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TTEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1013.
U. S. REFUGEES C
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e distributed among its
provinces and the money damage they have suffered during the recent troubles in the
southern republic. Below, President Huerta (left) is shown embracing General Felix Diaz,
just before his departure on his Japanese mission. General Diaz has announced his candidacy for
the presidency.
Americans Loath to Leave Property in Mexico,
But Listen to Warning Sent Out by Wash
ington—Dr. Hate’s Arrival Is Awaited.
Continued from Pone 1.
hardy, Impulse to remain In Mexico to
care for their possessions But slow
ly the tide Is turning toward thought
of discretion and safety, and dally the
arrival of more and more refugee* at
Vera Cruz la reported.
Not all theae refugee* come from
Mexico City. Here there ia compara
tively little unreat, but In the more
secluded aectlona the Americana are
torn with terror and are fleeing to the
coast.
The American government la ■mak
ing provision for the rare of Its citi
zens, the Consul General authorizing
the Consul at Vera Cruz to pay $25
In gold toward the transportation of
each passenger who leaves on the
refugee ship for New Orleans.
That the whole situation will be
cleared to something like nn Intelli
gible basis of action is the promise
held out with the return to Washing
ton of William Bayard Hale, Presi
dent Wilson’s personal friend, and
studeent of Mexican affairs. At his
personal expense, and of hla own will,
he has visited Mexico to study condi
tions and now Is back in Washington
to place the fruits of his investigation
In the hands of the President.
Heretofore only through the unsat
isfactory medium of cable messages
could the officials in Washington
learn of the situation in the southern
republic. Now T>r. Hale has come,
fresh from conferences with John
Lind, full of observations made by
himself, a scholar and an expert In
political science, to Inform the Presi
dent of affairs It Is expected that
much of benefit will result, and prob
ably even decisive action on the part
of President Wilson.
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U. S. War Department Has
Mexico Invasion Plan Ready
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. — The
United States military authorities
have In their possession complete
plans for the invasion of Mexico by
two different routes.
Don't alarm yourself. That fact
doe.«*i’t necessarily mean that there
Is going to be war with Mexico or
anned Intervention. Probably the
War College has also drawn complete
plans to meet an invasion of Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington by
the Japanese. It Is merely a little
precaution that the War College takes
to be prepared for anything that
might happen, and anything Is with
in the range of possibilities.
If by any chance Invasion of Mex
ico »hould become necessary, the
United States would be as prepared
as it Is possible for the United States,
with Its non-military policies, to be.
According to the blue-printed plans
of the War College. Invasion of our
Southern neighbor would be made via
El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexlc n ,
to Mexico City and Vera Cruz, Mex
ico. The latter port would probably
be attacked by the fleet first and
after submission, troops would bo
landed, and the advance to Mexico
City begun. The two columns would
then meet somewhere near ths capi
tal of Mexico.
Bliss Would Lead Invasion.
Down at Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
Is located the headquarters of the
Southern Department. United States
Army, with Brigadier General Tasker
H. Bliss In command,* If Congress
should authorize the President* to act
against Mexico, and the President
should direct that American troops
cross the Mexican* border at once,
General Bliss and his* men would do
the crossing.
Probably they would be reinforced
by regiments from other departments
after they had crossed the border, or,
if there were time enough, before
crossing.
Besides General Bliss, the officers
who would be in command of this
first Invasion of Mexico would be
Brigadier General James Parker,
commanding the First Cavalry Brig
ade of the Southern Department;
Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott,
commanding the Second Cavalry
Brigade of the Southern Department,
and General Bliss’ staff, consisting of
the following line of officers:
Alde-de-Camp. First Lieutenant
Matt C. Bristol; Chief of Staff. Major
Robert A. Brown; Adjutant, Lieuten
ant Colonel John \V. Heard: Inspec
tor, Major Alonzo Gray; Judge Advo
cate. Major Henry M. Morrow; Quar
termaster, Colonel Gonzales Bing
ham; Surgeon, Colonel William D.
