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zones. with other physicians in charge:
This gave US a working basis. and
all reports were made to me. each day.
as | was appointed chief sanitary OFF,
Ger, with Offices in the Elks' building.
Those in charge of the various dis
tricts and zones were given the power
to employ all help necessary In cleaning
up the city. Laborers were paid 81 per
day, foremen received -. and s. was
paid for each team. Under martial law
We had the power to make any man go
to work, and the soldiers saw that few
workers gave US trouble.
After the organiza ton We asked for
reports of sickness, and found twenty
cases of diphtheria, twelve of scarlet
fever and twelve Of measles. These cases
were placed In small emergency hospitals.
and in order to prevent the spread
of the diseases they were later taken
to two large hospitals, where they were
cared for by sixty-four Red Cross nurses.
In this way infection was prevented and
in less than ten days after We arrived
the number of cases of sickness had
been decreased by half. From that on
the number of cases continually dropped.
We, Of course. We're at first In need
of all manner of things to go on with
the work For instance. we needed SHOW
els, hoes, wagons automobiles, wheelbar-
rows, medical supplies. food and Goth
ing. AS regards the hardware, we went
to the Dayton stores, took what We want
ed. left a receipt. and went out. AS for
medical supplies. all Of the Dayton drug
stores had been flooded. and 900 worth
of these were secured elsewhere. Autos
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unable to get any one to take your
place-that is. with your ability
Il had forgotten his name-in fact. l
did not care what his name was. SO ions
as he was doing the work all right
After he had worked for about three
weeks. he came to me again.
".Say, look here, Mai. Rhoads. this
is getting a little serious with me.
have a telegram here from Postmaster
General BurlesOn asking me 10 come 70
Washington at once. and can't go De
cause / have to work with these wheel
barrows. I've been game and stuck 10
the job, and now I want to go to WASH
ington. l am fully conndent thal my
first assistant foreman is just about as
capable to handle my job as | am. ana
| wish you'd let him have 1t.
$50 1 let him off. put his first assist
ant on the job, and he went to WASH
ington. / didn't know what his busi-
ness was. and what's more. didn't care.
But here comes the peculiar END 10
the story. The mans name was VIII
dinner. He was a manufacturer IN
Dayton, and when he arrived In WASH
ington he signed a contract to supply
fifteen million dollars worth of mail
boxes to the United States government.
And he was lucky. indeed. that let
him off the wheelbarrow job.
lone of our first jobs on arriving In
Dayton was to analyZe the water. We
found it very bad. contaminated by the
sewage. Sanitary officers from time to
time issued bulletins, these being put
out in lots of $4,000. On account of the
large Hungarian population in GER
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CHE was pretty, vivacfous girl
~ whose heart was bound up in the
success of the Nationals. He was
one of these young men with ten
degree slant to his forehead. bamboo
cane and a general air Of unutterable
boredom.
They were standing before The Star
scoreboard with several hundred other
raving enthusiasts last Monday when
Joe Engel. original organizer OF the
Sons OF Weston in Boston. was hurting
himself black in the face.
II know Washington will win." an
nounced the girl excitedly.
"Betcha they don't" replied the
young man. sitting a yawn.
Nothing more was said until the fifth
inning, when Boston, aided and abetted
by some wild and furry errors, put
two men over the plate. Then the
young man with the ten-degree slant
showed his first signs OF animation.
Think they'll VIM" he demanded,
tauntingly.
'Of course" replied the girl, with an
excited little laugh.
How bout that bet?"
I'll bet box Of candy against a
necktie they will win.' said the girl,
defiantly. This bet was taken. But
the young man was not satisfied. Men
around him glowered at the manner he
was taking advantage of the poor
girl, but in the next inning his con-
tinued conversation caused the girl to
double the bet. Still he wasn't salts
fed. In the seventh inning. with the
score to against Washington, he
said:
Lets make a real bet
By this time the girls cheeks were
flushed with vexation.
"All right" said she. I'VE will make
a real bet. and the loser will pay this
evening. / will bet you a dinner and
two theater seats afterward that
Washington will win"
For q moment the young man ap-
peared to be stunned by his good for
tune. Then he. leaped for the bet much
as a trout goes after fly.
