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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
Hans Wagner's
Baseball Suit
For Museum
ONLY DEAD CATS AND CANARY
BIRDS BANNED, SAYS SCIEN.
list IN REPLY TO FAN.

PITTSBURGH. July 2l.--Baseball
Is at last recognized as something
worth'teiiimg posterity about. In fact.
Il is going to be preserved in concrete
for the benefit of unborn eyes to gaze
uron. That is. II "Honus" Wagner.
the highest-flylnE Dutchman OF the Pi.
rates, will consent to his part of the
deal, namely. the rendering OF his
glove or uniform when he letires from
DIAMOND activities to the Carnegie
Museum. DR.. w. J. Holland. director
Of the museum. has said he would be
glad TO accept the gifts in behalf of
the institute.
II all came about this way. Satur.
day The Gazette Times received the
following letter:
City Editor OF The Gazette Times:
In our issue of yesterday noted 10
one Of James .Icrpc's articles that
"Honus" Wagner is not yet ready to
donate his uniform 10 the Carnegie
Museum" leaving the supposition that
such will be done when he rctfrrs
from the inield of his endeavor.
Is the man who made bow.legs ia.
nous really planning 10 cnCase his
accoutremcnts in glass for posterity's
breath to bate over. or is the scribe
just spoofing us? II it's true. why
hasn't something been said Of Il be.
fore?
Then. too. If the institute Is going
TO develop baseball section. would
1t not he meet to put among the curius
Babe" Adams batting eye and Mer-
k!e's fourth dimension base? Yours
truly. FAN.
A reporter got in touch with Dr.
Holland.
Would the museum accept a gift of
Wagner's painless glove or Uniform"
the scientist was asked.
Certainly. certainly" he replied.
We are glad to receive anything, ex.
cept skinned dead cats and canary
birds which have been sent from Tex
as during this hot weather.
So 1t has all been settled, SO far as
the museum is concerned.
All that needs to be done now is
for the greatest living resident OF Car.
negie to say he's willing.
Mrs. Howard Meredith. OF Diamond
street. left this morning for Ashtabula.
Ohio, where she will visit her sister.
Mrs. A. W. osburn. Mrs. Meredith
will also spend some time with friends
in Southern Canada near Lake Erie.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
Free "'Mouies''
Smashed Blu
Zion's Police
MANAGER FILLS SHOW HOUSE,
THROWS AWAY KEY AND
DEEIES LAW

CHICAGO. July 2l.--Zion City re-
velcd in free moving picture show
Saturday night with three police raids
and the doors chopped down by fire.
men. Just to make it homesiike. he.
Gently The city council passed an ordi.
nance forbidding the worldly movie
The ordinance has not yet gone into
effect. but to hasten matters, Mayo.
Clendening revoked the license OF B.
NJ. Rice, former leader OF the Zion
"""'- and now manager OF the picture
show.
Du, last night Rice opened his show.
He was no mere than fairly under way
when the police raided the place and
took him TO jail. Then Rice's assist.
ant Jesse Owen. put up great placards,
Come Ia the show is free tonight" d"
This filled the house in a few min.
utcs and the films started again but
the police made second raid and
took Owen 10 jail.
Then came a third advernturcr T.
r. Christianson. clerk OF Zion. He
agreed to run the show for his friend
Rice. So the crowd put big paddock
on the front door and threw away the
key and with Christianson and the au
dience locked inside the show opened
with great hilarity
Again the police came, but could not
get In. They gave Christianson ten
minutes 10 open the doors. but tn.
show went on. Then the fire depart
ment was called out, the doors were
chopped down and Christianson was
taken to jail.
The three culprits we're placed un.
der bend Of $50 each and given their
liberty. The crowd applauded them
with great mirth.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
NJ HOT WAVE THIS Week

WASHINGTON. July 2l.-No hot
wave is looked fr this week by the
weather. bureau.
"Thc present pressure distributed
over the Northern hemisphere" said
the weekly bulletin to-day. appears
favorable for the prevalence OF modcr.
ate. or at least not unusually high tenn
reratures. over the greater portion of
the country during the coming week
Over the South and Southwest TEN.
reratures will probably be high at
times, but not so high as during the
week Just ended.
AS TO precipitation prospects are
not very favorable, and generally fair
weather may be expected over all see.
tions except the South Atlantic and
East gulf States, where occasional
thunder showers are likely to occur"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
.RFTURN FROM CARNEGIE
FRED W. RAPP AND IRA L. SMITH
FIRE OPENING GUN FOR
LYON MEETING,

Mr.. Fred Rapp and Attorney Ira l..
Smith returned this morning from Car.
negie, Pa, where they fired the first
gun in the Lyon Evangelistic cam.
paiSn to open there early in Septcm.
Der.
The meeting was held n; eight
o'clock in the United Presbyterian
church and was a union meeting. The
church was filled for the meeting and
a great deal OF enthusiasm was
aroused for the success of the meet.
inS.
Mr. Rapp who was one of the hus.
tiers for the preliminary work as wei!
as the inside work during the Fair.
mont meeting. spoke on the subject
OF Organization or Preparatory
Work" in connection with the cam.
paign. lie tolked in an interesting
manner and told the people of Carne,
gle many thing which will be helpful
TO them in the preparatory work for
that town.
Mr.. Smith spoke on the subject of
THE Viewpoint OF an Outsider" His
speech was splendid and was much
appreciated by the large audience.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Rapp left here
on the midnight train and after spend.
ing few hours in Pittsburgh went to
Carnegie by trolley and returned here
this morning. Mr.. Harry Shaw who
was to have been one OF the party.
was detained here and could not be
present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
DISTRICT CONVENTION
WoMAN's HOME MISSIONARY SO

WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SO.
GETTY TO MEET WEDnES.
DAY, JULY %.
lO:3O--Devotional.
1O:45- Roll call.
Sclo-Miss Katchmar.
ll:iO- Round Table Miss Dorsey.
ll:30-rQuiet hour-Mrs. c. XXX Jel
ness
1l:5O-Appointment OF Committees
12-IFree lunch.
1:SO-Prayer and Praise Service,
Mrs. Harden.
1:45-Address-Miss Katchmar.
2:iO-Music-Girls Chorus.
,2:3O-Nothes from the field-Miss
Dorsey.
OO-Address-Mrs. Davis
Election Of officers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
NEWSBOY
DR. OWNS
IN RIVER
WAVES FROM PASSING LAUNCH
SWEEP HIM INTO DEEP
WATER.
BROTHER Sees HIM SINK
DIVER FOUND BODY IN IS FEET
OF WATER ON BOTTOM
OF RIVER.

Antonio Monclr0, aged ten years
was drowned this morning while bath.
Ing in the Monongahela river near the
old pumping station. His brother Pat.
sy Moneiro and Claude Brown were
picking berries near where the boy was
In bathing at the time that the acci.
dent occurred,
According to the story told Coroner
Lloyd by Patsy, Antonio was In the
:;ater and was wading where ii was
up to his neck. A launch passed up
the river and the waves from the
launch carried the boy into deep wa.
ter and he went down.
Antonio cried for help. Patsy re.
piled, wait minute until ! get Il
stick" While Patsy was looking for
the stick his brother was swallowed
up by the water.
Robert Starn and Arch Bartholow,
who were on the west side of the river
hearing the cries of the boys and see.
hiS tlat sonenlhS was wrong crossed
the river in row boat Starn divcd
for the body of the little fellow and
found 1t, in fifteen feet OF water. lie
brought 1t to the river bank.
Coroner Lloyd who was notified
hurried to the scene and took charge
Of the case. 1t was case of acci
dental drowning therefore an inquest
was deemed unnecessary.
The body was removed to the home
of the boys parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Moneiro in Polk street, Firs,
ward.
Tony was n bright little fellow and
was considered one of the bcs@ news
boys in the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
.TRlPLETs FOLLOW TWINS.
Father Is Section Hand and Is
Proud Of His Family.

d EVERETT. Wash. July 2l.-
Mrs. Hannah Stenenson OF Sill.
vana gave birth TO triplets July
4. and her husband. julius Stef.
ienson. employed as a section
hand by the Great Northern Rail.
way Company. taking advantage
OF his first day OF, CAME 10 Ever.
EFT TO celebrate the event.
The birth OF our trIplcts--
they were three girls-is not the
Gnly news | have to tell you"
said Steffcnson.
We have had seven children
come TO us in foar years, twins
twice and then the triplcts.
81 feel kind of proud of it, so
please put 1t in the paper"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
TEACHERS ARE
SELECTED FOR
CITY SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION MAKES
UP LIST FOR THE YEAR
1913-14.
TEACHERS OF DOMESTIC SCI.
ENCE AND MANUAL TRAIN.
ING ADDED TO LIST.

The Board o! Education met this
afternoon and elected school teachers
for tie year af 1913 and 1914. Two
teachers were added to the force, name
y. Miss carciine Brand, teacher Of
domestic science and Ensel Hawkins,
teacher of manual training In the
grades.
The list of teachers elected is as fol.
lows:
High School Faculty.
Perry c. McBee. Principal.
Paul r, Morrow. Asst. Principal,
Physics aud Chemistry.
Virginia Vockrodt, Chemistry.
T. c. Moore, Algebra.
Mary L. Oldham. Modern Ian.
guages.
Clara Lyle. English.
Viola A. Wolfe, English.
Continued on Page Thrcc))
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
Fresh Attack
On Gou. Sulzer
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS MAY
BRING IMPEACHMENT PRO-
cEEolNGs.
WILL PASS OWN PROGRAM OF
LEGISLATION OVER HIS
HEAD. ~
ENOUGH REPUBLICAN SUPPORT
TO MAKE UP FOR pEFEc.
TioNS.

ALBANY. July 21.-Not In years has
there been a condition OF uncertainty
In legislative and official circles. The
constantly widening breach between
Gov Sulzer and the Democratic or.
ganization, headed by Chas, Murphy
of Mammany Hall, with rumors OF an
impending attempt to impeach the ex.
ecutive. has caused a,situation unpre.
cedented In State politics. When the
legislature reconvenes Tuesday the
leaders plan quick clean up Of -legis-
lation. Following recess OF a few
weeks they will reconvene and pass
over the governors veto measures
which they want made into law.
The organization primary biif is one
of the measures which It is inclined
10 pass.
The leaders are hoping that this
plan can be carried out as each house
has Democratic majority Of two
thirds. and is in position to carry leg;
islation without the governors sigma.
ture. There are more than enough
Republican accessions TO over balance
Democratic defections.
When the investigating committee,
after having sought to establish by,
several Witnesses that the governor
had sought to bargain for several votes
adjourned last week It was announced
that further testimony would be Of
fered when the committee reconyenes.
The committee win hold sessions this
weak ~ t+ ~ 49,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
Fat Women France Behind
Autos To Reduce Weight

PITTSBURGH. Pa. July 2l.--Pitts'
hursh's fat women. having bank ac'
counts fat enough to afford automo'
blIcs and chauffcurs, have hit upon a
new way TO reduce weight.
In the early morning hours milk
men are being treated to the sight of
large ladies. attired In running bloom.
ers. leaping and bounding along the
boulevards. holding cnto straps ad'
justed 10 the rear Of automobiles.
Scores have been seen on the streets
in one morning.
One milkman is OF the opinion that
he recognized the features of several
OF them through the wells they worn,
but fear that he may lose customers
or his job has made him silent. The
runners are said to lose FIVE pounds
a day by prespiring.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
Boys Kindness
Wins Fortune
RELATIVES OF OLD MAN DID NOT
CONTEST GIFT OF HUT UNTIL
$4,000 WAS FOUND.

CPRlNGFIELD, No.. July 21.-Thc
Missouri Supreme Court will be called
upon to decide the $iO,OGO claim OF a
lO.ycar.Old boy against the estate Of
Il miser, who left him his fortune in
return for little acts of kindness the
child had done him.
Oris Northup showed a genuine at
fcction for James Burge. an aged re-
cluse. who. on account OF his misery
habits. was Stunned to great extent
by his ncighbOrs. When the mlser
died he left the child his affection, and
the hut in which they had played TO
gether.
A search Of the hut revealed $40.
600 hidden in ii. and It is this claim
that the court will pass upon. Direct
heirs OF Burge are COntesting the will
though until the money was found the
hut was supposed 10 be OF little value
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
Launch PARTY
Go Under Fleet

CINCINNATI. o.. July 21.-In view
OF many persons who we're standing
about the wharf in this city yester-
day. Fred Salzman. aged 26 years, Mar
garet Mullins. aged 10, and Anna Hail
aged 20. three young pleasureseekers.
we're drowned and the swiftness vita
which they were carried under a coal
feet prevented any attempt at rescue.
Salzman, who was the owner OF new
launch, was taking 1t out on It's maid.
en- trip. and had not proceeded far
when his engine broke down. Ths
boat drifted back against coal feet
and all were sucked under.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
Pope's Guards
May Strike
fRY ASSOCIATED rEESS)

ROME. July 2l.-Thc mutinists
Swiss Guardsmcn at the Vatican to
day presented to Cardinal Merry Drj
Val, papal secretary of state. mem
crial relating their grievances and the
condition on which they are disposed
to remain In the service.
Cardinal Merry Del Val afterwart
conferred for long time with the
Pope in an endeavor to find salts
factory solution OF the incident.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
CURRENCY BILL TO PASS
PRESIDENT WILSON CONFIDENT
NEW LAW WILL BE ENACT.
ED AT PRESENT SESSION.

WASHINGTON. July 2l.-iPrcsidcni
Wilson still is confident that currcn'
cy legislation can be enacted at th2
present session OF Congress.
He rold visitors at the White lEod sc
Today that the delay the currency has
encountered was nothing more than
he had expected because OF the impor'
lance OF the subject and the length oi
''"" required TO frame sovereign
measure.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
GERMANY SEVERELY SHAKEN
MANY PEOPLE KNOCKED
DOWN IN STREETS.

BERLIN, July 81. - Besides the
shocks of earthquake felt Throughout,
Wurtenburg yesterday tremors were
experienced all over Southern Ser.
many extending from Strassburg by
way of Frankfort to Munich in Ba.
varia and as far as Zurich IN Switzcr.
land.
Many persons were knocked down
in the streets and hundreds ran In
terror out of their houses. At Strass.
burg the seismic records were put out
OF order hy the violence Of the disturb
ance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
WAGES REDUCED
100 MEN STRIKE.
CAR REPAIRERs OF WESTERN;
MARYLAND ROAD Law DOW y
THEIR TOOLS. i
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wa hoootihiED fhEshJ Asgt ~
CUMBERLAND. Md, July 2l.-lons
hundred and fifty car repair men EN-.
ployed in the Wastern Maryland rail-.
road yards at Ridgley. W. va, near
here. struck this moning. It was stat,
ed that the company In accodance
with recently inaugurated policyof
retrenchment had cut the working
time OF the men to five hours day.
all work being confined to loaded
cars. .ift Sfs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
PEACE FOR BULGARIA
ACCEPTS TERMS LAID DOWN BY
RouMANlA, GREECE AND
SERVlh.
(RY ASSOCIATED PRESS)

BUCHAREST, RoulHania, July III
II is confirmed officially here that Dul.
saria has accepted the conditions laid
down by Roumania and has also
agreed 10 the terms OF peace with Ser
via and Greece.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
READY TO STOP THE WAR

LONDON. July 2l.-Thc new Bul.
gar cabinet formerly notified the En-.
ropcan powers today of its readiness
to order the cessation of hostility i'm.
mediately If the powers can induce
Servia and Greece to take similar
course.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21

TATALKER W. WICK, Wilson
HyMy his president him receiver
Wv Santo Domingo salary OF $1,000 Mr. Wick
He . Original VIII
during and southern
secretary
they called him OF the his details
South
Sill III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21
POLICEMAN MURDERED
STABBED AND SHOT WHEN Hs
SURPRISES BURGLARS AFTER
CHURCH COLLECTION.

NEW YORK, July 21.-John Cahin,
policeman, was murdered early 10,
day probably by burglars whom he sur
rrised In an attempt to break into the
sectory OF St. Matthews Catholic
church in Brooklyn.
The remnants of burglars jimmy
We're found on the door OF the rec,ory.
The thieves were supposed to be. az.
ter a special collection taken at yes.
terday at the church.
Cahill was stabbed and shot.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-21

Mrs. Howard Meredith. of Diamond
street. left this morning for Ashtabula.
Ohio, where she will visit her sister.
Mrs. A. W. osburn. Mrs. Meredith
will also spend some time with friends
In Southern Canada near Lake Erie.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03

THE TYEE, HIS SITKUM CHIEFS AND FIRST
WHITE MAN AT POTLATCH.
dixie. The men who had found this
gold settled in Portland.
Assisting in the celebration this year
there will be the tyee Of the potlatch
and his sitkum chiefs and shamans.
The word potlatch is taken from the
quaint jargon of the Chinook and
means a gift-something freely given.
The Indians of Washington's water
ways and the Alaskan coast expanded
the meaning of the word, so that pot
latch came to mean feast, or better
festival given by the chief of tribe
which lasted until the host had given
away all of his earthly possessions to
the various guests who had been in
vited to participate in the ceremony.
At the end he was broke. but had ex-
perienced the time of his life and was
respected by all other members Of his
tribe until his dying day.
The Seattle celebration this year be
gins on July rs aud will continue for
three days.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03

