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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

dozen or more stood in the doorway. I
had to do all the talking For the life
of me 1 couldn't get any boy to open
his head.
"All right, fellows" I said, think about
this one week. Discuss it. We Will
meet again one week from tonight in
this room
The proposal to start this organization
for recreation was the talk of the town
for the next week. The Firling Athletic
club held two or three meetings to dis
cuss giving up their own organization
for the sake of the larger one. / had
written Mr.. Firing, the founder of the
club, who now lived in New Jersey, and
asked him to help my proposition if he
saw fit
Mr.. Firling came all the way from his
home in New Jersey to help the plan
along and l found him here in the crowded
little room Thursday night. The boys
asked me to go over the proposition
again. I did. AS finished drew from
my pocket the petition to the Neighhor-
hood association all ready to sign. "Who
wants to sign it first?" 1 asked Again
utter silence. Then Mr. Firling reached
for the petition. After him every young
man in the room put his name down The
next night things went swirnmingly at
the mass meeting.
Sunday morning we devoted our church
service to the interests of clean recrea-
ton When the time for the sermon
came discussed the subject without con-
demning the few recreations the young
people had and without theological vo-
cabulary.
At 8 o'clock that afternoon the di-
rectors of the Neighborhood association
net. All We're present. The petition went
through with a blessing attached.
blessing in the form of $50 appropria ton
to start a special treasury for the de-
partment The directors appointed an ex-
ecutive committee made Up of two di-
rectors and five boys, and told us to go
ahead
The committee never touched the $50 the
directors had voted them Instead it met
at onae and organized subcommittee
Each committee set to work. The tenn
porary quarters committee secured a barn
in a convenient location from Neighbor
Allen, public-spirited citizen. at the
nominal rental of $40 month
The boys themselves fitted up that barn
with a vestibule, a dance floor and a
movable partition. Then we called upon
tho neighbors to equip it with discarded
articles that might be of use in the club
room. We sent out list of the things
we needed.
Rich and poor responded. One man
could give only cuspidor, another a
swere to the call had all been received
ment: Stove, chandeliers, graphophone.
pool table, pocket stops for same, five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

"HIS is the story of how our village
has fought for clean recreations
= and won them
1 will begin with the status of affairs
last September, when | first came into
this community to work as secretary of
neishborhood association and pastor OF
a small country church of % members.
Community spirit and community recrea-
tions had died. Practically the only rec
reations the village afforded were those
of the saloons, of which we had five.
Yet there was one organization left
among the young men. 1t was called the
Firling Athletic club, with a really ac-
tive membership of about 10. 1t met
once week in an abandoned shoe
makers shop, about eight feet wide and
ten feet long.
Going to young man who had spoken
to me about starting boys club, | asked
him If he would help me call mass meet
ing of the young men of the village for
Friday night of that week. 1t was then
Monday. He promised to do so.
But there was use Waiting until
Friday night to begin operations 1 got
myself invited to meeting of the Firling
Athletic club. This seemed the logical
place to begin. 1 played cards with
them, smoked several pipes with them,
and swapped yarns with them. l told
them | had a proposition to put before
them.
This was the proposition: First. they
were to give up their present organza-
tion. That meant a sacrifice, for it had
been founded by man for whom they
had a feeling of great loyalty, and asso-
Citations, and memories dear to them had
gathered round it.
Athletics was not the only form of rec
reation that we needed. We needed sports
for our kid brothers and sisters for our
fathers and mothers. We needed dances
and euchres and suppers. We needed a
motion picture show, a clubroom. and a
dozen other forms of play, so that all
ages and conditions could enjoy life as
well as we who were interested in ath-
letcs.
Second, they were to unite with the
rest of the fellows of the village in form
ing an organization which would furnish
the entire community. old and young,
with clean recreations and plenty of
them.
Draft petition to the Neighborhood as
members on payment of the regular dues
OF 81 year, and then to commission
us as recreation department to furnish
recreation to the whole community.
Friday night came. We had the mass
meeting in shed that was used for the
apparatus of the volunteer fire depart
ment. think I shall never forget that
night About 40 boys from Is to % years
of age We're present. They lined up their
chairs along the wall of the room and a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
LYING-By' DR.. w. E. Evans