Croflby; Engineer. Captain Henry H.
Roberts; Ordnance Officer, Major
John H. Rice, and Lieutenant Colonel
William 8. Rice, Officer In Charge of
Military Affairs.
All plans of procedure of the pro
visional army of Invasion would be
in the hands of these officers. Of
course, all of the principal Instruc
tions for the movement of the brigade
would come from the General Staff
Corps of the Army at Washington.
Many minor matters would have to be
settled on the scene of action, how
ever, by Brigadier General Bliss and
his staff, calling Into consultation the
colonels and majors commanding the
Individual regiments and the briga
dier generals commanding the brig
ade*
Staff to Plan Campaign.
Not only would the great general
ntaff corps direct thewtfnovement of
General Bliss, but It^vould. under
the direction of the President and the
Secretary of War, direct the move
ments of troops all over the country
and actually do all of the planning
of the campaigns. The President, as
Commander-In-Chief, would be su
preme. of course, but Inasmuch as he
Is not a military* man, as nelthor
Is the Secretary of War, practically
all of their directions w*ould be given
at the suggestion of the officer* of
the general staff.
Here Is the personnel of the might
iest military arm of the United
States:
Major General Leonard Wood
(Chief of the General Staff Corps).
Major General William W. Wother-
■poon.
Brigadier General Albert L. Mills
(Chief of the Division of Military Af
fairs).
Brigadier General Erssmu* M.
Weaver (Chief of the Coast Artil
lery).
Colonel John Biddle (engineer).
Colonel William A. Mann (infan
try).
Colonel Edwin St. J. Grebel (field
artillery).
Colonel William A, Nichols (ln-
fa n t ry).
Lieutenant Colonel John H. McMa
hon (field artillery).
Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Hodge*,
Jr. (cavalry).
Lieutenant Colonel Harry C. Ben
son (cavalry).
Lieutenant Colonel
Kean (coast artillery).
Lieutenant Colonel
Poltz (cavalry).
Lieutenant Colonel
(cavalry).
William S.
Frederick S.
H. T Allen
General Staff Corps Is
Picked Front Army Experts
In addition to these officers there
are thirteen majors and twelve cap
tains, selected from every branch of
the army. All of the members of the
General Staff Corps are chosen be
cause of their expert knowledge of
some individual branch of military
service, and not because of their rank.
It will be noted that General Bliss’
brigades* consist principally of cav
alry. Such troops would be excellent
for the first Invasion of Mexican soil
Having crossed the border, the caval
ry brigades could later receive the
support of regiments of fresh Infantry
and artillery. The regiments under
General Bliss are:
First Battalion Third Field Artil
lery; Fifth Field Artillery, less Bat
tery D; Battery C, Sixth Field Artil
lery: Seco. d Battalion Tenth Field
Artillery; Nineteenth Infanry; Twen
ty-second Infantry; Company I Sig
nal Corps. First 'avalry Brigade,
consisting of SeconcLThlrd and Fourth
Cavalry Regiment*; Second Cavalry
Brigade. consisting of Fifth and
Ninth Cavalry; Third Cavalry Brig
ade, consisting of Twelfth Cavalry,
Thirteenth Cavalry, Eleventh Cavalry,
Fifteenth Cavalry, Company A Signal
Corps; Field Hospital No. 1 and Am
bulance Company No. 1.
This Is not a very formidable force,
to be sure, but it s uld be sufficient
to make a very Imposing demonstra
tion against a country like Mexico If
Russia lay to the South of the Unit'-1
States such a border brigade would
be ridiculous. A h ndful or two of
cavalry and some scatterings of field
artillery would not stand much
chance against the hundreds r *f
thousands of trained soldiers Russia
any other European country al-
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the borders. If Russia did lay to
£ouUl however, it h» Jjrobab!*
that she .vould have no more powerful
an armed force at the border or
ready for mobilization than would the
United States.