In the very next inning Washington
slammed in three runs. tying the
score. And in the twelfth inning John
son and. Milan crossed the. plate and
the game was won. A little later q
very pretty girl could be seen leading
away q gloomy boxing young man
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and wagons were pressed into service as
fast as they were needed. We even had
the railroad companies run fifty hat cars
on the car tracks Of the city in order TO
aid in hauling away the debris.
"Of course, we received protests when
We ordered people to go to work or took
their automobiles and wagons and i'm
pressed them into our service. but 1t
did them no good to protest. Here Is
little instance that shows you how We
most peculiar things that happened dur
ing my stay in Dayton.
''Only a short time after We arrived In
Dayton l was introduced TO young
business man of that city. He seemed
to be hustler: just one of the sort Of
men l needed In the work. So l told
him to take off his coat and get busy
would rather not take up the work. as
he knew practically nothing about now
it should be done.
You will easily be able TO find some
one else who is more capable to do the
work. he said, and. besides. 1 may be
forced to leave the city soon.
But I had decided that he was just
the man I wanted. and so I"put him IN
charge of a central supply station,
where he attended to the distribution OF
shovels, wheelbarrows, etc.
well, he worked faithfully for about
ten days. and then he came to me with
a request that 1 let him off, saying he
had important business in Washington
".Oh, no. you're doing fine / said,
just hold on, for I know 1 would be
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government rations from Chicago, feed
ing 5000 refugees. There was really no
time when food famine was threatened,
although at one time we had only a ration
and a half OF food for each person.
ration and q half is enough to last a sin
bakeries were supplied with -four by the
government, and the bread was distribut-
ed to the hungry At one time the bread
line consisted of 100000 people, but it was
soon reduced.
After the need for food came the need
of clothing and coal We had impressed
all the coal wagons into our service, and
these were released as soon as possible.
Carloads of clothing came in as soon as
the railroads were able to send trains into
the city, and each piece of clothing was
fumigated before ii was handed out, in
order to do away with the infection Of
disease from other cities.
1.-The Chamber of Commerce Of Cleye-
land was one Of the first to send aid to
Dayton Supplies were sent by twenty
motor trucks, and We were in need of
such autos. we impressed them into our
service. OF course. we received many
complaints from Cleveland. but when they
their machines they allowed them to stay
that is, they gave their consent. We
also impressed many Dayton automobiles.
and nearly all of these belonged to one
man, fact that discovered later when
he came to me with a complaint. L soon
showed him how we needed the ma
chimes and he agreed to leave them stay
with US. We needed autos for our nurses,
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his way into the commencement exercises
of the comedy section, where his decent
black broadcloth made mourning blotch
amid the brilliant throng Lallie, with a
first accessit, ten bouquets and a dozen
celebrities of the Theatre-Francais OF
both sexes to fete the triumph OF their
little friend and protege, disappeared from
the stage, and Louis never got WOru
with her.
In 1852 he received back his engage
ment ring by mail
The beard hid his shirt front and the
tears which lost and dried themselves In
it's luXuriance.
He let it rush ever.
In 1862 1t was at his waist. To those
who urged him to shave 1t on and marry
he had ceased to answer In 1868 1t was
below his knees. II promised not to cut
my beard till Lallie comes. he Mhis.
pered to himself in the cleaning. Shell
come. some day"
The beard has been longer land this
story shorter had not some fourteen
inches of it burned off in 1877, when
Louis rescued two companions from a
fire at the St Jaques works. ITO SINCE
it is good for growth" he laughed. And
he let it rush.
In 1880 it was near his feet. And Lal-
lie had long been a famous actress in
Paris. long time rich. leader OF fashion,
the friend of the great. 1t was the year
she retired. in a burst Of glory
In 1890 he could stand on It, and lift
the end up behind to the height Of his
shoe tops. Lallie lost her only son. ac-
cidentally shot while hunting. She quit
Paris for her chateau of the Loire, and
devoted herself to good works.
In 1902 the beard was up his back. al
most to the waist. In 1910 II hung over
his head below his eyes. 1t went round
him lengthwise-he is man of five feet
five inches.
In 1911 they measured it. The beard was
eleven feet to its tip
In 1912 1t grew another inch.
And Lallie came back.
Rich, aged>>and softened. she at last
took the train with her servants. and
found the little house in the street of
locksmiths. She implored the pardon OF
the man whom she had wronged SO
cruelty.