dearest hopes In it has been found by
some who were unworthy the respect to
say nothing of/the love of a fair woman,
the justification of resort to- Hes where
by the chances of fellow suitor might
be disadvantaged and themselves exalted
into fair favors high place.
Generally such lies are accompanied by
the cowardly caution, Now, don't quote
me as having told you this" The man
who would lie about another and thus try
to cover up his treacherous tracks is base
enough to write an anonymous letter de-
famatory of his rival, which is about the
most devlish thing to which a man can
descend. The coward who thus lies, has
no right to the protection of the woman
whose hand he would win. She should
expose him-to save herself il it was not
lie, to hold him up to scorn if it was
Wilkie Collins has a novel, which he
wrote many years before he died, on this
very subject. l forget the title, perhaps
the reader remembers it,
l suppose there are no lies so exasperat-
ing as those which hold a modicum of
truth. They render the man who tells
them less likely to be detected and pill
loried. Says Tennyson:
THAT a lie which is half a truth
Is ever the blacklist of lies;
That a lie which is all a lie
May be met and fought with outright;
But lie which is part truth
Is harder matter to fight
A physician, once said to clergyman n
in the presence of a number of people
The last time saw you we were in a
gambling hell together" The bare state
ment was true, but why they were in that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

was a gay and mirthful throng that
was gathered on board the rough
flatboats at the wharf of Mobile on
the morning of the departure of the
French for their settlement far up along
the Tombigbee One would have thought
mat 1t was a huge picnic party instead
OF people fleeing from oppression with
all the novelties of an untamed region to
be grappled with. Distinguished French
generals were among them, men who hal
Tor years shared in the bloody campaigns
oI Napoleon. There were also eminent
men Oh science, educators, merchants and
statesmen with their wives and children.
Ihe delicate French women still wearing
thelf Partisan styles, and beautifully
dressed children, young men and women,
ana few servants constituted the multi
Iude now slowly pulling out from Mobile
Tor long and torturous trip up the rive-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

wild and inhospitable prairie region, but
their native joviality never forsook them.
Novelties and mistakes were turned into
laughter and roughness into cherriness.
They would promptly adjust themselves
to conditions, and would nlAet them with
burst after burst of jollity. They shared
in the sentiment expressed by the trivial
John Gay, who wrote:
Life is jest, and all things show it,
thought so once and now 1 know it."
Donning their dainty garbs these un-
conquerable French women did not hesi-
tate to cook, wash. iron. hoe in their
gardens and yards, or join their husbands
in efforts of a more serious nature Their
lightness of heart was a cordial in the
conditions of actual gloom which some-
times confronted them, but they would.
never repine and would decline to take
conditions seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

The personnel of this novel colony was
most interesting. Marshal Groughy was
classed by them with that segment of
society called by Mr. Roosevelt "undeslr-
able citizens" and was left behind in Phil
adelphia, though he was one Of the allot-
tees of the land procured but got another
to occupy 1t for him. The stigma of the
defeat at Waterloo was his, and this
made him most unpopular. But Count
Desnoettes who was cavalry general In
Napoleon's army, and a great favorite
with the Emperor was of the colony.
Napoleon loved Desnoettes because of his
fighting qualities. and because of his ex-
ceeding attractiveness of person He ac-
oompanied Bonaparte in a carriage on the
memorable retreat from Russia and when
the French officers were gathered at Fon-
tainbleau, on the eve of Napoleon's depar-
ture to Elba. and all were weeping, he
embraced Desnoettes, saying that he
would avail himself of this means of bid
ding all farewell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23
E TRIP AND SETTLEMENT-By B. F.. Riley D.