Some of Main Actors.
Next to the President of the ITnlte.1
States, the Secretary of War and the
Assistant Secretary of War. Major
General Leonard Wood, Chief of the
General Staff, would be the highest
commanding officer. Officers who
would probably play an important
part In event of a serious war are:
Major General William Crozler,
Major General Thomas H. Barry, at
present in command of the Depart
ment of the East; Major General Ar
thur Murray and Major General J
Frankliri Bell, General Wood would
probably take charge of the field
forces as direct Commander-in-Chlef
of the Army of Invasion. General
Murray Is at nresent in command >f
the Western Department, which em
braces the States of Washington,
“regon. Idaho, Montana, as much
Wyoming as Includes Yellowstone
Park; California. Nevada, Utah and
Alaska, with headquarters at San
Francisco. General Barry’s depart
ment. with headquarters at Govern-
er’s Island, New York City, includes
all of the New England States. New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Del
aware. Maryland. District of Colum
bia. Virginia. West Virginia, North
Carolina. South Carolina, Kentucky
Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabam ,
Mississippi, the post of Port Logan
H. Roots. Ark., the coast defenses of
New Orleans and Galveston, the Pan
ama Canal Zone and Porto Rico. wi*h
th* keys and islands adjacent thereto.
Major General J. Franklin Bell has
command of the Department of the
Philippines, embracing all of the is
lands of the Philippine Archipelago,
with headquarters at Manila,
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General Reade Declares That Trained Soldier
With Flintlock Can Do More Than Recruit
With Latest Armament Warfare Knows.
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achieved victory at Concord. But In
later engagements our untrained
troops did not show* to such good ad
vantage. General Washington found
in several Instances that the mili
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Citizens Were Prepared.
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the Massachusetts colony were suc
cessful at Concord was that long be
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New Rapid=Fire Gun Is
Most Deadly Arm
Weapon Recently Adopted by U. S. Army Par
ticularly Adapted for Mexican Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—One of
these recent incidents, which passed
almost unnoticed by the public and
which was commonly regarded as In
no way indicative that Uncle Sam is
quietly putting his army and navy in
readiness for a quick move, was the
adoption by the Government of a new
rapid-fire machine gun, which is re
garded by some experts as the most
deadly weapon yet invented.
It was noted that this new gun is
of a design that makes it particularly
adaptable In a war such as this na
tion would wage with its Southern
neighbor. These observers even say
that if Uncle Sam had ordered a
weapon peculiarly designed for use In
Mexico, the rapid-fire gun Just adopt
ed would have filled the order per
fectly.
As an Instrument for killing men
the new gun attuins a degree of pro
ficiency which surpasses all man-
killing weapons now In use, accord
ing to firearm experts It Is regard
ed as the last word in small arm* and
the destruction of which It is capable,
w hen properly handled, is so great as
to be astounding to the layman, un
versed in the fine points of the latest
weapons of war.
It is estimated that one soldier,
equipped with this new gun. Is worth
250 soldiers equipped with the style
of gun which was used by our army
in the war with Spain. The new gun
weighs only 30 pounds and easily can
be carried by one man, even on a
long and hard march. It has the
general outlines of the ordinary army
rifle and can be brought into action
almost as quickly.
The chief advantage of the gun is
that it tires 30 ball cartridges in two
and one-half seconds. Therefore. In
the brief space of one minute the sol
dier operating the gun could fire
nearly 600 bullets at an enemy. A
company of soldiers equipped with
such guns could fire nearly 1.500.000
bullets In an hour. The strength of
an army equipped with the new gun
can hardly be estimated.
Experts say that oue man, in an ad-
Dr. Louis Turnbull Arrives in St.
Louis After Enduring Untold
Hardships.
FT. LOUIS. Sept. 6.—Dr. Louis A.
Turnbull has arrived at the home of
his sister. "Mrs. M. R. Bauduy, No.