take her open air cure. The landscape
was charming, and she was tempted to
picture many scenes. Then the wild
plants aroused her interest. There
were so many Of them she had never
seen, and, being denied books, she be
gan to photograph them and send them
to a botanist friend to learn their
names. Soon she became ambitious to
own Photographic collection Of the
flowers and trees Of the neighborhood.
She tramped miles In making it, and
she gained interest and enthusiasm as
her body won strength and her cheeks
color.
When she went back to the city the
doctor smiled and said:
'.It wasn't bad thing, the camera
cure" And it hadn't been because it
had provided tonic for the tired mind
as well as helping the body.
There is an unsupported artistic sense
in many woman which the camera has
often developed and made source of
profit. A girls who lives In a neigh
borhood much patronized by the sum-
mer tourist makes pin money by pro-
viding them with picture postcards
photographed and printed by herself.
Another girl who was very successful
with children made such charming pho
tographs of the little ones Of her
friends that she began to take them
for pay and found that as her circle
widened she was able to make it prof
table She learned that the negatives
size .:;sdn could be enlarged at little
cost. and Tie. parents were delighted
with these because OF the dainty and
artistic way in which she printed and
mounted them. Her camera was not
an expensive one. and her work was
done at home. where small brothers
and sisters were always ready to help
Another girl takes pretty interiors
and makes business OF photograph
ing houses for builders.
The nature photographer. clad In
stout boots. wide hat and simple
gown. has pleasure and profit from
her summer outing If armed with q
camera. for the amateur has Just as
much chance to snap some rare fea-
ture of Wild life as the professional
!, provided she knows how to make the
best Of he camera 5=
II
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03
OUTDOOR ART FOR
HI|EEAL.TH'S SAKE
The Use of a Camera May Be a
Source Of Summer Sport and
Profit to Its Owner.
sz==zsFFaza He woman with the camera

60 lie woman with the camera
u may be bore to her friends,
for she is always more or less
of an enthusiast, but she her.
self has much to be thankful for, No
amusement may otherwise be. she is
not likely to be dull if she has taken
up photography for all it is worth.
Not the least advantage Of the use of
the camera is the fact that it takes the
owner outdoors a great deal and en-
tails a great deal Of wholesome exer-
else Golf, tennis, boating OF riding
have their uses in building up the
health, but not every one takes an in
terest in these sports or is able to enjoy
them. The camera provides a dignifed
recreation for the serious and elderly.
A physician in prescribing the rest
cure for busy woman said:
Get away from your Office. Get out
DOORS Forget your desk and your
books"
Il shall be bored to death if l have
nothing to do" she answered.
The physician suggested the conven-
tional 9ist of sports Then he laughed,
for in the wilderness farm to which he
was sending her for pure air and the
simple life there were no golf links or
tennis courts and the roads did not en-
courage driving or riding.
He had told her that she must take
long tramp every day-walk until
she was ready to drop; but, knowing
the woman, he doubted whether she
would obey without an incentive to
keep up her interest.
"I'll tell you what you do" he said
as he recalled the enthusiasm of his
own daughter over her first camera
You go out and buy camera, one OF
the light handy ones that you can take
everywhere. and every week send me
a new picture that you've taken"
Well. it was happy thought. The
woman. who had nervous prostration
bought cheap camera and went to
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03
greater liability than the loss OF his

greater liability than the loss OF his
stock.
In testimony whereof said parties
have hereunto signed their names
in the presence of me, notary, and
the attesting witnesses, on this the
4th day of June 1913
SAM WIENER JR.
F. R. HODGES.
L. B. LOEB.
P. VAkY.
w. H. BOOTH.
JAS. FURLONG.
A. G. CURTIS,
Attest: by J. E. Cowles.
B. BUCKLEY.
T. ALEXANDER.
JOHN D. WILKINSON,
Notary public.
Having examined the foregoing
charter and act of incorporation ana
finding nothing therein contrary TO
the Constitution and laws OF Inc
State of Louisiana, hereby approve
the same Done and signed officially
on this the 4th day of June 1913.
w. A. MABRY,
District Attorney First Judicial DIS
trict of Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded July
3, 1913. VIM. M. LEVY
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act, as the same
now appears on file and of record IN
my office. Given under my hand and
seal of office this 3rd day OF July
1913. VIM. NJ. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-0fficio Deputy
Recorder. July 5.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03
Estray Notice.

Taken up by E. D. Warters at Mis-
sionary, Ward One, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, one brown cow, years
old, with calf 1 month old, marked
crop and split in right ear, and I'M
derslope in left ear. The owner will
come forward, prove property and
pay costs OF the COW will be sold as
the law directs at Ida, Caddo Parish,
La, on Saturday, August 2, 1913.
w. 0. OWENS,
Justice Of the Pedce Ward One, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian, June 26, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03

ROBERT ARTHUR ELwooD~AND CROWD ON
BOARD WALK
ways 80 per cent of the congregation
Is transient 1t would seem strange
that pleasure seekers who visit Allan
tic City would be tempted by church.
but nevertheless at each service there
is large audience. Few persons ever
attend more than one service, Once
when the preacher took a census of his
congregation be found that practically
every country in the civilized world
was represented and that nearly every
state In the Union had furnished at
least one Of the persons present Thus
the cosmopolitan character Of the au-
diNce can be judged