boxes, violins, guitars and much else made
up the medley of more than 800 families
who were about to enter on a wilderness
life in the prairies of west Alabama
They had provided themselves with a
few tents. which We're promptly brought
into use. while improvsed habltations
were at first constructed of the tall cafes
which grew wild along the river, and Of
the 1.-THE saplings cut from the clumps
of trees which dotted here and there the
prairie over The prairies were now in
their floral beauty, while the young, ten
der cane was just springing, undermatted
with luxuriant grass, with here and there
dash of the wild Strawberries. In dry
weather the Surface of the land was flimty
with abounding fssures. while during the
rainy season it was converted into SOFT,
waxy, black mud. These bright and pret-
ty French women used to the gided sa-
Ions and festive scenes of Paris found
complete reversal of conditions in this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

wild flowers were in bloom and the early
fruits We're already ripening in the
woods, and not infrequently the company
would stop at some inviting point and
spend day picking flowers and fruits,
romping the woods, and frolicing
Thus wore away the two or three
months during which they were making
their way from Mobile TO the present site
of Demopolis They were not without
competent guides. of course to direct
them to the point of their future homes
on the wild prairies, and when the juno
tion of the Tombigbee and the Black War
rior was reached they landed on the banks
white with their native chalk. Along
the banks, for some distance, was strewn
their household goods, of every conceiv-
able article-oval-topped trunks with big
brass tacks, carpetbags, chests of divers
colors and of varied size, bundles care
fully wrapped, demijohns, military sad
dies, swords, epaulettes, sash spurs, band
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

day? Hannibal Goodwin's widow is past
So His daughter is go years old. Money
cannot compensate them for all the years
that are gone the years Of disappoint-
ment, hope deferred, and of poverty. And
even now they may not ge the money.
All the resources of the law are not ex-
hausted.
1t will not sadden the aged widow II
she never gets a dollar from the film her
husband created.
Great expectations she says, make
ones life discontented. We have taken
this matter philosophically. We have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

After the clergyman died his rights to
the film were sold to a company. His
widow got stock in this concern in re-
turn for the sale of the invention Years
passed and the law suit went from court
to court. A few months ago-26 years
after the Goodwin invention was perfect
ed-a decision was handed down support
ing all of the Goodwin claims and de
claring the company that had fought the
clergyman from the first to be infringers
of the Hannibal Goodwin patent
What does triumph mean at this late
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

The law is very slow. Every step means
heavy costs The suit became a fearful
burden to the preacher. Year after year
the case dragged on. When the case had
been in the courts 13 years the Rev. Mr..
Goodwin died. He was poor. He would
not have been so poor had he never in
vented the Photographic film. Possibly
the struggle to carry on the suit and to
gain what he believed was his own short
ened his life. Trouble, anxiety and dis
appointment piled on disappointment are
not conducive to good health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

This is the story of how our village |
has fought for clean recreations
- and won them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24

came here hoping to raise money TO
get back TO his home at Palestine,
H.
The police picked him up, discount
ing his story that he was not well.
They had heard many such stories.
He was brought before Judge Fara-
baugh where Prosecutor Montgom-
cry noticed the bandage about his
throat and held up the case until an
examination could be made.
Drs. Earl Wagner and J. ". Hill
quickly pronounced the case diphthe-
ria. Then came the quandary as to
what TO do with him.
Dr. Berteling and DR.. Hager of the
city health board, agreed that the
boy could not be received at the city's
isolation hospital even if there were
no other patients there, as his disease
would Contaminate the entire build
ing.
The county inirmary had no facil-
tiles to treat a dinhtheria patient.
SO Morris was sent 10 the rooms set
aside for tralnps and beggars who
seek a nights lodging.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24

wish TO see me just put a few words
in the south Bend News-Times sept
"A, 1913, and I Will let YOU know
when and where ] will meet YOU. ]
VIII not. give my name this time as IL
is a very odd one. OF al least sOuEe
people think so.
Ii you promise not 10 make 1T
known To- the public I viii give il next
time if YOU care TO ind 0ut Who I am.
For the present / remain.
BROWN EYES
Alexander sent the letter 10 the
News-Times office. He is anxious 90
meet her ne saws. He likes ner de-
scriptiOn Of herself very much indeed.
Her letter was postmarked Goshen
but il is impossible for him To reach
her through the mail since she only
signed herself Brown Eyes
He is a little bin hurt because she
didn't trust him with her name. OF so
his letter 10 the \ews-Times read She
need have had no fear that he would
make il public. he asserted
Alexander says that since his return
he has heard from no other brown
eyed girls up this way except the one
who was too tall. She is the girl ne
rejected summarily while in South
Bend and he still declares there is no
chance for her.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
SWEDISH SHIP CUT IN
TWO, SINKS; CREW SAVED