4919 Washington avenue, after a
strenuous trip from the west coast of
ows cast by coming events and had
begun to prepare. They had formed
companies and drilled. When the
war came they were not what could
be rightfully termed untrained men
But the men who ran away during
I later battles were untrained men.
"During the Civil war we had the
same experience with untrained
troops. They were willing enough to
fight, but they lacked what a soldier
should have—discipline. The aim of
the soldier should be to shoot and
hit the mark. He must be ready to
sacrifice himself in order to shoot and
hit the mark. If he shoots and misses
in order that he may run away, he
is of no use as a soldier. Indeed, he
is a great hindrance, for he Is apt to
demoralize other untrained, undis
ciplined men.
“We have not been engaged In a
real w*ar for many years. The Span
ish war, so called, was not a war. It
was a campaign. What would hap-
vantageous position, could wreak a3
much havoc among an advancing
body of the enemy as five companies
of men the same advantageous po
sition armed with the old-style rifle.
One small-arm expert says that If
Custer and his men had been armed
with weapons such as the new* rapid-
fire gun they could have exterminated
the Indians by w*hom they were mas
sacred.
The new* gun is fed by clips of cart
ridges. In each clip or “string” of
cartridges are 30 cartridges, and these
clips can be fed into the gun so rap
idly that bullets are leaving the bar- I
rel almost continuously. If 600 !
cartridges are fired, or In other words. 1
If the gun is used continuously for j
one minute, the gun barrel becomes |
so hot from the friction that a new
barrel has to be substituted.
The designer of tht» weapon realized
that the necessity of changing bar
rels every minute while the gun was
in use probably was the weakest fea
ture of the death-dealing device and
this weakness, if it could be properly
so called, was overcome to a certain
extent by designing a barrel so that
it can be removed and a new barrel
substituted in tho brief space of
twelve seconds.
One man can handle the gun with
perfect ease, but the weapon can be
used at a maximum of efficiency when
it Is operated by three men. One of
the three men aims and fires the gun.
The second of the trio feeds the clip
of cartridges. The third man dote
not touch the gun. but keeps a pair of
field glasses to his eyes and watches
the effects of the fire. The man with
the glasses stays close to the man
aiming and firing and advises him
how to aim.
It has been said, and the statement
has not been denied, that three sol
diers with sufficient ammunition and
occupying an advantageous position
could, at a distance of two or three
miles, cripple a battalion of the en
emy within three or four minutes if
the battalion were exposed and un
able to reach cover in that length of
timet
Mexico, requiring nearly a month and
Involving many hardships.
Dr. Turnbull started from Tutu-
pepec, on the coast of Oaxaca, and
rode six days over mountains to a
railroad, on which he continued his
journey to Mexico City, from there
to Vera Cruz by rail and then to Gal
veston by steamer. He started from
Tutupepec July 16, and it was more
than a month later when he reached
St. Louis, with only tw*o or three days
during that period when h© was not
headed north and traveling.
The hardest part of the trip was the
mule-back ride over the mountains.
Dr. Turnbull was accompanied by only
his “mozo,” or servant. On this ride,
Dr. Turnbull says, it was either blist
ering hot or a deluge of ice cold rain
was falling. On account of the ele
vation the rain was almost of a freez
ing temperature, and he says it fell on
the slightest provocation, giving his*
poncho, the alternating experience of
a Turkish bath and a plunge in icy
water.
The problem of shelter for the night
was solved by riding hard to reach a
town some days and riding slowly on
other days when the towns were closet
together. At these wayside stopping
places the bill of fare was always the
same—the tortilla, an omelet; red
beans, eggs and occasionally a good
piece of beef.
GLASS THAT DEFIES QUICK
HEAT CHANGES PERFECTED
PITTSBURG, Sept. 6.—Professor Al
exander Silverman, head of the chemi
cal department of the University of
Pittsburg announced that new chemical
formulas will revolutionize the glass in
dustry . .
