ciation grew out >of the first camps
at Plattsburg, and since 1916 has
been a nation-wide organization,
sponsoring camps ft>r training of
young men all over the country.
The corps area aide to the secre
tary of war, Mr. Clark Howell, Jr.,
of Atlanta, expressed himself as be
ing delighted that Mr. Dunlap was
able to accept this position, and
stated, “I have no doubt that with
Mr. Dunlap’s help, we will be able to
secure Georgia’s quota on or about
May 31st.”
About a (third of the number to at
tend camp fnom this state have al
ready been formally accepted and so
notified. Requests for applications
or literature will receive prompt at
tention, Mr. Dunlap stated, if sent
to his address at Gainesville, Ga.
GIRLS’ EYES OPEN WHEN
KISSED, DEBATERS PROVE
Bucyrus, Ohio, —The ineresting
subject. “Resolved, That Girls Close
Their Eyes When Kissed,” was de
bated here by local high school stu
dents. The negative debaters won.
: The attitude of the co-eds in the
| audience plainly indicated that las
| sies will “keep their eyes open.” Paul
i Ungar, debating on the negative side
;of the question, delivered his argu
ment entirely in German.
MRS. EULA READ BURIED.
Ccrdele, Ga., April 24.—The funer
al of Mrs. Eula Read, w*ife of Rev.
K. Read, w>ho died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. W. H. West
brook, here Sunday morning, was
conducted in Augusta Monday.
The deceased was a woman of fine
traits of character and her death
caused sorrow among a large num
ber of friends and acquaintances.
She is survived by her husband and
two daughters, Mrs. W. H. West
brook and Mrs. John B. Walters, of
this place; two sons, Rev. C. D.
Read, of Harlem, and H. 0- Read, of
Augusta.
Rev. Mr. Read served the local
Methodist dhurch many years ago.
He is a cousin, of Mis3es Hattie and
Mittic Melton.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEQRGIA, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1923.
Narrow Escape
From Picknickers
Stone Mountain
Atlanta, Ga.—Suspended in mid
air, half way between the summit
and base of tone Mountain, Captain
J. G. Tucker, while outlining s he
giant figures for the Conferedate
memorial, was almost struck by rocks
rolled down the mountain side by a
picnic party Thursday night Cap
tain Tucker stated that the picni it
ers probably did not know that he
was working on the face of the
mountain.
He finished outining several fig
ures with white paint, following the
pictures thrown on the mountain side
by the powerful projection machine
invented for Gutzon Borglum, the
sculptor, who will carve the figures.
Friday, Mr. Borglum stated that it
would probably be necessary to take
steps to exclude everyone, except
the workers from the mountain,
while the work was going on.
INDIAN SAVES LIFE OF HIS
CAPTOR IN FROZEN WILDS
Anchorage.—Every once in a
whie something happens in this old
world of ours, which strengthens the
faith of men in other men, ancl shows
that his old terristial globe is ‘ still
a fairly good place to live in.
We smile when we see the “big
heartedness” of the hien in the
Great Northwest,* in the movies,
but here is a little story which just
sifted through the snow from what
might make a good movie story,—
and it’s true.
While taking an Indian, accused
of murder, from Fort Gibbons to
Fairbanks recently, Deputy United
States Marshal Webster was
stricken with acute appendicitis. •
His prisoner, the man who was
accused of murder instead of leav
ing the helpless man to a certain
death and making his escape, packed
the man who was carrying him back
to face a possible sentence of life
imprisonment or maybe even death,
on his sled and started for civiliza
tion.
Almost two hundred miles through
the desolate waste of sow this Indian
mushed" his way without rest and de
livered his man to a hospital, hung
around the building until the operat
ion was over, and then gave himself
up to the first officer he met, ex
plaining who he was and what he was
wanted fr.
If you were on the jury that
tried the man accused of murder
what would be your verdict be?
WHAT IS VALUE OF HUMAN
BLOOD? GiP.L WANTS SI,OOO
San Francisco, —What is the
market value of human blood?
At what figue can a man or woman
quote precious fluid ounce and be
sure of collecting?
Can a woman, because of her re
sponsibility in race production, de
mand more than a man?
In a legal action, wdthout parallel,
Miss Leona Pearl Staniford has de
manded $2,5000 for a pint of blood
sacrificed in an effort to save the life
of Mrs. G. P. Hillard . The trans
fusion failed. Miss Staniford said
she had been offered sls, which she
spurned.
The late Enrioc Caruso paid $1,500
for a pint of blood that did not save
his life. A New York stevedore has
posted a standing offer to sell a pint
at that figure.
And at that sum Miss Staniford is
ready to settle, but she seeks SI,OOO
additional for hospital and doctors’
bills and sickness that followed the
transfusion.'
It is in these questions that great
et general intesret centers.
Can a mixed jury of men and wo
men agre on what a woman’s blood
is worth?
Would women jurors place a higher
value on woman’s blood than upon
man’s?
Cam a pint of blood have a stan
dardized price, or will quality affect
the market?
s the pint of blood that saves a
life more valuable than one that
doesn’t?
The trial will open in May.
GIRL NEAR DEATH
FROM SNAKE BITE
Chipley, Ga.—Helen the 7-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cats Davis,
was bitten last night by a poisonous
snake, and only the prompt work of
Dr. Arch Avery saved her life... She
it reported tonight to be slightly im
proved and Dr. Avery now has hopes
of her recovery.
The snake escaped in the dark be
fore it could be killed and before it
could be learned what kind of a rep
tile it was.
Renew your subscription.
I SEN. ADAMS AT
KIWANIS FRIDAY
Frdiay night the Kiwanis held their
regular meeting at F. Q. Sammons’
place.
A number of visitors were present:
Mr. Asbury, of the State College of
Agriculture; Mr. Brown, of the State
College of Agriculture; Sen. Adams,
of Ashburn; Mr. Don Wilson, of Du
luth; Mr. Harrison Summerour, of
Duluth; Mr. Browne, of the Buick
Motor Co.; Mr. Flowers Mahaffey
and Mr. T. O. Moon.
Sen. Adams, the speaker of the
evening was introduced by Mr. As
bury. Sen. Adams told of the Tur
ner county plan, evolved by himself,
the county agent and a f*w others
after a trip to Selma, Ala.
eH said that three years ago Tur
ner county had hit bottom thrcuqh
its allegiance to cotton ard the cred
it systm. A few men of Ashburn,
hearing of Selma, Ala., and wbat
had been accomplished there si ice
the advent of the boll weevil, made a
trip there and were sold to the idea
of pure bred stock* and chickens on
the farm as a constant, steady and
never failing source of income f; r
the farmer.
After a hard fight by the county
agent, Sen. Adam.: and a few others
the idea was sod to the people of
Turner county. Today Turner coun
ty is prosperous. The farmers have
money to run themseves and business
is good and on a cash basis.
Mr. awls, their county agent, had
his salary raised $760 at one time
and Mr. Adams was sent to the state
senate by a grateful people. Since
then Mr. Adams has been secured by
Georgians, Inc., and has a roving
commission to hep put over for the
entire state what Turner county has
done.
BANK’S SUIT AGAINST
BENNETT OFF CALENDAR
Atlanta, Ga. —The case of the
stockholders of the Bank of Law
renceville vs. T. R. Bennett, superin
tendent of the state banking depart
ment, was indefinitely postponed
Saturday when called ia United
States district court Kero. By con
sent of counsel, the_ case was re
moved from the calendar.
The case involves a petition for in
juction which the bank’s stockholders
VT3 seek in order to restrain Super
intendent Bennett from levying on
them for debts of the bank. The va
lidity of the state bank lanws is
questioned in the petition.
IMMIGRATION PUBLIC
MATTER OF IMPORTANCE
Washington, April 26. Judge
Gary, of the Steel Corporation, wants
more immigrants, because he needs
more laborers. The United States
government, as represented by .the
adn inistration, stands squarely
against any throwing down of the
immigration bars in order to let
cheap foregn labor pull down the
wages of American workmen. Less
than a year ago there was a five
millfcn job shortage in this country.
Toaay every man who wants w r ork
can have it. Referring to this con
dition of Labor Davm
wrote to the piesiidenit*
“Immigration was one
of the measures which helped tto put
an end to the industrial panic. We
have come a long way through wise
administrative and legislative meas
ures since then. Today unemploy
mmt has been reduced to a mini
mum, wages everywhere are rising.
During the past year, even during
the past few months, there have
been wage increases in piadtically
all of the forty-three industries re
porting to the bureau of labor sta
tistics. They have been very general
in the basic industries, an l have
ranged from 2 to 20 per’cent.
“Recently the larger steel plants
anneumed general wage increases of
11 per cent, Which will indoubtedly
be appl ed throughout the industry.
In the nast year, industrial pay rolls
have increased approximately 25 per
cent. Production in basic industries
during January of this year reached
a higher level than at any time in
history, except in May, 1917. Ex
panding freight shipments likewise
demonstrate the completeness of our
industrial recovery.”
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our neighbors and friends
for their manj kindnesses to ur, dur
ing the sicknees and death of our
dear drughter and sister.
MR. AND MRS. C. S. ATTAWAY
AND FAMILY.
New and Second
Hand Forda.
H. P. Stiff Motor Co. Cask or credit
Powers Is Glad
To See Atlanta;
Escaped in 1921
Atlanta, Ga.—Expressing satisfac
tion at being back in Georgia and
willingness to complete his unfin
ished prison sentecnce, Abe Powers,
convicted in December, 1920, for
participation in activities of the
Floyd Woodward bunco ring, Friday
arrived in Atlanta in custody of
County Policeman W. A. Riley.
Powers was recaptured in Galves
ton, Texas, one week ago Saturday,
having been a fugitive since his es
cape from the state farm at Mille Ige
ville in the spring of 1921, wnile
serving a term of from one to five
years.
“I had much rathr be a prisoner in
Georgia than a fugitive all over the
country,” Powers tod a Constitution
reporter Friday afternoon. “The
worry I have undergone during my
freedom was greater punishment
than I woud have suffered had I
stayed at the prison farm.”
Powers intimated that the non
'higher up” in the Atlanta co ifi
denct ring have never been prosecut
ed. In reply to a direct question he
aid that he is not aware of Floyd
Woodward’s whereabouts.
Within a few days Powers will be
taken to the state farm, it was le 'tn
?d at the courthouse.
A TOUR OF THE
FLOIDA WEST COAST
Returning from the east coast on
11th of January, I had five days
despite in which to jack my plunder
for a trip to the Gulf of Mexico.
Leaving Arlington on the 16th of
January via Newton, Camilla, Moul
trie and Quitman. At the latter
we were forced to detour to Valdos
at on account of the road being torn
up. Leaving Valdosta we made our
way to Madison, Florida, which is a
very attractive little city in the
northern part of the state.
From Madison we made our way
to Live Oak. • i •—*
At this point I was delighted to
meet with my old friend, Walter
Garner, a former Gwinnett boy.
Walt is in the mercantile business
and is doing well. Live Oak is a nice
town of something like 2,5000 popu
lation. - Our next stop was Lake
City, which is a beautiful city in
deed. We found the roads in very
good shape, except for detours and
they were as crooked as a barrel of
snakes.
After leaving Lake City we made
our way to Ocalla, perhaps one of
the oldest towns in that part of the
state. Our next stop was at Lees
burg, which is a lovely city. We
spent a short time at this point with
some old friends, who had moved
from Arlington. Leaving Leesburg
we made our way to Aurburndale,
from there to Lakeland, and believe
me, Lakeland is some city.
Ons thing impressed me very much
and that was, that I didn’t hear any
complaint of hard times. Everyone
seemed to be contented and happy.
Our next stop was Tampa. This is
a hustling city on the west coast and
has several thousand population. We
spent a while in Ebo iCty, which is
settled up by Spaniards. There is
perhaps more cigars manufactured
in this city than any other in the
United States. Tampa, like all of
the cities of Florida, is moving for
ward.
Leaving Tampa, we made our way
to Palmetto and Bradentown, the
two cities are separated by the
Maitee river, which is more than a
mile wide. A bridge spans the river
at this point connecting the two ci
ties.
Bradentown i a live wire. It has
a poulation of 7,000. They have
just completed the First Methodist
church at a cost of $70,000. We
reached our destination at Sarasota
12 miles south of Bradentown. Sar
asota is on the Gulf of Mexico and
has about 2,500 people. It was at
this pojnt that we pitched out tent
on a free camping ground just on the
edge of the city.
The camp ground had all the con
veniences, water, sewerage, and
electric ights al furnished by the
city. There were at least 100 tents
hoisted on the ground and they rep
resented practically every state in
the union. They were there from
Maine to California. Well, I promised
to tell you about our fishing trip.
On January 22 we had engaged a
boat to carry us out in the Gulf wa
ters. Leaving the docks about 7:30
and after two hours run, we were
out 25 miles from shore. Finding a
suitable place the boatman cast an
chor and we at oncp began pulling
fish.
The water where we were fishing
was from 54 to 58 feet deep. You
Cpn only i.se hook and line and can’t
use a pole at aIL Seven of us caught
WOODRUFFHEAD
COCA COLA CO.
New York.—Robert W. Woodruff,
vice president of the White company,
and son of Ernest Woodruff,' of At
lanta, will be chosen president of the
Coca-Cola company to succeed
Charles Howard Candler, who will be
made chairman of the advisory com
mittee, at a meeting of the directors
of the company in Atlanta Saturday
it was definitely: learned late Thurs
day.
For a number of years Mr. Wood
ruff was Atlanta district manager of
the company, manufacturers
of motor trucks. It was in recogni
tion of his phenomenal success in
that position that he was elevated to
the office of vice president, which
place he has held foj several years,
being located at the general head
quarters at Cleveland, Ohio.
Robert W. Woodruff, only 33 years
oT age,‘is already an outstanding fig
ure among business men of the coun
try. He is a grandson of the late
obert W. Winship, of Atlanta. He
married Miss Nell Hodgson, of Ath
ens.
Potash Is Fatal
To Infant Drinking
Suds from Washtub
Amlricus, Ga.—After drinking
water impregnated with potash
Tuesday Warren Duke, 2 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Duke, died
Thursday at the Duke home in Eng
lish ville.
The child was playing about the
yadr where Mrs. Duke was engaged
in doing thc fainily wash, and while
she was busy hanging clothes upon
a drying lir\e, drank a quantity of
potash suds. Severe burns followed
by acute pain developed immediate
ly, and Dr. W. H. Housston, who was
summoned gt once, was unable to
save the childd’s life,
DR. SANFORD HAS
BEEN GIVEN VERY
IMPORTANT PLACE
Athena, Ga. —Dr, S. V. Sanford,
athletic director at the University
of Georgia, has been honored by he
bing named' on the executive com
mittee of the Olympic Games. This
committee has in charge making ar
rangements for the American team
to participate in the international ev
ents and so far as is known this is
the first time a southern representa
tive has been named on the com
mittee. «.*
Announcement was made of the
appintment last Sunday and Dr. San
fod has already been notified of the
appointment.
SHERIFF SENDS
YOUTH TO SCHOOL
White Superior court adjourned
last week after being in session 4
days. The case of Jim Morris and
his little fourteen-year-old boy,
charged with murdering Bright
Gilstrapt some time back went over
until the next term. At the time
of the killing Gilstrad, who was
considered a dangerous man, having
killed one of his relatives, an uncle,
some yeas previous, was fixing to
hurt Morris, when the boy ran with
a gun and killed him. The father
was arrested and put in jail, and the
boy being so young and small Sherff
'Jackson hardly knew what to do with
I him. So the sympathetic officer
bought the little fellow a suit of
clothes and started him to school and
he has been going ever since.
GIRL CONFESSES
SLAYING OF RABBI
Phoenix, Ariz.—Gladwell G.
Richardson, 19, confessed this morn
ing to the slaying of Rabbi Alfred G.
Lafee in a Sanfranciso hotel, April
4, in a statement made to Assistant
County Attorney Louis Hart.
The confession follows out a
diary found on her person when ar
rested Monday.
nearly four hundrec pounds that day.
The name of the fish were Groupers
and Grunts and they are a fine fish
to eat. The fish were not so large,
only weighing from 2 to 9 pounds.
Well, when we got back to land we
had more fih than we knew what to
do with.
We spent three weeks at this beau
tiful tourist town.* On our return
we came by way of Kissimee, Or
lando and Sanford. Orlando is the
best advertised city in the state and
they are getting results. If they
should move the capitol from Talla
hassee and they would listen to me,
I would tell them to move it to Od
lando.
J. D. WHALEY.
TWICE-A-WEEK
SCHOOL ROYS
WHIP WEEVIL
On one side of Athens is the little
town of Wintervene. On the other
side, about the same distance from
Athens is Watkinsville, Ga., and, ac
cording to Col. M. G. Michael, one of
the city’s claims to fame lies in the
| fact that Athens is bounded on the
east by Winterville, and on the west
by Watkinsville. From recent hap
penings at Winterville, this prophecy
is about to be verified.
When the boll weevil began to eat
up the cotton a year or so ago, Win
terville farmers were about ready to
throw up the sponge. However, the
Winterville High chool boys stepped
into the breach. Under the direction
of the school superintendent, they se
cured purebred cotton seed from the
Agricultural College and went to
work to make cotton under boll wee
vil conditions. They found that with
good land, which is abundant around
Winterville, with purebred seed, and
with proper cultural methods, they
could not only make cotton, but a
better grade of cotton, bringing
about $7 a bale premium on account
of longer staple.
Now all the farmers around Win
terville have taken the tip of the
high school boys, and formed the
Winterville Pure eed Association.
They are planting only one kind of
cotton around Winterville these
days—College No. 1. They are get
ting around $7 a bale premium for
t, and they have found a ready mar
ket lur all tue:i surplus se;l at a
good price. It is reported that the
Winterville se un raisel last year
f J p' r cent of a.I the cottji that was
raised in Clarke county.—-Athens
Herald. . ,-tt)
Two Southerners j
Included Among I
v Carnegie Heroes
Pittsburg, Pa.—Sixteen acts of he
roism were recognized by the Car
negie hero fund commission at its
spring meeting here today. The he
roes, three of whom lost their lives,
including a woman, were awarded
bronze medals. Five hundred dollars
was voted the father of one of the
men who sacrificed his life. One he
ro, who was disabed, was granted
benefits of $726, while in six other
cases cash awards totalled $9,600.
Four thousand five hundred dollars
were awarded for other worthy pur
poses. >
Two southeners were included
among those recognized. They were
Nancy J. Grimsley, aged 44, a house
wife of Soddy, Tenn., who died at
tempting to save Lois S. Anderson,
a chid from drowning at Graysville,
Tenn., September 5, 1921. A bronze
medal was given her husband.
Mary A. Buhner, aged 19, of 233
First street, North St. Petersburg,
Fla., a student, who attempted to
save a girl chum from drowning at
St. Petersburg, June 17, 1922. r
NEW YORK BOY, .2; >
MAYOR OF WEEK, i. j
GIVES PLATFORMS
i
New York, —Fourteen-year-old
Eddie Meehan, chosen from aomng
4000,000 boys to be “mayor of New
York” during boys’ week, April 29 to
May 5. has outlined a civic program.
If he could be the real mayor inst
ed of merely a boy exectutive, he
would work for:
More playgrounds.
Fewer school hours.
Firing of truant officers.
Elimination of girls in politicts.
it would be gTeat to be
mayor.” he said TNuesday, “but I’d
much rather be Babe Ruth.”
45 MILLION TONS OF WATER IN
ONE LONDON RAINFALL
London, —During one of London’s
recent rainy days, which was a little
more rainy than the average, nearly
45,000,000 tons of rain fell between
8 o’clock at night and noon of the
following day. The exact figure
were • 44,785,824 tons. Rain gauge
at the official weather bureau re
gistered a total fall of one inch and
it was estimated that every acre of
land in the city was dampened by 101
tons of rain.
CRITICISE QUEEN’S CLOTHES
London—A stir has been caused
throughout Spain by a ser ion
preached by Father Calasanz in
which he attacked the mode of dress
cf the Queen and Count ladies as im
moral, accoding to the Madrid cor
respondent of The Daily Express.
The sermon was delivered before a
fashinoable congregation in the
private chapel of the Convert of the
Catechist in Madrid.
NUMBER 54.