And-ah, faded roses!-the neighbors
swear that she begged him TO marry her.
What is an old woman's heart?
And what is an old mans, hay?
.'Lallie, / have waited long" he said.
couldn't YOU wait little now? 1t grew
three centimeters last year-three meters
thirty-five 1t Is now. I'd like to make II
an even three meters fifty before shaw
ing. Let's wait
The unfathomable melancholy of the
old mans eyes was lit by CLEAN of
lie went out. weeping.
Who can tell what is in an old man S
heart?
Girls. take warning Do not keep ua
waiting. STERLING HELLO.
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MONTLTCON, Bourbon Country, France
May /. 1913
n y the Street of Locksmiths a sad scene
took place.
As / stopped among a throng of
Whispering neighbors. distinguished.
aged woman. elegantly dressed. unmis-
takably Parisienne. with traces Of former
beauty. emerged from one of the old
houses. weeping bitterly.
Serves her right, the neighbors muir
INJURED
\ lady's companion and confidential
valet aided her to mount into the smart
est livery coupe of the city The coach
man whipped up and they dashed of.
Serves her right" repeated the neigh
rors.
Whereby hangs the romance of the man
with the longest beard in the world.
Louis Coulon. eighty-five years old
February 81. 1911. had his photograph
taken for the occasion, standing beside
his grandniece, Mile. FRANCHISE. who held
the wonderful beard in her two hands.
And they do say that zephyrs from the
plains of Nichy blew through ii aeolian
cords of Tavishing sweetness and melan-
choly. May We not hear in them an over
ture TO this affecting history?
The beard measures ii feet inches.
IL has grown continually since July 81.
1Sli. when Louis Coulon handsome and
vigorous young model carver, had just
finished his apprenticeship and become a
full companion. earning wages TO keep d
wife in simple luxury.
He loved and was beloved of Iallie
tignaud the prettiest girl OF Montlucon
To obtain richer trousseau, Lallie had
consented 10 pay few weeks visit to her
Aunt Agnes in Paris.
The loving beauty, before departing.
1nourned that Louis might firt with the
1rls of Montlucon during her absence.
An idea came TO the generous young
fellow
Listen Iailie" said Louis. 'I'll not
ihave till YOU come back. I'll be a sighti"
In effect such bristles might repulse
tle flirting fair for fifteen days
You promise. dear?' cooed Lallie.
Sure" he answered. I'll let il rush
I'll You come back.
Lallie never came back.
Her Aunt Agnes. in Paris. being dresser
10 the ladies of the Theatre Francois and
On terms OF respectful intimacy with tai
ent. beauty and the admiring great Of
The art-loving capital. was amassing a
competence. That her beautiful niece
should marry a mechanic shocked her
Iallie must become an actress. The beau
siful girl had glimpses of another world
Her stay In Paris heightened. She en-
Montiucon became few and far between.
Th9 faithful Louis Coulon let his beard
rush.
In 1850 il was jettx black and agree
ably rounded. 1t wSe the year when
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and that one thing is the work that the
women Of the city did. They aided US
in every possible way: they showed their
civic pride, their love of cleanliness and
their ability to cope with almost any sit
nation.
During my stay in Dayton l saw
women. CARRIED like men, in trousers
high rubber boots and sweaters. working
with hoe and shovel in the streets. Some
times they were searching for lost family
treasures, heirlooms or the parlor furni-
ture, but just as often they were aiding
some other family in the cleanup work
And it was cleanup work on a large
scale
The official report of Maj. Rhoads
of the WORK accomplished in Dayton by
the sanitation corps has just been sent
To President Wilson, and in it are in
corporated many interesting and unusual
experiences and pathos. mingled with
humorous incidents that go to make up
a terrible calamity like that which
visited. Dayton. When interviewed by
The Star man at the White House a
few days before the report was COM.
pietes Maj. Rhoads first brought up the
work. accomplished by the women of
Dayton. and then he continued with his
story.
x
Yes Day ton will owe much to her
vomen,'' he said. for they know how
10 meet an emergency. Let me mention.
for instance, the work of Miss Dorothy
Patterson, daughter of John Patterson.
president of the National Cash Register
Company. Miss Patterson, ON the night
before the flood, had attended a dance in
Cincinnati. She arrived home to find her
city in the midst of distress and anxiety
for the future But she did not waste
any ume Calling her friends by tele-
phone. she arranged for a relief station
10 be started at once, with the young
society women Of Dayton as the chief
workers. Her plans went rapidly for
ward, and this same relief station In the
heart OF Dayton fed on an average of
seven thousand people each day. The
work OF such women certainly should be
recognized by everybody
You know. Of course. much concern
ing the flood itself, and there is really
little need for me to go into details
about ii. When the waters were at their
highest the Secretary of War, Chief Of
STAFF Wood and myself were asked to
report in Dayton The work of prepare
ton took up but a short time, but tedi-
Gus hours were passed in getting to the
stricken city. On account OF the
washed-out railroads we were forced to
take a roundabout way, finally crossing
the swollen Ohio river at CovingtOn,
KY Our train took us into Dayton
short time afterward.
We at once held a conference with
John Patterson. president OF the
National Cash Register Company, and
il was decided to telephone to the gov
ernor for permission to take over the
relief and sanitary work This permits
sion was given, placing all the work in
our hands
After a thorough inspection OF the
city we called together half dozen OF
ire leading physicians and put them in
charge Of the sixteen sanitary districts.
The city was divided according 10 the
population. by canals. railroads, streets.
etc Then each district was divided into
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0HIO City Will Never

OHIO City Will Never
~ Experience Another
Flood Like the One Just
Past-Relief Work by Wom-
en-The Man Who Protested
When Put to Work by Maj.
Rhoads-Peculiar Complaints
to the Sanitary Department.
Sad and Humorous Incidents
of Great Calamity-The
Foresight of John Patterson,
President of the National
Cash Register Company.
Predicted That Flood Would
Come and Made Preparations
for It-A Relief Station Con-
Quoted by Women. Where
1000 Were Fed Each Day.
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back of the crowd and viewing the score
board
The Grim Humorists face became
longer and longer as the list OF free
transportation tickets extended
Eight bases balls. Gosh" said
the G. H.. hopping his brow
why does he give so many bases on
balls?' asked the girl.
The @. II. gave her savage glance
Because. my dear lady" he retorted.
he is afraid that some OF those Boston
young men will strain their little backs IL
they should happen to hit the ball.
x<
GINCE Saturday and Mondays games
- the crowd has come TO look upon
Walter Johnson as kindly magician,
whose appearance ends all possib lity OF
defeat. Saturday when johnson went into
the box the crowd let out a yell
Good night, Boston, Let's go home
and eat. it's all over now, What's the
use of playing il out?' were few OF the
comments which went up from the
earnest rooters.
Monday. when Johnson entered the box
in the eighth inning and held the Red
Sox runless until the end of the game
IN the big crowd which gathered Sat
urday were two fat men who took
every precaution to hide from each other.
When the fat man on the right looked
toward his left the fat man on the left
would pull his straw hat down sideways
to hide his face. And the same thing
happened when the fat man on the left
glanced over his right shoulder.
This kept up until the sixth inning.
when the two men. glancing at each
other at the same moment. gave n stimuli
taneous start of surprise and advanced:
why joe said the first II thoughe
you said you had an engagement to settle
up that Alexandria estate this aftef-
noon.
The second smiled feebly.
BILL" he said. you told me you wers
going to visit our client IN inst sun
which comes up next week.
This cussed game ssdetrackeo me-
Joe said the first man. sheepishly.
.sMe too" said the second
And they watched the remainder OF the
zane while their clients-they are part
1ers in one of the city's big law firms
doubtless fumed over their absence.
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with a ten-degree slant to his fore
head.
Moral: Don't bet against a woman's
intuition.
IN this same game another visitor at
The Star scoreboard became wildly ex-
cited. He was a little German, who tied
knots in the English language and who
had evolved some fearful and wonderful
ideas about the game.
In the ninth inning, with the score tied
and half the crowd on the verge Of nerv-
Gus prostration, the little German turned
to his American friend and calmly said:
"Don'd We get ovid now"
Get out!'' repeated the American.
''Why, thunder and lightning. man, the
score is a tie and Walter Johnson is
pitching
VEIL replied the German with calm
logic. '.dey played nine innings. heb?
Don'd dey stop now"
The American explained that the game
would continue until darkness interviewed
a moments silence. At last the little
German volunteered another query:
WHO ISIS dis Johnson he asked.
This was too much for rumpled and
dirty newsbOy who had been yelling him.
self hoarse for an hour.
''Hully gee, mister" he yelped. John
sons the guy that put Washington on the
map!"
And during the remaining innings the
newsboy made things lively for the little
German by explaining who George Wash
ington, Christopher Columbus and Abra-
ham Lincoln happened to be.
THERE was misanthrope who watch
! the scoreboard Friday, when Washing
ton won the game. to 4, with Sir Robert
Groom hanging the ball around the necks
OF the worlds champs He didn't want to
watch the game, but his friend had in
listed on stopping and he stopped, too.
During the first few innings he talked
business increasingly while his friend
nodd.ng his head automatically, kept his
eyes fixed on the score.
Did you hear what I said?' sternly
demanded the misanthrope, after talking
steadily for half an hour
Some thing about garden seed" MUIR
INJURED his friends.
II lid not say q word about garden
seed" said the misanthrope in an awful
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HERE is one thing
that stands out
more prominently
than almost any
thing else regard
ing our work in Day
tom said Maj.
L. J.. r h o a d s,
President Wilson'S
aid. who had charge
of the sanitation
work in the Ohio
city after the flood.
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voice. Il was talking about renting that
new block of houses
L see-rent houses with gardens
seeds in gardens-rent houses to seeds"
babbled the other, unashamed.
For a moment the misanthrope was
paralyzed with Indignation.
Then his eyes fell on the scoreboard
just as Washington scored the run which
a yell that shook the post Office build
ing.
VOW he shrieked. "yow. We win"
At the end of the game the other man
led the misanthrope away. still eagerly
talking about the game.
You said something to me about rent
ing houses said the other man.
Il did not replied the msanthrope.
Il said that that boy Groom is a wonder
and I'm going to see him pitch the next
time he plays here or bre ak a leg"
THERE is one old man who always
reaches his particular place in front
of the scoreboard fifteen minutes before
the game begins and who always leaves
at the seventh inning. Recently he was
watching the scorsboard and n friend
who accompanied him asked why he al
ways retired before the game was over.
Force OF habit" said the old man. Il
used to go to the bal! park in the good
old days when Ed De.ehanty and Sell
bach played with Washington. game
in those days would be won or lost by
the seventh, and 1 always used to sneak,
in order to get home for dinner. The
habit still sticks, although in this mod
ern base ball find ] have to read the
papers to learn how things finally came
out
INCIDENTALLY there was one man in
the crowd who loudly announced him.
self to be the most unlucky man in
Washington. He explained that he had
made a bet with friend whereby he was
to pay dollar for each base on balls
that Engel gave and receive a dollar for
each man Engel struck out. Engel walked
ten men.
WHEN Joe Engel was helping Boston
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w by walking the whole team Grim
Humorist and q girl we're standing wen
Connecticut western news., 1913-01-09
CATHOLICS ENDORSE
Boy Scout Movement is Active Among
 Catholi
by pedestrian

Boy Scout Movement is Active Among Catholics.
 As a result of the endorsement of the Boy Scout Movement by Cardinal Far ley in America and Cardinal Bourne in England and other Catholics in both countries, a tremendous impetus has been given to the Boy Scouts of Amer ica by Catholic clergyman and laymen throughout this country. There are now in process of formation In New York City and many other cities through out the country many boy scout troops. With the approval of Cardinal Farley a troop of boy scouts has been organized i'll St. Patrick's Cathedral. New york City. At the regular quarterly meeting of the Archdiocesan Union of the Holy Name Society of New York, several priests emphasized the necessity of or ganizing boy scout troops.
 The Rev. John T. Hughes, of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, New Rochelle, and spiritual director of the branch, addressed the meeting. He stated that be found the Boy Scout movement to be the best attraction for the boys. He had tried everything to interest the boys. but found he could not get enough together to form a ''corporal's guard" until he formed the Scouts and required every applicant to pass the necessity test. Now he has a waiting list He said that every band of Catholic Scouts should have a priest at their head, and it would be only Il short time before they would be in the same position as his Scouts with a waiting list. He recommended the movement to all spiritual directors to increase their junior branches.