Professor Silverman has perfected
salenium ruby glass, which has coni*
pi of el y displaced the old copper ruby
glass,’ and amber cadium glass, which
transmits a bright cold light. Another
of Professor Silverman’s discoveries is
a glass which resists sudden changes
of temperature.
pen If war came, however, can be
easily seen. History repeats itself;
we live, as it were, in circles. We
have not enough regular trained
troops to put in the field /tgainst a
powerful enemy. We will be forced
to depend on citizen soldiers.
History Would Repeat.
“Our militia, In my opinion, has im
proved greatly in the last ton years,
and it will doubtless go on improving.
But the militia belongs to the second
line—to the reserve. Should necessity
force us to place the citizen soldier,
willing, but unschooled, in the first
line, history would repeat itself. Be
wildered by the fire, unaccustomed to
obey as the trained soldier obeys, they
run.
“Nor can we blame him. It Is not
that he is afraid So much as that he
does not realize the responsibilities
which rest upon his shoulders. As a
citizen he has been free from or
ders In a way. And one can not be
come a soldier in a day, a week or a
year. The average young man be
comes a militiaman because he likes
to march. The uniform and the shiny
buttons attract him. He may like
soldiering, but that won’t make him
a soldier.
“The best soldier is the good citi
zen—the man who loves his home.
That Is one reason why I don’t be
lieve In having aliens in the United
States Army. As a recruiting officer
I got permission to accept no man
for service who could not,read and
write the English language.
“In the Revolution and In the War
of 1812 vve received much aid from
France and Germany, which sent us
men, and from Holland, which sent
us funds. To-day, doubtless, the de
scendants of those heroic Frenchmen
and Germans would be among the
first to enlist In case of war. But
long since they have ceased to be
Frenchmen or Germans. The for
eign troops, which fight well, usually
become Americanized very quickly.
Short Enlistment Worthless.
“The short-term enlistment has
been tried out several times in the
history of this country and has
proven itself worthless. Men enlist
ed for 100 days are just learning the
rudiments of soldiering when th^ir
term of enlistment ends. The system
of enlisting troops for the term of a
war is much to be preferred.
“It must be remembered the ulti
mate deciding factor of any war,
properly so called, is the character
of the troops participating. Bad arma
ment, poor ammunition and lack of
proper commissary facilities are
things which dishearten, but w*hich
an able commander may be able to
overcome. But poor, untrained, un
disciplined men present a problem
which no commander can solve.
“It is the man, not the gun, that is
the strength of an army. The poor
soldier couldn’t win a battle with the
finest gun ever made. But give a
well-trained trooper a flintlock and he
knows how to put up some sort of a
fight.
“Yes, I know that It Is the genera!
opinion that the United States could
‘lick* anybody at any time. With
proper preparation. I think she could.
The answer is, ‘Preparedness, pre
paredness, preparedness!’
“War with Mexico? That Is as yet
a political matter. Soldiers never mix
in politics. Could we whip Mexico?
We have done it before. History re
peats itself. Ultimately our cam
paign would be successful, provide')
it was nothing more than a campaign
against Mexico. The swiftness with
which our success was achieved would
depend upon what I have said before,
‘Preparedness.’ ”
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TELL OWN STORY TELLS LIFESTORIES
Accused Woman Calmly Awaits
Trial and Is Apparently Con
fident of Acquittal.
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HORSE GETS DRINK AND
THEN TURNS OFF SPIGOT
GEORGETOWN. DEL., Sept. 6.—
Sadie, a mare owned by John T.
Wagamon, with a curious aversion to
drinking standing water, doesn’t
bother about calling anyone when
thirsty, but turns on and off the wa
ter at her pleasure.
In his barnyard Wagamon has a
big tub with a spigot. Sadie goes to
this and, with her teeth, turns the
spigot on. drinks her fill of running
water, then turns off the spigot.
fluence while she felt the pinch of
poverty. This charge was made at
the time the two were involved in
the divorce litigation.
Then, several years after the ulti
mate separation, and after her charge
of a stolen fortune, Judge Godbee
married again, this time a young girl
of Pennsylvania. He brought his
bride to his wealthy home. In the
same town lived his former wife, in
poverty. Resentment burned hotly
in the breast of the first Mrs. Godbee.
It is reported that she complained of
being tantalized by the newly mar
ried couple, telling of how they drove
past her home each day several times,
scornfully sounding the horn of their
automobile.
Asks Financial Aid.
As the story of Mrs. Godbee takes
shape, it is revealed that several days
before the shooting she wrote her
former husband, asking financial as
sistance of him. Another rumor la
that, when the three parties to the
tragedy met in the postoffice, and the
young wife went to her lock box to
get the mail, Judge Godbee whispered
| a curt message to his former wife, at
which all her resentment blazed up.
This word from the man will be re
peated in court, it is believed.
The story of their lives together
is known to every person in Jenkins
County. Nearly 30 years ago young
Walter Godbee went to Perkins and
opened a general merchandise store.
The father of Mrs. Godbee was then
wealthy, and the young merchant
gained his friendship. Perkins died,
and Godbee became administrator of
his estate, later marrying Miss Edna
Perkins, a handsome girl.
The couple moved to Millen. and it
was there the marital troubles began.
Judge Godbee. a few years ago, shot
and killed the young brother of his
wife, Dave Perkins, and it is alleged
he refused to allow her to attend her
brother’s funeral.
All this is the story on the public’s
lips, which it is expected will be re
vealed at the trial.
“From the Cradle to the Grave,”
the History of Each Citizen, to
Appear on Card Index.
TOPEKA, Sept 6.—Kansas soon
will have a complete “herdbook” of Its
citizens. Only one Item is now miss
ing from the records, and the next
Legislature will add tihis. When that
is done, anyone with a desire to know
may be able to tell in five minutes’
time the life history of any citizen of
the State.
The new marriage registration law
has just gone Into effect and here
after all marriages are to be recorded
in the vital statistics bureau. The
one missing link in the life cycle :s
the record of divorces, and the next
Legislature will be asked to provide
that all divorce decrees be recorded
also.
When a child Is horn In Kansas, a
record is filed at Topeka. The phy
sicians are required by law to make
the reports, and there are few cases
of violations.
With this record of the birth also
Is filed the name of the father and
mother, th eoccupation of the father,
the age of the parents, the nativity
of the parents, and other minor infor
mation. The original certificates are
bound In books and kept in flreproo'
vaults. But each birth is recorded on
a card index and the page and volume
where the original certificate can be
found.
When this child Is married, this fact
Is recorded in the same office, the
original documents being kept in tha
big vaults, and a double card index,
showing the bride's maiden name, as
well as the name taken at her mar
riage. The bridegroom's name is
made up, and in the corner of this
card index appears the number of
the volume and the page showing the
birth record of the bride and the
bridegroom.
Then death comes to the family,
and before the body can be interred
in any Kansas cemetery the death
certificate must be made out and re
corded and on its way to the Vital
Statistics Bureau. A..d this death rec
ord is cross-indexed for instant ref
erence to any other of the three im
portant events in a human life.
Squandered His
Million and Lands
In the Poorhouse
Robbed Father, Won Girl In Jail,
Dug Fortune, but Finally Faces
Death Penniless.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Sept.
An order of commitment to the coun
ty farm of Frank Kost by Supervlsoi
Bader, of Astoria, marks the final
chapter in a remarkable atory.
Tempted, as a result of extravagant
Ideas, into burglarizing his father’s
store; marrying the daughter of the
Sheriff, after making the acquaint
ance of the girl while he was a pris
oner; accumulating $1,000,000 in mine
prospecting only to lose all by a turn
of the wheel, and finally to enter the
poorhouse a broken-hearted, decrepit
old man, furnishes a life story that Is
another Illustration of the old saying
that truth is stranger than fiction.