HAMBURG. sept. 24.-The Swedish
ship Norge was sunk in the E,lbe to-
day in collision with the Hamburg
American liner Graf Waldersee, in
bound from Philadelphia The dis
aster occurred off Altoona and was
caused by thick fog. The Graf Wal
dersee arrived here in badly dam
aged condition.
The Norge was a steamer of 500
tons. She was struck amidships by
the Graf Waldersee and cut in two.
sinking Immediately. Her crew was
rescued by the Graf WalderSee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
Another Bro,Un Eyed Girl Who is Sure Fote
Intends Her for AcH Alexander, Asks to
See His Photograph and FelO Words

Another girl living in the vicinity Of
South Bend is anxious 10 arrange "a
meeting with Acil Alexander. the
Union City youth, who is making
scientific search for wife
This one is confident she can meet
the requirements She is five feet.
four inches tall. she says, weighs Us
pounds. is 10 years old. has dark
brown hair and best Of all, very dark
brown eyes.
The young woma,. believes that fate
is going 10 take a hand in bringing
about the meeting She has consulted
fortune teller who told her that she
would hear from him in some way
within six days.
In letter to Alexander. written
several DAYS ago. she suggests a plan
to bring about a meeting She with
held her name and signed herself
Brown Eyes. The following is her
letter:
Dear Mr.. Alexander
Have you found the girl with the
brown eyes yet? If not I would like
TO hear from you within a short time
I wrote TO YOU some time ago and
asked you 10 put your picture in the
South Bend News-Times. have
failed 20 see YOU. but in the meantime
! have secured a description of YOU.
Last week / was told by q fortune
teller that / would hear from YOU in
some way within six days and that /
had been looking for some word
which was true. This morning / read
OF your being in South Bend
/ viii give YOU a better description
OF MYSELF this time i am five feet
four inches tail. weigh one hundred
and twenty-eight pounds and am -
years OF age. / have dark brown hair
and most important Of all, very dark
brown eyes. .,.t.t.s
I come TO South Bend quite often
and expect 10 be there soon. If you
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
HAS D|PRTHER|A;
SENT TO BULL PEN
Neither City Nor County Has
Any Place for Boy Who Was
Taken Seriously Ill While
Working Near MiShaWaka.

Sick with diphtheria. James Morris
IS year old boy, is lying on a dingy
bench in what the police call the
bull PEN, where he may die for
lack Of proper treatment.
Neither the city nor the county has
any other place TO put him, according
to officials.
p The case is a demonstration of the
crying need for a county hospital" de-
clares DR.. J. b. Berteling.
The boy came To this city Monday
from Mishawaka. He had been work
ing east Of there when he took sick
A doctor there. he says. diagnosed his
illness as tonsilitis. and the boy spent
all his money for medicine, he says.
without effect. He grew worse and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
FORTUNE IN BROKEN
EGGS DURING A YEAR

CHICAGO, Sept. 24-The hen will
replace the eagle as the national bird,
according to officials of the National
Poultry, butter and Eggs association
at its annual convention here. one
billion dollars worth of eggs a year
is sold and $75,00O.O0 worth broken
in transit. according to the executive
committee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
TURKISH SOLDIERS HAVE
BURNED BULGARIAN TOWN

SOFIA, Sept. 24-The Turkish
soldiers are committing terrible
atrocities along the southern from
tier of Bulgaria.
Word was received here Wednes-
day that Turks have burned the pros
porous town Of Mustapha, which for
a time was used as the Bulgarian
base of operations in the first Balkan
war.
Several villages in the dirkjali dis
trict have been burned and the in
habitants massacred -
The Bulgarian s,JNernment has en-
tered protest against the depTeda-
tons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24

LONDON. Sept -4-M koike. for
mer counsellor of the japanese em-
hassy in this city. left London Wednes-
day for Toxic. 90 assume the post OK
director OF foreign affairs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24