Forty years ago Frank Kost, trust
ed clerk for hi* father, a wealthy
merchant of Astoria, stole several
hundred dollar, from the school fund,
of which his father was treasurer.
Detectives fastened the crime on
young Kost, who confessed, and later
was released from Jail when his fa
ther restored the money.
While In Jail Kost won the heart
of the Sheriff’s daughter, married her
and became a traveling salesman.
Good fortune turned his head, he be
came Infatuated with other women,
and his wife secured a divorce at
Paola, Kane., in 1889.
The last chapter came when Kost
drifted back to Astoria tot die. Pen
niless, a physical wreck, with none
to care whether he lived or died, he
had but one haven of refuge—the
county farm. t
Texan Calls Small
Town Pastors Cranks
Chamber of Commerce Secretary De
clares Class Is Great Draw
back to Progress.
TRINIDAD. COLO., Sept 9.—The
ministers of this city are up in arms
over the utterances of R. B. Elmore,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce of Sweetwater, Texas, in a
epeech delivered to business and pro
fessional men of the city.
In his address, Elmore scored the
small town minister as "a denomina
tional crank, of no use or benefit to
the community.' Several ministers
of the city -were present and heard
the speech.
“Taken as a w'hole, you are not
worth a snap of a finger,-’ Elmore
burled at the ministers present,
“when it comes to being civic live
wires. You yell your heads off over
prohibition, you fight everything that
looks like competition with the
church. You tell people they must
not go to the theaters, play cards,
dance, or patronize the movies. You
stand for a narrow denominational-
ism In place of a broad sociological
gospel.”
FIRST GRAVE IN 32 YEARS
IS DUG IN OLD CEMETERY
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. For
the first time in 32 years a new grave
was made in the old Hebrew ceme
tery of the Portuguese congregation,
Mikve Israel, in this city, when the
remains of Miss Josephine E. Etting,
of Baltimore, great-grandniece of Re
becca Gratz. heroine of Sir Walter
Scott's “Ivanhoe,” was buried beside
the grave of her famous relative.
The old burial spot, tvhioh was
established in 1740. contain* the
graves of many members of the con
gregation who lived during the era of
the Revolutionary War. It is now in
the care of the Hebrew Historical So
ciety.
FALSE TEETH HALT TRAIN;
PASSENGER DROPPED THEM
CAMDEN, N. H., Sept. 6 —The Bor-
dentown express on the Pennsylvania
Railroad waited five minutes at Delanco
Station after Herbert Maccrosson had
leaped from the train and hurried back
along the roadbed.
Conductor Van Mar ter, puzzled by the
strange flight of his passenger, halted
the train and held it until Maccrosson
returned. _
“I’m glad T got ’em,’’ wheezed Mac
crosson as he pulled himself into the
vestibule.
“Got what?” anxiously asked the con
ductor.
“My teeth,” replied Mao.
HEIR RETURNS AFTER HUNT
OF EIGHTEEN YEARS FAILS
LA PORTE, IND., Sept. 6.—After hav
ing been away for more than eighteen
yearn. Otto Buck, legal heir to the
estate* of William Buck, w*ho died in
January, unexpectedly returned to La-
porte.
General Interest Is taken in the af
fair because of the world-wide search
for Buck and the fact that several have •
been presenting claims for the estate
of $12,500.
SWIMS WHILE FAST ASLEEP.
RACINE. WIS., Sept. 6.—Frank
Ryerson, an employee of the Lincoln
Ice Company at Brown’s Lake, lay
down on the lake bank and wok© up
near the opposite shore. He says he
swam across the bay while asleep.
when the appe
tite is normal an<1
you are able to eat
without distress;
but how quickly
you go ‘'down to de
feat* * when the “inner
becomes weak.
man
Play safe, and at the
first sign of trouble you
had better take
HOSTETTERS
STOMACH
Tt will help you con
tinue to be a “ winner. ’
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