WASHINGTON. Sept. "A. - Vice
Pres. and Mrs. Thomas Marshall have
had their fill of house hunting in
Washington and have now decided to
continue to live in a hotel during the
remainder Of Mr.. MarshalPs term Of
Office.
Mrs. Marshall has looked at more
than 300 houses in various parts of
the capital" said the vice president.
"Of- the lot there were two we liked,
and we lost both of these through
some misunderstanding after having
rented them Please inform the real
estate agents that we are entirely sat
ished with life in a Washington hotel"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24

BRAZIL. Ind.-Albert Harrison. Of
Knightsville, had d bullet removed
from mis- brain in an operation Mon
day He was shot by his son while
the two were hunting. He will prom
ably recover.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
THE WEATHER

INDIANA. - Rain to-
night or on Thursday.
warmer tonight. cooler
Thursday.
LOWER MICHIGAN
Rain tonight and Thurs
day in north and tonight
or Thursday in south por-
ton cooler Thursday i'm
north and west portions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
REPORT DlAZ ON WAY
TO BE MEXICAN DICTATOR

PARIS. Sept. 24.-FTeneh diplo-
matte circles. which have been closely
following Mexican affairs. reported
WEDNESDAY that Gen. Diaz had sailed
for Vera Cruz for the purpose Of de-
claring himself dictator OF the repub-
lie According To the same source
representations had been made 10. Diaz
by government, presumably the L. =.
that he return and assume control Of
affairs being the only Mexican of suf-
fcient strength 10 cope with the situa
ton in the turbulent republic.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
DANCER IN
PARIS BADLY INJURED

PARIS, sept 24.-NIiss Veronica
Maxwell a well known American
dancer. was probably fatally injured
in an auto accident on the outskirts
OF this city Wednesday.
Miss Maxwell was automObiling
with Count Perrigio when the auto
cOllided with another Count Per
rigio was also badly hurt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-24
DIVORCED MAN PRIZES
WIFE'S MOTHERS PHOTOS

HOBOKEN. y J.. Sept. 242.-Fol-
lowing the granting of a divorce TO
his wife in court here, Albert Guther-
ez gave all his effects 10 Mrs. Guther-
81 with the exception OF pictures of
his mOther-in-law. Il prize her pic
lures said Gutherez In court. "be-
cause she was always good 10 me If
her daughter had been like her we
would have had happy home
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-12
B0WD0Ih TRIMS
MAINE BY, 43.

Orono. Me, May 1t.-tspecian -Playincs
in weather more suited to football than
baseball. Bowdoin defeated Maine ON
Alumni field. TODAY, by the score of TO
.. Despite OF the weather the game was
last and interesting 10 watch. Win the
exception Of the last If the seventh in
hlns and the first OF the eighth when
both teams went to pieces the sides were
retired nearly in order.
Both pitchers worked we'll and kcpt
the hits we'll scattered
Maine started the scoring In Tho urst
inning when Cobb drew pass, went To
tiilfd ON Abbotts hit and scored after
Skoliold caught Gilman.s long fly.
In the second inning Bowdoin started
her scoring. Tuttle hit safely. stole see
ohd ana scored wien Cooper dropped
Skolheld's long fluy. Cooper hurt his
hand and was replaced by Yorkc.
Neither side scored again until the sew
thu When Baker. the first man up for
Maine sot clean three-bagger. s,c-
Na'thy struck out. Driscoll was hit by
pitched ball. Lawry flied to Skolfield
AZ TINS point Baker stole home and La
easee throw 10 second to catch Dris-
can who was safe. DriseoH scored on
llitoh's wild. throw To first after stop
ping Cobb's hard grounder.
This ended the scoring for Maine. In
the FIRST half of the eighth stetson and
MeElwee both hit safely. Lacasce drew
pass filling the bases. stetson scored
on Bakers tumble of Weatheril's ny but
McElwee and LaGasee were forced out
In double play at third and second.
Iuttle hit safely and Weatherlll scored
on Chase's error. Daniels flied out to
Cobb
In the last half of the ninth Maine tried
hard to tie the score Mclaughlin who
batted for Mccarthy struck out as did
Driscoll. Lawry reached first OH Nc
hiwees error and stole second and third
but Cobb flied out to Tilton. The score: